Olympics Thread
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@act-crusader said in Olympics Thread:
@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
Ozzie ladies ball kicky team in upset draw Vs yanks
Although given the way the US have been playing of late, I would’ve put the Aussies as favourites.
One loss in the last 40+ games, You'd expect them to come roaring back Vs world number 9 team. They went 6 1 on NZ
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@gt12 said in Olympics Thread:
2800 cases reported in Tokyo today according to the WSJ (Japan Times said 3000 earlier).
It's not clear how many of those are related to the Olympics, but I imagine we are going to have a long lockdown coming - I wonder whether the government will have the balls to make things stricter in Tokyo. during the Olympics...
I wish the IOC would just award the 2040 Olympics to Tokyo now to (somewhat) make up for this year
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@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@act-crusader said in Olympics Thread:
@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
Ozzie ladies ball kicky team in upset draw Vs yanks
Although given the way the US have been playing of late, I would’ve put the Aussies as favourites.
One loss in the last 40+ games, You'd expect them to come roaring back Vs world number 9 team. They went 6 1 on NZ
It appears we are witnessing the end of an era with the USWNT
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Women's tae kwan do is fucking stupid
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@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
Women's tae kwan do is fucking stupid
To be fair, so was the women's 200m butterfly I just watched.
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@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
Women's tae kwan do is fucking stupid
Hard to believe they're the result of a competitive process to represent their countries.
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@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
Women's tae kwan do is fucking stupid
To be fair, so was the women's 200m butterfly I just watched.
Did they say everyone makes the semi?
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@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
Women's tae kwan do is fucking stupid
Hard to believe they're the result of a competitive process to represent their countries.
It's like.an organised play fight
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@mariner4life Participation certificates for everyone.
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US women's gymnastics team trailing in a major competition apparently for the first time in a decade. It appears that Simone Biles may have withdrawn from the second half of the teams final, maybe due to injury. Might be an end of an era for these Americans too
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@williethewaiter said in Olympics Thread:
@higgins said in Olympics Thread:
@williethewaiter said in Olympics Thread:
luka jones qualifies in 5th for final in an hour in the kayak slalom
not bad as she made some errors.
all racing for 2nd the Aussie who qualified in 1st looks to be on a different level
It is not unheard of for an Australia craft crack up and sink when under big pressure.
she looks like a stone cold killer.
As predicted by some on this thread, the Aussie girl choked big time in the final. Unfortunately our girl wasn't in a position to be able to profit from it
I have an irrational dislike of Jess Fox although she seems really nice as a person.
Must have been London where she got a silver and was then hyped to hell by the Aussie media prior to Rio (where Luuka Jones beat her for silver), and again prior to Tokyo.
I feel sorry for her but am glad she didn't win ... if that makes sense.
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@act-crusader said in Olympics Thread:
Belgium playing the house down in the basketball and their two very good WNBA players Julie Allemand and Emma Messeman have been killing it. Aussie Opals get a loss first up.
Whoa. Really. I had them a potential winners.
Maybe missed Cambage?
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@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
Ozzie ladies ball kicky team in upset draw Vs yanks
Is that the Yanks out?
Edit: assume GD gets them through ahead of Aus?
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@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
Ozzie ladies ball kicky team in upset draw Vs yanks
Is that the Yanks out?
Edit: assume GD gets them through ahead of Aus?
They are through, but looking far from convincing. They will play the Netherlands, and Oz go through as one of the best 3rd placed teams so will play GB
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Biles withdrew from the teams event citing mental health reasons. Her body language didn't look good during qualifying, sound like the pressure just got too much. ROC/ Russia get their first gold in decades. She will have a chance to reset and see if she can still compete in the individual competitions
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@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
I think magicians are fucking amazing, but I'm not giving one a gold medal.
https://fism.org/championship-contests/world-championships-of-magic/
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@dogmeat said in Olympics Thread:
@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
I think magicians are fucking amazing, but I'm not giving one a gold medal.
https://fism.org/championship-contests/world-championships-of-magic/
I would actually watch that if it was on TV
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
ROC/ Russia
this right here occurred to me last night as the dumbest thing i have seen.
"Russia, you are filthy dopers (you and only you) so you are banned from the Olympics!!!"
"oh, but your athletes can still come. But they have to go under the banner ROC"
"oh, but everyone will just call you Russia anyway"
Way to really stick it to them there IOC, real tough stuff.
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@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
@dogmeat said in Olympics Thread:
@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
I think magicians are fucking amazing, but I'm not giving one a gold medal.
https://fism.org/championship-contests/world-championships-of-magic/
I would actually watch that if it was on TV
just make Penn and Teller Fool Me the comp. That show is fucking great.
