Olympics Thread
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There was piece in the Oz papers a couple weeks back about their bike - years of dev went into it, they were very happy. They put it on the market as they had to per Olympic rules , 12 months from the games, with a price tag of $100k per bike. If someone purchased, they would have been obliged to deliver - but they stipulated a 2 month delivery time on top of that crazy cost
Surprise surprise, nobody purchased the bike so nobody got to see the tech or try it out It’ll be on the market post-games for $13k
Really does seem odd that there aren’t more rules around tech other than “put it on the market”
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Keeping up with Kelley
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Duplantis girlfriend…
Desiré Inglander.
Who is Desiré Inglander? The lowdown on Mondo Duplantis' new fiancée
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So much room for double entendres. Pole. Desiré…
Du is you in Swedish as well..
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Long jump final. OR dates from Mexico 1968!
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Long jump final. OR dates from Mexico 1968!
Bob flying in the thin Mexico air
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@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Long jump final. OR dates from Mexico 1968!
Bob flying in the thin Mexico air
It’s the oldest OR still standing I see.
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A youthful sideshow bob leading the long jump.
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Long jump final. OR dates from Mexico 1968!
Bob Beamon. It was the World Record until 1991.
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One of sport's greatest moments.
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@Jailbreak7 said in Olympics Thread:
So climbing is a thing now?Just saw a bit of BBC coverage, cant believe this is an olympic sport.
Huh. Wall Blacks 😀
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Love me a good 1500 m
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Love me a good 1500 m
What a race that was. Cole Hocker broke his PB by three second to win it.
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@Damo said in Olympics Thread:
The K2 was a little embarrassing. Kiwis about a minute behind the pace.
I think the commentators were saying something like we had to enter a team to qualify for other races. That is a bit silly.
Yes, it was a loophole to get a K4 crew at the Olympics. Who they competed against in Aust makes the story even funnier.
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@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
I find the whole celebration of Silver and Bronze at the Olympics a bit odd.
Second place is just another losing position.
It's winning that is everything!
I dunno, some people would be pretty stoked to get a medal and be recognised as one of the best in the world. For sure, some people will be disappointed if they legit thought they were a chance for gold, and fell just short. Others, may have performed on the big stage with personal/life time bests, possibly higher than they ever thought possible. No wonder they are celebrating!
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