2016 Rio Olympics Thread

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 12:00 pm

Pruitt wrote:One of the other profs in the TV Production program that I teach in is an audio guy who will be working the Olympics.

He and his crew were in Rio a few months ago to do some preliminary work and he said that the water where the yachting and triathlon will take place is filthy. Apparently no work has been done to clean it up. He said that the triathletes are going to be in real trouble.

I know some sailors who have been in Rio for some "pre-Olympics" type events. They say the water is completely disgusting.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 12:09 pm

And it's a situation that has been discussed for at least 5 years now.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 12:14 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote:I know some sailors who have been in Rio for some "pre-Olympics" type events..

Hanging out at Club Help down on Copacabana?

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 12:34 pm

Pruitt wrote:
degenerasian wrote:CBC? They were down there last week and they could not stand the stench of the bay.

The World Cup and Olympic money was supposed to help clean that up. Instead the Olympics keep getting more expensive and the taxes keep going up. Brazillians pay for these events twice and get nothing out of it. Qu'elle disastre.
Freelancer who is - I think working for CBC in this case. He worked for NBC at Sochi and said that they ran the best show of any network he's ever worked for. He also works Super Bowls and other big events for the international feed.

He's worked a lot of Olympics and says that what's going on in Brazil makes the Greeks look organized.

but hey, CBC has a theme song!

http://www.cbc.ca/m/sports/cbc-olympic- ... -1.3434772" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:19 pm

We're going to have Simone Biles, the 3-time reigning all-around gymnastics champ, and maybe Gabby Douglas, but McKayla Maroney won't join them as she's hanging them up.

SportsDoc · Post by **SportsDoc** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:49 pm

degenerasian wrote:
Pruitt wrote:
degenerasian wrote:CBC? They were down there last week and they could not stand the stench of the bay.

The World Cup and Olympic money was supposed to help clean that up. Instead the Olympics keep getting more expensive and the taxes keep going up. Brazillians pay for these events twice and get nothing out of it. Qu'elle disastre.
Freelancer who is - I think working for CBC in this case. He worked for NBC at Sochi and said that they ran the best show of any network he's ever worked for. He also works Super Bowls and other big events for the international feed.

He's worked a lot of Olympics and says that what's going on in Brazil makes the Greeks look organized.

but hey, CBC has a theme song!

http://www.cbc.ca/m/sports/cbc-olympic- ... -1.3434772" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Couldn't they bring in Putin to turn this thing around before fall?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Mar 25, 2016 5:33 pm

US of A up 1-0 at halftime in leg 1 of playoff v. Columbia. Columbia is the better team but the U.S. had a really nice text book play to get a goal by Gil. Away goal is nice too. U.S. goalie is good (starter for Molde). I expect Columbia to get 1 or 2 in the 2nd half. It is HOT (102 degrees).

Post by **brian** » Fri Mar 25, 2016 6:04 pm

1-1 final. Good result for U23s. Can't play for 0-0 next week, but nice to know it's there for the taking.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Mar 25, 2016 6:20 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote:It is HOT (102 degrees).

Probably why they chose Barranquilla rather than one of the temperate mountain cities.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:31 pm

We're going to be without The Brow, and now Chris Paul is going to take off for Rio. Curry, Irving, and Westbrook are locks; do we pick up Wall or Lillard as a 4th PG?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:32 pm

Does Irving want to play? Because i bet the cavs want him not to.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:49 pm

we're supposed to keep this team from scoring for the next 75 minutes? Yikes.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:07 pm

Yeah, that is just not something that was going to happen.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:51 pm

An own goal from Colombia. Went from excited to cringe in a second.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:14 am

A_B wrote:Does Irving want to play? Because i bet LeBron wants him not to.

Alternate version.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 11:14 am

Soccer men’s draw:

Group A: Brazil, Denmark, South Africa, Iraq.

Group B: Sweden, Colombia, Nigeria, Japan.

Group C: Germany, Mexico, South Korea, Fiji.

Group D: Argentina, Portugal, Honduras, Algeria.

