The official 2024 Olympics thread.
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Thanks. I was going to make that calculation myself for 5 thousandth of a second separation between Lyles and Thompson.
Interestingly, swimming events only time to hundredths of a second, and ties share the medal. The reason is that in swimming the architecture of the pool walls plus the variation in the pressure needed to trigger the touchpads would make it unfair to say who was actually first. Track races also only give official results to hundredths, but high resolution photos of the finish are the determining factor.
I watched the semi finals and all they were talking about Kerr and Ingebrigsten's rivalry and who would come out on top. I guess neither of them. 🤣
Harlan and Ian Eagle are the best in the business at the moment. I love Harlans calls particularly the radio broadcasts.
Dutch woman Bol has fastest time this year & less than half second off SML's record time. She could make it interesting for the first time in a while.What I think of when Sydney is running her hurdle events....
Quincy Hall (USA) just came from behind to win Gold in men's 400m. 🇺🇲
Wow!
Wow!
Awesome race. Thought he was out of it but he never quit. Great race!
I only saw the replay and dude looked like he was struggling so much but still passed everyone. Just had unusual body language. Might be how he always runs and it's just the first time I've seen him. Looked about out of gas at the end.
Yes! Michelle Jenneke is back for another Olympics. She came in last but who cares.........
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Rooks was unreal in steeplechase. Other runners looking at him appeared to be wondering who the hell is this guy.
They also use multiple camera angles and the camera shots that takes like 5,000 pictures a minute of something crazy like that. Little known fact, In track in field the lean is actually useless, you have not officially crossed the finish line until your torso crosses the line.Thanks. I was going to make that calculation myself for 5 thousandth of a second separation between Lyles and Thompson.
Interestingly, swimming events only time to hundredths of a second, and ties share the medal. The reason is that in swimming the architecture of the pool walls plus the variation in the pressure needed to trigger the touchpads would make it unfair to say who was actually first. Track races also only give official results to hundredths, but high resolution photos of the finish are the determining factor.
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Yeap, the men blew a 2-1 set lead and up 20-17 to clinch and ended up losing the 4th and 5th set. If I heard correctly, Poland has eliminated USA 4 out of the last 5 or 4 straight times. Yesterday USA dropped the first set, won the 2nd, dominated the 3rd (25-14) and was in control of the 4th set late. Absolute choke job yesterday. One thing I do not like, they only play to 15 in the 5th set. USA lost the 5th set 15-13.
Former UK player, Skinner, wasn't playing much at the beginning of the Olyimpics and the US women's indoor Volleyball team was struggling. Karay put her in there and has left her in there. She's been a superstar.
Both those Skinner girls are HUGE difference makers. I fully expect Avery's sister, Madisen, to repeat as NPOY and help evil Horns to a third consecutive NC.
Sydney getting ready to run. Showed her in a commercial and she is smokin hot!
Covid diagnosis was irrelevant in this, but the media will blow it up. His time in the final was better than his semi time.
It isn't unusual for final times to be faster...Most of the prelims they don't go all out because they save themselves for the final and the top however many advance...In the finals, you have one shot to medal or win...His time in the finals was almost a full half second slower than his fastest time...not to mention the fact he needed medical attention after the race...Covid most assuredly affected his respiratory function and certainly impacted his ability.
Most assuredly, it didn't. He didn't have a problem jumping around pre-race. But as I said, the covid sheep will be all over this.
If you think jumping pre race is the same as an actual race against the best/fastest runners in the world then you really don't know how sports work. A common cold impacts performance in running so Covid definitely can.
I'm just saying, if we can admit that African Americans are better suited for some sports.. can we maybe not have one as a water polo goalie who just let in 6 for 6 goals on a shoot out?
I'm prepared to get backlash but whatever.
I'm prepared to get backlash but whatever.
How was Noah allowed to run with covid and endangering other runners, officials, & other meet workers?
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What a complete dumb ass. Yeah, him having to wheeled away in a wheel chair, COVID had nothing to do with his performance. He felt like shit, couldn't generate the extra burst / adrenaline for a finals race to stay with the leaders. STILL finished third. I will say this about you, COVID definitely would not affect your posting and dumb analogies. You suck with or without COVID. But having said that, even while posting shitty take after shitty take, you would have a harder time breathing, have less energy if you posted with COVID. But nah, it would not affect a sprinters ability to close a race. Having body aches, drained energy levels, and just an overall feeling like shit, would not affect a athlete competing in a world class field. Hell, if he broke his leg, according to your thinking, he should still win.
What a complete dumb ass. Yeah, him having to wheeled away in a wheel chair, COVID had nothing to do with his performance. He felt like shit, couldn't generate the extra burst / adrenaline for a finals race to stay with the leaders. STILL finished third. I will say this about you, COVID definitely would not affect your posting and dumb analogies. You suck with or without COVID. But having said that, even while posting shitty take after shitty take, you would have a harder time breathing, have less energy if you posted with COVID. But nah, it would not affect a sprinters ability to close a race. Having body aches, drained energy levels, and just an overall feeling like shit, would not affect a athlete competing in a world class field. Hell, if he broke his leg, according to your thinking, he should still win.
WOW. I do not know how to respond to that. Just when I thought cole854 couldn't be topped for ignorant post of the day, along comes your gem. What about all of the games he was great in goal ? So think this is a affirmative action situation ? Do you not think if there was a better goalie than he is, would not be the goalie ? Color of skin had nothing to do with him obviously being the best goalie on the team, if not, another player would have played.
Shit I forgot the rules..
I will only make fun of whites in sports and the things were not good at, and I will not, ever again, make a harmless joke about any other races' short comings in their own specific athletic abilities.
But, Asians and mathematics.. where do we stand on this one?
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