OT: Olympics

[Jim Bob]

This is crazy.

 

[MOGlLNY]

USA WVB wins again. Kicked Poland's ass

 

[BFLO]

1500m LETS GOOOOOO

Hocker with the gold and The goooooooose with bronze. Only .01 from silver.

3 Americans in the final and they went 1,3,5

Huge props to Ingebrigsten for going for the WR in an unpaced championship setting. Huges balls.

It was the exact strategy i predicted.

 

[KiwiGriff]

US on the top of the medals now

 

[Jim Bob]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1821183320589324384

I am here for all the 50+ yo Olympians!

https://x.com/i/web/status/1821173234978410845

This is a record that will be tough to beat.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1821300936280830462

 

[MOGlLNY]

You've been missing out if you haven't been watching our ladies indoor volleyball team! What a match against Brazil! See you on Sunday for gold!

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[HOOats]

I think I'm one of the only hoops guys on the board, but the 17-point American comeback against Serbia in today's semi was an instant classic. Stressful and not too fun until the final few minutes, but they got it done.

Final vs. France and Wemby should be excellent.

 

[KiwiGriff]

Lezzz go Lisa Carrington and Alicia Hoskin. Semifinals only, but I expect they'll breeze through.

Edit:

They did, and took the gold easily later that night by more than a boat length. The gap between them and 2nd was bigger than the gap from 2nd to 8th.

The one in the front, Lisa Carrington, is becoming one of the most successful Olympians ever and no one outside NZ knows who she is. This is her 7th career gold. She has a chance at another in these games. And they took out her best event this time, it isn't even at the Olmpyics anymore (the 200m sprint) or she'd have even more.

To put it in context, there are only three women with more Summer Olympics golds than her in a career. She has the same number as Simone Biles and if she wins the extra one, she'll sit one gold behind Ledecky.

 

[Jim Bob]

I think I'm one of the only hoops guys on the board, but the 17-point American comeback against Serbia in today's semi was an instant classic. Stressful and not too fun until the final few minutes, but they got it done.

Final vs. France and Wemby should be excellent.

USA MBB is Nate's #1 interest at the Olympics.

He texted me at 4:10pm ET yesterday with "Are you watching basketball USA is down 9 in the 3rd".

I told him that I had just finished my workout. I flipped it on to see the end of the 3rd quarter and the 4th.

It was bonkers.

I called Nate in the 4th after Embiid had like 7 straight points for the US.

He answered the phone saying, "I don't care. Embiid is American."

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

 

[JLewyB]

Man. Ive watched a lot of basketball over the years. Ive never been on the rooting side of a player like Curry going off like that. He was one of the main reasons with his bad d and dumb turnovers to begin with but to nail 4 buckets like that in the gold medal game in the last 2 minutes was insane.

 

[oldgoalie]

I don’t watch any basketball; I think it’s a crappy sport. I used to have an argument with one of my bosses as to who was a better athlete; an NBA player or an NHL hockey player. Not even close in my book.

But watching Curry today was pretty amazing.

 

[Jim Bob]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1822360569208312273

If you were wondering why an English coach was so emotional after leading the US to gold, there you go.

 

[Jim Bob]

I don’t watch any basketball; I think it’s a crappy sport. I used to have an argument with one of my bosses as to who was a better athlete; an NBA player or an NHL hockey player. Not even close in my book.

But watching Curry today was pretty amazing.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1822693255856922641

The French call of Curry going nuclear down the stretch is hilarious.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823161797047709960

Buffalo T16. Not bad.

 

[Jacob582]

I'm fascinated by blind soccer in the Paralympics. I didn't know that existed.