[Closed] The Olympics

I expected a bigger peloton. How many countries are taking part?

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/2016-olympic-cycling-spoilers-likely/page/2

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That rowing course looks quite spectacular.

The rowing (and presumably canoeing/kayaking) course looks brutal - though anybody who's competed at Nottingham should be used to that, which might benefit the Brits!

I'm looking forward to the sailing, horse riding and velodrome, the rowing too..

Ladies rugby 7s was a bit disappointing in terms of skill - at least until the last few minutes.

Not a great fan of the crest on team GB kit either.

Steve Cummings bowed out a bit early!

Can see Nibali doing something cheeky here, otherwise it's for Valverde.

That was quite a race. Gutted for G.

aye racing was good, basically all I've concentrated on today, wacthed the lot of it, so not seen much else, bit of hockey, , womens rugby 7s, judo, swimming, yer man doing the world record was good. catching a bit of boxing the now. good first day anyhow. 🙂

Not too much on I'm interested in yet, but it is just the first day, and I also watched that swimming world record by the chap who didn't seem to even think it was anything much special!

Seeing the times of a lot of finals and given I'm not usually good at going to bed until the small hours it strikes me that's going to get a whole lot worse for me!

What's with these (C)BBC presenters? Every one of them makes me want to kill them with fire.

Patronising irritating childish buffoons. We used to have good presenters who could actually, present.

I reaaly reaaly wish I hadn't watched the video of the gymnast breaking his leg.

Russian athletes all banned from the Paralympics...

It seems the paralympic committee have more balls than the IOC

Indeed.

aracer - Member
It seems the paralympic committee have more balls than the IOC

The wrath of Armitstead!

collective punishment is wrong..

It seemed to be a pretty collective crime. So I'm going to have to disagree in this case.

I'm rooting for Nile Wilson in the men's gymnastics cos I'm his postman and he's a nice lad. He's been slowly getting better for the last few years and recently got a European gold.

the temperatures' about the low 30's, all the outdoor competitors are earning their pay!

loving the coverage

The nasty descent strikes again. That looked really horrible.

I thought this was supposed to be about non-cycling events, given there's a big Olympic cycling one?

GB women's rugby team seem on point.

Women's synchro diving - near but far. Some of the cossies needed a wee bit more fabric to be decent.

Fencing - WTF with 'right of way' stuff - surely first hit should count?

Anyone staying up to see if Peaty wins our first gold.

Ladies rugby 7s was a bit disappointing in terms of skill - at least until the last few minutes.

Watching the men's beach volleyball currently, Brazil v Cuba which is a close game, however the commentator sounds like he's watching paint dry!

[quote=theotherjonv ]Women's synchro diving - near but far. Some of the cossies needed a wee bit more fabric to be decent.

This is a recommendation to watch it? 😉

Team GB 7s transformed themselves from first match - great performances now with high skills and some pacy girls. Enjoying watching it now. I wish the fast Welsh lass stated.

Now watching Argentina v Algeria Football with no commentary. Apart from not knowing the names of the players, it's quite a refreshing change!

The commentator made a remark that one of the British pair was going for surgery straight after the games (on an injured wrist)

To quote Mrs V..... while she's under they're going to need to retrieve her cossy from up her arse crack.

Team GB 7s transformed themselves from first match - great performances now with high skills and some pacy girls. Enjoying watching it now. I wish the fast Welsh lass stated.

I've been enjoying that as well. That's some good Olympic watching.

collective punishment is wrong..

Not when the crime is state-sponsored and systematic. It's about time someone had the balls to do it. The IOC should be ashamed.

Twodogs - Member

I reaaly reaaly wish I hadn't watched the video of the gymnast breaking his leg

For anyone that missed it:

Smashed it

Rugby Fives

FFS!

the rugby 7s is quite a good game actually. I never watch rugby, don't even know the rules, not such thing as rugby in any of my schools. But That's a few times I've watched sevens, I've got a rough general idea of the rules just from watching it. Quite enjoy it.

So regarding rules what are the must know rules? The 7s seem quite straight-forward, no scrums or anything like that? (what's the point of them anyhow? ) and how do you foul in rugby beyond passing forward? Take it you're not allowed to hook someone in the jaw? 😆 and it's basically that kinda shoulder charge that is the accepted form of tackling?

also just the 2 ways to score, touchdown and a try? 5 and 2 points?

and cards, yellow means sin bin for 2?

