I will say this straight out - LA will have to pull off a complete miracle to compete with Paris Olympics. The city provided such a stunning backdrop to the events it is almost impossible to match if. Marathon and cycling through st. Germaine area? Fencing in the grand palais? Events in seine with backdrop of Eiffel? Various free pop up venues to watch Olympics with backdrop of Hôtel de-vile or various picturesque churches? There is no fucking way LA is going to match the visual factor of Paris. Gonna be incredibly hard to top this!