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What sports are you watching or looking forward to watching?

I've always been track and field, but damn there are so many new sports its practically impossible to keep up.

I did find the water polo fascinating, not knowing that the athletes must stay above water (feet not touching the floor) at all times. They have to be among the best conditioned athletes in the games.

I wonder if there are any storylines to watch, similar to Biles return.
 
Kitaman said:
What sports are you watching or looking forward to watching?

I've always been track and field, but damn there are so many new sports its practically impossible to keep up.

I did find the water polo fascinating, not knowing that the athletes must stay above water (feet not touching the floor) at all times. They have to be among the best conditioned athletes in the games.

I wonder if there are any storylines to watch, similar to Biles return.
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Always swimming. The storyline there is always USA vs the aussies.
 
Also...

Pretty iconic photo of the Brazilian surfer.

1. Who knew surfing was even an Olympic sport?

2. The venue is in Tahiti!

3. Pretty iconic photo:
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We all know how high a BB hoop is. Watching Biles floor routine last night-and as tall as she is(4'8")--She was measured at getting 11'8'' verticality on one of her tumbling/flipping sequences as part of her last routine. Square above the rim on backboards is 18" high. Do the math.

Crazy athleticism.. Male or female. Calf muscle was taped-not 100%
 
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The finish to the men's triathlon was pretty crazy. The New Zealand dude was pretty much leading the whole way, then the British guy blew by him the last few hundred meters of the run like the NZ guy deployed a parachute.
 
Did anyone just see the 19 year old from China Pan Zhanle destroy everyone in the 100m freestyle swimming final? He beat everyone by over a second and shattered his own world record. That was the equivalent of Usain Bolt destroying everyone.
 
Kitaman said:
I did find the water polo fascinating, not knowing that the athletes must stay above water (feet not touching the floor) at all times. They have to be among the best conditioned athletes in the games.
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When at UConn -a long time ago -took a one credit life saving course. The instructor was a big water polo guy, and after class everyone stayed and played water polo. Was a blast. And absolutely totally exhausting.
 
How....

How did the US not not win a single medal in shooting?

....is this bizaro world??
 
Travelman6 said:
How....

How did the US not not win a single medal in shooting?

....is this bizaro world??
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Mein had to make 1 do or die shot to stay in and choked. The guy that stayed in instead of him got bronze as the person above both of them completely choked the next round.
 
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superjohn said:
Did anyone just see the 19 year old from China Pan Zhanle destroy everyone in the 100m freestyle swimming final? He beat everyone by over a second and shattered his own world record. That was the equivalent of Usain Bolt destroying everyone.
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Useful skills if you're trying to get to Taiwan while avoid gunboats!
 
To me, the Olympics is a really huge basketball tournament and some other stuff...

But there are always a whole bunch of other great moments.

For example, the USA women grabbing the bronze in Rugby 7's with an incredible last-moment play that reminded me of that time when Bo Jackson ended that Seattle LB and went through the end zone and into the tunnel. That LB was never the same after that. That was the first USA medal in any form of that sport EVER, men or women.

Katie Ladecki going full-on Secretariat in the 1500 free...

Simone Biles continuing to make history...

I'm sure there are more I don't remember offhand, and also, these Games ain't over yet.
 
superjohn said:
Did anyone just see the 19 year old from China Pan Zhanle destroy everyone in the 100m freestyle swimming final? He beat everyone by over a second and shattered his own world record. That was the equivalent of Usain Bolt destroying everyone.
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China does the bare minimum with drug testing to keep WADA off their back. The Chinese swim team is full of prior offenders.

Color me skeptical.
 
ec33 said:
China does the bare minimum with drug testing to keep WADA off their back. The Chinese swim team is full of prior offenders.

Color me skeptical.
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Honestly I was pretty flabbergasted because that guy DOESN'T look crazy jacked. And he doesn't as much have the weird Phelps swimmer body that literally all of them have (like Marchand), yet he just crushed them all.
 
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Kitaman said:
I did find the water polo fascinating, not knowing that the athletes must stay above water (feet not touching the floor) at all times. They have to be among the best conditioned athletes in the games.
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Incredible conditioning. Also definitely the most amounts of whistles per minute of any sport (and I don’t think it’s particularly close). Feels like they need to figure out a way to reduce that.

The one sport that always befuddles me is handball. Looks fun enough to play but it feels like a gym class game that doesn’t take nearly as much skill as the vast majority of Olympic sports.
 
I have been paying particular interest to the Men's Windsurfing (IQ Foil).

US Olympian Noah Lyons, sailing out of the Clearwater (FL) Community Sailing Center, is currently in 6th. He will have to pick up 2 places on points to get to the medal round.

We are all rooting for him down here.
 
ctbro1999 said:
The event I've been waiting for.....RACEWALKING! WOOOOO
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I always thought this "sport" was dumb. It was like seeing or hearing who could whisper the loudest-it does not make sense to me. I wonder if some of these people cheat and start running without revealing it too much, LOL.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
Incredible conditioning. Also definitely the most amounts of whistles per minute of any sport (and I don’t think it’s particularly close). Feels like they need to figure out a way to reduce that.

The one sport that always befuddles me is handball. Looks fun enough to play but it feels like a gym class game that doesn’t take nearly as much skill as the vast majority of Olympic sports.
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I think there are professional leagues in Europe for this sport.
 
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They mentioned uconn a couple times during the women’s USA vs gbr field hockey game. One of the players played at uconn in 2020.

FYI Lol I work from home and have peacock. Watching random events
 
AidanFan20 said:
To me, the Olympics is a really huge basketball tournament and some other stuff...

But there are always a whole bunch of other great moments.

For example, the USA women grabbing the bronze in Rugby 7's with an incredible last-moment play that reminded me of that time when Bo Jackson ended that Seattle LB and went through the end zone and into the tunnel. That LB was never the same after that. That was the first USA medal in any form of that sport EVER, men or women.

Katie Ladecki going full-on Secretariat in the 1500 free...

Simone Biles continuing to make history...

I'm sure there are more I don't remember offhand, and also, these Games ain't over yet.
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Actually, I think rugby sevens is a pretty cool sport. It's quick and easy to follow.
 
I am also looking forward to the next Olympics in LA. They are adding baseball/softball, cricket, squash, lacrosse, and flag football.
 
Boxing, basketball, beach volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, and track and field are my favorites to follow.
 
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