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Olympics Thread

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    Wow. That last 250m from the Americans. I would've sworn with 500m to go they were going to be overtaken.

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    • BonesB Bones

      Love the British commentator saying NZ were gone and USA were out of sight. Dick

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      @Bones said in Olympics Thread:

      Love the British commentator saying NZ were gone and USA were out of sight. Dick

      was she wrong?

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        Nicely done lads. Great rowing session for NZ

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        • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

          @Bones said in Olympics Thread:

          Love the British commentator saying NZ were gone and USA were out of sight. Dick

          was she wrong?

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          @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

          @Bones said in Olympics Thread:

          Love the British commentator saying NZ were gone and USA were out of sight. Dick

          was she wrong?

          Fuck that's a she? And at the time, yes. NZ came back level.

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          • antipodeanA antipodean

            Wow. That last 250m from the Americans. I would've sworn with 500m to go they were going to be overtaken.

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            @antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

            Wow. That last 250m from the Americans. I would've sworn with 500m to go they were going to be overtaken.

            Absolutely. We flew that 500-250 to go to get neck and neck then the yanks just took off.

            Brilliant morning. One of each out of 4 races. Can't complain.

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              #4918

              Meanwhile NZ Men got hammered in the hockey 5-0 to Australia

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              • 1kiwi1 1kiwi

                Meanwhile NZ Men got hammered in the hockey 5-0 to Australia

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                @1kiwi said in Olympics Thread:

                Meanwhile NZ Men getting hammered in the hockey down 3-0 to Australia

                Rowing is where it's at mate. We just annihilated them in the mens 4. Thats all that counts ....

                Seriously though, that is expected isn't it? Hockeyroos (or whetever they're called) are fairly handy.

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                • BovidaeB Offline
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                  That Olympic medal-winning performance was Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors' first race win since teaming up in the double scull.

                  Timing eh. 🙂

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                    NZ now sitting 11th on the medal table. Not bad for a country of just over 5 million

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                    • 1kiwi1 1kiwi

                      Meanwhile NZ Men got hammered in the hockey 5-0 to Australia

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                      @1kiwi Which got even worse to finish five nil. They do reasonably ok against most other teams but the Aussies seem to always demolish us. Except for 1976 of course!

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                        @1kiwi Which got even worse to finish five nil. They do reasonably ok against most other teams but the Aussies seem to always demolish us. Except for 1976 of course!

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                        @Higgins said in Olympics Thread:

                        @1kiwi Which got even worse to finish five nil. They do reasonably ok against most other teams but the Aussies seem to always demolish us. Except for 1976 of course!

                        Yeah Aussie hockey is on another level. All their players full time professionals, where as most of our guys have full time jobs.

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                        • DamoD Offline
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                          We're doing well this Olympics so far.

                          Reasonable prospects to add another couple in the single scullers.

                          Where are our other medals going to come from?

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                            Great mornings work. Thought we might pip the USA but I think we used up the energy from 1000 to 1500 m. We are bloody good at rowing for a small country.

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                            • DamoD Damo

                              We're doing well this Olympics so far.

                              Reasonable prospects to add another couple in the single scullers.

                              Where are our other medals going to come from?

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                              @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

                              We're doing well this Olympics so far.

                              Reasonable prospects to add another couple in the single scullers.

                              Where are our other medals going to come from?

                              I'd say Hamish Kerr in the high jump is a medal prospect. Maybe Tom Walsh in the shotput? Sailing possibly.

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                              • DamoD Damo

                                We're doing well this Olympics so far.

                                Reasonable prospects to add another couple in the single scullers.

                                Where are our other medals going to come from?

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                                @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

                                We're doing well this Olympics so far.

                                Reasonable prospects to add another couple in the single scullers.

                                Where are our other medals going to come from?

                                Sailing? Cycling? All the sitting down sports. Maybe the high jumper? Tom Walsh in shot put? A track and field medal would be great

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                                • DamoD Damo

                                  We're doing well this Olympics so far.

                                  Reasonable prospects to add another couple in the single scullers.

                                  Where are our other medals going to come from?

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                                  @Damo Lisa Carrington a sitter for a couple along with a possible one from Tom Walsh plus the high jumper looking good. Also fingers crossed for Lydia Ko to complete her full set of medals.

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                                    Sailing - men's 49ers are a good chance.

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                                    • HigginsH Higgins

                                      @Damo Lisa Carrington a sitter for a couple along with a possible one from Tom Walsh plus the high jumper looking good. Also fingers crossed for Lydia Ko to complete her full set of medals.

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                                      @Higgins said in Olympics Thread:

                                      @Damo Lisa Carrington a sitter for a couple along with a possible one from Tom Walsh plus the high jumper looking good. Also fingers crossed for Lydia Ko to complete her full set of medals.

                                      Lydia might need Nelly Korda and a few of the other ladies to have some shockers as she hasn't been playing overly well of late.

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                                        Walsh is unlikely on recent form

                                        Tanner in the athletics could be a smokey though

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                                          Still got Emma Twigg & MacIntosh to race their finals in the rowing on Saturday night so there could be more rowing medals to come.

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