I love the Olympics. I get into them. I'm disappointed that I haven't been to any yet, but Los Angeles hosts them in 2028, and it appears that Salt Lake City will get them in 2034, so I plan on being at both if I hold up.
Yesterday, Los Angeles announced their event sites. They are doing equestrian about 100 minutes away from Los Angeles. What? I realize that SLC had Park City, which is 35 minutes away, host some of the mountain events, but that's because those events needed a fvcking mountain. You can't just build one of those. And 100 minutes is much different than 35 minutes.
But even with that, it is somewhat understandable, because equestrian events needs a couple hundred acres, and land that size is hard to find near major metros. My biggest issue is that they are sending two sports - softball and kayaking - to Oklahoma City. How the fvck do you have Los Angeles host the Olympics but are sending two events 1500 miles away? The excuse is that there isn't a softball stadium in the west with the crowd capacity needed. Yeah, that's part of the Olympic issue - structures. Sending these participants and fans 1500 miles away makes no sense and ruins the culture. Get some major sponsors, some of the Olympic money, and some state funds, and build a fvcking stadium that one of the state schools can also use.
Yesterday, Los Angeles announced their event sites. They are doing equestrian about 100 minutes away from Los Angeles. What? I realize that SLC had Park City, which is 35 minutes away, host some of the mountain events, but that's because those events needed a fvcking mountain. You can't just build one of those. And 100 minutes is much different than 35 minutes.
But even with that, it is somewhat understandable, because equestrian events needs a couple hundred acres, and land that size is hard to find near major metros. My biggest issue is that they are sending two sports - softball and kayaking - to Oklahoma City. How the fvck do you have Los Angeles host the Olympics but are sending two events 1500 miles away? The excuse is that there isn't a softball stadium in the west with the crowd capacity needed. Yeah, that's part of the Olympic issue - structures. Sending these participants and fans 1500 miles away makes no sense and ruins the culture. Get some major sponsors, some of the Olympic money, and some state funds, and build a fvcking stadium that one of the state schools can also use.
