Olympics Thread
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@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Meanwhile, Australia also on course for a historic result. 17 gold medals so far, which equals our all-time best from Athens (edit: didn't count properly, we actually have 17.).
If we still competed as Australasia, we'd be up to 24 golds and 55 medals - comfortably in third on the medal table and worrying the Americans.
Pretty amazing for a combined population of 30 million!
A few combined teams might have picked up some additional or upgraded medals, as well.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
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@donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
Need one more gold medal from someone to equal LA in 1984.
This will be more impressive because there has been no boycott. No disrespect to the 1984 cohort but would we have had that haul if the East Germans and Hungarians had been there?
There's always that asterisk on LA but agree with @Machpants re enhanced performance by the Commies.
I can understand calls to strip them of their medals but when I read stuff like this I think it might be best to at least let them have something for their suffering. All those medals came at a shocking cost.
Yeah, we must remember poor Anna Bolic
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@crucial said in Olympics Thread:
Love these bike crashes!
not good to have your olympics ruined by one if you're the innocent party...
ride at the front!
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great ride from Andrews in the Keirin.. hasn't got the top end sprint but causing damage from 3 laps out
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@williethewaiter said in Olympics Thread:
great ride from Andrews in the Keirin.. hasn't got the top end sprint but causing damage from 3 laps out
Her semi-final is already at 7.57pm.
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@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:
Campbell Stewart in this heat of men's Omnium.
had a middling scratch race. got lapped but second in the sprint to show his speed so 7th.
couldn't help but thinking watching that that Gatey would have been in the front group dishing it out
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geez stewart just needed to stay on the front to take a point with zero effor there
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@williethewaiter said in Olympics Thread:
geez stewart just needed to stay on the front to take a point with zero effor there
Didn't seem to have the strength to stay on
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@williethewaiter said in Olympics Thread:
geez stewart just needed to stay on the front to take a point with zero effor there
Didn't seem to have the strength to stay on
yeh pretty obvious he doesn't have the legs
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this is hilarious Dutch guy just needs to stay off the back.. get all the points then catch. great tactic
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@williethewaiter This is a very popular race in the Netherlands, and they're very good at it. There's a similar type of race in ice speedskating, and they dominate there as well.
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@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:
@williethewaiter This is a very popular race in the Netherlands, and they're very good at it. There's a similar type of race in ice speedskating, and they dominate there as well.
yeh i hate doing them just horrible experience in general!
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