[i]what are the must know rules?[/i]

There are soooo many rules! (Speaking as a referee!) I learn new ones every match!
Basically, got to be one your feet to handle the ball. (get tackled, release, get up), pass backwards, stay onside (I could elaborate, but I won't), tackle anywhere shoulders and below, using both arms.

And, as the GB side have just demonstrated and blown their chances of a gold or silver, don't tackle a player when they're off the ground, or when they haven't got the bloody ball!

cheers dez, I'll mibbe google offside. never knew ye could be.

so you can only tackle a player when they have the ball? if they jump though they are off bounds?

More people commenting on this thread than in the stands by the look of it. They could've saved a bucket load of money by not bothering with half the seats...

[i]so you can only tackle a player when they have the ball? if they jump though they are off bounds?[/i]

Yes, they can't jump a tackler, but when they jump to catch the ball you've either got to go for the ball, or wait til they have a foot on the ground. Cause of many penalties that.

[i] ...offside. never knew ye could be.[/i]

Mate, there are so many ways to be offside in rugby!

handball! wtf is that all about? who watches and/or particpates in these sports? I do enjoy the olympics but some of it is just glorfied niche international sportsday. Badminton that's another silly one, table tennis!
I enjoy the events which feature more than one sport, decathlon & triathlon... brilliant!

Couldn't disagree more jekkyl! The inclusion of professional sports, which already have hundreds of high profile tournaments, has really detracted from the Olympics in my view. Football? Tennis? bloody millionaires pretending a gold medal is important to them? Dunloikit.

Bronze for our clay pigeon fella.

basic passing / handling error led to a situation where she then 'had' to grab a shirt to prevent a score. Which then led to a score anyway.

Then a girl down led to an overlap, and a bad bounce led to the 'in the air tackle' - unfortunate but she did wrap her arms round instead of just getting run over. And then 2 girls down and a rout was inevitable, with panic setting in and error after error.

One poor pass.....

@derekb
I agree there as well actually, tennis, football & rugby shouldn't be included. Where do you draw the line though? horse dressage? *sneers*
road cycling is professional though eh? shirley that shouldn't be excluded?

Anything that is judged rather than won, not a proper sport.

Anything where you can earn more than a million, not a proper Olympic sport.

Edit - anything where you need a million to take part, not a proper sport. So that's the horsey stuff gone.

road cycling is professional though eh? shirley that shouldn't be excluded?

Honestly wouldn't miss it. The World Champs and TdF, Classics etc all more important than olympics imo.

Footie, tennis, golf - Definitely not. What's the point? Like road cycling they've already got major trophies with lots of history.

road cycling is professional though eh? shirley that shouldn't be excluded?

Honestly wouldn't miss it. The World Champs and TdF, Classics etc all more important than olympics imo.

Footie, tennis, golf - Definitely not. What's the point? Like road cycling they've already got major trophies with lots of history.

Is golf in it?? Thats not even a sport.

[i]@derekb[/i] 😆 where'd that come from?

Sailings on Red button now.
Day 1
Nick D (windsurfing) won both races, Briony sitting in 7th overall ATM
Nick T (laser) just out of top ten, Ali doing ok currently in 17th (race still on)

Also, you know when a team of like 20 footballers get medals - they give em out like they're screwed up Kitkat wrappers.. but then gymnastics.. a draw! No! we can't give out two of our precious medals! We will split you so someone goes home with nothing! Dunloikthat neever

lol, well where does the dez bit come from? I've always sneakily thought your first name must be derek?! 😀 Derek! Desmond?

The Olympics should be the pinnacle of any sport which would rule out many like tennis, football, golf, road cycling.

Badminton that's another silly one

😯

Is that talking from experience?

[i]I've always sneakily thought your first name must be derek?![/i]

I'm sure I've admitted that on here before 😆

Syncronised diving on now. Where else could you see such [s]buff bods in trunks[/s] ahem skillful diving??

A bit sweary and NSFW but funny....
Mods please delete if to sweary

*Goes off to find the sit up bench*

always amazes my how they can jump off the top dale and go in head first, tried the top dale years ago as wean, feet first, bloody sore that was, and the end of my olympic diving career! 😆

What do folk think is the hardest Olympic sport for a novice to do?
Contrary to a post above I think that the horsey 3 day eventing thing is one of the toughest but my only equine experience is on a Blackpool donkey.I couldn't do anything at all in the gymnastics and not much more than a belly flop in the diving. Might struggle in the boat and slalom canoe too.

