The venues were incredible and I loved the way the entire city and its landmarks were showcased. In that respect alone, Paris has been my favorite Olympics ever. I doubt any other host city could put on such a display.
I still think the river parade of the opening ceremony was a mistake though. The best opening ceremonies for me are still Beijing for its grandeur and London for its overall atmosphere.
In defence of gymnastics, even though the four women’s disciplines and 6 men’s disciplines all fall under the umbrella of “artistic gymnasts” each event is very different. There’s as much difference between doing a beam routine and an uneven bars set as there is between running the 100m dash and doing the pole vault in athletics.
If you’re going to go after gymnastics, you may as well consider reducing the number of track and field events too.
Per wikipedia:
Gymnastics evolved in Bohemia and what later became Germany at the beginning of the 19th century. The term “artistic gymnastics” was introduced to distinguish freestyle performances from those used by the military.
I think people take the term “artistry” too literally sometimes. In many non-Anglosphere areas of the world, gymnastics isn’t even known as “artistic gymnastics” - just "gymnastics"or “sports gymnastics” in some places.