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Olympics Thread

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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. 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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      canefan
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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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        @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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          @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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                #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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                • MajorPomM Offline
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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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                  • BovidaeB Offline
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                    #4886

                    Both Kiwi women have a young child.

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

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                      • DamoD Offline
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                        Womens 4 off pace early but now up to third.

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                        • Billy TellB Offline
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                          @Bones

                          Médaille de bronze!

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                            Impressive finish for bronze!!

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                              Higgins
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                              #4891

                              And a bronze for the Womens Four nutting the Romanians right on the line again!

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                                MiketheSnow
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                                The Dutch exact revenge for yesterday

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                                  Bronze!. Close run thing at the end.

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                                  • DamoD Damo

                                    Bronze!. Close run thing at the end.

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                                    @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

                                    Bronze!. Close run thing at the end.

                                    Neck and neck. NZ just held them off in the last 50m

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                                      #4895

                                      Wow, so happy with that. Stroke rate at 250 to go, romania were 46, we were 41! Must have been some serious power at the end.

                                      Brilliant!

                                      (written like I have any clue what I'm talking about ... which I don't)

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                                        Rapido
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                                        Someone should have told them to take their sunglasses of their heads for the medal ceremony. Those photos won't be keepers.

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                                          Rapido
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #4897

                                          Been several thrilling rowing races in a row.

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