Olympics Thread
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@Nevorian said in Olympics Thread:
Surely Lisa Carrington is our greatest Olympian of all time
I'd argue she is The Greatest Female Olympian of All Time now.
Only really swimmers ahead of her for her time Golds.
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Just watched the race. Wow what a smashing. Carrington is such a machine, both her and Hoskins barely look like they're breathing. Lisa's longevity is remarkable, and by helping to blood her younger boat mates with gold medal success she is establishing her legacy
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@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
While we're on improving the Olympics
Fencing is poncy as fuck. Give them real swords and add some fucking jeopardy.
And then the super gay modern pentathlon should be a death sport. Duels until 1 is left.
It's the gentleman's event which would be vastly improved if they had to do it wearing smoking jackets and holding a glass of scotch in their free hand.
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
Just watched the race. Wow what a smashing. Carrington is such a machine, both her and Hoskins barely look like they're breathing. Lisa's longevity is remarkable, and by helping to blood her younger boat mates with gold medal success she is establishing her legacy
What I noticed was how effortless it looks for the best crews. Almost as if they're not trying to grab too much water.
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@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
Just watched the race. Wow what a smashing. Carrington is such a machine, both her and Hoskins barely look like they're breathing. Lisa's longevity is remarkable, and by helping to blood her younger boat mates with gold medal success she is establishing her legacy
What I noticed was how effortless it looks for the best crews. Almost as if they're not trying to grab too much water.
It's beautiful to watch. More dynamic than the rowing, like propellers
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Watching the games in Oz is insufferable, Channel 9 News in particular, virtually hijacked by reports on the games, reporting like no other country was in the Olympics and not even putting on much news. Gave a whole lot of their journalists including the weatherman a cushy gig in Paris.
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@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:
Watching the games in Oz is insufferable, Channel 9 News in particular, virtually hijacked by reports on the games, reporting like no other country was in the Olympics and not even putting on much news. Gave a whole lot of their journalists including the weatherman a cushy gig in Paris.
Stan is the only way to go.
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@Chris-B said in Olympics Thread:
If Lisa happens to win her eighth gold in the individual she will slot into the alltime list at 16th - pushing Usain Bolt down to 17th, by dint of having a bronze medal that Usain doesn't have!
If she doesn’t win we know who to blame….
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@ACT-Crusader Hopefully Aimee Fisher!
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@Chris-B said in Olympics Thread:
@ACT-Crusader Hopefully Aimee Fisher!
Big pressure on Fisher now. After having beat Carrington in the lead up, she will expect much. But the Olympics are Lisa's party, I hope whatever happens we get a NZ 1-2, and I wouldn't bet against the Dame
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@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:
Watching the games in Oz is insufferable, Channel 9 News in particular, virtually hijacked by reports on the games, reporting like no other country was in the Olympics and not even putting on much news. Gave a whole lot of their journalists including the weatherman a cushy gig in Paris.
Do you not have Stan?
You can get all the jingoistic Unzid coverage you'd ever want ...
List of multiple Olympic medalists - Wikipedia
