Olympics All Format Spoiler Thread

ddraver

^^Dr. Hutch pointing out that it is in the exact place you'd want it to trip air around the shins 😋

RichN95.

ddraver said:

^^Dr. Hutch pointing out that it is in the exact place you'd want it to trip air around the shins 😋

They've probably just been playing five a side football without shin pads

First.Aspect

So, after the team pursuit heats, how do we all feel about 3D printed components?

RichN95.

First.Aspect said:

So, after the team pursuit heats, how do we all feel about 3D printed components?

Just don’t buy the printer off Wish like the Aussies did

daniel_b

First.Aspect said:

So, after the team pursuit heats, how do we all feel about 3D printed components?

Boardman was of the opinion that the ones on the Aussie bike were carbon - that was after he saw some different camera angles.

First.Aspect

daniel_b said:

First.Aspect said:

So, after the team pursuit heats, how do we all feel about 3D printed components?

Boardman was of the opinion that the ones on the Aussie bike were carbon - that was after he saw some different camera angles.

CFC can also be made by additive manufacturing. Were they not made that way for the Aussies' bikes?

wongataa

First.Aspect said:

daniel_b said:

First.Aspect said:

So, after the team pursuit heats, how do we all feel about 3D printed components?

Boardman was of the opinion that the ones on the Aussie bike were carbon - that was after he saw some different camera angles.

CFC can also be made by additive manufacturing. Were they not made that way for the Aussies' bikes?

Probably not. The lightest CF parts will be made from sheets of carbon fibre threads laid up in epoxy resin and then baked in an oven - the usual way carbon fibre items are made. 3D printed stuff will be short strands of carbon fibres in 3D printable plastic. Stronger than straight 3D printable plastic but nowhere near as strong as regular carbon fibre parts.

ddraver

Pross

The GB team lost the best part of a second on the first lap which then went out to about 1.5 seconds but they were pulling it back gradually until the second rider lost the wheel on the last two laps. I can't see them beating the Danes but felt if they had made the 2nd v 3rd ride off they could have made the gold medal ride by being a bit better organised.

In a cycling event where weight is less crucial I can't understand opting for a potentially less robust material in crucial areas like the bars.

daniel_b

Pross said:

The GB team lost the best part of a second on the first lap which then went out to about 1.5 seconds but they were pulling it back gradually until the second rider lost the wheel on the last two laps. I can't see them beating the Danes but felt if they had made the 2nd v 3rd ride off they could have made the gold medal ride by being a bit better organised.

In a cycling event where weight is less crucial I can't understand opting for a potentially less robust material in crucial areas like the bars.

oh is it 1st versus 4th and 2nd versus 3rd?

If so, then yes, a bronze is the best they can hope for.

kingstongraham

I know the BBC don't have many channels, but not showing the women's 5,000m live because some Brit is going to come second by miles in weightlifting is odd.

No_Ta_Doctor

Turns out that even Vikings cry sometimes

https://twitter.com/RedR055/status/1422177678065475588?s=19

Lanterne_Rogue

kingstongraham said:

I know the BBC don't have many channels, but not showing the women's 5,000m live because some Brit is going to come second by miles in weightlifting is odd.

Counter argument - the last 5000m final was five years ago, the last GB female weightlifting medal was never

kingstongraham

Lanterne_Rogue said:

kingstongraham said:

I know the BBC don't have many channels, but not showing the women's 5,000m live because some Brit is going to come second by miles in weightlifting is odd.

Counter argument - the last 5000m final was five years ago, the last GB female weightlifting medal was never

I suppose it's the priority between possibly the start of the biggest story in the biggest Olympic sport vs a plucky British kind of success in a less popular sport.

TheBigBean

kingstongraham said:

I know the BBC don't have many channels, but not showing the women's 5,000m live because some Brit is going to come second by miles in weightlifting is odd.

The BBC coverage reminds me of when I was trying to watch a champions league game in Malawi. I found a suitable local place and asked which game they were going to show. "All three" was the reply, despite there being only one TV, "we do 30 mins of each game".

focuszing723

I don't think I have seen anybody as thrilled to win a Gold as the Dane in the Men's badminton. Great to see that and how much it means.

RichN95.

kingstongraham said:

Lanterne_Rogue said:

kingstongraham said:

I know the BBC don't have many channels, but not showing the women's 5,000m live because some Brit is going to come second by miles in weightlifting is odd.

Counter argument - the last 5000m final was five years ago, the last GB female weightlifting medal was never

I suppose it's the priority between possibly the start of the biggest story in the biggest Olympic sport vs a plucky British kind of success in a less popular sport.

What's the big story in the 5000m?

JimD666

RichN95. said:

kingstongraham said:

Lanterne_Rogue said:

kingstongraham said:

I know the BBC don't have many channels, but not showing the women's 5,000m live because some Brit is going to come second by miles in weightlifting is odd.

