The Tokyo 2020/1 Olympics Thread *spoilers* (not the road race cycling)

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,542
    ddraver said:

    Gold medal CHance for Team GB.

    Young Mr Sinden looks like he could do with some sun after this match

    He’s from Donny. The sun only burns your topless body.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,384
    edited July 2021
    What is a Gamjob?

    This commentator has been watching far too much Kirby...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,542
    ddraver said:

    What is a Gamjob?

    Penalty point for leaving the circle / grabbing etc.

    Get 10 and you lose automatically
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,384
    AND HE'S LEVEL!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,542
    Goes fast
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,384
    Nooooooo!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,542
    Last second loss!!
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,384
    Ah dammit :(

    Bad luck Bradley that was close. Now go get a suntan and commiserate in the arms of another heartbroken athlete-ess
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,454
    Seems to be a sport for late comebacks as you have to chuck everything into high risk moves.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,384
    Ooooh a chink in the armour of Simone Biles...

    (in that she's so good the floor isn't big enough for her any more)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,722
    Regarding skateboarding.
    There will be a flurry of interest if Sky Brown wins gold in park as expected. This will evaporate within 24 hours.
    And her ride will be kack in comparison with the men’s.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,208
    BBC coverage is weak, isn't it? Not having the rights to more than two live sports at a time makes it considerably worse than the last two games, but also talking for ages about/to a plucky Brit when there's actual sport happening really gets my goat. It's incessant.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,454
    kingstongraham said:

    BBC coverage is weak, isn't it? Not having the rights to more than two live sports at a time makes it considerably worse than the last two games, but also talking for ages about/to a plucky Brit when there's actual sport happening really gets my goat. It's incessant.

    Ah I hadn't realised the number of sports was limited. I wondered why the coverage was so poor.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,208
    Pross said:

    kingstongraham said:

    BBC coverage is weak, isn't it? Not having the rights to more than two live sports at a time makes it considerably worse than the last two games, but also talking for ages about/to a plucky Brit when there's actual sport happening really gets my goat. It's incessant.

    Ah I hadn't realised the number of sports was limited. I wondered why the coverage was so poor.
    Discovery channel have bought the rights, and are forced to allow a free to air channel to have some coverage. They own Eurosport (and GCN), so Eurosport and Discovery+ have tonnes of live coverage.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    BBC men’s cycling coverage cut to the studio during the decisive climb when it was all kicking off.

    There is a rights issue but there is also an understanding your content issue. It truly was awful.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,722
    £20/annum on ES is paying off just now. Even with adverts.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,454
    kingstongraham said:

    Pross said:

    kingstongraham said:

    BBC coverage is weak, isn't it? Not having the rights to more than two live sports at a time makes it considerably worse than the last two games, but also talking for ages about/to a plucky Brit when there's actual sport happening really gets my goat. It's incessant.

    Ah I hadn't realised the number of sports was limited. I wondered why the coverage was so poor.
    Discovery channel have bought the rights, and are forced to allow a free to air channel to have some coverage. They own Eurosport (and GCN), so Eurosport and Discovery+ have tonnes of live coverage.
    That makes sense, my daughter said earlier she took Discovery + for a month to watch the equestrian. Will watch on ES instead when I can but away for second week with no Wi-fi
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,722
    Get some extra data?
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,454
    pblakeney said:

    Get some extra data?

    No 4G and very minimal mobile signal. I can pay for the site's Wi-fi but it's rubbish.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,384
    edited July 2021
    I rather like le francais skating in his school shirt though...

    I quite enjoyed it all round.

    Come on Sky Brown!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,384
    Triathlon has been moved earlier to avoid the heat. Starts in 40 mins or so...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,542
    Big fan of Boardman generally. I don’t think punditry or commentary play to his strengths.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,454
    Complete fuck up at the triathlon start. They had a boat blocking half the pontoon and started the race, the boat that reversed under twin outboards but luckily no-one was behind. Someone has questions to answer there. Just restarted
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,454
    Carlton would be having kittens seeing how close these RIBs are getting.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,917
    I see Adam Peaty has taken gold in the paddling pool.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,208
    Spotting a bit of over rotation.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,917
    And Skateboarding gold won by 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya (women's street).
    13 years old and an Olympic Gold FFS? That's crazy.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,208
    No over rotation from the British pair there though.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,917
    Gold for Tiny Tom at his 4th games - chapeau sir!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,208
    Tom Daley finally gets gold!

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