Olympics Thread
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@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@Chris-B said in Olympics Thread:
probably overlooking someone
Always possible, who had heard of Finn Butcher?
He was definitely an outlier. Not sure we've got any more of those hiding in plain sight
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@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:
We are on 13 medals with three days left, what are our chances over the next few days.
We are coming first out of countries that have never hosted a summer Olympics. Ahead of half a dozen who have.
Lisa +1 and Aimee Fisher could and probably should pick up three more canoeing medals.
Hamish Kerr a decent chance in high jump.
Lydia a chance in the golf.
Not sure what's left in track cycling, but there could well be a bit more to come - there's probably still points races and madisons and suchlike - see Willie's earlier post.
Most of the rest probably outside chances at best, but I'm probably overlooking someone.
@Chris-B said in Olympics Thread:
@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:
We are on 13 medals with three days left, what are our chances over the next few days.
Hamish Kerr a decent chance in high jump.
Watched the heats and the Italian favourite is off his game and the Qatari is jumping injured, Kerr has a seriously good potential at not just a medal but a gold at this
As is the shotput girl who was one of only 3 I think females who actually got ahead of the qualifying distance, think was around 19m. the rest qualified under next best distance rule.
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@Chris-B said in Olympics Thread:
@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:
We are on 13 medals with three days left, what are our chances over the next few days.
Hamish Kerr a decent chance in high jump.
Watched the heats and the Italian favourite is off his game and the Qatari is jumping injured, Kerr has a seriously good potential at not just a medal but a gold at this
As is the shotput girl who was one of only 3 I think females who actually got ahead of the qualifying distance, think was around 19m. the rest qualified under next best distance rule.
@bayimports said in Olympics Thread:
As is the shotput girl who was one of only 3 I think females who actually got ahead of the qualifying distance, think was around 19m. the rest qualified under next best distance rule.
Yep - if she can post that in the final or close to her recent PB of 19.81 then she will be in with a medal chance. In a lot of the field events, top people have failed to get close to their best in this games.
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Take out LA (Commie boycott) and it's only London and after where we start a decent bag of medals.
@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
Take out LA (Commie boycott) and it's only London and after where we start a decent bag of medals.
spot on.
Someone wrote about how high performance sport NZ has found the soft seams of medals at the Olympics and exploited it ruthlessly - velodrome, kayak, rowing. Plenty of medals, not so many serious competitors. I thought it was a very insightful point ... we are maximising our medals per dollar (and arguably that's the most importnat metric for countries like us with limited resources)
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@Windows97 said in Olympics Thread:
Hmm - how long before Russia is allowed back into the Olympics?
It's funny, I haven't noticed their absence at all. Don't know what that means.
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@Windows97 said in Olympics Thread:
Hmm - how long before Russia is allowed back into the Olympics?
It's funny, I haven't noticed their absence at all. Don't know what that means.
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
@Windows97 said in Olympics Thread:
Hmm - how long before Russia is allowed back into the Olympics?
It's funny, I haven't noticed their absence at all. Don't know what that means.
It means poor old China gets all the government sponsored/covered up doping heat, rather than Russia taking it's fair share of it!
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Also watched NZ make a qtr final in mens sport climbing last night. The sports climbing event is nuts, first time I've watched it, its the closest thing I have ever seen that looks like it is straight out of the MCU. Seriously was expecting Peter Parker to represent USA
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Also watched NZ make a qtr final in mens sport climbing last night. The sports climbing event is nuts, first time I've watched it, its the closest thing I have ever seen that looks like it is straight out of the MCU. Seriously was expecting Peter Parker to represent USA
@bayimports said in Olympics Thread:
Also watched NZ make a qtr final in mens sport climbing last night. The sports climbing event is nuts, first time I've watched it, its the closest thing I have ever seen that looks like it is straight out of the MCU. Seriously was expecting Peter Parker to represent USA
I think it's great. Something very simple and pure about it - just get up the wall as fast as you can. Or in the case of lead climbing, get as far up as you can without falling.
The best Olympic sports are the simplest. No judging or weird technicalities. Fastest, highest, strongest.
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i've watched a bit of that climbing and you cannot convince me they aren't being pulled up by safety line. The movements just don't look right to go that vertical that fast.
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@bayimports said in Olympics Thread:
Also watched NZ make a qtr final in mens sport climbing last night. The sports climbing event is nuts, first time I've watched it, its the closest thing I have ever seen that looks like it is straight out of the MCU. Seriously was expecting Peter Parker to represent USA
I think it's great. Something very simple and pure about it - just get up the wall as fast as you can. Or in the case of lead climbing, get as far up as you can without falling.
The best Olympic sports are the simplest. No judging or weird technicalities. Fastest, highest, strongest.
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
@bayimports said in Olympics Thread:
Also watched NZ make a qtr final in mens sport climbing last night. The sports climbing event is nuts, first time I've watched it, its the closest thing I have ever seen that looks like it is straight out of the MCU. Seriously was expecting Peter Parker to represent USA
I think it's great. Something very simple and pure about it - just get up the wall as fast as you can. Or in the case of lead climbing, get as far up as you can without falling.
The best Olympic sports are the simplest. No judging or weird technicalities. Fastest, highest, strongest.
yeah loved it, also loved the fact that the touch plate to finish showed their scores instantly on the screen
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@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
Five Golds is an awesome return. Hell we're demanding. Historical NZ medal tables ...
How terrible was Sydney
1 Gold
3 Bronze@Virgil said in Olympics Thread:
@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
Five Golds is an awesome return. Hell we're demanding. Historical NZ medal tables ...
How terrible was Sydney
1 Gold
3 BronzeShit really? I can't remember, but for an almost home games that is a terrible return. I assume Aussie had a big one?
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From memory, Sydney sparked a lot of serious rethinking about high performance sport, and what we were doing/not doing.
@Donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
From memory, Sydney sparked a lot of serious rethinking about high performance sport, and what we were doing/not doing.
Any chance 2024 can have a similar effect on NZ cricket
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@Donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
From memory, Sydney sparked a lot of serious rethinking about high performance sport, and what we were doing/not doing.
Any chance 2024 can have a similar effect on NZ cricket
@bayimports said in Olympics Thread:
@Donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
From memory, Sydney sparked a lot of serious rethinking about high performance sport, and what we were doing/not doing.
Any chance 2024 can have a similar effect on NZ cricket
I'd been going to add the the Craps and the All Blacks were pretty mud around the time of the Sydney Olympics too
My memory is that was the start of Academies left right and centre. Oz had one and we didn't, so therefore...
