The Quadrennial Summer Sporting Festival Thread

Bubble181

Bubble181

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Man, I know it's only the first quarter and things'll get rectified, but the USA trailing Australia by 8 points in basketball's just weird.
 
blotsfan

blotsfan

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What makes this close game more awkward is when you remember Ben Simmons and Dante Exum aren't even playing for Australia.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

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Annnnd done. Shame for Australia, really; pretty close to a stunt, which it would've been to win from the USA.
 
Dei

Dei

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US would have swept the podium if we were allowed to have 3. :'([DOUBLEPOST=1470951190,1470951051][/DOUBLEPOST]Gymnastics podium, women's all around
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Simone beat Aly by 2 points, and Aly beat Aliya by a point and a half.
 
Dei

Dei

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HCGLNS said:
Imagine if you could field multiple basketball teams.
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Well, that's a bad example. It would be more like, if there were medals for free throw competition, or 1v1 pickup. :p The U.S. only got one medal in the team competition.
 
blotsfan

blotsfan

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Dei said:
Well, that's a bad example. It would be more like, if there were medals for free throw competition, or 1v1 pickup. :p The U.S. only got one medal in the team competition.
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Which is my argument for why while what Michael Phelps has done was great, all this "best olympian ever" talk is wrong.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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More like springboard and floor padding technology, 1950s vs 2010s, amirite?
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

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GasBandit said:
More like springboard and floor padding technology, 1950s vs 2010s, amirite?
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Hardly. A bit, sure, but the average gymnast has gone down from 1m61 to 1m49 in that time, and got 5 kilos lighter. Despite raising the minimum age, the average age has also come down. Smaller -> shorter radius to turn - weight closer to center of gravity - faster rotations possible - more loop-de-loops.
 
B

BErt

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This poor guy thinking he was Al Michaels at The Miracle on Ice...

 
B

BErt

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Everybody should know the incredibly stupid story of the incredibly stupid 1904 Olympic Marathon. Stupid.

 
HCGLNS

HCGLNS

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Holy Knockouts Batman! Sweden has shocked the world! USA women soccer out in the quarter finals on penalties!
 
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