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  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,735
    Karim_myBagheri said:
    loving the skateboarding. hard to mark the tricks though.Ā 
    Did you see the bloke that mashed his Jacobs? šŸ˜‚
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    We have a 13 year girl in the womenā€™s skateboarding- Sky Brown.Ā 

    Actually qualified last year when 12Ā 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Gravesend_Addick said:
    Skateoarding as an Olympic sport??

    What a load of woke nonsense!!

    God I'm getting old
    Will hazard a guess more people skateboard than row, windsurf, sail etcĀ 
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    Addickted4life said:
    MrOneLung said:
    Well done the Austrian woman in the cycling. Broke away at start and held on for the whole raceĀ 
    Absolutely incredible ride, she hasn't even had a pro team since 2017 I think.Ā 

    To win in the way she did by being in the break from the gun and then going solo from it is very rare in itself, but to do it against the names she was racing against with no team support is unheard of.Ā 

    I do not think it would be a stretch to say Anna Kiesenhofer's win today was one of the biggest upsets in cyclingĀ history, there aren't enough superlatives to describe it!Ā 

    Absolutely superb, but I think it's the kind of thing that the Olympic road race encourages - many of the best cyclists seeming to have difficulty without their usual teams/radio support.

    Without a doubt a stunning ride, deserving of every plaudit.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Thought was funny the Dutch girl who got silver thought she had won and didnt realise the other girl had a finished a minute ahead of herĀ 
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    SomervilleAddick said:
    Karim_myBagheri said:
    loving the skateboarding. hard to mark the tricks though.Ā 
    Iā€™ve long been of the opinion that any sport that requires a panel of judges to decide the winner has no place in the Olympics.Ā 
    Better not say that out loud around any neighbours when Simone Biles is competing...
  • EricBanterna
    EricBanterna Posts: 1,740
    MrOneLung said:
    Thought was funny the Dutch girl who got silver thought she had won and didnt realise the other girl had a finished a minute ahead of herĀ 
    Made sense as to why the commentators were stumped by the Dutch tactics, they must of completely forgot about her.
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    Too many shit sports now, Im waiting for 40-40 to be introduced.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    NornIrishAddick said:
    Addickted4life said:
    MrOneLung said:
    Well done the Austrian woman in the cycling. Broke away at start and held on for the whole raceĀ 
    Absolutely incredible ride, she hasn't even had a pro team since 2017 I think.Ā 

    To win in the way she did by being in the break from the gun and then going solo from it is very rare in itself, but to do it against the names she was racing against with no team support is unheard of.Ā 

    I do not think it would be a stretch to say Anna Kiesenhofer's win today was one of the biggest upsets in cyclingĀ history, there aren't enough superlatives to describe it!Ā 

    Absolutely superb, but I think it's the kind of thing that the Olympic road race encourages - many of the best cyclists seeming to have difficulty without their usual teams/radio support.

    Without a doubt a stunning ride, deserving of every plaudit.
    Not sure the top 3 from the tour were the top 3 in the Olympics and two of them will be favourites for the time trial as well.

    It was a remarkable feat, in fact even more so given the above.Ā 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    DaveMehmet said:
    Jade Jones gets knocked out in the 1st round.
    Gutted for her but two Olympic golds is still incredible.

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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,592
    Hal1x said:
    Too many shit sports now, Im waiting for 40-40 to be introduced.
    40 40 I see Hal1x, 1 2 3 and outĀ 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    SafeĀ 
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Triathlon currently on, a lot of respect for these athletes. I'd love Jonny to grab the gold after two podium finishes. Alistair didn't make it, Alex Yee is the second British competitor.Ā 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    Triathlon well placed to be an exciting finish here.
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    North Lower Neil said:
    Triathlon well placed to be an exciting finish here.
    Looking good for our guys, be gobsmacked if we don't win one medal, not sure Jonny can catch up with the top 3, famously doesn't manage heat that well.Ā 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Silver for Alex Yee. Brownlee finishes 5th.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    Well done Alex Yee.

    And well done the winner, a Norwegian looking for all the world like a bloke running down the road in his faded blue pants.
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Yee looked fine. The Norwegian needed medical attention, Yee looked like he'd just run for the bus. I'm sure he didn't have much else to give though, superb silver in only his 9th race.Ā 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Who is this muppet presenting on BBC?

    Cant string a sentence togetherĀ 
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    MrOneLung said:
    Who is this muppet presenting on BBC?

    Cant string a sentence togetherĀ 
    Was thinking the same!
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  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,273
    Yee had barely broken into a sweat, extraordinary fella.Ā  Was gutted for Johnnie who I would have loved to see win gold but fair play to the Norwegian who has such a different physique to most triathletes I thought.
  • Gillis
    Gillis Posts: 998
    Gravesend_Addick said:
    Skateoarding as an Olympic sport??

    What a load of woke nonsense!!

    God I'm getting old

    There are arguments for and against skateboarding's inclusion, as is the case with many sports at the Olympics, and I can understand why some people would view it as nonsense. What I'm not sure about is why you describe it as woke nonsense? I can't really see how that term applies here.
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    Put skateboarding in the same bracket as surfing perhaps?
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Blackheathen said:
    Put skateboarding in the same bracket as surfing perhaps?
    Is that the turn over to another channel bracket?
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,628
    https://youtu.be/k0uqTibRxt4

    I donā€™t recall a worse keeper performance.
    The Kiwi keeper was involved in all three goals and can really be blamed for the 3-2 loss to Honduras.

    0:25 1-1
    0:40 2-2
    0:50 3-2
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    I agree Danepak. Ā That second Honduras goal when the keeper took a hopeful hack at the ball instead of diving at his feet was the worst goalkeeping I can remember - real Sunday afternoon social stuff.
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,272
    cafcfan1990 said:
    MrOneLung said:
    Who is this muppet presenting on BBC?

    Cant string a sentence togetherĀ 
    Was thinking the same!
    JJ Chalmers?
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited July 2021
    Adam Peaty effing Brilliant and Golden boy again as he became the first GB swimmer to ever defend their title. He won the first GB gold in Rio and again in Tokyo.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    soapboxsam said:
    Adam Peaty effing Brilliant and Golden boy again as he became the first GB swimmer to ever defend their title. He won the first GB gold in Rio and again in Tokyo.
    Crazy record. Now has the 17 fastest 100m breast stroke times in history. The man has been pretty much racing against himself for years, no one can even get close to him.
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,761
    Brilliant performance from Tom Daley & Matty Lee - GOLD

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