August 1, 2024 • 30 mins
Matt and Bowen are swelling with patriotism as the Games have started and medals are being handed out! Team USA women’s gymnastics won gold, but our hosts think Celine Dion was the first star of Paris! Swimming and Diving have us on the edge of our seats, but Matt points out one event that he believes needs to be added to the Olympics. Check out the view from the podium on the latest edition of the Two Guys, Five Rings Podcast!
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Ring ringing, We're underway.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
I think the shift is incredibly felt palatable. It's palatable.
I am Olympics mode code dead. How do you feel?
Speaker 1 (00:21):
I feel really well. First of all, can I say
the patriotism that is coursing through the veins of every red,
buddet and blue thinking America. Brother, I have to say,
it feels good. You know, I've been rocking some USA
merch and you know it's it's a little precarious sometimes
when doing not precarious.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
This is no, everybody, this is the national it's acceptable nationalism.
And we get this every couple of years between the
winter and Summer Games.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Yes, yes, I'm loving I'm loving the red, white and
blue right now. I'm proud of the girls. I mean,
we'll get into all of it it, but we were
able to watch together the women's team gymnastics and it
was it was amazing. And actually I hadn't seen much
of the you know, the preliminary events and the qualifying stuff,
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so I didn't know about a lot of the song
choices and the florid routines, which I think is my
favorite because I love dance.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
And you love a Beyonce Mega mix.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
I mean, the fact that the Beyonce Mega Mix really
not only was it incredible performance, but also you can
enjoy it as just the track. You can just play
like her track in the club, in the actual club, and.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
People would be people would be doing a little front layout.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Oh, they'd be responding. They'd be responding in a major way.
They would do their own floor routine step out, backhand springs,
step out. We need to get a book on that
full twisting layout. I'm talking about Jordan Chiles's floratine to
the Beyonce Megamix. Obviously, you know we saw some incredible
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floriatines such as Simone Biles flying to this guy.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
Well, let's talk about Okay, let's talk about Team USA
women's team gymnastics. That was a thrilling two hours of
television for.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Me, basingly amazing, and also it was like I didn't
think there was ever any doubt that they were gonna win,
just because they're that good and they were sort of
firmly in first pretty much the entire time. But it
was just like knowing that she was headed towards becoming
the most metaled gymnast of all time, like that was
and also just her poise.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Yes, but like they went in with such a compelling
narrative and.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Just to like.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
Undo quote unquote Tokyo for them, just and I think
just for them the way they've spoken about it, like
this was a very important moment for them as a team,
and it was so beautiful and moving just to see
them all like come together and like help each other
to this gold with like a five point lead above
five point eight oh two lead ahead of Italy that
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took silver, Braziltic bronze.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
And by the way, Italy was great. Italy, they were fantastic, you.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Know, so interesting China really kind of like they they
are a notoriously like that is one of China's big events.
There's just gymnastics in general, and women's team is one
of there was one of their like favored wins.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Yeah, it's been like that my whole lifetime.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
And they're they're they I think yesterday something something happened.
It's so interesting. I mean, like this is why we watch,
this is why we follow. I have been loving my
viewing experience. Multiview on Peacock is where it's at. You
get four screens and you get to choose which one
you watch. And they're all live. I'm really enjoying it.
(03:41):
You can, of course watch them. I watch the games
on iHeart, but I think there's just a million ways
to consume.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
The games this year. And it feels like like the
last time they were on Peacock exclusively was I guess
with the Winter Olympics last time. And it feels like
they've figured out a lot, Like it really feels like
I don't know it is, it's not the user is
something that's but it does feel like that, right, like
you pop right on and you're in it.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
You're in it, and this is not we're not being
paid to say this.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
No, we're not being paid to say this. We're being
paid for other things. But yes, like they can't listen
the Peacock. You know, if you listen to a Lost
Culture Recess, you know we're a Peacock stand account. They
actually won the Lost Culture Recess Cultural Award for Best
stream Best Streamer. Peacock Presents the award for Best Streamer,
and the winner was Peacock.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
It's amazing. We absolutely love Let's backtrack, Yeah, start with
opening ceremony.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Sure, I mean the opening ceremonies were Here's I'm just
going to start with this. They were long, they were long,
They were very long, and I actually I watched the
first about hour and a half.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Yees left.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
I had to get a facial and I got a
full massage and a facial. I went to the spot,
got all that done, came back and still got Solli.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
It still got soli.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
Yeah, because there was I mean that hooded guy whoever,
not got whoever was under the hood. They had that
torch the whole time. And that is a huge security oversight. Yep,
to have the torch be stolen for four hours. I
mean truly. Let me ask you a question. V for Vendetta.
(05:14):
Remember remember all that Yes, was that France? No Guy Fox,
not France? But was he was he not giving Guy Fox?
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Yeah, he was giving Guy Fox.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
I think that that was very much a reference.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Of course.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
I wanted that to be Celian very badly.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
I wanted to be Celine. I wanted it to be
Charlotte Gainsburg. Yeah, daughter of Sarah Gainesburg, famous French icon.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
I would.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
I really loved that mechanical horse. Look at that horse,
Look at that horse, Look at that horse. And we
did look at it, and we enjoyed it. No, but
I loved I loved the sense of tension throughout. I mean,
I thought it was great. We got some parkour, we
got some we got a lot of parks, a lot
of we got some challengers coded suggestion at m F
m MMF or whatever. You know, however you want to
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order those letters. You know, A threesome situation going up,
but they shut the door. That's what That's what I'm
kind of like, Okay, everyone's all agog at the Dionyson
last Supper situation, drag situation. I'm like, grow up. That's
just like pretty colors and makeup and stuff.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Yeah, it's all.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
It's just like I'm a little we should all be
like having a cultural discussion about that threesome moment, because
are we ready for that conversation if like, let's that
came earlier in the program.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
I'm just saying I feel like, you know, there was
a dangerous, like sort of edge ceremony, and I love that,
Like I loved it was like this moment where there
was like literally it was like Marie Antoinette holding her
own head like looking out the window while that punk
rock music played and then blood rained in the sky,
blood Fire. We're going for it. Kelly Clarkson was clutching
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her pearls.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Will you know Kelly was loving and live thing for
the different kinds of music because.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
She said repeatedly, oh, that's so cool. How there's so
many types of music like, that's so cool, that's cool. Honestly,
you need Kelly Clarkson to be a commentator on all
of these things because she can remark on how cool
something is better than anyone else.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
Trust me, Trust me, because that's what we're all doing
at home as cool. All I'm saying is that's so cool.
Speaker 1 (07:21):
Yeah, you know. One note I have for another commentator,
Snoop Dogg lovely man, lovely man, But watching him interview
people with Hoda, he does not extend the mic out.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
And Hoda was picking up a lot of the slock.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
Hodo was really doing a lot of oh please, and
there's no one more of a problem now is he?
