OT: Olympics

[Chainshot]

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?

I've been catching highlights and a scattering of various sports. I love random things so hopping around from swimming to gymnastics to the women's rugby when I have a chance. I haven't watched nearly what I used to, partly due to opportunity.

 

[KiwiGriff]

I've been catching highlights and a scattering of various sports. I love random things so hopping around from swimming to gymnastics to the women's rugby when I have a chance. I haven't watched nearly what I used to, partly due to opportunity.

I woke up to a couple of messages from one of my mates who lives out on Vancouver Island.

First message: We're going to beat you for gold in the women's rugby 7s.

Second message: Or not.

 

[jc17]

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?

NZ mens 4 in rowing will have a shot at gold to close out the next session

 

[Weltschmerz]

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?

Hockey

 

[Der Jaeger]

Snoop better give Team USA a talk. Need to win more gold medalshizzles.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Weird how the Olympics gets you interested in sports you otherwise wouldn’t care about.

I love every four years becoming the world's foremost expert in fencing. Just stick them with the pointy end, it's not that hard!

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I love every four years becoming the world's foremost expert in fencing. Just stick them with the pointy end, it's not that hard!

It is hard. Because that’s illegal! The end has a ball on it

 

[Gras]

It is hard. Because that’s illegal! The end has a ball on it

Man this generation is soft.

 

[MOGlLNY]

Both of USA women’s volleyball’s matches so far have been amazing - particularly today. So much fun I highly suggest tuning in even though they should handle France pretty easily for the last match.

 

[HOOats]

Both of USA women’s volleyball’s matches so far have been amazing - particularly today. So much fun I highly suggest tuning in even though they should handle France pretty easily for the last match.

It's truly one of the marquee events.

The tension in that Serbia match was off the charts. Some crazy gets by both liberos. That star Serbian hitter was a major problem.

But the good gals won in the end.

 

[KiwiGriff]

I love every four years becoming the world's foremost expert in fencing. Just stick them with the pointy end, it's not that hard!

 

[Weltschmerz]

With fencing I don't know, they run into each other and then both cheer as they won, then someone gets a point because he hit first (or sometimes not).
I like watching the archers more.

 

[KiwiGriff]

Respect to your US fours. Held off our Kiwi lads to take gold for the first time since 1960 in this rowing category.

 

[Jim Bob]

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How many times did they watch The Boys In The Boat?

 

[BB79]

I love every four years becoming the world's foremost expert in fencing. Just stick them with the pointy end, it's not that hard!

I thought they were doing olympic beekeeping until I saw the swords

 

[Jim Bob]

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The Snoop Dogg meme is awesome.

 

[Jim Bob]

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Someone older than me medaled and is going viral. And I am here for it!

 

[Weltschmerz]

Lots of delayed events today, the sailing medal race was abandoned the secomd time today, but now the weather break for golf is over.

 

[brian_griffin]

I love every four years becoming the world's foremost expert in fencing. Just stick them with the pointy end, it's not that hard!

(and)

I thought they were doing olympic beekeeping until I saw the swords

My daughter fenced for a couple years in high school (it was a non-scholastic community club, variety of ages / skills). She became really good at it. Placed / won a couple tournaments for her age/skill level in and out of state. More importantly she enjoyed it. Had a good instructor - it was his passion. He was a few years younger than me. It's an interesting sport in that it involves fitness, skill, strategy. Size / strength / gender differences (at least at the levels I saw) weren't as differentiating.

I've posted before about a former work colleague / fellow Bills & Sabres fan qualified for the 1980 Olympic team in shooting as a 17 or 18yo. Pretty sure he was on the Frontier HS team (the other option is Iroquois central, but I'm 99% sure he was Hamburg / Frontier). Couldn't go because of the boycott.

 

[Jim Bob]

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My daughter fenced for a couple years in high school (it was a non-scholastic community club, variety of ages / skills). She became really good at it. Placed / won a couple tournaments for her age/skill level in and out of state. More importantly she enjoyed it. Had a good instructor - it was his passion. He was a few years younger than me. It's an interesting sport in that it involves fitness, skill, strategy. Size / strength / gender differences (at least at the levels I saw) weren't as differentiating.

I've posted before about a former work colleague / fellow Bills & Sabres fan qualified for the 1980 Olympic team in shooting as a 17 or 18yo. Pretty sure he was on the Frontier HS team (the other option is Iroquois central, but I'm 99% sure he was Hamburg / Frontier). Couldn't go because of the boycott.

One of my son's roommates at college last year is pretty good at skeet shooting. Not Olympic-level good, but pretty good.

His shotgun cost more than my son's Porsche.

An interesting Rochester Olympic story is that a pole vaulter at Roberts was the 3rd qualifier for the US.

 

[Chainshot]

While living in North Carolina, I met someone who was big into fencing. I believe she wound up as one of the armorers for either 2000 or 2004 US fencing team. Not a relationship that I’ve maintained but she was giddy when she was selected.

 

[Djp]

While living in North Carolina, I met someone who was big into fencing. I believe she wound up as one of the armorers for either 2000 or 2004 US fencing team. Not a relationship that I’ve maintained but she was giddy when she was selected.

Reminds ne...

I recall through my job working for the Army one of the recruiters in our arr eas going to olympic facility in colorado for tr as ining for 2008 games. His sport was I think was Judo. He was an alternate for the 2004 games.

 

[KiwiGriff]

One of the girls (women) that works for me competed at one Olympics and one Commonwealth for swimming. Silver and bronze at the Commonwealth, didn't medal at the Olympics.

One of my good school friends that I'm still in touch with has an uncle with four golds (Kayaking) and his son (her cousin) has been to four Olympics for swimming and kayaking (didn't medal) but he went from there to an America's Cup win.

That's my huge linkage to successful sports people.

 

[Jacob582]

Bullsht call in soccer

 

[Jim Bob]

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