Rio Olympics 2016

[BullsFan22]

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An interesting Rio Olympics trivia...
In team sports USA and Serbia lead the board with three finals each.
Also, Serbia has won a bronze in women's basketball and USA are fighting for the medals in volleyball.

Serbia was always one of the best countries as far as team sports is concerned. If you look at the history of team sports, be it at the Olympics, Euro's or World's, Serbia, and really all the former Yugoslav countries, have had great success. Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Handball, Water Polo...look at the archives and you'll see medals in each of these sports. The basketball men's team isn't as good or deep as it's been in the past, but they play with an arrogance about them. They started off slow, but have gotten better with each game. They almost beat the US in their group game, so don't be shocked if they pull of the upset.

The women's volleyball team upset the Russians and Americans, back to back. If they beat China (arguably an 'easier' opponent) then it will be a much deserved gold medal.

The women's basketball team beat France to win bronze. A big achievement, I think.

The water polo final between Serbia and Croatia should be quite a show, if both play at a high level.

Croatia is having a heck of an Olympics, and they have a chance with more gold. One with the water polo and another with Blanka Vlasic in the women's high jump. I think if she wins gold, it would be quite a career ending. Not sure if there are any other possibilities for the Croats, but those two are ones that spring to mind right now. They can get to their 6 and 7 gold medal in Rio. For a small country with not a very strong economy, I think that's an achievement.

Serbia is at 5 medals (though only one gold thus far). They too, can add a couple more golds and total medals.

 

[Merckx index]

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Lying about a crime is pretty bad. And Lochte is a first class * in general.

Lochte said someone brandished a gun. That was true. He said someone demanded money before letting them go. That was true. Those are both crimes in the U.S. and most other countries. Brazilian authorities would have had a lot of trouble with a false report case.

Reams of evidence has shown that our memories are unreliable, that witnesses frequently describe events very differently from what actually happened. Given that he had been drinking, I don’t find the details that Lochte got wrong—pulled out of the cab, a gun to his head, the amount of money demanded--that surprising at all. Not to mention that none of those details was necessary to establish whether a crime was committed.

If you’re going to give Phelps a pass because of his mental state, then the same could apply to Lochte. He had high hopes for this Olympics, qualified for only one individual event because of an injury, and ended off the podium in a race he was thought to have a decent chance of winning. He’s spent his entire career playing second fiddle to Phelps. In just about any other era, he might be considered the greatest swimmer in the world. Maybe he was feeling a little down, too.

He’s a flake, but I don’t think he has bad intentions.

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

An interesting Rio Olympics trivia...
In team sports USA and Serbia lead the board with three finals each.
Also, Serbia has won a bronze in women's basketball and USA are fighting for the medals in volleyball.

Serbia was always one of the best countries as far as team sports is concerned. If you look at the history of team sports, be it at the Olympics, Euro's or World's, Serbia, and really all the former Yugoslav countries, have had great success. Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Handball, Water Polo...look at the archives and you'll see medals in each of these sports. The basketball men's team isn't as good or deep as it's been in the past, but they play with an arrogance about them. They started off slow, but have gotten better with each game. They almost beat the US in their group game, so don't be shocked if they pull of the upset.

The women's volleyball team upset the Russians and Americans, back to back. If they beat China (arguably an 'easier' opponent) then it will be a much deserved gold medal.

The women's basketball team beat France to win bronze. A big achievement, I think.

The water polo final between Serbia and Croatia should be quite a show, if both play at a high level.

Croatia is having a heck of an Olympics, and they have a chance with more gold. One with the water polo and another with Blanka Vlasic in the women's high jump. I think if she wins gold, it would be quite a career ending. Not sure if there are any other possibilities for the Croats, but those two are ones that spring to mind right now. They can get to their 6 and 7 gold medal in Rio. For a small country with not a very strong economy, I think that's an achievement.

Serbia is at 5 medals (though only one gold thus far). They too, can add a couple more golds and total medals.

Yes, I'm following.
Bosnians, Macedonians and Monteniggers haven't contributed to SFRY total in Rio.