Speaker 2 (07:40):
But I think I think he was enjoying. I think
he was being Snoop.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
I think he was being snooped aka high as a kite. Yes,
And his mic was He's you know, he's used to
being on the mic. He's a performing artist. Hoda is
usually delving into the thoughts and opinions and feelings of
others so that she can broadcast them all over the world.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
So you know, Hoda was trying to get Simona on
face time the whole, the whole. Damn.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
I did remember that when she was talking to her parents.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
But that was very sweet.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Yeah, good parents, great parents, good parents in the crowd
like Jordan's mother and father loved watching Jordan's mother, like
watch her do her events, like the sort of thing
where you're half hiding and half screaming and jubilation. That
is how watching gymnastics, says Live. My sister used to
do it. It is And we were talking about this,
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like you're most nervous to watch the bars.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
I'm most nervous to watching even bars.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
See for me, it's the balance beam is vault is crazy? Actually,
think about it is very quick. It is literally you
sprinting towards a little trampoline, yes, so that you can
make yourself a flying projectile and lay it on your feet.
It's crazy, girl like. And also to not even consider
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how what it must feel like when you when you
bang your wrists on that on that little platform.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
The bang of the wrists, the bang of the wrists.
These girls have stronger risks than most gay guys.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
Truly, we would say that's a real culture, but we
just can't.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
We just can't.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
You know, if you want to listen to last culture, resist,
you can do that. But that's sort of where we'll
get into things like that. But you no balance beam
and you still see even the Olympic girls falling off
the beam. It never gets effortless.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Well, that makes you go and maybe human beings aren't
supposed to do this, and that makes you that You
then go, I mean, and that's why this is in
the Olympics.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
Yeah, exactly. It's a whole bunch of activities that human
beings aren't really supposed to do or be able to
do well, and it's people absolutely executing at a high level.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
Say that for you know. Beach volleyball. By the way,
I cannot get over the beach volleyball set up in
Paris right now. It is right in front of the
Effel Tower and the Shannamar. It is a sight to behold.
I'm loving the backdrops to Haiti looks gorgeous. The waves
are scary. Colin just broke his toes somehow. He's in
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Tahiti reporting on he was reporting on the surfing events. Ah,
he's been to the medic tent more more than the
athletes have. Well, and that's just that's on him.
Speaker 1 (10:03):
Another thing. I'll have a conversation and we're going to
circle back to this idea that human beings shouldn't be
doing You should not be doing these, especially not mere
mortals like Colin jos very mortal person.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Oh, the most mortal person I know. But you know,
human being should even shouldn't even get on a plane
and fly to a different country.
Speaker 1 (10:18):
Oh, babe. I took a tiny plane on Cape Air
to Province.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Scare is what they call it. Cape Scare is more
like because it's a scary time.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
It was up down and when you land, when you
land in those tiny planes, it does feel like you're
just popping out of the sky. But I digress.
Speaker 2 (10:32):
Speaking of plopping out of the sky, there was a
downpour in the opening ceremonies, and yet it was still
by the end. By the time we got to Selina,
I go, well, the rain is just free production.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Yeah, it's just going to motivate her. It's just the
perfect stage picture.
Speaker 2 (10:47):
As said that.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Well, I mean it just couldn't have been. I mean,
I'm not let Well, we'll get back to Gaga. But
now that we've said the word Selene. By the way,
if you do come to Province down and you go
to pop in Dutch sam a shop, you can get
a sandwich called the Selene Dijon. Here's what it is
on a full back at uh huh jean bau also
known as ham cochon, also known as ghirkins, baby pickles,
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the most gorgeous fromage cheese, the butter.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
It is French, maybe French Canadian, you might even call it.
I ate it just now. Yeah, I felt the spirit
of Celine.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
I think that, especially nowadays, like feeling the spirit of
Selene in the air as much as we are to
then eat something named after her felt incredibly like patriotic
is not the right word, because again, but it just
it just feels international pride. I felt proud of her,
and I knew that every person in the world was
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feeling the same sense of beaming pride for her. And
I would just say that all those people you would
love the Seline dijon, get to Province town makes like
twenty a day.
Speaker 2 (12:16):
Let's talk quickly about Selene, this is someone who never
broke strive.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
I will sing again.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
I will sing again.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
Oh, I will, I will. If I don't run, I'll walk.
If I can run walk, I'll crawl.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
And not only did she sing, but she didn't even crawl.
She stood there on the Eiffel Tower and like the
balcony of the world. Shall we say giving Oh, that
is one of the biggest, most important vocal performances.
Speaker 1 (12:51):
Yeah, maybe ever. I mean just the narrative that she
was likely never going to be.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Able to do that, perish the thoughts.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
And honestly, I was nervous when they announced that it
was happening because I'm like, I don't know too much
about her condition. I've been very nervous to watch the
documentary because I'm told it's very possible to watch. But
when you really did, and Kelly was broken, she had
broken down at the end. She was like when really
she was like, if you really think about what she's
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been going through, this is absolutely insane. And she you know,
Kelly was right. She called her like a vocal Olympian
because the amount of training and care and patience it
must have taken to even be able to go out
there and like phonate properly and like confidently, never mind
seeing this incredibly difficult, important song in a way that
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would suggest she never went through any of that. She
sounded like herself.
Speaker 2 (13:49):
Herself on an international platform. Yeah, like the eyes that
were on her, like every screen around the world. You
have to not everyone, but I mean it's like it
was a thing like Celine Deanna is seeing at the
opening ceremonies for the Olympics and looked amazing, looked amazing,
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what a beautiful song.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
That moment of her, just like in like the break
in the song where she gets a little bit of
a moment to like recharge, just her looking out at
really the world, and like what she must have been
feeling in that moment. I said it I lost Culturrasis,
but I'll give him credit again, Like Lewis Verttel. I
was texting with him and he was like, you know,
it had the feeling of that like Luke Erig like
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I'm the luckiest man on the face of the earth speech,
but like with the added element of performance, which like
heightens all the emotions. So it was like incredibly emotional
and overwhelming, and I would imagine for everyone there that
was there, because not all the athletes go, especially when
it's freezing in cold and wet. But that must have
been unbelievably motivating and inspiring for everyone there, because I mean,
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that is the spirit of the Olympics, that is that's
why we do it.
Speaker 2 (15:02):
That's why we go to see the Olympics.
Speaker 1 (15:06):
That's why, if invited, we would.
Speaker 2 (15:07):
Have gone, and we weren't, and we weren't. Let's go
back to Gaga. Now, Yes, a pre taped performance, which
is gagging me. So my necessity, what do you mean?
Speaker 1 (15:18):
I thought I was live. I thought it was live too,
but I guess the rain we're now the veil.
Speaker 2 (15:24):
Has been lifted. Our lovely producers have told us we've
had it confirmed. We've had it confirmed up for safety reasons.
