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Olympics Thread

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  • 1kiwi1 Offline
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    Kiwis making a move!

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    • HigginsH Offline
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      Another close run thing, this time a silver for the Mens Four

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      • ACT CrusaderA Offline
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        USA with a 2nd gear

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        • Billy TellB Offline
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          Médaille d’argent!

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          • ACT CrusaderA Offline
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            Awesome to get the silver

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              Wow. That last 250m from the Americans. I would've sworn with 500m to go they were going to be overtaken.

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              • BonesB Bones

                Love the British commentator saying NZ were gone and USA were out of sight. Dick

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                @Bones said in Olympics Thread:

                Love the British commentator saying NZ were gone and USA were out of sight. Dick

                was she wrong?

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                  Nicely done lads. Great rowing session for NZ

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                  • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                    @Bones said in Olympics Thread:

                    Love the British commentator saying NZ were gone and USA were out of sight. Dick

                    was she wrong?

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                    @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                    @Bones said in Olympics Thread:

                    Love the British commentator saying NZ were gone and USA were out of sight. Dick

                    was she wrong?

                    Fuck that's a she? And at the time, yes. NZ came back level.

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                    • antipodeanA antipodean

                      Wow. That last 250m from the Americans. I would've sworn with 500m to go they were going to be overtaken.

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                      @antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

                      Wow. That last 250m from the Americans. I would've sworn with 500m to go they were going to be overtaken.

                      Absolutely. We flew that 500-250 to go to get neck and neck then the yanks just took off.

                      Brilliant morning. One of each out of 4 races. Can't complain.

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                        Meanwhile NZ Men got hammered in the hockey 5-0 to Australia

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                        • 1kiwi1 1kiwi

                          Meanwhile NZ Men got hammered in the hockey 5-0 to Australia

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                          @1kiwi said in Olympics Thread:

                          Meanwhile NZ Men getting hammered in the hockey down 3-0 to Australia

                          Rowing is where it's at mate. We just annihilated them in the mens 4. Thats all that counts ....

                          Seriously though, that is expected isn't it? Hockeyroos (or whetever they're called) are fairly handy.

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                            That Olympic medal-winning performance was Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors' first race win since teaming up in the double scull.

                            Timing eh. 🙂

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                              NZ now sitting 11th on the medal table. Not bad for a country of just over 5 million

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                                Meanwhile NZ Men got hammered in the hockey 5-0 to Australia

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                                @1kiwi Which got even worse to finish five nil. They do reasonably ok against most other teams but the Aussies seem to always demolish us. Except for 1976 of course!

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                                • HigginsH Higgins

                                  @1kiwi Which got even worse to finish five nil. They do reasonably ok against most other teams but the Aussies seem to always demolish us. Except for 1976 of course!

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                                  @Higgins said in Olympics Thread:

                                  @1kiwi Which got even worse to finish five nil. They do reasonably ok against most other teams but the Aussies seem to always demolish us. Except for 1976 of course!

                                  Yeah Aussie hockey is on another level. All their players full time professionals, where as most of our guys have full time jobs.

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                                    We're doing well this Olympics so far.

                                    Reasonable prospects to add another couple in the single scullers.

                                    Where are our other medals going to come from?

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                                      Great mornings work. Thought we might pip the USA but I think we used up the energy from 1000 to 1500 m. We are bloody good at rowing for a small country.

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                                      • DamoD Damo

                                        We're doing well this Olympics so far.

                                        Reasonable prospects to add another couple in the single scullers.

                                        Where are our other medals going to come from?

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                                        @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

                                        We're doing well this Olympics so far.

                                        Reasonable prospects to add another couple in the single scullers.

                                        Where are our other medals going to come from?

                                        I'd say Hamish Kerr in the high jump is a medal prospect. Maybe Tom Walsh in the shotput? Sailing possibly.

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                                        • DamoD Damo

                                          We're doing well this Olympics so far.

                                          Reasonable prospects to add another couple in the single scullers.

                                          Where are our other medals going to come from?

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                                          @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

                                          We're doing well this Olympics so far.

                                          Reasonable prospects to add another couple in the single scullers.

                                          Where are our other medals going to come from?

                                          Sailing? Cycling? All the sitting down sports. Maybe the high jumper? Tom Walsh in shot put? A track and field medal would be great

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