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Favorite Summer Olympic sports?

Swimming, Water Polo, and Triathlon

I have been a swimmer my whole life, so I have following swimming forever. Played water polo for a few years until I figured out I was just not quite big enough, but I like watching (it is a lot more fun to watch when you know exactly what is going on). I have done a few triathlons over the years so I enjoy watching that as well, although the Olympic triathlons are not as good theater since the Olympics allow drafting on the bike. I'll watch other events, but those are my top 3.
 
Well, I've lost a lot of interest in the Summer Olympics with the shift to less revealing women's outfits. They have the right to cover up, and I have the right to watch Netflix. In these Covid times is now the time to take away something horn dogs like me enjoy???
 
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Diving. I would like to see someone pull off the Triple Lindy!

Back To School Summer GIF by Rodney Dangerfield
 
Griffman said:
Diving. I would like to see someone pull off the Triple Lindy!

Back To School Summer GIF by Rodney Dangerfield
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I watched the men's synchronized diving last night where the US team won a Silver. I was surprised that I enjoyed it but their level of synchronization is pretty incredible to me. Sadly, the Triple Lindy was not attempted.
 
HCCForever said:
I watched the men's synchronized diving last night where the US team won a Silver. I was surprised that I enjoyed it but their level of synchronization is pretty incredible to me. Sadly, the Triple Lindy was not attempted.
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The young Chinese pair in the women’s sync dive was incredible. Hit the water going 33 MPH from over 30 feet up and make a splash the size of an iPhone landing in a puddle
 
For the guy who was whining about not enough eye-candy, USA-Turkey women’s volleyball is pretty pretty aesthetically pleasing
 
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None of it is must see anymore. Basketball was, back when our team was good. Diving is impressive, swimming and for Track the 100m and sprint relay races and hurdles. No need to see any distance event. Soccer, but not enough teams.

I don't care much for any sport where the winner is decided by judges, even if I think the gymnasts are astonishing athletes. Maybe the Russian judges soured me on that concept back in the day.
 
Honorable mention to Table Tennis. Ma Long won gold again for men’s singles. Ma is the Jordan - Tom Brady of Table Tennis!

 
Swimming has been great but track and field may surpass it. Ledecky is best ever yet fun to watch the few catching up to her now and the male swimmer with eagle tattoo was amazing in the pool and with his family after one of his wins.

Amazing to watch track qualifiers with heavy favorites ‘taking it easy’ against best in world who are straining like crazy to finish 4th.
 
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I always have a personal connection to watch wrestling, to the general fan it is a boring sport.
 
Waquoit said:
Every 4 years I like watching the cycling in the Velodrome. It looks cool.
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I like it except for the gamesmanship of going real slow until the end.

Ought to be a rule of minimum speed per lap or you get DQ'd.
 
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Chin Diesel said:
I like it except for the gamesmanship of going real slow until the end.

Ought to be a rule of minimum speed per lap or you get DQ'd.
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It's those damn analytics.
 
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