LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
The yanks on their NASA bikes and the Aussies on their hillman specials and at the start one of the yanks fxxks it up big time.
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Yanks losing is always fun lol
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The yanks on their NASA bikes and the Aussies on their hillman specials and at the start one of the yanks fxxks it up big time.
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Silver for Jack Robinson in the surfing.
Not meaning to offend any surfing fans and absolutely no disrespect to any of the surfers, but surfing as an Olympic sport is ridiculous IMO. So dependant on the waves. Way too many variables.
Normal competition they restart the heat if no decent waves coming through in the first 10 minutes. Not sure why they move away from that for Olympics. The Governing body ISA is different to the World surf league though.Dam not a big surfing person, this feels brutal, just watching them float around waiting for the last 20 minutes and he never got his chance.
Not a sport for me haha
The commentators mentioned the 10 minute thing but the set they caught came through at about 9.30 elapsedNormal competition they restart the heat if no decent waves coming through in the first 10 minutes. Not sure why they move away from that for Olympics. The Governing body ISA is different to the World surf league though.
They basically were dealt a shit hand with what mother nature served up. A couple of epic days, but the wave isn't one that seems to perform well when conditions aren't cranking. At least with beach breaks they are rideable even with minimal swell. Which is why I was critical over the selection of Tahiti to host.
There's a lot of skill on normal conditions around strategy and wave selection, even before the execution od maouvres. But when only 3 scoring waves roll through, I think they'd be rethinking a lot of things. Maybe they need to extend the competition window back before the opening ceremony to allow the possibility of getting some of the quali rounds out of the way.
On another note, August isn't a great time of year for surfing in Queensland. I hope they have some contingecies in place for 2032.
I haven't got to watch all of todays finals, but I think in the Medina-Robbo semi they mentioned that there would be no restarts. But yeah, in the above case, it wouldn't have mattered. Perhaps they could have extended heats to 45 minutes. LIke I said, a lof to think about for next time with formats, rules etc.The commentators mentioned the 10 minute thing but the set they caught came through at about 9.30 elapsed
Of course, but to this extent? Biathlon for example in the individual races where the start times all vary, you might get wind/snow which impacts the skiing conditions and difficulty of shooting. But coaches can select where they want their athletes to go, and they can plan for it. Surfing I feel like it’s just a lottery on what times. Sometimes it’s totally outside your control.You could make the case in a number of sports though, weather plays a huge factor and luck is a factor.
Of course, but to this extent? Biathlon for example in the individual races where the start times all vary, you might get wind/snow which impacts the skiing conditions and difficulty of shooting. But coaches can select where they want their athletes to go, and they can plan for it. Surfing I feel like it’s just a lottery on what times. Sometimes it’s totally outside your control.
There were to be no re-starts today.I haven't got to watch all of todays finals, but I think in the Medina-Robbo semi they mentioned that there would be no restarts. But yeah, in the above case, it wouldn't have mattered. Perhaps they could have extended heats to 45 minutes. LIke I said, a lof to think about for next time with formats, rules etc.
The problem the olympic competition had was time pressure. In normal WSL comps they have a bigger time window. No way would they have held the comp in today's conditions if they had more time up their sleeve.Not meaning to offend any surfing fans and absolutely no disrespect to any of the surfers, but surfing as an Olympic sport is ridiculous IMO. So dependant on the waves. Way too many variables.
Is there a better format they could use? The 1v1 format doesn't seem to suit being a spectator sport.Normal competition they restart the heat if no decent waves coming through in the first 10 minutes. Not sure why they move away from that for Olympics. The Governing body ISA is different to the World surf league though.
They basically were dealt a shit hand with what mother nature served up. A couple of epic days, but the wave isn't one that seems to perform well when conditions aren't cranking. At least with beach breaks they are rideable even with minimal swell. Which is why I was critical over the selection of Tahiti to host.
There's a lot of skill on normal conditions around strategy and wave selection, even before the execution od maouvres. But when only 3 scoring waves roll through, I think they'd be rethinking a lot of things. Maybe they need to extend the competition window back before the opening ceremony to allow the possibility of getting some of the quali rounds out of the way.
On another note, August isn't a great time of year for surfing in Queensland. I hope they have some contingecies in place for 2032.
it's amazing he beat MedinaJack Robinson is in his semifinal. Will be surfing for the gold medal later this morning.
they have similar issues with sailing and windsurfingNot meaning to offend any surfing fans and absolutely no disrespect to any of the surfers, but surfing as an Olympic sport is ridiculous IMO. So dependant on the waves. Way too many variables.
No restarts and a shortened event window hurt then, not sure why it had to wrap up today. They took a gamble that it would be double overhead and an epic spectacle but it didn’t pay off. The beach breaks in the south would have been more predictable but c’est la vie.I haven't got to watch all of todays finals, but I think in the Medina-Robbo semi they mentioned that there would be no restarts. But yeah, in the above case, it wouldn't have mattered. Perhaps they could have extended heats to 45 minutes. LIke I said, a lof to think about for next time with formats, rules etc.
Gonorrhea symptoms don’t normally show for a few weeks though.I’d say swimmers and athletes getting sick at the Olympics is nothing out of the ordinary.
1984 was the South Aussie games84 was a bit early for me but I’ve heard about it.
1984 was the South Aussie games
Dean Lukin - Pt Lincoln
Glynis Nunn
Michael Turtur = Team Pursuit
3/4 Gold
What the ****Honestly haven't heard of any of them, only ones I would have heard of are the swimmers maybe.
Tell us you don’t know anything about Australian Olympic history without telling us you don’t know anything about Australian Olympic historyHonestly haven't heard of any of them, only ones I would have heard of are the swimmers maybe.