RIO Olympics 2016

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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,350
    Pap said:

    What a game! It took 2 extra-time periods to have a winner! Kudos to both teams! Nice basketball! :clap:

    Yeah, that was a hell of a game between Argentina and Brazil.

    What the hell happen to Lithuiania? I know Spain is pretty good, but to lose by 50 points???
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,204
    cutz said:

    What the hell happen to Lithuiania?

    They always have a very solid and talented team, but also unpredictable. It's either that, or they have already started to save some energy for the next round. :wink:
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,420
    bootlegger10 said:

    Great athlete but sure does help to get medals when there are so many darn swimming events.

    LOL

    It does help when you can compete in 10 events every four years.
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,301
    Jason P said:

    bootlegger10 said:

    Great athlete but sure does help to get medals when there are so many darn swimming events.

    LOL

    It does help when you can compete in 10 events every four years.
    To win four Olympics in a row is amazing and could be greatest Olympian just for that.



  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,926
    bootlegger10 said:

    Great athlete but sure does help to get medals when there are so many darn swimming events.

    Really? The fact that he has won so many different events is what makes his career even more amazing. Most people do 2-3 events and he has done at least 5-6 for the past 4 olympics.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,350
    Pap said:

    cutz said:

    What the hell happen to Lithuiania?

    They always have a very solid and talented team, but also unpredictable. It's either that, or they have already started to save some energy for the next round. :wink:
    Oh, i know about Lithuiania, because they usually play the USA tough.

    LOL>I do beleive they did quit (to save some energy), but Spain was a desperate team too as they HAD to win or risk being eliminated.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,350
    Indifference71 said:

    bootlegger10 said:

    Great athlete but sure does help to get medals when there are so many darn swimming events.

    Really? The fact that he has won so many different events is what makes his career even more amazing. Most people do 2-3 events and he has done at least 5-6 for the past 4 olympics.
    That, and he competed against a lot of swimmers where it was their only event. And he still won.

    Didn't Phelps make a Final in his first Olympics at age 15?
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,068
    Bolt is fast
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    cutz said:

    Indifference71 said:

    bootlegger10 said:

    Great athlete but sure does help to get medals when there are so many darn swimming events.

    Really? The fact that he has won so many different events is what makes his career even more amazing. Most people do 2-3 events and he has done at least 5-6 for the past 4 olympics.
    That, and he competed against a lot of swimmers where it was their only event. And he still won.

    Didn't Phelps make a Final in his first Olympics at age 15?
    phelps is a great athlete ... more because of how long he's been able to do this ... but his record medals are aided by being a swimmer ... all the peeps with the most medals are swimmers ... there are just too many events ... think about it ... if you swim freestyle ... and you only swam it 100 m - you could win 3 medals ... 100 m individual; 4 x 100 m relay; 4 x 100 m medley relay ... now add the fact swimming another 100 m is not that much harder ... and you get another 2 shots ...

    they say the greatest athlete is the decathalon winner - he will only ever get 1 medal ...
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,204
    3 medals (2 gold & 1 bronze) so far for HELLAS

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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Degeneratefk said:

    Indifference71 said:

    What else can you say about Phelps? He's unbelievable. One of the greatest athletes of all time.

    Pretty sure Katie Ledecky will be holding this title in a few years.
    those two should have babies...can you imagine they kind of swimmer they could be?
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  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    Indifference71 said:

    What else can you say about Phelps? He's unbelievable. One of the greatest athletes of all time.

    Pretty sure Katie Ledecky will be holding this title in a few years.
    RKCNDY said:

    Degeneratefk said:

    Indifference71 said:

    What else can you say about Phelps? He's unbelievable. One of the greatest athletes of all time.

    Pretty sure Katie Ledecky will be holding this title in a few years.
    those two should have babies...can you imagine they kind of swimmer they could be?
    I honestly think they'd have a fish.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,973
    Cliffy6745 said:

    Bolt is fast

    Nice to see he's taking Canada's Andre de Grasse under his wing.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,926
    So strange seeing so many empty seats for track and field.
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,204
    4 medals (2 gold, 1 silver & 1 bronze) so far for HELLAS

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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,249
    Cliffy6745 said:

    Bolt is fast

    He sure is, never seen a sprinter 6ft 5 this fast he faster taking less strides with his frame....it always amazes me that the tiny island of Jamaica (pop. 2.5 mil) has some of the fastest sprinters in the world for both male and females. It has to be those yellow jams from the Parrish of St. Ann. :smile:

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  • Annafalk
    Annafalk Sweden Posts: 4,004
    edited August 2016
    I'm so happy for the femal Swedish soccer team now in the final, it's incredible that they won over Brazil !
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Annafalk said:

    I'm so happy for the femal Swedish soccer team now in the final, it's incredible that they won over Brazil !

    and the US! ... great run for that team! ... good luck against germany!
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    Loved Shaunae Miller's dive over the line :smile: Pity Christian Taylor couldn't pull off something really special but a great performance nonetheless
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    My sister is on her way to Rio now. Her son has Cystic Fibrosis and this was his Make A Wish. The wishes aren't just for terminal kids, it's for all kids with chronic illness and trust me CF is chronic. Anyway, excited for them. I'm house, pool and dog sitting for the next week. USA, USA!!!

    Actually good luck to all the athletes.
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