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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    edited August 2024
    Our bmx girl is a joke 

    edit: just see her interview. What a ledge.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    MrOneLung said:
    and i reckon 75% of the time they do have both feet off the ground

    Yeah - now that's a definite point. It's almost impossible to catch it on camera, and they're so good at it that it requires loads of spotters to check - with the penalties seeming pretty arbitrary tbh
    https://www.reddit.com/r/olympics/s/iPuiu8BTLf
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    Put as many mealy mouthed statements  out as they like men have no place hitting women at all and certainly not in sport.  

    All the mental gymnastics justifying it.  The boxer is a man and has been determined so.  Not sporting to allow men to compete in most sports against women let alone in combat sports.

    Child rapists and men fighting women.  Awful what the olympics has become.
    Did you read the statement? The only thing mealy mouthed appears to be the IBA process for determining the gender of their athletes.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Our bmx girl is a joke 

    edit: just see her interview. What a ledge.
    Extraordinary acceleration. Others start as fast at her, then she suddenly hits the boost button and surges clear.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844

  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,521
    edited August 2024

  • MrOneLung said:
    MrOneLung said:
    and i reckon 75% of the time they do have both feet off the ground

    Yeah - now that's a definite point. It's almost impossible to catch it on camera, and they're so good at it that it requires loads of spotters to check - with the penalties seeming pretty arbitrary tbh
    https://www.reddit.com/r/olympics/s/iPuiu8BTLf


    Ridiculous sport anyway, then you fond out that they're basically all cheating and it's just who can cheat the most but be sneaky about it... actually that last bit is sort of convincing me on it again.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    Put as many mealy mouthed statements  out as they like men have no place hitting women at all and certainly not in sport.  

    All the mental gymnastics justifying it.  The boxer is a man and has been determined so.  Not sporting to allow men to compete in most sports against women let alone in combat sports.

    Child rapists and men fighting women.  Awful what the olympics has become.
    You’re irrationally obsessed with transgenders mate….
  • jacob_CAFC
    jacob_CAFC Posts: 2,063
    Put as many mealy mouthed statements  out as they like men have no place hitting women at all and certainly not in sport.  

    All the mental gymnastics justifying it.  The boxer is a man and has been determined so.  Not sporting to allow men to compete in most sports against women let alone in combat sports.

    Child rapists and men fighting women.  Awful what the olympics has become.
    She's not a man, not even trans or intersex. Use your brain please
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,347
    rina said:
    Chunes said:
    MrOneLung said:
    and i reckon 75% of the time they do have both feet off the ground

    Yeah - now that's a definite point. It's almost impossible to catch it on camera, and they're so good at it that it requires loads of spotters to check - with the penalties seeming pretty arbitrary tbh
    I read that they installed special cameras a few years back to detect when both feet were off the ground or knees were bent. But the cameras found that so many racers were so breaking the rules so frequently that they just got rid of the technology in the end. Leaves me wondering what the rules actually are. 
    where did you see that?

    there is no requirement to have both feet on the ground so installing something to detect it would be very odd and a complete waste of money

    the rule is that there must be no visible (to the human eye) loss of contact with the ground.

    the 'to the human eye' part is explicit, technology cannot be used
    I think you misread that... Didn't say both feet had to be ON the ground. But that would be very funny. Like if the ministry of silly walks were a race. 
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  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    Chunes said:
    rina said:
    Chunes said:
    MrOneLung said:
    and i reckon 75% of the time they do have both feet off the ground

    Yeah - now that's a definite point. It's almost impossible to catch it on camera, and they're so good at it that it requires loads of spotters to check - with the penalties seeming pretty arbitrary tbh
    I read that they installed special cameras a few years back to detect when both feet were off the ground or knees were bent. But the cameras found that so many racers were so breaking the rules so frequently that they just got rid of the technology in the end. Leaves me wondering what the rules actually are. 
    where did you see that?

    there is no requirement to have both feet on the ground so installing something to detect it would be very odd and a complete waste of money

    the rule is that there must be no visible (to the human eye) loss of contact with the ground.

    the 'to the human eye' part is explicit, technology cannot be used
    I think you misread that... Didn't say both feet had to be ON the ground. But that would be very funny. Like if the ministry of silly walks were a race. 
    no, I didn't misread, I mistyped

    I meant to say there's no requirement to have any contact with the ground at any moment, only to appear so to the naked eye. both feet off the ground is perfectly fine and within the rules

    the 2 feet on the ground thing would be good though
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    Our bmx girl is a joke 

    edit: just see her interview. What a ledge.
    She was good.

    Anyone care to.explain the rules of this particular sport. I thought the commentators said that you add up the points from the 3 heats they did....1 point for coming 1st, 2 for 2nd etc....with the lowest points total being the best. So in this instance our girl has got just 3 points and miles ahead of the rest at this time.

    But then there is a SF & Final. I'm hoping they take these points forward & not a one off like the canoe slalom, because the British girl in the BMX race was seriously far better than the rest & deserves Gold already. 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    Put as many mealy mouthed statements  out as they like men have no place hitting women at all and certainly not in sport.  

