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This race has not gone the way I expected it too xD The entertainment test passed, the major crash test... not so much.

Seems like caused that crash.

If I was Marina Carrier I'd be scared right about now.

Canada is not entering anyone (despite being allowed to due to having a team pursuit squad) and I'm pretty sure it's because that race caused them both physical and mental trauma... But ya, my hope for that race is that there is actually some level of competitiveness. We shall see.

I suspect the Dutch are about to win a gold medal in a long distance event in a little under an hour :P But ya, the Dutch dominance at these games is really only in the men's sprint events.

Is this a bigger crowd than in Rio? xD Either way, I find this little downtown Sapporo race walking course fairly aesthetically pleasing.

Ya, the Dutch are the new Brits when it comes to track cycling.

Imagine what the poor breaking fans must feel like :P

The whole bonus round thing is just so weird to me. That being said, seeing outdoor fencing is kind of neat.

Ya and those are the events that are on the chopping block :/ But you know, as sad as I am to see the C-2 slalom being cut, they immediately eliminated the event from all International competition the moment it got removed from the Olympics, which to me is proof that the ICF didn't see much value for the event other than being a medal at the Olympics. As much as I dislike "extreme" canoeing as an event, it actually survived as a non-Olympic event, both inside and outside of the ICF (no joke the only time I've ever seen canooeing on American TV it was a non-ICF "extreme" canoeing race). Why couldn't C-2 slalom?

Yes, and those are usually the events that are at risk when it comes time to make cuts. Generally speaking people saying that "this event being cut from the Olympics would kill said event" is, IMO, a pretty good indication that it's a good candidate for being eliminated from the Olympics. The IOC is ultimately not who is killing the 50k walk, it's WA that has wanted to get rid of it for ages. The 50km race walking event shouldn't need the Olympics to survive, the fact that there won't even be a world championship anymore proves that the IOC isn't to blame for the demise of the event.

The other thing is that race walking is just, well, niche. It's not like long distance running, which is a mass participation sport that has a very well developed pro circuit. Race walking having three events is already somewhat generous given the number of people who practice the sport, whether competitively or recreationally.

Does the swim even matter in modern pentathlon? A three second difference is only translating into six points.

Do we even have any real prospects coming through the pipeline?

Even taekwondo now has electronic scoring (which massively improved the sport), and that's a much harder technical problem.

I mean it was exciting but it felt like who won had more to do with luck than with skill and form on the day.

I’ll be very sad if Ryo Kiyuna doesn’t win the men’s kata tomorrow.

I actually really like kata's inclusion. It's very different from anything else in the Olympics.

Gotta say, the end of the decathlon is a real anticlimax xD Finally a major championship gold for Warner. Second Canadian bridesmaid to become the champion in two days.

Sports climbing? Amazing. They should have all three events at the Olympics. The sports climbing combined event? That might actually be the worst event in the Olympics across both summer and winter games.

That couple moves was the difference between finishing 1st or 6th *eyeroll*

The 6.0 scoring system was one of the worst scoring system in the history of sports so :P

Lol this format is so stupid. decides if or wins gold.

Those two losers who didn't win a medal must feel like real chumps.

wins a wrestling medal xD