***Official 2024 Olympics Thread***

[Bahnz]

Lol, thanks Canada. Hopefully a gold in the women's 7's will shut up all the morons in the kiwi media whinging about NZ's lack of medals

 

[ripper868]

'Morons in Media' - somewhat of an oxymoron no?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Lol, thanks Canada. Hopefully a gold in the women's 7's will shut up all the morons in the kiwi media whinging about NZ's lack of medals

Having punched well above in the last few Games the media have probably got greedy.

 

[Burgey]

Presumably Nicole Kidman is our representative in the women’s BMX

 

[Ali TT]

Some choke by Australia. Not sure Canada had touched the ball before their breakaway try on the stroke of halftime, then they dominated the second half.

 

[weeman27bob]

Defending champ Charlotte Worthington comes up short though, disappointing.

Hasn't been in good form at all, but we've qualified in first place for the men's event who was the better medal chance this time

 

[Ali TT]

In terms of gymnastic events, the rings has always appeared superhuman to me, but I think the beam looks misleadingly simple on TV until you realise they're doing summersaults on something no wider than their feet.

 

[Hungry Llama]

Tbf surfing is an incredible sport and that wave in Tahiti is really dangerous

Shame that it’s the other side of the world and pretty irrelevant to the games

Gabriel Medina rode a beauty if youve not seen the pic already

 

[weeman27bob]

Australia can't beat the USA in the 7s bronze final!

 

[Ali TT]

Australia can't beat the USA in the 7s final!

Bronze medal match, but that's quite the fall from being favourites

 

[Hungry Llama]

I understand that after Ellie S won her gold, she endured quita lot of bullying at school.
its a pity that her success has not encouraged more dwarfs to become sporting superstars.
maybe they need their own category in the paralympics.

 

[Brook's side]

wow that american gymnast!!!!

 

[Brook's side]

wowowowowow!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[weeman27bob]

Close to a bronze in the gymnastics, which isn't a bad effort for being down a couple of our good gymnasts, but mostly due to some slips from China/Japan.

 

[weeman27bob]

Biles just out of this world on the floor/vault though,

 

[Ali TT]

Aussie McKeown wins a backstroke gold. I'll give the convicts bragging rights when they do over a couple of yanks like that though. Great swim.

 

[Brook's side]

Do Irish commentators ever big up Brits a little bit in sports events if there are no Irish?
Our commentators always seem to keep an eye out for the Irish.

 

[Ali TT]

Gold for Ireland!

 

[Brook's side]

Brutal that 800 free.

 

[Ali TT]

Joint British-Irish nationality the lad Wiffen, maybe that's why commentators were fussing over him as probably well known to them.