Olympiad | Daddy Smurf, Ledecka and a kiss that hit his head. 10 + 1 most interesting moments from Paris – Sport.cz

His name is Philippe Katerine, he is a French singer, but for many he will still be “Daddy Smurf” from the strange opening of the Paris Olympics. It depicted the naked Greek god Dionysus, but as drag queens imitating Jesus and imitating the Last Supper, it caused controversy and embarrassment. After a wave of criticism, the French organizers apologized to the Catholic Church and all Christians. “The opening ceremony aimed to celebrate suffering in society,” said organizing committee spokeswoman Anne Descamps. But, for example, singer Céline Dion’s performance of the Eiffel Tower and her rendition of Edith Piaf interesting

He has won 24 Grand Slam titles, but Olympic gold was missing from Novak Djokovic’s impressive resume in Paris. However, after a great final (7:6, 7:6) in which he faced Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros, he fulfilled his big dream at the age of 37. “It was an amazing game, an amazing battle. I played my best tennis. I gave my soul, my body to win. And I’m excited to do it against the best in the world right now. This is the biggest success I’ve seen as an athlete,” Djokovic said. Some say that he is now the best in the world of tennis.

When you search for the most successful woman in Olympic history, you will find the name of swimmer Katie Ledecka next to Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina. The American crawler has proven that she can prepare well for big events. In Paris, she expanded her collection to fourteen precious metals. Of these, she has nine gold medals, just like Latyninová. Ledecké, whose paternal grandfather Jaromír was born in Prague, is only 27 years old and reports that she will be ready to continue breaking records in four years on her home soil in Los Angeles.

Globally, there may not have been a popular party in Paris. American basketball players brought a star-studded team led by the ageless LeBron James. A fighter who became the tournament’s most valuable player at the age of 39. For the USA, the fifth gold in a row. We will definitely mention the fourth victory for Kevin Durant, which no basketball player has managed before. Or Stephen Curry’s incredible performances in the semi-final against Serbia and the final against hosts France. In short, the Americans were invincible and the name Dream Team, which belongs especially to the team from Barcelona 1992, is well deserved. And that the Olympics are coming together? Even the brightest athletes were celebrated in the style of Turk Yusuf Dikec, who literally shot his way to money with his hand in his pocket.

It is a tennis discipline that is still on the fringes of interest. But after the golden victory of Kateřina Siniaková and Tomáš Macháč, and above all the kiss they won, even the mixed doubles reached the front pages of the world media. “The most beautiful Olympic love,” wrote the German Bild, for example. Foreign journalists were also interested in the fact that the couple broke up their personal life before the competition, however, they seemed like a perfect couple on the court. “Are you together or not?” asked a foreign journalist after they won. “We are such professionals that we separated so that we could fully focus on tennis and medal, which we succeeded in,” said Macháč.