Of course. I was like, dah, it was pouring rain.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
O the thing about stairs in the rain, it's a
terrible mix.
Speaker 2 (15:41):
I was gonna say. And the thing about heels and
stairs and rain and.
Speaker 1 (15:45):
Feathers, No, it was all the elements were there for disaster.
And Lady Gaga said, listen, I'm known by my stage
name Lady Yaga, Right, I just feel like we got
to keep these dancers safe man. You know, she was
calling the shots team vibes. She was like, I'm sorry, guys,
we'll use the rehearsal footage.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
I don't think I feel comfortable going out there.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
It's like a little Kamala, a little padma, locksmy, a
little padma. Our favorite impression to do is.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
Ristians, my daughter Christians to be a pop star. It's true,
It's true.
Speaker 1 (16:24):
We love you. Oh my god, NBC Universal Icon.
Speaker 2 (16:28):
She is there is something Olympian about Patma.
Speaker 1 (16:31):
Oh, without question. There Olympian taste buds, literally.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
Olympian taste buds. She has athletic taste beds. There is
you know what a person does not have to be
an athlete to have the Olympian sort of spirit in them. Yeah,
I would say you have an Olympian spirit.
Speaker 1 (16:47):
Do you really think so?
Speaker 2 (16:48):
Oh my Matt, don't you get an Olympian spirit?
Speaker 1 (16:51):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (16:52):
You can run? What's your mile? What was it? What
was the Miley ran in high school?
Speaker 1 (16:56):
Let me think about this because it's not always top
of mind. It's not something that I say for thirty
six four minutes, thirty six seconds, And can I just
say I just want to say to my sister, we
were on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote this podcast, and
Bowen looks at me and he goes, what was your
mile again? For forty two? And I just want to
say something, and this is I'm not upset with you.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
I'm so sorry.
Speaker 1 (17:19):
Those six seconds when you're when when the mile time
is that low, Oh, you fight for every second. You
fight tooth and nail. Can this is this is the
real truth. My best time for two years was forty
and I finally was like, and it is impossible. I
would I would run again and again and again. The
mile competitors for forty two, for forty four, for forty
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one could never Every second is a fight. So when
I hit four thirty six and got into those mid
four thirties, I said, I know that I cannot go
any faster. So the next time we're on a late
night show promoting this podcast, probably not just no, don't
you have to give me those six seconds? I thought
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hard for those between four forty two and four thirty Oh,
so thought hard.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
And can I just say thank god I overshot it
on my television because then I kind of set you
up to look good so that you could go.
Speaker 1 (18:16):
And actually actually it was a little bit more than that.
That was.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
That I mean, and I hope you understand this to
be true. That is a life defining moment for you
that much. And let's actually, let's actually because it's a
bit on the show that every episode we mentioned Matt
smile that is Olympian. That makes you an Olympian, Olympian
in spirit.
Speaker 1 (18:38):
It's actually about a minute too slow to be Olympian.
But I want to say, that's ridiculous. These people are crazy.
I'm so excited for the track.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
Me too.
Speaker 1 (18:47):
I'm I shouk care deep on looking forward to shook carry.
And also it's kind of nice that they give you
like well, obviously I don't know if they did this,
but like we got some owan and we will continue
to get salon because of the individual stuff, but like
to know that all that is still coming. I mean,
every every sport and every real genre of the Summer
Olympics has their own phenomenon. Right.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
We should also mention, of course, with the women's team gymnastics,
when it officially makes themon Biles the most decorated American gymnast.
Shannon Miller was watching from the Team USA house. I
think she was just cheering everybody on Yea, So our
little drama that we were writing for both of them
didn't come to pass.
Speaker 1 (19:26):
Just let it go everyone. They're supporting each other, and
she had so much support in the stance. We saw
Serena Williams out there, Natalie Portman, Natalie Portman, we saw
Michael Phelps and top knot not. I really have questions
about his aesthetic choice as of late, but also, you
know what.
Speaker 2 (19:41):
The man can do what he wants.
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Let him go watch Simone with the stop knot period.
We're back. We're two guys talking about the five rings.
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You hear about COVID at the games.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
Heard there's been a couple cases of the VID.
Speaker 1 (20:07):
Two US swimmers and multiple piers from other countries have
tested positive for COVID nineteen at the twenty twenty four
Olympics in recent days. That's in the water, I know.
At the first supposedly post COVID Games, supposedly the athletes
are not required to withdraw from competition. The virus is
being treated more in line with other respiratory viruses, So
officially we're sort of saying, hey girl, no big deal.
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Like a lot of you gaze over COVID.
Speaker 2 (20:31):
Oh you know, we were never gonna be on the
other side of this viparis.
Speaker 1 (20:37):
No, they moved. They moved the US swimmers out of
the village. I guess they went. They moved to a hotel,
so they can't enjoy all those condoms.
Speaker 2 (20:46):
That are we'll enjoy the actual real beds. I guess
right exactly.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
Although you know what would be kind of a great
story if those two US swimmers with.
Speaker 2 (20:55):
COVID quarantine together had a love connection. Maybe that's how
they got it.
Speaker 1 (20:59):
Used between ten and twelve condoms themselves, because if you're
not going to be competing, you might as well just
I don't know who they are. I'm sure they're keeping
those identities, so we ye, but we can, of course
hope in privacy and in fantasy that they hook up.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
Oh my god, do they have hip in France? They should.
Caleb dressel one is eighth gold medal in Paris for
that one freestyle relay. Freestyle is that's you can. You
got to choose your an adventure. You really do the
freestyle life throughout life. Now, sad news about Coco Cocoa
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goff tell me you know, unfortunately it's a loss. It's
a loss for Coco. She was knocked out.
Speaker 1 (21:42):
She of course, Coco is a cocoa goff, a twenty
eight year old American who was seated number two at
the Olympics in singles tennis. You know, it's it doesn't
always go. Here's the thing about these people that we
watch going into the games and we put up on
these pedestals. It's like, literally what we hope to literally
put them on a pedestal. Sometimes it doesn't go so good.
And like that's the thing that's the pressure. And we
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said this in the first couple episodes. I was like,
take the pressure off, look the other way, Yeah, because
not everyone is going to show up like Simone Biles
and be stone cold, just another day at work. Sure,
that was what blew me away about Simone in particular.
It looked like it wasn't a big deal. It looked
like she was just doing it at practice.
Speaker 2 (22:19):
But then what's not normal is like the hordes of
photographers like just tracking every single moment of that. And
like I think Laurie was saying the icon Laurie Yeah,
was like this is something that like we probably didn't see,
we haven't seen since like Michael Phelps in in Rio,
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like this kind of attention is like very specific to
certain athletes, and Simone is handling this.