See, that's the Olympics for ya. Off the top board, headfirst. And we're only on day 3.

Doesn't look like the cleanest Olympic water I've ever seen....

I'm always amazed their trunks stay on

The bay is full of raw sewage, the road race course left the lead women's rider in intensive care with concussion, the stadia are empty, not a good advert really. Like the IOC give a sh1t. And no, golf, tennis, football, road cycling, walking have no place at the games.

Some good stuff so far tho. The gymnasts are impressive especially the rings, that looks blddy hard.

btw just saw earlier, whats up with badminton? great sport, starts on thursday. 🙂

Couldn't disagree more jekkyl! The inclusion of professional sports, which already have hundreds of high profile tournaments, has really detracted from the Olympics in my view. Football? Tennis? bloody millionaires pretending a gold medal is important to them? Dunloikit

I agree completely it should be taken back to basics , oiled up greek tossing

To quote Mrs V..... while she's under they're going to need to retrieve her cossy from up her arse crack.

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Gymnastics now ....that's proper Olympic stuff!

The Chinese synchronised divers were spectacular....our lads did v well to get a bronze.

Beach volleyball anybody?

The rules are too complicated.

[quote=nick1962 ]What do folk think is the hardest Olympic sport for a novice to do?

Define "do" and "novice". Lots of them are pretty much impossible for a complete novice.

Just to talk about those I have a clue about, if by "do" you mean getting through all the gates, then you need to be semi-expert to do the canoe slalom - I could probably manage that, but then I was at one point in the top 50 in this country, anybody much below that level wouldn't. If you've never paddled a racing boat before you wouldn't even make to the start line in a sprint kayak (and I imagine the same goes for the rowing) - though I could quite competently take part in that despite being nowhere as good as I was at slalom. I guess for the sprint kayaking, you're probably talking about weeks to months of training to complete the course in the boats they use, for the slalom, years.

Windsurfing - well it's going to take you a while to get to a point you can stand up holding the sail, but you'll still be falling in at every turn.

Horses - I've galloped on horses, I don't think I'd even make it over the first jump.

Stuff I don't know about:
BMX - they have gaps don't they? Not sure I could complete their course despite almost being capable on a bike.

Pole vault!!!

Gymnastics - got to be quite tricky to do anything with some of those bits of kit they use

Blimey, if the men's 7s is anywhere near as entertaining as the women's! Quality stuff.

Anything where you can earn more than a million, not a proper Olympic sport.

I love basketball, and I'm enjoying watching the USA play some outrageous moves as they comprehensively muller Venuzuela, but I'm inclined to think that the millionaires of the NBA shouldn't really be there. Even an U21 / College age group team would be a match for most countries.

I'm interested to know too - do the millionaire olympians muck in like the amateurs? Are Andy and Jamie Murray sharing a room in the village. Will Justin Rose be queuing for food alongside the Judo squad. Are the NBA millionaires claiming a need for proper hotels because they're too big for the beds? Will they be aiming to tap off with the Beach Volleyballers at the closing ceremony?

[quote=theotherjonv ]I'm interested to know too - do the millionaire olympians muck in like the amateurs?

Some of them do, certainly - I'm not sure about all of them. The Murrays come across as really enjoying being part of a team - I'd be very surprised if they weren't in the village. Having said that, ISTR some of them staying out of the village before their events at previous games because it didn't suit their preparations - I'm thinking of complete sports teams here rather than those with lots of money.

Who knows with the golfists who don't seem terribly excited by the whole thing?

I think the Murrays are sharing a room in the village.

I do hope so - when I played sport (last century) I used to just love being around a team, and the giggles of being at an Olympics with all those teams full of the world's best must be great. Maybe that should be the deciding factor - if you're too 'big' to share digs with three other athletes in a student hall of residence, then the Olympics are not for you.

I also hope that someone somewhere is organising a tennis vs badminton ping pong tournament.

Blimey Japan! Hope we manage to beat them later

Wow - thought they'd lost it when they overthrew the lineout. Is what I'm watching delayed, or did you post before the final whistle?