Olympics Thread

MiketheSnow

@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

Higgins

@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

MajorPom

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

Thats quite impressive.

Bovidae

Both Kiwi women have a young child.

1kiwi

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

Damo

Womens 4 off pace early but now up to third.

Billy Tell

@Bones

Médaille de bronze!

KiwiMurph

Impressive finish for bronze!!

Higgins

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

MiketheSnow

The Dutch exact revenge for yesterday

Damo

Bronze!. Close run thing at the end.

canefan

@Damo said in Olympics Thread:

Bronze!. Close run thing at the end.

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

MajorPom

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)

Rapido

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

Rapido

Been several thrilling rowing races in a row.

Bovidae

A good half an hour for the Spoors sisters.

ACT Crusader

@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

I'm calling suss on the Chinese guy who won the 100m free too. In a slow pool he smokes everyone and sets a new WR? yeah, absolutely nothing to see here.

“Not humanly possible” said the Aussie swim coach.

Bones

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

@Bones

Médaille de bronze!

you what now

MiketheSnow

@ACT-Crusader said in Olympics Thread:

@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

I'm calling suss on the Chinese guy who won the 100m free too. In a slow pool he smokes everyone and sets a new WR? yeah, absolutely nothing to see here.

“Not humanly possible” said the Aussie swim coach.

That's a very big call. Not one I would have made publicly.

antipodean

@ACT-Crusader said in Olympics Thread:

@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

I'm calling suss on the Chinese guy who won the 100m free too. In a slow pool he smokes everyone and sets a new WR? yeah, absolutely nothing to see here.

“Not humanly possible” said the Aussie swim coach.

Of course he'd say that. How are the rest of their swimmers? If they were dominating perhaps one could point to a systemic issue.

I bet if an Aussie or Yank swam that fast they'd be singing a different tune.

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Olympics Thread