Olympics Thread
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@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:
Hmmm, that Canadienne
You’re easily my favorite poster over the last few days. Well played.
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Batummmmmmmmmmm big time block to save the game.
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I think it’s finished right with the two best teams - USA v France for gold, and the next best two Slovenia and Oz for bronze.
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Big night for French teams with both the men’s volleyball and basketball teams qualifying for the gold medal matches.
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I havent seen any official announcements so presume ladies golf will still be contested over the full 4 rounds. They are however going off split tees today so perhaps trying to get through before some weather comes in later in the day. Surely any decision needs to be made before the first group tees off today.
Anyway, Lydia off at 11.42am NZtime along with Jessica Korda
Oh and Gaby 10.59am NZ time and paired with Brook Henderson.
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@mofitzy_ said in Olympics Thread:
@pakman
Bermuda unfortunately. At 64k total pop we can't catch them. Still an amazing effort and probably more to come. A top 10 would be incredible.San Marino most medals per capita, 1 per 11000!
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Haven't checked this but been told that if you exclude the medal extravaganza that is the swimming us and Aussie are level on medal count.
I always find it confusing that as a country where almost everyone grows up near the sea and swimming every summer and with a reasonably strong surf lifesaving tradition we don't do better in the pool.
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@cyclops said in Olympics Thread:
Haven't checked this but been told that if you exclude the medal extravaganza that is the swimming us and Aussie are level on medal count.
I always find it confusing that as a country where almost everyone grows up near the sea and swimming every summer and with a reasonably strong surf lifesaving tradition we don't do better in the pool.
We are smarter and concentrate on Olympic sports that allow you to sit down while winning.
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The two sets of predictions in this article have worked out pretty well.
A few big surprises and not many fails.
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Fai for GB in SF boxing
Best 3 rounds I’ve seen in some time
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@mikethesnow said in Olympics Thread:
Fai for GB in SF boxing
Best 3 rounds I’ve seen in some time
What happened to the Cubans in boxing? Have all their best defected?
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Big result for Aus last night with Ash Moloney taking bronze in the decathlon. We've never won a medal in that event before, so it's an incredible achievement.
It's probably a top five moment of these games for me. Winning gold is nice but it's left field stuff, unexpected stuff like this that is what the games are all about.
Athletics medals should count double or triple, given the width and depth of the talent pool. You're genuinely competing against every nation. It's nice to win in swimming or rowing or kayaking or equestrian or cycling, but those are a rich nations' game.
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@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Big result for Aus last night with Ash Moloney taking bronze in the decathlon. We've never won a medal in that event before, so it's an incredible achievement.
It's probably a top five moment of these games for me. Winning gold is nice but it's left field stuff, unexpected stuff like this that is what the games are all about.
Athletics medals should count double or triple, given the width and depth of the talent pool. You're genuinely competing against every nation. It's nice to win in swimming or rowing or kayaking or equestrian or cycling, but those are a rich nations' game.
It was great of his team mate to pace him and help him run the time he did. Completely sacrificed his own result.
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