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I’m a big beach volleyball fan. Really enjoy the 2 athlete teams and its simplicity and competitiveness.
We have track and field on the menu today.
Who's your favorite tracker? Fielder?
Looking forward to all the jumps.
Any Minnesotans on Team US?
Sarah Bacon, Gophers, diving (3-meter springboard, 3-meter synchronized)
Napheesa Collier, Lynx, women’s basketball
Lara Dallman-Weiss, Shoreview, sailing (mixed dinghy-470)
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves, men’s basketball
Suni Lee, St. Paul, women’s artistic gymnastics
Dakotah Lindwurm, St. Francis, track and field (women’s marathon)
Payton Otterdahl, Rosemount, track and field (men’s shot put)
Cheryl Reeve, Lynx, women’s basketball (head coach)
Regan Smith, Lakeville, swimming (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly)
Jordan Thompson, Edina, volleyball
Alise Willoughby, St. Cloud, BMX cycling
Matthew Wilkinson, Minnetonka/Carleton/Gophers, track and field (3,000-meter steeplechase)
Both US teams are good, but Hughes and Cheng are the #1 ranked pair in the world for a reasonCheng is so impressive. What a player.
But I like the other US team, a really tall and a small player.
Is it possible to have a final with the two US teams?
Hoping team Sweden wins the men's gold.
Starter day 1?
I'll have to tune in for the preseason games thenNo chance. This is likely because he starting in preseason
No chance huh?? lolNo chance. This is likely because he starting in preseason
I just can't get into the Olympics this year. I like seeing the articles and videos, but I can't sit and watch them live.
I've always been a bigger fan of the winter games than the summer games.
Noah Lyles is the fastest man in the world by a 5000th of a second
First torso to cross the line.Looking at the replays and photos of the finish I couldn't tell you who won that race.
Are you planning to watch the Olympics? Who's your biggest favorite to win a gold?
My vote would be Duplantis, the Swedish/American pole vaulter, who's competing for Sweden.
It's weird to me that they go by the torso, rather than the first body part. The foot often precedes the rest of the body.First torso to cross the line.
Here's the official photo that made the determination
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The reason for the torso is to even the playing field. Otherwise long limbed racers would have an extreme advantageIt's weird to me that they go by the torso, rather than the first body part. The foot often precedes the rest of the body.
I have found myself getting moved by the Ukrainian team's showings, and behavior. The way they put things in perspective by saying that those staying at home and giving up their lives for them are the heroes, not them, is refreshingly sane in a world that seems to want to deify and commercialize athletes.