Olympics Thread

[Windows97]

2nd leg GBR still in front and can match-race us from here, NZL say stuff that and go out the other side of the course to get a split. A risk but not much else you can do. Spain also done a great job of catching up.

[nostrildamus]

On Lisa's chinups (from 2012)

[Windows97]

GBR and GER fighting it out for 1st place, NZL third - unfortunately barring a mistake from GBR it's looking like silver.

[mikedogz]

NZ can be one behind GB but not two in this sale race. NZ 3rd, GBR 2nd. NZ need POL in 4th to piss off. GBR need to get in front of leaders Germany.

[mikedogz]

go germany

[Windows97]

Wondered why we were just following GBR around the course. But yes basically now were counting on GER beating GBR...

Oh (&%^# it/...

[mikedogz]

Silver

[Machpants]

Fucking Germans!

[canefan]

So we snatched silver from the jaws of gold?

[Machpants]

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

So we snatched silver from the jaws of gold?

Yup, tactics were wrong, did their own thing and that wasn't enough

[Windows97]

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

So we snatched silver from the jaws of gold?

Not really - we weren't in the race to finish ahead of GBR or GER...GBR beat GER on the line by 1 - 2 seconds...

[canefan]

@machpants said in Olympics Thread:

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

So we snatched silver from the jaws of gold?

Yup, tactics were wrong, did their own thing and that wasn't enough

Well poos

[mikedogz]

Next medal events are Diving final and another sail race. Then track cycling.

[Windows97]

Basically we just tried to follow GBR around the course, but GER sailed a braver race and went with splits to try and make something happen and ended up ahead of us...

[Machpants]

@mikedogz said in Olympics Thread:

Next medal events are Diving final and another sail race. Then track cycling.

Unlikely for medals in any of those

[canefan]

@machpants said in Olympics Thread:

@mikedogz said in Olympics Thread:

Next medal events are Diving final and another sail race. Then track cycling.

Unlikely for medals in any of those

Track is in medal round so bronze is possible at least

[canefan]

@windows97 said in Olympics Thread:

Basically we just tried to follow GBR around the course, but GER sailed a braver race and went with splits to try and make something happen and ended up ahead of us...

Reasonable strategy but sounds like ultimately we needed to be a little bolder

[Rapido]

That was an exciting boat race.

[Machpants]

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

@machpants said in Olympics Thread:

@mikedogz said in Olympics Thread:

Next medal events are Diving final and another sail race. Then track cycling.

Unlikely for medals in any of those

Track is in medal round so bronze is possible at least

Possible, but unlikely, fingers crossed tho!

[Rapido]

@windows97 said in Olympics Thread:

Basically we just tried to follow GBR around the course, but GER sailed a braver race and went with splits to try and make something happen and ended up ahead of us...

I only saw the second half of the race. But we were never on the same side of the course as GBR. I'm not a sailor but that seems weird. Needed to treat it as a bit of match race. no?