2024 Olympics - Day 14 (August 9)

[orangeman 2,025]

  On 8/9/2024 at 9:36 PM, Skater Boy said:

O Canada we know you are trying but that blow in the first set is going to maybe haunt Canada in vball.  And poor Sarah.  She would have won a medal with her semi final throw. Then there is Taylor. She didn't survive a even 30 seconds.  Let's hope for a comeback from Canada.  but blowing that lead in set one is looking bad.   For one good thing for Canada the 4x 100m it seems not so great for other events.    I am curious anyone know how Kim is ding in Breaking - has it started.  I need to think positive but fear the Sarah or Damien thing could happen to him.   It would be nice if Kate Vincent gets gold but at least a medal.  We have 24 medals with volleyball Canada needs one more to beat Tokyo but the chances are falling faster than the US are winning medals.    Realistically its Kate Vincent; 800m, Breaking - anything else?  Still proud of them but I just can't stand the heartbreak of Mitton,Warriner, especially Mitton who wanted to avenge Tokyo.  Will she wait four more years?  Can anyone else think any remaining events Canada has a chance for a medal?  Is Breaking our strongest?

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Phil Wizard will compete tomorrow. There's also outside chances in diving, wrestling and cycling (not likely, but you never know). And hey, the 4x400 women's relay. 

[orangeman 2,025]

  On 8/9/2024 at 9:42 PM, NearPup said:

Canada's second set point in the first set.

 

The NBC comentators described it as Brazil getting away with murder.

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I meant the yelling at each other under the net in the last set. But I'll have another look at that, too. 

Edited August 9, 2024 by orangeman

[orangeman 2,025]

I wonder if the actors in the Ozempic commercials know how much I hate them with a blinding rage. 

[Skater Boy 15]

  On 8/9/2024 at 9:42 PM, orangeman said:

Phil Wizard will compete tomorrow. There's also outside chances in diving, wrestling and cycling (not likely, but you never know). And hey, the 4x400 women's relay. 

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Okay fingers cross for Phil.  But Kate Vincent has a decent shot right too?  Strong chance in the 800m but in the last few months there are bunch of challengers    I was hoping maybe something like weightlifting.  I am not too confident about diving or cycling.  I thought Taylor was really our last hope in wrestling.  I assume the guy in the 5000k is not much of a threat; I am shocked about Mohammad - how unlucky he got tripped up.  Literally the agony of the feet/defeat.  Still Canada somehow looks like it will beat Tokyo medal count.  Someone needs to console Taylor and Mitton especially Mitton.

[orangeman 2,025]

  On 8/9/2024 at 9:46 PM, Skater Boy said:

Okay fingers cross for Phil.  But Kate Vincent has a decent shot right too?  Strong chance in the 800m but in the last few months there are bunch of challengers    I was hoping maybe something like weightlifting.  I am not too confident about diving or cycling.  I thought Taylor was really our last hope in wrestling.  I assume the guy in the 5000k is not much of a threat; I am shocked about Mohammad - how unlucky he got tripped up.  Literally the agony of the feet/defeat.  Still Canada somehow looks like it will beat Tokyo medal count.  Someone needs to console Taylor and Mitton especially Mitton.

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I feel most upset about Mitton. As a former shot-putter (all the way to hs, nothing drastic) I followed her since Tokyo and really expected a gold here, or at least to challenge for it. Everything seemed to line up in her favour, but she just didn't get it done. Yes, it was wet, but it was wet for everyone. Oh well. 

 

Canada will beat the 24, I don't see us getting shut out tomorrow (yet, still wouldn't be surprised). But I don't know if another gold is in the mix. There's very good chances, but nothing concrete. Of course a few concrete ones fell apart this week, so who knows. It's sport, anything can happen. 

[NearPup 3,249]

Something I didn't realize in real time, is that had the exact same athletes in the exact same order in the men's 4x100m in Tokyo and in Paris (and 3/4 were in the final in Rio, too).

[james89 875]

A weird thing I just thought of is that the last two chef de missions had Canada win gold in both their events.

[Skater Boy 15]

  On 8/9/2024 at 10:04 PM, orangeman said:

I feel most upset about Mitton. As a former shot-putter (all the way to hs, nothing drastic) I followed her since Tokyo and really expected a gold here, or at least to challenge for it. Everything seemed to line up in her favour, but she just didn't get it done. Yes, it was wet, but it was wet for everyone. Oh well. 

 

Canada will beat the 24, I don't see us getting shut out tomorrow (yet, still wouldn't be surprised). But I don't know if another gold is in the mix. There's very good chances, but nothing concrete. Of course a few concrete ones fell apart this week, so who knows. It's sport, anything can happen. 

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I agree about Mitton.  I love a comeback story after disappointment.  She just couldn't do it. I am not sure if it was the weather as you are right al lhad to deal with it or the olympic stage pressure.  She might be like Pamela Ware who never ever got her medal she dreamed of. And there is that lady in diving not Ware who got 3  4ths - two at this olympics. Ouch.   Everyone has a dream not all get it.   I agree Canada will get one more medal most likely at least.  I think Wizard or Kate or Arop  should get a medal maybe 2 of them   I would love all 3 to get medals but doubtful.  

 

I kind of wonder about some of the beach vball stuff - in the first set though I think Canada is thrilled with silver anyways.

[Surlympics 900]

  On 8/9/2024 at 9:19 PM, intoronto said:

I thought Mitton didn't need it 

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Yeah exactly 

[NearPup 3,249]

On reflection, even if Canada doesn't win any other medals (which I think would be surrising tbh) I'm still relatively happy with the overall performance.

 

I feel like most of our big favourites did win. There were a lot of dissapointments, too, but I feel like that happens every Olympics. The fact that we matched our (non-LA 1984) record in both gold medals and total medals despite those misses is really impressive.

 

And I've not given up on us breaking both records! Just that if you told me these were the medals we would win before the games, I would have gladly taken it.

 

Like, honnestly, Summer McIntosh's performence along with the men's 4x100m relay are things we're going to talk about decades from now. That's pretty awesome.

Edited August 9, 2024 by NearPup