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  • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

    Fantastic W basketball final

    USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed

    2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance

    Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?

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    @MiketheSnow politics apparently

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      Congratulations to the USA on topping the medals table.

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      • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

        Fantastic W basketball final

        USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed

        2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance

        Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?

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        @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

        Fantastic W basketball final

        USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed

        2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance

        Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?

        France really missed Stéphanie Curie to sink a few 3-pointers.

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          One sport nz should do better in is mountain biking. Surely we have the tracks to become world class. I mean the brits are up there.

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            • sparkyS sparky

              Five Million People.

              Ten Gold Medals.

              What an amazing performance by Team New Zealand.

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              @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

              Five Million People.

              Ten Gold Medals.

              What an amazing performance by Team New Zealand.

              Only 2 less Golds then Germany, and 4 Golds less the the UK
              amazing

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                The commentators really took a lot of convincing that Ellesse Andrews was going to blitz everyone - she just looked so powerful and that she could win with any tactics

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                  Watching the Closing ceremony.....I can still hear the strains of Steve Allen's 'Join Together' somewhere in the distance....

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                    Very underwhelmed with the Closing Ceremony after what has been an electric Games

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                    • WillieTheWaiterW WillieTheWaiter

                      Pretty noticeable Fisher absent from the congrats squad when rest of team there..

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                      @WillieTheWaiter Did you not see Fisher interviewed on TV?

                      It was raw. She was gasping for breath from both exertion and emotion. Said she had been to hell and back over the paste few years, thanked her supporters and apologised for letting NZ down. Then basically eulogised Dame Lisa. Said she was an inspiration, so hard working, leads the team by her example, a legend. Far from unstinting in her praise.

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                      • sparkyS sparky

                        Congratulations to the USA on topping the medals table.

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                        @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

                        Congratulations to the USA on topping the medals table.

                        They'd need to win ten-times as many to catch us in the per capita race.

                        The Chinese would need 4,000! 🙂

                        That was a great games and not just because we did so well. The French really got behind it - crowds for the cycling road race were amazing!

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                        • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                          Very underwhelmed with the Closing Ceremony after what has been an electric Games

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                          @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                          Very underwhelmed with the Closing Ceremony after what has been an electric Games

                          Meandered in the middle but the beginning and end were decent. The LA beach looked more enticing for a dip than the Seine I must say.

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                            Underwhelming closing ceremony but one hell of a finale with my way. Similar to the opening I guess with Celine.

                            LA part just same old American shit for me.

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                              Opening Ceremony and the Seine excepted, it was a bloody good couple of weeks.

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                                NZ Ferald and Stuff immediately found a way to complain at no NZ on the closing ceremony map....

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                                • canefanC canefan

                                  https://golf.com/news/lydia-ko-emotional-journey-gold-hall-of-fame/?amp=1

                                  With the monkey off her back, we might see Lids win some more sooner than later

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                                  @canefan I wouldn't be surprised to see her retire earlier than expected maybe even after the Womens Open.

                                  She's always said she won't be playing golf in her 30's. She's now the youngest HOF er ever. What's thye incentive to keep on what clearly for her is an emotional roller coaster.

                                  Doesn't seem that long ago she was a chubby little kid with Mr Magoo specs

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                                  • dogmeatD dogmeat

                                    @canefan I wouldn't be surprised to see her retire earlier than expected maybe even after the Womens Open.

                                    She's always said she won't be playing golf in her 30's. She's now the youngest HOF er ever. What's thye incentive to keep on what clearly for her is an emotional roller coaster.

                                    Doesn't seem that long ago she was a chubby little kid with Mr Magoo specs

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                                    @dogmeat said in Olympics Thread:

                                    @canefan I wouldn't be surprised to see her retire earlier than expected maybe even after the Womens Open.

                                    She's always said she won't be playing golf in her 30's. She's now the youngest HOF er ever. What's thye incentive to keep on what clearly for her is an emotional roller coaster.

                                    Doesn't seem that long ago she was a chubby little kid with Mr Magoo specs

                                    Mrs CF said that (about the specs and chubs). Yeah she should feel free to do whatever she wants now, with her legacy assured. My take was that getting to the LPGAHoF was negatively affecting her performance, so now that she has made the cut she can continue to play if she still enjoys it. I expect her to be made Dame in the near future, she has earned the right to ride off into the sunset with the thanks of a grateful nation

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                                      good games! watched heaps, and a lot of different stuff (some good, some shit). Stan coverage definitely helped. Great venues. Paris is the best fucking city, love it.

                                      Great results, great races, lots of high achievements.

                                      Some seriously good meme-worthy moments.
                                      Turkish shooter guy
                                      Dude losing the pole vault cause his cock was too big
                                      Ray Gun!!

                                      I will miss it. Watching sport every single night really is brilliant.

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                                        oh, and looking at these venues really rammed home just how absolute shit 2032 in Brisbane is going to be.

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                                          The finish to the Women’s Marathon one of the highlights for me and the crowd support was great viewing

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