Olympics Thread

[MN5]

[Rapido]

Watching hockey refs trying to communicate through their ear pieces, in their second language, while a techno disco blasts out of the PA, makes great telly .

Should be a sport in itself.

[Stargazer]

Damn, Japan scores.

[Stargazer]

Yess, the Black Sticks score! 1 all

[Stargazer]

And they score another one!!

The Black Sticks lead 2 - 1!

[Stargazer]

Half time score: Black Sticks women 2 - 1 Japan

[Stargazer]

Great defence from the Black Sticks; the Japanese not able - thus far - to convert penalty corners into points.

[canefan]

We are down one in the bin for 5 minutes

[Stargazer]

Are they always so quick to show cards in hockey?

[canefan]

@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

Are they always so quick to show cards in hockey?

I dunno, I only watch at Oly and Comm games time! The Japanese girl was away and running so fair enough I guess

[Stargazer]

Still 2 - 1 to the Black Sticks at the end of the 3rd quarter.

[canefan]

We need another goal to give us some breathing space

[canefan]

We are getting clumsy. Japan making the running right now

[Stargazer]

We're lucky that Japan have not scored of single penalty corner.

I find it so stupid in hockey that a team can get a penalty corner by hitting the ball against an opposition player's ankle.

[Stargazer]

Good use of the referral.

[Stargazer]

Yesss, the Black Sticks win again! Close and entertaining game.

Full time score: NZL 2 - 1 Japan

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@mikethesnow said in Olympics Thread:

Great morning for GB

Silver in Men's Triathlon
Gold in swimming; diving; mtn biking

Silver or Gold on the way in Women's Taekwando

I thought Tom Daly had retired. That’s terrific that he finally won gold. Remember him as a 14 year old at the 2008 Olympics.

[antipodean]

@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

@mikethesnow said in Olympics Thread:

Great morning for GB

Silver in Men's Triathlon
Gold in swimming; diving; mtn biking

Silver or Gold on the way in Women's Taekwando

I thought Tom Daly had retired. That’s terrific that he finally won gold. Remember him as a 14 year old at the 2008 Olympics.

Another shit medal.

[Machpants]

@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

@mikethesnow said in Olympics Thread:

Great morning for GB

Silver in Men's Triathlon
Gold in swimming; diving; mtn biking

Silver or Gold on the way in Women's Taekwando

I thought Tom Daly had retired. That’s terrific that he finally won gold. Remember him as a 14 year old at the 2008 Olympics.

Another shit medal.

Synchronised diving, sounds like what happens in soccer

[Cyclops]

Totally random thought spurred by someone pointing out that the road race isn't the pinnacle of cycling.

Would an Olympic tour event work? Two weeks is a bit short (three weeks for the grand tours), but other events start early. Dunno if it would be practical and goes against the 'host city' idea. But might be cool to see national teams competing in multi stage race.