The official 2024 Olympics thread.

[ukcatz12]

Harlan should be cloned and should call every single televised basketball and football game. He has no equal.

He doesn't need to be cloned, he can just do it all at the same time.

 

[CondorCat]

I just looked at the times. If you assume a constant speed from start to finish, here is the approximate distances behind 1st the other runners were:
2nd - 2" (inches)
3rd - 8"
4th - 12"
5th - 24"
6th - 28"
7th - 36"
8th - 48"

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.

 

[Creed Bratton]

Sydney!

What I think of when Sydney is running her hurdle events....

 

[Creed Bratton]

Cole Hocker won Gold in mens 1500, Nuguse (USA) took Bronze.

Made history. 🇺🇲

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. 🤣

 

[BC_Wader]

Harlan should be cloned and should call every single televised basketball and football game. He has no equal.

Harlan and Ian Eagle are the best in the business at the moment. I love Harlans calls particularly the radio broadcasts.

 

[vhcat70]

What I think of when Sydney is running her hurdle events....

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.

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

This new trend of "play through" with a split screen an a comrrercial is total garbage.