Olympics Thread
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@MN5 said in Olympics Thread:
Arm wrestling should be in there.
That’s one of my new favourite sports. So technical and brutal.
Would agree but not a single competitor would pass a drug test.
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@MN5 said in Olympics Thread:
Arm wrestling should be in there.
That’s one of my new favourite sports. So technical and brutal.
Would agree but not a single competitor would pass a drug test.
Not even Devon Larrett ?
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Nadal is playing Djokovic in the second round of the Olympic tennis singles, for what might be their last ever encounter. They have played each other 60 times!! (Or this is the 60th, I think the comms said Djokovic is up 30-29. Crazy).
Nadal showed clear signs of rust after an almost 2 year layoff, losing in 2. But the crowd enjoyed seeing two greats playing together one more time
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Tom Pidcock produced an outstanding ride to retain the men’s MTB title. He’s only ridden mtb a couple of times this year and is also in with a shout in the road race on the weekend on a course that suits him.
@scribe said in Olympics Thread:
Tom Pidcock produced an outstanding ride to retain the men’s MTB title. He’s only ridden mtb a couple of times this year and is also in with a shout in the road race on the weekend on a course that suits him.
The French crowd were booing him as he finished as he beat a local favourite into second place.
Classy stuff from the hosts.
(Sarcasm alert)
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Tom Pidcock produced an outstanding ride to retain the men’s MTB title. He’s only ridden mtb a couple of times this year and is also in with a shout in the road race on the weekend on a course that suits him.
@scribe said in Olympics Thread:
Tom Pidcock produced an outstanding ride to retain the men’s MTB title. He’s only ridden mtb a couple of times this year and is also in with a shout in the road race on the weekend on a course that suits him.
Never watched it before but that was pretty fun to watch. How he recovered so quickly from that flat tyre change disaster was incredible.
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@scribe said in Olympics Thread:
Tom Pidcock produced an outstanding ride to retain the men’s MTB title. He’s only ridden mtb a couple of times this year and is also in with a shout in the road race on the weekend on a course that suits him.
Never watched it before but that was pretty fun to watch. How he recovered so quickly from that flat tyre change disaster was incredible.
@Bones said in Olympics Thread:
@scribe said in Olympics Thread:
Tom Pidcock produced an outstanding ride to retain the men’s MTB title. He’s only ridden mtb a couple of times this year and is also in with a shout in the road race on the weekend on a course that suits him.
Never watched it before but that was pretty fun to watch. How he recovered so quickly from that flat tyre change disaster was incredible.
All that sucking on Pogacar’s (exhaust) pipe (see Road Cycling thread)
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@Bones said in Olympics Thread:
@scribe said in Olympics Thread:
Tom Pidcock produced an outstanding ride to retain the men’s MTB title. He’s only ridden mtb a couple of times this year and is also in with a shout in the road race on the weekend on a course that suits him.
Never watched it before but that was pretty fun to watch. How he recovered so quickly from that flat tyre change disaster was incredible.
All that sucking on Pogacar’s (exhaust) pipe (see Road Cycling thread)
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@scribe said in Olympics Thread:
Tom Pidcock produced an outstanding ride to retain the men’s MTB title. He’s only ridden mtb a couple of times this year and is also in with a shout in the road race on the weekend on a course that suits him.
The French crowd were booing him as he finished as he beat a local favourite into second place.
Classy stuff from the hosts.
(Sarcasm alert)
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
@scribe said in Olympics Thread:
Tom Pidcock produced an outstanding ride to retain the men’s MTB title. He’s only ridden mtb a couple of times this year and is also in with a shout in the road race on the weekend on a course that suits him.
The French crowd were booing him as he finished as he beat a local favourite into second place.
Classy stuff from the hosts.
(Sarcasm alert)
Yeah that was pathetic
No class
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Tom Pidcock produced an outstanding ride to retain the men’s MTB title. He’s only ridden mtb a couple of times this year and is also in with a shout in the road race on the weekend on a course that suits him.
@scribe said in Olympics Thread:
Tom Pidcock produced an outstanding ride to retain the men’s MTB title. He’s only ridden mtb a couple of times this year and is also in with a shout in the road race on the weekend on a course that suits him.
Awesome race. MB really is is a great sport. The last lap was pure nail biting.
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Dunno if this has been posted...
Aussie hockey player Matt Dawson has finger amputated to compete.
Dedication!
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@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
Marcel Renata, been there done that, and not even for the Olympics
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@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
Marcel Renata, been there done that, and not even for the Olympics
@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
Marcel Renata, been there done that, and not even for the Olympics
Ronnie Lott of the San Francisco 49ers is also a member of that club
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Lott#:~:text=He had the tip of,to start the 1986 season.
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Red Conway in 1960.
A softball catcher (he represented Rotorua at that sport in 1956) Dick Conway broke his finger during a game. The finger set very badly and was obviously going to suffer further damage at work, Dick Conway was a carpenter, or play, either softball or rugby. So, to avoid a problem whilst with the All Blacks in South Africa Conway had the finger amputated.
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I do enjoy it when the home town produces a few big wins. Marchand in the 400 IM was insane, and the bloke in the men's K1 was also awesome.
Pool is living up to the usual expectations, some incredible races. Catch the men's 200m free if you can, top three separated by .07 of a second.
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I do enjoy it when the home town produces a few big wins. Marchand in the 400 IM was insane, and the bloke in the men's K1 was also awesome.
Pool is living up to the usual expectations, some incredible races. Catch the men's 200m free if you can, top three separated by .07 of a second.
@barbarian Leon Marchand is from Toulouse and is currently based in the US so Paris is not his home town.
His parents were Olympic swimmers.
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@barbarian Leon Marchand is from Toulouse and is currently based in the US so Paris is not his home town.
His parents were Olympic swimmers.
@sparky I think that's getting pedantic to the point of stupidity. He's French. His parents are French. He represents France at the French Olympics.
Ergo home town.
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@sparky I think that's getting pedantic to the point of stupidity. He's French. His parents are French. He represents France at the French Olympics.
Ergo home town.
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@sparky I think that's getting pedantic to the point of stupidity. He's French. His parents are French. He represents France at the French Olympics.
Ergo home town.
You beat me to it. Some posters pedant meters were running hot. Home town hero sounds much catchier than home country hero. Perhaps we can all agree for the purposes of the Olympics, the terms are interchangeable?
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I do enjoy it when the home town produces a few big wins. Marchand in the 400 IM was insane, and the bloke in the men's K1 was also awesome.
Pool is living up to the usual expectations, some incredible races. Catch the men's 200m free if you can, top three separated by .07 of a second.
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
I do enjoy it when the home town produces a few big wins. Marchand in the 400 IM was insane, and the bloke in the men's K1 was also awesome.
Pool is living up to the usual expectations, some incredible races. Catch the men's 200m free if you can, top three separated by .07 of a second.
The K1 is another excellent event to watch. The French guy was impeccable and destroyed the field with the last run of the day. I’m a bit surprised NZ doesn’t have more top class paddlers.
