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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 9 Jul 31, 2021

Show notes

Today's Tokyo 2020 Olympics event program included a lot of mixed gender team events that were new for Tokyo. Were they successful? We were surprised our reactions to them!

Also on today's docket:

Archery - Competition closed with a must-watch event
Athletics - Meet the Swedish Viking
Badminton - Funky moves central
Baseball
Beach Volleyball - TKFLASTANI update!
Boxing
Cycling - BMX Freestyle
Diving
Equestrian - TKFLASTANI update!
Fencing
Football
Golf
Handball
Hockey
Judo - How about that mixed team?
Rugby - Women's medal matches are a must-watch event!
Sailing - TKFLASTANI update!
Shooting
Swimming - More mixed relay fun
Tennis - No fans might be a good thing
Trampoline Gymnastics
Triathlon - Another mixed relay
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting

Plus, our popular segments:

Where's Marnie McBean?
What Officiating/Volunteer Roles Would We Want?
TKFLASTAN Watch
Fantasy League/Brackets Update
What's Up with Mike and Maya?

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 8 Jul 30, 2021

Show notes

We're at the halfway point of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and we're still trying to figure out optimal watching schedules. Don't worry though, we've seen a lot of action from the 27-sport schedule today, and we've got updates on:

Archery - Go back and watch the Women's Individual comptition!
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball - Another robot sighting
Canoe Slalom
Cycling - BMX Racing - TKFLASTANI Connor Fields competed
Equestrian - TKFLASTANI Phillip Dutton competed
Fencing
Football - Women's knockout stage
Golf
Judo - Go back and watch the Women's +78kg competition!
Rowing - It's time for the eights!
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Trampoline Gymnastics

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 7 Jul 29, 2021

Show notes

With Simone Biles out of the artistic gymnastics competition, all eyes were on the women's Olympic All-Around. What happened? What does Alison think of today's leotards? Listen to find out!

Along with artistic gymnastics, we also have competition updates on:

Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Beach Volleyball - TKFLASTANI Kelly Claes competed!
Boxing - TKFLASTANI Ginny Fuchs competed!
Canoe Slalom - TKFLASTANI Luuka Jones competed!
Cycling - BMX Racing - TKFLASTANI Connor Fields competed!
Fencing
Golf
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table Tennis
Volleyball
Water Polo

We also have a sobering Tokyo COVID-19 update, what happened to some (some? Like 4000) Opening Ceremonies volunteer bento boxes, and we find out how many baseball players it takes to break one of Athletes Village cardboard beds.

Plus our popular segments:

Where's Marnie McBean?
What Officiating Role Would Jill Want?
What Volunteer Gig Would Alison Want?
TKFLASTAN Watch
Fantasy League/Brackets Update

And our new segment "What's Up with Mike and Maya?" of the Toyota "First Date" commerical.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 6 Jul 28, 2021

Show notes

It says something when a 26-sport day feels manageable. Still, there were some amazing moments in competition on Day 6 at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, including:

3x3 Basketball - We've got our first Olympic medalists!
Archery - A cool new feature on the feed.
Artistic Gymnastics - Men's All Around competition, plus Simone Biles pulls out of the Women's All Around.
Badminton - A big upset.
Baseball
Canoe Slalom - TKFLASTANI Luuka Jones starts her C1 competition.
Cycling - Road Individual Time Trials - Does NED correct the mistakes from the road race?
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Football - Knockout stage is set.
Judo
Rowing - Things we've never before seen in a rowing race.
Rugby - Is it a 2nd gold for Fiji?
Sailing - How are our TKFLASTANIS Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea doing in the 49er FX?
Swimming - Who could look upset about a gold medal? One swimmer can.
Tennis - A change in start times
Water Polo - A surprising game for Team USA's women.
Weightlifting

Plus:

Weather Watch - A maranovela edition
Where's Marnie (McBean, our TKF Chef de Mission)?
TKFLASTAN Watch
What Officiating Role Would Jill Want?

And we sink into the backstory of Mike and Maya, of the Toyota "First Date" ad.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 5 Jul 27, 2021

Show notes

SO much action, and SO many unexpected things happened today at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Buckle up because we've got 30 sports on today's program.

In this episode we talk:

3x3 Basketball
Artistic Gymnastics - both the men's and women's team competition
Softball
Boxing
Canoe Slalom and our TKFLASTANI Luuka Jones
Cycling - Mountain Bike
Diving - 10m Synchro Platform, men and women
Equestrian - Dressage
Fencing
Handball
Judo
Rugby
Sailing and our TKFLASTANIS Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea
Shooting
Surfing
Swimming - Can Jill intimidate Alison?
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Weightlifting

Plus, our "Where's Marnie [McBean]?" feature and the return of Jill's "What officiating and/or volunteer job would I like?" segment!

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Jul 26, 2021

Show notes

A whopping 29 sports are on today's Tokyo 2020 Olympics program. We've got the action and medal victories from:

3x3 Basketball
Archery - Men's team competition
Artistic Gymnastics - Men's team competition + a potential Rule 50 violation on the women's floor exercise?
Baseball/Softball - A thrilling game between JPN and USA.
Beach Volleyball - TKFLASTAN WATCH
Canoe Slalom
Cycling - The controversy about the women's road race and a bad crash at the men's mountain bike venue.
Diving
Fencing
Judo
Rugby Sevens - Competition gets underway, and we note the best ball delivery system in existence.
Shooting - Women's and men's skeet.
Skateboarding - The helmets come out in the "women's" competition.
Surfing - Jill's trying. Really she is.
Swimming - Another thrilling night in the pool.
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Triathlon - Weird happenings at the start, and an unbelieveable finish.
Volleyball
Weightlifting - A historical competition on the women's side.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 3 Jul 25, 2021

Show notes

Day 3 of competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics brings the debut of skateboarding and surfing as official Olympic sports. What did we think? What did the target audience think? Do we even know what was going on, thanks to less-than-stellar announcing?

Also on today's show:

Results of the day's swimming competition are exactly why we love the Olympics.
Women's artistic gymnastics - what happened to the US and also to our favorite gymnast Chuso?
Why softball needs to stay on the Olympic program.
Some jawdropping shots at the archery venue.
TKFLASTANI Ginny Fuchs' first Olympic boxing match.
TKFLASTANI Luuka Jones' first 2 runs in Canoe Slalom.
TKFLASTANI Felicity Passon takes to the pool.
Jill may have found the sport for her and Alison on the shooting range.
TKFLASTANI Tony Azevedo calling the water polo matches.

Also, roundups of the action at 3x3 basketball, men's basketball, women's road cycling, synchronized platform diving, women's foil and men's epee in fencing, tennis, and taekwondo - including a suprising upset.

We have a Kickstarter to help fund our coverage for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - if you appreciate this show, please support our efforts to make the next Olympics even more special for you.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 2 - Competition Begins! Jul 24, 2021

Show notes

We jump right in to competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics! Our Day 2 coverage includes 3x3, archery mixed doubles, men's road cycling, sabre and epee fencing, women's football, handball, hockey, judo, softball, taekwondo, volleyball, a TKFLASTAN update from table tennis, and the first medal of the Games over at the shooting venue.

Who's done great commentary? Which announcer has said some really stupid stuff? Why are they yelling on the fencing strip, and why does it sound like a literal cat fight over at the taekwodo venue?

Also, fans did get to see some Olympic action -- we tell you all about it!

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