2024 Olympics - Day 2 (July 28)

[intoronto 5,635]

https://x.com/onesoccer/status/1817731997881499671 

Edited July 29 by intoronto

[JockCartier 117]

6 hours ago, Josh said:

Wouldn’t call it amazing still (I mean we only won one medal… and another contender flopped), but definitely good. 
 

I seem to care about the losses (Guo in fencing/loss to New Zealand in women’s rugby sevens somewhat, volleyball, and MacNeil in swimming) more than the rest of you it seems 

 

Only way I’m not, is if we win an unusually high amount of medals in a day. 

We can only expect so high a conversion rate. Everyone else in the world is trying to win too. There will be surprises, there will be disappointments... and in many ways, the disappointments make the surprises that much better!

[JoshMartini007 2,536]

1 hour ago, intoronto said:

https://x.com/onesoccer/status/1817731997881499671 

Soccer Canada coaching staff (and maybe executives) are going to get cleaned out. I wonder how long Toronto FC keeps John Herdman. Right now he denies everything, but only time will tell.

 

Now that Canada has a path to the knockout round I wonder if FIFA regrets only deducting six points. I imagine the other teams will be unhappy should we end up winning a medal.

[NearPup 3,044]

6 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Soccer Canada coaching staff (and maybe executives) are going to get cleaned out. I wonder how long Toronto FC keeps John Herdman. Right now he denies everything, but only time will tell.

 

Now that Canada has a path to the knockout round I wonder if FIFA regrets only deducting six points. I imagine the other teams will be unhappy should we end up winning a medal.

At this point might as well deport him xD

 

The six point deduction is the perfect "everybody is unhappy" punishment, because it allowed FIFA to not do the bold action of disqualifying Canada while still hush hush saying that they were, in effect, disqualifying Canada. Except obviously if Canada advances... and is pissed off enough to actually make some noise... ya.

 

Honestly though, if Canada gets out of this group I don't think anybody can say with a straight face that they didn't deserve it.

[JoshMartini007 2,536]

6 minutes ago, NearPup said:

At this point might as well deport him xD

 

The six point deduction is the perfect "everybody is unhappy" punishment, because it allowed FIFA to not do the bold action of disqualifying Canada while still hush hush saying that they were, in effect, disqualifying Canada. Except obviously if Canada advances... and is pissed off enough to actually make some noise... ya.

 

Honestly though, if Canada gets out of this group I don't think anybody can say with a straight face that they didn't deserve it.

I agree, the logical thing to do was to either deduct 3 points or actually disqualify us.

 

FIFA just assumed France would get the job done and eliminate us, forgetting that Canada actually has a decent record at the Olympics (unlike the World Cup). Of course, we still need a win against Colombia to advance. Then our quarterfinal opponent will likely be Germany.

[NearPup 3,044]

3 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

I agree, the logical thing to do was to either deduct 3 points or actually disqualify us.

 

FIFA just assumed France would get the job done and eliminate us, forgetting that Canada actually has a decent record at the Olympics (unlike the World Cup). Of course, we still need a win against Colombia to advance. Then our quarterfinal opponent will likely be Germany.

Ya a six point was too cute by half.

 

Oh well, honestly, I'm going to be happy with any outcome that includes Canada keeping their Tokyo gold (I don't even care if they do some other Solomon nonsense like bumping everyone else by one spot without DQing Canada). If Canada pulls out getting out of this group, and manage to medal again... I mean, at that point you just can't argue they didn't earn it. And then the punishment just looks stupid because it makes this Canadian team the hero of the story.

Edited July 29 by NearPup

[Josh 10,489]

Surprised no one has mentioned it yet, but Mo Zhang defeated Vega 4-0 in the women’s singles round of 64 in table tennis!

 

Was going to do the overviews earlier today (couple of hours ago) but forgot. 

Edited July 29 by Josh

[Surlympics 729]

Arthur Margelidon defeats Behruzi Khojazoda of Tajikistan to move onto the round of 16 in men’s 73kg Judo 

[Josh 10,489]

Just now, Surlympics said:

Arthur Margelidon defeats Behruzi Khojazoda of Tajikistan to move onto the round of 16 in men’s 73kg Judo 

Wrong thread  (this is the Day 2 thread, Mo Zhang competed yesterday)

[Surlympics 729]

On 7/27/2024 at 9:46 PM, Surlympics said:

I think semis 

Just saying