Olympics Thread
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This must be causing havoc to the all important medals per capita table:<br><br><br>
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<p>Anyone know how the sailing medal races work? I think I remember reading that the top ten from each event qualify for them, is that right? So our Nacra 17 Mixed pair have already qualified for the medal race on Wednesday?</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Mofitzy" data-cid="605616" data-time="1471255480"><p>Matching or bettering the 6 golds we got in London seems like a stretch right now but still within reach.</p></blockquote>Carrington will probably need to win two of them
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This is good website I found to check standings.<br><br>
Click on "Overall Results" on the right.</p></blockquote>
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Err ... this one <br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/results_centre.php">http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/results_centre.php</a> -
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Not fussed about 6.<br><br>
I'll take 3. Any more is a bonus.<br><br>
Even 2 is pretty good.<br><br>
Discounting LA (always an asterisk with the absence of the commies) prior to London the BEST we'd done was 3.<br><br>
Sydney I think we had a grand total of 4 medals (Waddell and 3 bronze).<br><br>
I would have loved Val to add another gold but she was beaten by the most amazing piece of sport.<br><br>
The others were chances only. Not really out and out favourites.<br><br>
Let's celebrate how good we're doing - whilst hoping for more. -
<p>Great start to the hockey. An infamous 2-0 scoreline, with a beauty of a goal of the 2nd penalty corner. Hopefully we can go on to victory.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Billy Tell" data-cid="605638" data-time="1471268457"><p>Great start to the hockey. An infamous 2-0 scoreline, with a beauty of a goal of the 2nd penalty corner. Hopefully we can go on to victory.</p></blockquote>Hoping the girls can close the deal this time
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<p>Carrington will probably need to win two of them</p>
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<p>With Burling and Tuke picking up the sixth. As I write this the Black Sticks power in another one to go up 4 - 1 over the Aussies.</p> -
4-1. Mrs McCaw with the 3rd.
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<p>Women's steeplechase. Colleen Quigley.</p>
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<p>#today's Olympics eye-candy</p> -
Fantastic win for the Black Sticks over Australia.<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/83203535/rio-olympics-2016-black-sticks-women-to-play-for-medal-after-australia-upset">http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/83203535/rio-olympics-2016-black-sticks-women-to-play-for-medal-after-australia-upset</a>
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<p>Am I looking right that Dylan Kennet is now first equal in the omnium?</p>
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<p>Stuff is still saying eighth.</p>
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