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Post by bidiein on Jul 27, 2024 16:03:34 GMT
There will certainly be plenty of meme's from the opening ceremony.
The conditions are just dreadful for the cycling but well done to the British woman getting a silver.
I think the Skateboarding was postponed due to the weather conditions? It is aways exciting to watch but I would not want to be a viewer if the course was made even more dangerous due to rain.
(My brothers friend who got caught up in the train problems yesterday got to Lille and was enjoying the basketball this morning!)
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Post by marion on Jul 27, 2024 16:24:45 GMT
Just watched the diving. That Aussie girl must be in absolute bits right now. That was a huge mistake! It was huge, she virtually went sideways! I was expecting it to be her partner who made some kind of error(knowing the result before watching) as I have seen her crack under pressure before. Well I assumed it was cracking under pressure, I suppose it could just have been serendipity. We came fourth in the men’s cycling, with a puncture. So still a good result.
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Post by marion on Jul 27, 2024 18:09:58 GMT
Rugby Sevens final? On the first day? Isn’t that like staging the World Cup in a day?
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Post by Miranda on Jul 27, 2024 18:55:02 GMT
Except the games only last 15 mins! 😁. They've been playing since yesterday morning.
Just watched the King of Cats on the High Bar. If he nails it twice, that's two golds in his pocket. No one else is getting near that routine. 14.933!
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Post by marion on Jul 27, 2024 19:09:22 GMT
Oh, never having watched it I didnt know it was 15 minutes, 😄
Who is the king of cats?
I am annoyed with myself as i have been totally sucked in and am watching the swimming now. I'm supposed to be catching up with the backlog. We've still got the idiot commentators. They expressed concern about two swimmers' state of readiness... They promptly won gold, 😂.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 27, 2024 19:28:32 GMT
Tan from Chinese Taipei. He got the nickname cos no matter how many twists, he always lands on his feet.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 27, 2024 20:04:10 GMT
Our men qualified 3rd, behind China and Japan
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Post by Rufus Firefly on Jul 27, 2024 21:15:37 GMT
Well done France winning gold in the rugby though I'm a big Fiji fan and well done GB with an unexpected medal in the diving.
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Post by bidiein on Jul 28, 2024 6:38:44 GMT
Rugby Sevens final? On the first day? Isn’t that like staging the World Cup in a day? Some events began a few days before the opening ceremony and the 7s was one of them.
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Post by marion on Jul 28, 2024 8:46:54 GMT
I wonder if there will be any coverage of Steve van de Rapist in the beach volleyball. I don’t want to watch him but do wonder if there will be any protests in the crowd. He is in the ST again today. I get the impression it’s only GB and Australia who have spoken out, and his team partner has stood by him. Apparently the Dutch and the IOC really don’t see a problem.
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Post by linseed on Jul 28, 2024 12:13:19 GMT
He was booed according to news reports
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Post by marion on Jul 28, 2024 13:22:37 GMT
Good.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 28, 2024 17:08:53 GMT
The French women are having an horrendous qualifying.
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Post by marion on Jul 28, 2024 17:53:01 GMT
We did well in the equestrian and the BBC actually showed some. Leading after two days, but one of our girls got a 15point penalty (quite unjustifiably in my opinion 😂) so we are only one showjumping fence ahead of the French. The usual German chap is leading the individual but one of his team fell so they are out of the team event.
Im getting quite sick of these Adam Peaty promos. And given he has said he had mental health issues, I wouldn’t imagine this hoo ha and added pressure helps him. But perhaps that doesn’t affect Olympians.
i heard your favourite gymnast being lauded to the skies, Miranda! 😂 There were an unusually high number of celebs in the audience weren’t there?
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Post by Miranda on Jul 28, 2024 18:35:57 GMT
I have worked out how to avoid her but still see most of the other gymnasts. Can't see our women, unfortunately but what the hey.
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