No spoilers but tomorrow (which is today? I don’t do time zones) a runner will fall down and still win the heat and I am so inspired that I stayed up to update the Leaderboard and do this post. I figure this feat and the feat of SPOILER REDACTED are roughly equal both emotionally and athletically.

Elsewhere, the Parade of Nations has begun here. Fantasy Olympians may continue to submit their country histories until, well, the Olympics are over. I mean, you can submit it after, but after next week, I’m not going to update this page again until February.

It was a tough day across the Board, especially if seven of your ten Olympians are done competing. That is to say, it was a rough day for me specifically. The powerhouse Barrette siblings are topping the Leaderboard again. Long the most successful sibling Fantasy Olympians, Leader Brian of Washington Olympic Team, and Queen Alice of Barrettania look to dominate again in 2020. Katopia and Rosstopia, which are apparently twin nations, and I’m sure are lovely this time of year, continue to struggle, having relied heavily on gymnastics despite their leaders, Sultan Kathleen and Queen Courtney, respectively, being specifically warned not to do that by the Fantasy Olympic Czar.

A horse threw a rider in the Equestrian event I am watching and then it just… ran away. Did anyone catch it? Is it free now? This is a Today Show olympian interview I would actually watch.

One of the dumbest things about me is that I’m about to stay up until 2 watching a sport that takes place practically 24/7 in the county I live in.