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Olympics daily thread

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  • #2672
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Serious anti-climax that. Really hope they race tomorrow. I'd be happy with bronze, waaay better than 4th, but I want her to have a shot at that gold medal too, she's not a million miles off it.


  • #2673
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,447 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Serious anti-climax that. Really hope they race tomorrow. I'd be happy with bronze, waaay better than 4th, but I want her to have a shot at that gold medal too, she's not a million miles off it.

    I see there are thunderstorms / rain forecast for Guanbara Bay tomorrow....not sure if that means wind or not.


  • #2674
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,643 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Right... now what to watch?

    Do we still have a diver on the go?

    You could try Chelsea vs West Ham. Bound to be a bit of diving in that. ;)


  • #2675
    Stheno
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    Strazdas wrote: »
    I see there are thunderstorms / rain forecast for Guanbara Bay tomorrow....not sure if that means wind or not.

    Generally it will mean wind :)


  • #2676
    ahlookit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭ahlookit


    Ollie Dingly in 10th at the min, 20 have gone in round 3 so far.

    There are 29 in the comp in total, with 18 going through to the next round.

    He looks to be well placed to get through if he can keep his form going


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  • #2677
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,447 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Stheno wrote: »
    Generally it will mean wind :)

    Good, bring it on, so :)


  • #2678
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    https://twitter.com/alistairmagowan/status/765272443313332224


  • #2679
    Stheno
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    ahlookit wrote: »
    Ollie Dingly in 10th at the min, 20 have gone in round 3 so far.

    There are 29 in the comp in total, with 18 going through to the next round.

    He looks to be well placed to get through if he can keep his form going

    14th after round three.


  • #2680
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,108 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Stheno wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/alistairmagowan/status/765272443313332224
    Ah feck! That's rough.

    Who'll provide the updates, apart from anything??? :D

    Seriously, though - he's done an absolutely sterling job, major kudos to him :)


  • #2681
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Ah feck! That's rough.

    Who'll provide the updates, apart from anything??? :D

    Seriously, though - he's done an absolutely sterling job, major kudos to him :)

    He has been amazing!


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  • #2682
    mickmackey1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,288 ✭✭✭mickmackey1


    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Serious anti-climax that. Really hope they race tomorrow. I'd be happy with bronze, waaay better than 4th, but I want her to have a shot at that gold medal too, she's not a million miles off it.
    Yer man in the studio said she a had a joint-silver medal, not sure what that's about.


  • #2683
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,447 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Stheno wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/alistairmagowan/status/765272443313332224

    Is there no way he could change flights or something? It would be a real shame if we wasn't there for the medal race.....he seems very close to his sister.


  • #2684
    Stheno
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    Strazdas wrote: »
    Is there no way he could change flights or something? It would be a real shame if we wasn't there for the medal race.....he seems very close to his sister.

    Possibly a cost thing, hence the tweet to Iberia?


  • #2685
    ahlookit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭ahlookit


    Great to see Victoria Pendleton (ex GB cyclist) chatting to Anna Mears (Oz) who looks like she's coming off the track for the last time. They were fierce rivals for years, but seem to have genuine respect for each other


  • #2686
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,447 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Stheno wrote: »
    Possibly a cost thing, hence the tweet to Iberia?

    Hopefully somebody like Paddy Power or whoever pitches in and helps him out. There's no way he can miss the medal race :)


  • #2687
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    mickmackey1 wrote: »
    Yer man in the studio said she a had a joint-silver medal, not sure what that's about.

    Really? He knows more than me so i'm not inclined to doubt him. As it stands, she is effectively tied second as it's a straight shoot-out between her and the Dane tomorrow as regards their final postings. But I wouldn't have assumed that meant a tie in the event of no medal race - but what would i know anyway!!


  • #2688
    Chivito550
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,697 ✭✭✭Chivito550


    Well that was all very frustrating.

    Will have to head back tomorrow. There was 20 mins of real banter when we thought the race was happening, which was flattened like a lead balloon then.


  • #2689
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,108 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    The diving commentators made references to a Stephan Feck (gotta love that for a name :D) diving howler in London 2012.

    Here it is.



    YeeeeOOOOWWWWWWW


  • #2690
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    The diving commentators made references to a Stephan Feck (gotta love that for a name :D) diving howler in London 2012.

    Here it is.



    YeeeeOOOOWWWWWWW

    Ouch!


  • #2691
    ahlookit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭ahlookit


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    The diving commentators made references to a Stephan Feck (gotta love that for a name :D) diving howler in London 2012.

    Here it is.



    YeeeeOOOOWWWWWWW

    Aptly named :D


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  • #2692
    Stheno
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    ahlookit wrote: »
    Aptly named :D

    Showed it to my OH and he went "ah feck" lol


  • #2693
    Stheno
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    Dingley in 12th after round 4 :)


  • #2694
    Giacomo McGubbin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Giacomo McGubbin


    Why is diving getting so much coverage, it appears to make up about 50% of the Olympics ?


  • #2695
    Stheno
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    Giacomo McGubbin wrote: »
    Why is diving getting so much coverage, it appears to make up about 50% of the Olympics ?

    There's load of different competitions, and the beeb in particular show loads of it as they have loads of competitors.

    Think Oliver is our first diving competitor ever or in many decades. And he's doing well in fairness.


  • #2696
    ahlookit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭ahlookit


    Giacomo McGubbin wrote: »
    Why is diving getting so much coverage, it appears to make up about 50% of the Olympics ?

    Its on at our prime TV time

    Ireland has its first competitor in over 60 years, hence RTE coverage now

    Tom Daley is a big star in UK, and they were successful in another synchronised diving event, so BBC gave it plenty of coverage too


  • #2697
    Stheno
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    Best of luck to Scott Evans now!


  • #2698
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,643 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Gold medal bout is about to start in the Greco-Roman wrestling. Ukraine vs Russia I think.


  • #2699
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,108 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Giacomo McGubbin wrote: »
    Why is diving getting so much coverage, it appears to make up about 50% of the Olympics ?
    I was going to ask the same about fencing!

    One of the BBC channels seems to be permanently showing it - all the others get around different sports but fencing always seems to be on!


  • #2700
    Stheno
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    I was going to ask the same about fencing!

    One of the BBC channels seems to be permanently showing it - all the others get around different sports but fencing always seems to be on!

    Big medal hopes for GB in both fencing and penthathlon


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  • #2701
    Chivito550
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,697 ✭✭✭Chivito550


    Annalise will win the bronze if the medal race doesn't go ahead tomorrow. I don't get that. There's 2 days at the end of the Olympics with no sailing. Why not push it all back a day? Would be anti climax for her (and us) to win a medal like that.


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