Olympics Thread
-
The Germans haven’t had the greatest Olympics but their names continue to spread joy:
-
@voodoo I understand your point, but short of preventing countrymen from participating in the same event, there's not much you can do.
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@voodoo I understand your point, but short of preventing countrymen from participating in the same event, there's not much you can do.
Interesting point. Probably shouldn't be allowed, or it should in every sport.
Other sports can't have it. One boat per country in rowing for example. We would more than likely have a first and second with Drysdale and Waddell but only one was allowed to go.
-
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@voodoo I understand your point, but short of preventing countrymen from participating in the same event, there's not much you can do.
Interesting point. Probably shouldn't be allowed, or it should in every sport.
Other sports can't have it. One boat per country in rowing for example. We would more than likely have a first and second with Drysdale and Waddell but only one was allowed to go.
@snowy F1 has copped plenty over the years for the way teams manipulate the results.
-
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@voodoo I understand your point, but short of preventing countrymen from participating in the same event, there's not much you can do.
Interesting point. Probably shouldn't be allowed, or it should in every sport.
Other sports can't have it. One boat per country in rowing for example. We would more than likely have a first and second with Drysdale and Waddell but only one was allowed to go.
@snowy said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@voodoo I understand your point, but short of preventing countrymen from participating in the same event, there's not much you can do.
Interesting point. Probably shouldn't be allowed, or it should in every sport.
Other sports can't have it. One boat per country in rowing for example. We would more than likely have a first and second with Drysdale and Waddell but only one was allowed to go.
And yet you can have multiple boats in the kayaking. Go figure.
-
Big result for Aus last night with Ash Moloney taking bronze in the decathlon. We've never won a medal in that event before, so it's an incredible achievement.
It's probably a top five moment of these games for me. Winning gold is nice but it's left field stuff, unexpected stuff like this that is what the games are all about.
Athletics medals should count double or triple, given the width and depth of the talent pool. You're genuinely competing against every nation. It's nice to win in swimming or rowing or kayaking or equestrian or cycling, but those are a rich nations' game.
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Big result for Aus last night with Ash Moloney taking bronze in the decathlon. We've never won a medal in that event before, so it's an incredible achievement.
It's probably a top five moment of these games for me. Winning gold is nice but it's left field stuff, unexpected stuff like this that is what the games are all about.
Athletics medals should count double or triple, given the width and depth of the talent pool. You're genuinely competing against every nation. It's nice to win in swimming or rowing or kayaking or equestrian or cycling, but those are a rich nations' game.
Just looking at the flags for the karate it would appear that it is the sport for the “poorer” nations.
-
@snowy said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@voodoo I understand your point, but short of preventing countrymen from participating in the same event, there's not much you can do.
Interesting point. Probably shouldn't be allowed, or it should in every sport.
Other sports can't have it. One boat per country in rowing for example. We would more than likely have a first and second with Drysdale and Waddell but only one was allowed to go.
And yet you can have multiple boats in the kayaking. Go figure.
@barbarian isnt this year the first year they have allowed multiple boats in Kayak?
Is a ridiculous rule really, we had Waddell and Drysdale competing for the NZ boat a couple of Olympics back when they'd likely be competing with one another for the gold!
How many Yanks or Jamaicans make a 100m sprint final usually?
-
A good race by the women's K4 500m to finish 2nd to the favourites Hungary in the heat and advance to the SF on Sat, and rest. NZ led most of the way.
@bovidae yeah they either were gassed or looked to ease up as thier speed dropped pretty quick when the Hungarians went by.
-
@bovidae yeah they either were gassed or looked to ease up as thier speed dropped pretty quick when the Hungarians went by.
@taniwharugby that sounds to me like they are pacing themselves (I live in hope).
-
@mikethesnow said in Olympics Thread:
Fai for GB in SF boxing
Best 3 rounds I’ve seen in some time
What happened to the Cubans in boxing? Have all their best defected?
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@mikethesnow said in Olympics Thread:
Fai for GB in SF boxing
Best 3 rounds I’ve seen in some time
What happened to the Cubans in boxing? Have all their best defected?
I suspect many turned pro and / or went to the states for better coaching (I'm assuming they don't have the funding for advanced coaches or facilities compared to their huge neighbour but that is just an assumption).
-
@barbarian thanks for the list, it forced me to ponder again on what "olympic" sport means.. I don't think tennis should be there (and I'm a tennis player) as the Opens reign supreme, but also, volleyball. Great spectactor sport but does it really test the human body? And skateboarding?
I've done fencing though, and still enjoy watching it. -
@bovidae yeah they either were gassed or looked to ease up as thier speed dropped pretty quick when the Hungarians went by.
@taniwharugby said in Olympics Thread:
@bovidae yeah they either were gassed or looked to ease up as thier speed dropped pretty quick when the Hungarians went by.
Getting on the podium will be a great effort, but they do look to have the speed. Two more big races needed.
-
@jk looking like officials will try to push final round to Sunday if need be.
-
@jk all finished for the day and Ko finishes in a 4 way tie for bronze
talk of bad weather tomorrow meaning todays results would be used
@kiwiwomble Does that mean Lydia with her 5 under for today which was the day's best score for all those tied for third on ten under become the winner of the bronze medal? Maybe there might be another obscure way of deciding ties like number of no balls hit or number of balls that crossed the boundary line!!!
-
@kiwiwomble Does that mean Lydia with her 5 under for today which was the day's best score for all those tied for third on ten under become the winner of the bronze medal? Maybe there might be another obscure way of deciding ties like number of no balls hit or number of balls that crossed the boundary line!!!
@higgins i honestly have no idea, hoped someone else could explain, maybe they all share it? i would normally say there would be a pay off but obviously if bad weather stops them playing the final round then thats not happening
-
breaking the olympic record has to be a good sign!
edit:...has sign been beaten by 9 others but still cool
-
Lydia hasn't played too many bad holes.
That double-bogey on the first day - and bogeying the last two holes yesterday have been pretty expensive. Without some of those, she could have been third on her own, or in a tie for silver - or a shot behind Korda... I guess all the others have various tales of woe.
I doubt they'll do anything too half-arsed (like the cricket) to determine bronze if tomorrow is a washout.
They'll either organize a 4-way play-off or just dish out four bronze medals.
