Olympics Thread

[1kiwi]

Bit of a fizzer in the end. So much for the Kiwi showdown.

[canefan]

@WillieTheWaiter said in Olympics Thread:

Pretty noticeable Fisher absent from the congrats squad when rest of team there..

Yeah. She has a reputation as a loner. And she doesn't appear to see eye to eye with Carrington's mentor and lead coach of the team reportedly. Basically trains on her own so I read

[canefan]

Lids and Metraux dropped shots on 1. They have come back and joined a large group tied at the top. If there is a tie at the end, will all of them get gold medals? Metraux dropped a shot on 2 as well.

[sparky]

@canefan There'll be a playoff.

[canefan]

Lids starting a little shaky. Metraux is bleeding right now, I think the pressure is finally getting to her

[1kiwi]

Dame Lisa has the seventh-most medals of any female in Olympic history. Also puts her 16th on the all-time list.

[MiketheSnow]

W Pentathlon heats were thrilling

[Billy Tell]

The climbing women’s final was great. Decent sport that.

[canefan]

Lids regains the outright lead, up one stroke at -9. But it's way early

[ACT Crusader]

@WillieTheWaiter said in Olympics Thread:

Pretty noticeable Fisher absent from the congrats squad when rest of team there..

My daughter asked why is her hair not braided like the rest of the NZ girls….

[sparky]

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

The climbing women’s final was great. Decent sport that.

Yeah, Climbing has been a welcome addition to the Olympics.

[MiketheSnow]

@sparky said in Olympics Thread:

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

The climbing women’s final was great. Decent sport that.

Yeah, Climbing has been a welcome addition to the Olympics.

Great combo of athleticism, speed, intelligence

[canefan]

@ACT-Crusader said in Olympics Thread:

@WillieTheWaiter said in Olympics Thread:

Pretty noticeable Fisher absent from the congrats squad when rest of team there..

My daughter asked why is her hair not braided like the rest of the NZ girls….

I'm sure there are lots of loner types in sports like kayaking. Wasn't Drysdale a bit of a loner in the single sculls? And I seem to recall someone not seeing eye to eye with Stephen Ferguson back in the day

[SBW1]

Great news, how are we tracking, any more?

[canefan]

Lids still leads. Fighting hard, her long game has been hot and cold, but she's getting up and down really well. Lots of movement behind her. Still most of the round to go so anything could happen

[canefan]

@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:

Great news, how are we tracking, any more?

We have cyclists racing in finals later

[Canes4life]

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:

Great news, how are we tracking, any more?

We have cyclists racing in finals later

High Jump final at 5am, and when is the Weight lifter kicking off?

[canefan]

@Canes4life said in Olympics Thread:

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:

Great news, how are we tracking, any more?

We have cyclists racing in finals later

High Jump final at 5am, and when is the Weight lifter kicking off?

6:30am

[canefan]

Lydia is on fire inside 100 yards. Which is just as well, because her long shots are inconsistent right now. Meanwhile the overnight leader took a triple bogey, she's +5 over the first 5 holes. Brutal

[sparky]

Hannah Green of Australia is on some sort of crazy charge in the final round of the golf.