Jim Bob
RIP RJ
It is good news that it was a calf injury and not an ankle injury that she was dealing with in the prelims.
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Jim Bob
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Jim Bob
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Jim Bob
RIP RJ
The last two minutes with the US pulling out the win is drama of the highest order!!!
Jim Bob
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Australia went up 12-7 with under two minutes left and the US won it at the death backed up in their own end.
HOOats
born Ruffian
Incredible!
Moment of the American Olympics so far, but I'm biased because I think it's the greatest sport in the world.
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Jim Bob
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US Men's Soccer 3-0 Guinea. They advance to the Quarterfinals and play Morocco Friday morning.
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Der Jaeger
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Every four years, I find myself just walking by a TV and see an Olympic event an American is competing in. I then find myself compelled to watch high profile events like the 800m freestyle, and treat it as if it's a Bills playoff game.
Had some time with my younger spawn today and we went to a new local independent bookstore. And these very granola folks were talking about chanting “USA! USA!” during a couple of the broadcasts yesterday.
Der Jaeger
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That was the thing to do, for sure!
I remember being in Germany, glued to the TV as Deena Kastor ran the women's marathon. She came from behind to win bronze. First US woman to medal in the marathon in 20 years.
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brian_griffin
"Eric Cartman?"
Fun fact: The first modern Olympiad, the revival of the ancient games, held in 1896 in Athens had both track and field events. However, while the discus throw was one of the field events, the javelin throw was not. That is because the javelin was a "paired" or "twin" qualification. Each athlete needed to qualify in both the javelin throw and the javelin catch, and too many were eliminated (permanently) to hold the competition.
HOOats
born Ruffian
We'd have made the playoffs one of the last two years if Comrie had Malone's jaw...
Der Jaeger
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I still think we need someone from the general public to do the events as well. I'll volunteer for swimming. I will not volunteer for the balance beam.
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Jim Bob
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Jim Bob
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Jim Bob
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Jim Bob
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I love the Olympics. I'll obviously favour the events with Kiwis in them (Rowing and Kayaking tend to be our place to gather medals) but I'll happily just sit and watch anything that's on.
Wifey and I watched Coco Gauff against Donna Vekic a couple of nights ago for the tennis. That was a good match.
What events are you guys watching?
Wifey and I watched Coco Gauff against Donna Vekic a couple of nights ago for the tennis. That was a good match.
What events are you guys watching?
MarkusKetterer
Shoulda got one game in
Weird how the Olympics gets you interested in sports you otherwise wouldn’t care about.
