Olympics 2024 - General Discussion

[baldrick]

Mark English 800m and Sarah Lavin 100m hurdles both into semi finals.

Giles through too. Looked very comfortable

 

[MrSki]

Radio 5Live commentator said "Has Giles shot his load too early"

 

[baldrick]

As someone said yesterday, crafty contenders come up with solutions the problem setters hadn’t considered. Being freakishly tall would surely help.

The two best climbers among my friends are 6 foot 4 and 5 foot 2. It's not as much of a benefit as you might think being tall. A lot of competition bouldering relies on balance and flexibility. A smaller person's centre of gravity balances out the reach of somebody who is tall. It's quite meritocratic really.

 

[Richard46]

Giles through too. Looked very comfortable

& Pattison

 

[baldrick]

Wrong thread

 

[Petcha]

Skateboarding again...

That backslide into the 5-0 snowplow into the 270 fakey lipdrive at the deepend. amazing. oh the switch cooked grind to finish it at the pocket!! Lovely madonna to finish it up too.

 

[Petcha]

There's a 49yo out there pulling off front side nose grinds in the deep end. Respect

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

That backslide into the 5-0 snowplow into the 270 fakey lipdrive at the deepend. amazing. oh the switch cooked grind to finish it at the pocket!! Lovely madonna to finish it up too.

Genuinely don’t know if this is actual terminology or a pisstake

 

[Boo Radley75]

There's a 49yo out there pulling off front side nose grinds in the deep end. Respect

After feeling old, yesterday, about being older than the collective ages of the three women's medalists, it's comforting to see someone marginally older than me in the men's event.

 

[Petcha]

Genuinely don’t know if this is actual terminology or a pisstake

Tune in now... no pisstake

 

[Petcha]

After feeling old, yesterday, about being older than the collective ages of the three women's medalists, it's comforting to see someone marginally older than me in the men's event.

The old geezer's getting a massive applause there. I think the youngest one is 16 or something.

 

[Idaho]

As someone said yesterday, crafty contenders come up with solutions the problem setters hadn’t considered. Being freakishly tall would surely help.

It depends on the route. Some routes may favour taller people, but some will definitely favour shorter people. Low holds on an overhang, tight bridging, etc all are horrible if you are tall.

 

[Petcha]

Has the break dancing been yet? I can't wait for that commentary.

 

[Elpenor]

Did climbing once at cub camp and basically even when roped I was too much of a coward. I’ll stick to sports that don’t involve being brave!

Friend whose kids do it reckon it’s ideal for engineers as involves problem solving (and she also said her kids were ND so it suited them too)

 

[hash tag]

Track cycling; currently watching the men's sprints. As much a battle of nerves and speed as anything. There have been some exciting old school races.

 

[mwgdrwg]

Andy Macdonald at 51 flying on that skateboard, absolutely inspiring!

 

[Sue]

Andy Macdonald at 51 flying on that skateboard, absolutely inspiring!

My BIL (who was a skateboarder back in the day) very reluctantly stopped 'demonstrating how it was done' (ie having a go) to my nephew when my sister pointed out you don't bounce as well in your 50s as you do in your teens/20s. This is only going to embolden him.

 

[mwgdrwg]

My BIL (who was a skateboarder back in the day) very reluctantly stopped 'demonstrating how it was done' (ie having a go) to my nephew when my sister pointed out you don't bounce as well in your 50s as you do in your teens/20s. This is only going to embolden him.

I have an old skateboard but am terrified of going on it cos I would probably break a hip now

 

[Sue]

I have an old skateboard but am terrified of going on it cos I would probably break a hip now

Right! My BIL is undeterred though.

 

[Elpenor]

I think I would fall over if I even saw a skateboard let alone tried to ride one

 

[Petcha]

I have an old skateboard but am terrified of going on it cos I would probably break a hip now

There can't be another sport in the world where you have a 51yo competing against a 16yo.

And pulling off a stale fish reverse in the jump box with an indie 360 like that.

 

[planetgeli]

There can't be another sport in the world where you have a 51yo competing against a 16yo.

There are tons. Archery, Bowls, Cricket, Darts...and that's just off the top of my head going through the alphabet.

 

[Boo Radley75]

There can't be another sport in the world where you have a 51yo competing against a 16yo.

And pulling off a stale fish reverse in the jump box with an indie 360 like that.

Off the top of my head...

Do think it's ridiculous that big sports like darts don't get even a look in at the Olympics while shooting, archery and break dancing do.

 

[Petcha]

There are tons. Archery, Bowls, Cricket, Darts...and that's just off the top of my head going through the alphabet.

Jimmy's old but not quite that old.

 

[bcuster]

The tiny Republic of Notre Dame (population <9,000) is tied for 15th in the Olympic medal count with 7 total medals. RND is tied with Greece, Ireland (ironic...?), Ukraine, Romania (controversy here) and Switzerland.

Let's all root for the little guy, yes?

 

[hash tag]

Andy MacDonald has just had a terrific run

 

[Petcha]

Risky to go for the scrambled egg 540 there. Shame. The backflip though

Clearly this is the ticket to get next olympics.

 

[planetgeli]

Risky to go for the scrambled egg 540 there.

You are Chris Morris and I claim my £5

 

[hash tag]

BBC....press red button to watch the track cycling. I press red button. Get a few minutes of cycling then they go over to volleyball

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Skateboarding is a massive rush to watch. They are true bands of brothers and sisters. Love It.