[GT] Day 3 - July 29

[activeStick]

Originally Posted by activeStick

China leads after the first 4 rounds of gymnastics!

Ukraine surprises just behind China in second, while the US rounds out the top 3.

Japan with an awesome performance in the last rotation has bumped Ukraine down to 4th. China, Japan and USA are now the top 3.

Edit - my goodness, Japan just killed it on the high bar in their first attempt of the 5th rotation!

[Icantwhisper]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Drives me crazy that Canada doesn't do better in the Canoe events - should be our birthright. Just like how the US should dominate in the shooting events.

Can't just spray the target with an AR-15

[activeStick]

Originally Posted by activeStick

Japan with an awesome performance in the last rotation has bumped Ukraine down to 4th. China, Japan and USA are now the top 3.

Edit - my goodness, Japan just killed it on the high bar in their first attempt of the 5th rotation!

Oh boy, crazy drama now as China falls TWICE on high bar giving Japan an opening!

[ajr4013]

Wow Japan pulls it off.

[activeStick]

Wow that was pretty intense! It took 2 falls by the Chinese, but Japan gold, China silver, US bronze!

[Sainters7]

Pumped for the swimming shortly. Question, as I only pay attention to it during the Olympics: what happened to Penny Oleksiak?

I know she's there, she just seems to be more of a background person, Summer McIntosh seems to be the headliner. In 2016 & 2020 Oleksiak seemed like she was on a trajectory to be a phenom by now, did she sort of fall off from that trajectory? Just surprised how little I hear about her at these Olympics.

Or perhaps I'm just forgetting what her strongest events are, and haven't happened yet...

[HitterD]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

Pumped for the swimming shortly. Question, as I only pay attention to it during the Olympics: what happened to Penny Oleksiak?

I know she's there, she just seems to be more of a background person, Summer McIntosh seems to be the headliner. In 2016 & 2020 Oleksiak seemed like she was on a trajectory to be a phenom by now, did she sort of fall off from that trajectory? Just surprised how little I hear about her at these Olympics.

Or perhaps I'm just forgetting what her strongest events are, and haven't happened yet...

It’s a good question, and from what I understand she’s dealt with significant injury in 2022 and 2023, both knee injuries requiring surgery and it appears she hasn’t competed much in the last year or so.

Still, she’s won more Olympic medals than any Canadian in history and is tied with another Canadian (Kylie masse ) for 9 world championship medals so even if she didn’t reach phenom status internationally she is basically canadas most decorated Olympian ever.

I’m guessing the injuries have released here to more of a support role on the team for relays and I’m unsure if she is expected to medal this games

[CofR]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

Pumped for the swimming shortly. Question, as I only pay attention to it during the Olympics: what happened to Penny Oleksiak?

I know she's there, she just seems to be more of a background person, Summer McIntosh seems to be the headliner. In 2016 & 2020 Oleksiak seemed like she was on a trajectory to be a phenom by now, did she sort of fall off from that trajectory? Just surprised how little I hear about her at these Olympics.

Or perhaps I'm just forgetting what her strongest events are, and haven't happened yet...

She had injury issues and tried to come back for this year. Worked hard to make the relay team is my understanding

[activeStick]

Penny is an absolute beast!

[Sainters7]

Thanks appreciate the answers, I had no idea she had those injury struggles .

And Summer is kicking butt right now!

[activeStick]

Holy, McIntosh is DESTROYING everyone! Hahahaha!! YES!

[CofR]

Not even close

[ajr4013]

Wow she crushed it!

[The Big Chill]

Wow, she destroyed everyone!

[activeStick]

6 seconds in swimming is like an eternity! How is she so damn good?! Great job, McIntosh!

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Wow. She absolutely crushed it. A runaway. Amazing.

[CofR]

Calgarian Ingrid Wilm and Kylie Masse have both qualified for the Women’s 100m Backstroke Final. Tomorrow at 12:56.

[HitterD]

Originally Posted by CofR

Calgarian Ingrid Wilm and Kylie Masse have both qualified for the Women’s 100m Backstroke Final. Tomorrow at 12:56.

Both in tough to medal I suspect but it would be amazing to see one of them squeeze in for a bronze

[OutOfTheCube]

Great to see some gold medals coming in today, if you want to rank anywhere on the medal charts at the summers you have to have strong swimmers.

[Bigtime]

That wave in Tahiti is absolutely givin'er today.