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Terrible call to send that runner home. Could have had 2nd and 3rd with no outs.

On one hand, I could see it as a "Look how far we've come as a species!" sort of thing. On the other hand, I doubt the IOC, and Germany specifically, want to focus so much on "Hey, we're not the Nazis anymore!"

Canada should have won that game, they sat back too much with the lead. Oh well, now they need to win against GB.

What a save!

I'm on vacation only -1 hour to Tokyo time. Great schedule for me!

Goal for Canada!

This article says it's available on Roku: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/cbc-and-partners-to-broadcast-3775-hours-of-olympic-coverage-heres-how-to-watch-1.6108316

Glad Canada is winning, but they're leaving way too many runners on base. Won't be able to lose those opportunities against US/Japan/Aus.

Is that make up on the new Mexican pitcher?

BOOM! Homerun!

Maybe a Sr/Jr situation?

Good start by Canada.

I live in Beijing and everything is pretty much normal here now, and has been for months (there was a little scare in February, something like 6 confirmed cases). I can see them barring international visitors, but there's no reason to postpone if Tokyo is going forward and they're in a much tougher spot. China has strict quarantine rules (3 weeks mandatory government observed quarantine) but they want to reopen borders with some countries. The issue right now is other countries accepting the Chinese vaccinations as legit. Postponing the Olympics would pretty much be admitting that the Chinese one is not legit. I'd be really surprised if they postponed it.

I'm just going to add one that I haven't seen yet (maybe I missed it): USA Softball

1. Men's rugby 7s. Wasn't sure if Bujold's appeal would work out. 2. Men's baseball after the first few games. You beat Cuba and then lose the rest? Men's basketball. They should be a medal favourite, but yet again the players underperform for the Olympics. Hey, congratulations to the Czechs. Hope they win now.

What I'm excited about, and your list reflects this, is the fact that Canada is finally competitive in the two largest events of Swimming and Athletics as well as multiple team sports. This began last Olympics, and while I will watch all the events regardless of Canadian content, it is exciting to see our athletes in the mix in the biggest sports. For far too long Canada was a non-factor in swimming/athletics except maybe one or two chances here and there, and the team sports were a barren landscape. Gymnastics is also a big one where Canada has become more relevant. Medal or not, it'll be nice to see the Maple Leaf around these venues in Japan.

We have found the quote for the last year and a half!

Great run by the Habs, no one expected this!

Re-reading my first post, I should have said "possible" instead of "expected". My prediction is probably the upper limit for total and golds.

For Canada, I think 24 total with 4-5 golds would be expected. This is probably the most unpredictable Olympics since WWII, even at the Games there could be an outbreak which sidelines half the athletes competing.

Men's basketball team's road to the Olympics is shut down. Very disappointing. A team of NBA "stars" lost to one without any. Canadian basketball players don't seem to have any drive playing for the national team. Very sad, they could be medal threats if they competed at the level they're capable of.

I know this is a "dream" choice, but the OC are on the 23rd. amd Formiga is playing on the 21st and 24th hours away from Tokyo. Otherwise, I'd like to see her there, too.

Great swim by Penny. That time would have been good enough for bronze in 2016, so she's definitely getting back to her standard. Liendo's time would get him safely into the final. Great showing by both.

Hi everyone. Long time no see. Long story short, I've had difficulty signing in here for about a year now, but I've been following along. Thank you to everyone here that is keeping everything up to date. Thank you to everyone recently who has been keeping me up to date on all the Olympic qualifying and summaries. It's been a crazy last few months (for everyone, I'm sure) so I haven't had a chance to look into things myself. This site is always a great source for everything Olympics. I'm living in Beijing currently, looking forward to the Olympics here next year. I live very close to some venues. But first Tokyo! Thanks again to everyone! GO HABS GO!

Yes, true. But who knows how this pandemic will affect decisions moving forward. Will owners who have lost millions with this and possibly already lost significant chunks of two consecutive seasons want to interrupt another season and risk injury to their players? I was doubtful before covid, I'm even more doubtful now. But if the last few months have taught me anything, it's that I can't predict what will happen in the future.