Speaker 1 (22:45):
Yeah, so I mean she was just it was made
it even more fun to see their burst of joy
oh at the end when they knew that it was
going to happen. But you notice Simone didn't even break
a smile after. Well she did because that's what you do,
and you do your dismount right, but like there was
still some focus afterwards. She needed like a very low
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score in order to secure the gold medal victory, but
like they really didn't until it was official official, like
really let it all go. And they were unflappable the
entire time. And I wonder what it is that they
do to develop that sort of unbotheredness.
Speaker 2 (23:23):
But Laurie Hernandez was even saying, like, it's not the
moments of doing the thing that are nerve wracking, which
obviously it is, but it's like, what's the most the
most nerve wracking moment for any gymnast And I think
we you and I relate to this because we're podcast podcasters.
Is it's the moment before. It's the moment before where
it's all that self doubt creeps in and like that's
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what they are battling. Like you saw it on Jordan,
you sawn on sooner, you saw it on Simone even,
And I think they have to just keep that level
of focus and resolve consistent for those for that entire
event or and the lead up to it. Like I
can't imagine the process, but it's that moment, that window
before you actually literally jump off and do the thing, Yeah,
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that it gets to you.
Speaker 1 (24:07):
There was like, you know, Sonny was having some trouble
in her in her practice attempts at the bars, and
I think when I compared her demeanor prior to her
event to Jordan and Simo, and I was like, she
looks a little way more nervous, like you could read
it on her face a little bit more. And then
to see her overcome that as well was to put
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it mildly.
Speaker 2 (24:29):
Phew, few to put it mildly.
Speaker 1 (24:32):
But the girls were amazing. They absolutely earned that gold medal. Yes,
and they were already you see them, they were all
they were ready with their tiktoks.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
Oh yeah, oh well they were all like I want
to do this so cute. Okay, Yeah, I highly encourage everyone.
I'm sure everyone already is watching, but I want to
encourage my sister. As I looked into your eyes, I
think we should really have fun with this Olympics. I'm
really enjoying all of the events. This is such a
great tasting menu of sports. I'm loving shooting, I am
(25:04):
loving volleyball. I got really into the basketball games. The
men's Canada versus Grace was a very nail bier. It
was a very much a nail biter of a game.
Loved that. Cannot wait for more swimming, diving.
Speaker 1 (25:21):
Yep, congrats to Tom Daily. Yes, lovely silver medalist this year, and.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
Just what a thrilling time. I'm so happy. I'm so
happy it is underway. Now, it's our underway.
Speaker 1 (25:33):
We're underway, and I think we have a gold, silver,
and bronze to give out.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
Oh my god.
Speaker 1 (25:39):
Okay, so honestly, I do think that if I'm to
if I'm to like throw this out there, the gold
medal has to go to the gold medalists, the US
women's all around team. Although you know what, should we
just give our gold medal to Sliney.
Speaker 2 (25:53):
I'm gonna say we should give our gold Yes, sorry,
someone and the girls.
Speaker 1 (25:56):
You did it, you got it. But you're you guys
are getting the silver. Sleen Deon, you are earning the
gold medal, and they should give her one. Absolutely, Why
can't they just give her a gold medal.
Speaker 2 (26:08):
I'm gonna give bronze to I'll give bronze to Gaga.
Speaker 1 (26:12):
So so we're gonna say Selindian wins the gold medal
the women's women's women's all around when women should we
should out of.
Speaker 2 (26:20):
The running because they just want a medal?
Speaker 1 (26:22):
Who which then, do you want to give to Parkour Icon?
I'm gon Books, but not.
Speaker 2 (26:26):
I want to give it to guy Fox but not
or I feel for Cocoa.
Speaker 1 (26:32):
Kelly Clarkson could win the silver medal, could win for
saying how cool Chicago win. Bronze went Brons because she
kept everyone safe out there, and that's part of being
a and a leader period. By the way, I'm literally
thinking to myself now, if they made breaking an Olympic sport,
why isn't singing an Olympic sport? Because it's physical, it
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can be judged in the summer, technical meriage, you can
do it outside, you can do it in the summer.
In fact, it's atually better to do it outside because
of the humidity in the air. It'll make you even better.
And also it takes like athletic. I mean, if you're
like Celene Dion, I'm just saying, like, if we're really
broadening this, yeah, if breaking is an Olympic sport, and
I love that it is, why isn't belting a tune.
Speaker 2 (27:16):
Same kind of breath awareness as swimming in a way,
literally same kind. And I just want to say, can
we just point out, because this is our first episode
recording after the opening ceremony, that opening ceremony was and
people have pointed this out. I don't mean to be
sollipsistic about this, and I don't mean to make this
about us. That was an opening ceremony for us. Yep,
you had your girl Kelly, my girl Gaga, and the
(27:38):
world's girl Selene.
Speaker 1 (27:40):
Yeah, and also you know what your girl is Kelly
too and my girl's Gaga too.
Speaker 2 (27:43):
True.
Speaker 1 (27:43):
We all this is that was culture. That was culture,
culture being shrilled to and fro.
Speaker 2 (27:48):
I thought it was a fab opening ceremony. They really
it was France in every facet for Turner tay a galatee.
Oh yeah, and I think it was a little controversial.
We love that little edge, yea. And my only note
is I like a stadium, and I said this a
last college. I like a stadium.
Speaker 1 (28:07):
I think the Seen was slowing things down. The processional
nature of it is. I love that they took advantage
of this, of the landscape, the city scape of the
host city. I just think everybody, you know, a stadium
is tough, it's a big foot print, and it's a
bunch of but I just think like the locals were
not very pleased at the way that them crossing the
(28:30):
river was interrupted. Also not for nothing. But if you're
one of the athletes, I hope you like boats. I
hope you like the Hope you like boats because there's
no other way this is going down.
Speaker 2 (28:40):
Hope you like your drama, mean yeah, because you want
to lose your cookies right before you go and dive
off a springboard. I hope not.
Speaker 1 (28:49):
So maybe that so that, honestly, the decision to have
them come down to Seen good in theory, odd in practice,
you're not meddling, and it was raining. Let's sue a
metal count. So this is as of this taping, Great
Britain is in third place overall. With seventeen total medals.
France is in second place overall with twenty two medals,
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and the United States of America currently as the most
medals with twenty eight. This all being said, China currently
has the most gold medals with eight and they have
fourth overall with sixteen. So it really depends on how
you quantify what.
Speaker 2 (29:25):
The value system is, but what the weight is. But
we're still very early in the games. It's just beginning.
How exciting, how thrilling.
Speaker 1 (29:32):
It's just beginning, How exciting, how thrilling and more. Listen
if you're loving two guys five rings, follow the show
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(29:55):
first time ever on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 2 (29:58):
Okay and Wow, what a thrilling first episode underway officially
and I guess there's something to do. But close out
with the sound.
