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Olympics 2024

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  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    These Chinese divers are utterly ridiculous. I struggled to get 10s like that playing Olympic Gold on the mega drive 30yrs ago.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,810
    ridiculous.....how do they not make a splash???
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    That moment when you know, even before the scores come through, that someone's pipped you for a medal, must be awful.
  • Sad for Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, but an individual final and a bronze in the synchronised is still very impressive.
  • ridiculous.....how do they not make a splash???
    They hit the water with one hand on top of the other with flat palms.  This creates a tiny hole for them to slide through.  

    ... I'd need to hit the water with a dustbin lid  :/
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    edited August 2024
    Can't believe we're not hot favourites in Climbing the Walls
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    Guaranteed medal for Brown in skateboarding!!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Incredible to watch, but there's something about watching "precocious kids" which puts me off. 
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,255
    MrWalker said:
    Are Spain under-performing with only 9 medals [1 gold]?
    I guess Norway sweep up in winter olympics, but surely they should have more than one medal?
    Tennis and football are so huge over there and that's not many medals available!
    They did have a few gold medal hopes and some are still bubbling along. Carolina Marin is usually a safe bet for a gold medal in Badminton but she injured herself very badly in the quarter finals and was forced to retire. The water polo team are going strong as is at least one of the handball teams, and Alcaraz looked a good bet for gold but Djorkovic turned on the magic in the final.
    Spain will be dissapointed with the current haul - all the medals are worthy but gold's have a special shine. But it ain't over till the fat lady sings.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    Incredible to watch, but there's something about watching "precocious kids" which puts me off. 
    Maybe - but these kids must have gone through the wringer. These aren’t spoiled ballet brats - imagine the cuts and bruises you’d have to sustain while learning to become an Olympic level skateboarder. 
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  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,261
    Nothing precocious about a medial ligament tear and a dislocated shoulder 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,598
    As someone who couldn’t even skateboard 10 yards without falling arse over tit, they’ve got my upmost respect.
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,255
    As someone who couldn’t even skateboard 10 yards without falling arse over tit, they’ve got my upmost respect.
    Speaking for myself, you could apply that to every event at the Olympics. But yeah - a sixteen yera old who has won medals in consecutive Olympics is just another planet.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    "A precocious child is very clever, mature, or good at something, often in a way that you usually only expect to find in an adult." Not a negative word.

    Not knocking their dedication and talent, but Sky Brown at 16 is actually the oldest of the medal winners, the winner being 14, and runner up 15. To me gymnastics made the correct decision to raise the minimum age to 16, and as a result of which the competitors have longer and healthier careers, without the psychological and physical issues from competing at too young an age. 
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    I may be watching older footage, but in the cycling, there is a bloke showing the sprinters the time/splits as they go past, and he was showing them times that were 'green' almost indicating they were ahead, when they were behind? 
  • CL_Phantom
    CL_Phantom Posts: 5,513
    edited August 2024
    MrWalker said:
    Are Spain under-performing with only 9 medals [1 gold]?
    I guess Norway sweep up in winter olympics, but surely they should have more than one medal?
    Tennis and football are so huge over there and that's not many medals available!

    Basketball is pretty big here, the men's* olympic team got slated for their performance.

    The badminton girl that had to pull out with an injury was a gold medal hope, water polo and handball they seem to love as well.

    * Completely missed Ken_shabby's comment above already saying this 😅


  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,261
    The Dutch have an unfair advantage in cycling, as they're used to riding on cobbles dodging tourists and hookers on the streets of Amsterdam 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,261
    MrWalker said:
    Are Spain under-performing with only 9 medals [1 gold]?
    I guess Norway sweep up in winter olympics, but surely they should have more than one medal?
    Tennis and football are so huge over there and that's not many medals available!

    Basketball is pretty big here, the olympic team got slated for their performance.

    The badminton girl that had to pull out with an injury was a gold medal hope, water polo and handball they seem to love as well.


    They would have been disappointed Rahm missed out on a medal too
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,598
    sam3110 said:
    The Dutch have an unfair advantage in cycling, as they're used to riding on cobbles dodging tourists and hookers on the streets of Amsterdam 
    Dodging?
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    I may be watching older footage, but in the cycling, there is a bloke showing the sprinters the time/splits as they go past, and he was showing them times that were 'green' almost indicating they were ahead, when they were behind? 
    It's based on their own team target lap times I believe.
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  • Aussie guy's bike face at the start of the bronze medal was a bit special.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,033
    Absolute dominance from the Netherlands in the men's sprint , a new world record to boot too. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,033
    Hopefully Josh Kerr can follow in Keely's footsteps and live up to the hype and deliver the gold. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    MarcusH26 said:
    Hopefully Josh Kerr can follow in Keely's footsteps and live up to the hype and deliver the gold. 
    Keely was an overwhelming favourite, whereas Josh is one of two favourites (plus other decent runners).
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    MarcusH26 said:
    Hopefully Josh Kerr can follow in Keely's footsteps and live up to the hype and deliver the gold. 
    Agreed. 

    But he's not the most likeable fella on earth.
  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,620
    Off_it said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    Hopefully Josh Kerr can follow in Keely's footsteps and live up to the hype and deliver the gold. 
    Agreed. 

    But he's not the most likeable fella on earth.
    Exactly that. I just can’t get myself enthused with Kerr
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Wow. Conor Gallagher wins the 1500m
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    Terrible tactics from the Norwegian really.

    (says me sitting on my sofa)
  • A little more humility wouldn't go amiss.  
  • Bloody Yanks.