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  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    edited August 2021
    Holy shit! Down to the final kick needing a save and a goal just to make continue the kicks and they pulled it off and then won. Was a lot of fun watching that with my wife and kiddos cheering them on. Hopefully a great memory for them when they get older. Way to go Canadian women's soccer team and great final Sweden! 
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    Awesome job by the Canuks.  If the US doesn't win, definitely rooting for Canada across the board. 
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,112
    mrussel1 said:
    Awesome job by the Canuks.  If the US doesn't win, definitely rooting for Canada across the board. 
    Agreed.  I always root for Canada and the UK if the us doesn’t win.  
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    It was a nice win...but especially happy for Christine Sinclair.  This is likely her last Olympics.  

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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Janja Garnbret of Slovenia wins gold at the Olympics and cements her status as top female climber by showing strong in all three disciplines, including speed, which is usually her weakest event. She was a beast in the bouldering qualifiers, flashing all four problems and making it look easy. The finals were a little trickier but she came through. 

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  • Wobbie
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    mrussel1 said:
    April/Alix... super impressive victory. 
    joke sport.
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    Wobbie said:
    mrussel1 said:
    April/Alix... super impressive victory. 
    joke sport.
    You wouldn't last 10 minutes without passing out from exhaustion. 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,808
    edited August 2021
    mrussel1 said:
    Wobbie said:
    mrussel1 said:
    April/Alix... super impressive victory. 
    joke sport.
    You wouldn't last 10 minutes without passing out from exhaustion. 
    I think it's a cool sport but that is silly.
    (So is saying it is a joke sport, of course....)

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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    F Me In The Brain said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Wobbie said:
    mrussel1 said:
    April/Alix... super impressive victory. 
    joke sport.
    You wouldn't last 10 minutes without passing out from exhaustion. 
    I think it's a cool sport but that is silly.
    (So is saying it is a joke sport, of course....)

    You ever played sand volleyball? It's hard as hell on you and that's when you have 3 or 4 people and not spiking and blocking.  It's no joke. Sand anything is 3x harder than pavement,  grass,  etc.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,808
    Yeah I've run on the beach and played plenty of beach volleyball with friends but not seriously.  I don't doubt it is hard but a fit person isn't going to pass out on ten mins of playing.  Not like it's boxing or something.
    They are great athletes and I like watching it.  When I lived in LA we went to some tourneys at that was really cool to see these people do it in person.
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,112
    Wobbie said:
    mrussel1 said:
    April/Alix... super impressive victory. 
    joke sport.
    You are crazy. I played volleyball from
    high school until I was 30; it is One of the most intense games out there.  
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,369
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Yeah I've run on the beach and played plenty of beach volleyball with friends but not seriously.  I don't doubt it is hard but a fit person isn't going to pass out on ten mins of playing.  Not like it's boxing or something.
    They are great athletes and I like watching it.  When I lived in LA we went to some tourneys at that was really cool to see these people do it in person.

    and I'm pretty sure its safe to say wobbie would fall outside the fit person category.  
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    mcgruff10 said:
    Wobbie said:
    mrussel1 said:
    April/Alix... super impressive victory. 
    joke sport.
    You are crazy. I played volleyball from
    high school until I was 30; it is One of the most intense games out there.  

    I still play. :smile:
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,112
    eeriepadave said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Wobbie said:
    mrussel1 said:
    April/Alix... super impressive victory. 
    joke sport.
    You are crazy. I played volleyball from
    high school until I was 30; it is One of the most intense games out there.  

    I still play. :smile:
    So jealous.  My shoulder gave out on me so I had to stop playing.  Need surgery to fix it but just not worth it.  
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mickeyrat said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Yeah I've run on the beach and played plenty of beach volleyball with friends but not seriously.  I don't doubt it is hard but a fit person isn't going to pass out on ten mins of playing.  Not like it's boxing or something.
    They are great athletes and I like watching it.  When I lived in LA we went to some tourneys at that was really cool to see these people do it in person.

    and I'm pretty sure its safe to say wobbie would fall outside the fit person category.  
    Yeah exactly.  I'd bet he isn't in Olympic shape.  

    I played indoor volleyball until I was about 40. Loved it.  I think it's so fun.  Two torn ACLs means no beach stuff sports though. 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,808
    Well, you don't know what you don't know, I guess


    Old people can still be fit.
    ;)

    Should start another Wobbie thread
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,808
    edited August 2021
    I love that the US women's 4x400 (*edit, I put 4x100, it was the 4x400, typo corrected) demolished....and they did it with all time great Felix (she went to USC, fight on!) and Mu, the teenager from New Jersey as part of the team.  Got an older, mother, and a gal who just turned 19

    Badass group of ladies.

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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    Jessica Springsteen (daughter of Bruce) wins silver in Equestrian as part of team competition 
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    Jamaica won the 4 by 100 relay…
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