Kuetsar Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 2 hours ago, piranesi said: Okay I know which one you're talking about but he's been in so many movies I also wonder if there's one where he played 1) a corrupt corporate official 2) an athlete who is the victim of a crime 3) Mo Farah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 1 hour ago, Ryan said: IOC will deny it until Lochte or a sponsor pays them to change their story. Can't make it seem like Rio's not descended into the craven cesspool it has the last decade, in part due to the existence of said games in the first place. The IOC and a sponsor working it out: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Natasha Hastings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Our female superheavyweight bronze medal winner in weightlifting was so happy. It was pretty great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Who booked this Murray and del Pitro match? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Wow I didn't know that one fall start in a track event means a disqualification. All that work and then eliminated for being .1 seconds early. I think quarterfinal/semi finals Bolt is more entertaining because it is clear he is doing this half ass and still winning against guys going as fast as they can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Bolt fast. Water wet. News at eleven. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Here's a probably dumb question. Google doesn't turn up any similar observations so I may just be misremembering and i also haven't watched that closely. But I feel like I remember there being tons of false starts in swimming when I was a kid and watched the olympics. Like almost every race at least one, to the point that the rule was you were DQ'ed after the 2nd time you did it. I know it happened once this year because google told me, but I haven't seen any. Has something changed? Is the technology somehow better at prompting the swimmers? Is the platform different? Are they just better at it now like everything else? Or am I remembering way more of them than there really were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogwelder Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogwelder Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 11 minutes ago, piranesi said: Here's a probably dumb question. Google doesn't turn up any similar observations so I may just be misremembering and i also haven't watched that closely. But I feel like I remember there being tons of false starts in swimming when I was a kid and watched the olympics. Like almost every race at least one, to the point that the rule was you were DQ'ed after the 2nd time you did it. I know it happened once this year because google told me, but I haven't seen any. Has something changed? Is the technology somehow better at prompting the swimmers? Is the platform different? Are they just better at it now like everything else? Or am I remembering way more of them than there really were? Apparently false starts are an automatic DQ in swimming now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 11 minutes ago, piranesi said: Here's a probably dumb question. Google doesn't turn up any similar observations so I may just be misremembering and i also haven't watched that closely. But I feel like I remember there being tons of false starts in swimming when I was a kid and watched the olympics. Like almost every race at least one, to the point that the rule was you were DQ'ed after the 2nd time you did it. I know it happened once this year because google told me, but I haven't seen any. Has something changed? Is the technology somehow better at prompting the swimmers? Is the platform different? Are they just better at it now like everything else? Or am I remembering way more of them than there really were? They have changed the rules for both swimming and track. One false start and done, no warnings. There was a Spanish swimmer who false started, but was allowed back in because apparently the crowd was too loud at the time. He finished last in his heat anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Triple Jump was just great. There was a young Venezuelan hyping the crowd up like a cocky young babyface, and she took the lead, and then the Colombian who had been in the lead basically did the same thing, said that it was her crowd, got them clapping too, and then just crushed it. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Really wasn't expecting a new World Record in that. Holy Shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Okay, that was amazing and his coach is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Goddamn this is some electric track. Andre DeGrasse is FAST. I am totally fine with losing to Bolt in the final, he's a complete freak of nature and the best sprinter ever. I'd really rather beat the drug cheat though. That South African just ran the 400 meters in 43 seconds... that's an average of 10.75 for each hundred meters. That's absolutely otherworldly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Jornos there saying this was expected to be a fast track. Apparently some think Bolt can go sub 9.7 on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Ladies and gentlmen, Usain Bolt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Being Justin Gatlin in the Usain Bolt era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Would anyone be surprised if he won gold in 2020? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 I really feel like Bolt wanted that one more than he's wanted anything in years. Real happy for DeGrasse. Christ, he's still a sprinting baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Super impressed by Andre De Grasse. Look at him compared to the other guys. He's just a tiny little guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, El Dragon said: Would anyone be surprised if he won gold in 2020? Hell, he'll be younger than Gatlin is now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcosLoura Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Another one of the unbeatable records is beat - Wayde van Niekerk with 43.03. Crazy. Bolt bolted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 That 42 year old gymnast isn't very good compared to the 16 and 17 year olds, but then again she is 42 fucking years old and trying things that the announcer said he's never seen someone hit cleanly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Nobody else seemed to to do better then the 15.5 range. Simone put up a 15.9 and a 16. She won by, what, .7 over 2nd place in just that one event herself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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