Another piping-hot Olympian-sized episode with Liz and Karen is fresh out of the oven, bringing stories and highlights about week two of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. In her Money Mama segment, Karen looks at viewership data for the Games, and investigates what Olympians get paid per country, leading to the bigger conversation of '"what does IOC use their funding for? Money Mama would like to know!" Liz and Karen also unpack some Olympic controversies, including those around equestrian sports, spy drones, and gender misinformation in the boxing event. Closing out the episode on a high note, this week's Rings Off segment showcases the best of the best across the Paris Games, including a jaw-dropping--and bar-dropping--French baguette incident.

MENTIONS

Olympic Viewership via Front Office Sports:

https://frontofficesports.com/five-reasons-2024-olympics-ratings-are-way-up/

Paris Olympians Pay:

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/31/heres-how-much-athletes-at-the-paris-olympics-earn-for-winning-medals.html

IOC Funding:

https://olympics.com/ioc/funding

Olympic Controversies: Equestrian -

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5668956/2024/08/03/dujardin-equestrian-olympic-sport-future/

Canada Women's Soccer Spy Scandal:

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5657110/2024/07/31/canada-soccer-olympic-spying-scandal-explained/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1723133021951573&usg=AOvVaw1eM_nZA8n3CZlEWbMB42uY

Olympic Boxing Gender Controversy:

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-5061280/olympic-womens-boxing-gender-imane-khelif-lin-yuting

Misleading Olympic Boxing Gender Controversy Explained:

https://www.vox.com/sports/364856/olympics-boxing-imane-khelif-angela-carini

Adult Film Company Offers French Vaulter $250K:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/french-vaulter-anthony-ammirati-offered-dollar250k-to-flaunt-his-infamous-olympic-bulge