OT: Summer Olympics

[bustamente]

It's a Golden Summer in the pool for a 17 year old from Toronto Canada. Spectacular effort.

 

[cbcwpg]

Best thing about the games.... no gambling ads.

 

[hockeyarena]

Just throwing it out there but if the next sports broadcaster after cbc is defunded wants to televise all the Brazilian women's volleyball games that'd be alright

 

[SUX2BU]

Best thing about the games.... no gambling ads.

Dan O’Toole and Bet Rivers ads have seen plenty of TV time at these Olympics

 

[robertocarlos]

Dan O'Toole is perfect in those Bet River ads.

 

[puck stoppa]

What a 100m final finish
Another gold from a huge hammer throw

 

[Eyeseeing]

What a 100m final finish
Another gold from a huge hammer throw

I’ve seen better hammer throws at a north end social

 

[UFO]

That Ethan Katzberg looks totally Rock N Roll.

 

[hockeyarena]

That Ethan Katzberg looks totally Rock N Roll.

Absolute beauty cheering on the Canadian runner during his own event haha

 

[Finnflash]

I’m not one for conspiracy theories but that was an atrocious officiated game against France. Although Canada didn’t play great.

 

[sipowicz]

Canada's mens Olympic baskeball team

 

[sipowicz]

Oh look, De Grasse is running!

 

[Eyeseeing]

I mean perhaps we can all agree that the issue is a little more nuanced than simply "The Olympics let a man beat up a woman!" and get past it...

Jumped the shark nuanced

 

[surixon]

Congrats to Winnipegger Park who gets the Bronze in Taekwondo.

 

[puck stoppa]

Congrats to Winnipegger Park who gets the Bronze in Taekwondo.

What a great comeback to get the bronze.
Real good day for Canada, silver, bronze, beach vb move on to gold medal match, one of our better summer olympics in recent memory.
Watched the USA men’s basketball team barely come back today at moxies, some great grub there!

 

[SUX2BU]

Good race

https://x.com/i/web/status/1821968167629185485

 

[SUX2BU]

Earlier today

https://x.com/i/web/status/1821862740547477974

 

[surixon]

Good race

https://x.com/i/web/status/1821968167629185485

Good on these guys finishing strong on what I'm assuming will be the last Olympics for most of them.

 

[puck stoppa]

Good on these guys finishing strong on what I'm assuming will be the last Olympics for most of them.

The biggest event in the games, what an absolute thrill it was to watch them win gold. Well done fellas!

 

[bustamente]

A protest was launched against the Canadian 4 x 100 team, the protest failed. I wonder which country filed the protest.

 

[surixon]

A protest was launched against the Canadian 4 x 100 team, the protest failed. I wonder which country filed the protest.

Who knows. I didn't see anything wrong with their race. Clean exchanges in all but the first but that was cleaned up well before they were out of the exchange zone.

 

[bustamente]

The protest involved the last handoff to DeGrasse by Rodney who touched the line

 

[robertocarlos]

The third Canadian made one step into the Chinese lane just a fraction of a second after the hand-off to the old and slow Andre. I don't know the rules but that might be why the results were protested.

The protest involved the last handoff to DeGrasse by Rodney who touched the line

His left foot was well into the Chinese lane.

A protest was launched against the Canadian 4 x 100 team, the protest failed. I wonder which country filed the protest.

USA is my guess. Sore losers.

 

[bustamente]

The third Canadian made one step into the Chinese lane just a fraction of a second after the hand-off to the old and slow Andre. I don't know the rules but that might be why the results were protested.

Stepping on the line used to be against the rules but according to coach Gilbert that rule was changed a while back and as long as you don't take consecutive steps you are okay.

 

[puck stoppa]

Stepping on the line used to be against the rules but according to coach Gilbert that rule was changed a while back and as long as you don't take consecutive steps you are okay.

What was not okay, was the USA looking like they were in short track speed skating relay where you push the person from behind lol