 

[Red Rick]

I find Serbians to be pretty good at tennis as well.

 

[blutto]

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Lying about a crime is pretty bad. And Lochte is a first class * in general.

Lochte said someone brandished a gun. That was true. He said someone demanded money before letting them go. That was true. Those are both crimes in the U.S. and most other countries. Brazilian authorities would have had a lot of trouble with a false report case.

Reams of evidence has shown that our memories are unreliable, that witnesses frequently describe events very differently from what actually happened. Given that he had been drinking, I don’t find the details that Lochte got wrong—pulled out of the cab, a gun to his head, the amount of money demanded--that surprising at all. Not to mention that none of those details was necessary to establish whether a crime was committed.

If you’re going to give Phelps a pass because of his mental state, then the same could apply to Lochte. He had high hopes for this Olympics, qualified for only one individual event because of an injury, and ended off the podium in a race he was thought to have a decent chance of winning. He’s spent his entire career playing second fiddle to Phelps. In just about any other era, he might be considered the greatest swimmer in the world. Maybe he was feeling a little down, too.

He’s a flake, but I don’t think he has bad intentions.

....I guess things could have much worse.....imagine if Lochte had been black and acted the way his drinking buddies have said he did towards police in Merika......

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/20/sports/olympics/ryan-lochte-apology-rio-olympics.html?_r=0

https://amp.twimg.com/v/5551f0d3-e7fd-43da-92d3-e2007d1de4fd

....just sayin' eh....

Cheers

 

[BullsFan22]

Re: Re:

An interesting Rio Olympics trivia...
In team sports USA and Serbia lead the board with three finals each.
Also, Serbia has won a bronze in women's basketball and USA are fighting for the medals in volleyball.

Serbia was always one of the best countries as far as team sports is concerned. If you look at the history of team sports, be it at the Olympics, Euro's or World's, Serbia, and really all the former Yugoslav countries, have had great success. Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Handball, Water Polo...look at the archives and you'll see medals in each of these sports. The basketball men's team isn't as good or deep as it's been in the past, but they play with an arrogance about them. They started off slow, but have gotten better with each game. They almost beat the US in their group game, so don't be shocked if they pull of the upset.

The women's volleyball team upset the Russians and Americans, back to back. If they beat China (arguably an 'easier' opponent) then it will be a much deserved gold medal.

The women's basketball team beat France to win bronze. A big achievement, I think.

The water polo final between Serbia and Croatia should be quite a show, if both play at a high level.

Croatia is having a heck of an Olympics, and they have a chance with more gold. One with the water polo and another with Blanka Vlasic in the women's high jump. I think if she wins gold, it would be quite a career ending. Not sure if there are any other possibilities for the Croats, but those two are ones that spring to mind right now. They can get to their 6 and 7 gold medal in Rio. For a small country with not a very strong economy, I think that's an achievement.

Serbia is at 5 medals (though only one gold thus far). They too, can add a couple more golds and total medals.

Yes, I'm following.
Bosnians, Macedonians and Monteniggers haven't contributed to SFRY total in Rio.

Haha. That's true. I was trying to be 'positive.' Those three don't have the numbers right now. Montenegro came up a bit short in the men's water polo, and had a disappointing showing by their women's handball team. Bosnia's Amel Tuka missed the men's 800m final, which was a bummer. I thought he would go on to fight for the medals. Macedonia doesn't have funding to help bring up the talent in the sport. Handball is strong right now, but neither the men or women qualified. There are some youngsters moving in the ranks in both swimming, tennis and track and field. Perhaps a bit of a wait will see them burst through. Men's basketball almost made the final of the Euro's a few years ago, and they've had one guy play in the NBA in the last few years.

p.s., Was that a typo on the Monte....? I hope it was! Either way, I think it's a little offensive, no?

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

An interesting Rio Olympics trivia...
In team sports USA and Serbia lead the board with three finals each.
Also, Serbia has won a bronze in women's basketball and USA are fighting for the medals in volleyball.

