08-06-2016, 09:00
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2016 Summer Olympics
Thought I'd place a thread for any comments, noteworthy events that actually involve athletic pursuits (vice terrorism/urban bio-hazards).
Congrats this morning to young Virginia Thrasher (nice name) for taking the first medal & first Gold (by beating 2 CHICOM competitors) in the 10m Air Rifle.
Nice job young lady!
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08-06-2016, 13:03
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Shooting - American teenager Thrasher wins first gold of Games
https://www.yahoo.com/news/shooting-...6631--oly.html
Way to go young lady.
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08-06-2016, 13:18
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Great shooting young lady. Congrats
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08-06-2016, 15:20
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Now that the recalcitrant lawn has been mowed, bride informs me that USA men take Silver in Archery. Saw the final shots in replay; them darn ROKs were dumping their shafts in there where & when needed to get the job done. IIRC, their women's team is notoriously handy as well.
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08-07-2016, 12:29
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Bravo Zulu young lady!
While IMHOO 10m Air Rifle is far too removed from the original intent of the guy who invented a cartridge and a rifle vs. a ball and a bat (not to mention the $$$ involved is enough to afford Nemo Arms Omen + optics + rounds + range finder), achieving 60 successive perfect/near-perfect shots is purely skull-numbing!
FWIW, I tried out for the Air Rifle team in college. Did not make the cut  (granted, this is before Master Rick coaching and Master Gene Econ's Sports Psychology mentoring). I then tried out for the NRA High Power team and started off with Expert classification score, and left with Master  . Now Olympic Rapid Fire Pistol and Bullseye on the other hand ... 
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08-07-2016, 14:48
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Both cycling road races have been epic!
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08-07-2016, 19:04
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...so the first US gold medal was gun related?
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08-07-2016, 19:11
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...so the first US gold medal was gun related?
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Yup, first day, first medal, first Gold. (Yeah, the SJW's are busy ingesting their children right now.)
Also, congrats to Dana Vollmer for medaling again (100m Butterfly). Gold last time, Bronze this time. 'Course, even I couldn't do what she did which is to have a kid in between 2 Olympics.
Women's bike race was kind of a heartbreaker but those things really highlight who has the 'never quit' dialed up the most.
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08-08-2016, 17:48
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Katie Ledecky = BEAST
Has anybody been following Katie Ledecky for USA women's swimming? She has been smashing records like its no one's business and is simply INCREDIBLE!!! Today she had an awful start (in the 200m I believe) and STILL won convincingly.
What I admire most about her though is that she is clearly a very humble and gracious person who recognizes and prioritizes the most important things in her life such as her faith (she's a Catholic like me!), family, and patriotism (she has spoken in strong support of our military and supports numerous charities). We as a nation are very blessed to have her representing us in Rio!!!
This picture pretty much says it all, LOL 
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08-08-2016, 17:56
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Originally Posted by cjwils3
Has anybody been following Katie Ledecky for USA women's swimming? She has been smashing records like its no one's business and is simply INCREDIBLE!!! Today she had an awful start (in the 200m I believe) and STILL won convincingly.
What I admire most about her though is that she is clearly a very humble and gracious person who recognizes and prioritizes the most important things in her life such as her faith (she's a Catholic like me!), family, and patriotism (she has spoken in strong support of our military and supports numerous charities). We as a nation are very blessed to have her representing us in Rio!!!
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Yep...I told my wife that she needs to swim against Phelps for some competition.
I'm glad she is on our side! It's believed that she is set up to take five golds. I truly hope so!
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08-08-2016, 19:33
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Yep...I told my wife that she needs to swim against Phelps for some competition. |
We've been following her as well. 2nd in her pre-lim tonight, looking forward to her swim tomorrow. Phelps was asked what he thought of Katie:
His answer: "Stud." (one swimmer to another, that's a good thing)
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08-08-2016, 23:47
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The Olympic Games are in the Southern Hemisphere, so wouldn't that make them the Winter Olympics? 
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08-09-2016, 06:09
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The Olympic Games are in the Southern Hemisphere, so wouldn't that make them the Winter Olympics?
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Summer vs Winter Olympic Games --> traditionally seasonal type of sports, not necessarily the region. Try holding the winter games in Brasil's single ski area with its 30m of elevation difference no matter what time of year it is. 
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08-10-2016, 00:05
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Women's gymnastics uniform- best ever!
Congrats to them. Outstanding job!
Micheal Phelps - what an awesome job!
All the US competitor - fantastic performance!
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08-10-2016, 05:08
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Concur. Don't watch much television other than Cubs game when they're on and a documentary or two, and a few (too many, really) congressional hearings...
This has been an enjoyment with the CoS in the evenings. Lots of depth in these teams, even besting several who spend the majority of their time in the US training here. (Not familiar with our track & field posture.) Good thing the Russians have a Judo team, as even RT saw fit to do a fairly balanced story on Efimova and the hostility toward doping.
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"I do think it's a victory for clean sport to show you can do it after competing clean all your life," (Gold medalist Lilly King)
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I need to get some of those noise-cancelling headphones little Boomer Phelps has for when the sisters-in-law come over...
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