Olympics Thread

[nzzp]

@cyclops said in Olympics Thread:

The Halbergs are going to be brutal this year. Team of the year especially. Carrington a contender to be nominated for both woman and team now?

Team of the year is going to be mental. Team NZ, black caps, men's 8, women's pair, women's sevens, k2 500 have already achieved enough to be finalists normally.

Right now, I'd say Lisa Carrington for SOTY, and Black Caps for TOTY. For the Caps to do what they did, with the resources they ahd was sensational. Lisa - just incredible; two golds so far, and a lifetime haul of 4 is insane.

[canefan]

@windows97 said in Olympics Thread:

@bovidae Need to finish ahead of GBR and Spain to take gold basically? 3 way race for the medals.

B and T are leading. So just need to cover the other 2

[Stargazer]

@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

Looking at the schedule, the Kiwi action for the rest of the day is on the cycling track.

Ah, also men's shotput qualification (group A, Walsh) at 10.15pm, women's hammer throw final (Ratcliffe) at 11.35pm and more men's shotput qualification (group B, Gill) at 11.40pm.

Also jumping individual qualifiers at 10.00pm, but there's the horses doing the work.

[canefan]

Spain lost to Slovenia in the round Robin. Now they will face Team USA in the QF shortly

[Stargazer]

@canefan Sorry, which sport are you talking about?

[canefan]

@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

@canefan Sorry, which sport are you talking about?

Mens basketball

[Stargazer]

[Toddy]

Sailing starting now

[Windows97]

NZL leading, Spain right up our backside though, GBR on a different split and in 3rd.

[Windows97]

Lead changes all over the place, could basically throw a blanket over the top 5. Why can't they be more like Lisa Carrington? Jut lead comfortably from start to finish and save us all the stress...

[Windows97]

After first leg GBR with comfortable lead, Ger 2nd and NZL third. Spain dunk their boat and are in 4th about 50m behind NZL.

[Windows97]

2nd leg GBR still in front and can match-race us from here, NZL say stuff that and go out the other side of the course to get a split. A risk but not much else you can do. Spain also done a great job of catching up.

[nostrildamus]

On Lisa's chinups (from 2012)

[Windows97]

GBR and GER fighting it out for 1st place, NZL third - unfortunately barring a mistake from GBR it's looking like silver.

[mikedogz]

NZ can be one behind GB but not two in this sale race. NZ 3rd, GBR 2nd. NZ need POL in 4th to piss off. GBR need to get in front of leaders Germany.

[mikedogz]

go germany

[Windows97]

Wondered why we were just following GBR around the course. But yes basically now were counting on GER beating GBR...

Oh (&%^# it/...

[mikedogz]

Silver

[Machpants]

Fucking Germans!

[canefan]

So we snatched silver from the jaws of gold?