Australians really pulled a great ride out of the bag there, great battle
― Rae Kwoniff (NickB), Friday, 12 August 2016 21:56 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpsFrpPWAAAGtsd.jpg
siiiick
― r|t|c, Friday, 12 August 2016 22:29 (seven years ago) link
And the bronze to Denmark!
― Frederik B, Friday, 12 August 2016 22:31 (seven years ago) link
Yeah those Chinese helmets are excellent, the men have them too but with a different face
― Rae Kwoniff (NickB), Friday, 12 August 2016 22:43 (seven years ago) link
hope solo is so lame
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 12 August 2016 23:22 (seven years ago) link
Katinka Hosszu might become the second ever female to win 4 golds in individual events in swimming, going for 200m backstroke.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:04 (seven years ago) link
Didn't happen.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:08 (seven years ago) link
so close
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:08 (seven years ago) link
DiRado was amazing there. And then Schooling for the gold and a three way tie for silver! Hey, crazy way for Phelps to bow out.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:18 (seven years ago) link
Glad he didn't win. He's the most garlanded Olympian simply because there are far too many swimming events.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:21 (seven years ago) link
He is also the greatest swimmer of all time.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:24 (seven years ago) link
there is that
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:27 (seven years ago) link
I agree but there's still too much of it.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:31 (seven years ago) link
Phelps is really just the female Ledecky imo
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:32 (seven years ago) link
Christ, Ledecky was indescribable there. I mean when the camera had to PULL BACK to show everyone else.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:32 (seven years ago) link
xpost the male Ledecky* haha my bad
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:35 (seven years ago) link
If you don't know the words then don't mouth them.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:40 (seven years ago) link
i'd like to report that a lot of v attractive men & women are competing in olympic track events
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:41 (seven years ago) link
*end report*
oh, just track?
― mookieproof, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:42 (seven years ago) link
I will second VG
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:46 (seven years ago) link
track is mostly what i watched this arvo, track is what i am reporting
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:47 (seven years ago) link
also i love women's shotput
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:48 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CptBJngWYAAv3LT.mp4
― mookieproof, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:49 (seven years ago) link
http://imgur.com/a/3qMu7
picture I took while watching
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:52 (seven years ago) link
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:53 (seven years ago) link
Holy shit, Anthony Ervin! What a fucking sequel to have!
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:57 (seven years ago) link
me too and I hope you didn't miss the women's hammer right before, possibly the best screams of the whole games
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:57 (seven years ago) link
ervin race was so great.
from wikipedia: He is currently in first place in the 50m in the 2016 Olympics, although there are still several meters to go in the race.
― estela, Saturday, 13 August 2016 01:59 (seven years ago) link
Just caught Michelle Carter winning there. Damn right.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 August 2016 02:01 (seven years ago) link
i want to watch val adams in the shotput but it's not being shown here.
― estela, Saturday, 13 August 2016 02:01 (seven years ago) link
i am subject to network whims, so only getting shotput etc in fragments
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 13 August 2016 02:04 (seven years ago) link
i never know which 7 channel i should be watching at any given time but i haven't seen it on any so far.
― estela, Saturday, 13 August 2016 02:15 (seven years ago) link
otm. tv situation is annoying af, just trying to surf the mediocre waves as they come which means watching events 5 hrs after every already talked about them
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 13 August 2016 02:49 (seven years ago) link
i seem to keep getting after the event interviews with athletes or boring beach volleyball, though to be fair the swimming coverage has been good.
― estela, Saturday, 13 August 2016 03:15 (seven years ago) link
Well I'll tell ya, it may have just been a quarterfinal, but the Brazil/Australia women's football match just now, goddamn THAT was a crazy tense down-to-the-wire ending, extra time, penalties, sudden death. Astounding one-hand save by Barbara at the death, the fans going absolutely apeshit. Glad I was watching; after the US fuckup, I'm all in for Brazil to own it the rest of the way.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 August 2016 03:57 (seven years ago) link
TOTES barbara was amazing there. def relieved to see marta's shot getting blocked was not their untimely demise.
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Saturday, 13 August 2016 04:02 (seven years ago) link
Glad he didn't win. He's the most garlanded Olympian simply because there are far too many swimming events. --Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_)
Uh and because he's the greatest swimmer ever.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 13 August 2016 04:19 (seven years ago) link
finally watched ledecky's swim, that was some joyous human endurance
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 13 August 2016 04:46 (seven years ago) link
sports that i can't seem to get jazzed about -beach volleyball-handball-fencing-archery
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 13 August 2016 05:53 (seven years ago) link
Man they really shoulda shown more shotput that looked like a great final
― Spottie, Saturday, 13 August 2016 06:57 (seven years ago) link
skeet shooting aimed towards a highway made me wonder
― alphonse ginaloa (alomar lines), Saturday, 13 August 2016 06:58 (seven years ago) link
Glad he didn't win. He's the most garlanded Olympian simply because there are far too many swimming events.--Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_)
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF)
Right! And. The greatest pole vaulter ever isn't going to have as many medals. Even if they were a better pole vaulter than Phelps is a swimmer.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 13 August 2016 11:36 (seven years ago) link
Of course. That's the way swimming (and to an extent sprinting, gymnastics) work. Anyway most garlanded or not there are very few athletes in their respective milieus who have been as good for as long as Phelps. Begrudging him success just seems weird to me.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 13 August 2016 13:32 (seven years ago) link
I don't begrudge him his success, but I would like to see other outlets for people to be celebrated by norms for smoking hella weed
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Saturday, 13 August 2016 14:10 (seven years ago) link
bolt heat soon
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 13 August 2016 15:20 (seven years ago) link
did anyone watch the men's single sculls final it was insane
― assawoman bay (harbl), Saturday, 13 August 2016 15:22 (seven years ago) link
There's a woman racing in steeplechase named Babar :D Also a woman named Sclumpf
that is all
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 13 August 2016 15:25 (seven years ago) link
im clearly pulling for henry brunches
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 13 August 2016 15:36 (seven years ago) link
GodDAMN Murray's rally just now in the semi.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 August 2016 16:30 (seven years ago) link