Wrestling in Paris (in 2017)
August 11, 2024 7:20 PM Subscribe
Wrestling in Paris (in 2017) Written in 2018, an overthinking of the freestyle wrestling championships in Paris, where class and partisan musings give way to riveting descriptions of a sport few in America follow, but maintains broad global appeal.
Writer lost me here: "...Helen Maroulis is essentially an obscene Nintendo character..." No. You're trying too hard. Wrestling is an interesting sport, the article, less so.
posted by CCBC at 10:13 PM on August 11 [1 favorite]
posted by CCBC at 10:13 PM on August 11 [1 favorite]
As someone who really liked doing wrestling (the sport) and cannot into wrestling (the men's soap opera). This article did make me smile.
posted by pan at 10:16 PM on August 11
posted by pan at 10:16 PM on August 11
Writer lost me here: "...Helen Maroulis is essentially an obscene Nintendo character..." No. You're trying too hard. Wrestling is an interesting sport, the article, less so.
The obscene Nintendo character, previously referenced in the article, was Techmo Bowl Bo Jackson.
posted by klangklangston at 7:57 PM on August 13
The obscene Nintendo character, previously referenced in the article, was Techmo Bowl Bo Jackson.
posted by klangklangston at 7:57 PM on August 13
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posted by dg at 9:49 PM on August 11