Olympics

[Bleedsblue&white]

Pole vaulting may be the most entertaining event ever.

That's what I was thinking.
I want to see video of people attempting it for the first time.

 

[Bleedsblue&white]

The open water racing seems a bit dicey. As a matter of fact, I believe clump of used condoms is currently in 17th place.

 

[MindzEye]

The Bolt memes and videos online today are out of control

 

[worm]

examples?

 

[MindzEye]

https://www.facebook.com/CoolAccidents/videos/1202249096473617/

 

[Deckie007]

That's what I was thinking.
I want to see video of people attempting it for the first time.

Watching them fail in slo-mo is pretty great. So much fun.

 

[WellPlayed]

So van Koeverden's time in the B-final would have apparently been good enough for a silver medal in the actual final....that's gotta suck.

 

[Metalleaf]

Shouldn't have ****ed up at the start yesterday.

 

[Metalleaf]

Men's 200m qualifying going right now.

 

[Metalleaf]

Bolt jogs to first in his qualifying heat.

 

[LeafGm]

Is DeGrasse running in the 200m?

 

[hairnova]

Is DeGrasse running in the 200m?

Yup.

Mark Masters:
Andre De Grasse posts the fastest time in the 200m heats (20.09) ... that's a season best for him.

 

[LeafGm]

Nice. So, he'll be moving on to tomorrow's semi-final, along with one other Canadian runner.

Hopefully DeGrasse can pick up another couple of medals between the 200m and the 4 X 100m relay.

 

[Metalleaf]

Brown also qualified for the 200m semis with the best time of the non heat winners. Rodney just missed qualifying. Bodes well for the 4x100 IMO.

 

[zeke]

Yup.

Mark Masters:
Andre De Grasse posts the fastest time in the 200m heats (20.09) ... that's a season best for him.

and jogged the last 50m.

 

[Bleedsblue&white]

Watching them fail in slo-mo is pretty great. So much fun.

This is the slo-mo Olympics. It's all I see now, slo-mo grunts, grimaces, howls...the swimming looks really cool.

 

[JaysCyYoung]

All of Canada's remaining boxers eliminated today. Yikes. Outside of the pool it's been a really rough Olympics for Canada...

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

All of Canada's remaining boxers eliminated today. Yikes. Outside of the pool it's been a really rough Olympics for Canada...

Yeah I figured after first week would easily pass 20 medals, looking less likely now.

 

[Metalleaf]

Canada only had 1 gold and 18 medals in London.

They've already got 2 gold and 13 medals so far and likely a few more medals on the way. Rough Olympics my ass.

 

[Metalleaf]

If Canada gets to 20 medals it will be an historic games, given they haven't won 20 medals since Atlanta.