2024 Olympic Articles and Media

[makam]

While I am very glad Stephen is getting such attention, it does seem interesting that he’s getting so much attention for a bronze medal. This isn’t 1976 any more

I mean, the breaking lady from Australia is also getting a lot of attention and she didn't score a single point. You never know what is going to go viral. (though hers is probably not "good" attention)

 

[tempest]

Right guy at the right time with the right look and a good story after years of no medal for a male gymnast.

True… Alex Naddour didn’t get as much attention when he won the bronze on Pommel horse did he?

 

[rlayt]

He got zero attention iirc.

Leyva has more medals and he wasn’t famous.

 

[QuietColours]

Right guy at the right time with the right look and a good story after years of no medal for a male gymnast.

Plus a very well framed build up from NBC.

They very successfully set him up to be star of the team with their countdown clock and the narrative through the entire team competition.

 

[rlayt]

The rags have dug up Simone’s bio mom.

Imagine what Simone’s life was like before. She’s talked about there being food for the cat but she and her siblings weren’t fed.

Simone Biles' Biological Mother Wants To Reconcile, 'Would Like To Make Amends'

Simone Biles' biological mother is ready to make amends with the Olympic hero.

amp.tmz.com

 

[JaJa]

The rags have dug up Simone’s bio mom.

Imagine what Simone’s life was like before. She’s talked about there being food for the cat but she and her siblings weren’t fed.

Simone Biles' Biological Mother Wants To Reconcile, 'Would Like To Make Amends'

Simone Biles' biological mother is ready to make amends with the Olympic hero.

amp.tmz.com

They need to just stay the heck away from this area of Simone's private life.

 

[dweiss324]

I love it. Good for him. And I wasn't even a big fan coming into the Games.

 

[makam]

I love it. Good for him. And I wasn't even a big fan coming into the Games.

I wasn't a fan until he got a haircut. I hated that floppy mess he used to have. /shallow

 

[MaryClare]

I wasn't a fan until he got a haircut. I hated that floppy mess he used to have. /shallow

YES. This so much. My perception of him completely changed when he got a hair cut.

 

[RedBirdie]

Right guy at the right time with the right look and a good story after years of no medal for a male gymnast.

If the US hadn't ended on PH, I can't imagine he'd be getting even 1% of the attention he's getting. And good for him! Capitalize on that moment, because it's not going to happen again.

 

[rlayt]

Grab your opportunities. Nedorosick made some smart decisions over the years and stuck with what worked for him. That’s a guy who believes in himself.

 

[RedBirdie]

If the US hadn't ended on PH, I can't imagine he'd be getting even 1% of the attention he's getting. And good for him! Capitalize on that moment, because it's not going to happen again.

I should say, ended on PH in medal position. If the US had splatted all over the place on the first five events and finished 8th, the normies wouldn't have the first clue who Stephen Nedoroscik is. Everything had to fall into place just so for Stephen, and it did. Really, couldn't have scripted it better.

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

It’s kind of crazy that Brody getting sick and bombing prelims led to US ending on pommels and Stephen becoming a star.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Very true! Worth pointing out as well he probably indirectly benefitted from the US athletes making so few finals individually. If there'd been other hardware there might have been a competing story.

eta- cross post there!

 

[rlayt]

I had not read that Brody got sick.

 

[MaryClare]

I had not read that Brody got sick.

I think that was the reason for him wearing the mask at podium training

 

[rlayt]

USAG said he wore it as a precaution. Maybe I assume it was a precaution to keep himself healthy when it was to keep everyone else from catching something.

 

[MaryClare]

Maybe Jade and Brody went for dinner together at the same place and got sick

 

[rlayt]

They could have eaten at the same airport place. As did her father.

 

[wishfulgoddess]

I think some of you are underestimating the power of nerds on the Internet. We can make any nerdy dude famous, just like we can make the whole world revolve around cats.