Grassmarket 2,786 Posted June 18, 2022 #61 Share Posted June 18, 2022 22 minutes ago, Monzanator said: Clearly a move aimed for a predicted German gold medal. Like Irena Szewinska was always handing out medals in hammer or race walking back in the day Yeah, I believe at the Olympics IOC members get first choice of which events where they can hand out medals, so they always pick one where a national hero is favoutite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,607 Posted June 18, 2022 #62 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Maria Ugolkova - sounds like a Russian whose wealthy parents obtained Swiss citizenship? Canada4thewin and Grassmarket 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,786 Posted June 18, 2022 #63 Share Posted June 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Monzanator said: Maria Ugolkova - sounds like a Russian whose wealthy parents obtained Swiss citizenship? Made their money in coal-mining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,607 Posted June 18, 2022 #64 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Leon Marchand wins 200 Medley. Benolympique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMQ 222 Posted June 18, 2022 #65 Share Posted June 18, 2022 36 minutes ago, intoronto said: Summer Mcintosh at age 15 wins her first major world individual medal! Breaks 4 mins and the new NR! Not bad for a 15 year old! (She did win the silver medal in the 400m at the short course worlds ) Only 4th swimmer after Ledecky, Titmus and Pellegrini to break the 4 minute at only 15yo. Crazy. This was the last gold for Ledecky in the 400 on a major meet. Titmus and McIntosh gonna dominate this race in the next years. Monzanator and Canada4thewin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,786 Posted June 18, 2022 #66 Share Posted June 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, NMQ said: Only 4th swimmer after Ledecky, Titmus and Pellegrini to break the 4 minute at only 15yo. Crazy. This was the last gold for Ledecky in the 400 on a major meet. Titmus and McIntosh gonna dominate this race in the next years. There’s a young phenom coming out of the US College circuit…. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10654003/On-winners-podium-Lia-Thomas-6ft-1in-trans-swimmer-went-male-puberty.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,236 Posted June 18, 2022 #67 Share Posted June 18, 2022 What a finish by Australia, going from 8th at the half way mark to second. Chalmers destroyed everyone. dullard and rafalgorka 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalgorka 1,392 Posted June 18, 2022 #68 Share Posted June 18, 2022 That was very entertaining. Hope the next days will be even better. Congrats, Canada! And I wonder if Marchand gets gold for France on first day in Paris 2024. Hopefully he can keep this form for next two years and maybe still improve. EupenM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalgorka 1,392 Posted June 18, 2022 #69 Share Posted June 18, 2022 And a first small success for Team Poland. No repeat from Tokyo. This time half of a team didn’t have to head back home before the competition even started. 💪 NearPup, Makedonas and intoronto 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,308 Posted June 18, 2022 #70 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Our men's relay can't catch a break. If Kisil wasn't injured I would think Canada would have won a medal here. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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