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Post by potentpotables on Aug 7, 2016 10:33:45 GMT -5
Daily Olympic fun fact: The 1956 games were held in Melbourne, the first games outside of North America/Europe, the southernmost games. However, Australia had strict laws on quarantines and the government decided not to change the laws to accommodate the Olympics, so the equestrian events were held five months earlier in Stockholm.
I can't find an explanation for why the equestrian events were held in Sydney in 2000. The easy money is on the laws being changed, but I can't find anywhere to confirm.
Post by potentpotables on Aug 7, 2016 11:18:53 GMT -5
I'm going to butcher the spelling of her name, but Gaurika Singh won her 100 back prelim. She is Nepalese. She is also the youngest competitor in the entire Games, at 13 years old. She's still wearing braces. Hope she makes the final, what a great story it would be.
She broke the Olympic record and swam the second fastest time in history IN THE PRELIM. She was .34 off of her world record, I think it will fall tonight in the final. Trying to be the first American woman to win the 400 free since 2000.
I love the Olympics (Summer and Winter)... and love we have Bravo, NBC Sports, etc giving us more options of sports to watch. I am not a huge Cycling fan (even though the end of yesterday's race was interesting)... but I am game for all other events.
Does anyone on here ever support non-USA teams? I tend to root for USA, Canada, UK, and Australia. Sometimes Japan and South American countries. Unless there is a good underdog story. USA first, of course.
I love the Olympics (Summer and Winter)... and love we have Bravo, NBC Sports, etc giving us more options of sports to watch. I am not a huge Cycling fan (even though the end of yesterday's race was interesting)... but I am game for all other events.
Does anyone on here ever support non-USA teams? I tend to root for USA, Canada, UK, and Australia. Sometimes Japan and South American countries. Unless there is a good underdog story. USA first, of course.
I tend to root for different nations in different events. Dutch speed skaters, for example. Also underdogs.
Part of the fun of events with measurable scores is watching greatness, I will always root for world records in swimming and track.
Post by potentpotables on Aug 7, 2016 14:26:42 GMT -5
Alex Massialas had an amazing comeback in the men's individual foil, scoring the last 7 points in the match. He's in the semis and trying to be the first American man to win a medal in an individual fencing event since 1984.
Post by potentpotables on Aug 7, 2016 20:42:13 GMT -5
Lilly King calling out Yuliya Efimova for her failed drug tests, I love her confidence and the shit talking! That final, the 100 breast, is tomorrow night and King is the #1 qualifier. American Katie Meili was the 5th qualifier.
She broke the Olympic record and swam the second fastest time in history IN THE PRELIM. She was .34 off of her world record, I think it will fall tonight in the final. Trying to be the first American woman to win the 400 free since 2000.
She just dropped her world record by like 1.5 seconds. She is a STUD.
The 4x100 relay tonight is going to be nuts, I think it will start around 11pm EDT. Don't miss it!
Ledecky goes for gold in the 400 free next.
How often do you hear the announcers call out the results before the races even starts? That was awesome. Good for Ledecky for crushing the world record; very cool.
The overhead camera angle of her miles ahead of everyone else was pretty freaking sweet.