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Which Tyler wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 5:57 pm Team GB exactly where they want to be in the Women’s team pursuit.

I don't know why, but it's exactly what they wanted - basing that on the instructions the coach was giving the riders, rather than what the commentators were saying. He never showed them a red board, and I only saw number between -0.2 and ±0.

Of course, there's a good chance that that's sticking with the plan despite having been punched in the face by NZ.
But equally may be that they know exactly how fast they can go, when required to go again; and that trying to beat that time would hamstring them later.

Galfon wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 7:56 pm Kerr- great effort but Hocker-shocker bags it for US.
real tough race that .

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 7:38 am Question for the board.

What are everyone's thoughts about GB telling Ireland where to go, and claiming the North solely for ourselves? - just for a few days, to add their medal count to ours?
I know it would be a shit-show of epic proportions, but it WOULD put us ahead of the Criminals (and the Froggies), and put us on the podium as a nation.


We can (presumably) let them have it back once the velodrome's finished.

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:23 pm

Galfon wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 7:56 pm Kerr- great effort but Hocker-shocker bags it for US.
real tough race that .

Championship running is fantastic, love the Olympics but there's definitely a hierarchy of sports imo, and track and field is #1

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 10:46 am I'm okay with an individual collecting 3-4 medals in one games, as that sort of number cuts across multiple sports.
Sprinters can be eligible for 4 (100m, 200m, 4x100, 4x100 mixed) - whilst needing good team-mates, running is about the most universal of all sports, and there are plenty of non-sprinters with good sprint speeds (bring in a 400m runner, or a long jumper, for example, or hell, a rugby winner, or in one memorable case, a shot-putter)
Distance runners can be eligible for 3 (1500, 3000, Steeplechase)
Gymnasts can be eligible for 7 (5 apparatus, team medley, individual medley) - but they need good team-mates, in a far less universal sport (I'd happily ditch the team medley. The different apparatus seem more different than different swimming strokes or the same stroke over 50, 100 or 200m)
Swimmers can be eligible for 8 (theoretically more) - which is too many IMO (again, I'd ditch some of the team events, and probably cut the number of distances). TBH, I'd happily cut butterfly completely, it's not a stoke that I've ever seen used outside of competition, it's just antiquated.
Horse abusers can be eligible for 5(?) (eventing, dressage, jumping and team for the latter 2) - I'd happily enough not have any of them (though at least the cross-country element of eventing looks kinda cool)

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:06 am Currently watching handball for the first time. Can't say as I really know what's going on but it's more of a sport than walking.

Mr Mwenda wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:47 am On the rare occasions I do my workout at the pool I usually try to do a length or so of butterfly. The feeling of flow when one is able to do it is pretty great. It's better than the other strokes in done way, the way it feels like it fuels itself. It's a pity I struggle to swim it for 25m these days. Dunno if this is a common feeling.

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:58 pm Bizarrely couldn't do butterfly at all when I was younger and stronger and fitter than I am now. Last time I went swimming I managed 25m quite easily and totally get the feeling of flow.

Anyway, cyclings on now and Emma Finucane has just annihilated the field in her Kieran heat. Phenomenal.

Banquo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 1:00 pm

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:58 pm Bizarrely couldn't do butterfly at all when I was younger and stronger and fitter than I am now. Last time I went swimming I managed 25m quite easily and totally get the feeling of flow.

Anyway, cyclings on now and Emma Finucane has just annihilated the field in her Kieran heat. Phenomenal.

Dutch men’s team phenomenal in sprints tho. Great cycling from the Aussies too. But our team going great guns

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 1:02 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 1:00 pm

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:58 pm Bizarrely couldn't do butterfly at all when I was younger and stronger and fitter than I am now. Last time I went swimming I managed 25m quite easily and totally get the feeling of flow.

Anyway, cyclings on now and Emma Finucane has just annihilated the field in her Kieran heat. Phenomenal.

Dutch men’s team phenomenal in sprints tho. Great cycling from the Aussies too. But our team going great guns

Aussies = British Empire