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Johnnie wrote:Excellent celebration:

I have seen this a few times at these game. Earlier the Cuban heavyweight tossed his coached. This seems to happen pretty frequently in wrestling. But my favorite is the Iranian Coach who throws his wrestler.
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A_B wrote:I just watched some sailing. That looks fun. And very very hard.
Which class?

And yes, Olympic sailing is crazy hard. And intense.

But as crazy as it is, all my mates who have made the Olympics in sailing all have told me that the national qualifying regatta is WAY more stressful. Because only one team/crew/person makes the olympics per country in each class. So its either win, or the years of prep/training/fund-raising didn't pay off.
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looks like the real victims of these olympics are the paraolympics.

Brazil is losing so much money on these games they're dipping into the paraolympics pool.
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howard wrote:Jeez, that was Edwin Moses-esque. Dalilah Muhammed owning the 400m hurdles. USA women take five of the six medals in the hurdles.
I think women hurdlers are now my new favorite. Yowza....
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I wouldn't mind if she "jumped over me ten times in 53.13 seconds", if you know what I mean.
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DaveInSeattle wrote:
A_B wrote:I just watched some sailing. That looks fun. And very very hard.
Which class?

And yes, Olympic sailing is crazy hard. And intense.

But as crazy as it is, all my mates who have made the Olympics in sailing all have told me that the national qualifying regatta is WAY more stressful. Because only one team/crew/person makes the olympics per country in each class. So its either win, or the years of prep/training/fund-raising didn't pay off.

49? Is that a class?
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My vote goes to Joanna Jozwik


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Japan appeals the Dunfee appeal by Canada, and gets back the Bronze in Men's 50K Walk. If you can believe it.
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A_B wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:
A_B wrote:I just watched some sailing. That looks fun. And very very hard.
Which class?

And yes, Olympic sailing is crazy hard. And intense.

But as crazy as it is, all my mates who have made the Olympics in sailing all have told me that the national qualifying regatta is WAY more stressful. Because only one team/crew/person makes the olympics per country in each class. So its either win, or the years of prep/training/fund-raising didn't pay off.

49? Is that a class?
Yep...49er is the men's boat. Women sail the 49fx, which has a smaller rig and sails. Nutty boats, get going really fast downwind.

I know two brothers here in Seattle who won bronze in the class at the Sydney Olympics.
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The Sybian wrote:My vote goes to Joanna Jozwik
A top contender for my vote is in the same race tomorrow. Melissa Bishop. O Canada.

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I'd have to go with Muhammed too, she's gorgeous.
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degenerasian wrote:Japan appeals the Dunfee appeal by Canada, and gets back the Bronze in Men's 50K Walk. If you can believe it.
Well then, Canada should appeal the appeal of the appeal!
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sancarlos wrote:
degenerasian wrote:Japan appeals the Dunfee appeal by Canada, and gets back the Bronze in Men's 50K Walk. If you can believe it.
Well then, Canada should appeal the appeal of the appeal!
There should be a walk-off.

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In all seriousness just give both of them a damn bronze medal.
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In fact Canada could have appealed again but Dunfee has let it go.

Official statement. Typically Canadian
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holy crap Japan
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Yeah, what's going on there?
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Asuka Cambridge is half Jamaican, half Japanese.
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Dang, we got DQ'ed. Wonder what it was.
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I think messed up the last exchange, ran beyond the lane, but I have not seen the replay yet. O Canada.

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etaa: it was the first handoff. Exchange was initiated beyond the box, a step too early, and before the line.

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brian wrote:In all seriousness just give both of them a damn bronze medal.

Like.
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Did Poland win Bronze in the women's relay or am i only remembering their qualifying round? I have no idea what they look like from the front, but they have very nice butts. and outfits that only cover about half of those butts so that they have Polish underbutt showing. They were interviewing the Americans and behind them were just butts. I can't find any photos online yet but i'm sure i'm not the only one that noticed.
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I'm watching the women's triathlon and they have their number drawn on both shoulders/triceps.
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NBC guy goes up to CBC guy: 'does this American Jorgensen chick have a shot in the triathlon?"

CBC guy: "yeah, she hasn't lost a race in 2 years"

NBC guy: "awesome, we'll tape delay it for prime time"
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howard wrote:I think messed up the last exchange, ran beyond the lane, but I have not seen the replay yet. O Canada.

eta: nope, third handoff was clean. Hold all tickets.

etaa: it was the first handoff. Exchange was initiated beyond the box, a step too early, and before the line.

edit for correct words.
Coincidentally, that's how Canada lost the bronze in London.

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Neymar's going over the bar here.
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That's not very nice, Neymar.
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Amazing to see an American win the mens 1500 meter race for the first time since 1908. That was also the last time the USA won a gold medal in jeu de paume:

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Israel usually wins?
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howard wrote:Israel usually wins?
They giving out medals for being Chosen?
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(jew de paume)

These Russian rhythmic gymnasts look like they stepped out of a Robert Palmer video
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The mountain bike course is nuts. Especially in the mud. That is a brutal hour and a half race.
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Australia got hosed out of the bronze medal in basketball. The "blocking" foul called on Patty Mills with 5 seconds left is one of the worst game-deciding foul calls I've ever seen. And on Spain's prior possession, they got 2 FTs on a pretty soft non-shooting foul on Aron Baynes jostling for position with Pau Gasol.
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Mongolian Wrestling coach protest by stripping down to his boxers. Mongolian guy lost bronze on a PASSIVITY penalty with 1 second to go because he celebrated too soon!



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That's fucking awesome. I think Tokyo is going to be an excellent Olympic location.



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The full Japan 2020 intro



Looks like Japan's version of the Olympics rings are:
Blue: Doraemon
Yellow: Pac Man
Black: Hello Kitty
Green: Captain Tsubasa
Red: Super Mario
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Ralph Lauren has dropped him too.
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Gentle Hair Removal, too!
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