Olympics Thread
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Leaving aside national loyalties, my moment of the Paris Olympic Games was Mondo Duplantis retaining his Pole Vault Olympic title and then breaking the World Record vaulting 6.25m.
As 70,000 Parisians screamed, he ran to the embrace of his absolutely gorgeous Swedish model girlfriend.
That's a guy who's living the dream!
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@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:
That gives us 20 medals, when you factor in 10 Gold this is clearly our most successful games.
The contribution of our female Olympians has been overwhelming. 7s, paddling, rowing, mixed sailing, cycling, golf, the women have accounted for all but two of our gold medals (high jump, kayak cross) and many of the silver (shot put, cycling) and bronze. The men have to raise their game for next time!
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Inside Lydia Ko's tearful journey to Olympic glory and the Hall of Fame
Lydia Ko spent 2023 crying in hotel rooms. But in Paris on Sunday, after she'd won gold and a Hall of Fame spot, tears of joy followed.
With the monkey off her back, we might see Lids win some more sooner than later
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Who gets the halbergs?
Carrington and Andrews with 2 golds. But surely Kerr with the high jump gold.
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France needing 3 points with 3.9 s to go score but the foot was just in and it’s only 2 points. Total heartbreak.
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Fantastic W basketball final
USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed
2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance
Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?
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@MiketheSnow politics apparently
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@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
Fantastic W basketball final
USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed
2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance
Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?
France really missed Stéphanie Curie to sink a few 3-pointers.
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One sport nz should do better in is mountain biking. Surely we have the tracks to become world class. I mean the brits are up there.
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Watching the Closing ceremony.....I can still hear the strains of Steve Allen's 'Join Together' somewhere in the distance....
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Very underwhelmed with the Closing Ceremony after what has been an electric Games
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@WillieTheWaiter Did you not see Fisher interviewed on TV?
It was raw. She was gasping for breath from both exertion and emotion. Said she had been to hell and back over the paste few years, thanked her supporters and apologised for letting NZ down. Then basically eulogised Dame Lisa. Said she was an inspiration, so hard working, leads the team by her example, a legend. Far from unstinting in her praise.
