Olympics Thread
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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.
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I find the whole celebration of Silver and Bronze at the Olympics a bit odd.
Second place is just another losing position.
It's winning that is everything!
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
I find the whole celebration of Silver and Bronze at the Olympics a bit odd.
Second place is just another losing position.
It's winning that is everything!
I dunno, some people would be pretty stoked to get a medal and be recognised as one of the best in the world. For sure, some people will be disappointed if they legit thought they were a chance for gold, and fell just short. Others, may have performed on the big stage with personal/life time bests, possibly higher than they ever thought possible. No wonder they are celebrating!
