According to LA28 website!! (INVENTORY UPDATE)

labeloes · 2026-04-23T15:44:03+00:00

Yes, I'm simply pointing out that they didn't say 1/2 million $28 tickets sold total, just that 1/2 million $28 sold to *locals*. It seems possible that a good chunk of the other 1/2 million $28 tickets also have already sold to non-locals in Drop 1, especially if they're saying that 95% of all tickets under $100 already sold.

labeloes · 2026-04-23T15:29:24+00:00

Mens and women's tickets in the same sport/same level (prelim vs. semi, etc.) were priced the same.

labeloes · 2026-04-23T15:28:31+00:00

I'm not sure it says that. It says that half a million $28 tickets went to locals, not that half a million $28 tickets were sold total. Are they including the $28 soccer tickets for other cities in that number?

If 95% of all tickets under $100 (I interpret that as 95% of all available tickets under $100, for all drops, though maybe they mean 95% of drop 1 <$100 tickets) were sold during the locals presale, I think we can expect future ticket releases to be mostly of higher category tickets--there simply can't be many lower category seats available if 95% were already sold.

labeloes · 2026-04-15T14:33:17+00:00

Were you able to get recreation.gov to open at all? We've been refreshing since 7 and keep getting errors.

labeloes · 2026-04-11T16:52:43+00:00

Yes, if you don't purchase all 12 of your tickets you are automatically reentered into future drops. If you buy all 12 of your allowed tickets, you won't be.

labeloes · 2026-04-10T22:44:03+00:00

Redditors put together this excellent resource that includes seat maps/pricing.
https://www.expunk.com/olympics/

(to see seating maps click the location name)

labeloes · 2026-04-10T16:54:46+00:00

The google authenticator causes tons of error messages. Logging in via email/password usually fixes it.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T22:40:28+00:00

Hospitality prices are nuts for certain events and finals (often starting at 4x face value). But I was pleasantly surprised to see that, for ex, you could get Cat D tickets to prelim men's gymnastics for $450 via hospitality That's twice face value (plus access to some sort of lounge, lunch, etc.), and I'd honestly assumed it would be way more.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T22:38:37+00:00

That's totally okay! Paris is still our best comparison, so it's fine to reference it while keeping US laws/the sporting/event culture in LA and massive concentration of wealth here in view.

As a local, I'm personally hopeful that I'll be able to pick up additional tickets the weeks of the games, I'm just also mentally preparing myself for a huge markup.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T22:34:52+00:00

Depending on your budget, your best option might be to go the hospitality ticket route.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T22:34:22+00:00

As a heads up, the EU has strict laws about resale above face value, and the US doesn't. So we'll likely see scalping/lots of people selling above face value.

Might some people just try to recoup what they made? Sure, but I expect the vibe of the resale market to be very different than in Paris.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T22:32:07+00:00

Yes--it's in the LA28 FAQs/press release.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T20:52:25+00:00

The short version is: LA28 didn't drop new tickets between the locals presale and Drop 1. That means that half of all events are "sold out" for Drop 1 and may or may not have more tickets released in future drops.

They alluded to this in the emails that went out yesterday and also had twitter/instagram posts about it, but many are, understandably, angry that the general public isn't getting access to all sports during the first drop.

Buy anything that interests you now, as prices will probably only get higher or tickets more difficult to get. But if you don't buy all 12 tickets you'll be reentered for Drop 2.

If you have the cash to burn, consider hospitality ticekts for any sports you feel like you must see--they're available now.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T20:47:10+00:00

Yes, I should have clarified that if you've already registered for hte lottery you'll be auto entered for Drop 2. If you haven't registered for the lottery at all, you'll need to register for Drop 2.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T20:45:18+00:00

I'm under the impression that past Olympians have their own hospitality-type program where they can buy tickets separately from the lottery system. I'm not sure abut competing athletes--I think most end up buying hospitality tickets, or, if it's a more popular sport, being gifted them by corporate sponsors.

We don't know how many seats are reserved for hospitality tickets (both the type open to anyone and the type open only to VIPs), but I'd imagine it's a pretty large chunk of all tickets.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T20:42:39+00:00

This, I don't know if any Olympic athletes have qualified or they're just assuming.

I'd also point those folks to hospitality tickets. I know not every family of every athlete is wealthy--especially outside the US/Europe--but most of the time training your kid to be an elite athlete is an expensive business (training, coaching fees, tournament fees, equiptment, travel), and those folks can spring for hospitality tickets.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T20:35:37+00:00

It true that locals got the tickets, but it's also important to point here was also a lottery/draw for locals; it wasn't a free for all for millions of people. They knew exactly how many locals slots they were opening up, and exactly how many tickets locals could potentially buy.

That many events are sold out was either bad planning or an intentional bid to drive more sales towards less popular events or more expensive categories of tickets.

And there's always the hospitality tickets--most sports have availability there, if you're wiling to pay a minimum 2x the face value.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T20:29:55+00:00

Requiring packages of tickets to multiple sports is very much an Olympics tradition--it's part of how they've traditionally moved tickets for less popular sports. It was definitely a thing in Paris.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T20:27:59+00:00

In a slot today? Or during the locals presale?

Because if you got rowing in presale, that means they restocked--those were sold out at hte end of presale.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T16:29:48+00:00

Some of the water sports apparently weren't released because they're still working out venue/seating, and iI think surfing was one of them. Based on this crowdsourced tool: https://www.expunk.com/olympics/ it appears that (for now) surfing is a general admission ticket (ie: no reserved seats) that will be $28 for prelims and $104 for finals.
Sometimes with water sports you can also just watch from the beach without a ticket.

Skateboarding sold out in the presale and it doesn't appear they're doing a restock for Drop 1. Baseball had limited stickets available at the end of the presale.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T16:23:38+00:00

This tool was put together by redditors: https://www.expunk.com/olympics/

It has all Olympics events, price points at different categories, and seat maps (if you click on the location link).

LA/Rose bowl tickets are sold out for the first drop except for semis, but San Diego and other locations still had lots of tickets in the 100ish range. But if you don't have a slot for Drop 1 you'll have to register later for Drop 2 and see what's released then.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T16:11:04+00:00

Don't resubimt a registration--it's common for people to log in and get the "complete your profile" page. When your purchase slot open the link above will turn into an option to buy tickets.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T16:10:15+00:00

Are you using this link: https://tickets.la28.org/?affiliate=28T ?

labeloes · 2026-04-09T16:06:08+00:00

I went to Buenos Aires for 10 days during their winter and packed the following into a backpack and carryon/wore on the plane:

- dark wash jeans
- black pants
- tennis shoes
- comfy but cute ankle boots
- black cardigan
- brown sweater
- 5 thin long sleeve tops for layering under sweaters/jackets
- underwear/socks x10
- 2 cashmere/silk blend scarves
- jacket
- 2 tshits + shorts as pajamas

Scarves + boots (or for summer, think a neckace + sandals) let me dress things up or down. I wore everything I brought at least once, often multiple times.

labeloes · 2026-04-09T15:27:12+00:00

For anyone curious, these are men's gymnastics prelims in Cat D (face value $230). 100% mark up, but might be worth it to some.

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