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  • Rancid SchnitzelR Rancid Schnitzel

    @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

    @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

    They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners

    Still stoopid.

    It's the butterfly of athletics.

    It is to running what handball is to basketball/football

    Nah. Defined sport with defined rules you play as hard as you can. Butterfly and race walking are both events where you're required to race slowly.

    Slower of course but ridiculous to say slowly. Its certainly not easier. Ultimately they are in fact operating within defined rules and doing it as hard as they can.

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    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

    @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

    @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

    They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners

    Still stoopid.

    It's the butterfly of athletics.

    It is to running what handball is to basketball/football

    Nah. Defined sport with defined rules you play as hard as you can. Butterfly and race walking are both events where you're required to race slowly.

    Slower of course but ridiculous to say slowly. It’s certainly not easier. Ultimately they are in fact operating within defined rules and doing it as hard as they can.

    Absolutely ridiculous. What next ? Combat sports where you can’t kick or grapple ?

    https://giphy.com/gifs/aew-boxing-mike-tyson-ugNAhgOkLdBNdno4gJ

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    • BovidaeB Offline
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      That was a great race to beat the Romanians.

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      • ToddyT Offline
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        Toddy
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        Damn that was so good. What a race.

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        • DamoD Offline
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          That was great. Pulled away in the third quarter and just had enough to hold on in the last 200m. If there was another 100m it might have been different.

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          • DamoD Damo

            That was great. Pulled away in the third quarter and just had enough to hold on in the last 200m. If there was another 100m it might have been different.

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            @Damo with that rating the Romanians were at risk of blowing up

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              The men smashed unfortunately

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              • DamoD Damo

                That was great. Pulled away in the third quarter and just had enough to hold on in the last 200m. If there was another 100m it might have been different.

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                • MiketheSnowM Offline
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                  Superb from the Romanian men in the double sculls

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                  • Rancid SchnitzelR Rancid Schnitzel

                    @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                    @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                    @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                    They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners

                    Still stoopid.

                    It's the butterfly of athletics.

                    It is to running what handball is to basketball/football

                    Nah. Defined sport with defined rules you play as hard as you can. Butterfly and race walking are both events where you're required to race slowly.

                    Slower of course but ridiculous to say slowly. Its certainly not easier. Ultimately they are in fact operating within defined rules and doing it as hard as they can.

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                    booboo
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #4878

                    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

                    @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                    @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                    @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                    They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners

                    Still stoopid.

                    It's the butterfly of athletics.

                    It is to running what handball is to basketball/football

                    Nah. Defined sport with defined rules you play as hard as you can. Butterfly and race walking are both events where you're required to race slowly.

                    Slower of course but ridiculous to say slowly. Its certainly not easier. Ultimately they are in fact operating within defined rules and doing it as hard as they can.

                    No they're not. They could run or swim properly.

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                    • DamoD Damo

                      That was great. Pulled away in the third quarter and just had enough to hold on in the last 200m. If there was another 100m it might have been different.

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                      #4879

                      @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

                      That was great. Pulled away in the third quarter and just had enough to hold on in the last 200m. If there was another 100m it might have been different.

                      Great job to build the lead and hang on. Another medal sitting down

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                      • Billy TellB Billy Tell

                        Médaille d’or!

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                        booboo
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                        #4880

                        @Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

                        Médaille d’or!

                        Huh? For? Who? Where?

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                        • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                          Superb from the Romanian men in the double sculls

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                          antipodean
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                          #4881

                          @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                          Superb from the Romanian men in the double sculls

                          Interesting that both Romanian double sculls use a very high (comparatively) stroke rate.

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                            MajorPom
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                            #4882

                            Fantastic by the woman!

                            Men, not so much ... still, made the final so fair play.

                            C'mon the fours now!!!

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                            • antipodeanA antipodean

                              @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                              Superb from the Romanian men in the double sculls

                              Interesting that both Romanian double sculls use a very high (comparatively) stroke rate.

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                              @antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

                              @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                              Superb from the Romanian men in the double sculls

                              Interesting that both Romanian double sculls use a very high (comparatively) stroke rate.

                              Huge difference at that crucial 300-400m stage

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                              • boobooB booboo

                                @Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

                                Médaille d’or!

                                Huh? For? Who? Where?

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                                Higgins
                                wrote on last edited by Higgins
                                #4884

                                @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                                @Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

                                Médaille d’or!

                                Huh? For? Who? Where?

                                Womens Double Skulls - Gold over Romania by a whisker

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                                  MajorPom
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                                  #4885

                                  Wow, they just said half the podium for the Woman's rowing are mothers!

                                  Thats quite impressive.

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                                    Bovidae
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                                    Both Kiwi women have a young child.

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                                      1kiwi
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                                      #4887

                                      Both ladies won Silver in Tokyo (separately) now both Olympic Gold Medalists together.

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                                        Damo
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                                        Womens 4 off pace early but now up to third.

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                                          @Bones

                                          Médaille de bronze!

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