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Olympics

Think only Worm will get this but it makes me laugh.

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Oh man, Santo Condorelli just missed out on a medal in the men's 100m freestyle. Ends up finishing fourth by 3/100ths of a second. He led for most of the race too. I don't know if I've ever seen a more even bunching at the end than that. He could have won gold, let alone bronze or silver.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
Oh man, Santo Condorelli just missed out on a medal in the men's 100m freestyle. Ends up finishing fourth by 3/100ths of a second. He led for most of the race too. I don't know if I've ever seen a more even bunching at the end than that. He could have won gold, let alone bronze or silver.
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Yeah he went out fast and was just caught.
 
Penny Oleksiak is going to be scary good in four years. Awesome swim by her and the Canadian team! If the race was another 20m they would have won silver too.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
Penny Oleksiak is going to be scary good in four years. Awesome swim by her and the Canadian team! If the race was another 20m they would have won silver too.
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and there was another 16 year old on the team (unless I miss heard it)
 
worm said:
and there was another 16 year old on the team (unless I miss heard it)
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Taylor Ruck. I believe she swam the third leg - and did a hell of a job in that respect I might add - in the women's 4x200m final last night. She was born in Kelowna to Canadian parents, but grew up in Arizona, and the American swim association apparently wanted her very badly. She's a very raw talent, but has a ton of potential.

She won six medals at last year's World Junior Championships, including three gold medals (100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, and 4x100m mixed freestyle). If her and Oleksiak continue to develop, Canada could be devastating in the water in Tokyo four years from now.

Also, a very good day on the pond for Canada's rowing teams. I believe three of them qualified (women's doubles, women's eights, and men's fours) for their respective finals tomorrow. Apparently the women's eights and the men's fours are solid medal contenders. The men's fours in particular posted the second-fastest time in their semi-final and managed to keep pace with the heavily-favoured British team. They have a good chance at adding a silver or bronze medal to Canada's medal total tomorrow morning.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
Taylor Ruck. I believe she swam the third leg - and did a hell of a job in that respect I might add - in the women's 4x200m final last night. She was born in Kelowna to Canadian parents, but grew up in Arizona, and the American swim association apparently wanted her very badly. She's a very raw talent, but has a ton of potential.

She won six medals at last year's World Junior Championships, including three gold medals (100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, and 4x100m mixed freestyle). If her and Oleksiak continue to develop, Canada could be devastating in the water in Tokyo four years from now.

Also, a very good day on the pond for Canada's rowing teams. I believe three of them qualified (women's doubles, women's eights, and men's fours) for their respective finals tomorrow. Apparently the women's eights and the men's fours are solid medal contenders. The men's fours in particular posted the second-fastest time in their semi-final and managed to keep pace with the heavily-favoured British team. They have a good chance at adding a silver or bronze medal to Canada's medal total tomorrow morning.
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Silver would be best. I'm not sure you can make out bronze when covered in human waste.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
Brooke Henderson was an expected medal contender by most publications that I read prior to the Games. I think Sports Illustrated had her winning a silver medal.
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sure but golf is not like other sports - it is wide open - nobody consistently wins or is even top 3
eg. all 4 male major winner this year were "new"

Henderson (though ranked number two in the world) has only won 3 events

Ko is amazing but I would not bet on her even finishing top 3
 
Yeah, I think golf is about impossible to predict from an observer's standpoint. Anyone can have the round of their life on any given day.
 
worm said:
Nice. I am assuming that this isn't his best event?
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No, I think that the CBC swimming analyst was saying that he has to decide if he wants to do both events tonight (50m freestyle and 100m breaststroke) or decide if he wants to prioritize one over the other.

He's fast as hell out of the block so I'm wondering if he can actually win the 50m gold medal. He would have last night.
 
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