Rowing at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

[dcro 10,210]

Still, I hoped we might snatch a bronze here so silver is a bonus

 

Though it's also no fun to finish second like this!

[crovitlaci 177]

This is just shit. In swimming in the 50m/100m races if athletes have the same time considering only hundreds of second they are given the same medal. And here in the 2000m race they are watching thousands. 

[heywoodu 15,135]

Wait what, Martin didn't win? 

[lunatik 2]

The same way Phelps won the 100 Fly in 2008.

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

14 minutes ago, crovitlaci said:

This is just shit. In swimming in the 50m/100m races if athletes have the same time considering only hundreds of second they are given the same medal. And here in the 2000m race they are watching thousands. 

 

Yeah, I agree, it's quite absurd.... much more likely to be a tie over 50m than 2000m.

[intoronto 5,635]

Only 1 medal 

 

I hope rowing canada takes action as this is unacceptable 

[orangeman 1,989]

12 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Only 1 medal 

 

I hope rowing canada takes action as this is unacceptable 

 

Totally unacceptable.  Women's 8s used to be a given medal.  Worst performance since 1988.  Terrible.  

 

And now to watch men's 8s where Canada doesn't have a team for the first time I can remember.  Much more important to have two terrible 4 man boats instead.  

Edited August 13, 2016 by orangeman

[orangeman 1,989]

33 minutes ago, lunatik said:

The same way Phelps won the 100 Fly in 2008.

 

You mean: The same way Phelps "won" the 100 Fly in 2008?  

[OlympicsFan 858]

Yeah ...

If you have to compete against GB in a discipline that is 99% about endurance, than you can settle for silver before the start of the competition, its just ridiculous.

I guess its just coincidence that they are so good in swimming, team pursuit, triathlon, rowing and long distance running (Radcliffe, Farah) ...

Edited August 13, 2016 by OlympicsFan

[heywoodu 15,135]

33 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Only 1 medal 

 

I hope rowing canada takes action as this is unacceptable 

If being realistic, surely you didn't expect much more than 1-2 medals..? Or do you mean something like us and our swimming? --> in Rio we didn't expect more than 1 medal or so, which looking at past years just shows how much of a mess our swimming has become