Olympics Thread

[mariner4life]

Just watched the last 15km of the women's road race. Gutted for the American who went all that way to get nothing <br><br>
That was a pretty decent crash that Dutch girl had

[canefan]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="604076" data-time="1470652903"><p>Italian diver chicks. Fuck. Yes.</p></blockquote>pictures?

[canefan]

<p>NZ women's 8 racing their heat right now. Great sight seeing a big black boat <em>in the water again</em></p>

[Crucial]

I'm glad that 'boat' was the last word in that sentence.

[canefan]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="604030" data-time="1470638978">
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<p>Google images tells me she's already had a wardrobe incident on a windy day.</p>
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<p>She had an incident on the Great British bakeoff too</p>
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<p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f3/3a/26/f33a266de18240b64a7b4c41d94f71b9.jpg" alt="f33a266de18240b64a7b4c41d94f71b9.jpg"></p>

[Billy Tell]

7s strolled to victory after GB imploded with YCs. <br><br>
Are the Olympics rugby shirts available to buy??

[Bovidae]

<p>The sisters will need to improve their work at the breakdown in the final - too many turnovers and penalties vs GB.</p>
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<p>The key to beating Aust will be dominating possession and defence.</p>

[hydro11]

<p>Need to kick some conversions too.</p>

[TeWaio]

NZ nail the tricky cross country course to be in the silver medal position with just the showjumping to go. Sir Mark Todd individually 4th. Each rail knocked down in the showjumping is 4 penalties so the margins are very close

[Hooroo]

<p>Can someone commentate the 7's final at 10 am??</p>

[Crucial]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="TeWaio" data-cid="604115" data-time="1470689229">
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<p>NZ nail the tricky cross country course to be in the silver medal position with just the showjumping to go. Sir Mark Todd individually 4th. Each rail knocked down in the showjumping is 4 penalties so the margins are very close</p>
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<p>4 teams (Oz, NZ, France and Germany) in contention for the medals. Could end up in any order although we have a reasonable buffer to 4th so a medal is a good possibility.</p>
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<p>Individually who knows. The last olympic winner was 12th heading into the show jumping. I'm picking we get a 3rd and a fifth. </p>

[Kura Hard]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="593758" data-time="1467530794">
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<p>Seems a bit odd that Samoa and Tonga arent there.</p>
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<p>Samoa were knocked out by Spain in the final qualifier in Monaco....</p>
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<p>..on Day 1 from a relatively tough Pool A that contained Ireland, Samoa, Tonga and Zimbabwe, top seeds Samoa lost to Ireland.</p>
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<p>After beating Samoa on the first day Ireland lost the 1st quarterfinal to Spain (7-12), who had finished 2nd in Pool D to Hong Kong. Spain then went on to beat the winners of the 2nd quarter final, Russia (17-12), to reach the final.</p>
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<p>On the other side of the draw, Samoa were back in form, despatching Hong Kong (31-12) and seeing off Germany (26-14) to set up the final with Spain.</p>

[hydro11]

<p>Great Britain getting done here - doesn't make me feel too confident.</p>

[Baron Silas Greenback]

<p>Australia are very clear favourites for a good reason, I bet a yellow card costs NZ.</p>
<p>Aus by 20</p>

[Hooroo]

<p>Waht's the process if a draw after full time?</p>

[Unco]

<p>Fantastic work by Canada, thrashing GB. Especially after GB thrashed them in the pool stages.</p>
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<p>Nervous times now.</p>

[hydro11]

<p>Need to make the most of this.</p>

[taniwharugby]

<p>a few tidy looking young ladies running around out there....just finished watching highlights of the Can-GB game BTW</p>

[hydro11]

<p>Try New Zealand 5-0.</p>

[Unco]

<p>NZ TRY!</p>