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    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

    It’s crazy that it’s even a contest

    USA should be smashing everyone in their sleep

    It's a team game, and the sum of the parts blah blah ......

    That’s a lot of sums

    Hence their collective wage bill

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    @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

    It’s crazy that it’s even a contest

    USA should be smashing everyone in their sleep

    It's a team game, and the sum of the parts blah blah ......

    That’s a lot of sums

    Hence their collective wage bill

    The NBA is a different game. Serbs almost rolled them with amazing shooting, brilliant team offense and defense. This team was as stacked as any for some time. Curry, KD, LeBron and all played great when it mattered

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    @canefan What was interesting in the last two games was how much game time the USA gave to their starting stars.

    International standards are getting better. One year they will go rolled.

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    @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan What was interesting in the last two games was how much game time the USA gave to their starting stars.

    International standards are getting better. One year they will go rolled.

    They've already been rolled before haven't they? Jason Tatum barely played along others. This was no globetrotters tour, they had to work hard to win gold

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    The Norwegian guy who won the 5000 after missing out on the medals in his specialist 1500 ran the 5000 for the first time at an Olympic games! Amazing

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    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    The Norwegian guy who won the 5000 after missing out on the medals in his specialist 1500 ran the 5000 for the first time at an Olympic games! Amazing

    Well. He is the reigning 5000m world champ. If not last 2 world champs. Not that amazing.

    Where they followed exact same path as this one. If understood commentators correctly. He fluffed his 1500s but won 5000s in slowish tactical races.

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    @Rapido said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    The Norwegian guy who won the 5000 after missing out on the medals in his specialist 1500 ran the 5000 for the first time at an Olympic games! Amazing

    Well. He is the reigning 5000m world champ. If not last 2 world champs. Not that amazing.

    Where they followed exact same path as this one. If understood commentators correctly. He fluffed his 1500s but won 5000s in slowish tactical races.

    Thanks for ruining the narrative for me mate...

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    Sarah Laing  /  life

    How Canada’s beach volleyball swimsuits became Olympic fashion stars

    How Canada’s beach volleyball swimsuits became Olympic fashion stars

    The designers behind Left on Friday gave us the lowdown on the suits from Paris.

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    The modern pentathlon is more impressive than I thought.

    1. The whole event takes less than 2 hours long
    2. Each athlete brings a horse but the horses are chosen at random. The rider and horse have 20 minutes to get familiarised
    3. Fencing is a knockout last man standing deal
    4. 200m swim
    5. Final event is a run and laser target shoot
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    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=902365145255327&set=pcb.902365158588659
    Here is a list of events we are contesting on the final day.

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    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    The modern pentathlon is more impressive than I thought.

    1. The whole event takes less than 2 hours long
    2. Each athlete brings a horse but the horses are chosen at random. The rider and horse have 20 minutes to get familiarised
    3. Fencing is a knockout last man standing deal
    4. 200m swim
    5. Final event is a run and laser target shoot

    I didn't realise it was this awesome. I take it it's over now?

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    @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    The modern pentathlon is more impressive than I thought.

    1. The whole event takes less than 2 hours long
    2. Each athlete brings a horse but the horses are chosen at random. The rider and horse have 20 minutes to get familiarised
    3. Fencing is a knockout last man standing deal
    4. 200m swim
    5. Final event is a run and laser target shoot

    I didn't realise it was this awesome. I take it it's over now?

    Not that awesome to sit through the whole thing, I just watched 10 minutes of highlights... 😉

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350374634/paris-olympics-devastated-aimee-fisher-proud-despite-pain-missing-medal

    Learnings. Fisher is young, she will have another chance in LA

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    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350374634/paris-olympics-devastated-aimee-fisher-proud-despite-pain-missing-medal

    Learnings. Fisher is young, she will have another chance in LA

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    @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350374634/paris-olympics-devastated-aimee-fisher-proud-despite-pain-missing-medal

    Learnings. Fisher is young, she will have another chance in LA

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    Well, young enough for one more cycle

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    The breakdancers are obviously at the top of their game. But is it a sport? I would have maybe said performing arts. Already dumped for LA and I don’t think it will be back. Skateboarding has been made permanent (!) and boxing is temporarily out (for governance issues I think).

    The added sports to 2028 are cricket, lacrosse, squash, flag football and softball/baseball.

    Apparently the IOC woujd like some sports that appeal to the India, Pakistan, Bangladesh demographic so cricket and squash must have some chance of remaining for Brisbane.

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    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    The modern pentathlon is more impressive than I thought.

    1. The whole event takes less than 2 hours long
    2. Each athlete brings a horse but the horses are chosen at random. The rider and horse have 20 minutes to get familiarised
    3. Fencing is a knockout last man standing deal
    4. 200m swim
    5. Final event is a run and laser target shoot

    200m swim is a bit lame.

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  • RapidoR Offline
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    The pentathlon is army biased. I suggest a naval pentathlon as well.

    1. Fencing. Your ship has been boarded and it's a cutlass fight.
    2. Platform Diving. Abandon ship.
    3. Swimming. obviously
    4. Boxing. You've landed on a tropical island and need to fight the local tribe in order to steal a canoe.
    5. Kayaking (if you win your Boxing bout)
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