Speaker 1 (30:06):
Doom Do Do Do Do Do Do? Wearing good voice
today Bo
Speaker 2 (30:15):
We picked a good key
Ring ringing, We're underway.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
I think the shift is incredibly felt palatable. It's palatable.
I am Olympics mode code dead. How do you feel?
Speaker 1 (00:21):
I feel really well. First of all, can I say
the patriotism that is coursing through the veins of every red,
buddet and blue thinking America. Brother, I have to say,
it feels good. You know, I've been rocking some USA
merch and you know it's it's a little precarious sometimes
when doing not precarious.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
This is no, everybody, this is the national it's acceptable nationalism.
And we get this every couple of years between the
winter and Summer Games.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Yes, yes, I'm loving I'm loving the red, white and
blue right now. I'm proud of the girls. I mean,
we'll get into all of it it, but we were
able to watch together the women's team gymnastics and it
was it was amazing. And actually I hadn't seen much
of the you know, the preliminary events and the qualifying stuff,
(01:13):
so I didn't know about a lot of the song
choices and the florid routines, which I think is my
favorite because I love dance.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
And you love a Beyonce Mega mix.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
I mean, the fact that the Beyonce Mega Mix really
not only was it incredible performance, but also you can
enjoy it as just the track. You can just play
like her track in the club, in the actual club, and.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
People would be people would be doing a little front layout.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Oh, they'd be responding. They'd be responding in a major way.
They would do their own floor routine step out, backhand springs,
step out. We need to get a book on that
full twisting layout. I'm talking about Jordan Chiles's floratine to
the Beyonce Megamix. Obviously, you know we saw some incredible
(01:57):
floriatines such as Simone Biles flying to this guy.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
Well, let's talk about Okay, let's talk about Team USA
women's team gymnastics. That was a thrilling two hours of
television for.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Me, basingly amazing, and also it was like I didn't
think there was ever any doubt that they were gonna win,
just because they're that good and they were sort of
firmly in first pretty much the entire time. But it
was just like knowing that she was headed towards becoming
the most metaled gymnast of all time, like that was
and also just her poise.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Yes, but like they went in with such a compelling
narrative and.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Just to like.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
Undo quote unquote Tokyo for them, just and I think
just for them the way they've spoken about it, like
this was a very important moment for them as a team,
and it was so beautiful and moving just to see
them all like come together and like help each other
to this gold with like a five point lead above
five point eight oh two lead ahead of Italy that
(02:58):
took silver, Braziltic bronze.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
And by the way, Italy was great. Italy, they were fantastic, you.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Know, so interesting China really kind of like they they
are a notoriously like that is one of China's big events.
There's just gymnastics in general, and women's team is one
of there was one of their like favored wins.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Yeah, it's been like that my whole lifetime.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
And they're they're they I think yesterday something something happened.
It's so interesting. I mean, like this is why we watch,
this is why we follow. I have been loving my
viewing experience. Multiview on Peacock is where it's at. You
get four screens and you get to choose which one
you watch. And they're all live. I'm really enjoying it.
(03:41):
You can, of course watch them. I watch the games
on iHeart, but I think there's just a million ways
to consume.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
The games this year. And it feels like like the
last time they were on Peacock exclusively was I guess
with the Winter Olympics last time. And it feels like
they've figured out a lot, Like it really feels like
I don't know it is, it's not the user is
something that's but it does feel like that, right, like
you pop right on and you're in it.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
You're in it, and this is not we're not being
paid to say this.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
No, we're not being paid to say this. We're being
paid for other things. But yes, like they can't listen
the Peacock. You know, if you listen to a Lost
Culture Recess, you know we're a Peacock stand account. They
actually won the Lost Culture Recess Cultural Award for Best
stream Best Streamer. Peacock Presents the award for Best Streamer,
and the winner was Peacock.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
It's amazing. We absolutely love Let's backtrack, Yeah, start with
opening ceremony.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Sure, I mean the opening ceremonies were Here's I'm just
going to start with this. They were long, they were long,
They were very long, and I actually I watched the
first about hour and a half.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Yees left.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
I had to get a facial and I got a
full massage and a facial. I went to the spot,
got all that done, came back and still got Solli.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
It still got soli.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
Yeah, because there was I mean that hooded guy whoever,
not got whoever was under the hood. They had that
torch the whole time. And that is a huge security oversight. Yep,
to have the torch be stolen for four hours. I
mean truly. Let me ask you a question. V for Vendetta.
(05:14):
Remember remember all that Yes, was that France? No Guy Fox,
not France? But was he was he not giving Guy Fox?
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Yeah, he was giving Guy Fox.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
I think that that was very much a reference.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Of course.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
I wanted that to be Celian very badly.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
I wanted to be Celine. I wanted it to be
Charlotte Gainsburg. Yeah, daughter of Sarah Gainesburg, famous French icon.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
I would.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
I really loved that mechanical horse. Look at that horse,
Look at that horse, Look at that horse. And we
did look at it, and we enjoyed it. No, but
I loved I loved the sense of tension throughout. I mean,
I thought it was great. We got some parkour, we
got some we got a lot of parks, a lot
of we got some challengers coded suggestion at m F
m MMF or whatever. You know, however you want to
(06:04):
order those letters. You know, A threesome situation going up,
but they shut the door. That's what That's what I'm
kind of like, Okay, everyone's all agog at the Dionyson
last Supper situation, drag situation. I'm like, grow up. That's
just like pretty colors and makeup and stuff.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Yeah, it's all.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
It's just like I'm a little we should all be
like having a cultural discussion about that threesome moment, because
are we ready for that conversation if like, let's that
came earlier in the program.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
I'm just saying I feel like, you know, there was
a dangerous, like sort of edge ceremony, and I love that,
Like I loved it was like this moment where there
was like literally it was like Marie Antoinette holding her
own head like looking out the window while that punk
rock music played and then blood rained in the sky,
blood Fire. We're going for it. Kelly Clarkson was clutching
(06:56):
her pearls.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Will you know Kelly was loving and live thing for
the different kinds of music because.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
She said repeatedly, oh, that's so cool. How there's so
many types of music like, that's so cool, that's cool. Honestly,
you need Kelly Clarkson to be a commentator on all
of these things because she can remark on how cool
something is better than anyone else.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
Trust me, Trust me, because that's what we're all doing
at home as cool. All I'm saying is that's so cool.
Speaker 1 (07:21):
Yeah, you know. One note I have for another commentator,
Snoop Dogg lovely man, lovely man, But watching him interview
people with Hoda, he does not extend the mic out.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
And Hoda was picking up a lot of the slock.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
Hodo was really doing a lot of oh please, and
there's no one more of a problem now is he?