Counter argument - the last 5000m final was five years ago, the last GB female weightlifting medal was never

I suppose it's the priority between possibly the start of the biggest story in the biggest Olympic sport vs a plucky British kind of success in a less popular sport.

What's the big story in the 5000m?

The favourite won.

OK to be fair she won the 1st of 3 possible golds in the 5K, she's also going for the 10k and the 1500m. To be it becomes a big story when she lines up in the 3rd race having won 2 golds.

RichN95.

JimD666 said:

The favourite won.

OK to be fair she won the 1st of 3 possible golds in the 5K, she's also going for the 10k and the 1500m. To be it becomes a big story when she lines up in the 3rd race having won 2 golds.

Thanks. That would be pretty big if she pulls it off. No-one's won three individual running golds since Zatopek have they?

elbowloh

RichN95. said:

kingstongraham said:

Lanterne_Rogue said:

kingstongraham said:

I know the BBC don't have many channels, but not showing the women's 5,000m live because some Brit is going to come second by miles in weightlifting is odd.

Counter argument - the last 5000m final was five years ago, the last GB female weightlifting medal was never

I suppose it's the priority between possibly the start of the biggest story in the biggest Olympic sport vs a plucky British kind of success in a less popular sport.

What's the big story in the 5000m?

She said she owes it all to coffee.

No_Ta_Doctor

focuszing723 said:

I don't think I have seen anybody as thrilled to win a Gold as the Dane in the Men's badminton. Great to see that and how much it means.

It was beautiful. He was absolutely dominant all tournament, didn't drop a single set, but was clearly under ridiculous pressure. Also great to see the respect between both finalists. Chen Long beat him in the semi in Rio on the way to gold. There was a point during the second set today when Axelsen did something so ridiculously brilliant that Long just smiled. That's when you know you're getting beaten by someone who's so outrageously good and in form that even if you brought your absolute best (and Long played very, very well) all you can do is try and prolong the match and enjoy the brilliance.

Yes, we're bigging up Axelsen here, majorly. He'll be prominent on the Olympics montage next weekend (hopefully with the team pursuit boys!)

kingstongraham

JimD666 said:

RichN95. said:

kingstongraham said:

Lanterne_Rogue said:

kingstongraham said:

I know the BBC don't have many channels, but not showing the women's 5,000m live because some Brit is going to come second by miles in weightlifting is odd.

Counter argument - the last 5000m final was five years ago, the last GB female weightlifting medal was never

I suppose it's the priority between possibly the start of the biggest story in the biggest Olympic sport vs a plucky British kind of success in a less popular sport.

What's the big story in the 5000m?

The favourite won.

OK to be fair she won the 1st of 3 possible golds in the 5K, she's also going for the 10k and the 1500m. To be it becomes a big story when she lines up in the 3rd race having won 2 golds.

She fell after the bell in her heat of the 1500 in the morning session today, got up and won the heat. Then in the evening session won the 5,000 gold. Good day's work.

She's the world champ in the 1500m and the 10,000m.

rick_chasey

I know it’s the second week in but I can’t quite get over how bad the highlights package is on Today at the Games

I recon it’s 60% studio chatting, 20% montages with a stiring soundtrack and only 20% of actual footage.

ddraver

No_Ta_Doctor said:

Yes, we're bigging up Axelsen here, majorly. He'll be prominent on the Olympics montage next weekend (hopefully with the team pursuit boys!)

Not very Viking tho...

I am Axel Axelson and I claim this village 😟for the...😥 nation of...😭 De Vikings!!

focuszing723

Yep, I don't give a sh1t about idle chat in the studio I just wan to see the sport. This always happens when the BBC cover cycling, they will spend a good ten minutes taking about the race in the studio whilst it's live, LIVE! Get the hint!

rick_chasey

focuszing723 said:

Yep, I don't give a censored about idle chat in the studio I just wan to see the sport. This always happens when the BBC cover cycling, they will spend a good ten minutes taking about the race in the studio whilst it's live, LIVE! Get the hint!

So there were two gymnastics floor performances they spent about 4 minutes talking about but they never showed them!

In that time we could have seen it!

focuszing723

It does my nut in. If Elon Musk was in charge of the BBC it wouldn't happen.

pangolin

Agreed. It's really annoying.

exlaser

At the last Olympics the bbc had 5000 hours of sport to show.
This time Eurosport owns all the sports rights and because our parliament says it has to be shown on free to air tv , the bbc has been given 350 hours of sport and they have no control of what’s shown live .

pblakeney

focuszing723 said:

It does my nut in. If Elon Musk was in charge of the BBC it wouldn't happen.

It would be on fire if he was. 😉