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BillyGoatHill

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  1. I get the overall medal count but athletes compete to WIN. Especially in the Olympics due to them only coming around once every 4 yrs. It's the biggest exposure (at least here in the US for a lot of Olympic sports like track/field cuz many don't watch the world championships) Plus in the Olympics. it's $50k for the Gold medal. Those guys ain't splitting it. Every one forgets about the Gold Medal Winner from 2020.....She repeats for #40!!!🥇
  2. In the past, the IOC even though there are others in that may run the prelims ( and those that competed in them are allowed a medal if their team wins) they only allowed the finals participants on the podium. I'm not totally sure about track and field, but that has been the case in swimming for quite some time
  3. Pretty cool listening to the French singing their anthem...
  4. What a finish by Rooks. Battled that whole last lap.
  5. Great run and same with this post race interview. Humble dude. 🇺🇸
  6. How about that 1500!!! GOOOOLD!!! OR for Cole Hocker!!
  7. Take six minutes and watch one of (if not the GOAT) best announcers for swimming. Gold Medalist, world champion, former world record holder Rowdy Gaines. What he did in the pool, he brings to the booth.
  8. Yep. Saw that. Aussie and others (maybe not as much) were doing it also. Pretty cool.
  9. So coool watching the three pole vault medalists with flags run around the track together... Definitely some genuine comradery between them.
  10. Hodgkinson wins the 800! Great kick
  11. She' s a smoke show. Back to Back Golds 🥇🥇 Stanford grad but lives and trains in Austin and UT ( and also a UT volunteer assistant) 🤘
  12. This ☝️... Watched the replay about an hr ago. She was definitely stronger than others throughout the race and chasing down leaders. When it was just her and the Belgian trying to catch the two leaders, they commented multiple X's that the only time her and the Belgian gained any time was when she was pulling. The Belgian was gassed and she made the perfect move with 3K left to put the hammer on the others. They tried at first to go with her, but they knew that was only going to gas them more. I think they all conceded right away to ride for 2nd/3rd right then. It's even more amazing that she wasn't even supposed to be in the race. Only got in due to another US rider wanting to be more ready for the track. More impressive is that she really only decide to become professional about 4 yrs ago. She gave a great post race interview about her circumstances and strategy today. Can't wait to see her on the velodrome
  13. IOC full of corrupt assholes that only care about their blatant payoffs.
  14. OK.... off topic question ... Watching the medals presentations, what do you suppose is in the boxes that the athletes are given along with their medal?
  15. YESSSSSS Ladies!! WORLD RECORD GOLD 🥇!!!
  16. In China's defense, their women swimmers haven't grown mustaches or testes....YET.
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