J.T. Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 11 hours ago, Raziel403 said: Brazillian swimmer is in the warm up room tugging at Superman's cape. Phelps is noselling the posturing. Le Clos is South African and yeah, don't spit into the wind, kid. Phelps is going to make it a point to drown that dude in his wake tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 1 hour ago, ChesterCopperpot said: Now this is the way to go - http://www.thescore.com/olym/news/1073790-colombian-weightlifter-figueroa-wins-gold-promptly-retires That is such a great, great story. Seeing the highlights I was so happy for the guy. What unexpectedly got to me is the Rafaela Silva's judo win yesterday. Considering the MANY problems Brazil has had, and the infamous stories about the favelas, this was such a great moment for them. It might not bring peace to the country or anything, but this was such a highly emotional moment that you can't help but feel great for her. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2016/08/08/489236342/brazils-first-gold-medal-in-rio-games-goes-to-hometown-judo-champion And holy crap, seeing Phelps go all Miz girl on Le Clos, tonight is going to be fucking epic. He didn't want to look at him whether they were warming up or even before/after the race. The tension was super thick and made for excellent TV. I can't wait for this race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 The Ukraine fucking up the men's team gymnastics is a great under reported story https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/08/08/ukraines-strategy-in-the-mens-gymnastics-team-final-leaves-everyone-baffled/?tid=sm_tw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 1 hour ago, J.T. said: Le Clos is South African and yeah, don't spit into the wind, kid. Phelps is going to make it a point to drown that dude in his wake tonight. yeah, I realized that afterwards, just saw the green warm up and assumed Brazil. Realized the mistake once I was the flag when they were going to the blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I really don't get Le Clos here. He reportedly grew up idolizing Phelps, he beat him in this event in 2012, and he's been running his mouth for a long time leading up to this. What the fuck is his upside to pissing off the GOAT? The Olympic and World record holder in the event? When you have already beaten him, in the Olympics? What's his "win" scenario here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Beat him again, by alot, and take the records? Feed his ego? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I don't what's up with him. But if I had time to create these guys in WWE 2K16 I'd do so and have some wild brawls going on. This is a heated feud pro wrestling would love to have. /wrestling bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 That is close as you are going to get in the Olympics to athletes talking shit to each other. This is not a new phenomenon. At least they were both professional enough not to go totally batshit on live television.. I personally would have gone complete Jalen Rose levels of retard and been like, "I hope you don't freeze to death standing in my shadow when they put that gold around my neck," or "You mom better have all of my medals nice and shiny by the time I get back to the villa." I am proud of Phelps. Not once did he slip up and let the words, "mother fucker" come out of his mouth and you KNEW he wanted to say them. That's how you can tell that the weed is not in his system right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 So spoiler alert for the Womens Gymnastic FInals The gap between 2nd place Russia and 8th place Brazil: 4.5 points Gap between 1st place USA and 2nd place Russia: 8.2 points Scores for the USA Below 14.8: Zero. [/spoiler} 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogwelder Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Yup, don't tug on Superman's cape. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 6 hours ago, Raziel403 said: Beat him again, by alot, and take the records? Feed his ego? Well it didn't work because he didn't even get a medal in the 200 butterfly And then Phelps with the "Not in my my house" finger wave at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Phelps is gonna make people forget about Ledecky being the daughter of Atlantis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, El Dragon said: Phelps is gonna make people forget about Ledecky being the daughter of Atlantis. Except she'll still be that when he's playing old-timers softball with Tommy Chong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Not only did he reaffirm his greatness, not only did he get revenge, not only did he utterly destroy his alleged "rival" and win his twenty-fourth Olympic and twentieth Gold medal... He also became the oldest swimming gold medalist in an individual event of all-time. He's legitimately staked a claim to greatest Olympian ever. And he's not fucking done yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 16 minutes ago, El Dragon said: Phelps is gonna make people forget about Ledecky being the daughter of Atlantis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Greatest Of All Time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 And it was the unheard of that really locked that in. That 2nd leg was masterful stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I love this 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Is there a good reason that rugby dudes aren't constantly being signed to try out as tight ends in the NFL? Or are they and I'm an idiot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Brian Fowler said: Not only did he reaffirm his greatness, not only did he get revenge, not only did he utterly destroy his alleged "rival" and win his twenty-fourth Olympic and twentieth Gold medal... He also became the oldest swimming gold medalist in an individual event of all-time. He's legitimately staked a claim to greatest Olympian ever. And he's not fucking done yet. And he grew up in Towson f'n Maryland, 20 minutes from me. Considering there's Phelps and AFAIK four other Marylanders (Ledecky is from Bethesda) killing it in the Olympics, I'm feeling a TON of Maryland pride right now. Take that out of the equation and it's still an outstanding night for Team USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 God that Womens Gymnastics performance was just a mauling. The US's 4th best is better then the other countries best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Staked a CLAIM to being the greatest Olympian ever? Aquaman ended such talk about 8 gold medals ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Would the Madison girl be better than anyone on any other team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 No, she is very much a specialist. During Olympic Qualifying she finished only 8th in the all around. That said, she would probably be considered the best on Uneven Bars in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Like McKayla Maroney was a god in the vault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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