Augsburger Posted July 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 Lee is awesome! One of the friendliest and most humble fencers, and a Notre Dame grad too. Congrats indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 6 hours ago, Augsburger said: Lee is awesome! One of the friendliest and most humble fencers, and a Notre Dame grad too. Congrats indeed! I watched her highlights with the kids tonight and they thought it was a cool sport. Was figuring you were pretty psyched to see the US medal (gold no less). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavitsk Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Â Â 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 TD in morse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted July 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Woohoo! Lance's former coaches helped their fencers win gold and bronze in Men's foil. Both of the fencers, Alex and Cheung have trained with Lance at the club and been over to the house for BBQ dinners prior to Covid happening. I firmly believe my tritip had a play in those results. 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 HAHA. Dracula! https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/sports/olympics/mbc-broadcaster-apology-olympics-opening-ceremony.html  1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Well astonishingly we won three golds today. First Adam Peaty in the 100m breaststroke. Then Tom Pidcock won in the cross country cycling; 1h 25m on an insanely difficult course in baking heat and humidity. That is the first medal of any colour we've won in that event. Then Tom Daley and Matt Lee won in the synchronised diving. So our little Island is currently fourth in the medal table. Woohoo! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Meanwhile ... https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/26/australian-swimming-coach-dean-boxalls-wild-celebration-goes-viral-after-ariarne-titmus-wins-gold    1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 The Olympic Mascots are forgotten https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/world/asia/tokyo-olympics-mascots.html?referringSource=articleShare   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted August 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 FYI, and fingers crossed for tomorrow. https://youtu.be/8w1pWBgI7Rg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Worth remembering https://www.instagram.com/p/CSAaOJFBqi6/ 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 I bought two of those t-shirts. Still have one of them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 Thought this was funny. Are you allowed to criticize Simone Biles?: A decision tree. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 When Simone Biles lost the ability to orientate in 3 dimensions, I compared it to opera singers who forget how to sing (they do). They, like Biles, have to go back to basics and work through the problem. There was a shot of her in training during recent days - and trying to do a landing from the parallel bars - and landing on her face. But she worked it out enough to do a superb beam exercise, and got a probably the best bronze medal for overcoming adversity. Hats off to the woman! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recstar24 Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 It was revealed that there was a tragic loss in the family as well. Again, if one is not a world class athlete themselves, it’s probably best not to comment on said decisions of world class athletes based on performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) I know my mind shouldn’t immediately go to Blazing Saddles, but wow… German pentathlon coach thrown out for punching horse https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/58127366 Edit: I wonder what the decision tree of criticism would be on this one? 🥴 Edited August 7, 2021 by blessingx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 The Article didn't show it, so... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Kipchoge just won the mens Olympic marathon by 1 minute 20 seconds in 2h8m38s. He put in a 5k split of just over 14 minutes and ripped the legs off everyone else. When he finished he looked as if he had been for a Saturday morning jog. But in nearly 30C and 80% humidity. For anyone who has not come across this guy, in 2018 with pacemakers he did an exhibition marathon in Vienna and went inside 2 hours. First human to average faster than 4m35s a mile for 26.2 miles!  6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Utterly insane. I couldn't average 4m35s pace for 100 meters. 🥵  3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted August 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Uhh, with your height isn't 100 meters just three steps? 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 8 hours ago, Hopstretch said: Utterly insane. I couldn't average 4m35s pace for 100 meters. 🥵  Yup. Me neither. To put that sub 2 hour exhibition marathon into context - that is equivalent 102 laps of a running track at 70 seconds a lap. I'm a lifetime runner, but even when I was less than half the age I am now, I could just beat 70 seconds on a single lap and then be on my knees. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Hard to believe the Winter Olympics are coming in 6 months. The COVID precautions sound like they are shaping up to be even more restrictive than Tokyo. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/world/asia/beijing-winter-olympics-covid.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 6:02 PM, Hopstretch said: Utterly insane. I couldn't average 4m35s pace for 100 meters. 🥵  Picturing a stick, not with a carrot attached, but a bottle of wine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Our friend is on his way back to Italy now that the Olympics are over. His foil fencer took gold so for all of you non-Olympic athletes take note 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted August 14, 2021 Report Share Posted August 14, 2021 The first runner in our silver medal GB 4x100m sprint team, Ujah, has tested positive for two banned performance enhancement substances. The whole team loses their silver medals, and forfeits any other benefits such as appearance money. That will be a lifetime ban for the fucker - and that is absolutely right. The question I want to be asked, is what did GB sport, and the British Olympic Association fail to do? Surely they test athletes on a regular basis as part of the selection process? I am so fucking angry. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/58205602 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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