Olympics Thread

antipodean

@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

I'm calling suss on the Chinese guy who won the 100m free too. In a slow pool he smokes everyone and sets a new WR? yeah, absolutely nothing to see here.

“Not humanly possible” said the Aussie swim coach.

Of course he'd say that. How are the rest of their swimmers? If they were dominating perhaps one could point to a systemic issue.

I bet if an Aussie or Yank swam that fast they'd be singing a different tune.

1kiwi

Men's Four sitting in second at the halfway mark

Damo

Mens 4 comfortably in second but seem to be slightly falling back off the Yanks.

ACT Crusader

We are looking good. USA had a huge second 500

1kiwi

Come on lads!

Bones

Love the British commentator saying NZ were gone and USA were out of sight. Dick

1kiwi

Kiwis making a move!

Higgins

Another close run thing, this time a silver for the Mens Four

ACT Crusader

USA with a 2nd gear

Billy Tell

Médaille d’argent!

ACT Crusader

Awesome to get the silver

antipodean

Wow. That last 250m from the Americans. I would've sworn with 500m to go they were going to be overtaken.

MiketheSnow

@Bones said in Olympics Thread:

Love the British commentator saying NZ were gone and USA were out of sight. Dick

was she wrong?

KiwiMurph

Nicely done lads. Great rowing session for NZ

Bones

@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

@Bones said in Olympics Thread:

Love the British commentator saying NZ were gone and USA were out of sight. Dick

was she wrong?

Fuck that's a she? And at the time, yes. NZ came back level.

MajorPom

@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

Wow. That last 250m from the Americans. I would've sworn with 500m to go they were going to be overtaken.

Absolutely. We flew that 500-250 to go to get neck and neck then the yanks just took off.

Brilliant morning. One of each out of 4 races. Can't complain.

1kiwi

Meanwhile NZ Men got hammered in the hockey 5-0 to Australia

MajorPom

@1kiwi said in Olympics Thread:

Meanwhile NZ Men getting hammered in the hockey down 3-0 to Australia

Rowing is where it's at mate. We just annihilated them in the mens 4. Thats all that counts ....

Seriously though, that is expected isn't it? Hockeyroos (or whetever they're called) are fairly handy.

Bovidae

That Olympic medal-winning performance was Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors' first race win since teaming up in the double scull.

Timing eh.

1kiwi

NZ now sitting 11th on the medal table. Not bad for a country of just over 5 million

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