Speaker 2 (07:40):
But I think I think he was enjoying. I think
he was being Snoop.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
I think he was being snooped aka high as a kite. Yes,
And his mic was He's you know, he's used to
being on the mic. He's a performing artist. Hoda is
usually delving into the thoughts and opinions and feelings of
others so that she can broadcast them all over the world.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
So you know, Hoda was trying to get Simona on
face time the whole, the whole. Damn.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
I did remember that when she was talking to her parents.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
But that was very sweet.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Yeah, good parents, great parents, good parents in the crowd
like Jordan's mother and father loved watching Jordan's mother, like
watch her do her events, like the sort of thing
where you're half hiding and half screaming and jubilation. That
is how watching gymnastics, says Live. My sister used to
do it. It is And we were talking about this,
(08:26):
like you're most nervous to watch the bars.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
I'm most nervous to watching even bars.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
See for me, it's the balance beam is vault is crazy? Actually,
think about it is very quick. It is literally you
sprinting towards a little trampoline, yes, so that you can
make yourself a flying projectile and lay it on your feet.
It's crazy, girl like. And also to not even consider
(08:51):
how what it must feel like when you when you
bang your wrists on that on that little platform.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
The bang of the wrists, the bang of the wrists.
These girls have stronger risks than most gay guys.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
Truly, we would say that's a real culture, but we
just can't.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
We just can't.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
You know, if you want to listen to last culture, resist,
you can do that. But that's sort of where we'll
get into things like that. But you no balance beam
and you still see even the Olympic girls falling off
the beam. It never gets effortless.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Well, that makes you go and maybe human beings aren't
supposed to do this, and that makes you that You
then go, I mean, and that's why this is in
the Olympics.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
Yeah, exactly. It's a whole bunch of activities that human
beings aren't really supposed to do or be able to
do well, and it's people absolutely executing at a high level.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
Say that for you know. Beach volleyball. By the way,
I cannot get over the beach volleyball set up in
Paris right now. It is right in front of the
Effel Tower and the Shannamar. It is a sight to behold.
I'm loving the backdrops to Haiti looks gorgeous. The waves
are scary. Colin just broke his toes somehow. He's in
(09:55):
Tahiti reporting on he was reporting on the surfing events. Ah,
he's been to the medic tent more more than the
athletes have. Well, and that's just that's on him.
Speaker 1 (10:03):
Another thing. I'll have a conversation and we're going to
circle back to this idea that human beings shouldn't be
doing You should not be doing these, especially not mere
mortals like Colin jos very mortal person.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Oh, the most mortal person I know. But you know,
human being should even shouldn't even get on a plane
and fly to a different country.
Speaker 1 (10:18):
Oh, babe. I took a tiny plane on Cape Air
to Province.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Scare is what they call it. Cape Scare is more
like because it's a scary time.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
It was up down and when you land, when you
land in those tiny planes, it does feel like you're
just popping out of the sky. But I digress.
Speaker 2 (10:32):
Speaking of plopping out of the sky, there was a
downpour in the opening ceremonies, and yet it was still
by the end. By the time we got to Selina,
I go, well, the rain is just free production.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Yeah, it's just going to motivate her. It's just the
perfect stage picture.
Speaker 2 (10:47):
As said that.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Well, I mean it just couldn't have been. I mean,
I'm not let Well, we'll get back to Gaga. But
now that we've said the word Selene. By the way,
if you do come to Province down and you go
to pop in Dutch sam a shop, you can get
a sandwich called the Selene Dijon. Here's what it is
on a full back at uh huh jean bau also
known as ham cochon, also known as ghirkins, baby pickles,
(11:13):
the most gorgeous fromage cheese, the butter.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
It is French, maybe French Canadian, you might even call it.
I ate it just now. Yeah, I felt the spirit
of Celine.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
I think that, especially nowadays, like feeling the spirit of
Selene in the air as much as we are to
then eat something named after her felt incredibly like patriotic
is not the right word, because again, but it just
it just feels international pride. I felt proud of her,
and I knew that every person in the world was
(11:51):
feeling the same sense of beaming pride for her. And
I would just say that all those people you would
love the Seline dijon, get to Province town makes like
twenty a day.
Speaker 2 (12:16):
Let's talk quickly about Selene, this is someone who never
broke strive.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
I will sing again.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
I will sing again.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
Oh, I will, I will. If I don't run, I'll walk.
If I can run walk, I'll crawl.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
And not only did she sing, but she didn't even crawl.
She stood there on the Eiffel Tower and like the
balcony of the world. Shall we say giving Oh, that
is one of the biggest, most important vocal performances.
Speaker 1 (12:51):
Yeah, maybe ever. I mean just the narrative that she
was likely never going to be.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Able to do that, perish the thoughts.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
And honestly, I was nervous when they announced that it
was happening because I'm like, I don't know too much
about her condition. I've been very nervous to watch the
documentary because I'm told it's very possible to watch. But
when you really did, and Kelly was broken, she had
broken down at the end. She was like when really
she was like, if you really think about what she's
(13:22):
been going through, this is absolutely insane. And she you know,
Kelly was right. She called her like a vocal Olympian
because the amount of training and care and patience it
must have taken to even be able to go out
there and like phonate properly and like confidently, never mind
seeing this incredibly difficult, important song in a way that
(13:43):
would suggest she never went through any of that. She
sounded like herself.
Speaker 2 (13:49):
Herself on an international platform. Yeah, like the eyes that
were on her, like every screen around the world. You
have to not everyone, but I mean it's like it
was a thing like Celine Deanna is seeing at the
opening ceremonies for the Olympics and looked amazing, looked amazing,
(14:11):
what a beautiful song.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
That moment of her, just like in like the break
in the song where she gets a little bit of
a moment to like recharge, just her looking out at
really the world, and like what she must have been
feeling in that moment. I said it I lost Culturrasis,
but I'll give him credit again, Like Lewis Verttel. I
was texting with him and he was like, you know,
it had the feeling of that like Luke Erig like
(14:33):
I'm the luckiest man on the face of the earth speech,
but like with the added element of performance, which like
heightens all the emotions. So it was like incredibly emotional
and overwhelming, and I would imagine for everyone there that
was there, because not all the athletes go, especially when
it's freezing in cold and wet. But that must have
been unbelievably motivating and inspiring for everyone there, because I mean,
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that is the spirit of the Olympics, that is that's
why we do it.
Speaker 2 (15:02):
That's why we go to see the Olympics.
Speaker 1 (15:06):
That's why, if invited, we would.
Speaker 2 (15:07):
Have gone, and we weren't, and we weren't. Let's go
back to Gaga. Now, Yes, a pre taped performance, which
is gagging me. So my necessity, what do you mean?
Speaker 1 (15:18):
I thought I was live. I thought it was live too,
but I guess the rain we're now the veil.
Speaker 2 (15:24):
Has been lifted. Our lovely producers have told us we've
had it confirmed. We've had it confirmed up for safety reasons.
Of course. I was like, dah, it was pouring rain.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
O the thing about stairs in the rain, it's a
terrible mix.
