2024 Paris Olympics General (non-Basketball/Track & Field) Discussion Thread

JustBuzzin · Post #601 » by **JustBuzzin** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:12 pm

rockmanslim wrote:More like Femke Bolt. That was crazy

We will never see another Bolt.

Dude was 6'5 and had a different kind of speed. The only sprinter who made other Olympic sprinters look slow.

GOAT

ROballer · Post #602 » by **ROballer** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:14 pm

USA choking away gold medals like it's yesterday business. Never saw anything close to this.

200 m individual medley, Alex Walsh vs Summer McIntosh. Like wtf.

rockmanslim · Post #603 » by **rockmanslim** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:18 pm

Femke's leg was like

JustBuzzin · Post #604 » by **JustBuzzin** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:24 pm

Alfred got some wheels sheesh!

SamBridges · Post #605 » by **SamBridges** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:25 pm

JustBuzzin wrote:
The Duke wrote:
Loaded_Hollows wrote:Alfred just smoked everybody

She looked so strong.
Her stride length looked very long too.
If she gets a strong start again in finals, I don’t think she’ll be touched

Nah Richardson got this. Even with a slow start she damn near almost caught Alfred.

She will be locked in in the Finals.

thanks good call, you jinxed Sha Carri

Slacktard · Post #606 » by **Slacktard** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:28 pm

Summer McIntosh is having a helluva Olympics for Canada. Won her 3rd gold medal today to go with a silver and just 17 years old.

There's only two athletes in this Olympics with 4 medals and she's one of them. The other is the French male swimmer who has won 4 gold medals.

Quattro · Post #607 » by **Quattro** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:30 pm

Summer McIntosh final tally in the pool from 4 individual events:

400M IM - gold
200M butterfly - gold Olympic record
200M IM - gold Olympic Record
400M freestyle - silver

At 17 she becomes Canadas first ever triple gold medalist at an Olympic games.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #608 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:31 pm

ReginaldDwight wrote:
Bergmaniac wrote:Femke Bol with an unbelievable last leg in the 4x400 mixed relay to get the gold for the Netherlands.

Beating team USA''s C team is a thing, when will they learn to put a top dog in that relay.

Not quite sure why they do this. They put their top players in the other track meet but they ply games in the Olympics. I don’t think they even medaled last Olympics and yet they break records every time.

JustBuzzin · Post #609 » by **JustBuzzin** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:33 pm

SamBridges wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:
The Duke wrote:
She looked so strong.
Her stride length looked very long too.
If she gets a strong start again in finals, I don’t think she’ll be touched

Nah Richardson got this. Even with a slow start she damn near almost caught Alfred.

She will be locked in in the Finals.

thanks good call, you jinxed Sha Carri

Nah I just had faith in my country. We failed.

See you in 2028.

Ssj16 · Post #610 » by **Ssj16** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:33 pm

Man, I'm sad for Jamaica this year in track. All of our strong women not running in the finals. Hopefully the men will do a little better.

Of course I'm also rooting for Canada in track as well but Jamaica will be my first love as far as track is concerned.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #611 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:35 pm

I thought Track and Field is where Team USA could catch up on gold medals, guess not.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #612 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:35 pm

Ssj16 wrote:Man, I'm sad for Jamaica this year in track. All of our strong women not running in the finals. Hopefully the men will do a little better.

Of course I'm also rooting for Canada in track as well but Jamaica will be my first love as far as track is concerned.

Are they all hurt?

ROballer · Post #613 » by **ROballer** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:36 pm

If Ledecky loses the 800 m, I'm convinced the end of the world is coming.

That's one of the signs of the apocalypse.

JustBuzzin · Post #614 » by **JustBuzzin** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:42 pm

ROballer wrote:If Ledecky loses the 800 m, I'm convinced the end of the world is coming.

That's one of the signs of the apocalypse.

You like negative thoughts huh?

Cheer for your country even when you don't think we can win.

Lalouie · Post #615 » by **Lalouie** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:44 pm

Will ledecky retire on top or continue on until it stops

She can do the distances forever if you ask me

GOAT OF GOATS

ROballer · Post #616 » by **ROballer** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:44 pm

Well it was closer that I was accustomed to. :lol:

See the 1500 m.

And it's not my country, I could care less in the end. I just have some athletes I root for and she's one of them.

Just tied Latynina for most golds ever for a woman.

ROballer · Post #617 » by **ROballer** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:46 pm

Lalouie wrote:Will ledecky retire on top or continue on until it stops

She can do the distances forever if you ask me

GOAT OF GOATS

No way she retires with the Olympics coming to the US next. She's only 27. And she's tied for 1st now in golds all time for a woman, she won't get another one here.

She needs to do another edition to break the record.

Lalouie · Post #618 » by **Lalouie** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:47 pm

ROballer wrote:If Ledecky loses the 800 m, I'm convinced the end of the world is coming.

That's one of the signs of the apocalypse.

GOOD NEWS. THE HUMAN RACE LIVES FOR ANOTHER DAY!

Slacktard · Post #619 » by **Slacktard** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:50 pm

Lalouie wrote:Will ledecky retire on top or continue on until it stops

She can do the distances forever if you ask me

GOAT OF GOATS

I think she's looking almost mortal in the 800m, but no other woman can touch her in the 1500. She won that by like 10 secs over everyone else. This 800m was about 1.3 sec faster. I would be shocked if she isn't winning the 1500 in another 4 years...

LordCovington33 · Post #620 » by **LordCovington33** » Sat Aug 3, 2024 7:50 pm

Slacktard wrote:Summer McIntosh is having a helluva Olympics for Canada. Won her 3rd gold medal today to go with a silver and just 17 years old.

There's only two athletes in this Olympics with 4 medals and she's one of them. The other is the French male swimmer who has won 4 gold medals.

Ariarne Titmus has 4 medals too

Aside from basketball, which Olympic sports are you enjoying the most?