2016 Rio Olympics Thread

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:46 am

Is Mallory Pugh part black, or just tan?

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:53 am

rass wrote:I like Friedman, but oops.

Didn't Charlie Jones make a similar mistake in the '88 games?

Ah yes...found this:

Jones announced the winner of the men's 800 meters as Nixon Kiprotich of Kenya, when actually it was another Kenyan, Paul Ereng. Kiprotich finished eighth.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:09 pm

not all is perfect but it's still great when live

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/o ... e31387478/

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:09 pm

rass wrote:I like Friedman, but oops.

That's a hell of a mistake to make.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:14 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote:
rass wrote:I like Friedman, but oops.
Didn't Charlie Jones make a similar mistake in the '88 games?

Ah yes...found this:

Jones announced the winner of the men's 800 meters as Nixon Kiprotich of Kenya, when actually it was another Kenyan, Paul Ereng. Kiprotich finished eighth.

Are you saying all white people look alike?

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:15 pm

is the soccer being shown live?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:19 pm

Uh oh

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:20 pm

Yep, on NBCSN.

You gonna play three on the back line, that's gonna happen. Solo had none chance.
eta: Crystal Dunn coming on.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:22 pm

Ryan wrote:Uh oh

i'll take that as a yes

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:23 pm

degenerasian wrote:
Ryan wrote:Uh oh
i'll take that as a yes

Online

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:25 pm

Live on NBCSN as well. Watched first half over lunch break, US missed a great chance right before half - guessing that is now coming back to bite them based on reactions on here.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:27 pm

tennbengal wrote:Live on NBCSN as well. Watched first half over lunch break, US missed a great chance right before half - guessing that is now coming back to bite them based on reactions on here.

Swedes has a lightning one-man counterattack. Girl got the lead pass at midfield, with a step on two defenders, and had the speed to outrun them on the dribble, straight to the box, an easy 15 yard shot into the corner.

American gals getting plenty of chances, like the first half. Just a matter of time. Megan coming on for O'Hara.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:29 pm

Should be fun watching the best team in the world go full-out for a half hour though, right?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:29 pm

howard wrote:Yep, on NBCSN.

You gonna play three on the back line, that's gonna happen. Solo had none chance.
eta: Crystal Dunn coming on.

Black women in soccer, too!?!?!?! What's the world coming to!

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:30 pm

A_B wrote:
howard wrote:Yep, on NBCSN.

You gonna play three on the back line, that's gonna happen. Solo had none chance.
eta: Crystal Dunn coming on.
Black women in soccer, too!?!?!?! What's the world coming to!

Only cuz Sydney Laroux is pregnant.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:35 pm

The Olympic diving pool has been closed again because of water quality issues...a German diver says "the whole building smells like a fart"

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:35 pm

Holy lucky shit

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:39 pm

These Swedes are big.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:42 pm

What a run by Dunn! That was lucky for Sweden (good hustle too)

Even though they've pulled Tobin back to defense, she is determined to create a chance.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:48 pm

Pugh is Russell Westbrook

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:24 pm

degenerasian wrote:The Olympic diving pool has been closed again because of water quality issues...a German diver says "the whole building smells like a fart"

A real quote:

Olympics official on Rio's green pools: 'Chemistry is not an exact science'

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:27 pm

Welp. US dodges a bullet there. She was onside.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:32 pm

This was a good game. Was Carli Lloyd called offside or was she whistled for a foul on her header into the net?

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:37 pm

howard wrote:That possibility occurred to me, but there was a huge margin of victory, 15 seconds. I didn't realize so many high finishers had broken milestones (heh, as opposed to kilometerstones.)

ETA: Brazil has been metric for over 200 years, it would be pretty weird if they measured the track in yards. American contractor, maybe, but we don't even use yards for high school track anymore. An American football contractor?

I agree that using yards seems implausible. But if the track is regulation length then today's race has gotta be one of the all-time outlier events in sports history. If it were just the winner who had an insane time -- and breaking a WR that hasn't been approached in years by 14 seconds is nuts -- it would be one thing. But basically everyone in the race ran the race of her life. And it was 85% humidity in Rio, which is not ideal for running a blazing time.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:45 pm

That was B.S. gamesmanship by Solo..changing gloves...weak

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:46 pm

howard wrote:This was a good game. Was Carli Lloyd called offside or was she whistled for a foul on her header into the net?

It looked like a faoul to me in real time, and the replay pretty clearly showed her dragging the woman down.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:47 pm

Joe K wrote:But if the track is regulation length then today's race has gotta be one of the all-time outlier events in sports history.

I like the theory that the track is mismeasured. I don't like the theory that they used yards instead of meters. Unless NASA/JPL subcontracted the job.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:43 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote:That was B.S. gamesmanship by Solo..changing gloves...weak

Poison.

Hope Solo: "we lost to a bunch of cowards. The better team did not win"

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:32 pm

Good call nonlinear (barring a cramp).

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 9:06 pm

Hope Solo is an embarrassment.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:40 pm

Agreed. I rarely actually hate athletes but I'm pretty sure I hate her.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:48 pm

WTF Pierre McGuire is doing water polo?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 1:41 am

degenerasian wrote:WTF Pierre McGuire is doing water polo?

Poorly, no doubt.

howard · Post by **howard** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 10:45 pm

He was not dog-paddling on the side of the pool, behind the glass. Which would've been an improvement. Al Roker was offering actual cogent commentary.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 10:55 pm

NBC totally whiffed on the most exciting (and controversial) event of the night. I'm kind of looking forward to them going back to their comfort zone in Tokyo.

howard · Post by **howard** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 11:03 pm

Which one, the long jump, or Mo Farrah falling? Or Fraser-Pryce's hair?

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 11:13 pm

Wardrobe malfunction.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 11:25 pm

Oooh, Russia. Bad form.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 11:31 pm

howard wrote:Which one, the long jump, or Mo Farrah falling? Or Fraser-Pryce's hair?

long jump. NBC treats the jumping as more of a nuisance than an event.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 11:46 am

Rex wrote:
howard wrote:Which one, the long jump, or Mo Farrah falling? Or Fraser-Pryce's hair?

long jump. NBC treats the jumping as more of a nuisance than an event.

I watched the highlights on the NBC Sports iPad app. The announcers were British, so I assume not part of NBC's TV team, but they were right on top of the controversy. I'm not sure if NBC's TV coverage showed this, but the final jumper's hand brushed the sand, which is why his jump was (correctly) scored as much shorter than it initially appeared.