Speaker 2 (15:41):
I was gonna say. And the thing about heels and
stairs and rain and.
Speaker 1 (15:45):
Feathers, No, it was all the elements were there for disaster.
And Lady Gaga said, listen, I'm known by my stage
name Lady Yaga, Right, I just feel like we got
to keep these dancers safe man. You know, she was
calling the shots team vibes. She was like, I'm sorry, guys,
we'll use the rehearsal footage.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
I don't think I feel comfortable going out there.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
It's like a little Kamala, a little padma, locksmy, a
little padma. Our favorite impression to do is.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
Ristians, my daughter Christians to be a pop star. It's true,
It's true.
Speaker 1 (16:24):
We love you. Oh my god, NBC Universal Icon.
Speaker 2 (16:28):
She is there is something Olympian about Patma.
Speaker 1 (16:31):
Oh, without question. There Olympian taste buds, literally.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
Olympian taste buds. She has athletic taste beds. There is
you know what a person does not have to be
an athlete to have the Olympian sort of spirit in them. Yeah,
I would say you have an Olympian spirit.
Speaker 1 (16:47):
Do you really think so?
Speaker 2 (16:48):
Oh my Matt, don't you get an Olympian spirit?
Speaker 1 (16:51):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (16:52):
You can run? What's your mile? What was it? What
was the Miley ran in high school?
Speaker 1 (16:56):
Let me think about this because it's not always top
of mind. It's not something that I say for thirty
six four minutes, thirty six seconds, And can I just
say I just want to say to my sister, we
were on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote this podcast, and
Bowen looks at me and he goes, what was your
mile again? For forty two? And I just want to
say something, and this is I'm not upset with you.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
I'm so sorry.
Speaker 1 (17:19):
Those six seconds when you're when when the mile time
is that low, Oh, you fight for every second. You
fight tooth and nail. Can this is this is the
real truth. My best time for two years was forty
and I finally was like, and it is impossible. I
would I would run again and again and again. The
mile competitors for forty two, for forty four, for forty
(17:42):
one could never Every second is a fight. So when
I hit four thirty six and got into those mid
four thirties, I said, I know that I cannot go
any faster. So the next time we're on a late
night show promoting this podcast, probably not just no, don't
you have to give me those six seconds? I thought
(18:03):
hard for those between four forty two and four thirty Oh,
so thought hard.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
And can I just say thank god I overshot it
on my television because then I kind of set you
up to look good so that you could go.
Speaker 1 (18:16):
And actually actually it was a little bit more than that.
That was.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
That I mean, and I hope you understand this to
be true. That is a life defining moment for you
that much. And let's actually, let's actually because it's a
bit on the show that every episode we mentioned Matt
smile that is Olympian. That makes you an Olympian, Olympian
in spirit.
Speaker 1 (18:38):
It's actually about a minute too slow to be Olympian.
But I want to say, that's ridiculous. These people are crazy.
I'm so excited for the track.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
Me too.
Speaker 1 (18:47):
I'm I shouk care deep on looking forward to shook carry.
And also it's kind of nice that they give you
like well, obviously I don't know if they did this,
but like we got some owan and we will continue
to get salon because of the individual stuff, but like
to know that all that is still coming. I mean,
every every sport and every real genre of the Summer
Olympics has their own phenomenon. Right.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
We should also mention, of course, with the women's team gymnastics,
when it officially makes themon Biles the most decorated American gymnast.
Shannon Miller was watching from the Team USA house. I
think she was just cheering everybody on Yea, So our
little drama that we were writing for both of them
didn't come to pass.
Speaker 1 (19:26):
Just let it go everyone. They're supporting each other, and
she had so much support in the stance. We saw
Serena Williams out there, Natalie Portman, Natalie Portman, we saw
Michael Phelps and top knot not. I really have questions
about his aesthetic choice as of late, but also, you
know what.
Speaker 2 (19:41):
The man can do what he wants.
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Let him go watch Simone with the stop knot period.
We're back. We're two guys talking about the five rings.
(20:03):
You hear about COVID at the games.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
Heard there's been a couple cases of the VID.
Speaker 1 (20:07):
Two US swimmers and multiple piers from other countries have
tested positive for COVID nineteen at the twenty twenty four
Olympics in recent days. That's in the water, I know.
At the first supposedly post COVID Games, supposedly the athletes
are not required to withdraw from competition. The virus is
being treated more in line with other respiratory viruses, So
officially we're sort of saying, hey girl, no big deal.
(20:30):
Like a lot of you gaze over COVID.
Speaker 2 (20:31):
Oh you know, we were never gonna be on the
other side of this viparis.
Speaker 1 (20:37):
No, they moved. They moved the US swimmers out of
the village. I guess they went. They moved to a hotel,
so they can't enjoy all those condoms.
Speaker 2 (20:46):
That are we'll enjoy the actual real beds. I guess
right exactly.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
Although you know what would be kind of a great
story if those two US swimmers with.
Speaker 2 (20:55):
COVID quarantine together had a love connection. Maybe that's how
they got it.
Speaker 1 (20:59):
Used between ten and twelve condoms themselves, because if you're
not going to be competing, you might as well just
I don't know who they are. I'm sure they're keeping
those identities, so we ye, but we can, of course
hope in privacy and in fantasy that they hook up.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
Oh my god, do they have hip in France? They should.
Caleb dressel one is eighth gold medal in Paris for
that one freestyle relay. Freestyle is that's you can. You
got to choose your an adventure. You really do the
freestyle life throughout life. Now, sad news about Coco Cocoa
(21:33):
goff tell me you know, unfortunately it's a loss. It's
a loss for Coco. She was knocked out.
Speaker 1 (21:42):
She of course, Coco is a cocoa goff, a twenty
eight year old American who was seated number two at
the Olympics in singles tennis. You know, it's it doesn't
always go. Here's the thing about these people that we
watch going into the games and we put up on
these pedestals. It's like, literally what we hope to literally
put them on a pedestal. Sometimes it doesn't go so good.
And like that's the thing that's the pressure. And we
(22:03):
said this in the first couple episodes. I was like,
take the pressure off, look the other way, Yeah, because
not everyone is going to show up like Simone Biles
and be stone cold, just another day at work. Sure,
that was what blew me away about Simone in particular.
It looked like it wasn't a big deal. It looked
like she was just doing it at practice.
Speaker 2 (22:19):
But then what's not normal is like the hordes of
photographers like just tracking every single moment of that. And
like I think Laurie was saying the icon Laurie Yeah,
was like this is something that like we probably didn't see,
we haven't seen since like Michael Phelps in in Rio,
(22:39):
like this kind of attention is like very specific to
certain athletes, and Simone is handling this.
