GDT: Paris Olympics 2024

[Cloned]

Don’t forget folks…the soccer ball drops at 11 am (MDT) Saturday morning…Canada vs Germany.

I worry that they’ll be mentally and physically exhausted from the group stage.

 

[Cloned]

Warner choked on the pole vault and is out of medal contention.

Pole vault, where decathlons die.

 

[MoontoScott]

Looks like Degrasse is in tough tomorrow but that's not unusual for the 100 meter run. Such intense competition separated by 1/10 of a second.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Warner choked on the pole vault and is out of medal contention.

Pole vault, where decathlons die.

34 isn't old in real life, but in sports, it's some kind of "old" in these kinds of competition.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Injury to LePage and tough pole vault for Warner and Canada goes from two likely medals in decathlon to none. Ugh...

 

[Frank the Tank]

At least we won another silver

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819659023169556508

 

[brentashton]

I worry that they’ll be mentally and physically exhausted from the group stage.

They are Canadian girls. I have 3 in my family. I can attest they are as tough as nails.

They got this.

Going to my fave sports bar here in Phoenix at 10 am and will be begging that they find the feed.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

So tough for the Canadian Men's beach volleyball team, one of the members was too injured to continue to play.

That's so damn hard to make that call.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Warner choked on the pole vault and is out of medal contention.

Pole vault, where decathlons die.

Not sure if its choked. Pole Vault is extremely difficult and one of those things as you mention that can be the death of Decathlons. I have attended some Track and Field meets here with highest level competitors. Also University competitions at Foote Field. The one striking thing is how many times in practice that a jumper doesn't make a jump. Something, anything goes wrong with the approach, the angle, the pole placement, the bend, the..... Its like an activity where those so much potential fail baked right in. The kind of sport that would cause a lot of people to snap that pole into little bits. For sure I wouldn't have the patience for the discipline.

They are Canadian girls. I have 3 in my family. I can attest they are as tough as nails.

They got this.

Going to my fave sports bar here in Phoenix at 10 am and will be begging that they find the feed.

Are you melting in Phoenix? OT but how can you handle the heat there? Weren't you frying in Sask?

So glad the temp here has gone down to very enjoyable levels. 28C is fine. 40? I'm tapping out.

 

[Gopper]

What the heck happened to our rowing team? Only two boats qualified and no men. I'm surprised this isn't a story. We used to be so good.

Nice to the women's 8 repeat a medal.

 

[Frank the Tank]

SGA being interviewed by NBC in prime time. They keep asking him about USA and he's like, I'm here playing for Canada.

 

[SoupNazi]

Knock off the LGBT political discussion. Discuss the games. Period.

 

[Mr Kot]

What the heck happened to our rowing team? Only two boats qualified and no men. I'm surprised this isn't a story. We used to be so good.

Nice to the women's 8 repeat a medal.

Yep, we definitely aren't putting any effort into training for it these days. Good olympics otherwise, but it still feels like Canada has more to give.

 

[OilerTyler]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819766715393163740

What an emotional victory for her. She was in tears after.

 

[rboomercat90]

I worry that they’ll be mentally and physically exhausted from the group stage.

Twenty plus minutes in and they look exactly how you feared they would. Good news is they haven’t conceded a goal yet and hopefully they can pull out of it. They’re giving up a boatload of chances though so they need to snap out of it soon.

What the heck happened to our rowing team? Only two boats qualified and no men. I'm surprised this isn't a story. We used to be so good.

Nice to the women's 8 repeat a medal.

Yep, this team was the hi-lite of many Olympics for Canada.

 

[MoontoScott]

It looks like the ladies are going to steal the show for Canada. A bit disappointing for the men so far.

 

[Frank the Tank]

With no chance remaining for a medal Warner drops out of the decathlon. Devastating end to a Canadian legend trying to defend his gold medal.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

With no chance remaining for a medal Warner drops out of the decathlon. Devastating end to a Canadian legend trying to defend his gold medal.

Did he get injured?

 

[Frank the Tank]

Did he get injured?

No, he did not record a successful pole vault, so he received no points. Basically that result eliminated him from contention.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Twenty plus minutes in and they look exactly how you feared they would. Good news is they haven’t conceded a goal yet and hopefully they can pull out of it. They’re giving up a boatload of chances though so they need to snap out of it soon.


Yep, this team was the hi-lite of many Olympics for Canada.

Germany with the run of play but horrible last touches, no finish. Canada look dangerous on the counter.

Terrible crowd in Marseille for a classic knockout game. This one would have over 50K crowd if played at Commonwealth Stadium.

Game has been enjoyable.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

No, he did not record a successful pole vault, so he received no points. Basically that result eliminated him from contention.

An honest question but why wouldn’t he finish the event? I know he’s probably devastated but if everyone dropped out who wasn’t in contention wouldn’t there only be like 4-5 people competing at the end?

 

[ManofSteel55]

An honest question but why wouldn’t he finish the event? I know he’s probably devastated but if everyone dropped out who wasn’t in contention wouldn’t there only be like 4-5 people competing at the end?

Mental health maybe? Injuries? I haven't heard either.

 

[Drivesaitl]

An honest question but why wouldn’t he finish the event? I know he’s probably devastated but if everyone dropped out who wasn’t in contention wouldn’t there only be like 4-5 people competing at the end?

With the scoring and how close it is in Decathlon not getting a score in any single event fairly eliminates you from competition. For instance Warner dropped from 2nd to 18th place due to the DNF on Polevault.

Its the thing about the Decathlon you have to place and have scores in all events or you're done. Warner had no hope in the competition after the Polevault.

 

[rboomercat90]

With the scoring and how close it is in Decathlon not getting a score in any single event fairly eliminates you from competition. For instance Warner dropped from 2nd to 18th place due to the DNF on Polevault.

Its the thing about the Decathlon you have to place and have scores in all events or you're done. Warner had no hope in the competition after the Polevault.

I think the question was why not finish the event trying to do your best, like a champ, instead of just quitting.

 

[Frank the Tank]

I think the question was why not finish the event trying to do your best, like a champ, instead of just quitting.

Because the decathlon is physically and mentally grueling and he's probably devastated after missing a relatively low height in pole vault.