    All the mental gymnastics justifying it.  The boxer is a man and has been determined so.  Not sporting to allow men to compete in most sports against women let alone in combat sports.

    Child rapists and men fighting women.  Awful what the olympics has become.
    Wow

    What a horrible thing to say, misinformation of the most downright disgusting, false and bigoted kind, has no place on this or any forum IMO
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,031

    Hello Zlatan.
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,827
    edited August 2024
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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    Fingers crossed they introduce outrage to the Olympics in LA, we’d have a few medal contenders just from here.
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    Our bmx girl is a joke 

    edit: just see her interview. What a ledge.
    She was good.

    Anyone care to.explain the rules of this particular sport. I thought the commentators said that you add up the points from the 3 heats they did....1 point for coming 1st, 2 for 2nd etc....with the lowest points total being the best. So in this instance our girl has got just 3 points and miles ahead of the rest at this time.

    But then there is a SF & Final. I'm hoping they take these points forward & not a one off like the canoe slalom, because the British girl in the BMX race was seriously far better than the rest & deserves Gold already. 
    Points are not carried over. Semi final is two races, same point system.

    Final is a single race.
  • The bloke on Twitter who posts nothing but photoshops of Paddington added to famous images is at it again.

  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited August 2024
    If you can multi task you are a woman.
    If you can't you are a Man.

    I'm a man as I struggle to watch Tennis, Swimming, and Triathlon at the same time on TV, Laptop and phone at the same time as my wife tells me about her friends holidays, our neighbour who has gone off with the handy man, her bestie friend who's daughter is now gay, the road works in the main road, our daughter's showbiz  itinerary for August, the plants need watering when she away, my son's sporting itinerary for August, birthday cards that need posting...

    "Come on Andy and Dan, get in there, Yee you star, Pidcock you Golden geezer, Hales, you Kentish brilliant shooter, GB girls you are fantastic to win with the last stroke in the 4's sculls..."

    "Yes, I will alter the program so the hot water only comes on once a day from tomorrow, cut down the Ivy, sort out the bins, as I'm on my own for a week  but can't you write this all down as I need to concentrate on the Single sculls, Hockey, Football, and Athletics is starting..."

    Men are from Mars
    Women are from Venus
    Some men love cars
    Some women love a ??? genius
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited August 2024
    11.20am for the lightweight women's double sculls final.
    Emily Craig and Imogen Grant haven't lost since Tokyo in any international comp since being beaten on the line in 2021.

    This event has been dropped from LA Olympics 28 for some reason ?
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  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    Chinese 3m synchro diving team called Long & Wang. Hur hur hur.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    edited August 2024



  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    cafcpolo said:
    Our bmx girl is a joke 

    edit: just see her interview. What a ledge.
    She was good.

    Anyone care to.explain the rules of this particular sport. I thought the commentators said that you add up the points from the 3 heats they did....1 point for coming 1st, 2 for 2nd etc....with the lowest points total being the best. So in this instance our girl has got just 3 points and miles ahead of the rest at this time.

    But then there is a SF & Final. I'm hoping they take these points forward & not a one off like the canoe slalom, because the British girl in the BMX race was seriously far better than the rest & deserves Gold already. 
    Points are not carried over. Semi final is two races, same point system.

    Final is a single race.
    So what's the point of the heats & semi final if the final is just a one off. It's the same riders in all those rounds so it's not like they are eliminating anyone. 


  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    cafcpolo said:
    Our bmx girl is a joke 

    edit: just see her interview. What a ledge.
    She was good.

    Anyone care to.explain the rules of this particular sport. I thought the commentators said that you add up the points from the 3 heats they did....1 point for coming 1st, 2 for 2nd etc....with the lowest points total being the best. So in this instance our girl has got just 3 points and miles ahead of the rest at this time.

    But then there is a SF & Final. I'm hoping they take these points forward & not a one off like the canoe slalom, because the British girl in the BMX race was seriously far better than the rest & deserves Gold already. 
    Points are not carried over. Semi final is two races, same point system.

    Final is a single race.
    So what's the point of the heats & semi final if the final is just a one off. It's the same riders in all those rounds so it's not like they are eliminating anyone. 


    Too many to run in a single race. I think the fastest times are carried forward and give you preferred selection on starting positions.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,033
    Silver in the mens double Rowing , got overhauled in the last 50 by the world champion Croatians. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Silver in men's double sculls reeled in at the end by the Croatians

  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited August 2024
    Just won a silver in the rowing, with the world's most annoying BBC commentary team who gave it to the UK at 200m.

    Actually I feel the standard of BBC commentators has been pish-poor this year, and I really cant see how Jeanette Kwakye warrants a sofa position. Shes no Des Lynham, more Des O'Connor with her fake laughter.
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    Been such fine margins for the brits in so many events in this Olympics. Some for us and some against. Heartbreaking stuff at times
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited August 2024
    Mens Rowing.
    Mens pairs final and GB Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George beaten on the line after being in the lead for 99% of the race but the brilliant Croatia brothers won again with a late surge.

    Another silver that looked Gold with 200 metres to go.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    Feels greedy to say this, but it’s a real shame that a couple of those rowing silvers couldn’t have been gold.