Speaker 1 (22:45):
Yeah, so I mean she was just it was made
it even more fun to see their burst of joy
oh at the end when they knew that it was
going to happen. But you notice Simone didn't even break
a smile after. Well she did because that's what you do,
and you do your dismount right, but like there was
still some focus afterwards. She needed like a very low
(23:06):
score in order to secure the gold medal victory, but
like they really didn't until it was official official, like
really let it all go. And they were unflappable the
entire time. And I wonder what it is that they
do to develop that sort of unbotheredness.
Speaker 2 (23:23):
But Laurie Hernandez was even saying, like, it's not the
moments of doing the thing that are nerve wracking, which
obviously it is, but it's like, what's the most the
most nerve wracking moment for any gymnast And I think
we you and I relate to this because we're podcast podcasters.
Is it's the moment before. It's the moment before where
it's all that self doubt creeps in and like that's
(23:44):
what they are battling. Like you saw it on Jordan,
you sawn on sooner, you saw it on Simone even,
And I think they have to just keep that level
of focus and resolve consistent for those for that entire
event or and the lead up to it. Like I
can't imagine the process, but it's that moment, that window
before you actually literally jump off and do the thing, Yeah,
(24:06):
that it gets to you.
Speaker 1 (24:07):
There was like, you know, Sonny was having some trouble
in her in her practice attempts at the bars, and
I think when I compared her demeanor prior to her
event to Jordan and Simo, and I was like, she
looks a little way more nervous, like you could read
it on her face a little bit more. And then
to see her overcome that as well was to put
(24:28):
it mildly.
Speaker 2 (24:29):
Phew, few to put it mildly.
Speaker 1 (24:32):
But the girls were amazing. They absolutely earned that gold medal. Yes,
and they were already you see them, they were all
they were ready with their tiktoks.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
Oh yeah, oh well they were all like I want
to do this so cute. Okay, Yeah, I highly encourage everyone.
I'm sure everyone already is watching, but I want to
encourage my sister. As I looked into your eyes, I
think we should really have fun with this Olympics. I'm
really enjoying all of the events. This is such a
great tasting menu of sports. I'm loving shooting, I am
(25:04):
loving volleyball. I got really into the basketball games. The
men's Canada versus Grace was a very nail bier. It
was a very much a nail biter of a game.
Loved that. Cannot wait for more swimming, diving.
Speaker 1 (25:21):
Yep, congrats to Tom Daily. Yes, lovely silver medalist this year, and.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
Just what a thrilling time. I'm so happy. I'm so
happy it is underway. Now, it's our underway.
Speaker 1 (25:33):
We're underway, and I think we have a gold, silver,
and bronze to give out.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
Oh my god.
Speaker 1 (25:39):
Okay, so honestly, I do think that if I'm to
if I'm to like throw this out there, the gold
medal has to go to the gold medalists, the US
women's all around team. Although you know what, should we
just give our gold medal to Sliney.
Speaker 2 (25:53):
I'm gonna say we should give our gold Yes, sorry,
someone and the girls.
Speaker 1 (25:56):
You did it, you got it. But you're you guys
are getting the silver. Sleen Deon, you are earning the
gold medal, and they should give her one. Absolutely, Why
can't they just give her a gold medal.
Speaker 2 (26:08):
I'm gonna give bronze to I'll give bronze to Gaga.
Speaker 1 (26:12):
So so we're gonna say Selindian wins the gold medal
the women's women's women's all around when women should we
should out of.
Speaker 2 (26:20):
The running because they just want a medal?
Speaker 1 (26:22):
Who which then, do you want to give to Parkour Icon?
I'm gon Books, but not.
Speaker 2 (26:26):
I want to give it to guy Fox but not
or I feel for Cocoa.
Speaker 1 (26:32):
Kelly Clarkson could win the silver medal, could win for
saying how cool Chicago win. Bronze went Brons because she
kept everyone safe out there, and that's part of being
a and a leader period. By the way, I'm literally
thinking to myself now, if they made breaking an Olympic sport,
why isn't singing an Olympic sport? Because it's physical, it
(26:55):
can be judged in the summer, technical meriage, you can
do it outside, you can do it in the summer.
In fact, it's atually better to do it outside because
of the humidity in the air. It'll make you even better.
And also it takes like athletic. I mean, if you're
like Celene Dion, I'm just saying, like, if we're really
broadening this, yeah, if breaking is an Olympic sport, and
I love that it is, why isn't belting a tune.
Speaker 2 (27:16):
Same kind of breath awareness as swimming in a way,
literally same kind. And I just want to say, can
we just point out, because this is our first episode
recording after the opening ceremony, that opening ceremony was and
people have pointed this out. I don't mean to be
sollipsistic about this, and I don't mean to make this
about us. That was an opening ceremony for us. Yep,
you had your girl Kelly, my girl Gaga, and the
(27:38):
world's girl Selene.
Speaker 1 (27:40):
Yeah, and also you know what your girl is Kelly
too and my girl's Gaga too.
Speaker 2 (27:43):
True.
Speaker 1 (27:43):
We all this is that was culture. That was culture,
culture being shrilled to and fro.
Speaker 2 (27:48):
I thought it was a fab opening ceremony. They really
it was France in every facet for Turner tay a galatee.
Oh yeah, and I think it was a little controversial.
We love that little edge, yea. And my only note
is I like a stadium, and I said this a
last college. I like a stadium.
Speaker 1 (28:07):
I think the Seen was slowing things down. The processional
nature of it is. I love that they took advantage
of this, of the landscape, the city scape of the
host city. I just think everybody, you know, a stadium
is tough, it's a big foot print, and it's a
bunch of but I just think like the locals were
not very pleased at the way that them crossing the
(28:30):
river was interrupted. Also not for nothing. But if you're
one of the athletes, I hope you like boats. I
hope you like the Hope you like boats because there's
no other way this is going down.
Speaker 2 (28:40):
Hope you like your drama, mean yeah, because you want
to lose your cookies right before you go and dive
off a springboard. I hope not.
Speaker 1 (28:49):
So maybe that so that, honestly, the decision to have
them come down to Seen good in theory, odd in practice,
you're not meddling, and it was raining. Let's sue a
metal count. So this is as of this taping, Great
Britain is in third place overall. With seventeen total medals.
France is in second place overall with twenty two medals,
(29:10):
and the United States of America currently as the most
medals with twenty eight. This all being said, China currently
has the most gold medals with eight and they have
fourth overall with sixteen. So it really depends on how
you quantify what.
Speaker 2 (29:25):
The value system is, but what the weight is. But
we're still very early in the games. It's just beginning.
How exciting, how thrilling.
Speaker 1 (29:32):
It's just beginning, How exciting, how thrilling and more. Listen
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(29:55):
first time ever on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 2 (29:58):
Okay and Wow, what a thrilling first episode underway officially
and I guess there's something to do. But close out
with the sound.
Speaker 1 (30:06):
Doom Do Do Do Do Do Do? Wearing good voice
today Bo
Speaker 2 (30:15):
We picked a good key
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