AMERICA, F--- YEAH! U.S. Olympic Team to Bring Air Conditioning Units to Paris Olympics

With the Summer Olympics beginning in just a few weeks, we've seen many stories ranging from the good (Lia Thomas can't swim against women there), the bad (no Caitlin Clark on the U.S. women's basketball team), and the just plain weird (Olympic officials designing anti-sex beds for the athletes' dorms).

But every once in a while, we get a story that brings a tear to our eye and makes us proud to be Americans.

This is that story.

US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan https://t.co/qk8oVurm3D
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 22, 2024

As Twitchy reported back in March, the Paris Olympics designed the athletes' apartment buildings WITHOUT air conditioning due to 'climate concerns.' As we also reported, last summer more than 5,000 people died in France due to a heat wave.

The Olympics take place from July 26 - August 11. Do the math.

Well, yesterday, the U.S. Olympic team said to Paris, 'Stuff that nonsense. Our athletes will be cool, thank you very much.'

The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions.
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic CEO Sarah Hirshland said Friday that while the U.S. team appreciates efforts aimed at sustainability, the federation would be supplying AC units for what is typically the largest contingent of athletes at the Summer Games.
'As you can imagine, this is a period of time in which consistency and predictability is critical for Team USA’s performance,' Hirshland said. 'In our conversations with athletes, this was a very high priority and something that the athletes felt was a critical component in their performance capability.'

We love that it was the athletes themselves who demanded the air-conditioning units. Sleeping in uncomfortable beds that make it difficult to have sex is one thing, being hot at night is completely another.

During 1972 Munich games, our boy Bill Bowerman dealt w/ terrorist attack next door on Israel team (one of whom escaped to Coach Bowerman’s room) in exactly the same way— except he brought in armed US Marines instead of AC units, same deal. The Krauts went turbo-Col Klink on him. https://t.co/SAQ36X6kQ3 pic.twitter.com/BOjiTsAchv
— Carlos Mucha (@mucha_carlos) June 22, 2024

Get bent, German Olympic officials. Bowerman absolutely did the right thing in Munich. And people survived because of him and because of our Marines.

But we'll end with some more memes and GIFs we love. Because ... America.

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— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) June 22, 2024

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— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) June 22, 2024

HAHAHAHAHA. Ibram X. Kendi is probably writing a 'think-piece' as we speak about how our air conditioning units are racist.

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— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) June 22, 2024

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— JK Johnny (@_JohnnyJones) June 22, 2024

LOL. 'From our cold, dead hands ...' takes on a whole new meaning here.

The fact is, France generates the majority of its electricity from nuclear power. So no, having air-conditioning isn't going to 'kill the planet.' Anyone who says differently is lying.

We're not even sure WHY Paris went with their nonsensical no-air-conditioning Olympic Village in the first place. Other than virtue signaling.

All we know is that we're proud AF to be Americans this morning.