Olympics Thread

[KiwiMurph]

Swimming Para gold for Tupou Neiufi - how good!

[gt12]

Adams gets gold.

That’s neat.

Two gold medalists from the same family is fucking choice.

Edit: Paralympics record too, and her worst throw would have still won gold.

[Bovidae]

A silver medal to 20 yr old Danielle Aitchison in the 200 m. She was never going to beat the Chinese WR holder so great to be the best of the rest.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/paralympics/126218334/tokyo-paralympics-sprinter-danielle-aitchison-nabs-200m-silver-at-first-games

[Stargazer]

[mariner4life]

I am an evil horrible person who will burn in hell

But I just watched the dudes do no arm backstroke and it made me laugh out loud. Wiggle racing.

[Tim]

@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

I am an evil horrible person who will burn in hell

But I just watched the dudes do no arm backstroke and it made me laugh out loud. Wiggle racing.

LOL. Agreed on both counts.

[Bovidae]

A smile at last from Pascoe. Also, you could see the emotion on her face when she realised she had won.

[Cyclops]

Sophie Pascoe might be my favourite NZ Olympian. What a beast.

[Bovidae]

Thumbs up!

[Bovidae]

Sophie Pascoe just does enough to win gold in the 200 m IM. That's 4 in a row in this event.

[canefan]

@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

Sophie Pascoe just does enough to win gold in the 200 m IM. That's 4 in a row in this event.

The impression we have is that she's had a trying year to say the least, with a far from ideal buildup. Nice to get some rewards now

[Bovidae]

@canefan Yes, the emotion after winning last night was telling. Hopefully she has one more big race in her for the butterfly.

I didn't see the race but Nikita Howarth​ finished 4th in her 100m breaststroke final swimming with a fractured arm.

Danielle Aitchison backs up her silver in the 200 m with a bronze in the 100 m.

[Stargazer]

Another athletics medal. After finishing first in her heat, Danielle Aitchison won a bronze medal on the 100m track (T36). Only 0.02s behind the silver medallist.

That's her second medal after her silver on the 200m. Only 20 years old.

[Stargazer]

@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

@canefan Yes, the emotion after winning last night was telling. Hopefully she has one more big race in her for the butterfly.

I didn't see the race but Nikita Howarth​ finished 4th in her 100m breaststroke final swimming with a fractured arm.

Danielle Aitchison backs up her silver in the 200 m with a bronze in the 100 m.

Ah, missed the last sentence.

[canefan]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/paralympics/126252472/tokyo-paralympics-sophie-pascoe-clings-on-to-win-11th-gold-with-dramatic-aftermath

Don't breathe in the final stretch, have a chunder, pass out. Grab the gold. What a legend.

[Stargazer]

Another gold medal!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/paralympics/300398695/tokyo-paralympics-long-jumper-anna-grimaldi-wins-gold-with-record-leap

[Stargazer]

And another gold medal!

[NTA]

Aussie Curtis McGrath wins gold again.

Born in NZ and spent time in both countries. Joined the Australian Army as a combat engineer and took a Taliban IED in 2012. By 2014 he was in a canoe and winning fucking everything.

Amazing guy.

[Bovidae]

Some background about the struggles Sophie Pascoe had faced preparing for Tokyo from her coach.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/paralympics/126279923/sophie-pascoe-almost-didnt-go-to-tokyo-paralympics-before-winning-four-medals

[canefan]

@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

Some background about the struggles Sophie Pascoe had faced preparing for Tokyo from her coach.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/paralympics/126279923/sophie-pascoe-almost-didnt-go-to-tokyo-paralympics-before-winning-four-medals

For someone who sets such high standards for herself, that was added stress onto an already poor buildup