United States National Thread

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3 hours ago, bmo said:

Happy 40th anniversary to one of the greatest sporting moments in American history! I have one question for everyone: DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?

Call me when the US wins a biathlon gold medal 

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U.S. marathon trials are in just over an hour.!!

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Unsurprisingly, Galen Rupp wins the Men’s marathon. 

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Rupp, Jake Riley & Abdi Abdirahman are headed to Tokyo 2020. This will be Riley’s first olympic team. Abdirahman will be on his fifth Olympic team. Rupp has made his fourth Olympic team. Congrats to these men!! Hopefully they can bring home medals in Sapporo

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Aliphine Tuliamuk wins the women’s marathon. She is headed to the Olympics alongside Molly Seidel & Sally Kipyego.

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Love that there's someone on the Olympic team who is older than I am! Great to have their veteran leadership headed to Japan

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The U.S. Sport Climbing & Table Tennis teams have been finalized. 

 

https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/03/02/olympic-table-tennis-sport-climbing-roster-team-usa/

Edited March 2, 2020 by bmo

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This would be interesting if she qualifies.

 

https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/03/03/jessica-springsteen-equestrian-olympics/

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35 year old Mariel Zagunis has qualified for her 5th games!

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Here is Team USA’s softball schedule for Tokyo 2020!! (All times est)

 

vs  7/21 11:00pm

vs  7/22 8:00pm

vs  7/25 1:30am

vs  7/25 9:00pm

vs  7/26 9:00pm

 

The U.S. tv market had a big influence on scheduling of the games. 4 out of 5 are in prime time. The game against Japan is a rematch from the Beijing 2008 final.