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  • S SBW1

    Is this our final total?

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    @SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:

    Is this our final total?

    Nope - Ally Woolaston grabs a bronze in the omnium.

    Very smart ride - saved herself for the points race and stole two laps and still led the field home in the final sprint - aside from someone who was off the front.

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    • Chris B.C Chris B.

      @SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:

      Is this our final total?

      Nope - Ally Woolaston grabs a bronze in the omnium.

      Very smart ride - saved herself for the points race and stole two laps and still led the field home in the final sprint - aside from someone who was off the front.

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      @Chris-B said in Olympics Thread:

      @SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:

      Is this our final total?

      Nope - Ally Woolaston grabs a bronze in the omnium.

      Very smart ride - saved herself for the points race and stole two laps and still led the field home in the final sprint - aside from someone who was off the front.

      What a ride.

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        That gives us 20 medals, when you factor in 10 Gold this is clearly our most successful games.

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          Leaving aside national loyalties, my moment of the Paris Olympic Games was Mondo Duplantis retaining his Pole Vault Olympic title and then breaking the World Record vaulting 6.25m.

          As 70,000 Parisians screamed, he ran to the embrace of his absolutely gorgeous Swedish model girlfriend.

          That's a guy who's living the dream!

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            I wonder if there's anything left for the Americans to head the Chinese?

            40 Golds to 39 at present, I think - US with lots more silver.

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            • Chris B.C Chris B.

              I wonder if there's anything left for the Americans to head the Chinese?

              40 Golds to 39 at present, I think - US with lots more silver.

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              @Chris-B The USA will top the medal table if they beat France in the women's Basketball final. The last event of the Games.

              If France win, China will top the medals table.

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                • S SBW1

                  That gives us 20 medals, when you factor in 10 Gold this is clearly our most successful games.

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                  @SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:

                  That gives us 20 medals, when you factor in 10 Gold this is clearly our most successful games.

                  The contribution of our female Olympians has been overwhelming. 7s, paddling, rowing, mixed sailing, cycling, golf, the women have accounted for all but two of our gold medals (high jump, kayak cross) and many of the silver (shot put, cycling) and bronze. The men have to raise their game for next time!

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                    https://golf.com/news/lydia-ko-emotional-journey-gold-hall-of-fame/?amp=1

                    With the monkey off her back, we might see Lids win some more sooner than later

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                      Who gets the halbergs?

                      Carrington and Andrews with 2 golds. But surely Kerr with the high jump gold.

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                        France needing 3 points with 3.9 s to go score but the foot was just in and it’s only 2 points. Total heartbreak.

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                          Fantastic W basketball final

                          USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed

                          2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance

                          Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?

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                          • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                            Fantastic W basketball final

                            USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed

                            2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance

                            Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?

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                            @MiketheSnow politics apparently

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                              Congratulations to the USA on topping the medals table.

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                              • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                Fantastic W basketball final

                                USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed

                                2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance

                                Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?

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                                @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                                Fantastic W basketball final

                                USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed

                                2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance

                                Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?

                                France really missed Stéphanie Curie to sink a few 3-pointers.

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                                  One sport nz should do better in is mountain biking. Surely we have the tracks to become world class. I mean the brits are up there.

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                                    • sparkyS sparky

                                      Five Million People.

                                      Ten Gold Medals.

                                      What an amazing performance by Team New Zealand.

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                                      @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

                                      Five Million People.

                                      Ten Gold Medals.

                                      What an amazing performance by Team New Zealand.

                                      Only 2 less Golds then Germany, and 4 Golds less the the UK
                                      amazing

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                                        The commentators really took a lot of convincing that Ellesse Andrews was going to blitz everyone - she just looked so powerful and that she could win with any tactics

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                                          Watching the Closing ceremony.....I can still hear the strains of Steve Allen's 'Join Together' somewhere in the distance....

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