fatpony
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Post by fatpony on Jul 29, 2021 19:45:30 GMT -6
They couldnt show the rest of the women’s all around because of swimming semi finals?? There is only one rotation left! I'm sure they're saving it to build suspension (even though everyone knows the result).
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Post by clairefraser on Jul 29, 2021 19:52:15 GMT -6
They couldnt show the rest of the women’s all around because of swimming semi finals?? There is only one rotation left! I'm sure they're saving it to build suspension (even though everyone knows the result). I’m pouting because I’m super tired tonight and might not be able to stay awake for the end. Come on NBC I have an early bedtime! LOL
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Post by clucky on Jul 29, 2021 19:59:08 GMT -6
Ahhhh, was it just me screaming and pounding on the ottoman during the Women’s 200M breaststroke final? Or anyone else watch that too. Ahhhhhh
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fatpony
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Post by fatpony on Jul 29, 2021 20:00:36 GMT -6
Talk about a stark contrast of the women post 200m vs men 200m.
Like, 4 women hugging each other and telling the gold medal winner she's so amazing. The men scowling alone at the board.
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Post by jaygee on Jul 29, 2021 20:01:43 GMT -6
Talk about a stark contrast of the women post 200m vs men 200m. Like, 4 women hugging each other and telling the gold medal winner she's so amazing. The men scowling alone at the board. I loved seeing the winner of the woman’s finals realize she won and get surrounded by her competitors to celebrate.
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Post by jaygee on Jul 29, 2021 20:24:59 GMT -6
I missed the preamble - why was Michael Andrews toast at free? Is he injured or something? It was weird to see him swimming so obviously fast but just quickly losing ground to the faster swimmers.
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richard
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Post by richard on Jul 29, 2021 20:29:57 GMT -6
I oddly love instrumental versions of pop songs.
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fatpony
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Post by fatpony on Jul 29, 2021 20:32:16 GMT -6
I missed the preamble - why was Michael Andrews toast at free? Is he injured or something? It was weird to see him swimming so obviously fast but just quickly losing ground to the faster swimmers. I think he's just not that good at it (comparatively). He was awesome at the first two strokes.
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Post by jaygee on Jul 29, 2021 20:33:16 GMT -6
I oddly love instrumental versions of pop songs. we play a game at dinner sometimes where we play instrumental versions of pop songs and try to be the first to guess the song.
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Post by jaygee on Jul 29, 2021 20:33:46 GMT -6
I missed the preamble - why was Michael Andrews toast at free? Is he injured or something? It was weird to see him swimming so obviously fast but just quickly losing ground to the faster swimmers. I think he's just not that good at it (comparatively). He was awesome at the first two strokes. Oh interesting.
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Post by jaygee on Jul 29, 2021 20:54:00 GMT -6
Man, the Brazilian gymnast Rebecca Andrade is impressive. Her floor routine was my favorite. And she wouldn’t have been able to compete if the Olympics were held last year due to injuries. So inspiring!
I want to go back and watch some of the performances they didn’t show on prime time - like the Belgium gymnast. She was so great on uneven bars.
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Post by addymac on Jul 29, 2021 21:08:54 GMT -6
I missed the preamble - why was Michael Andrews toast at free? Is he injured or something? It was weird to see him swimming so obviously fast but just quickly losing ground to the faster swimmers. He’s very good at all of them but he actually usually just does this weird things where he just sprints his way through and then crashes at the end, which is the free. DH (ex swimmer) said it’s a bizarre way to tackle a medley but so far it’s worked well for him. Clearly it didn’t here. But usually he’s so far ahead of the other swimmers that he starts crashing during the last leg- or as DH says “he swims like you” (bc I am excellent at the doggy paddle). But it seems like tonight he never got off on a super strong start to have the time and space to crash in the last leg. Also he’s unvaccinated so he sucks.
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Post by beersandweirs on Jul 29, 2021 21:22:03 GMT -6
Anyone else staring at the hurdlers' junk? 👀
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Post by miawallace on Jul 29, 2021 21:22:50 GMT -6
Anyone else staring at the hurdlers' junk? 👀 Omg. Meeeeeee I’m going to hell.
