Olympics Recap, Day 1: 5 Things To Discuss, Starting With Leslie Jones's Coverage

The first full day of competition in Rio was an eventful one, with an American, Ginny Thrasher, earning the Games’ first gold medal in the 10m air rifle, the men’s gymnastics team qualifying second for the team competition, wins that were both expected (U.S. women’s soccer, U.S. women’s indoor volleyball, U.S. men’s basketball) and unexpected (U.S. women’s field hockey), and upsets (Venus Williams is out of the singles competition).

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That said, here are the five things we really want to talk about:

1. Leslie Jones’s commentary. If you don’t follow the Saturday Night Live star on Twitter, now is the time. She spent roughly 12 hours in front of her TV (and two computers) Saturday following the action and recording her thoughts in 10 second-intervals. Her enthusiasm, curiosity, awe, and respect is best expressed in TV-MA language, but here are a few PG highlights we can point to: Her newfound appreciation for water polo. Her approval of the swimmers’ baller intros (both male and female), and her affection for “muscle dolls” (otherwise known as male gymnasts).

2. The emotional rollercoaster that is gymnastics. The ladies don’t begin their competition until Sunday, so Saturday was all about the men. Typically, the dreaded pommel horse is the greatest source of stress for competitors and viewers alike (and it wasn’t kind to the U.S. men, as usual), but there was more to concern ourselves with during NBC’s primetime recap of qualifying. Namely, there was the fear that we would not be able to mute our TVs in time if the network chose to show French gymnast Samir Ait Said suffering a double tibia fracture during his vault. It didn’t. The right call, I believe, though it’s strange not to at least mention it. Instead, we saw Germany’s Andreas Toba injuring himself on the floor. Why? Because he was able to return to perform his pommel horse routine — which helped his team finish eighth, the last qualifying spot for the team final.

Also, did anyone else shed happy tears alongside Brazil’s Diego Hypolito? The home country made it into its first men’s gymnastics team final, qualifying sixth.

3. Hungary’s Iron Lady and her coach/husband. The U.S. took silver in both the men’s and women’s 400IM, thanks to Chase Kalisz and Maya DiRado, but Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu was the talk of the pool after earning gold in spectacular fashion. While the commentators credited her coach/husband with turning her into a dominant force, they also said that some of her competitors aren’t fans of his poolside manner. Will we learn more about that as the Olympics continue and we see her again?

4. The Internet thinks this archer looks like Leonardo DiCaprio. I guess I see it.

5. Why are spectators allowed to get this close to cyclists? That road course was grueling enough without having to worry about people wanting to run alongside you. Will they be stricter when the women hit the course Sunday?