Olympics Thread
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@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
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Great morning for GB
Silver in Men's Triathlon
Gold in swimming; diving; mtn bikingSilver 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.
What’s shit about it?
Synchronised. Even more pathetic than normal subjective crap.
Not everyone’s cup of tea perhaps but pathetic seems rather harsh.
Come on, it's bullshit. Just because something is hard, doesn't mean it should be in the Olympics. As a mate said yesterday, I think magicians are fucking amazing, but I'm not giving one a gold medal.
Synchronised anything can piss off. Taking an event that exists already, then transforming it to see if your mate can match your movements is a joke. Why isnt there synchronised hurdles? Javelin? Don't get me started on "walking" (and yes, I see the parallels to swimming events). 3 x 3 basketball can bugger off too.
I think I actually prefer the skateboarding/surfing/breakdancing to that stuff.
You’re comparing someone pulling a rabbit out of a hat to a diving competition? Or hurdles or javelin to diving? I’m not a huge fan but don’t get the hate. At the end of the day I was just pleased that a really good athlete and good bloke won a gold. Relax.
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Deja Vu. I think I made this argument last time. But the irony of a mainly rugby forum being against subjectiveness in sports officiating.
Easier to judge a good synchrosnised dive than officiating off your feet, rolling away too slow, not genuinely attmepting an intercep, failing to defy gravity by not keeping a maul up long enough, rush defence offside, even forward passes.
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@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:
Dammit, Japan scores and takes the lead: 1 - 2
That was a bloody good individual effort to score that too.
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@rapido said in Olympics Thread:
Deja Vu. I think I made this argument last time. But the irony of a mainly rugby forum being against subjectiveness in sports officiating.
Easier to judge a good synchrosnised dive than officiating off your feet, rolling away too slow, not genuinely attmepting an intercep, failing to defy gravity by not keeping a maul up long enough, rush defence offside, even forward passes.
Is anyone here arguing for the inclusion of rugby as an olympic sport?
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@rapido said in Olympics Thread:
Deja Vu. I think I made this argument last time. But the irony of a mainly rugby forum being against subjectiveness in sports officiating.
Easier to judge a good synchrosnised dive than officiating off your feet, rolling away too slow, not genuinely attmepting an intercep, failing to defy gravity by not keeping a maul up long enough, rush defence offside, even forward passes.
Strange take, as the winner in rugby is still decided by the team that scores the most points, rather than the team which the ref thinks has the best form.
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@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@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 bikingSilver 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.
What’s shit about it?
Synchronised. Even more pathetic than normal subjective crap.
Not everyone’s cup of tea perhaps but pathetic seems rather harsh.
It may be harsh given they no doubt put in a tremendous amount of effort, but I'm still wedded to the Olympic motto whereas these days the Olympics appear to be trending towards the "participation medal" end of the spectrum.
Thankfully we’re still a long way from medals being awarded for participation. The best on the day wins. I get some of the criticism against judged sports but I tend to give diving some slack. I guess because they’re great athletes (not some greasy dude in a suit with a rabbit in his mit) performing insanely hard athletic feats.
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@gt12 said in Olympics Thread:
@rapido said in Olympics Thread:
Deja Vu. I think I made this argument last time. But the irony of a mainly rugby forum being against subjectiveness in sports officiating.
Easier to judge a good synchrosnised dive than officiating off your feet, rolling away too slow, not genuinely attmepting an intercep, failing to defy gravity by not keeping a maul up long enough, rush defence offside, even forward passes.
Strange take, as the winner in rugby is still decided by the team that scores the most points, rather than the team which the ref thinks has the best form.
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@gt12 said in Olympics Thread:
@rapido said in Olympics Thread:
Deja Vu. I think I made this argument last time. But the irony of a mainly rugby forum being against subjectiveness in sports officiating.
Easier to judge a good synchrosnised dive than officiating off your feet, rolling away too slow, not genuinely attmepting an intercep, failing to defy gravity by not keeping a maul up long enough, rush defence offside, even forward passes.
Strange take, as the winner in rugby is still decided by the team that scores the most points, rather than the team which the ref thinks has the best form.
Synchronised Diving is also decided by the team with that scored most points?What a weird take.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
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@mikethesnow said in Olympics Thread:
Great morning for GB
Silver in Men's Triathlon
Gold in swimming; diving; mtn bikingSilver 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.
What’s shit about it?
Synchronised. Even more pathetic than normal subjective crap.
Not everyone’s cup of tea perhaps but pathetic seems rather harsh.
