Olympics Thread

[sparky]

Finn Butcher finishes 2nd in his canoe slalom semi final race, but that's enough to make the final and that last 4.

[sparky]

Hegge of Germany, Rohan of Czechia and Clarke of GB will be the other finalists, alongside Finn Butcher. There must be a decent chance of a NZ medal.

[sparky]

The crowd are furious as the French favourite is out.

[sparky]

Australia and the Fox family with another Gold in the women's Canoe Slalom.

[sparky]

Australia in Third place in the medal table. What a Games the Aussies are having.

[sparky]

Finn Butcher leading!!!!!!

[sparky]

It's Gold for Finn Butcher and New Zealand!!!!!!!

[MajorPom]

I've just done the biggest about turn in my life I think.

Aussie woman wins the Canoe Slalom gold. What the fuck is this shitty sport? Another pile of crap invented which fuck all take part in and then of course, the Aussies throw money at it to win another gold??

Nek Minnit.

Gold New Zealand! Best sport ever!!!!!!

[MajorPom]

Interview before ... ex GB cyclist thinks team GB will push for 8 golds in the velodrome. Crikey, thats optimistic!

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@MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:

Interview before ... ex GB cyclist thinks team GB will push for 8 golds in the velodrome. Crikey, thats optimistic!

If I was a coach of any of cycling team, I'd be showing my cyclists that clip.

[MajorPom]

@sparky said in Olympics Thread:

Four Gold Medals for New Zealand. Only countries with much bigger populations and much bigger economies above us.

4? Can you see the future?

[sparky]

@MajorRage That one was so good that it counted as two!

[sparky]

To be fair to Laura Kenny, the GB women's spirit team set a new world record in the first round of qualification. A great start for them.

[sparky]

NZ in second place with just China to go.

[sparky]

China in 5th. So GB first with a world record and NZ in 2nd.

[sparky]

Men's Team pursuit qualification. GB first, NZ currently in third behind France.

[Billy Tell]

Hugs all round for Finn Butcher...and a pair of jandals

[sparky]

NZ women's spirit team break the world record then GB break it again. They will race off for Gold and Silver.

[sparky]

Dame Laura Kenny's lovely but why on earth the BBC are showing her and Claire Balding having a chat on a sofa ahead of live Olympic Track Cycling I'll never know.