sherpa Posted August 5 Posted August 5 Not bad for Univ. of Virginia swim team members. UVA women's team captured 11 medals in this Olympics. 5 gold. 5 silver. 1 bronze. 1 Quote
SoTier Posted August 5 Posted August 5 It was a good weekend for American cyclists at the Olympics. Kristen Faulkner won gold in the Women's Road race on Sunday, the first US gold in this event since 1984. She sprinted to the lead about 3 KM out and none of the other women could stay with her. Matteo Jorgenson took ninth in the Men's Road race on Saturday after being in medal contention until the end. Remco Evenepoel crushed the competition to take gold, despite having to change bikes because of a flat tire while on the lead. Two French riders took silver and bronze, France's first medals in the men's road race in several decades. 1 Quote
Just Jack Posted August 5 Posted August 5 (edited) Revealed: Real reason glamorous Olympic swimmer, 20, was kicked out of the athletes village after being accused of 'inappropriate conduct' | Daily Mail Online Quote One of most glamorous competitors in the Olympics has been kicked out of the Athletes Village after being accused of distracting other competitors with her skimpy clothing and socialising with other athletes. Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso was told to leave after officials said she had created an ‘inappropriate atmosphere’ with her behaviour. Edited August 5 by Just Jack Quote
gomper Posted August 5 Posted August 5 3 hours ago, Just Jack said: Revealed: Real reason glamorous Olympic swimmer, 20, was kicked out of the athletes village after being accused of 'inappropriate conduct' | Daily Mail Online Yup. She's a major distraction to some, inspiration to others. 1 Quote
Augie Posted August 5 Posted August 5 10 minutes ago, gomper said: Yup. She's a major distraction to some, inspiration to others. I wouldn’t be shocked if applications to U of Texas surge! 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 6 Posted August 6 This is what: .0005" difference looks like! WOW!! 1 Quote
DrW Posted August 7 Posted August 7 Program alert: The final days of the olympics will bring us Pierre de Coubertin's "other" invention (besides the olympics themselves), the Modern Pentathlon, supposed to reflect an officer's duties in combat: shooting, swimming, fencing, running and horseback riding. The last part is represented by a show jumping competition, and for me that is the highlight of the whole pentathlon. In contrast to the three "regular" olympic equestrian events (dressage, eventing, and show jumping), for the pentathlon the athletes do not bring their own horses. Instead, the olympic organizers rent a bunch of horses, and they are randomly assigned to the (human) athletes. The athletes get 20 minutes to "familiarize" them with their horse, and off we go to show jumping. Quite often, hilarity ensues and can reach "funniest home videos" level. The horses crash into obstacles or just refuse to jump. I would like to emphasize that these horses are quite capable and jump regularily; however, the communication between horse and rider is lacking. I would also like to note that equine fatalities due to injuries in pentathlon are rare. Still, the Paris Olympics will be your last chance to watch the show jumping competition. Triggered by an incident at the Tokyo Olympics where a coach was seen (better: recorded) to beat a horse that refused to even start to jump, the show jumping part will be replaced by an obstacle course (without animal participation) from 2028 on. More than 80% of the pentathlon athletes were opposed to the change. I am too... Quote
DrW Posted August 7 Posted August 7 (edited) On 8/6/2024 at 12:18 AM, ExiledInIllinois said: This is what: .0005" difference looks like! WOW!! You bring here up a very interesting point: are hundredths (or even thousandths) of seconds relevant? In general, people would say "no way". However, I have come to a different conclusion. As I am German, we do better at the winter olympics, and we are especially good at bobsledding and luge. In both sports, tiny fractions of a second will determine the winner. However, these sports have enough events (~30 runs or more per season) to look at the statistics. And it turns out that while the margin of the individual victory is tiny, it is always the same guy (or girl) who wins. Edited August 8 by DrW 2 Quote
gomper Posted August 8 Posted August 8 In all my years, I have never,ever, seen more beautiful women in one place, at one time, in my life, than this morning's track and field. I'm still stunned.❤️ Quote
Augie Posted August 8 Posted August 8 5 minutes ago, gomper said: In all my years, I have never,ever, seen more beautiful women in one place, at one time, in my life, than this morning's track and field. I'm still stunned.❤️ You thinking of getting back in to shape??? Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted August 8 Author Posted August 8 USA mens hoops came back from 17 down to beat Serbia 95-91 and advance to the final. Lebron had a triple double and Curry 36pts Quote
gomper Posted August 8 Posted August 8 13 minutes ago, Augie said: You thinking of getting back in to shape??? If it gets me down on that field, I'll start training like Rocky. Seriously, it was positively mind blowing. I mean, so many of these women are gorgeous, but the track and field gals take the gold. How can you not have a smile on your face when you see beautiful women from around the world in one spot. That Olympic village must be a scene to be believed. 1 Quote