Serbia was always one of the best countries as far as team sports is concerned. If you look at the history of team sports, be it at the Olympics, Euro's or World's, Serbia, and really all the former Yugoslav countries, have had great success. Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Handball, Water Polo...look at the archives and you'll see medals in each of these sports. The basketball men's team isn't as good or deep as it's been in the past, but they play with an arrogance about them. They started off slow, but have gotten better with each game. They almost beat the US in their group game, so don't be shocked if they pull of the upset.

The women's volleyball team upset the Russians and Americans, back to back. If they beat China (arguably an 'easier' opponent) then it will be a much deserved gold medal.

The women's basketball team beat France to win bronze. A big achievement, I think.

The water polo final between Serbia and Croatia should be quite a show, if both play at a high level.

Croatia is having a heck of an Olympics, and they have a chance with more gold. One with the water polo and another with Blanka Vlasic in the women's high jump. I think if she wins gold, it would be quite a career ending. Not sure if there are any other possibilities for the Croats, but those two are ones that spring to mind right now. They can get to their 6 and 7 gold medal in Rio. For a small country with not a very strong economy, I think that's an achievement.

Serbia is at 5 medals (though only one gold thus far). They too, can add a couple more golds and total medals.

Yes, I'm following.
Bosnians, Macedonians and Monteniggers haven't contributed to SFRY total in Rio.

Haha. That's true. I was trying to be 'positive.' Those three don't have the numbers right now. Montenegro came up a bit short in the men's water polo, and had a disappointing showing by their women's handball team. Bosnia's Amel Tuka missed the men's 800m final, which was a bummer. I thought he would go on to fight for the medals. Macedonia doesn't have funding to help bring up the talent in the sport. Handball is strong right now, but neither the men or women qualified. There are some youngsters moving in the ranks in both swimming, tennis and track and field. Perhaps a bit of a wait will see them burst through. Men's basketball almost made the final of the Euro's a few years ago, and they've had one guy play in the NBA in the last few years.

p.s., Was that a typo on the Monte....? I hope it was! Either way, I think it's a little offensive, no?

No, it wasn't a typo.
Google it for clarification.

Serbia on the way to the first Olympic water polo gold.

 

[blutto]

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....oooops....

 

[BullsFan22]

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I find Serbians to be pretty good at tennis as well.

Yeah, there's some dude named Djokovic. I hear he's pretty good.

 

[sir fly]

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I find Serbians to be pretty good at tennis as well.

Yeah, there's some dude named Djokovic. I hear he's pretty good.

Take a look at this Serbian tennis related series of commercials that runs during ATP/WTA tour.

 

[El Pistolero]

It's funny how Justin Gatlin ran the fastest time of the season on the 100 meters in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Yet he has nothing to show for it.

 

[BullsFan22]

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I find Serbians to be pretty good at tennis as well.

Yeah, there's some dude named Djokovic. I hear he's pretty good.

Take a look at this Serbian tennis related series of commercials that runs during ATP/WTA tour.

LOL. Where did you dig that up??

 

[sir fly]

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I find Serbians to be pretty good at tennis as well.

Yeah, there's some dude named Djokovic. I hear he's pretty good.

Take a look at this Serbian tennis related series of commercials that runs during ATP/WTA tour.

LOL. Where did you dig that up??

Serbian sources.

 

[El Pistolero]

What the ***? 1.97M gold in high jump? Pathetically low! Thiam, a Heptathlete, jumped 1.98M!

 

[Red Rick]

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What the ****? 1.97M gold in high jump? Pathetically low! Thiam, a Heptathlete, jumped 1.98M!

Wondering what Vlasic is thinking right now. She did 2.00 or higher over a hundred times, and now she's past it and and chronically injured and barely fit enough to do a few meetings a year

 

[El Pistolero]

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What the ****? 1.97M gold in high jump? Pathetically low! Thiam, a Heptathlete, jumped 1.98M!

