Olympics Thread
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@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
@MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:
Amazing finish by the American. Brilliant.
Karma for the BBC for spending 90 minutes building up to the race, ignoring the woman's pole value that the Brit didn't win gold.
Matt Hudson-Smith ran a Personal Best, a British record, a European record and the 5th fastest time of all time. A great performance. He could hardly have executed any better.
But Quincy Hall found a way to finish that little bit sooner. The margins in elite sport can be unbelievably small.
Hudson-Smith is a complete loser. Only gold counts…
@Billy-Tell I liked M H-S's post-race interview. "Sometimes the journey is better than the outcome." He said he was happy with the silver in the circumstances but also really wants a gold in a world championships or an Olympics and thinks he will achieve it.
He's the second most decorated athlete in European championship history already.
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@Billy-Tell I liked M H-S's post-race interview. "Sometimes the journey is better than the outcome." He said he was happy with the silver in the circumstances but also really wants a gold in a world championships or an Olympics and thinks he will achieve it.
He's the second most decorated athlete in European championship history already.
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
He's the second most decorated athlete in European championship history already.
Which is a little different to other athletes who get a silver or bronze who haven't won medals and titles at other world champs etc.....
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@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
He's the second most decorated athlete in European championship history already.
Which is a little different to other athletes who get a silver or bronze who haven't won medals and titles at other world champs etc.....
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@KiwiMurph My point is that he knows how to win.
Clearly he was gutted tonight that he couldn't quite achieve his dream of an Olympic Gold but he was also proud of the process and effort that got him so very close.
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
@KiwiMurph My point is that he knows how to win.
Clearly he was gutted tonight that he couldn't quite achieve his dream of an Olympic Gold but he was also proud of the process and effort that got him so very close.
He's a loser, maybe he needs to want it more.
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Sad to see the steeplechase world record holder Lamecha Girma stretchered off after falling at the penultimate hurdle. He and the eventual winner were both surging and his momentum caused him to land on his head.
@KiwiPie said in Olympics Thread:
Sad to see the steeplechase world record holder Lamecha Girma stretchered off after falling at the penultimate hurdle. He and the eventual winner were both surging and his momentum caused him to land on his head.
I always like watching steeplechase. How much higher are they than the hurdles?
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18 Gold Medals by Australia is a new record for them apparently. A fantastic achievement by their team.
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
18 Gold Medals by Australia is a new record for them apparently. A fantastic achievement by their team.
Let down by one who couldn't score
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@canefan any idea who designs ours? Wondering if there is a crossover with yachts, kayaks etc in terms of lightweight and aerodynamic design. Probably a no.8 expense compared to other nations. Interesting that murica don't try as hard with track cycling
@barky1 said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan any idea who designs ours? Wondering if there is a crossover with yachts, kayaks etc in terms of lightweight and aerodynamic design. Probably a no.8 expense compared to other nations. Interesting that murica don't try as hard with track cycling
Avanti made the one they're currently riding on - for Rio Olympics. We don't have a bike sponsor or the money to buy new ones.
it's a million bucks to make a mould so not something any of your average NZ carbon companies will jump on
Only partnership currently is with Southern Spars - who make the disc wheels. Probs the only leading bit of tech we've got - much lighter than the 'regular' companies wheels.
America actually has a surprising lack of velodromes, hence the lack of interest.
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@KiwiPie said in Olympics Thread:
Sad to see the steeplechase world record holder Lamecha Girma stretchered off after falling at the penultimate hurdle. He and the eventual winner were both surging and his momentum caused him to land on his head.
I always like watching steeplechase. How much higher are they than the hurdles?
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18 Gold Medals by Australia is a new record for them apparently. A fantastic achievement by their team.
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
18 Gold Medals by Australia is a new record for them apparently. A fantastic achievement by their team.
It's been great, maybe another one to come in the K2 500m mens where we are looking good.
Though I hate to be that guy, but we just passed our Sydney/Athens marks despite five of our gold medals in 2024 coming in sports that didn't exist in 2000 or 2004 (BMX, C1 Slalom, Canoe Cross, Skateboarding x2). So it's a bit of a technicality. Still a great Olympics though.
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@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
18 Gold Medals by Australia is a new record for them apparently. A fantastic achievement by their team.
Let down by one who couldn't score
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
18 Gold Medals by Australia is a new record for them apparently. A fantastic achievement by their team.
Let down by one who couldn't score
His campaign hit a bump...
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@barky1 said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan any idea who designs ours? Wondering if there is a crossover with yachts, kayaks etc in terms of lightweight and aerodynamic design. Probably a no.8 expense compared to other nations. Interesting that murica don't try as hard with track cycling
Avanti made the one they're currently riding on - for Rio Olympics. We don't have a bike sponsor or the money to buy new ones.
it's a million bucks to make a mould so not something any of your average NZ carbon companies will jump on
Only partnership currently is with Southern Spars - who make the disc wheels. Probs the only leading bit of tech we've got - much lighter than the 'regular' companies wheels.
