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Chopra 87,03 in javelin Round 1. Only 5cm off his PB. Polish ES think that could be good enough for a medal already.

Morgan Lake DNS in HJ final with foot injury.

Argentina wins first set 25-23.

17 minutes ago, dcro said:

Well, Isabell Werth broke this due to COVID. First 1992, now 2021.

Admittedly I know nothing about dressage I maybe watched 5 minutes of this sport in my entire life.

Karolina Naja getting salty at someone in the TVP interview: "I dragged more names on the medal list than Lisa Carrington. I'm better in that regard."

With this bronze Karolina Naja becomes only the 8th athlete to win at least four Olympic medals. This enters her among legendary names of Polish sports and 90% of this country wouldn't even recognize her on the street

Some Hungarians might know that but Pawłowski & Woyda are fencers (the former even CIA agent no less).

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Thanks! Now still wondering what's the biggest gap in between golds  

 

As in, the longest time without gold, between two gold medals.

I edited my previous post. It should be Ervin in swimming.

3 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Out of curiousity, what's the biggest gap between one athlete's two gold medals?  

 

I would assume 16 years, 20 seems a little unlikely?

28 years. Aldar Gerevich in fencing (first 1932, last 1960). I know you asked for something different but technically it's fairly impressive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladár_Gerevich

With no gold medals in between it's probably Anthony Ervin in swimming (2000-2016).

@hckošiceprobably had a heart attack or is waking up the neighbours right now

wins men's K4 500m, silver and third. Now half of Slovakia will be up at night!

Bronze for

Well, here it is. Women's K4 500m FA. Anything but another 4th place like in London

joins the medal table with bronze in men's C1 1000m

Queiroz wins C1 1000m gold! silver holds on for bronze!

Polish TV guy says: "Canadians are cooling off in the water". Beata Konieczna: "They are not cooling off, they fell from the canoe".

wins women's C2 500m. and with minor medals.

I can only assume is one of the weaker teams here. probably higher-rated due to being former Soviet Union

1 minute ago, thiago_simoes said:

Basically it's the biggest mistake they could have had. Still, a considerably big score: over 40.

I don't like their routine, though. Very little choreography, just like Belarus. 

Yes, I can imagine losing the object is the biggest mistake possible. Watched some RG fails last week and ball & hoop seem to provide the biggest drama since they have a tendency to roll/bounce away

3 minutes ago, Vektor said:

Ko got a chance for the gold and she immediately crumbled.

Ko choking is far more familiar sight indeed

loses the ball. I have no idea how big of a penalty that is

Do all group events take place with the ball? Or was this the object selected for the Games?

1 minute ago, Vektor said:

Stronger SF from both  and  than us. I honestly think that  can and maybe will win this. 

Like mentioned earlier, Poland has won a grand total of 0 Olympic gold medals in sprint canoeing. It's ill-advised to pick us for any gold.

Korda leads Ko by three. It's funny, if it was Ko leading by this margin I'd say there is a chance for some meltdown. I don't see a choke from Korda though but you never know.

14th for Nadolska. That's way above expectations.

1-2. Seidel with bronze in only her third marathon ever?

Mazuronak in 5th - an European who was actually born in Europe