Were Paris games the best ones in a long time ? Your top five ? | Page 3 | Golden Skate

Were Paris games the best ones in a long time ? Your top five ?

4everchan

Record Breaker
Joined
Mar 7, 2015
Country
Martinique
Oh for sure, I won't kid myself pretending this is has never been political since ages.

But both the Government and the Organizing Committee can't get offended when some people, companies and institutions in general. decide this is not for them. It's a gamble to take, they win or lose it (and mostly, they won).

If I had to guess, in the case of Panasonic and Toyota, it's possibly due to the wider Japanese society being less sensitive (not saying insensitive) to that kind of message. Not saying it's good or bad, just that it does influence how they viewed the organizing.
But you know, they sponsored Paris games
.. I doubt Milan and LA games will be quite sending the same messages.. So I find it funny that people believe that Paris opening ceremonies are responsible alone for those sponsors to step out when the sponsors would be working with completely.differemt contexts for the next games and could even negotiate deals with them including what their wishes are (less politics/more athletes..)

To me it is simpler : money
 

Magill

Record Breaker
Joined
Sep 23, 2020
Well, the article says they did negotiate with IOC and the negotiations failed.
Toyota's language is not really typical for a company that big in these circumstances (see Panasonic for comparison) unless they had a major fall out which it suggests have happened. Otherwise, they would have just quoted a different vision for the development of their future business and wished their former business partner all the best for their future endeavours. This is what you usually do for the public. They didn't - and it makes one think.
Still it doesn't matter much as overall I did love the Paris games. Because:
3. I love Paris and any excuse to see more of it is a good excuse :rock:
2. although my favourites did not win, at least they got a proper exposure - speaking of Rafa Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, in particular I loved seeing Rafa invited to carry the Olympic torch although not French himself, and seeing Rafa and Carlos compete together, and seeing Iga win bronze although she aimed for gold. Still, it means she will return for more next time. :) Rafa has a gold, and I firmly believe Carlos will have one, he's young.
I loved the all-black podium in gymnastics but did not love the mess it has become since. Anyway, I will cherish the image , I am sure many people round the globe will, no matter what.
1. Paris Olympics side event was where Yuzuru Hanyu was announced the 6th best male athlete of the last 100 years, as voted by the world sports press - enouhg reason to celebrate :rock:

Anyway, Milano Cortina has just posted their promo video. Time to move on and celebrate anew!


 
Last edited:

Casualsportsfan

Rinkside
Joined
Aug 27, 2024
Country
France
Sorry for a little bit of necroposting, but ....

Saw that today, and I was initially disbelief. But after reading this was confirmed/factored in the future 2025 finance law bill :


:mad::mad::mad:

If this number of 100-120 mil EUR is true for only the Opening Ceremony, no, just, no. I understand that this is a very important moment and this must look good, but ... :bang:I'd bet we could have done something close to that for much less, and reallocating the remainder elsewhere.
 
Top