Olympics Thread

MiketheSnow

5 in a row

antipodean

Lol what? 126,0000 euro for a bike? Fuck me dead

They might as well say a million - they're not selling them.

sparky

Australia beats GB in the finals of the men's Team Pursuit to win Gold.

Australia have 17 Golds and are 3rd in the medal table with only the two superpowers above them. An absolutely amazing Olympics for the Aussies.

sparky

New Zealand against the USA in the final of the women's Team Track Cycling Pursuit.

Billy Tell

Bugger!

sparky

A great effort by NZ, a silver medal.

But USA too strong. One tenth of a second off the World Record. Congratulations to them.

sparky

Second Gold in these games for Kristen Faulkner who also won the Olympic Road Race. Legend!

Billy Tell

McCartney 2 from 2. The only competitor to skip 2.4 m. Come on Eliza!!

Billy Tell

We can’t finish behind Ireland on the table. They only passionately follow 3 sports. Gaelic football which is Aussie rules with a soccer ball. Hurling which is Aussie rules with a hockey stick. And English football involving Liverpool or Man U. These sports are generally enjoyed at the pub with a pint of Guinness. We are more sporty than them!

Billy Tell

Currently down to 7 pole vaulters having cleared 4.7 m. The other 2 kiwis still in but I doubt they clear the height.

sparky

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

McCartney 2 from 2. The only competitor to skip 2.4 m. Come on Eliza!!

She's leading the competition at the moment, but a long way to go.

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/athletics/women-s-pole-vault/fnl-000100--

sparky

Katie Moon won in Tokyo with 4.90. Probably something similar will be needed to win tonight.

Victor Meldrew

I'm watching the hurdles and Andrew Cotter is commentating. Adds colour and gives an ignoramus like me a good understanding of how runners can fuck up a hurdle.

Is there no sport this bloke isn't brilliant at?

Billy Tell

Has to get 4.8 as 3 jumpers already over. 1 miss so far.

Billy Tell

Last chance saloon. So close with 2nd jump.

Billy Tell

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MajorRage

BBC chose to show Gabby Logan taking to people instead.

Looks like it’ll just be another gold for Aussie anyway.

sparky

@MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:

BBC chose to show Gabby Logan taking to people instead.

Why on earth did they decide people who watch the Olympics prefer people chatting on sofas to live sport?

sparky

@Victor-Meldrew said in Olympics Thread:

I'm watching the hurdles and Andrew Cotter is commentating. Adds colour and gives an ignoramus like me a good understanding of how runners can fuck up a hurdle.

Is there no sport this bloke isn't brilliant at?

I wish they'd use Cotter as the main commentator on all the races instead of Cram.

MiketheSnow

@sparky said in Olympics Thread:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Olympics Thread:

I'm watching the hurdles and Andrew Cotter is commentating. Adds colour and gives an ignoramus like me a good understanding of how runners can fuck up a hurdle.

Is there no sport this bloke isn't brilliant at?

I wish they'd use Cotter as the main commentator on all the races instead of Cram.

Cram has forgotten more than Cotter knows

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