Opening ceremony is Friday evening. I'm expecting a big show, we'll see. As usual Soccer started yesterday. USA Women won their first match (New Zealand ladies started out playing dirty), but it didn't work.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/full-schedule (http://www.nbcolympics.com/full-schedule)
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Awesome opening ceremony (other than the lecture) Let the games begin. [clap]
Watched this event this morning. She did an awesome job. [clap]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/08/06/virginia-native-ginny-thrasher-19-shoots-her-way-to-first-u-s-gold-medal-in-rio/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/08/06/virginia-native-ginny-thrasher-19-shoots-her-way-to-first-u-s-gold-medal-in-rio/)
Watched her win it [thumbsup]
French gymnast snaps leg. Don't watch this if you're squeamish.
https://youtu.be/RXcoBwKn9mM
Quote from: kopfjäger on August 06, 2016, 05:11:19 PM
French gymnast snaps leg. Don't watch this if you're squeamish.
https://youtu.be/RXcoBwKn9mM
Watched a few mins ago in fb . . ouch!!!!!!
He's one tough mofo. No screaming.
Yup
Quote from: koko64 on August 06, 2016, 05:28:37 PM
He's one tough mofo. No screaming.
No kidding, that guy barely even reacted to that.
Wow.
I had the same break (Tib-Fib) slightly lower on a night jump. Sounded like a tree branch snapping. I was a tad more vocal, and when I see shit like that my leg buzzes.
Thrasher's gold medal shot. No pressure. [clap]
https://youtu.be/6Qaz9uL6I5E
Quote from: kopfjäger on August 06, 2016, 05:54:14 PM
I had the same break (Tib-Fib) slightly lower on a night jump. Sounded like a tree branch snapping. I was a tad more vocal, and when I see shit like that my leg buzzes.
Any aches or pains there on cold days? I have a clunky lhs shoulder blade from my 130mph high side.
Quote from: koko64 on August 06, 2016, 06:45:15 PM
Any aches or pains there on cold days? I have a clunky lhs shoulder blade from my 130mph high side.
It's got a mind of its own, 18yrs later. [bang]
Gunslingers are getting ready. Men's 100m relay. C'mon boys. [popcorn]
make the beast with two backs YES!!!! What a leg by Phelps. [clap] [clap] [bow_down]
Winding back to the opening... lots of laughs at the ladies comments regarding Tongas flag bearer. Holy crap they sounded like they near needed a personal time out.
USA Rugby is off to a decent start. Women thrashed Columbia. Strong showing against the 7s power house of Fiji and nearly, oh so nearly beat the Gold medal fave Wallabies (Oz), but held them to a tie.
They lost to NZ yesterday, so they're out of medal contention.
Bah... I hadn't watched all the matches yet.
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I know. Just funnin'
Onus is totally on me here to keep up
Kopf wake up. Olympic Womens Rugby starting! :D
(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/diverse%20uinteressant/OL_zpsaslkk9mn.png)
[laugh]
Quote from: kopfjäger on August 05, 2016, 09:32:04 PM
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Awesome opening ceremony (other than the lecture) Let the games begin. [clap]
Enjoyed most of it. Could've done without Giselle walking across the entire length of the stadium and then 50 shots of her dancing and waving her arm in the crowd.
Quote from: kopfjäger on August 06, 2016, 05:54:14 PM
I had the same break (Tib-Fib) slightly lower on a night jump. Sounded like a tree branch snapping. I was a tad more vocal, and when I see shit like that my leg buzzes.
:-X
Ouch!
The gymnast though.. [puke]
Just snapped my biceps (rather ruptured it) a few weeks ago on the flying rings. Sounded just like a tree branch as well.
Quote from: IZ on August 08, 2016, 05:14:32 PM
Enjoyed most of it. Could've done without Giselle walking across the entire length of the stadium and then 50 shots of her dancing and waving her arm in the crowd.
I could watch it another 20 times. ;)
https://youtu.be/_BDoTlRKQTQ
Phelps is the Man. 20th-21st Golds. He was textbook perfect tonight. [clap] [clap] [bow_down]
Oh and Ledecky took gold as well. She crushed. [clap] [clap]
Man, I'm a sucker for a medal ceremony. No matter what country. I love this shit.
Phelps is simply unbelievable. [clap] [clap] [clap] [bow_down]
If you've never seen footage of Aly's parents when she performs. This is from the other night.
https://youtu.be/BisYoRrjpNs
Phelps is a machine. He's treated us all for so long.
Saw something else very special. A young Ethiopian woman (Almaz Ayana)smashed the 10,000m track WR by 14 seconds.
She broke away at 5k and upped the pace. The last few laps, she not only kept that WR pace, but found another gear.
Very special indeed.
Amazing. [clap]
Aussies in the men's 4s rowing got beaten by the English by a few metres.
That was hard. Aussies hate losing, but especially to England. I guess you'd hate that too kopf?
Quote from: GK on August 12, 2016, 07:58:37 AM
Phelps is a machine. He's treated us all for so long.
Saw something else very special. A young Ethiopian woman (Almaz Ayana)smashed the 10,000m track WR by 14 seconds.
She broke away at 5k and upped the pace. The last few laps, she not only kept that WR pace, but found another gear.
Very special indeed.
Indeed :o + she ran longer than usual, often in third lane to pass the lapped runners. Quite sportsman-like too, since world records are 'reserved' for Diamond League where they pay very good money for them and supply pace runners to help. She also confused the back markers, some of who stopped running, not knowing how many times they've been lapped [cheeky]
Yep, she smashed everyone!
Now I've just seen Great Britain beat Australia for gold in the men's team pursuit.
Stinking poms!
Ledecky's performance in the 800 freestyle tonight was of epic proportion. She beat her own WR by 2sec, finishing 11.38sec ahead of the runner up. [clap] [clap]
Brazil's first medal in pole vault.Thiago Da Silva, 19'9.4 Olympic record!!! GOLD Absolutely awesome. [clap] [clap] [clap] [bow_down]
Tuff way to go out. I can't even imagine what went through his head after all that training.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/track-fields-brutal-false-start-010238162.html (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/track-fields-brutal-false-start-010238162.html)
China/Brazil ladies volleyball game just ended. That my friends was awesome. CHN moves on.
Maroulis made history today. [clap] [clap] [clap]
https://youtu.be/fFh0py3F844
Brazil just won gold in a shootout against Germany. First time in their history. [clap]
Tha agony and the ecstacy.
No pressure, that was Brasil's substitute goal keeper. :o
I see we have a silver medalist named Steele Johnson.
Seriously?
Holy shit.
We might be getting ready to see an American medal in the marathon!
Mongolian wrestling coaches lose it. Sorry fellas, rules are rules..
https://youtu.be/L-kFg86S6ww
Lots of great entertainment [beer]
If Phelps was a country, he would be #19 on the medal statistic ;D