[GT] Day 7 - August 2

[activeStick]

Excellent mixed doubles badminton gold medal match between Korea and China right now!

[BloodFetish]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

I know it's been said before, but 3 vs 3 is awful. Watching the Germany/China game... You could find better quality matches at any local gymnasium.

They're either chucking it from afar, or taking it straight to the basket with piss poor defense. How is this a medal sport? Where is men's soccer? I know the rosters are depleted, but surely it's of higher quality than a bunch of weekend warriors.

What's surprising to me is the lack of skill and athleticism on display. I watched Canada vs. France womens 3v3 and EVERY outside shot wasn't even close. The only baskets from either team were layups.

I expect new Olympic sports to take some time for the quality of competition and skills to improve, however basketball isn't new.

[activeStick]

Very solid badminton match by Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong to win another gold medal for China!

[activeStick]

Awwwww how sweet! After winning the gold medal in mixed doubles badminton, Huang Yaqiong's bf (who is apparently also competing in another event) comes out from backstage with a bouquet of flowers to congratulate her and then goes on one knee and proposes. Good work!

https://twitter.com/user/status/1819393381581443583

[Paulie Walnuts]

Someone on day 6 said what is cool about the Olympics. I think its watching how stars like NBA players go out and suppourt other athletes and watch other sports.

You don't see that in the pro leagues obviously, but its cool to see how they do it for their country. People popping up to random events to take it all in.

[dash_pinched]

Felix and Gaby are going for mixed doubles bronze on CBC Gem - Match has just started.

[The Big Chill]

SGA is so damn good

[The Big Chill]

Great half for Canada! Finished really strong

[Scornfire]

After not Qualifying for all my living memory, to have such a solid squad on the international stage all of a sudden is pretty wild

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by CofR

I will say it is a really nice watching experience. Crowd seems great with none of the yelling nonsense we see on tour frequently, solid leaderboard with lots of talent. Should be fun for the whole weekend.

I know there’s time constraints but I wish golf could find a way to incorporate some kind of mixed team event for the Olympics

They don't invent formats in the Olympics, it's not about putting any two people together. There needs to be an established format and qualification. Unless LIV or someone else starts doing regular mixed doubles, it's not coming.

for example curling, they had normal curling for 5 olympics (1998 to 2014). During that time, mixed doubles started gaining traction with actual tournaments and world championships and open qualification for the olympics was introduced in 2018

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Someone on day 6 said what is cool about the Olympics. I think its watching how stars like NBA players go out and suppourt other athletes and watch other sports.

You don't see that in the pro leagues obviously, but its cool to see how they do it for their country. People popping up to random events to take it all in.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by The Big Chill

SGA is so damn good

Dillon Brooks too. Great team all round, and I am really enjoying this basketball.

We are also extra invested in my household, as married into Greek family. With Greece blowing their big half time lead earlier, now need Canada over Spain by 4+ and Serbia to beat South Sudan by 3+ tomorrow for Giannis and Co to advance also. (If I understand tiebreaker correctly).

[activeStick]

Once Track & Field starts, you know the Olympics are close to coming to an end. Booooooo

[dash_pinched]

First set to Felix and Gaby 6-3. Gaby is playing great today, so solid at the net. Felix looks good as well, hammering ground strokes and giving the Dutch team trouble.

[The Big Chill]

We are really fun to watch with our aggressive perimeter defence.

[dash_pinched]

Felix and Gaby up a double break in set 2. Let's go!!

Edit: Dutch team just got one of those breaks back.

[GirlySports]

The Swedish guy who beat the #1 early in table tennis has made it all the way to the final, so maybe it wasn't a fluke or a broken paddle.

[activeStick]

Yikes Spain getting too close here! Let's go Canada

[trackercowe]

I love Dan Shulman, one of the best commentators in all of sports.

[The Big Chill]

Spain within 3, they aren’t going away easily