Olympics Thread
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If you look across the board is it any different from athletics, swimming or cycling?
There are pure speed events along with very technical events
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@1kiwi said in Olympics Thread:
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
GB get the Gold. NZ the Silver.
Silver medal a huge result for the ladies. It's NZ's first women's team sprint medal in Olympic history so pretty big deal.
From Stuff:
Overlooked as a contender in the team sprint by many pundits, who instead were tipping world champions Germany, China and the Netherlands to challenge Great Britain, the Kiwis were electric.yep was hoping to read here this morning everyone made heaps of money at the TAB after reading my hot tip from CNZ coaches.. they were great odds for a medal as such outsiders.
just wish i had more than 2 bucks in my account when i put my bet on and couldn't be arsed getting out of bed to find a card to top up as one in my account had expired.. ha.
just to put this in further perspective - NZ are literally riding museum pieces in terms of bike tech. We're on a bike made in 2015 for Rio... all other teams are rolling around on bikes that are worth between 100k - 200k.. each!
we don't even have a bike sponsor.. only place you can get one of our bikes is second hand market and it's about $4k. Was actually having an amusing thought that we might be in breach of the rules - all bikes are supposed to be commercially available to buy!@WillieTheWaiter said in Olympics Thread:
@1kiwi said in Olympics Thread:
just to put this in further perspective - NZ are literally riding museum pieces in terms of bike tech. We're on a bike made in 2015 for Rio... all other teams are rolling around on bikes that are worth between 100k - 200k.. each!
we don't even have a bike sponsor.. only place you can get one of our bikes is second hand market and it's about $4k. Was actually having an amusing thought that we might be in breach of the rules - all bikes are supposed to be commercially available to buy!Just watched the cycling highlights and I see what you mean. The GB girls bikes looked decidedly more lightweight. The gap in bike tech seemed to go unspoken by the comms. I'd like to see the race rerun on identical bikes
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@WillieTheWaiter said in Olympics Thread:
@1kiwi said in Olympics Thread:
just to put this in further perspective - NZ are literally riding museum pieces in terms of bike tech. We're on a bike made in 2015 for Rio... all other teams are rolling around on bikes that are worth between 100k - 200k.. each!
we don't even have a bike sponsor.. only place you can get one of our bikes is second hand market and it's about $4k. Was actually having an amusing thought that we might be in breach of the rules - all bikes are supposed to be commercially available to buy!Just watched the cycling highlights and I see what you mean. The GB girls bikes looked decidedly more lightweight. The gap in bike tech seemed to go unspoken by the comms. I'd like to see the race rerun on identical bikes
There was piece in the Oz papers a couple weeks back about their bike - years of dev went into it, they were very happy. They put it on the market as they had to per Olympic rules , 12 months from the games, with a price tag of $100k per bike. If someone purchased, they would have been obliged to deliver - but they stipulated a 2 month delivery time on top of that crazy cost
Surprise surprise, nobody purchased the bike so nobody got to see the tech or try it out It’ll be on the market post-games for $13k
Really does seem odd that there aren’t more rules around tech other than “put it on the market”
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Keeping up with Kelley
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@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Duplantis girlfriend…
Desiré Inglander.
https://www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/desire-inglander-mondo-duplantis-swedish-girlfriend#
So much room for double entendres. Pole. Desiré…
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Duplantis girlfriend…
Desiré Inglander.
https://www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/desire-inglander-mondo-duplantis-swedish-girlfriend#
So much room for double entendres. Pole. Desiré…
Du is you in Swedish as well..
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Wonderful ride by the NZ Women's Team Pursuit in qualifying. They beat the GB team, who are World Champions, by two seconds.
@sparky Saw that, excellent stuff!
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Long jump final. OR dates from Mexico 1968!
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Long jump final. OR dates from Mexico 1968!
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Long jump final. OR dates from Mexico 1968!
Bob flying in the thin Mexico air
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Long jump final. OR dates from Mexico 1968!
Bob flying in the thin Mexico air
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Long jump final. OR dates from Mexico 1968!
Bob flying in the thin Mexico air
It’s the oldest OR still standing I see.
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A youthful sideshow bob leading the long jump.
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Long jump final. OR dates from Mexico 1968!
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Long jump final. OR dates from Mexico 1968!
Bob Beamon. It was the World Record until 1991.
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Long jump final. OR dates from Mexico 1968!
Bob flying in the thin Mexico air
One of sport's greatest moments.
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So climbing is a thing now?Just saw a bit of BBC coverage, cant believe this is an olympic sport.
@Jailbreak7 said in Olympics Thread:
So climbing is a thing now?Just saw a bit of BBC coverage, cant believe this is an olympic sport.
Huh. Wall Blacks
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Love me a good 1500 m
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Love me a good 1500 m
What a race that was. Cole Hocker broke his PB by three second to win it.
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The K2 was a little embarrassing. Kiwis about a minute behind the pace.
I think the commentators were saying something like we had to enter a team to qualify for other races. That is a bit silly.
@Damo said in Olympics Thread:
The K2 was a little embarrassing. Kiwis about a minute behind the pace.
I think the commentators were saying something like we had to enter a team to qualify for other races. That is a bit silly.
Yes, it was a loophole to get a K4 crew at the Olympics. Who they competed against in Aust makes the story even funnier.
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Here are the split times for the 1500m.
An insane last lap by Cole Hocker.
