Olympics Thread
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@virgil said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@virgil said in Olympics Thread:
A quick glance at current Track and Field WR and heres the ones that its hard not to think hmmmm (based on prejudice and deep seated suspicions of course..)
Mens Hammer throw - Russian 1986
Mens Discus - East German 1986Womans 400m - East German 1985
Womans 800m - Czech 1983
Womans High jump - Bulgarian 1987
Womans Long Jump - Russian 1988
Womans Shot Put - Russian 1987
Womans Discus - East German 1987
Womans 10km Walk - Russian 1990
Womans 4 x 400 Relay - Russian 1988
Womans 4 x 800 Relay - Russian 1984Men dont seem so dodgy, most records these days have been broken in the last 20 years.
But the woman, amazing how many records were set in the mid-late 80's and have never been broken since...1987/1988 seems especially to have been the height of the drug i mean track and field program..
Most of those women had more testosterone than Laurel Hubbard...
Top Secret is the most underrated comedy of all time. Soooooo good.
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@williethewaiter I think we'll be up against the Brits, won't we.
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@gt12 said in Olympics Thread:
Bikes just completed her beam routine.
Currently in 2nd.
Not sure if she dialled down the difficulty level from normal. Comms saying that those in the gymnastics community think she made the right decision to withdraw, that her problems were real and significant
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@chris-b said in Olympics Thread:
@williethewaiter I think we'll be up against the Brits, won't we.
Weren't they slower? We were the fastest loser, the British were slow as their 4th had to catch up
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@chris-b said in Olympics Thread:
@williethewaiter I think we'll be up against the Brits, won't we.
Weren't they slower? We were the fastest loser, the British were slow as their 4th had to catch up
It was a semi though. Aussie were in the plate final draw.
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@rapido said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@chris-b said in Olympics Thread:
@williethewaiter I think we'll be up against the Brits, won't we.
Weren't they slower? We were the fastest loser, the British were slow as their 4th had to catch up
It was a semi though. Aussie were in the plate final draw.
I thought it logical that the SF losers face off. Other posters beg to differ, that it is based on fastest time for the entire field
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@rapido said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@chris-b said in Olympics Thread:
@williethewaiter I think we'll be up against the Brits, won't we.
Weren't they slower? We were the fastest loser, the British were slow as their 4th had to catch up
It was a semi though. Aussie were in the plate final draw.
I thought it logical that the SF losers face off. Other posters beg to differ, that it is based on fastest time for the entire field
Stuff journos are also saying we'll ride against Oz - but, I think that's because they're sourcing WtW!
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Willie's right...
Progression: The winners of heats 3 and 4 in the First Round ride the final for the gold and silver medals. The remaining six teams will be ranked by their times in the First Round and will be paired as follows: The two fastest teams ride the final for the bronze medal. The next two fastest teams ride the final for 5th and 6th places. The last two teams ride the final for 7th and 8th places.
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@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
Results page has Italy vs Denmark (final) and NZ vs Aust (3rd/4th) with this caveat.
Due to crash between Denmark (DEN) and Great Britain (GBR), the results of Men's Team Pursuit First Round are pending.
Do they race tonight or tomorrow?
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@chris-b said in Olympics Thread:
Willie's right...
Progression: The winners of heats 3 and 4 in the First Round ride the final for the gold and silver medals. The remaining six teams will be ranked by their times in the First Round and will be paired as follows: The two fastest teams ride the final for the bronze medal. The next two fastest teams ride the final for 5th and 6th places. The last two teams ride the final for 7th and 8th places.
so did we win?
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@windows97 said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
So we snatched silver from the jaws of gold?
Not really - we weren't in the race to finish ahead of GBR or GER...GBR beat GER on the line by 1 - 2 seconds...
Fantastic finish from GB
Who Dares Wins
