Olympics Thread
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@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@rapido said in Olympics Thread:
A PB.
But what does "shaving 6 seconds off her entry time"mean?
Surely not 6 seconds off her PB?
Yes according to Stuff.
They aren't really a source of much authority, though.
They just write what they see on twitter, or in this case hear (but not necessarily understand) on the commentary.
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The Greek chick in thr tennis mixed doubles is a spunk
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@virgil said in Olympics Thread:
Its a shame the woman's sculls cant also do a 1000m, 500m, 2500m, forward, backwards as well...then we could clean up in the medals like the other countries do in swimming...
At least we have the kayaking to come, Lisa "Big guns" Carrington must be a serious contender again
Lisa Carrington. One should not find someone with shoulders like that so attractive.
She'd snap you like a twig with those arms
And?
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@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
The Greek chick in thr tennis mixed doubles is a spunk
Can confirm
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@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:
Geez, there's a 13-year-old from Canada in the next heat.
Reminds me of the 1974 Comm Games in Chch where a young Canadian won gold and cried into her teddy bear in the medal ceremony. Just googled: no luck. Will Google harder.
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Scoreless first half. Very defensive game by both sides.
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Two great saves from our keeper.
We are struggling to create any attack
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@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:
Geez, there's a 13-year-old from Canada in the next heat.
Reminds me of the 1974 Comm Games in Chch where a young Canadian won gold and cried into her teddy bear in the medal ceremony. Just googled: no luck. Will Google harder.
I think it might have been Patti Stenhouse?
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Stuff all but saying the ROC rowers aren't clean. Probably correct, just not caught
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@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
Stuff all but saying the ROC rowers aren't clean. Probably correct, just not caught
The Russians, or this Belarusian chick?
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Sunisa Lee wins gold in the individual all round gymnastics for the USA. She was their best performed member of the team that won the silver earlier in the week
Lee wins gold for U.S. in gymnastics all-around
Sunisa Lee won the women's all-around gymnastics competition in Tokyo, edging out Brazil's Rebeca Andrade to become the fifth straight American woman to claim Olympic gold in the event.
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
Stuff all but saying the ROC rowers aren't clean. Probably correct, just not caught
The Russians, or this Belarusian chick?
She competes for Russia, not Belarus. So both
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Putting aside the question of whether golf should be at the Olympics (I think not), seeing it there highlights a rather bizarre sporting situation where the competitors have “on-field” support and input from a caddy/coach on every move they make.
Either make it a team of two (with both having to be from the same country) or make it an individual sport only with no caddies.
In cycling they remove the outside support of radios to advise tactics. Golf should take a similar move.
