Summer Tokyo 2021 Day 9 Thread

[Bugz]

A couple of team wins and our Cyclists beating expectations = almost record tally.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

A couple of team wins and our Cyclists beating expectations = almost record tally.

Mens 470 will be likely gold if they get through today

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[Chism]

So now I gotta buy a kayak, a BMX bike, learn how to swim faster… too much inspiration for one week.

My son wants me to build an in ground pool in the back yard so he can swim like Arnie and Kayak like Jess!

Mrs Chism just wants a Spa at one end and she don’t give 2 ****s! Hmmmm just need someone to pay for it!

 

[LukeParkerno1]

This is such a tough draw against Holland

 

[drd23]

My son wants me to build an in ground pool in the back yard so he can swim like Arnie and Kayak like Jess!

Mrs Chism just wants a Spa at one end and she don’t give 2 fu**s! Hmmmm just need someone to pay for it!

I wonder if those fancy pools that let you swim in place could be used for kayaking?

 

[Clubs are trumps]

We got 8 golds total in rio 2016. Up to 13 already in Tokyo.

 

[Bungeye]

Bmx should be bigger than the half pipe at Winter Olympic sports.

 

[smasha]

I remember the 70’s hockey tournament in WA when Rick Charlesworth run a muck.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

That is so close to a Penalty stroke

 

[eddiesmith]

A couple of team wins and our Cyclists beating expectations = almost record tally.

I wonder if it’s all about funding or just a focus on sports we struggled in, but it’d be nice if one Olympics it all clicked.

Our cyclists used to be probably our second best sport behind the swimming. It’d be nice if both men’s and women’s basketball was on song at the same time, same with men and women in the pool.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Another card jeez this ref

 

[troybe]

I always think 15G/50T is a great result at the Olympics for Australia, that’s my benchmark we should be achieving every 4 years


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[TubbsFarquhar]

The Logan Bogan!

 

[Royces Hart]

He drank from a water bottle.

Checkmate anti-waters.

Pretty sure that’s not water in Logan’s bottle

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

This is such a tough draw against Holland

They had a tough group though. Belgium or Germany would have been even tougher.

Probably wanted GB

 

[drd23]

I always think 15G/50T is a great result at the Olympics for Australia, that’s my benchmark we should be achieving every 4 years

Considering Australia's only ever done that twice (2000 and 2004), that's a pretty high mark to set

 

[Fat Nyfe]

I always think 15G/50T is a great result at the Olympics for Australia, that’s my benchmark we should be achieving every 4 years


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Australian Olympic Medal Tally

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Not realistic expectations that’s only ever been done once.

 

[Smartys Power]

In hindsight, we really struggled at Rio, didn’t we?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

He might have stuffed up his 2nd run but he was going out there to entertain. Have a look at the trick he pulled of at 0.15 and then in slow mo from another angle around 1.14

 

[Drummond]

Good half by the Kookaburras. Tough half but leading 1-0.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

In hindsight, we really struggled at Rio, didn’t we?

It was London that stung.

I spent the week in London during the games and the atmosphere was incredible with an excellent set up. But every single time some Brit heard my accent at the bar they had a smarmy comment for me. It didn't ruin the week for me but god damn they were all out for blood. The open areas with the bars/big screens were almost louder when the Aussies missed out than they were when GB medalled.

 

[toml]

Would love to see a non-medal Exhibition 'Best Trick' in the bmx and skateboarding like they have in their other contests around the world. Give everyone a chance to send one ridiculous trick for the fans like Logan got to do on his second run.

 

[The King!]

anyone else finding the app jumpy today

 

[LukeParkerno1]

They had a tough group though. Belgium or Germany would have been even tougher.

Probably wanted GB

Yep. Although I wouldn’t mind Germany as a draw

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

In hindsight, we really struggled at Rio, didn’t we?

A solid top 10 finish around expectations, but here we have delivered - only 4 silvers so far, converted the golds we have left as silver in the past and have been spectacular.

14 or 15 gold was the expectations, which will place us 5th or 6th. Will never beat the big 3 USA, China and Russia and home team Japan (like most home teams) was always going to be top 4 and knockout GBR.