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  • DonsteppaD Offline
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    I've seen a few gripes about swimmers being able to win multiple gold medals at the Olympics, but I expect no such complaints about that in the kayaking πŸ™‚

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    @rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

    I’m so in love with that woman.

    You'd be in a rather lengthy que I'd imagine πŸ™‚

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    The most emotion (and pain) I've seen Carrington in after a final.

    Halbergs sorted. πŸ™‚

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    @donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:

    I've seen a few gripes about swimmers being able to win multiple gold medals at the Olympics, but I expect no such complaints about that in the kayaking πŸ™‚

    None of the silly stroke differences of swimming, more like running 100, 200 and 400.

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    The gold medal is fantastic, but there's something special about watching history being rewritten, that minute and a half seemed to drag forever!!

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    Awesome. Looked liked she was fading at the end. Silver clawed back the lead.

    (Only damper was Watto in commentary.)

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    Takes us well up the medal table for a moment as well.
    In the top 10

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    Can anyone actually get a little imagine the feeling of starting a final in the olympics and just not seeing someone in front of you, fucking legend

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    @kirwan said in Olympics Thread:

    @donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:

    I've seen a few gripes about swimmers being able to win multiple gold medals at the Olympics, but I expect no such complaints about that in the kayaking πŸ™‚

    None of the silly stroke differences of swimming, more like running 100, 200 and 400.

    Or swimming the same stroke 50, 200, and 400.

    (I make few complaints about the swimming chances incase the next Danyon Loader turns up for us one Olympics πŸ™‚ )

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    18 medals in Rio. That’s number 17 so far.
    Probably just looking at a possibility of 2 more on the water and hopefully our luck changes in the cycling. Could crack twenty.
    Didn’t we go in with a target of 16 ?

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    Do Max Brown and Kurtis Imrie have a chance of winning a medal in the Kayak Double 1000m Final (3.55pm)?

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    I like her style and approach as well, goes out all guns blazing at the start and just trusts her strength, condition and training to get her through to the finish. It seems a little braver to lead from the front and back yourself to stay there than what it does to try and run people down in the home straight...

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    @stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

    Do Max Brown and Kurtis Imrie have a chance of winning a medal in the Kayak Double 1000m Final (3.55pm)?

    Second in their semi so hopefully in with a shot.

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    @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

    Awesome. Looked liked she was fading at the end. Silver clawed back the lead.

    Remember she had never won the Olympic gold in this event. Just listening to her interview, her strategy is to start fast and empty the tank.

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    @windows97 said in Olympics Thread:

    I like her style and approach as well, goes out all guns blazing at the start and just trusts her strength, condition and training to get her through to the finish. It seems a little braver to lead from the front and back yourself to stay there than what it does to try and run people down in the home straight...

    Amazing guts to do that. So much respect

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    Brown/Imrie not going to make it ...

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    Fifth place for Brown/Imrie.

    Great race for gold between the Aussies and Germans, with the Aussies claiming gold.

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  • DonsteppaD Offline
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    Need one more gold medal from someone to equal LA in 1984.

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    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    Skateboarding is funny, 12, 13 year olds competing with 40+ year olds with grey beards

    An Olympic sport for the ages

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