08-17-2016, 10:28 AM
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Americans aren't going to like that!
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08-17-2016, 10:33 AM
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#42
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
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2-0 Brazil now over Honduras.
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08-17-2016, 10:44 AM
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#43
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Referee
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In your enterprise AI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by V
Americans aren't going to like that!
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She could have been wearing a US flag, and they would have complained it wasn't big enough...
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08-17-2016, 11:20 AM
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#44
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Olympic Guru
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: PL1
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Originally Posted by CofR
Gonna post this now as I'm probably gonna get more drunk tonight to get over that basketball game.
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Well this wasn't a lie.... Sucks about the Men's Volleyball Team, but still have to think that with wins of Italy and the US this Olympics has to be considered a success for them.
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08-17-2016, 11:26 AM
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#45
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CofR
Well this wasn't a lie.... Sucks about the Men's Volleyball Team, but still have to think that with wins of Italy and the US this Olympics has to be considered a success for them.
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This.
Canada isn't strong in Volleyball, they were not in Group 1 in the World League last season (Although they did get promoted to it for next year by winning group 2). They posted some fantastic results in this tournament.
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08-17-2016, 11:34 AM
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#46
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Lethbridge
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^I'm still grumpy about that basketball game. The wheels came off their team game and certain players were trying to force low percentage shots. Tough to watch.
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08-17-2016, 11:48 AM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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was that bad players or bad coaching?
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08-17-2016, 11:56 AM
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#48
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
was that bad players or bad coaching?
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I'd say it's more on the players. Not to single out somebody, but when you're not hitting your shots (Kia Nurse was 2-for-16 on the day), maybe you shouldn't be chucking up prayers in the dying minutes of the game. If France goes on to win a bronze medal (let's face it, France won't beat the States in the semi-final game), it's going to be a tough pill to swallow.
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08-17-2016, 12:29 PM
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#49
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Rough match for the Polish men's volleyball team today. They self destructed in the second set and couldn't recover after that. They should have performed better against the USA.
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08-17-2016, 12:32 PM
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#50
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Lethbridge
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
was that bad players or bad coaching?
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I think both. That said, and easy to say from my armchair perspective I thought the coach could have (should have) made some adjustments.
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08-17-2016, 12:40 PM
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#51
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Watching these divers on the 10m they got their head ridiculously close to the platform. Super sketch.
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08-17-2016, 12:50 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
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Haha yeah, I got used to it after watching for awhile, but at first I was constantly cringing that they're gonna smack the back of their head on the board. I don't know how it doesn't happen more often, frankly
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08-17-2016, 01:10 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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I'll never forget the Soviet diver who died after hitting his head on the platform at the University Games in Edmonton back in 1983: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Chalibashvili
Apparently, he's the only competitor to ever die from an accident like that in a major competition. I remember there being a lot of discussion as to whether or not platform diving should even continue to be a sport after that happened.
Greg Louganis, one of the greatest divers ever, smacked his head on the springboard at the Seoul Olympics, but he only suffered a concussion and was able to come back and still won the gold.
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08-17-2016, 01:19 PM
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#54
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Lifetime Suspension
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Germany lead 1-0 in soccer, could be a great final between Brazil-Germany. Both countries really mean business in this tournament, I can't remember Germany doing this well at the Olympics since the old East Germany days.
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08-17-2016, 01:24 PM
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Olympic Guru
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: PL1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
Watching these divers on the 10m they got their head ridiculously close to the platform. Super sketch.
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Ya, this sport terrifies me
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Originally Posted by Back2Back
The Oilers are very close on becoming a powerhouse team.
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08-17-2016, 01:30 PM
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#56
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Olympic Guru
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: PL1
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BMX on now over on CBC
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08-17-2016, 01:40 PM
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#57
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Am I on the wrong CBC? I got basketball....not BMX
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08-17-2016, 01:43 PM
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Olympic Guru
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: PL1
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Am I on the wrong CBC? I got basketball....not BMX
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No, sorry! The BMX time trials were just about to finish when I posted that. Didn't realize they were almost done 
Tory Nyhaug finished with the 18th seed for tomorrow's races
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08-17-2016, 01:47 PM
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#59
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Olympic Guru
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: PL1
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Dori Yeats has advanced to the Bronze Medal Match in the Women's 69kg Freestyle!!!
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08-17-2016, 02:15 PM
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#60
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Montréal, QC
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Originally Posted by CofR
Dori Yeats has advanced to the Bronze Medal Match in the Women's 69kg Freestyle!!!
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When does that one take place?
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