2024 Olympics - Day 14 (August 9)

[Skater Boy 15]

Well Canada will match Tokyo now but for the surprise gold in men's what is going on in shotput?  OMG  This is so horrible.   I was counting on a women's shotput medal to get 25medals. That leaves Breaking, wresting ladies, 800m men and Kate Vincent  to earn a medal to get Canada 25 medals.  Just one medal will do it.  But I was counting on shotput. I feel for Sarah; such disappointment. Kind of like Damien Warner you just can explain good and bad days.  19.77m would have put her in the lead and probably guaranteed a medal.  That's what she did to qualify. Perhaps nerves?

Edited August 9, 2024 by Skater Boy

[intoronto 5,767]

Mitton out in last. What a disaster

[NearPup 3,113]

Just now, intoronto said:

Mitton out in last. What a disaster

It looks like she would have gone first too if she managed to stay in the circle.

[orangeman 2,007]

Sigh.

 

Canadians just aren't allowed to enjoy themselves, are we?

 

[intoronto 5,767]

The circle is wet

[Josh 10,830]

Ouch, Sarah Mitton out in the women’s shot put final 

[NearPup 3,113]

Very frustrating because she was clearly in the kind of form where she could have won gold.

 

Just unlucky :/

[orangeman 2,007]

3 minutes ago, NearPup said:

It looks like she would have gone first too if she managed to stay in the circle.

I don't understand her first two throws, though. Way below her capabilities. 

[orangeman 2,007]

3 minutes ago, intoronto said:

The circle is wet

It's wet for everyone. Very disappointing, but we're used to that as Canadians, haha. 

[Josh 10,830]

Genest out in the repechage, and her Olympic campaign is over. 

Edited August 9, 2024 by Josh