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Post by sherminator on Jul 29, 2021 21:34:04 GMT -6
Peacock is pretty hard to navigate too. I've seen many, many complaints about it on Twitter. We still have a cable package, so I've just been using the regular channel guide to flip around and see what's on the various NBC-affiliated channels. But if I didn't have that, I'd be lost. For me, I also feel like the time difference is more significant too. For my personal schedule, early morning events are hard to catch. Whereas with the Euro Cup this summer, all the games were on late-morning to early afternoon which was a lot easier and I could follow along in real time. I haven’t even messed with peacock. I just watch it on network or on the nbc sports app and if I miss something oh well. They did this ridiculous thing where for one weekend here the local baseball games were exclusively on peacock and everyone complained about it so much that I never downloaded the app. so far Ive been doing this... but eventing starts tomorrow and it takes a very long time. so I may have to give in.
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Post by jaygee on Jul 29, 2021 21:41:16 GMT -6
I missed the preamble - why was Michael Andrews toast at free? Is he injured or something? It was weird to see him swimming so obviously fast but just quickly losing ground to the faster swimmers. He’s very good at all of them but he actually usually just does this weird things where he just sprints his way through and then crashes at the end, which is the free. DH (ex swimmer) said it’s a bizarre way to tackle a medley but so far it’s worked well for him. Clearly it didn’t here. But usually he’s so far ahead of the other swimmers that he starts crashing during the last leg- or as DH says “he swims like you” (bc I am excellent at the doggy paddle). But it seems like tonight he never got off on a super strong start to have the time and space to crash in the last leg. Also he’s unvaccinated so he sucks. Thanks for explaining. I usually count on MH (also ex swimmer) to explain swimming to me. I love watching it but know nothing about it. I can swim to save my life and that’s it. Lol. I thought he was kind of cute but unvaxed kills that.
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Post by Tlex on Jul 29, 2021 22:45:16 GMT -6
I cannot believe this article left out that the planes name is Air Horse 1
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Post by auburn on Jul 29, 2021 23:28:27 GMT -6
Lazor went to Auburn too. 😍
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Post by robot on Jul 29, 2021 23:39:47 GMT -6
I cannot believe this article left out that the planes name is Air Horse 1 MH keeps repeating this fact and making himself laugh all over again.
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Post by jaygee on Jul 30, 2021 1:50:44 GMT -6
I watched this race and saw this crash and it was intense. Glad to read that he’s awake but I’m worried for him.
I had a really hard time watching the bmx. They said it’s like nascar on bikes and that was accurate. So many crashes.
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Post by jaygee on Jul 30, 2021 1:55:55 GMT -6
Swearing on this video, but Leslie Jones watching water polo is amazing.
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Post by notblanche on Jul 30, 2021 7:43:48 GMT -6
NASCAR on bikes would explain why Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was on my tv yesterday. That's really scary, jaygee. I hope he recovers easily.
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Post by thatgolfb on Jul 30, 2021 12:49:41 GMT -6
I just watched the BMX race where Connor Fields went down and it looked really bad. 😣 They said he is in ICU and they are optimistic after the initial CAT scans, so I hope he is okay.
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Post by richard on Jul 30, 2021 14:56:31 GMT -6
I'm just now learning that there are mixed medley races in swim and track with both women and men competitors!
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Post by jaygee on Jul 30, 2021 16:18:06 GMT -6
I'm just now learning that there are mixed medley races in swim and track with both women and men competitors! Are those new? I thought I read they are new. They seem wild. I need to watch one.
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Post by richard on Jul 30, 2021 16:23:39 GMT -6
I'm just now learning that there are mixed medley races in swim and track with both women and men competitors! Are those new? I thought I read they are new. They seem wild. I need to watch one. They are - this year.
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Post by beersandweirs on Jul 30, 2021 16:24:56 GMT -6
I'm just now learning that there are mixed medley races in swim and track with both women and men competitors! Apparently there was some controversy with team USA's running relay that they were in like the wrong spot for the pass off and they were disqualified. But they like petitioned it and got it overturned because that's where they were told to be.
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Post by caer on Jul 30, 2021 16:46:02 GMT -6
The mixed triathlon is actually on right now. It’s apparently a new event and there are 4 members (2 men, 2 women) - it looks like they each do a mini triathlon. It’s wild.
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Post by caer on Jul 30, 2021 16:48:49 GMT -6
Speaking of awesome, this woman competes for the USA in shot put. She apparently is nicknamed “the hulk” and she wears a Joker mask. I love everything about it lol.
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clucky
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Post by clucky on Jul 30, 2021 18:40:32 GMT -6
Watching prime time now, currently showing track. The W 400m hurdles, weird echo or something with the start gun, then the British athlete tripped before the first hurdle. I feel so horribly for them.
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