Olympic thread - or how to bankrupt a country

[belchardo]

20 past 9 in the morning and the rowers are rowing sideways cause of the wind. Could be an interesting rowing regatta!

[belchardo]

Oh, and Mel!

[boz-monaut]

I can't wait for news stories on those people who trade Olympic pins

so interesting how they travel to this huge world sporting event and have swap meets for small badges

[belchardo]

Matildas should be up by at least 2.

[The Dunster]

Matildas should never have played against the emerging Jets as it appears they have been infected by the Newcastle Jets curse. A lack of respect for a quality team in Canada and an own goal against the Germans meaning the Matildas have another 4 years to wait.
We will know if they have been effected by the Jets curse when they start focusing on how they dominated Germany and yet didn't win while ignoring the fact that the scoreboard is the only stat that counts.

[belchardo]

Best 2 third placed teams go through dunster. They're still a chance. Could even come second if canada roll the germans.

Need to do our bit and smash Zimbabwe.

[The Dunster]

Best 2 third placed teams go through dunster. They're still a chance. Could even come second if canada roll the germans.

Need to do our bit and smash Zimbabwe.

I didn't realise about the best two 3rd place teams going through. Either way though they will need a lot of luck.

[baldrick]

Nasty

http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympic...53de98fb1d25c9

[q-money]

what a hard bastard, didn't even make a peep

[MFKS]

Matildas should never have played against the emerging Jets as it appears they have been infected by the Newcastle Jets curse. A lack of respect for a quality team in Canada and an own goal against the Germans meaning the Matildas have another 4 years to wait.
We will know if they have been effected by the Jets curse when they start focusing on how they dominated Germany and yet didn't win while ignoring the fact that the scoreboard is the only stat that counts.

Getting beat by the EJs wouldn't be their problem.

The reality that they ain't an elite team as they seem to think is the problem.

Reality laid the smackdown they deserve and their pre Olympic words and bravado about medals were just that

Words and bravado

[plague]

Serious though, those Campbell sisters.
What a swim in the 4 x 100
If Anna Meares and I ever break up this pair is getting the first drunk text.

[hawk]

^awesome swim

think we have beaten our gold medal tally in the pool already

[hawk]

Getting beat by the EJs wouldn't be their problem.

The reality that they ain't an elite team as they seem to think is the problem.

Reality laid the smackdown they deserve and their pre Olympic words and bravado about medals were just that

Words and bravado

Maybe but they dug in and had a red hot go at Germany. I was impressed with their effort.

[hawk]

Rowers are struggling to stay in the lanes. crap course with big winds. Some poor duck was at right angles

[skippy]

Got a snapchat reply from Anna Flanagan, stoked.

[Jetmaster]

Boring - time to challenge the tennis thread..





And when does the sync swimming start....ffs!

[plague]

I just awarded Jetmaster the gold medal.
Good job good effort.

[hawk]

Another golden rough for straya

[baldrick]

Nasty. Again.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympic...6a523de5956d39

[belchardo]

Gutless refereeing in the shootout. Every single shot the brazilian keeper was almost at the 6 yard line before the kick was taken.

Hard luck ladies.