July 28, 2024 • 8 mins
James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild host joins Piney to recap the eventful beginning to the Paris Olympics!
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from newstalksb.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
And in Paris, not the entire country of France.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
One.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
James mcconey's in Paris. What are you doing in Paris?
Speaker 4 (00:20):
Yeah, a lot of people are asking that question, Poney,
What the hell am I doing over here? I am
here covering the Olympics for the Crowd Goes Wild and Sky.
So on any given day, I could be doing something
for Crowd Goes Wild and then you know, mightbe turn
around and do a live cross for Sky and and
(00:43):
interview news after at the end. You know, sometimes happy ones,
sometimes they'll be there'll be tears, but you're there to
capture the emotion and then in between times just trying
to actually sort of catch a couple of sports.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
That you wouldn't normally see.
Speaker 4 (00:59):
So I'm going off the beaten track hopefully to see
a bit of skateboarding and break dancing.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Looking forward to to hearing your your reports and your
analysis of that. Being in Paris while the Olympics are
on or have just started. What is it like there?
Can you can you give us an idea of the
feel of the city.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
I can I can tell Paris Is, let's just say
cautiously or slowly buzzing. It really came to life tonight
when you saw Antoine DuPont leading this the French sevens
team to the gold medal victory over Fiji in the final.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
And I was in.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
A restaurant where you know, they were all the French
were going completely nuts loving that moment, and and it
was it was, it was really special, I guess for
DuPont because you know, he got injured, he had to
wear the mask in the Rugby World Cup and he's
he came along to the sevens team and you know
he doesn't always start games, but I'll tell you what,
(02:01):
he finishes them, and he was impressive.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
So I'd say the mood on the street as pride.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
And they're also buzzing about the opening ceremony. Did you
see it, Piney.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Yes, I saw bits of it, and I was very
keen to get your thoughts because you know, I kind
of tend to look at these things through a traditional eye,
whereas you you seem to, you know, think outside the
square a little bit, look at things from a different
angle and in a different way. What did you think
of it?
Speaker 3 (02:34):
Overall?
Speaker 4 (02:34):
I think it worked right, So I think you know
that the opening ceremony is about showcasing a nation and
its history, and really France have nailed that, nailed the brief.
You know, there are a couple of moments that you
could probably give, you know, take or leave. And also
I think I always felt sorry for some of the
(02:55):
dancers just going, you know, dancing their hearts out and
they get zero point five seconds on camera and then
they just have some.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Aerial shot.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Of the river and I like, I'm like, okay, yeah,
cut away from that person who's really giving it. They're
all But I thought the start was really special. And
my French friends, I was talking to one of them,
she said that her and her partner and her boyfriend
were in tears. They were just so emotional about it
(03:26):
because they really felt represented France in the most positive
way and that was I mean, I think if everyone
out there hasn't seen it, that the start was epic.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
A heavy metal band.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
Basically all members of the band outside of a massive palace,
out of different windows, while there's a Marie Antoinette is
carrying her own head and the head is singing, and
you just can't get a more epic start to something
than that. So I actually thought that was great, and
(04:01):
I actually thought the end was great. From when they
had these acrobats playing different acrobats I understand, playing the
one character that was masked and doing flips with the
Olympic flame, and once that Olympic flame was handed to
zenodinsa down onto Raphael and Ad and then the great
(04:22):
Olympic freech Olympic athletes and Paralympic athletes.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
I thought it was really special.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
It had the desired effect, which was emotion really and
now they've got a pretty cool flame with a balloon attached.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
That's right. Not every city in the world can say
that just on You mentioned the highs and the lows,
the disappointment and the delight. Our men sevens team obviously
started even before the opening ceremony, and their chances of
metal were kind of extinguished before the flame was even lit.
What about our Blackfoo and sevens? Though James should be
(04:58):
fairly confident they'll go back to back in the women's
seven should be pretty confident about that, wouldn't.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
You, Yeah, I think so.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
I think the the blackfer and Sevens are just a
really great story in camaraderie in sisterhood, understanding each other
and getting the best out of each other and really
supporting one another, and that they're excellence. Yeah, Okay, they're
(05:25):
amazing athletes, but I think they're a really great template
for how a modern New Zealand team should be.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
And that's just part of it is driven.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
I think a lot of it's driven by the players
and I'm always so impressed and you can see it
on social media.
