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Alexis Davis's avatar

I love the Olympics! Opening ceremonies are so fun to watch and different depending on the host…and then there are the feats of human endurance and strength and wow. It’s like a circus that everyone signed up for (I hope) and I’m always so amazed. Plus the sort of oddball sports? For summer I love synchronized diving, or last summer Olympics my in laws showed me the joy that is competitive trampolining! And isn’t Snoop Dog doing commentary this year or something ridiculous? Did I dream that?

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Sri Juneja's avatar

Okay I did not know about trampolining and I’m praying that they show it on Peacock! Also, I heard the Snoop Dog rumor too and have no clue if he actually will be a commentator but, NGL, that sounds like it would be so much fun.

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Alexis Davis's avatar

Right? Also race walking (power walking) is an Olympic sport too? I love how weird humans are!! https://olympics.com/en/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-race-walking

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Sri Juneja's avatar

This might be an Olympic sport I could actually do! 😂

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Alexis Davis's avatar

Ok, my sis and I were trying to and it actually felt way harder than jogging so humbled once again!! But definitely more likely than the trampoline postpartum 🤣

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Sri Juneja's avatar

Guess what I’m going to try tonight on my walk? 🤣

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Katie Wickliff's avatar

I feel the same about the Olympics! But I'm obsessed with the running events and cry at every single finish line. To add to the Snoop Dog convo, I do know that he ran the 200 at the Olympic Trials and did awesome!

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Sri Juneja's avatar

Oh wow, I had no idea he could run!

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Katie Wickliff's avatar

I thought it was pretty impressive since he’s 52 and who knows what he’s done to his lungs over the years 😂

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Sri Juneja's avatar

He gives me hope for my own Olympic running career 🤣

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Katie Wickliff's avatar

It’s never too late!!!! 😆

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Sri Juneja's avatar

My knees would disagree 🤣

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Elizabeth Heydary's avatar

I like to watch diving, swimming, gymnastics, and track and field events. My family went to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta for a couple days and saw Basketball, Baseball and Cycling Events. I was 8 years old at the time. My 7 yo has been reading the Who Was Jesse Owens book this week, these all look like good themed reads!

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Sri Juneja's avatar

That is so cool! Did it live up to the hype (or 8 yo hype 😂)?

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Kuleigh Baker's avatar

These all look so cute! I love the Olympics, especially the parade of nations during the opening ceremonies. I especially love when countries have traditional dresses instead of modernized outfits! For summer Olympics I like to watch swimming, diving, canoeing, rowing, fencing, and table tennis. Quite the eclectic mix!

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Sri Juneja's avatar

That’s a great mix and I didn’t know about the canoeing! I’ll have to check that out. I think another thing I love about the Olympics that all these sports and athletes are coming together in such a grand way. That’s so cool and exciting!

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Carly Martin's avatar

Yes!!! I wrote about it this too just last week- I’m forcing myself to not be jaded and just enjoy the camaraderie of the Olympics to distract myself from politics (eyeroll) and just have as much fun as possible this summer before we nosediving into (even more) election headlines in the fall. Thank you for sharing these children’s books!

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Sri Juneja's avatar

I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way (but also I wish we didn't feel this way)! I love the pomp and pageantry but it's starting to ring hollow 😔

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Alexis Ennis's avatar

I love Wilma Unlimited!

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Sri Juneja's avatar

It’s so inspiring!

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