RIO Olympics 2016

Wobbie
Wobbie Posts: 31,629
in All Encompassing Trip
bomb blast near cycling finish line.

fuckers!
If I had known then what I know now...

Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Philly I & II, 16
Denver 22
Missoula 24
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  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,967
    Controlled explosion. Unattended backpack. Hopefully nothing.
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,629
    kayaker capsizes on training run after hitting a sofa.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • NJPearlJam
    NJPearlJam Posts: 41
    There's a 41 yr old woman competing in ladies gymnastics. Vault. Wow. Her 7th Olympics Amazing and she won a silver in the last.
    Geez.
    I just love all the stories about the different athletes from around the world. They all work so hard to get there.
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,629
    NJPearlJam said:

    There's a 41 yr old woman competing in ladies gymnastics. Vault. Wow. Her 7th Olympics Amazing and she won a silver in the last.
    Geez.
    I just love all the stories about the different athletes from around the world. They all work so hard to get there.

    the Olympics are awash with corruption, money and drugs.....but for the "little guys" it's still pretty cool. some american won a bronze in swimming last night and he could not have been happier :smile:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    edited August 2016
    Wobbie said:

    NJPearlJam said:

    There's a 41 yr old woman competing in ladies gymnastics. Vault. Wow. Her 7th Olympics Amazing and she won a silver in the last.
    Geez.
    I just love all the stories about the different athletes from around the world. They all work so hard to get there.

    the Olympics are awash with corruption, money and drugs.....but for the "little guys" it's still pretty cool. some american won a bronze in swimming last night and he could not have been happier :smile:
    It's worth watching for the stories of the little guy.
    will myself to find a home, a home within myself
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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Micheal Phelps greatest Olympian of all time, he must be part fish, going for 20th gold tonight...amazing
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • JWPearl
    JWPearl Posts: 19,893
    im enjoying the olympics this year..
  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    lukin2006 said:

    Micheal Phelps greatest Olympian of all time, he must be part fish, going for 20th gold tonight...amazing

    Very true. It's hard to think of anyone else other than Carl Lewis as the greatest Olympian ever.
    will myself to find a home, a home within myself
    we will find a way, we will find our place
  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Degeneratefk said:

    lukin2006 said:

    Micheal Phelps greatest Olympian of all time, he must be part fish, going for 20th gold tonight...amazing

    Very true. It's hard to think of anyone else other than Carl Lewis as the greatest Olympian ever.
    Now that i said that i hope nothing crops up down road, like what happened to that cyclist ... whats his name, hehehe. Going for 20 gold, wow.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,925
    Lily King winning was awesome. Love the US-Russia rivalry coming back!
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,538
    Indifference71 said:

    Lily King winning was awesome. Love the US-Russia rivalry coming back!

    You see the way she mean mugged the Russian right before climbing onto the platform? Then threw the remark out after the race? Plus her commen's from the other day?

    Talk about backing yourself up! Little fellow Hoosier respect going out to her tonight.
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,910
    edited August 2016
    Degeneratefk said:

    lukin2006 said:

    Micheal Phelps greatest Olympian of all time, he must be part fish, going for 20th gold tonight...amazing

    Very true. It's hard to think of anyone else other than Carl Lewis as the greatest Olympian ever.
    Wasn't Carl Lewis eventually found to have used performance enhancing drugs?

    Michael Phelps is pretty fascinating. During the 2008 Olympics I saw a segment about why he's so much better than other swimmers, and the reasons are many. He's basically a "biomechanical freak of nature". Double-jointed ankles (so they act like flippers) and elbows (increasing downward thrust during his arm strokes), a strangely long torso, and extremely long arms. Finally, he produces less than half the amount of lactic acid than most people, so fatigue doesn't set in for him the way it does for others. He can recover from exertion very quickly. He was literally born to swim faster than anyone else. I found that super interesting! All he's missing is webbed feet and hands!
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  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    PJ_Soul said:

    Degeneratefk said:

    lukin2006 said:

    Micheal Phelps greatest Olympian of all time, he must be part fish, going for 20th gold tonight...amazing

    Very true. It's hard to think of anyone else other than Carl Lewis as the greatest Olympian ever.
    Wasn't Carl Lewis eventually found to have used performance enhancing drugs?

    Michael Phelps is pretty fascinating. During the 2008 Olympics I saw a segment about why he's so much better than other swimmers, and the reasons are many. He's basically a "biochemical freak of nature". Double-jointed ankles (so they act like flippers) and elbows (increasing downward thrust during his arm strokes), a strangely long torso, and extremely long arms. Finally, he produces less than half the amount of lactic acid than most people, so fatigue doesn't set in for him the way it does for others. He can recover from exertion very quickly. He was literally born to swim faster than anyone else. I found that super interesting! All he's missing is webbed feet and hands!
    I hadn't heard that. Ben Johnson was who I think of when I think of male sprinters.
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    we will find a way, we will find our place
  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Lewis: 'Who cares I failed drug test?'

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/24/athletics.duncanmackay

    It appears he was not so clean. And Ben Johnson is a Canadian disgrace...

    I doubt for certain we can be sure anyone is clean, I guess you just got to somehow trust the process, if not then you could get disappointed more often than not.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,726
    hungarians at swimming are amazing
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,249
    The underwater footage of women's water polo is brutal. The pushing, kicking and tugging is so bad one player's boobs fell out.

    Peace
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  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    lukin2006 said:

    Lewis: 'Who cares I failed drug test?'

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/24/athletics.duncanmackay

    It appears he was not so clean. And Ben Johnson is a Canadian disgrace...

    I doubt for certain we can be sure anyone is clean, I guess you just got to somehow trust the process, if not then you could get disappointed more often than not.

    Wow, I never heard that. Of course, I was drinking heavily around 2003, so that could explain it.
    will myself to find a home, a home within myself
    we will find a way, we will find our place
  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Degeneratefk said:

    lukin2006 said:

    Lewis: 'Who cares I failed drug test?'

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/24/athletics.duncanmackay

    It appears he was not so clean. And Ben Johnson is a Canadian disgrace...

    I doubt for certain we can be sure anyone is clean, I guess you just got to somehow trust the process, if not then you could get disappointed more often than not.

    Wow, I never heard that. Of course, I was drinking heavily around 2003, so that could explain it.
    lol...I wasn't sure myself, did a quick google search. I think cheating back then was way more common than today, but you never really know who is clean.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,925
    Team handball is awesome. Wish they had this in the US. Really entertaining.
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,249
    Indifference71 said:

    Team handball is awesome. Wish they had this in the US. Really entertaining.

    I'd love to see that I don't think I've ever seen that event. The events I'd most like to see is table tennis and badminton.

    Peace

    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


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