Olympics Thread
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<p>yes, he's aided by being in a sport that has a shit load of medals on offer, but Michael Phelps is a fucking freak. Just won his 19th gold medal. That's nearly half as many as NZ has in total. </p>
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<p>Snell and Walker might have had a few more if they'd also been able to run the 1200, 1300, 1400 and 1600 metres - as well as skipping and running backwards over the same distances.</p>
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<p>Willis might have won a couple in the "1500 Holding your Cock".</p>
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<p>Amazing feat by Phelps, but what it really tells me is there are too many swimming distances and disciplines.</p> -
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<p>actually, scratch that, the only thing worse then the mouth breathers who complain about this shit (people have done that forever) is the media who beat this crap up by creating "articles" that are essentially lists of twitter posts made by the demented. </p>
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<p>Fuck Twitter, it is the single worst thing to happen to humanity since smallpox</p>
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<p>The article starts off with tweets bleating about her looking hot and then theres the inevitable backlash against the body shamers . This is news in 2016 apparently.</p>
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<p>I'm outraged, </p>
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<p>That she wasn't wearing this top too</p>
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<p><img src="http://i42.tinypic.com/26448qg.jpg" alt="26448qg.jpg"></p> -
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<p>Out of it how it looks like Hayley Holt and Rigor. I actually thought it was until I read the article as I was wondering how he was doing the Bloack at the same time now it is 'Live'</p>
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<p>yep, someof the images of her you would think they were at least sisters! </p> -
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<p>The article starts off with tweets bleating about her looking hot and then theres the inevitable backlash against the body shamers . This is news in 2016 apparently.</p>
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<p>I'm outraged, </p>
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<p>That she wasn't wearing this top too</p>
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<p><img src="http://i42.tinypic.com/26448qg.jpg" alt="26448qg.jpg"></p>
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<p>I thought they were referring to the other more MILFish looking one on the right who looks ready to go full Sharon Stone any second.</p> -
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<p>I thought they were referring to the other more MILFish looking one on the right who looks ready to go full Sharon Stone any second.</p>
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<p>Google images tells me she's already had a wardrobe incident on a windy day.</p> -
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<p>Google images tells me she's already had a wardrobe incident on a windy day.</p>
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<p>She's a million times cuter than Hayley Holt too but that may have a lot to do with the cute pommy accent I'm assuming she has over HH's rough as guts Kiwi monotone.</p> -
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The article starts off with tweets bleating about her looking hot and then theres the inevitable backlash against the body shamers . This is news in 2016 apparently.<br><br>
I'm outraged, <br><br>
That she wasn't wearing this top too<br><br><img src="http://i42.tinypic.com/26448qg.jpg" alt="26448qg.jpg"></p></blockquote>Sorry what were you saying?... -
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<p>yes, he's aided by being in a sport that has a shit load of medals on offer, but Michael Phelps is a fucking freak. Just won his 19th gold medal. That's nearly half as many as NZ has in total. </p>
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<p>Easily the best butterfly swimmer ever. His longevity in the sport is astonishing. To be good enough to swim freestyle and win gold medals at that too makes him the best swimmer ever IMO. And that's before you acknowledge he's put in the effort to master side stroke and doggy paddle for the medley events (where near half his Olympic gold medals come from).</p>
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<p>And that's really the issue: He's not the fastest across distances. He's the fastest doing slower shit.</p>
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<p>Amazing feat by Phelps, but what it really tells me is there are too many swimming distances and disciplines.</p>
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<p>He turned in the 4th fastest leg in the relay final this morning. </p>
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<p>He's 31 and in his 5th olympics! That's fucking incredible. </p> -
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<p>I thought they were referring to the other more MILFish looking one on the right who looks ready to go full Sharon Stone any second.</p>
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<p>they are?</p>
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<p>this is the one on the left</p>
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<p>He turned in the 4th fastest leg in the relay final this morning. </p>
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<p>He's 31 and in his 5th olympics! That's fucking incredible. </p>
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<p>He can act too. His guest appearance on "Suits" the other night was exceptional.</p> -
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<p>He turned in the 4th fastest leg in the relay final this morning. </p>
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<p>He's 31 and in his 5th olympics! That's fucking incredible. </p>
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<p>Are you sure? That would make him pretty fucking young for his first.</p>
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<p>15 at his first. Came 5th in the 200m butterfly</p>
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<p>The youngest male gold medalist in an individual event was Kusuo Kitamura of Japan, who won the 1500-m Freestyle swimming event in 1932 aged 14 yrs, 309 days.</p>
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<p>jesus! that's astounding. not just his age, but the event as well. And endurance event won by a kid? amazing</p>
