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    Pairs girls looked good. Quickest time too
    But those fucking Romanians look strong.

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      What happened to the Serbians there at the end?

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        Mens pair second semi is a close race at the 500m

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        • DamoD Damo

          What happened to the Serbians there at the end?

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          @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

          What happened to the Serbians there at the end?

          looked like they just blew up - tough finish

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          • nzzpN nzzp

            @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

            What happened to the Serbians there at the end?

            looked like they just blew up - tough finish

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            #4706

            @nzzp said in Olympics Thread:

            @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

            What happened to the Serbians there at the end?

            looked like they just blew up - tough finish

            Looked extremely weird. I haven't done much rowing, I wondered if the oar got stuck in the water or he lost grip on it or something? Is that a thing?

            Looked like he just gave up at the end there with the poor other guy trying to do it all on is his own

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            • DamoD Damo

              @nzzp said in Olympics Thread:

              @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

              What happened to the Serbians there at the end?

              looked like they just blew up - tough finish

              Looked extremely weird. I haven't done much rowing, I wondered if the oar got stuck in the water or he lost grip on it or something? Is that a thing?

              Looked like he just gave up at the end there with the poor other guy trying to do it all on is his own

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              #4707

              @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

              @nzzp said in Olympics Thread:

              @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

              What happened to the Serbians there at the end?

              looked like they just blew up - tough finish

              Looked extremely weird. I haven't done much rowing, I wondered if the oar got stuck in the water or he lost grip on it or something? Is that a thing?

              Looked like he just gave up at the end there with the poor other guy trying to do it all on is his own

              Starting to see a pattern with the Serb rowers....

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                #4708

                Brazilian Gabriel Medina in the picture of the Olympic Games so far

                surf.jpg

                EDIT

                And the vid

                https://www.eurosport.com/surfing/olympic-games-paris-2024/2024/paris-2024-watch-the-moment-behind-the-incredible-surfing-viral-image-of-the-olympics_vid2196178/video.shtml

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                  Jesus is a surfer

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                    Jesus is a surfer

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                    @Machpants said in Olympics Thread:

                    Jesus is a surfer

                    Screenshot_20240731_060859_Chrome.jpg

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                      @Machpants said in Olympics Thread:

                      Jesus is a surfer

                      Screenshot_20240731_060859_Chrome.jpg

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                      @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                      @Machpants said in Olympics Thread:

                      Jesus is a surfer

                      Screenshot_20240731_060859_Chrome.jpg

                      Wow, the Crsuaders even have their own colour-branded surfboards. Just this year's model looks a bit washedup.

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                        Found this ranking of Olympic sports I made while watching Tokyo in COVID lockdown. I think on viewing so far I'd knock skateboarding well down. And I'd bring canoe slalom up into the top five, been loving it so far this time.

                        IMG-20210806-WA0000_Original.jpg

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                          Personally I'm just happy that the nervous "when or will we even win our first gold medal" wait has been cut short by our woman's 7's team.

                          Gutsy effort from the captain Hirini too, playing with a mashed up face to set up the winning break from her own tryline.

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                            I should investigate how I can be part of the team doing the shittest and least competitive sport so I too can use OLY as a postnominal like a bunch of 12-14 year olds that can't skateboard.

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                            • Billy TellB Billy Tell

                              Triathlon postponed 😑

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                              @Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

                              Triathlon postponed 😑

                              Beats me why they didn’t do the triathlon down on the much healthier French Riveria

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                                Jesus - it's carnage out on the wet roads in the Women's triathlon. About a dozen women have hit the deck so far, including one of the NZers.

                                I hope it dries a bit for the men,because the last thing you want when you've got one of the favourites is to be riding on a skating rink and introducing randomness!

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                                  The wonderful-named Cassandre Beaugrand, a Parisan, wins the Olympic Gold in the Triathlon. A hometown win. πŸ˜‰

                                  I doubt there is going to be an image from these games to match her hitting the tape to win Gold on the Pont Alexandre III with the golden dome of Les Invalides in the background.

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                                    The wonderful-named Cassandre Beaugrand, a Parisan, wins the Olympic Gold in the Triathlon. A hometown win. πŸ˜‰

                                    I doubt there is going to be an image from these games to match her hitting the tape to win Gold on the Pont Alexandre III with the golden dome of Les Invalides in the background.

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                                    @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

                                    The wonderful-named Cassandre Beaugrande, a Parisan, wins the Olympic Gold in the Triathlon. A hometown win. πŸ˜‰

                                    I doubt there is going to be an image from these games to match her hitting the tape to win Gold on the Pont Alexandre III with the golden dome of Les Invalides in the background.

                                    The shot I posted yesterday is a magic shot but unfortunately it could literally be anywhere

                                    If I was there as a photographer the shot I would want is a volleyball player spiking the ball towards the Eiffel Tower with the ball caught in the gap in the metalwork

                                    If that happened to be a French athlete then all the better

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                                    • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                      @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

                                      The wonderful-named Cassandre Beaugrande, a Parisan, wins the Olympic Gold in the Triathlon. A hometown win. πŸ˜‰

                                      I doubt there is going to be an image from these games to match her hitting the tape to win Gold on the Pont Alexandre III with the golden dome of Les Invalides in the background.

                                      The shot I posted yesterday is a magic shot but unfortunately it could literally be anywhere

                                      If I was there as a photographer the shot I would want is a volleyball player spiking the ball towards the Eiffel Tower with the ball caught in the gap in the metalwork

                                      If that happened to be a French athlete then all the better

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                                      @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                                      spiking the ball towards the Eiffel Tower with the ball caught in the gap in the metalwork

                                      Not a euphemism?

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                                      • BonesB Bones

                                        @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                                        spiking the ball towards the Eiffel Tower with the ball caught in the gap in the metalwork

                                        Not a euphemism?

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                                        @Bones said in Olympics Thread:

                                        @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                                        spiking the ball towards the Eiffel Tower with the ball caught in the gap in the metalwork

                                        Not a euphemism?

                                        A wide angle version of this perspective and composition - but maybe the tower may look too small

                                        Alternatively a zoomed in shot compressing the foreground and background

                                        paris.png

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                                          @Bones said in Olympics Thread:

                                          @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                                          spiking the ball towards the Eiffel Tower with the ball caught in the gap in the metalwork

                                          Not a euphemism?

                                          A wide angle version of this perspective and composition - but maybe the tower may look too small

                                          Alternatively a zoomed in shot compressing the foreground and background

                                          paris.png

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                                          @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                                          @Bones said in Olympics Thread:

                                          @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                                          spiking the ball towards the Eiffel Tower with the ball caught in the gap in the metalwork

                                          Not a euphemism?

                                          A wide angle version of this perspective and composition - but maybe the tower may look too small

                                          Alternatively a zoomed in shot compressing the foreground and background

                                          paris.png

                                          Looks like Oriental Bay with an Eiffel Tower photoshopped in the background

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