Olympics Thread

[sparky]

<p>Lots of possession by NZ, but shut out by excellent GB defence and poor composure by the Black Sticks forwards.</p>

[taniwharugby]

<p>Whitelock with a YC and GB score...2-0</p>
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<p>tough to come back now.</p>

[taniwharugby]

<p>3-0, we are done</p>

[sparky]

<p>3-0 to GB.</p>

[Billy Tell]

<p>That's it 3-0.  Too individualistic, Britain have done nothing flash, just kept their head, and taken their chances.</p>
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<p>Pretty disappointing.</p>

[Mokey]

<p>GAH. Choke.</p>
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<p>GB really are their bogey team. Unfortunately this game is going to do nothing to help the mental block.</p>

[sparky]

<p>GB look very, very organised. NZ look like a scratch team that has just be put together in comparison.</p>

[sparky]

<p>All over, 3-0.</p>

[Billy Tell]

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<p>GB look very, very organised. NZ look like a scratch team that has just be put together in comparison.</p>
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<p>Yeah, GB defence very good.  NZ looked like a team of individuals.</p>
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<p>Forced to watch it on the BBC :(</p>

[Virgil]

Once again the woman's hockey team bottle it in the game that counts<br>
Cue further heartbreak and tears in the bronze medal play off...

[NTA]

Boomers crush Lithuania this morning to end our shitty run of QF exits.<br><br>
Argies starting strongly against the USA. I'm no expert of the game but the Yanks look like they don't give a fuck about each other.<br><br>
The Argies have awesome support - crowd is nutso

[NTA]

And the Yanks have woken up

[Mokey]

<p>That Ryan Lochte robbery story is getting weirder and weirder. Latest seems to be that when they went through Olympic village security, he had his missing wallet.</p>

[No Quarter]

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<p>That Ryan Lochte robbery story is getting weirder and weirder. Latest seems to be that when they went through Olympic village security, he had his missing wallet.</p>
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<p>Ryan Lochte is a dimwitted idiot so I wouldn't be surprised at all if he either exaggerated the truth, or just made the whole thing up as a way of getting attention. He had some ridiculous reality TV show a while back where he came across as an A-hole of the highest order.</p>

[Bovidae]

<p>I would think that Lochte bagging a Playboy Playmate would give him all the attention he needs.  :)</p>

[ACT Crusader]

<p>Three big wins so far in the Men's basketball QF's. Aussies looked sharp with some quality defence. Lithuania is one of those teams when they get a little behind or in foul trouble they drop their heads and are susceptible to big losses.</p>
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<p>Impressed with the US this morning. Probably their best game defensively. This helped some of the guys pick it up offensively, particularly KD.</p>

[canefan]

<p>So the hockey girls freeze in the big moment again.  I hope Richie didn't give the pre-match talk otherwise he will be confined to the hotel for the next game.  If not, why the hell not have him do the talk?  He can uncork his version of the RWC 2011 talk ;)</p>

[hydro11]

<p>Not a great performance from Farqhuar but he has had a very good career.</p>

[mariner4life]

<p>Women's long jump on at the moment, and it's pretty bad. Are the conditions suss? I've never seen a top level event with so many mis-jumps, fouls, and stutter steps in it. It's like no one wants to make the top 8</p>

[NTA]

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<p>Women's long jump on at the moment, and it's pretty bad. Are the conditions suss? I've never seen a top level event with so many mis-jumps, fouls, and stutter steps in it. It's like no one wants to make the top 8</p>
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<p>How about the American girl who overstepped by about a metre? FFS...</p>