Olympics Thread

[sparky]

Erika in 3rd after 50m.

[sparky]

Erika still third after 100m.

[sparky]

Erika down in 5th at 200m. It's World Record pace.

[sparky]

Erika Fairweather finished 4th.

[sparky]

Australia's Ariarne Titmus won.

[booboo]

Poo. 4th.

Titmus had it under control the whole way

[Billy Tell]

Came back strongly but couldn’t get 3rd. Bugger.

[sparky]

@booboo I thought Erika through sheer guts was going to pip Katie Ledecky for the Bronze right at the end.

But the top two, especially Titmus, were different class.

[sparky]

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[sparky]

Another Aussie Gold in the Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay. Their 4th in a row in the event.

[sparky]

Australia top of the medal's table with three gold on day one.

[booboo]

@sparky said in Olympics Thread:

Australia top of the medal's table with three gold on day one.

Not unexpected they do well early ecause swimming.

[booboo]

At least these were proper swimming events. Get from here to there as fast as you can, not using weird artificial construct where you're obliged to swim slow.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

The rest of that Aus Men's team should fellate Kyle Chalmers. Didn't have a prayer without him. Dressel absolutely phoned it in.

[MN5]

@booboo said in Olympics Thread:

At least these were proper swimming events. Get from here to there as fast as you can, not using weird artificial construct where you're obliged to swim slow.

That has always annoyed me about swimming events.

Based on that logic track and field should have crawling, hopping on one leg, skipping, walking on hands etc.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@MN5 said in Olympics Thread:

@booboo said in Olympics Thread:

At least these were proper swimming events. Get from here to there as fast as you can, not using weird artificial construct where you're obliged to swim slow.

That has always annoyed me about swimming events.

Based on that logic track and field should have crawling, hopping on one leg, skipping, walking on hands etc.

Just playing devils advocate here but what about Olympic walking and hurdles? Also a multitude of those cycling events. Wtf is a Kieran?

I guess you could also argue the same about weight classes in lifting, wrestling etc.

Butterfly does give me a horn. Beautiful to watch and farking hard to do. But would agree it should not be a dedicated event. Medley is fair though a think.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

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[MN5]

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

@MN5 said in Olympics Thread:

@booboo said in Olympics Thread:

At least these were proper swimming events. Get from here to there as fast as you can, not using weird artificial construct where you're obliged to swim slow.

That has always annoyed me about swimming events.

Based on that logic track and field should have crawling, hopping on one leg, skipping, walking on hands etc.

Just playing devils advocate here but what about Olympic walking and hurdles? Also a multitude of those cycling events. Wtf is a Kieran?

I guess you could also argue the same about weight classes in lifting, wrestling etc.

Butterfly does give me a horn. Beautiful to watch and farking hard to do. But would agree it should not be a dedicated event. Medley is fair though a think.

Good point. Completely forgot about that given it is a forgettable event.

This guy is obviously brilliant at what he does, but what he does just looks so darn silly to me, why not just become a runner instead ?

[Chris B.]

We should have more Olympic sports that we are good at - and would be much better spectacles than most things that are currently in.

Things like the cricket ball throw, Forceback and Bullrush.

Bullrush would be a great Olympic sport - scored like a cycling points race, with each competitor taking a turn in the middle. Full of intrigue and strategy.

[antipodean]

Why I find it hard to get enthralled about Olympics these days: Landing page for Paris Olympics (https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024)