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Olympics daily thread

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  • #92
    onlyme!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 280 ✭✭onlyme!


    mickmackey1 wrote: »
    To my mind the greatest Olympian has to be a gymnast - the difficulty level is off the scale compared to all other sports.

    What even water polo:eek:


  • #93
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Found the level of analysis on the RTE coverage very variable so far, but the gymnastic coverage is excellent. Very informative and very easy to listen to as well.


  • #94
    Truman Burbank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Truman Burbank


    Dan man wrote: »
    I'm watching the men's team archery medal matches... Australia just claimed bronze ahead of China.
    It's official, I love archery!

    It was official in 2012!!!!!


  • #95
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    Sounds like Kieran Behan missed out on qualification, and got injured.


    Cruel


  • #96
    Dan man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭Dan man


    Truman Burbank wrote: »
    It was official in 2012!!!!!

    Yes, and today just proved it wasn't a fleeting romance!


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  • #97
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    How coudl anyone ever forget Barry McDonald!!


  • #98
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Skid X wrote: »
    Sounds like Kieran Behan missed out on qualification, and got injured.


    Cruel

    Feed I'm watching must be way behind. Did he actually finish his routine or get injured midway through?


  • #99
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Feed I'm watching must be way behind. Did he actually finish his routine or get injured midway through?

    He finished but had to be helped out of the Arena, after receiving a disappointing score.

    The RTE pundits reckon he won't qualify.


  • #100
    Anonymagician
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭Anonymagician


    Skid X wrote: »
    He finished but had to be helped out of the Arena, after receiving a disappointing score.

    The RTE pundits reckon he won't qualify.

    They just announced that the scores are in and he's missed out. They didn't say by how much.


  • #101
    Truman Burbank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Truman Burbank


    Dan man wrote: »
    Yes, and today just proved it wasn't a fleeting romance!

    It's never too late......... I think you were told that 4 years ago too :p


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  • #102
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Skid X wrote: »
    He finished but had to be helped out of the Arena, after receiving a disappointing score.

    The RTE pundits reckon he won't qualify.

    Disappointing way to end but acquitted himself well. Seems a fairly tough and brutal sport that.


  • #103
    Truman Burbank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Truman Burbank


    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Feed I'm watching must be way behind. Did he actually finish his routine or get injured midway through?

    Looked like he got injured on the last landing (and then took a step forward). Was even unable to make the walk past the judges, looked in real pain. Was wheeled out of the arena they said. You're right Anon - they didn't say where he came. Pity, did his best, unfortunate.


  • #104
    ectoraige
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭ectoraige


    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Disappointing way to end but acquitted himself well. Seems a fairly tough and brutal sport that.

    The floor seems to be catching people out all day and that would have been one of his strengths, hopefully his injury is minor, he can be proud of himself.


  • #105
    ectoraige
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭ectoraige


    Truman Burbank wrote: »
    You're right Anon - they didn't say where he came. Pity, did his best, unfortunate.

    He finished 38th overall, he would have needed another 2.1 to have made the cut which was at 26th position. Looking forward to seeing Ellis O'Reilly tomorrow.

    On another note, who on earth is doing the basketball commentary, and when is he leaving town again? Boom.


  • #106
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    ectoraige wrote: »
    On another note, who on earth is doing the basketball commentary, and when is he leaving town again? Boom.

    The legendary Timmy McCarthy.

    Downtown.

    Boom Shaka-laka.

    Nothing But Net

    etc



  • #107
    ectoraige
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭ectoraige


    Wow, that completely bypassed me! Bring back Liam Hartigan, that's all I can say.


  • #108
    ectoraige
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭ectoraige


    They just reported that Behan dislocated his knee. Poor guy must have done something bad in a past life.


  • #109
    Dan man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭Dan man


    Truman Burbank wrote: »
    It's never too late......... I think you were told that 4 years ago too :p

    You never know :D. One thing is for sure, we need more archery on television. I can't get enough!


  • #110
    The_Kew_Tour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,055 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    He dislocated his knee and kept going?

    Man, he deserves a Gold for that alone. Must be tough nut

    EVENFLOW



  • #111
    Chivito550
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,697 ✭✭✭Chivito550


    The_Kew_Tour wrote: »
    He dislocated his knee and kept going?

    Man, he deserves a Gold for that alone. Must be tough nut

    He dislocated his knee at the very very end of his floor routine, on the final landing of his final event.


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  • #112
    28064212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,087 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    Chivito550 wrote: »
    He dislocated his knee at the very very end of his floor routine, on the final landing of his final event.
    He says he did it on the first tumble: http://www.the42.ie/kieran-behan-rio-2-2914271-Aug2016/
    Just as soon as my feet touched the ground on that first tumble and the knee went, I just knew that it was about survival and just getting through the rest of the routine.

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  • #113
    Dan man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭Dan man


    CpQCn-YW8AA9gcN.jpg:large


  • #114
    Chivito550
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,697 ✭✭✭Chivito550


    Shouldn't we be starting a new thread each day if it's going to be called "daily thread"?


  • #115
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,380 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    One daily daily thread.....

    Ellis O'Reilly doin' it for Ireland now.


  • #116
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,380 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    In gymnastic terms the two performances so far are very basic.


  • #117
    Dan man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭Dan man


    Another wonderful score by an Irish eventer with Jonty Evans on Cooley Rorke's Drift scoring 41.2. Great start!


  • #118
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,380 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Nasty fall off the beam from Ellis!


  • #119
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,326 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    walshb wrote: »
    Nasty fall off the beam from Ellis!

    Lucky not to do herself a serious injury because she landed on her head. She seems okay though, thank goodness.


  • #120
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,380 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Strazdas wrote: »
    Lucky not to do herself a serious injury because she landed on her head. She seems okay though, thank goodness.

    She may not feel well later. Possible injury that takes bit of time to show. Hopefully not. They really are super super human!


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  • #121
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,326 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    walshb wrote: »
    She may not feel well later. Possible injury that takes bit of time to show. Hopefully not. They really are super super human!

    She seemed okay, she didn't appear to be in too much discomfort just upset about ruining her dismount. Well done to Ellis anyway, she made history today.


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