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<p>Cross country at the 1924 Olympics</p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the </span><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_individual_cross_country' title="Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's individual cross country">cross country</a><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> events, the heat of 45 °C (113 °F),</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-20'>[20]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> caused all but 15 of the 38 competitors to abandon the race.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-Urheilumuseo_1924-16'>[16]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> Eight finishers were taken away on stretchers.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-Urheilumuseo_1924-16'>[16]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> One athlete began to run in tiny circles after reaching the stadium, until setting off into the stands and knocking himself unconscious.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-The_Guardian-21'>[21]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> Early leader Wide was among those who blacked out along the course, and was incorrectly reported to have died at the hospital.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-FOOTNOTERaevuori1997177.E2.80.93178-22'>[22]</a></sup><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-FOOTNOTELovesey1968111-23'>[23]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> Nurmi exhibited only slight signs of exhaustion after beating Ritola to the win by nearly a minute and a half.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-Urheilumuseo_1924-16'>[16]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> As Finland looked to have lost the team medal, the disoriented Liimatainen staggered into the stadium, but was barely moving forward.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-FOOTNOTERaevuori1997179-24'>[24]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> An athlete ahead of him fainted 50 metres from the finish, and Liimatainen stopped and tried to find his way off the track, thinking he had reached the finish line.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-FOOTNOTERaevuori1997179-24'>[24]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> After having ignored shouts and kept the spectators in suspense for a while, he turned into the right direction, realised his situation and reached the finish in 12th place and secured team gold.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-Urheilumuseo_1924-16'>[16]</a></sup><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-FOOTNOTERaevuori1997179-24'>[24]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> Those present at the stadium were shocked by what they had witnessed, and Olympic officials decided to ban cross country running from future Games.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-FOOTNOTELovesey1968112-25'>[25]</a></sup></p> -
<p>Now this is a story!<br>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tennis star Juan Martin del Potro shrugs off lift drama to beat Novak Djokovic in Rio</span></span></strong><br>
<br><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Last updated 19:46, August 8 2016</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">When you're scheduled to face off against the best tennis player in the world at the Olympic Games, it's safe to say you would want as much time to prepare as possible.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">However Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro saw his preparation time cut by 40 minutes, when he was stuck in an elevator.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">He was eventually freed by the Argentinian handball team, nicknamed The Gladiators - and went on to beat Novak Djokovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) in the biggest upset in the tennis tournament so far.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a raucous atmosphere in the last match of the night on centre court, where Argentine fans chanted for del Potro and Brazilians tried to drown out their rivals with cheers for Djokovic.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Del Potro - the former world number four - left his room in the athlete's village to prepare for his first round match when the power cut out brought the elevator to a halt on Monday Morning (NZT).</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">With no mobile phone signal, del Potro yelled for help and his cries were eventually heard by the members of the Argentinian handball team, nicknamed The Gladiators.</span></span><br>
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<p>Juan Martin del Potro's spent 40 minutes stuck in a lift before the match.</p>
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<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It was believed the handball players forced the lift door open and helped the trapped tennis star out.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Del Potro's agent Jorge Viale tweeted an image of the tennis star's start to the day and later tweeted that The Gladiators had rescued him.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Argentinian's misfortune is the latest in a slew of mishaps in the athlete's village.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week, Australian basketball player Andrew Bogut tweeted pictures of himself building his own shower curtain out of a sheet and hooks, to avoid getting water all over his suite's bathroom. </span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The following day, the Chinese basketball team complained of unfinished features, including toilet seats needing to be taped down and a bed frame with loose screws.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Australian tennis star Sam Stosur also grumbled that her shower was 'stone cold every time' she tried to use it, while plumbing problems plagued Japanese table tennis star Ai Fukuhara when she was forced to fix her own toilet.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Djokovic was not the only big tennis name to crash out. Although Serena Williams won her first round singles match, she and sister Venus were beaten 6-3, 6-4 by the Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova in the doubles. Venus, battling illness, had earlier lost her first round singles match.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Djokovic's exit leaves Andy Murray, who won his first round match 6-3, 6-2 against Serbia's Viktor Troicki, as the men's favourite. Rafael Nadal also won his first round match.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">- Stuff</span></span></p>
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<p>Did I read correctly that the lady who won kept her trap shut for an incredible twelve seconds?</p>
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<p>Unbeatable!!!</p>
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<p>I have my hat, coat and running shoes already on! :)</p>
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<p>Won't save you.</p>