Wondering what Vlasic is thinking right now. She did 2.00 or higher over a hundred times, and now she's past it and and chronically injured and barely fit enough to do a few meetings a year

Honestly, I'd just give the gold medal to the two girls who jumped over 1.98M at the Heptathlon lol. This is ridiculous. :lol:

Lowest jump since 1980 (the boycotted games).

Such a shame Thiam decided to skip the high jump.

 

[BullsFan22]

Yeah, I agree with you guys. Really low jumps for any final, let alone the Olympics. Given her form, I think Vlasic should be happy to get a medal, but probably disappointed it's not gold, given it's probably her last Olympics. The athletics in Rio just keep getting weirder though. Some events producing super fast times, while others, not so much. Some field events producing OR's, some not so much.

 

[El Pistolero]

Relay races are so frustrating for small countries like Belgium...

They should have a rule that the 4 same athletes need to run every round. Not to mention the doping history of the 3 countries ahead of us... Or you know... the doping history of all the athletes in the teams ahead of us... Lashawn Merrit and co shouldn't be running anymore if the Russians aren't allowed either.

 

[SeriousSam]

Since the Belgian already has Heptathlon Gold, it would only be fair if the High Jump Gold would go to British Katarina Johnson-Thompson to secure Britain's #2 rank in the medal table.

She jumped 1.98m too:

 

[El Pistolero]

Since the Belgian already has Heptathlon Gold, it would only be fair if the High Jump Gold would go to British Katarina Johnson-Thompson to secure Britain's #2 rank in the medal table.

She jumped 1.98m too:

But not on her first try, so according to high jump rules Nafi Thiam takes it. :lol:

If only.

Look at that sixpack by the way. You can tell that in track & field the women are every bit as professional and talented as the men. Wish I could say the same about cycling.

 

[Brullnux]

The referees in the volleyball competition are a joke.

 

[BullsFan22]

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The referees in the volleyball competition are a joke.

Wasn't able to follow the volleyball matches today. What happened?

 

[RedheadDane]

Well, these games have been going pretty well.

 

[Brullnux]

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The referees in the volleyball competition are a joke.

Wasn't able to follow the volleyball matches today. What happened?

I only properly followed Italy vs Brazil, and there were two, fairly momentum shifting points at 21-22 and 17-15 that were quite weirdly handled. For the first one, it was in the first set and an Italian player spiked and it went out, but he challenged for a touch. In the replay, the ball seemed to (just about) touch the hand, which would've made it 22-22 with Zaytsev on a roll. However, the referee gave it no touch. The Brazil team, after seeing the replay, had already begun to go back to defensive positions, as even they thought the point would go to Italy. 23-21, set Brazil at 25-22.

The second one was weirder, and much more clear cut. Italy recuperating in the third set at 17-15, and Wallace spikes and is called out for net touch. Juantorema who had gone for the block holds his hand in pain, and Brazil then challenge. The replay shows Wallace dragging Juantorema's hand onto the net so the Italian hits it first, through no fault of his own. Surely at this point it is Wallace, who without hitting Juantorema's hand would've hit the net first, who is at fault. I am not 100% sure on the rules at this point, but it is just common sense that when the opponent drags you hand onto the net it is their fault. No, point to Brazil, 17-16. The Italians can't believe it and Juantorema demonstrates saying that his hand was pushed into the net, which it was. So I imagine the rule is what I believe it to be, that if someone drags your hand on the net it is their fault, if a pro volleyball player is so angry. The next point the Italians are in chaos and Gianelli messes up the set and call completely, and it's level. Brazil win set and match and gold medal at 26-24, thanks in no small part to that point. I believe that had it been the other way around, the decision wouldn't have been the same. The beach volleyball final and semi had farcical moments too. Not to mention the booing, which really should (and could) be stopped.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Funny thing about these gorgeous male elite athletes at the Olympics...

Kayakers and canoeists - all arms, no legs.

Cyclists - all legs and no arms!

Put these two body types together and you'll get yourself the perfect male specimen.

(Just kidding, of course. Any discussion of this will have to take place in the Clinic.)