It may be harsh given they no doubt put in a tremendous amount of effort, but I'm still wedded to the Olympic motto whereas these days the Olympics appear to be trending towards the "participation medal" end of the spectrum.
Thankfully we’re still a long way from medals being awarded for participation. The best on the day wins. I get some of the criticism against judged sports but I tend to give diving some slack. I guess because they’re great athletes (not some greasy dude in a suit with a rabbit in his mit) performing insanely hard athletic feats.
I don't. They're not even gymnasts, who I don't think should be in the Olympics either.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@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 bikingSilver 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.
What’s shit about it?
Synchronised. Even more pathetic than normal subjective crap.
Not everyone’s cup of tea perhaps but pathetic seems rather harsh.
Come on, it's bullshit. Just because something is hard, doesn't mean it should be in the Olympics. As a mate said yesterday, I think magicians are fucking amazing, but I'm not giving one a gold medal.
Synchronised anything can piss off. Taking an event that exists already, then transforming it to see if your mate can match your movements is a joke. Why isnt there synchronised hurdles? Javelin? Don't get me started on "walking" (and yes, I see the parallels to swimming events). 3 x 3 basketball can bugger off too.
I think I actually prefer the skateboarding/surfing/breakdancing to that stuff.
You’re comparing someone pulling a rabbit out of a hat to a diving competition? Or hurdles or javelin to diving? I’m not a huge fan but don’t get the hate. At the end of the day I was just pleased that a really good athlete and good bloke won a gold. Relax.
I love diving. Gutsy and skilled. Yeah it has a subjective element to judging it, but I don't recall to many stories of fixing or travesties of justice - seems like the best guys win.
I equally love gymnasticts.
My hate for anything synchronised is that you've now judging (to a huge degree) on something totally different - your ability to do it at the same time and in the same way as someone else, My javelin comment is valid - why not have it, where you get points for distance, but also points for how close your mate can land his to yours? No, you say, that'd be fucking stupid? Yeah, I agree.
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@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@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 bikingSilver 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.
What’s shit about it?
Synchronised. Even more pathetic than normal subjective crap.
Not everyone’s cup of tea perhaps but pathetic seems rather harsh.
It may be harsh given they no doubt put in a tremendous amount of effort, but I'm still wedded to the Olympic motto whereas these days the Olympics appear to be trending towards the "participation medal" end of the spectrum.
Thankfully we’re still a long way from medals being awarded for participation. The best on the day wins. I get some of the criticism against judged sports but I tend to give diving some slack. I guess because they’re great athletes (not some greasy dude in a suit with a rabbit in his mit) performing insanely hard athletic feats.
I don't. They're not even gymnasts, who I don't think should be in the Olympics either.
Not even gymnasts? Who ever made that claim?
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@crucial said in Olympics Thread:
Nyika too classy in the first round.
Big class difference given his footwork isn't great.
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@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@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 bikingSilver 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.
What’s shit about it?
Synchronised. Even more pathetic than normal subjective crap.
Not everyone’s cup of tea perhaps but pathetic seems rather harsh.
Come on, it's bullshit. Just because something is hard, doesn't mean it should be in the Olympics. As a mate said yesterday, I think magicians are fucking amazing, but I'm not giving one a gold medal.
Synchronised anything can piss off. Taking an event that exists already, then transforming it to see if your mate can match your movements is a joke. Why isnt there synchronised hurdles? Javelin? Don't get me started on "walking" (and yes, I see the parallels to swimming events). 3 x 3 basketball can bugger off too.
I think I actually prefer the skateboarding/surfing/breakdancing to that stuff.
You’re comparing someone pulling a rabbit out of a hat to a diving competition? Or hurdles or javelin to diving? I’m not a huge fan but don’t get the hate. At the end of the day I was just pleased that a really good athlete and good bloke won a gold. Relax.
I love diving. Gutsy and skilled. Yeah it has a subjective element to judging it, but I don't recall to many stories of fixing or travesties of justice - seems like the best guys win.
I equally love gymnasticts.
My hate for anything synchronised is that you've now judging (to a huge degree) on something totally different - your ability to do it at the same time and in the same way as someone else, My javelin comment is valid - why not have it, where you get points for distance, but also points for how close your mate can land his to yours? No, you say, that'd be fucking stupid? Yeah, I agree.
But it’s not really. Throwing a spear is not the same as jumping off a 10m high platform and doing a somersault and reverse pike or whatever ridiculous bodily contortions these guys do. In fact it’s an absurd comparison.
