Parisians should be proud. After Opening Ceremony, city has been an elite Olympic Host.

Well we'll see in about 12 hours what the final verdict is. They have the chance to atone for Thomas Jolly's pathetic opening ceremony. If they/he does that, I can look past the opening and say these were the best Olympics since London. I think they thought outside the box. If you didn't tune out after the "Last Supper" controversy you saw them use a lot of iconic venues in unique ways.

A few of my favorite places by sport... Fencing for where it was held. Beach Volleyball (the Olympic's party sport) in front of the Eiffel Tower was perfect. Though disgusting, using the Seine for distance swimming and triathlon is something those Olympians will be telling their grandkids about.

The competition (aside from the current gymnastics controversy) was allowed to breathe without controversy and that is a HUGE part of any highly successful games. I do think they get a big ding for taking "green" way too far with the lack of A/C in the cramped cardboard filled Olympic Village. For this reason they are a "great" but not "elite" host.

I've recorded every minute of NBC coverage and USA's live coverage onto my multimedia server. I have EVERY single broadcast on the other channels recorded on my FUBO DVR. I look forward to going back to watch events I only saw brief glimpses of. Equestrian at Versailles is provably going to be one of the first. The entire fencing tournament as well. It's not the same as watching it live (without the social component from this board) but it'll prolong the Olympics for me. (I've tried to watch the paraolympics before and it's just not the same.)

I can't wait to see LA's presentation this afternoon! We should've had THE Chicago 16 Olympics between Atlanta 96 and LA28. 32 years is way too long.

But you didn't have to sleep on a cardboard bed.

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We should've had THE Chicago 16 Olympics between Atlanta 96 and LA28. 32 years is way too long.

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LA doesn’t get it in 28 if Chicago hosts in 2016.

Definitely agree it Has been a great Olympics like you said the only downfall was the opening ceremonies hopefully the closing ceremonies will not do the same thing and it won't have been a spectacular Olympics even with us losing to China in the gold medal race still track and field we were dominant so I will take it

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think it’s been spectacular

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It's been really great
. I truly hope we make 2028 unforgettable.

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What was you opinion on how Paris did as a host for the Games?

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I thought the Parisian did a fantastic job.
And probably not just the Parisian - Central Europe is probably the ideal location for an Olympics because of the ease of world wise access for fans

Crowds were massive, enthusiastic - I know the French athletes were soaking up the roars ..as should be the benefit for hosting

The venues were excellent ..just apparently find a new body of water for triathlon and provide AC

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It really was fantastic. No matter what, there will be some aspects that L.A. simply won't be able to replicate due to how many iconic sights and venues Paris has.

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I've recorded every minute of NBC coverage and USA's live coverage onto my multimedia server. I have EVERY single broadcast on the other channels recorded on my FUBO DVR. I look forward to going back to watch events I only saw brief glimpses of.

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Peacock has replays of basically all the sporting events. I hope the content stays up for a while. There's a lot of stuff I'd love to go back and watch.

Great job.

I was there in April and you could see the preparations taking place, front iconic buildings being spruced up to stadium stands being built in public squares.

It is a beautiful city.