WOMEN'S OLYMPIC DRAW

Group E: Brazil, China, Sweden, South Africa

Group F: Canada, Australia, Zimbabwe, Germany

Group G: USA, New Zealand, France, Colombia

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 11:44 am

No Adam Scott, No Oosthuizen, No Vijay.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 6:17 am

Newly Built Cycle Path Crashes Into The Sea

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu May 12, 2016 7:31 am

Brazil impeaches president.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu May 12, 2016 7:43 am

Man, Chicago could have done all this and more.

Post by **brian** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 11:24 am

Just saw a breaking news alert that Russia's entire team has been banned for doping.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 11:26 am

brian wrote:Just saw a breaking news alert that Russia's entire team has been banned for doping.

Just Track and or Field

Post by **brian** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 11:27 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:
brian wrote:Just saw a breaking news alert that Russia's entire team has been banned for doping.
Just Track and or Field

Got it, thanks for clarification. Makes sense.

Post by **brian** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 11:27 am

(though I'm sure they have athletes in other sports doping. But track is the worst.)

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 4:59 pm

Russian track and field athletes may be the lucky ones.

Rio government declares 'public calamity' over finances ahead of Olympics

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:11 pm

"Welcome To Hell" warn Rio Police

Those are off-duty Rio cops welcoming tourists to their fair city.

Elsewhere in the city police staged other demonstrations against the late payment of salaries and a lack of basic necessities like car fuel and toilet paper.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:10 am

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:53 am

Oh dear - not the sort of publicity Rio would want right about now...

Mutilated Body Washes Up Near Site of Olympic Beach Volleyball Competition

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:05 am

that's ok. gives the Olympics some local culture.

Rowing would be more exciting if you had to dodge a few bodies.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:59 am

Better headline:

What an elephant was doing in my pajamas, I'll never know

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:28 am

Adam Scott agrees the golf format is just not worth the trip.
http://www.businessinsider.com/adam-sco ... ?r=UK&IR=T

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:11 am

Before Rio, There Was Montreal

Excellent article about the incompetence and corruption surrounding the 1976 Olympics as well as the lingering effects those games had on the city of Montreal.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:41 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:Adam Scott agrees the golf format is just not worth the trip.
http://www.businessinsider.com/adam-sco ... ?r=UK&IR=T

same with tennis, Dominic Thiem ranked 8th is not going for the same reasons
http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Dominic-T ... 33908.html

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:40 am

Brendon de Jonge skipping because missing the two events puts he PGA tour card at too much risk. De Jonge has missed the cut 15 times in 19 starts this year, plunging to No. 160 in the FedEx Cup standings.

Post by **brian** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:16 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:Brendon de Jonge skipping because missing the two events puts he PGA tour card at too much risk. De Jonge has missed the cut 15 times in 19 starts this year, plunging to No. 160 in the FedEx Cup standings.

That's much more of a no-brainer than someone in the top 10 skipping.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:30 am

brian wrote:
wlu_lax6 wrote:Brendon de Jonge skipping because missing the two events puts he PGA tour card at too much risk. De Jonge has missed the cut 15 times in 19 starts this year, plunging to No. 160 in the FedEx Cup standings.
That's much more of a no-brainer than someone in the top 10 skipping.

Yeah losing the Greenbrier hurt some of the pros at the lower end of the money list. The 2nd-tier tourneys are places where they can get into a safer card situation. It is a shame because guys like de Jonge skipping means the country likely loses its entry in the event (same thing when Vijay skips).

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sat Jul 09, 2016 4:03 pm

Dustin Johnson says Zika is the reason he is a no go
http://www.si.com/golf/2016/07/09/ap-apnewsalert

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:19 pm

And Spieth says no thank you to getting Zika. At this rate the guy with the gold medal may be the dude in jean shorts, tank top, and work boots with a mismatched set of clubs at the local muni.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:25 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote:And Spieth says no thank you to getting Zika. At this rate the guy with the gold medal may be the dude in jean shorts, tank top, and work boots with a mismatched set of clubs at the local muni.

Maybe Canada will defend the gold medal from 1904!

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:41 pm

Also, golf as an Olympic event is stupid.