Olympic sports thread

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by Gunners, Jun 13, 2021.

  1. racer

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    This is a disaster. Nobody has any clue how to play it.
     
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  2. racer

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    Oh boy here we go
     
  3. HoosDaMan

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    Is he going for the win?
     
  4. racer

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    Holy shit imagine that
     
  5. HoosDaMan

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    I’m confused. I guess he couldn’t curl it in to knock the one yellow out to give us 2.
     
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  6. Sub-Zero

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  7. bertwing

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    Plys choked like a motherfucker. You don’t deserve Vicki
     
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  8. racer

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    4 Olympics, 1 medal. Srsly USOC ban this man.
     
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  9. bertwing

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    Never would’ve been able to carry enough weight to curl it in and knock out the Brits stone far enough to get 2.
     
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  10. jplaYa

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    We play for the bronze, correct
     
  11. bertwing

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    Yes
     
  12. enjj

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    We just lost to the Swedes. Watched the game and the one against GB… every end we were playing catch up. Hard to win like that.
     
  13. racer

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    Yes but

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  14. jplaYa

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    Plys really choked which sucked because the team goes as he does.
     
  15. CF3234

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    Shitting on Shuster is an olympic tradition of mine. But this wasn't on him. Plys shit all over himself again and again and put Shuster in no win situations all match.
     
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    That was nice to see after her 3rd Olympics.

    Also, my favorite non-'merica athlete of the games got silver

     
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  17. IHHH

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    She looks nice but goldberg never recovered from losing his starting spot
     
  18. bro

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    he looks healthier these days
     
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    Women's ski halfpipe final starting now on USA. 3 Americans in it.

    Let's goooo!!!
     
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    Damn....first American up was having an awesome run then her binding broke.
     
  21. WillySaliba

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    Chinese super glue. Those fuckers.
     
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    Alright Hanna. I see you. Atta girl.
     
  23. b7

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    For someone who knows very little about snowboarding what gives a skier or snowboarder more amplitude then the other?
     
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  24. Sub-Zero

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    That run seemed tame as fuck for a 93. Is ski halfpipe that boring?
     
  25. WillySaliba

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    The psychosis of the angle you take. Straight is speed, angled slows you down.
     
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    Watch where they land on the wall. The higher up the more speed they'll be able to carry. The lower the slower...also harder to land a trick on the flatter part of the halfpipe.
     
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  27. WillySaliba

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    Gu is a lock.
     
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  28. Fran Tarkenton

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    the meltdown on figure skating coming up is epic fwiw (the after competition part)

    but the ruskie who just skated to the Stooges was good and watch her after the competition
     
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  29. clemsontyger04

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    Yeah that meltdown was wild this morning.
     
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  30. jplaYa

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    Wow she just folded

    She shouldn’t have skated and the pressure owned her
     
  31. racer

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    Has this girl not fucked up ROC would have swept and done so by a large margin.
     
  32. jplaYa

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    Kudos to Weir for freaking knowing Russian
     
  33. clemsontyger04

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    Weir savage as fuck btw
     
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  34. racer

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    Sakamoto got some thighs
     
  35. jplaYa

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  36. jplaYa

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    NBC chasing those ratings at the expense of humanity

    can’t say I blame them

    this is a tier content
     
  37. racer

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    Oh good Mike is going to break it all down for us
     
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  38. beerleagueman

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    every slip after the first one looked intentional
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  39. jplaYa

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    Apparently Trusova had to be dragged out of the rink

    my favorite part of that thread is the Chinese call the Russian female coach “Eteri” which is basically the word for ramen because her hair looks like ramen
     
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  40. HoosDaMan

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    That’s hilarious. The silver medalist wasn’t upset for her friend or Russia. She wanted the gold. lol
     
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  42. racer

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    Trusova looks scary.
     
  43. Henry Blake

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    The IOC
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  44. WC

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    Gu is a fucking obnoxious interview
     
  45. Papa

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    I know curling isn't easy, but I get irrationally upset when every shot isn't perfect. I've cursed Shuster's name so many times this Olympics.
     
  46. bro

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    I’m annoyed very much by this woman
     
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  47. bro

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    Tied up with Canada after 4
     
  48. Papa

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    Why does every team we play get to start with the hammer? It seems like a significant advantage.
     
  49. jplaYa

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    You get the hammer if the other team scored a point in the previous end. Ties goes to the current team with the hammer.
     
  50. racer

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    I don’t think it matters as much early, but I’d think you would always assume the rule of 1 per end to the hammer and want to keep the hammer on an even schedule for your team at any given end.