OT - 2016 Brazil Olympic thread

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woot!!

 

[forty_three]

Wow. That was... Wow.

 

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Of course, now Canada will lose to Zimbabwe...

 

[mooger_35]

Of course, now Canada will lose to Zimbabwe...

It's the Canadian way

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Of course, now Canada will lose to Zimbabwe...

sounds like the road to BRONZE ! to me

 

[mooger_35]

Woot! Great start

 

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Woot! Great start

Vic Rauter says make the final Canada 2 Australia no score...

 

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On a sad note, no Steve Armitage at these Olympics as he is battling some health issues.

/Did you know Steve has been at 16 prior Olympic Games?!? Amazing career.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Garreth Wheeler ripping in to the Aussie women ( i said pardon? ) as if they were the Azzurri men lol

 

[jstewismybastardson]

On a sad note, no Steve Armitage at these Olympics as he is battling some health issues.

/Did you know Steve has been at 16 prior Olympic Games?!? Amazing career.

get well steve

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[esls79]

At least Australia didn't lose to a bunch of teenage boys this time.

 

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CBC still do montages very well...

 

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No pressure, Andre...

It is a tall order considering no one has usurped him at the Olympics in nearly a decade, and his racing resume is lined with gold.

But 21-year-old Andre De Grasse from Markham, Ont., will be looking to unseat Usain Bolt as the fastest man on earth in Rio.

And if he does, he could rack up millions of dollars in sponsorship and marketing opportunities.

De Grasse, who will line up next to Bolt in the men’s 100m on Aug. 13, headlines a list of Canadian athletes who could vault a strong performance at the games in Brazil into lucrative sponsorship and marketing deals.

Sports agent Brad Robins -- who represents star NHL goaltender Carey Price, his teammate Brendan Gallagher, as well as surefire Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur – told Yahoo Finance Canada that De Grasse could stand to make “tens of millions of dollars” off a gold-medal victory in Rio.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

No foul called

 

[esls79]

If reducers like that are allowed then this tourney is going to be a shit show.


/at least it's a shit show on grass

 

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No foul called

Man, that's Pepe Tancredi nasty.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Well played

 

[tducey]

Looking forward to the Olympics. I know there has been controversy around these games but I hope for a week that controversy is forgot and we can truly see the best athletes strive to be their best.

 

[forty_three]

I love the Olympics. I hate the coverage of the Olympics.

The opening ceremony hasn't happened yet and I am already sick of the fuzzy focus stories of struggle and perseverance that these young athletes with their world class training gyms and teams of coaches and their millions of dollars of endorsements that give them the courage needed to overcome and compete in the 4 events that will be televised in prime time.

I don't want to hear about some weird faced kid from a life of privilege who swims fast and got everything back after being caught driving drunk. I'd prefer to actually see people compete in every sport. Shut up with the interviews and featurettes. SHOW ME COMPETITION.

Someday, the Olympics will evolve into no actual competition. Just a contest to see who can tell the best story of their country's rhythmic gymnast.

 

[BGDave]

NBC is also streaming on their site. Had the SWE-RSA match on for background noise.

Live and Upcoming

Have to log in with a cable company/direct TV account though.

Thanks. 3 weeks of unproductive "work" for me !!