Olympics Thread
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It's funny how most of the sports we win medals in, we are sitting down. Kayaking, Rowing, Cycling and Sailing.
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@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
Watching the women waiting for confirmation of silver and bronze was almost better viewing than the race.
One team member in the German team was beside herself, and the other was having a laugh. Completely different ways of showing emotion while waiting to hear the result.
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Toby Roberts wins Gold for GB in the climbing
Epic
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@Canes4life said in Olympics Thread:
@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
Watching the women waiting for confirmation of silver and bronze was almost better viewing than the race.
One team member in the German team was beside herself, and the other was having a laugh. Completely different ways of showing emotion while waiting to hear the result.
That was Paulina Paszek, the Pole/German. It was that close for the minor medals.
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@Canes4life said in Olympics Thread:
It's funny how most of the sports we win medals in, we are sitting down. Kayaking, Rowing, Cycling and Sailing.
You’re not going to win many sevens games sitting down
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@MN5 said in Olympics Thread:
@Canes4life said in Olympics Thread:
It's funny how most of the sports we win medals in, we are sitting down. Kayaking, Rowing, Cycling and Sailing.
You’re not going to win many sevens games sitting down
Hence why I said most sports.
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@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
Some of the backdrops have been spectacular. The show jumping was run in the grounds of Versailles, spectacular
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While we're on improving the Olympics
Fencing is poncy as fuck. Give them real swords and add some fucking jeopardy.
And then the super gay modern pentathlon should be a death sport. Duels until 1 is left.
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@Nevorian said in Olympics Thread:
Surely Lisa Carrington is our greatest Olympian of all time
I'd argue she is The Greatest Female Olympian of All Time now.
Only really swimmers ahead of her for her time Golds.
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Just watched the race. Wow what a smashing. Carrington is such a machine, both her and Hoskins barely look like they're breathing. Lisa's longevity is remarkable, and by helping to blood her younger boat mates with gold medal success she is establishing her legacy
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@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
While we're on improving the Olympics
Fencing is poncy as fuck. Give them real swords and add some fucking jeopardy.
And then the super gay modern pentathlon should be a death sport. Duels until 1 is left.
It's the gentleman's event which would be vastly improved if they had to do it wearing smoking jackets and holding a glass of scotch in their free hand.
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
Just watched the race. Wow what a smashing. Carrington is such a machine, both her and Hoskins barely look like they're breathing. Lisa's longevity is remarkable, and by helping to blood her younger boat mates with gold medal success she is establishing her legacy
What I noticed was how effortless it looks for the best crews. Almost as if they're not trying to grab too much water.
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@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
Just watched the race. Wow what a smashing. Carrington is such a machine, both her and Hoskins barely look like they're breathing. Lisa's longevity is remarkable, and by helping to blood her younger boat mates with gold medal success she is establishing her legacy
What I noticed was how effortless it looks for the best crews. Almost as if they're not trying to grab too much water.
It's beautiful to watch. More dynamic than the rowing, like propellers
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Watching the games in Oz is insufferable, Channel 9 News in particular, virtually hijacked by reports on the games, reporting like no other country was in the Olympics and not even putting on much news. Gave a whole lot of their journalists including the weatherman a cushy gig in Paris.
List of multiple Olympic medalists - Wikipedia