Speaker 3 (05:42):
They're very, very candid.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
I'm sure every time you've interviewed a Black Fern seven
they're pretty much the best interview in sport overall, you know,
playing for player and so I think that positivity just
shines on the field and they'll have to dig deep
to be a team like Australia if that's the final,
because they've sort of lifted their game in the past
(06:04):
six months. But yeah, I really like the Black fan
and seven. Then having someone like Stacy Why could come
back as well. They're along with you know, Porscha Woodman,
michaeleb Lyde and and all the others.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
You know Tyler King.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Yep, No, I think they've look for me. They're they're
the ones. They're the ones who I think we'll get
us started over the next couple of days. Perhaps with
the gold medal, we might even get some metal before that.
Just before you go, do you reckon? Like if you
went to the break dancing and you did like a
backspin or the worm, will that get you a good point?
Do you think in break dancing?
Speaker 3 (06:42):
You hope?
Speaker 4 (06:43):
So I'm sort of more of a pop and locker,
you know, like I sort of can get electric pulse
and seat of go through you know, my fingers, And
I mean, I don't know what they do about the
robot now is that considered a bit parse?
Speaker 2 (06:55):
But I don't know. I don't know.
Speaker 4 (06:59):
Speaking of robots though, Poney, the one thing I was,
you know, the drone. The ladist of the drone say
with that Canada has been docked six points. I think
it is so they for flying two drones spying on
the football fans. But it doesn't really address and this
is what the statements come out from the endzo C.
(07:22):
It doesn't address the fact that the football fans lost
that game, so it hasn't actually helped them at all
in a positive way. It's really just killed off Canada's
chances of qualifying, right, So I think that is that
that's one thing that that should have been a walkover,
or that result should have been overturned in favor of
(07:44):
the football fans. It's it's not really the ideal punishment there.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
Yeah, you mean to have a zero sum solution here,
aren't you. So if somebody loses points, somebody else should
gain them. I guess what that also means though, is
that you know, if they've docked six, then somebody else
has to get three. I don't know, but yeah, I
think I tend to agree there's been no advantage gained
at all by New Zealand and here they've been the
victims both off the field and on it unfortunately. So yeah,
(08:11):
it's a yeah, yeah, it's a story that keeps on giving.
I'm sure there's more to come on this, James. I've
kept you all wait long enough. You you go and
get some sleep in the in the Paris night. Enjoy
the weak ahead, mate, I can't wait to see what
content you come up with, and we'll hopefully catch up
again next Sunday.
Speaker 4 (08:29):
Jeez, Piney sounds good mate. I'm always available for you, you know.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
And yeah, I'll get some sleep now and bondwi from me.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
Bon Wie indeed, thanks James James Maconi in Paris.
Speaker 1 (08:41):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk zed B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from newstalksb.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
And in Paris, not the entire country of France.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
One.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
James mcconey's in Paris. What are you doing in Paris?
Speaker 4 (00:20):
Yeah, a lot of people are asking that question, Poney,
What the hell am I doing over here? I am
here covering the Olympics for the Crowd Goes Wild and Sky.
So on any given day, I could be doing something
for Crowd Goes Wild and then you know, mightbe turn
around and do a live cross for Sky and and
(00:43):
interview news after at the end. You know, sometimes happy ones,
sometimes they'll be there'll be tears, but you're there to
capture the emotion and then in between times just trying
to actually sort of catch a couple of sports.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
That you wouldn't normally see.
Speaker 4 (00:59):
So I'm going off the beaten track hopefully to see
a bit of skateboarding and break dancing.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Looking forward to to hearing your your reports and your
analysis of that. Being in Paris while the Olympics are
on or have just started. What is it like there?
Can you can you give us an idea of the
feel of the city.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
I can I can tell Paris Is, let's just say
cautiously or slowly buzzing. It really came to life tonight
when you saw Antoine DuPont leading this the French sevens
team to the gold medal victory over Fiji in the final.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
And I was in.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
A restaurant where you know, they were all the French
were going completely nuts loving that moment, and and it
was it was, it was really special, I guess for
DuPont because you know, he got injured, he had to
wear the mask in the Rugby World Cup and he's
he came along to the sevens team and you know
he doesn't always start games, but I'll tell you what,
(02:01):
he finishes them, and he was impressive.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
So I'd say the mood on the street as pride.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
And they're also buzzing about the opening ceremony. Did you
see it, Piney.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Yes, I saw bits of it, and I was very
keen to get your thoughts because you know, I kind
of tend to look at these things through a traditional eye,
whereas you you seem to, you know, think outside the
square a little bit, look at things from a different
angle and in a different way. What did you think
of it?
Speaker 3 (02:34):
Overall?
Speaker 4 (02:34):
I think it worked right, So I think you know
that the opening ceremony is about showcasing a nation and
its history, and really France have nailed that, nailed the brief.
