Olympics, better late than never

[Buzzrock 14920]

Fuck yeah, we’re in the semis. 

That was a great match

[Buzzrock 14920]

Let’s go Allyson! That would be incredible if she can pull this off. Two minutes until her race 

Crushed it

[Nicole44 22060]

Just now, Buzzrock said:

Crushed it

She didn’t even have to go into the next gear. Dayum! 

[Nicole44 22060]

87% humidity. And running. Doesn’t sound fun to me.

[CooterBrown 18012]

87% humidity. And running. Doesn’t sound fun to me.

High humidity is beneficial to the short sprints. Can’t remember the science behind it but it’s definitely a thing. I don’t know if it would apply to the 400 but it is definitely favored for the 100/200.

[WBT 20572]

Women's long jump final featuring Tara Davis is starting live on CNBC.  They'll be bouncing back and forth between the jumps and heats on the track I believe.  Or you can wait and see probably two or three jumps total on NBC primetime tomorrow night. 

[aggie08 21504]

NBC just tried to squeeze in a 15 second ad during a short review and completely missed the match point in the third set between SUI/Brazil in beach volleyball. Well done, guys.

[shadow_operative2.0 15984]

Tara up now. 

[WBT 20572]

It's a shame about van Niekirk.  He tore up his knee playing rugby and didn't even make the final of the 400.  His WR run was one of the highlights of the Rio games for me.

Edited August 3, 2021 by WBT

[WBT 20572]

5 hours ago, ztejas said:

This is a really strange argument and makes me wonder if y'all understand how Olympic representation works. I'd guess at least 20% of the athletes every 4 years weren't even born in the country they are representing. Who cares. 

I care, at least somewhat.  Countries like Qatar make a mockery of the whole thing.

[ztejas 43452]

Just now, WBT said:

I care, at least somewhat.  Countries like Qatar make a mockery of the whole thing.

I'd care more about that if they had more than 2 medals. 

[wood 11225]

I really don't care for Laura Ludwig's "defensive kills" (Germany, Beach Volleyball).  Yeah, it's legal, and it's effective, but it's still shitty.  Glad they lost, & not just because they were playing the US.

[ChickenSandwich 9836]

#teamSydney

[Pancho 44804]

Women’s 400m hurdles final gonna be crazy! 

[Anastasis 23469]

Cockrell could catch a piece. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15984]

We have anything worth a shit coming on later tonight? 

[TexasIsBetter 275]

Did Tara start a ~thing~ with the clapping going before they run? I didn't see anyone do it until she did and now they all are. 

If so, I like it 🤘 

[CooterBrown 18012]

If you watch on the NBC Olympics app for Apple TV or Roku, you can watch the individual event feeds with no commentary or the main track feed with British announcers who I assume aren’t on the NBC feed. There’s no cutting away to other sports, interviews and bullshit.

[ztejas 43452]

6 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

We have anything worth a shit coming on later tonight? 

US basketball v Spain quarterfinal at 11:40 pm central

Edited August 3, 2021 by ztejas

[Pancho 44804]

If you haven’t watched Snoop and Kevin Hart do commentary, it’s actually pretty funny (take an edible first).

[perfectchaos007 6642]

Tara Davis finished in 6th place in the long jump. Great showing for her.

Edited August 3, 2021 by perfectchaos007

[wood 11225]

7 minutes ago, Pancho said:

If you haven’t watched Snoop and Kevin Hart do commentary, it’s actually pretty funny (take an edible first).

Where?

[WBT 20572]

39 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Women’s 400m hurdles final gonna be crazy! 

Men's about to start now

[Pancho 44804]

10 minutes ago, wood said:

Where?

Peacock

[AUS-97HORN 11763]

crazy Norweigan won

[Pancho 44804]

That was fucking NUTS

[WBT 20572]

Holy shit, he just took 3/4 second off the WR!  What a race.

[Pancho 44804]

That white boy was SKRONG

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Holy shit… that dude crushed it

[Pancho 44804]

When Warholm took that 1st hurdle, I was like “he gone.”

[shadow_operative2.0 15984]

Goddamn, whitey. 

[Nicole44 22060]

Holy shit! 

[Pancho 44804]

The crazy part is Benjamin set an American record 😮

[AUS-97HORN 11763]

Benjamin came  VERY close to faulting.     he barely touched the last hurdle in the OTHER lane, and was about 2 inches from crossing the lane line. 

[BonzoMontreaux 1038]

That was incredible.


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[AUS-97HORN 11763]

4 minutes ago, Pancho said:

The crazy part is Benjamin set an American record 😮

he literally beat the former WR by more than a half second.... and still lost by more than 2/10s 

damn that Norweigan was flying. 

[Nicole44 22060]

I think that has been the coolest moment of the Olympics for me so far. Holy shit that was fast.

[Brisketexan 105142]

Norwegian dude went full-on Viking berserker. It was awesome.

[Slacks 6821]

That 400m hurdles was fast af.

45.94 is fucking fast without hurdles.... That would be top 20 NCAA 400m.

Norwegians have an extra tendon or something...

[USNALonghorn 5078]

Sucks to see us have to settle for silver, but that was great race against an absolute specimen of an opponent. Hope to see the ladies crush the field in the 400 hurdles.

[Jive Turkey 12598]

We tuned in right as the 400m hurdles was about to start. What a race. Absolutely shattered the WR. 

Hope the women’s matchup between McLaughlin and Muhammad can match it. 

Edited August 3, 2021 by Jive Turkey

[Nicole44 22060]

 

[Zeus 6024]

10 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

We tuned in right as the 400m hurdles was about to start. What race. Absolutely shattered the WR. 

Hope the women’s matchup between McLaughlin and Muhammad can match it. 

 

[perfectchaos007 6642]

USA v. Spain is tied 43-43 at halftime. Hopefully the US kicks it into gear in the second half....our rebounding is atrocious 

[SA-KC_Horn 1295]

Tara Davis looked great in the LJ finals. Can't wait to see her compete again in 2024.

Edited August 3, 2021 by SA-KC_Horn
Free NowThis

[perfectchaos007 6642]

Rubio played almost the best game of his life yet USA def. Spain by double digits. 🏀 

 

sure looks like team USA has found their identity 

Edited August 3, 2021 by perfectchaos007

[ztejas 43452]

@perfectchaos007 could have joined us in the basketball thread. This was my pregame prediction. Not far off.

 

(Durant went 29/2/4 - final was USA 95 - 81 Spain)

Edited August 3, 2021 by ztejas

[Zeus 6024]

[hookem2010 2624]

Spoiler

Gabby Thomas with bronze in 200M. The Jamaican woman who won the 100M and both 100M and 200M last Olympics did it again. Strong effort, Longhorn!

 

[52-80 19159]

17 hours ago, ztejas said:

Georgia Ellenwood (CAN) >

 

she's a pent or heptathlete - can't remember which

ya, i'd definitely be willing to give her half of my assets.