Olympics Thread

Sneakdefreak

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I'm expecting to see some 'silvers per capita' medal tables. </blockquote>
 
Silver is the new Gold says Sharon from the Stuff newsdesk. She tweeted it and did a snapchat so it must be tots true. #letsdoaselfie

antipodean

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The Scots have a glorious record in all forms of the game. Just look at this piece of play from the mighty Gavin Hastings, like Jonah and SBW in the same movement.....
 
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The best part of that is when he gets smashed in a textbook tackle and throws the ball away. Gavin "Whining fluffybunny" Hastings.

mariner4life

shit, when that video finished, one that came up had the Aus v France series from 1990. Filthy shit!

taniwharugby

Apparently there will be a Public Holiday in Fiji on the 22nd!!

Mokey

Men's lightweight four finish fifth in their final. Eeek.
 
Um, the gold-winning Swiss had a kiwi coach so yay? Do we need to start a new 'NZ connection' medal table?
 
(No pressure, Mahe and Emma and Genevieve and Rebecca etc, but you guys have to win gold now.)

taniwharugby

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Men's lightweight four finish fifth in their final. Eeek.
 
Um, the gold-winning Swiss had a kiwi coach so yay? Do we need to start a new 'NZ connection' medal table?
 
(No pressure, Mahe and Emma and Genevieve and Rebecca etc, but you guys have to win gold now.)
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a 2 degrees of separation connection table would be sweet.

mariner4life

The Gold Coast Titans played in Cairns last year and i went and watched. Jarryd Hayne Plays for the Gold Coast Titans. Jarryd Hayne played sevens for Fiji just the other month. That gold this morning is practically mine.

NTA

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Although <strike>Aussie</strike> NRL media will credit him with the success....
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"But, Dad which medal did Australia win? They won a medal right? Dad? Dad?
 
You love the Powerwall more than me."
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Fucken ay. Powerwall does exactly what I want, no back chat, no ongoing cost...

mariner4life

To be honest, the NRL media and most league fans probably don't even know Fiji's medal happened.
 
 
 
But, if they really wanted to spin it, Jarryd Hayne almost made the cut in the best sevens team on the planet in 3 weeks, he's just that good.

dK

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Look, i know its a Fern thing to bang on about the swimming medals on offer, but Phelps now hitting 22 is just awesome. Smoked home in the 200m IM by 2 seconds. 22 golds now. Fuck.</blockquote>
Suck that Leonidas of Thebes!!! Murica! Murica! Murica! Murica! 
Edit, sorry of Rhodes

mariner4life

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Suck that Leonidas of Thebes!!! Murica! Murica! Murica! Murica!
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(it's all Greek to me)

canefan

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I was being glib mate. It sort of smacks of participation over excellence. In Eddie's case he could have died on those jumps. He had giant balls to do that
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Yeah can't compare the 2 in any way, shape or form. Eddie gave it his all and risked his life. That Eric the Eel guy from 2000 got there because his dad was close to the ruling elite. He couldn't even swim properly. Eddie also came close to qualifying for the Olympics in downhill skiing. In other words he was a serious athlete.
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:)

NTA

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(it's all Greek to me)
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I heard you like it Greek style. And I'm not talking yoghurt... not THAT kind of yoghurt anyway... :whistle:

NTA

Aaaaaaaand there it is: <a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.foxsports.com.au/olympics/why-jarryd-hayne-can-bask-in-fijis-historic-olympic-sevens-gold-medal/news-story/6ad98c87110f4bc2427954a70c35cc48?from=public_rss&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed">http://www.foxsports.com.au/olympics/why-jarryd-hayne-can-bask-in-fijis-historic-olympic-sevens-gold-medal/news-story/6ad98c87110f4bc2427954a70c35cc48?from=public_rss&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed</a>

booboo

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I didn't have the 4am excuse this time. 
I actually did realise before I posted but thought I'd push post for comic effect

booboo

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Aaaaaaaand there it is: <a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.foxsports.com.au/olympics/why-jarryd-hayne-can-bask-in-fijis-historic-olympic-sevens-gold-medal/news-story/6ad98c87110f4bc2427954a70c35cc48?from=public_rss&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed">http://www.foxsports.com.au/olympics/why-jarryd-hayne-can-bask-in-fijis-historic-olympic-sevens-gold-medal/news-story/6ad98c87110f4bc2427954a70c35cc48?from=public_rss&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed</a></blockquote>
 
Foxsport going for comic effect too...

Immenso Rapido

Watching some swimming for the first time (I've finally managed after 6 days to switch to a channel showing swimming, and it is actually showing swimming rather than medal ceremonies, miraculous). 
The atmosphere, or rather the tv coverage seems really flat. I don't feel like I'm in the stadium, but instead watching through a really thick sound buffering window. 
This isn't a gripe about the sky broadcast. It seems that the in-pool noise is a constant hum of PA announcements, and fucking pop music. Can barely hear the crowd. And no one thinks to change the sound settings for the minute or two that the race is on (although I think the PA may be blaring out commentary during the race as well?). 
Maybe this vanilla IOC broadcast wants to hide any booing? Basically can't hear the crowd either before, during, or after the races.

Smudge

It seems to me the stadiums are filled with supporters of athletes, and not much else. I stand to be corrected because adopts Hugh Grant voice I'm just one man watching a TV broadcast asking if the local spectators are actually there but . . .

Immenso Rapido

Velodrome is the same as the pool. Crowd noise and PA is just a quiet background hum. PA doing fucking commentary during the races. 
Edit: and this is a constant PA stream of commentary as eg Holland race themselves in team pursuit qualifier? How can this need constant commentary? 
The most underwhelming olympics I've ever watched, is my verdict so far.

Mokey

Wrong flags being used seems to be an issue - NZ and Aussie flags mixed up, wrong Chinese flag etc.
 
But from the comments made by the IOC vice president, sounds like there are constant niggles, and they are not very impressed with the Rio organisation. Ambulances going missing, robberies, cab disputes, bullets flying...not a great look for the host city.

The Silver Fern

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