Olympics Thread

[TeWaio]

<p>GOLD! smashed it</p>

[Billy Tell]

<p>:)</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Awesome! Gold! </p>

[canefan]

Brilliant paddle, put the hammer down in the final quarter and no one had an answer

[TeWaio]

<p>Olympic record</p>

[Rembrandt]

Awesome! Even better a well timed midnight toilet stop means I got to watch it

[Billy Tell]

If we want to go any higher up that medal table we need 3 more golds

[hydro11]

<p>Poor Nikki Hamblin trips up in the 5k. Her olympics over.</p>

[canefan]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="hydro11" data-cid="605842" data-time="1471352838"><p>Poor Nikki Hamblin trips up in the 5k. Her olympics over.</p></blockquote>What a shame for her. Did anyone go down with her?

[hydro11]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="canefan" data-cid="605844" data-time="1471353592">
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<p>What a shame for her. Did anyone go down with her?</p>
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<p>An American athlete who bravely finished the race.</p>

[TeWaio]

<p>Lovely sportsmanship shown btwn the two. They both finished, in a fair bit of pain.</p>

[hydro11]

<p>First two heats were very slow. Willis should be able to qualify here even if he misses out on the top 6.</p>

[hydro11]

<p>Willis cruised it. Used no energy and got through.</p>

[TeWaio]

<p>Class from Willis.</p>

[Frye]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Billy Tell" data-cid="605841" data-time="1471352665"><p>
If we want to go any higher up that medal table we need 3 more golds :(</p></blockquote>
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Spain is on 4 golds. <br><br>
I'll be happy if we finish 14th but we'll have to keep winning to stay there.

[Billy Tell]

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<p>Spain is on 4 golds.<br><br>
I'll be happy if we finish 14th but we'll have to keep winning to stay there.</p>
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<p>That 4th Spanish gold post-dates my comment.</p>
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<p>But yes, effectively one more gold will see us leapfrog Spain again (where the rain falls mainly on the plain).</p>
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<p>However, 3 more golds and we'd be right on Australia's arse.</p>

[TeWaio]

<p>McCartney over 4.60m and into the pole vault final, after 2 fails at 4.45m and one at 4.55m</p>

[Billy Tell]

<p>Does she have any chance of a bronze??</p>

[TeWaio]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Billy Tell" data-cid="605854" data-time="1471359397">
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<p>Does she have any chance of a bronze??</p>
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<p>Yep. Is pretty wide open after the big American favorite Jen Suhr. Last nights men's comp showed it only takes one big vault out of nowhere to cause a big upset.<br><br>
Her PB, 4.80m, would likely be enough to medal. Particularly if she had a clean card with no misses right up to and including that height (a much bigger ask).</p>

[Billy Tell]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="TeWaio" data-cid="605855" data-time="1471361698">
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<p>Yep. Is pretty wide open after the big American favorite Jen Suhr. Last nights men's comp showed it only takes one big vault out of nowhere to cause a big upset.<br><br>
Her PB, 4.80m, would likely be enough to medal. Particularly if she had a clean card with no misses right up to and including that height (a much bigger ask).</p>
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<p>If she gets any sort of medal, I'd give her sportswoman of the year, no question.  An athletics medal in a reasonably glamour event is not to be sneezed at.  I suppose if she got bronze and Carrington with her gold, you could argue.</p>