2016 Olympic chatter

• salto

  

  If the Olympics were to eliminate a sport, what would you pick? I choose Equestrian. The horse is doing majority of the work. The rider can GFT.
• salto

  

  Spock;1806101 wrote:so we are having the summer olympics in a country that is currently in winter?

  Pretty darn nice winter weather, temps of 70s-80s every day.
  
  

  friendfromlowry;1806114 wrote:The only thing winter about it is the name. It's going to be in the 70s and 80s the entire time.

  
  
  ^ wat he said
  
• slingshot4ever

  Ironman92;1806108 wrote:How close can Ledecky get to him when she's all said and done?

  No....doesn't do enough events
• Ironman92

  

  Strange lineup and USA losing to Venezuela early on. Lowry, George, DeRozen, Jordan, Butler
• ironman02

  slingshot4ever;1806151 wrote:No....doesn't do enough events

  Yeah, she basically has a max of 5 medals per Olympics since she's exclusively a freestyle swimmer. She'd have to swim in 4 more Olympics to even come close to Phelps, who will probably have 28 total medals after Rio.
• Ironman92

  

  USA playing lazy lazy defense while Venezuela attacks. 10 fouls in first quarter and 6 turnovers for USA
  
  Tied 18-18 after 1
• Mulva

  

  Delly with 23 pts on 7/8 shooting, 13 assists, 0 TO. Rio can't hold him.
• Spock

  

  these rugby women are beasts
• SportsAndLady

  

  Mulva;1806302 wrote:Delly with 23 pts on 7/8 shooting, 13 assists, 0 TO. Rio can't hold him.

  GOAT
• Ironman92

  

  USA up 26-22 and went on a huge run late in the 2nd....game over at half 48-26
• Ironman92

  

  Spock;1806304 wrote:these rugby women are beasts

  I flipped over quickly the other day and saw the USA women losing 5 early in the game and was wondering how the hell the soccer team was down 5 already....then immediacy saw a woman pick up the ball and run lol
• like_that

  

  Wtf happened to Missy Franklin?
• ironman02

  What has happened to Missy Franklin? She didn't even qualify for the Olympics in the 100M Back, and she just failed to make the 200M Free finals. She still has the 200M Backstroke, but I really expected her to be dominant for years to come after her performance in London.
• ironman02

  like_that;1806324 wrote:Wtf happened to Missy Franklin?

  Lol. Glad I'm not the only one.
• like_that

  

  btw, nobody talked about it but the IOC is a joke. Banning Russia from the paraolympics? LOL, way to take a stand IOC!
• slingshot4ever

  Hopefully Lilly King can knock off the Russian in this breaststroke final.
• ironman02

  King got it done!
• Ironman92

  

  Lily!
  
  Love her ways
• slingshot4ever

  I love how the boo all the Russians
• slingshot4ever

  Phelps looks pissed
• ironman02

  LeClos is pushing his luck.
• ironman02

  Everyone seems to forget that Phelps came right back and beat LeClos in the 100 Fly in London after losing the 200.
  
  After that shit by LeClos just now, I can't wait for tomorrow night.
• ironman02

  Phelps just shut it down with about 20M to go in the semis. I have a feeling he's gonna put on a show tomorrow night.
• Ironman92

  

  LeClos wasn't full go IMO after his strange strategy in the 200 where he went out like crazy and somehow held on for 2nd. Going to be tight tomorrow.
  
  Will watch.
• ironman02

  Ironman92;1806339 wrote:LeClos wasn't full go IMO after his strange strategy in the 200 where he went out like crazy and somehow held on for 2nd. Going to be tight tomorrow.
  
  Will watch.

  No doubt he was holding back too. All about just getting a good lane for the final.