OT: Olympics
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Jim Bob
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That someone who is older than me medaled at these Olympics gives me hope.
I remember looking some of this up and shooting, archery, and equestrian Olympians seems to be where it's at for being old and going to the games. Better start practicing.
Jim Bob
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There is a woman table tennis player for Chile that is 58yo, I believe.
I need to get Nate to play me more!
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US Men's Soccer run comes to halt this morning after being destroyed by Morocco 4-0 in the quarterfinals in Paris. It was men v boys really.
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HOLY SHIT what a 10,000m Final!!!
Congrats to Grant Fisher on Bronze.
13 men beat the previous Olympic record in this event today.
Wild wild race.
Do yourself a favor a find the replay of this one.
Congrats to Grant Fisher on Bronze.
13 men beat the previous Olympic record in this event today.
Wild wild race.
Do yourself a favor a find the replay of this one.
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US Women's soccer beats Japan 1-0 in Extra Time, wonderful goal by Trinity Rodman (yes, Dennis' daughter). Semi-Final Next vs Ger-Can winner.
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In basketball seeding
1 US
2 Germany
3 canada
4 France
5 Serbia/S Sudan winner
6 Australia
7-8 3rd place teams
7 Brazil 1W -7 pd
8 Greece 1W -8 pd
Serbia 1W +15/ SS 1W -6
South Sudan need to W while serbia can lose close and move on
1 US
2 Germany
3 canada
4 France
5 Serbia/S Sudan winner
6 Australia
7-8 3rd place teams
7 Brazil 1W -7 pd
8 Greece 1W -8 pd
Serbia 1W +15/ SS 1W -6
South Sudan need to W while serbia can lose close and move on
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First time I watch sailing this olympics, those necas races are something else how they fly above the water.
HOOats
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Jim Bob
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Ledecky's swim in the 800 free final was bonkers.
She had a 0.6M lead over Australian Ariarne Titmus at around the 550M mark. At that point, her coach seemed to stand up and whistle to Ledecky. I say that because after he whistled, she dropped the hammer and over the next 100M, she extended the lead to around 2.6M and the race for Silver was closer than the race for Gold after that point.
And for the first half of the race, the commentators kept talking about how Titmus was strong over the last 200M and Ledecky needed a big lead to hold her off. It did not play out that way.
She had a 0.6M lead over Australian Ariarne Titmus at around the 550M mark. At that point, her coach seemed to stand up and whistle to Ledecky. I say that because after he whistled, she dropped the hammer and over the next 100M, she extended the lead to around 2.6M and the race for Silver was closer than the race for Gold after that point.
And for the first half of the race, the commentators kept talking about how Titmus was strong over the last 200M and Ledecky needed a big lead to hold her off. It did not play out that way.
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Former NFL QB Randall Cunningham's daughter represented USA in the high jump...
Yep. Just woke up to hear this on the morning news. I'll check out the replay this morning.
Also we had three girls make the pole vault final which is ridiculous. It's crazy we have enough pole vaulters to get that many in the Olympics let alone the final.
You USians have Ledecky. Our golden girl gets underway tonight (our time). Funnily enough they took away her staple gold event, the K1 200. Guess what they replaced it with? The Kayak Cross. So NZ still got to have that gold anyway.
Lisa Carrington | New Zealand Olympic Team
EVENTS: Women's K4 500m, K2 500m, K1 200, K1 500 Kayaker Dame Lisa Carrington is New Zealand's most successful Olympian, having won a staggering nine Olympic medals (eigh
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Jim Bob
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Apparently there is cheering in the press box in the Olympics.
Apparently there is cheering in the press box in the Olympics.
Gaines has always been excitable in the booth.
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Jim Bob
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Jim Bob
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Swanson to Smith and then Alyssa Naeher's left foot is all it took to advance to the Gold Medal game.
