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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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                              Very underwhelmed with the Closing Ceremony after what has been an electric Games

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                              • WillieTheWaiterW WillieTheWaiter

                                Pretty noticeable Fisher absent from the congrats squad when rest of team there..

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                                @WillieTheWaiter Did you not see Fisher interviewed on TV?

                                It was raw. She was gasping for breath from both exertion and emotion. Said she had been to hell and back over the paste few years, thanked her supporters and apologised for letting NZ down. Then basically eulogised Dame Lisa. Said she was an inspiration, so hard working, leads the team by her example, a legend. Far from unstinting in her praise.

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                                • sparkyS sparky

                                  Congratulations to the USA on topping the medals table.

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                                  @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

                                  Congratulations to the USA on topping the medals table.

                                  They'd need to win ten-times as many to catch us in the per capita race.

                                  The Chinese would need 4,000! 🙂

                                  That was a great games and not just because we did so well. The French really got behind it - crowds for the cycling road race were amazing!

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                                  • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                    Very underwhelmed with the Closing Ceremony after what has been an electric Games

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                                    @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                                    Very underwhelmed with the Closing Ceremony after what has been an electric Games

                                    Meandered in the middle but the beginning and end were decent. The LA beach looked more enticing for a dip than the Seine I must say.

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                                      Underwhelming closing ceremony but one hell of a finale with my way. Similar to the opening I guess with Celine.

                                      LA part just same old American shit for me.

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                                        Opening Ceremony and the Seine excepted, it was a bloody good couple of weeks.

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                                          NZ Ferald and Stuff immediately found a way to complain at no NZ on the closing ceremony map....

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