Paris Olympic Games 2024

[SouthStandUpperTier]

What the hell just happened in the windsurfing? Why did the Brit and the Israeli make the course ridiculously long for themselves?

[Stuntman_Mike]

4 minutes ago, trabuch said:

Let's face it - the Olympics isn't a major event for golf, football or tennis, and it sort of shows. I love the camaraderie and the shear joy you get from so many of the competitors in the other sports. 

 

They often come across as being very humble and grounded too, which makes their interviews more human and natural. 

 

They don't have the arrogance of modern footballers, who think they're more than someone good at a single sport that just happens to pay well. 

[Raj]

Olympics should be the pinnacle of an athletes sport.

Football, Tennis Golf all have their big finals and tours where the players get their accolades and money. Abit farcical they are  in the Olympics 

 

[Pliskin]

Expect Wiffen to get another gold for Ireland in the 1500.

 

Hopkin into the Semi finals of the 50 free, hopefully she gets a place in the final too.

[FoyleFox]

We've a pre season friendly at 2.30pm, I'm not sure how I'm going to fit that in. 

 

Guaranteed a medal in the horse dancing. Bronze.

Edited 3 August 2024 by FoyleFox

[Foxdiamond]

I'm sure Matt Baker is a nice chap but his commentary comes across as if still talking to kids on Blue Peter 

[Super_horns]

1 hour ago, FoyleFox said:

Bronze in the ladies windsurfing. 

And horse trotting .

[leicsmac]

16 hours ago, leicsmac said:

Would be a massive surprise tbh, 99.9% of the time the womens Korean archery specialists only lose to each other. They're fearsome.

 

16 hours ago, Out Foxed said:

for sure. but that winning arrow in the last round with a partisan french crowd. was nerves of adamantium, insane stuff for a 16 year old. 

So it proved - Havers did damn well but lost 7-4, and then Lim easily saw off all other comers to win gold in the final.

[FoyleFox]

Bronze in the men's floor. 

[leicsmac]

I'm not entirely sure what performance the judges were watching to only give Whitehouse sixth there.

[FoyleFox]

3 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

I'm not entirely sure what performance the judges were watching to only give Whitehouse sixth there.

The BBC fellow thought he was going to get gold with that performance. Bit of a shock,  that score.

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, FoyleFox said:

The BBC fellow thought he was going to get gold with that performance. Bit of a shock,  that score.

Yeah, seriously. Shades of Torvill and Dean in 1994 about it all.

 

Guess it's just the rub with sports that don't have a totally cut and dried scoring system and rely on what can be subjective judging.

[Legend_in_blue]

 

[FoyleFox]

23 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

 

Whitehouse not disagreeing with the scoring. 

 

Did you feel that your score was too low?

"I was down on my difficulty score because I landed my second tumble lower than 90 degrees so they take quite a lot of marks off for that so I was way down on difficulty."

[leicsmac]

3 minutes ago, FoyleFox said:

Whitehouse not disagreeing with the scoring. 

 

Did you feel that your score was too low?

"I was down on my difficulty score because I landed my second tumble lower than 90 degrees so they take quite a lot of marks off for that so I was way down on difficulty."

That explains things then.

 

Good job us laymen aren't judges.

[FoyleFox]

Having just established I'm no gymnastics expert but Simone Biles is just phenomenal, it's like she's just in a league above all of the others. 

[leicsmac]

Biles is utterly incredible on the big stage.

[FoyleFox]

Max Whitlock up next,  going for his 3rd consecutive gold on the pommel. 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Just now, FoyleFox said:

Max Whitlock up next,  going for his 3rd consecutive gold on the pommel. 

Kazakh that went first nailed it.

[Raj]

These gymnasts are pure powerhouses.

I could only do about 10 tricep dips in my prime, these f3ckers are phenomenal!

 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

No medal for Whitlock.

[Izzy]

Excellent leaderboard heading into the final round of the golf tomorrow. Would love to see Tommy win the gold

 

 

[FoyleFox]

5 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

No medal for Whitlock.

Seems a top lad. Bit gutted he won't get a medal. Thought gold was a doubt but hope for a placing. 

[Foxdiamond]

1 hour ago, leicsmac said:

That explains things then.

 

Good job us laymen aren't judges.

Seems the BBC commentary was misleading our expectations after the routine

[SouthStandUpperTier]

3 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

Seems the BBC commentary was misleading our expectations after the routine

Particularly the way too excitable Matt Baker, who keeps hanging medals around people's necks before the scores are revealed.

 

Edited 3 August 2024 by SouthStandUpperTier