Augie Posted August 8 Posted August 8 15 minutes ago, gomper said: If it gets me down on that field, I'll start training like Rocky. Seriously, it was positively mind blowing. I mean, so many of these women are gorgeous, but the track and field gals take the gold. How can you not have a smile on your face when you see beautiful women from around the world in one spot. That Olympic village must be a scene to be believed. I am a sucker for a beautiful female tennis player. She’s got to be pretty fit, and there is a multiplier factor. Everyone has their thing, I suppose, and that is mine. I own it. Quote
gomper Posted August 9 Posted August 9 3 hours ago, Augie said: I am a sucker for a beautiful female tennis player. She’s got to be pretty fit, and there is a multiplier factor. Everyone has their thing, I suppose, and that is mine. I own it. Oh God. Female tennis players are to die for. You're a man of refinement and taste I see. 1 1 Quote
DrW Posted August 9 Posted August 9 22 hours ago, gomper said: If it gets me down on that field, I'll start training like Rocky. Seriously, it was positively mind blowing. I mean, so many of these women are gorgeous, but the track and field gals take the gold. How can you not have a smile on your face when you see beautiful women from around the world in one spot. That Olympic village must be a scene to be believed. Well, did you watch the shot-put competition today? Especially the two Chinese gals in their pink outfits would have wiped that smile quickly off your face. Only the gold medal winner actually looked quite nice, as if belonging to a different athletics discipline than the others. 1 Quote
Augie Posted August 9 Posted August 9 (edited) On 8/7/2024 at 6:11 PM, DrW said: Program alert: The final days of the olympics will bring us Pierre de Coubertin's "other" invention (besides the olympics themselves), the Modern Pentathlon, supposed to reflect an officer's duties in combat: shooting, swimming, fencing, running and horseback riding. The last part is represented by a show jumping competition, and for me that is the highlight of the whole pentathlon. In contrast to the three "regular" olympic equestrian events (dressage, eventing, and show jumping), for the pentathlon the athletes do not bring their own horses. Instead, the olympic organizers rent a bunch of horses, and they are randomly assigned to the (human) athletes. The athletes get 20 minutes to "familiarize" them with their horse, and off we go to show jumping. Quite often, hilarity ensues and can reach "funniest home videos" level. The horses crash into obstacles or just refuse to jump. I would like to emphasize that these horses are quite capable and jump regularily; however, the communication between horse and rider is lacking. I would also like to note that equine fatalities due to injuries in pentathlon are rare. Still, the Paris Olympics will be your last chance to watch the show jumping competition. Triggered by an incident at the Tokyo Olympics where a coach was seen (better: recorded) to beat a horse that refused to even start to jump, the show jumping part will be replaced by an obstacle course (without animal participation) from 2028 on. More than 80% of the pentathlon athletes were opposed to the change. I am too... My wife had Firecracker, a hunter/jumper as a kid and the way I understand it, it’s a personal relationship and trust that develops between rider and horse. It’s one thing to be handed a strange horse to go trail riding, which the horse can do in its sleep. It’s something else to ask a stranger to have reliable control over the animals in new and stressful situations. I hope the regular equestrian events remain untouched. My wife has enjoyed that immensely this year. Side note: we went to Paris last spring and our guide on the trip to Versailles pointed out the stables nearby where the horses were to be based. Not your ordinary stables, according to this untrained eye. More like a Ritz for horses, but it smelled just like any other stable when we went by. My wife rolled the window down and took deep breaths! 😂 . Edited August 9 by Augie 2 1 Quote
jkeerie Posted August 10 Posted August 10 And once again the US men's 4x100 relay crapped the bed. That is 5 in a row! Who is coaching them? They have the speed but clearly do not put in the work at passing the baton. The women, on the other hand, have the occasional bobble...but have more of a clue in what they are doing. 1 Quote
sherpa Posted August 10 Posted August 10 On 8/8/2024 at 5:40 PM, gomper said: In all my years, I have never,ever, seen more beautiful women in one place, at one time, in my life, than this morning's track and field. I'm still stunned.❤️ I was in a hotel in Buenos Aires years ago when six members of the Brazil junior national women's volleyball team got on the elevator with me. couldn't believe it. I had selected my floor (5, I believe). When one of them selected 7, I changed to 10. Life altering, unforgettable. In retrospect, should have hit the emergency stop. 1 2 1 Quote
gomper Posted August 10 Posted August 10 US and Brazil are going after it. Really physical soccer. 9 hours ago, sherpa said: I was in a hotel in Buenos Aires years ago when six members of the Brazil junior national women's volleyball team got on the elevator with me. couldn't believe it. I had selected my floor (5, I believe). When one of them selected 7, I changed to 10. Life altering, unforgettable. In retrospect, should have hit the emergency stop. Yes you should have lol. "Don't worry ladies, I'll fix this. In the meantime, what are your plans for tonight?" Quote
Big Turk Posted August 10 Posted August 10 Steph Curry was absolutely unconscious in the 2nd half shooting, especially in the last half of the 4th quarter... That last shot he hit is going be replayed over and over again on the highlights tonight... 1 Quote
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