Olympic sports thread

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  1. 1

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    Btw, Norway is interesting right now. They're just exactly what you'd expect from them in summer Olympics as a team. 99% of their athletes are just kinda there, waiting for their country's time to shine which is winter Olympics.

    Except for 2 random white dudes who are complete generational+ talents in their very specific races that black guys have dominated for decades. Just find it unusual.
     
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  2. racer

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    The Norge are a very fit and athletic people
     
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    Thank you
     
  4. CF3234

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    Finke was awesome. His ability to close made for amazing TV.

    I know they won gold but USA mens b-ball didn't have the magic of the past. Maybe it's because I am older, but this year really felt like they rolled the ball out and relied on the fact that they had 4 of the 5 best players on the court at all times. Zero cohesion that the past teams had which allowed them to steamroll opponents.
     
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  5. Sportfan

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    It’s all super interesting. Dude from India just took down maybe the best javelin thrower ever. An Italian (of course born in Texas) is the fastest man on earth. An American woman got a medal in the marathon.

    I find it all fascinating. We got the Prefontaine classic in two weeks btw, tons of champions and medalists will be there!
     
  6. Matt Foley

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    Part of that is probably because those guys have only had 2 months off in the last year, in the middle of a global pandemic. That’s the recipe for burnout.
     
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  10. CF3234

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    Fuck them and those stupid hats
     
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  11. Fran Tarkenton

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    Artistic Swimming may have been the bonkiest of the 2020 bonk events
     
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    How many different sports did everyone tune into? I counted 41 of 46 disciplines.
     
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  13. Sub-Zero

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    I still don't understand how this sport in particular is humanly possible
     
  14. Wicket

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    using the list on olympics.com i get to 41 disciplines and id get to 35
     
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  16. Doc Louis

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    As someone who only watched one water polo match, that event sounds like a lazier version of synchronized swimming
     
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  18. billdozer

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    Or the French call
     
  19. CF3234

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    :ohgosh:
     
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    Has been a very boring week
     
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    Way too much work getting done again
     
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    Where the go fund me at so this girl can keep her medal and still raise money?
     
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    I knew there was so much more to this fine young lady than just that wonderful behind.
     
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    Fuck this hell world
     
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  31. CF3234

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    :clap:
     
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  32. 1

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    Hell yes!
     
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  33. Henry Blake

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  34. BWC

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    Reverse jinx! Awesome move on their part.
     
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  35. racer

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    Gdańsk shooting up the travel rankings
     
  36. bigred77

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  37. Gunners

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    19.52 for Noah Lyles at Prefontaine Classic on nbc

    Sha’carri racing soon
     
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  40. football501

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    Yeah that was bad
     
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    She got dusted
     
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  43. hood b. goode

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    Sheesh those Jamaican sprinters dusted her and hit the Lebron troll face in the background



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  45. football501

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    Dang these Norwegians are crushing some of these events
     
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  46. beerleagueman

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    :laugh:answer to the what if question about the Olympics. Jamaicans own us
     
  47. Poetic

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    Athing Mu is unreal, going to be one of the GOATs.

    Fuckin' Lyles, feel if he didn't fuck around in Japan and got himself a good lane he would have won gold.

    Idk what's up with Bromell.
     
  48. Sportfan

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    Fresh Athing in better conditions can go sub 1:54, probably before next years world championships.

    Lyles was struggling prior to Japan, peaked the year prior like Brazier but this was awesome to see him back in form.

    Brommell gotta be battling an injury. His starts are just not where they were earlier in the year.
     
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  50. racer

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    Fuck yeah, they came!

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