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Re: Olympic current even discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Thu Aug 5, 2021 7:57 am
by ROballer
Grant Holloway as well. You run 13.03 while jogging in the Heats and choke in the Finals.


Zero gold medals in the sprints for the US(If you don't count 400mH as a sprint race). Only 2 gold medals in the track events overall.

Embarrasing edition overall, it's the worst gold medal tally since 1936.

Re: Olympic current even discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Thu Aug 5, 2021 9:13 am
by Buckets22
Just watched Russia - Brazil in volleyball. There were several soyboys wearing masks on the Brazil team hahahha happy that they lost.

Re: Olympic current even discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Thu Aug 5, 2021 9:20 am
by Perseus1966
Greece full steam for a medal in water polo.
Semi against Hungary ,a very difficult game.

Re: Olympic current even discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Thu Aug 5, 2021 10:18 am
by DutchManDanFan
In the hepthatlon with only the 800m to go it's 1 Belgium, 2 Holland, 3 USA, 4 Holland, 5 Belgium, 6 USA for the medals. Amazing.

Edit: End result: 1 Belgium, 2 Holland, 3 Holland, 4 Belgium, 5&6 USA!

Re: Olympic current even discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Thu Aug 5, 2021 8:59 pm
by Luke Skyowner
Just to add what is already said. No luck or acting. Pure body of work, focus and competition. Words canĀ“t describe


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Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Fri Aug 6, 2021 6:27 am
by Perseus1966
Greece - Hungary semis in water polo
Both goalkeepers are great.
Yes we are in the finals we won 9-6

Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Fri Aug 6, 2021 8:28 am
by KGtabake
How the hell did we beat Hungary? I'm in shock.

Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Fri Aug 6, 2021 8:35 am
by Fencer reregistered
The US' heaviest freestyle wrestler is named Gable Dan Steveson.

Unsurprisingly in light of that name, he comes from a wrestling family.

https://mndaily.com/249985/sports/spwr-gable-steveson/

Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Fri Aug 6, 2021 9:48 am
by Fencer reregistered
If I'm understanding correctly, the world record in the 400m hurdles lasted for 23 years -- and then got improved by more than 0.8 seconds in one month. That is:

-- I think the old record was 46.78.
-- I think is lasted 23 years.
-- Karsten Warholm broke it a month ago
-- Warholm broke it again, running 45.94 in the Olympics.

By way of contrast, the non-hurdles record at the distance is just above 43 seconds. And the gold medalist in that event in 1948 ran 46.2.


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Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:34 pm
by Toxicity
Oh my... Italy did it again and won 4 x 100 men as underdog!!! :o :bowdown:

Not only Jacobs! F***g american and uk papers... :lol:

Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Fri Aug 6, 2021 6:42 pm
by Perseus1966
KGtabake wrote:How the hell did we beat Hungary? I'm in shock.


we beat them twice

Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Fri Aug 6, 2021 11:33 pm
by art_tatum
Molly siedels bronze in the marathons more impressive than some other usa golds.

Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Sat Aug 7, 2021 12:03 am
by Fencer reregistered
Wrestling buzzer beater. Amazing.


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Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:40 am
by Perseus1966
Oh my god arrest the guy who designed argentina s vollley ball shirts...

Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:51 am
by makubesu
Qatar is going to win a medal in beach volleyball with one of their guys drinking Diet Coke on the sideline

Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Sat Aug 7, 2021 9:36 am
by Lalouie
have you guys seen how they handed out medals to the womens water polo?

AWESOME

instead of the person giving each teammate a medal, the medal to the second teammate and she places the medal on the first teammate and so on down the line. then the second to last picks up the medal for the last teammate and places it on her.

it pretty awesome

Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Sat Aug 7, 2021 5:25 pm
by bisme37
Lalouie wrote:have you guys seen how they handed out medals to the womens water polo?

AWESOME

instead of the person giving each teammate a medal, the medal to the second teammate and she places the medal on the first teammate and so on down the line. then the second to last picks up the medal for the last teammate and places it on her.

it pretty awesome


They've been doing that in most of the team sports. Because of covid, the guy who would usually place the medal on the athletes isn't supposed to get that close. So the athletes are putting medals on each other. It's really cool.

Speaking of covid I'm very impressed that they kept it away from the athletes while it is apparently raging all around Japan. Good job, Tokyo Olympic organizers!

Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Sat Aug 7, 2021 9:03 pm
by Lalouie
bisme37 wrote:
Lalouie wrote:have you guys seen how they handed out medals to the womens water polo?

AWESOME

instead of the person giving each teammate a medal, the medal to the second teammate and she places the medal on the first teammate and so on down the line. then the second to last picks up the medal for the last teammate and places it on her.

it pretty awesome


They've been doing that in most of the team sports. Because of covid, the guy who would usually place the medal on the athletes isn't supposed to get that close. So the athletes are putting medals on each other. It's really cool.

Speaking of covid I'm very impressed that they kept it away from the athletes while it is apparently raging all around Japan. Good job, Tokyo Olympic organizers!


i think it's great.

Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Sun Aug 8, 2021 5:27 am
by DoctorX
What stood out to me was how the men performed poorly in all the running events in track and field. The women were slightly better with Mu and McLaughlin winning gold in their individual events and then winning gold together in the 4-400 relay. I'm 38 but I remember growing up during the 90's and seeing Men and Women easily win gold in this running events and to see them struggle to get gold is quite the experience.

The skateboarding event and the BMX freestyle events were the two new events I enjoyed.

Re: Olympic current event discussion and discussion of events you enjoy watching

Posted: Sun Aug 8, 2021 6:26 am
by Repeat 3-peat
USA has won the Gold medal count and the overall medal count.

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