Olympics Thread

[Canes4life]

NZ are currently sitting second in the medal race up the first beat. If it finishes like this we will end up with a silver.

[canefan]

NZL had a great beat, right behind leaders Spain. Ireland's snafu at the start gives us a degree of comfort in silver position. Spain locked on gold barring a big mistake

[Canes4life]

@canefan yeah it’s almost a certainty now that Spain will get gold and we will get silver. Irish have royally cocked up their chances.

[canefan]

NZL avoid any risk of stuff ups by steering clear of the Netherlands at the turn. We are comfortable in 3rd which will give us silver, looks like the USA have overtaken Ireland for bronze

[canefan]

Great job by the kiwis. Very business like race to win Silver

[Canes4life]

The McKiwis get silver. Whoop.

[Billy Tell]

Currently sitting 11 on the medal table. Not bad at all.

[canefan]

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

Currently sitting 11 on the medal table. Not bad at all.

And with serious gold and silver medals chances in the canoeing, and more in the rowing to come. Not sure how our cycling team stacks up, but they are generally a good chance for medals too

[antipodean]

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

Currently sitting 11 on the medal table. Not bad at all.

The table that counts: https://medalspercapita.com/#medals-per-capita:2024

[sparky]

It feels like there are too many events on at the same time in the next few days. I think they should spread future Olympic Games over three weeks to reduce clashes.

[sparky]

1st, 2nd and 3rd for France in the Men's BMX race. A whole French podium. The host nation enjoyed that one.

[MiketheSnow]

@sparky said in Olympics Thread:

1st, 2nd and 3rd for France in the Men's BMX race. A whole French podium. The host nation enjoyed that one.

Brilliant

Gutting for Beth Schreiver

6 first place finishes in the heats, last in the final

[Rapido]

In the athletics. The Kenyans looking 'resplendent' in their traditional orangey-yellowey-limey singlets.

Fuck off Nike. You suck. Stick to shoes.

[Rapido]

In better, not grumpy old man news. The purple track is a great improvement* on the awful blue track of the last 2 or 3 games.

*source. My eyes.

[KiwiMurph]

@Rapido Yeah i think the US track uniform sucks too

[Machpants]

Canadian tracksuit is the worst

[canefan]

@KiwiMurph said in Olympics Thread:

@Rapido Yeah i think the US track uniform sucks too

All those wavy little stripes 🤮

[Chris B.]

@KiwiPie said in Olympics Thread:

On the track, making finals will be the target. Tanner a chance in the 1,500m but not a real medal prospect.

Tanner will need to run a much better race in the repercharge than in his heat.

You simply can't let yourself get forced down the back of the pack like that - especially in a slow race. You're never going to make up 10 or 15 metres on the home straight, because everyone has a decent sprint.

[SBW1]

@antipodean A bit confused about some of these tables saw one in the Herald which had us behind Slovenia and Oz. It was based on per 10 million. I definetly know we are ahead of Oz per capita and are nearly always. The chart in the link provided says NZ has a population of 4.5 million and Fiji around 800,000, even the population of Oz seems a bit low. What is that figure based on? I am sure there is some validity to it. We will probably get a better idea at the end of the games. In Tokyo we got 20 medals, and from memory a few small nations like Jamaca were slightly ahead. We are doing well, at 12th, hopefully more to come.

[Machpants]

@SBW1 Last olympics there we were 6th, the first five were really tiny countries (e.g. San Marino) that got 1 ~ 3 medals