You know, there are a couple of moments that you
could probably give, you know, take or leave. And also
I think I always felt sorry for some of the
(02:55):
dancers just going, you know, dancing their hearts out and
they get zero point five seconds on camera and then
they just have some.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Aerial shot.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Of the river and I like, I'm like, okay, yeah,
cut away from that person who's really giving it. They're
all But I thought the start was really special. And
my French friends, I was talking to one of them,
she said that her and her partner and her boyfriend
were in tears. They were just so emotional about it
(03:26):
because they really felt represented France in the most positive
way and that was I mean, I think if everyone
out there hasn't seen it, that the start was epic.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
A heavy metal band.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
Basically all members of the band outside of a massive palace,
out of different windows, while there's a Marie Antoinette is
carrying her own head and the head is singing, and
you just can't get a more epic start to something
than that. So I actually thought that was great, and
(04:01):
I actually thought the end was great. From when they
had these acrobats playing different acrobats I understand, playing the
one character that was masked and doing flips with the
Olympic flame, and once that Olympic flame was handed to
zenodinsa down onto Raphael and Ad and then the great
(04:22):
Olympic freech Olympic athletes and Paralympic athletes.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
I thought it was really special.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
It had the desired effect, which was emotion really and
now they've got a pretty cool flame with a balloon attached.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
That's right. Not every city in the world can say
that just on You mentioned the highs and the lows,
the disappointment and the delight. Our men sevens team obviously
started even before the opening ceremony, and their chances of
metal were kind of extinguished before the flame was even lit.
What about our Blackfoo and sevens? Though James should be
(04:58):
fairly confident they'll go back to back in the women's
seven should be pretty confident about that, wouldn't.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
You, Yeah, I think so.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
I think the the blackfer and Sevens are just a
really great story in camaraderie in sisterhood, understanding each other
and getting the best out of each other and really
supporting one another, and that they're excellence. Yeah, Okay, they're
(05:25):
amazing athletes, but I think they're a really great template
for how a modern New Zealand team should be.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
And that's just part of it is driven.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
I think a lot of it's driven by the players
and I'm always so impressed and you can see it
on social media.
Speaker 3 (05:42):
They're very, very candid.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
I'm sure every time you've interviewed a Black Fern seven
they're pretty much the best interview in sport overall, you know,
playing for player and so I think that positivity just
shines on the field and they'll have to dig deep
to be a team like Australia if that's the final,
because they've sort of lifted their game in the past
(06:04):
six months. But yeah, I really like the Black fan
and seven. Then having someone like Stacy Why could come
back as well. They're along with you know, Porscha Woodman,
michaeleb Lyde and and all the others.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
You know Tyler King.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Yep, No, I think they've look for me. They're they're
the ones. They're the ones who I think we'll get
us started over the next couple of days. Perhaps with
the gold medal, we might even get some metal before that.
Just before you go, do you reckon? Like if you
went to the break dancing and you did like a
backspin or the worm, will that get you a good point?
Do you think in break dancing?
Speaker 3 (06:42):
You hope?
Speaker 4 (06:43):
So I'm sort of more of a pop and locker,
you know, like I sort of can get electric pulse
and seat of go through you know, my fingers, And
I mean, I don't know what they do about the
robot now is that considered a bit parse?
Speaker 2 (06:55):
But I don't know. I don't know.
Speaker 4 (06:59):
Speaking of robots though, Poney, the one thing I was,
you know, the drone. The ladist of the drone say
with that Canada has been docked six points. I think
it is so they for flying two drones spying on
the football fans. But it doesn't really address and this
is what the statements come out from the endzo C.
(07:22):
It doesn't address the fact that the football fans lost
that game, so it hasn't actually helped them at all
in a positive way. It's really just killed off Canada's
chances of qualifying, right, So I think that is that
that's one thing that that should have been a walkover,
or that result should have been overturned in favor of
(07:44):
the football fans. It's it's not really the ideal punishment there.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
Yeah, you mean to have a zero sum solution here,
aren't you. So if somebody loses points, somebody else should
gain them. I guess what that also means though, is
that you know, if they've docked six, then somebody else
has to get three. I don't know, but yeah, I
think I tend to agree there's been no advantage gained
at all by New Zealand and here they've been the
victims both off the field and on it unfortunately. So yeah,
(08:11):
it's a yeah, yeah, it's a story that keeps on giving.
I'm sure there's more to come on this, James. I've
kept you all wait long enough. You you go and
get some sleep in the in the Paris night. Enjoy
the weak ahead, mate, I can't wait to see what
content you come up with, and we'll hopefully catch up
again next Sunday.
Speaker 4 (08:29):
Jeez, Piney sounds good mate. I'm always available for you, you know.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
And yeah, I'll get some sleep now and bondwi from me.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
Bon Wie indeed, thanks James James Maconi in Paris.
Speaker 1 (08:41):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk zed B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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