Olympics Thread

I'm watching the women's trap at the moment. Riveting stuff, the final was anyone's, and throw in a few misfires from the clay bird machines too. A shame Rooney couldn't go one better but still a magnificent achievement

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I thought they were referring to the other more MILFish looking one on the right who looks ready to go full Sharon Stone any second.</p></blockquote>
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Err yeah

<p><strong>Not </strong>a good idea to merge the Olympic Sevens thread with the general Olympic Thread. #justsaying</p>

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<p>Reportedly "OK". Was conscious going into the ambo.</p>
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<p>That was a nasty crash. She was just rag-dolled upside down on the kerb. I thought her back landed hard on the edge as well.</p>
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<p>NZ men's hockey just scored a spectacular equaliser against the poms if you aren't watching the game I suggest you look it up.</p>
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<p>Just reading that the Dutch girl has a severe concussion and 3 small fractures in her lumbar vertebrae. She has to stay in intensive care for another 24 hours, but she's conscious and able to talk. She has apparently already tweeted that she'll be okay and that she's most of all very disappointed because she was so close to winning gold. Glad to read that, because that crash looked awful.</p>

Italian diver chicks. Fuck. Yes.

Just watched the last 15km of the women's road race. Gutted for the American who went all that way to get nothing <br><br>
That was a pretty decent crash that Dutch girl had

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<p>NZ women's 8 racing their heat right now. Great sight seeing a big black boat <em>in the water again</em></p>

I'm glad that 'boat' was the last word in that sentence.

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<p>Google images tells me she's already had a wardrobe incident on a windy day.</p>
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<p>She had an incident on the Great British bakeoff too</p>
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7s strolled to victory after GB imploded with YCs. <br><br>
Are the Olympics rugby shirts available to buy??

<p>The sisters will need to improve their work at the breakdown in the final - too many turnovers and penalties vs GB.</p>
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<p>The key to beating Aust will be dominating possession and defence.</p>

<p>Need to kick some conversions too.</p>

NZ nail the tricky cross country course to be in the silver medal position with just the showjumping to go. Sir Mark Todd individually 4th. Each rail knocked down in the showjumping is 4 penalties so the margins are very close

<p>Can someone commentate the 7's final at 10 am??</p>

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<p>NZ nail the tricky cross country course to be in the silver medal position with just the showjumping to go. Sir Mark Todd individually 4th. Each rail knocked down in the showjumping is 4 penalties so the margins are very close</p>
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<p>4 teams (Oz, NZ, France and Germany) in contention for the medals. Could end up in any order although we have a reasonable buffer to 4th so a medal is a good possibility.</p>
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<p>Individually who knows. The last olympic winner was 12th heading into the show jumping. I'm picking we get a 3rd and a fifth. </p>

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<p>Seems a bit odd that Samoa and Tonga arent there.</p>
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<p>Samoa were knocked out by Spain in the final qualifier in Monaco....</p>
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<p>..on Day 1 from a relatively tough Pool A that contained Ireland, Samoa, Tonga and Zimbabwe, top seeds Samoa lost to Ireland.</p>
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<p>After beating Samoa on the first day Ireland lost the 1st quarterfinal to Spain (7-12), who had finished 2nd in Pool D to Hong Kong. Spain then went on to beat the winners of the 2nd quarter final, Russia (17-12), to reach the final.</p>
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<p>On the other side of the draw, Samoa were back in form, despatching Hong Kong (31-12) and seeing off Germany (26-14) to set up the final with Spain.</p>

<p>Great Britain getting done here - doesn't make me feel too confident.</p>

<p>Australia are very clear favourites for a good reason, I bet a yellow card costs NZ.</p>
<p>Aus by 20</p>

<p>Waht's the process if a draw after full time?</p>

<p>Fantastic work by Canada, thrashing GB. Especially after GB thrashed them in the pool stages.</p>
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<p>Nervous times now.</p>

<p>Need to make the most of this.</p>

<p>a few tidy looking young ladies running around out there....just finished watching highlights of the Can-GB game BTW</p>

<p>Try New Zealand 5-0.</p>

<p>NZ TRY!</p>

Fucking sky go not working again 😡

These commentators are irritating to say the least.

<p>Love me a bit of controversy!</p>

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<p>These commentators are irritating to say the least.</p>
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<p>Keith Quinn is really bad.</p>

They have tmo right? That is pretty poor.

<p>Keith Quinn should've been put out to pasture a decade ago. Rambling idiot.</p>
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<p>5-all at the moment and a shit restart from NZ gifts Aus the ball.</p>

<p>Woodman carded.</p>

<p>Is Woodman one of us or thenm?</p>

<p>Hmm us I see</p>

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I only love controversy when it favours us...

<p>We're fucked. 10-5 to Aus and we're still down to 6 players for nearly 2 minutes of the second half.</p>

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Nonsense, we are right in this game!

<p>This ref is missing some obvious knock-ons. </p>
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<p>NZ needs to take their chances but lacks speed.</p>

OK now we're fucked.

<p>Aussies can seal it here.</p>