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  1. JoshMartini007
    Looks like the Rugby 7s coach who made those comments has been fired.
  2. JoshMartini007
    Sounds like damage control
  3. JoshMartini007
    Based on the comments by some of the coaches/management there clearly is some tension between the women and the people who run the program. It might be time to clean house...
  4. JoshMartini007
    Day 8 looks to be a quiet day for Canada, with a decent chance that Canada finishes the day without a medal, the first since the end of Day 1. Our best chance for a medal likely comes in swimming (women's 200m backstroke) while weightlifting (men's -96kg) and archery (men's individual) also have a chance.
  5. JoshMartini007
    The NOCs with a smaller population than San Marino British Virgin Islands may make an attempt to claim that title in athletics so the title of world's smallest Olympic medaling nation may not last too long...
  6. JoshMartini007
    It wasn't a good day for Canada, even against Brazil they were slow to start. Regardless we risk either being eliminated or playing New Zealand in the quarters.
  7. JoshMartini007
    Canada looks to rebound in Day 7 with medal opportunities in athletics (men's 10000m), rowing (women's eight), swimming (women's 100m freestyle) and trampoline (women's individual).
  8. JoshMartini007
    With a chance at reaching the semis. On paper isn't that much better than or that Cordon already defeated. Of course, Heo did come off a win against the number 1 ranked athlete plus he'll have more rest.
  9. JoshMartini007
    Very excited for huge opportunity for him
  10. JoshMartini007
    Very happy for
  11. JoshMartini007
    Day 5 was a relatively quiet day which saw Canada still win one medal. Day 6 has medal chances in judo (men's -100kg), rowing (men's pair and women's pair) and swimming (women's 4x200m freestyle relay). I'd also keep an eye on fencing (women's team foil), France is definitely beatable and while any of the other semi-finalists would be a long-shot, having an opportunity for the upset could result in a shocking medal.
  12. JoshMartini007
    Weird, they usually are on (relatively) good terms like in field hockey.
  13. JoshMartini007
    Yeah, fans can be the worst sometimes and with social media all that hate comes right on your doorstep.
  14. JoshMartini007
    I remember it was done by Om Yun-chol in 2012 where he won gold. He was already the favourite to medal/win back then so I imagine maybe it was done as an intimidation tactic?
  15. JoshMartini007
    Outside of throwing more money at the problem I don't think OTP has the capabilities of fixing the problem. The way the organization is ran is that they incentivize easier to win medals. At best, they can mandate that funding must be equally spent on both genders.
  16. JoshMartini007
    They are seeded based on their combined ranking. Both play singles with Sakkari never playing doubles in one of the four majors. Canada has more experience in doubles so the upset potential is there, but Greece could very well win based on their individual strength.
  17. JoshMartini007
    Another issue is that Canada still heavily relies on universities to give their athletes competitive practice. Men tend to peak later in life and unless they are trying to get a masters/PhD degree they are no longer part of that system.
  18. JoshMartini007
    While I do agree that taekwondo is one of the more diverse sports, they also increase it by making it very hard for more than 2 athletes per gender to qualify.
  19. JoshMartini007
    After a big day yesterday, Day 5 looks to be a lot quieter. Our best chance likely comes in rowing (women's double sculls). Additionally, swimming has two more medal chances (women's 200m freestyle & women's 200m individual medley).
  20. JoshMartini007
    Depending on how the IOC handles the extra quotas I imagine will see it in 2028. 2032 might have a chance with Australia unless they want to go with cricket (or netball, but there's no men's equivalent).
  21. JoshMartini007
    Surfing is definitely a type of sport to watch through highlights than watching it live.
  22. JoshMartini007
    Really happy for Duffy, it has been a long time coming
  23. JoshMartini007
    We did go 2-0 against France in the individual matches so the chance is certainly there.
  24. JoshMartini007
    Surfing is definitely "wait for the highlights" type of sport since for most of the time it's them waiting for a good wave.
  25. JoshMartini007
    Skateboarding can stay, but it does need to revamp its format as I mentioned before. I'm more upset with how the IOC tricked World Skate into submitting skateboarding. They basically strongly hinted that if they took over as the international federation for skateboarding then they may also accept speed roller skating as well and then they went nope and only accepted skateboarding. Of course, that's not skateboarding's fault...
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