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Olympics

They broadcast the World Championships in these different sports all the time, but few people bother watching them until the Olympics roll around. Barber is the gold medal favourite going into the final tonight.
 
I'm so disappointed for Barber. He looked scared the whole time. Really negative body language. We're talking about an athlete that regularly clears 5.80 and 5.90 metres, with a personal best of over 6.0 metres.

For him to be unable to clear 5.65 metres when it counts most, coming in as defending World Champion, in the Olympics...it's a his lack of experience showing, to put it diplomatically.

He should have been a cinch for a medal based on his talent level and previous results.
 
Bleedsblue&white said:
Canadian men are looking really good against Italy.
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Canada played extremely well and i am so proud of the guys, but the Italians had zero incentive in this match so they played a strange lineup. It had the benefit for Italy of eliminating one of France or Brazil.

Still, if you had told me Canada could get out of the pool of death at the start of the Olympics i would have been thrilled.

When this group plays its best and Schmidt is healthy, they can compete with any team in the world.
 
SENSible said:
Canada played extremely well and i am so proud of the guys, but the Italians had zero incentive in this match so they played a strange lineup. It had the benefit for Italy of eliminating one of France or Brazil.

Still, if you had told me Canada could get out of the pool of death at the start of the Olympics i would have been thrilled.

When this group plays its best and Schmidt is healthy, they can compete with any team in the world.
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Rio has me watching volleyball for the first time in my life and this Canadian team is really awesome to watch from a neutral observer perspective. Really fun volleyball. I'm far from an expert on the sport, but taking out the Americans and Italy in the same tournament has to be pretty incredible as far as team expectations are concerned.
 
HUGE upset as Da Silva the 22 year-old Brazilian takes out the French giant in pole vault. He cleared 6.03 metres!

Winning the way he did in front of the home-town crowd in storybook fashion definitely makes up for most of Barber's performance. :lol

Awesome Olympic moment.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
I'm so disappointed for Barber. He looked scared the whole time. Really negative body language. We're talking about an athlete that regularly clears 5.80 and 5.90 metres, with a personal best of over 6.0 metres.

For him to be unable to clear 5.65 metres when it counts most, coming in as defending World Champion, in the Olympics...it's a his lack of experience showing, to put it diplomatically.

He should have been a cinch for a medal based on his talent level and previous results.
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You are likely right but the winner is the same age.
 
i appreciate the athleticism and some of the amazing feats these incredible athletes have achieved.

but **** me i can't watch female powerlifting, people using poles to jump over higher poles or people running in circles for 3 hours... winter olympic sports are, on avg, so much more dynamic.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
Rio has me watching volleyball for the first time in my life and this Canadian team is really awesome to watch from a neutral observer perspective. Really fun volleyball. I'm far from an expert on the sport, but taking out the Americans and Italy in the same tournament has to be pretty incredible as far as team expectations are concerned.
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Just happy people get to see the speed and power the game is played with at the top level and that Canada is producing players and a team that can play at that elite level.

Win or lose from here on out, this Olympics has been a MASSIVE success for Volleyball Canada.
 
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