America actually has a surprising lack of velodromes, hence the lack of interest.
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@WillieTheWaiter Does the Netherlands have the latest bikes/tech? Just wondering after they beat GB in the men's team sprint.
@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@WillieTheWaiter Does the Netherlands have the latest bikes/tech? Just wondering after they beat GB in the men's team sprint.
yep they ride Koga frames - made there. Frame about 10,000 quid. More in line with what you'd normally pay for a top end frame - the other prices you hear are just hte 'pre olympic' prices - rules are they have to be available for purchase.. they just jack the price right up so no one buys them.
Aussie frame for example will be sub 10k nz post olympics
a lot of the cost is in the custom handlebars - up to 20k alone for top guys to have them moulded to their position
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@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@WillieTheWaiter Does the Netherlands have the latest bikes/tech? Just wondering after they beat GB in the men's team sprint.
yep they ride Koga frames - made there. Frame about 10,000 quid. More in line with what you'd normally pay for a top end frame - the other prices you hear are just hte 'pre olympic' prices - rules are they have to be available for purchase.. they just jack the price right up so no one buys them.
Aussie frame for example will be sub 10k nz post olympics
a lot of the cost is in the custom handlebars - up to 20k alone for top guys to have them moulded to their position
@WillieTheWaiter said in Olympics Thread:
@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@WillieTheWaiter Does the Netherlands have the latest bikes/tech? Just wondering after they beat GB in the men's team sprint.
yep they ride Koga frames - made there. Frame about 10,000 quid. More in line with what you'd normally pay for a top end frame - the other prices you hear are just hte 'pre olympic' prices - rules are they have to be available for purchase.. they just jack the price right up so no one buys them.
Aussie frame for example will be sub 10k nz post olympics
a lot of the cost is in the custom handlebars - up to 20k alone for top guys to have them moulded to their position
I heard the Chinese had 3D printed handlebars. Considering Rocket Lab's ability to employ CAD CAM and 3D printing tech to make rockets much cheaper than their competitors, perhaps cycling NZ should call him for advice about how to 3D print their next bikes? Would look awesome to have them as a sponsor on the side of their bikes too
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Not sure if it's been mentioned here, but how about the record set by the Cuban heavyweight wrestler Mijain Lopez.
First ever person to win Gold at the same individual event at FIVE straight Olympics. He won in Beijing, London, Rio, Tokyo and Paris.
Never been done at either Summer or Winter Olympics. That is a serious record to have.
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that wrestling is so primal to watch. A trifle confusing at times for the uninitiated, but still not a bad watch, especially those huge units. It must be exhausting to compete in
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Which brings me to one of my ideas to bring a bit of life to the Olympics: instead of being the same five events, the Modern Pentathlon should consist of five Olympic events randomly drawn at the opening ceremony.
In Paris it could be tennis, judo, equestrian, BMX and diving. In LA it might be artistic swimming, archery, taekwondo, weight lifting and surfing.
Reward the ultimate all-rounder. Don't tell me you wouldn't watch some 100kg romanian martial arts guru try and ride a barrel in Tahiti...
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Which brings me to one of my ideas to bring a bit of life to the Olympics: instead of being the same five events, the Modern Pentathlon should consist of five Olympic events randomly drawn at the opening ceremony.
In Paris it could be tennis, judo, equestrian, BMX and diving. In LA it might be artistic swimming, archery, taekwondo, weight lifting and surfing.
Reward the ultimate all-rounder. Don't tell me you wouldn't watch some 100kg romanian martial arts guru try and ride a barrel in Tahiti...
Spat my cereal out when I saw this in the SMH this morning
I have no qualms with the modern pentathlon as it is, or the decathlon; they can stay on the program, as long as there’s room for my idea, which I guess we can call the “random pentathlon”.
What I have in mind would bring the Games into today’s world while still staying true to its core, echoing the original Olympic spirit of holistic athleticism and strategic thinking, and adding a narrative layer throbbing with the cosmopolitan allure of a reality-television show.
My idea? Put the whole thing on shuffle.
Instead of the five standard pentathlon events, pick them at random from the whole Olympic program. Take out anything overly ambitious or unsafe, as well as all the team sports (unless there’s an individual component of a team sport we can go with. For example, instead of basketball, play a game of HORSE). Leave it to chance or, more specifically, the fateful hand of Nagi Maehashi, the woman behind RecipeTin Eats, who selects from a curated pool of tantalising possibilities.
Bastard even used my muscly Romanian as an example.
See you in court, Mr Rugari.
