Olympics Thread
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<p>I think I'd say "questionable". Who knows - perhaps he's teamed up with a legendary shotput coach.</p>
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<p>Be interesting to hear an explanation of that sort of rapid improvement.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="606650" data-time="1471573225"><p>Didn't make the cut? Dude, he was 9th at the Olympics!</p></blockquote>
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Our first men's Field medal ever at the Olympics and suddenly expectations go through the roof
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<p>Headline: Synchronised swimming twins with matching boob jobs</p>
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<p>I hope he is under no expectation to provide any sort of explanation.</p>
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<p>I think his only obligation is to piss in a bottle. </p> -
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Headline: Synchronised swimming twins with matching boob jobs<br><br><img src="http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/201634/190816SPLTWINS5_620x310.jpg" alt="190816SPLTWINS5_620x310.jpg"><br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/olympics/news/article.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=11696976">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/olympics/news/article.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=11696976</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The swimming girls wear one-pieces for their events, so you don't really see how lean they are IMHO.</p>
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<p>Didn't make the cut? Dude, he was 9th at the Olympics!</p>
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<p>No, he literally didn't make the cut. He wasn't in the last round. I'm not bagging Gill, not at at all, I'm not saying he shouldn't have been there or anything - he just didn't make the cut!</p>
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<p>Classic case of wondering why Gill has been getting so much coverage, and Walsh hasn't.</p>
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<p>Willis won't get near a medal I reckon. He does have a habit of getting himself boxed in for finals and not giving himself a chance. But there are plenty better than him so getting to the final is an achievement for him.</p>
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<p>So ... who have we got left in competition? And in contention?<br><br>
Lydia (if she sorts her self out)<br>
BMX dude?<br>
McCartney<br><br>
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<p>The BMX is lethal. I glanced at the 1/4 finals yesterday, there was a lot of carnage. Strikes me as not really a proper sport, but I'd happily take us a medal of course.</p> -
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<p>For fans of women's volleyball. :)</p>
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<p>Whole. New. Appreciation...</p> -
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<p>The BMX is lethal. I glanced at the 1/4 finals yesterday, there was a lot of carnage. Strikes me as not really a proper sport, but I'd happily take us a medal of course.</p>
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<p>Each time I see a BMX story, I'm gutted for Sarah Walker. The run of injuries she had leading up to qualifying was seriously awful - and she would have been a medal contender.</p> -
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<p>Willis won't get near a medal I reckon. He does have a habit of getting himself boxed in for finals and not giving himself a chance. But there are plenty better than him so getting to the final is an achievement for him.</p>
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<p>Great for Walsh, he really came from nowhere over the past year and a half. Now we have to see if he can push past 22m.</p>
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<p> I reckon he can. The throw where he fouled by just losing his balance a little was quite a bit further than 21.36, commentator was saying it looked close to 22m.</p> -
<p>The finals of the team sports are really compelling viewing: volleyball, handball, hockey, basketball, (soccer - nah). The volleyball and handball double up as gold-plated eye-candy sports too.</p>
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<p>NZ would be good at handball if we took it seriously IMO.</p>
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<p>Will stay up late (european time) to watch the pole vault, would be stoked with any sort of medal for McCartney.</p>
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No, he literally didn't make the cut. He wasn't in the last round. I'm not bagging Gill, not at at all, I'm not saying he shouldn't have been there or anything - he just didn't make the cut!<br><br>
Classic case of wondering why Gill has been getting so much coverage, and Walsh hasn't.<br><br>
Jeeze, some of you guys are touchy.</p></blockquote>
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You're operating on 4 year old TSF info MR. There was a a<br>
Lot of attention on here when wondering if Jacko would compete at senior level last olympics as he was smashing junior records.<br><br>
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<p>The finals of the team sports are really compelling viewing: volleyball, handball, hockey, basketball, (soccer - nah). The volleyball and handball double up as gold-plated eye-candy sports too.</p>
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<p><strong>NZ would be good at handball if we took it seriously IMO</strong>.</p>
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<p>Will stay up late (european time) to watch the pole vault, would be stoked with any sort of medal for McCartney.</p>
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<p>(for soccer, I'd go all rugby 7s on the event: get rid of the standard 11-a-side, and replace it with an indoor 5-a-side tournament)</p>
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<p>You could form a NZ Handball squad from locks and back row players. They would have appropriate fitness, handling and jumping skills to excel in Handball. Defence is a bit different though in Handball.</p>
