***Official 2024 Olympics Thread***

[Molehill]

Looks like they've abandoned the Windsurfing again, just not enough wind, and the forecast for next week ain't much better. May as well just award the medals on the current standings.......

 

[BoyBrumby]

We used to run Regis in the 200m and then in a relay. Those were the days when we had good sprinters.

I may've imagined it, but I'm pretty sure we had Daley Thompson run a leg of the 4x100 in some games or other. Think it might've been LA in 1984, but could be confusing it with a Europeans or Worlds.

 

[Ali TT]

I once touched Roger Black's medals. He was on the Corporate Motivational Circuit. It featured a video of the World Championships Relay (Black, Redmond, Regis, Akabusi) and half the speech was about him agreeing to go off first (what's best for the team isn't what's always best for the individual etc etc).

Feel as nauseous after reading this as I did when seeing the dadbod picture posted on one of the other Olympic threads.

 

[Molehill]

This Canoe Slalom Cross Time Trial thing is a new one on me, looks fun.

But even more of a guaranteed killer for the untrained seeing as you have to perform a complete 360 Eskimo Roll.

Joe Clarke going last for GB. Looks more about speed than accuracy which could be good for him...

 

[Furball]

I may've imagined it, but I'm pretty sure we had Daley Thompson run a leg of the 4x100 in some games or other. Think it might've been LA in 1984, but could be confusing it with a Europeans or Worlds.

His Wiki shows he has a Commonwealth silver and a European bronze in 1986 for the 4x100m.

Edit: while Daley Thompson's wiki page doesn't mention it, a look at the page for the 4x100m shows he was part of the GB team who placed 7th in the final at the 1984 Olympics.

 

[weeman27bob]

This Canoe Slalom Cross Time Trial thing is a new one on me, looks fun.

But even more of a guaranteed killer for the untrained seeing as you have to perform a complete 360 Eskimo Roll.

Joe Clarke going last for GB. Looks more about speed than accuracy which could be good for him...

It's just for seeding for the actual Kayak cross event I believe

 

[Spark]

It's just for seeding for the actual Kayak cross event I believe

Yeah I put that on for a few minutes and thought it was like televised practice given that there was literally no one in the stands

 

[howitzer]

This Canoe Slalom Cross Time Trial thing is a new one on me, looks fun.

But even more of a guaranteed killer for the untrained seeing as you have to perform a complete 360 Eskimo Roll.

Joe Clarke going last for GB. Looks more about speed than accuracy which could be good for him...

Believe it or not these aren't actually that difficult to pull off in isolation. Doing it in a hurry as part of an overall routine is a bit different though.

 

[Molehill]

It's just for seeding for the actual Kayak cross event I believe

Yeah I put that on for a few minutes and thought it was like televised practice given that there was literally no one in the stands

Just watched a video of it - this is must see tomorrow. They race in 4's and it looks like Its A Knockout in a Canoe.

Clarke seeded 1 so gets choice of starting lane it seems and a weaker QF.

 

[Coronis]

So I am on reddit but bot I sure am glad I never got into twitter. Just seen a post with compilations re: Imane Khelif. (comebacks to the bad posts actually) but still. Twitter gotta be the most toxic place on the internet.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

So I am on reddit but bot I sure am glad I never got into twitter. Just seen a post with compilations re: Imane Khelif. (comebacks to the bad posts actually) but still. Twitter gotta be the most toxic place on the internet.

On Reddit I’ve seen the Logan Paul on a wresting Sub-forum.

 

[ripper868]

IRL v BUL in Women's boxing just now. Irish fighter in what seems to be proper boxing boots, Bulgarian in what seems to be regulation Aasics trainers.

Bulgarian seems to be more springy about the ring, which makes me wonder, what are boxing boots for? what in their design is better than regulation shoes?

 

[Ali TT]

Teddy Riner - if he asks you to do something you say "Oui, Monsieur"

 

[weeman27bob]

Really was a disaster at the end for the GB men's pair

 

[Howe_zat]

Chuffed to bits for Bryony Page - I mentioned it last time out but if you haven't seen it this video on her mental block - which appears to be a gymnastics version of the golfer's 'yips', a sort of muscle memory loss - is worth a look, really eye opening.

 

[weeman27bob]

Really tight race in the 50m freestyle, McEvoy (Aus) takes gold over Proud (GB) by 0.05 seconds.

That's three swimming medals now where we've been in silver by 0.02 seconds, 0.02 seconds and 0.05 seconds.

 

[weeman27bob]

Presumably someone has @'d Burgey about the medal table, although he'll probably wake up in time for the swimming by which point they'll be ahead of us again.

ffs when will the swimming be over so Australia can stop this sick filth

 

[Ali TT]

Really tight race in the 50m freestyle, McEvoy (Aus) takes gold over Proud (GB) by 0.05 seconds.

That's three swimming medals now where we've been in silver by 0.02 seconds, 0.02 seconds and 0.05 seconds.

Burgey will be happy, they're nipping back ahead of us

 

[weeman27bob]

Marchand just on another planet, but great silver for Duncan Scott

 

[Ali TT]

Another silver for Duncan Scott but Marchand... 🤌