Olympics Thread
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@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
Take out LA (Commie boycott) and it's only London and after where we start a decent bag of medals.
spot on.
Someone wrote about how high performance sport NZ has found the soft seams of medals at the Olympics and exploited it ruthlessly - velodrome, kayak, rowing. Plenty of medals, not so many serious competitors. I thought it was a very insightful point ... we are maximising our medals per dollar (and arguably that's the most importnat metric for countries like us with limited resources)
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@Windows97 said in Olympics Thread:
Hmm - how long before Russia is allowed back into the Olympics?
It's funny, I haven't noticed their absence at all. Don't know what that means.
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@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
@Windows97 said in Olympics Thread:
Hmm - how long before Russia is allowed back into the Olympics?
It's funny, I haven't noticed their absence at all. Don't know what that means.
It means poor old China gets all the government sponsored/covered up doping heat, rather than Russia taking it's fair share of it!
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Also watched NZ make a qtr final in mens sport climbing last night. The sports climbing event is nuts, first time I've watched it, its the closest thing I have ever seen that looks like it is straight out of the MCU. Seriously was expecting Peter Parker to represent USA
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@bayimports said in Olympics Thread:
Also watched NZ make a qtr final in mens sport climbing last night. The sports climbing event is nuts, first time I've watched it, its the closest thing I have ever seen that looks like it is straight out of the MCU. Seriously was expecting Peter Parker to represent USA
I think it's great. Something very simple and pure about it - just get up the wall as fast as you can. Or in the case of lead climbing, get as far up as you can without falling.
The best Olympic sports are the simplest. No judging or weird technicalities. Fastest, highest, strongest.
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i've watched a bit of that climbing and you cannot convince me they aren't being pulled up by safety line. The movements just don't look right to go that vertical that fast.
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@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
@bayimports said in Olympics Thread:
Also watched NZ make a qtr final in mens sport climbing last night. The sports climbing event is nuts, first time I've watched it, its the closest thing I have ever seen that looks like it is straight out of the MCU. Seriously was expecting Peter Parker to represent USA
I think it's great. Something very simple and pure about it - just get up the wall as fast as you can. Or in the case of lead climbing, get as far up as you can without falling.
The best Olympic sports are the simplest. No judging or weird technicalities. Fastest, highest, strongest.
yeah loved it, also loved the fact that the touch plate to finish showed their scores instantly on the screen
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@Virgil said in Olympics Thread:
@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
Five Golds is an awesome return. Hell we're demanding. Historical NZ medal tables ...
How terrible was Sydney
1 Gold
3 BronzeShit really? I can't remember, but for an almost home games that is a terrible return. I assume Aussie had a big one?
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@Donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
From memory, Sydney sparked a lot of serious rethinking about high performance sport, and what we were doing/not doing.
Any chance 2024 can have a similar effect on NZ cricket
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@bayimports said in Olympics Thread:
@Donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
From memory, Sydney sparked a lot of serious rethinking about high performance sport, and what we were doing/not doing.
Any chance 2024 can have a similar effect on NZ cricket
I'd been going to add the the Craps and the All Blacks were pretty mud around the time of the Sydney Olympics too
My memory is that was the start of Academies left right and centre. Oz had one and we didn't, so therefore...
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@Windows97 said in Olympics Thread:
Hmm - how long before Russia is allowed back into the Olympics?
There are still plenty competing in Paris along with those from Belarus. Look for this logo:
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@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@Windows97 said in Olympics Thread:
Hmm - how long before Russia is allowed back into the Olympics?
There are still plenty competing in Paris along with those from Belarus. Look for this logo:
I wonder what the AIN medal rally is like?
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@KiwiPie said in Olympics Thread:
Tebogo looked great - Lyles might have been struggling but Tebogo looked like he had more to give. Also he gave a really lengthy interview to Sky NZ trackside which most champions wouldn't do! He's a sub 45 400m and sub 10 100m man - can't be many of them. I think he knew that if he was ahead coming into the bend he had the strength from the longer distance to see them off.
Could’ve sneaked an Olympic record had he not slowed and thumped his chest twice. He has an effortless run action almost Bolt like.
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@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:
Can we get close to Tokyo's haul?
I think we can equal or better the golds.
We still have good prospects for 2, maybe 3 in the kayaking. I gather we have prospects still at the velodrome and one of either the men's high jumper and women's shot putter are an outside chance.
I can't see us getting another 7 total though but golds are where it's at.
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