2024 Olympics - Day 14 (August 9)

[NearPup 3,248]

Now the 4x100m medals are showing up on the Olympic website

[orangeman 2,025]

  On 8/9/2024 at 7:41 PM, NearPup said:

Now the 4x100m medals are showing up on the Olympic website

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I can finally relax. 

 

Also, officially, ahem...

 

EAT IT NEW ZEALAND! 

Edited August 9, 2024 by orangeman

[Surlympics 900]

  On 8/9/2024 at 7:27 PM, intoronto said:

It was China who protested, Rodney apparently was on the lane line (which is now alowed since 2021)

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Haha sorry we don’t need to cheat to win like they do 

[orangeman 2,025]

So, Canada officially ties its best ever non-boycotted gold medal total! 

And later today, no matter what happens, Canada will tie its best ever non-boycotted total medal count. 

 

Now let's break those records! 

[Josh 11,104]

  On 8/9/2024 at 7:52 PM, orangeman said:

So, Canada officially ties its best ever non-boycotted gold medal total! 

And later today, no matter what happens, Canada will tie its best ever non-boycotted total medal count. 

 

Now let's break those records! 

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Impressive that we’ve done it with more disappointments than in Tokyo. 

[NearPup 3,248]

  On 8/9/2024 at 7:54 PM, Josh said:

Impressive that we’ve done it with more disappointments than in Tokyo. 

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And only one gold medal that I feel was a real upset (the men's 4x100m)

[orangeman 2,025]

  On 8/9/2024 at 7:54 PM, Josh said:

Impressive that we’ve done it with more disappointments than in Tokyo. 

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Well, we didn't have Summer in Tokyo. That's really the difference. 

 

I feel like there was an exceptional amount of surprises this time compared to last, and an exceptional amount of disappointments compared to last. 

[orangeman 2,025]

Nevermind. 

Edited August 9, 2024 by orangeman

[james89 875]

  On 8/9/2024 at 8:20 PM, orangeman said:

By the way, decided to look this up.

 

Degrasse becomes the first OC flag bearer to win gold in that Olympics since Caroline Waldo did it in 1988. 

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Wait. Didn’t Rosie carry the flag in 2016?

[orangeman 2,025]

  On 8/9/2024 at 8:27 PM, james89 said:

Wait. Didn’t Rosie carry the flag in 2016?

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Whoops, you got me! I thought she was the closing one. 

 

Fine, how about this instead:

 

Degrasse becomes the first MALE OC flag bearer to win gold at those Olympics since Alex Baumann in 1984. 

Edited August 9, 2024 by orangeman