Paris Olympics 2024

[Which Tyler]

Closest thing a human gets to actually flying

The kite surfers would like a word

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Not sure what just happened in the gymnastics, commentary were saying a routine was basically nailed on for gold and it got 6th!

 

[ncurd]

Marked him down on difficulty and execution. Difficulty being the big one.

 

[ncurd]

But even with full difficulty he'd have got 4th. Not sure what he did wrong in execution compared to Jarman who looked less assured.

But then I watch gymnastics once every 4 years.

 

[Which Tyler]

Luke definitely looked better than Jake to Ali and I

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

cycling road race just started oh boy

 

[Which Tyler]

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Road Cycling race is so narrow and windy I'm surprised we're not seeing more riders down

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Graphics in the cycling are just terrible - who's in the peloton? Who's in the breakout?
Give me stats ffs

Edit: think I saw Pidcock in the peloton so 2m30ish behind the leaders - no chance, realistically

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Graphics in the cycling are just terrible - who's in the peloton? Who's in the breakout?
Give me stats ffs

IOC in house production is terrible. The company that does the production for classics and grand tours is so much better. You know how many are in each group and you get a scrolling list of the big names in each group. It took me a while to realize that Remco and MVDP weren't in the same group.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Crazy ride from Evenepoel
Looked at the Frenchman, saw he couldn't take turns drafting with him anymore, and put the hammer down and put 20s on him in a few minutes

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Pulling for Healy to get the bronze, no idea if he has a good sprint or anything but he's in the mix in that chase group

Edit: quick Google shows Healy is from Birmingham!
Hon the lads!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

PUNCTURE

Every cycling event this Olympics has been excellent so far

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

my heart sinks

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

no radio, he didn't even change over the computer, the despair in his voice.

This is sport.

 

[AlRums]

To an extent confirms some of the stuff I posted earlier

 

[TRF_Olyy]

God the Olympics is great

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

I bet spectators could feel the negative energy as van Der poel and piddock came by two minutes off of gold

 

[AlRums]

Now rowings finished TeamGB had a record collection as below, taken from the BBC

Britain's rowing medallists at Paris 2024

Britain finished the Paris Olympics with eight medals to beat their previous best at an overseas Games.
Here are the medal winners:
Gold

• Men's eight - Sholto Carnegie, Rory Gibbs, Morgan Bolding, Jacob Dawson, Charlie Elwes, Tom Digby, James Rudkin, Tom Ford and cox Harry Brightmore
• Women's lightweight double sculls - Emily Craig and Imogen Grant
• Women's quadruple sculls - Lauren Henry, Lola Anderson, Hannah Scott and Georgina Brayshaw

Silver

• Men's pair - Oliver Wynne-Griffith and Tom George
• Women's four - Helen Glover, Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten

Bronze

• Women's eight - Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Holly Dunford, Emily Ford, Lauren Irwin, Eve Stewart, Harriet Taylor, Annie Campbell-Orde and cox Henry Fieldman
• Men's four - Oli Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson
• Women's double sculls - Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde

 

[AlRums]

God the Olympics is great

+1

Does get confusing on here though, you get comments where you have no idea what sport is being commented on let alone which event