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  1. orangeman
    The only option, if the Americans get advanced, is to drop the Chinese since there are only 8 lanes. But the Chinese qualified legitimately.
  2. orangeman
    Okay, better replay. Brazilian did not step out of her lane, it was the upper bodies that collided. I'm not sure what the rule is there.
  3. orangeman
    Could go either way. The replays I saw indicated contact, but didn't show the Brazilian out of her lane. But the replay wasn't that great. Since it's the Americans, I'm going to bet that they get into the finals, though. Not being anti-American, just saying that certain countries always get the 'benefit of the doubt'. It's why Russian athletes are in Rio, while most other countries would not be if they did the same thing (and why Sun is allowed to keep swimming).
  4. orangeman
    Americans are out of the women's relay! (Not celebrating, just surprised).
  5. orangeman
    So.....one of Canada's relayers is named Farah Jacques. I can't be the only one who is now singing "Frere Jacques" in my head.
  6. orangeman
    Warner was okay in discus. He'll likely hold onto 2nd. He's pretty weak in pole vault though coming up so we'll see what happens there.
  7. orangeman
    I think they'll easily surpass 2012 level, as they already have with golds. Canada won medals in 11 different disciplines in 2012, and 7 so far in Rio with good shots at soccer, golf, canoe/kayak and wrestling. While I appreciate diversity, Canada rarely has athletes capable of multiple medals (in both summer and winter games), and rarely do well in events that offer lots of medals (i.e. swimming and athletics in summer; skiing events in the winter). So the rise in swimming and athletics, with stars like Oleksiak and De Grasse, is very welcome.
  8. orangeman
    Well, tomorrow should be fun on the track. The first look at the 4x100 relay (men and women), Bishop in the 800m and then Warner and De Grasse finals to end the night.
  9. orangeman
    Well, Netty probably wouldn't have gotten a medal anyway with the way those women jumped. Still disappointed for her, though.
  10. orangeman
    Well, Warner has PBs much better than Kazmirek in all the events tomorrow except for pole vault. I can't find Mayer's PBs, though. Anyway, I'm not too worried.
  11. orangeman
    The first one is at 9pm.
  12. orangeman
    Classy.
  13. orangeman
    De Grasse is in a lane next to Bolt for the semi in the 200m, just like in the 100m.
  14. orangeman
    Warner with a decent result in high jump. Gains on Eaton, but only 1 point ahead of 3rd and 9 ahead of 4th, 19 ahead of 5th.
  15. orangeman
    Yeats will go for bronze!
  16. orangeman
    Canada loses a jump off for bronze in equestrian jumping. Eric Lamaze finished in 1st in the individual qualification.
  17. orangeman
    To be honest, it wasn't much of a battle. Drouin didn't fault until he already had the gold. But yes, those two are also great athletes. I love the win, but pole vault last night was much more dramatic.
  18. orangeman
    Their end in the last game was just sad. I don't have a better word for it. The end to this game was the same. In any sport, it's not about the final outcome so much as how you got there. And in both games, Canada just disappeared when it mattered. They were both close, especially this one, but I knew they weren't going to win early in the second half. Like I said, just sad.
  19. orangeman
    Not just because they lost here, but after the last two game I think I overestimated Canada's abilities. In my defence, I don't know basketball that much. Obviously much better than past teams, but still not in the upper level. Kia Nurse has been a disappointment here.
  20. orangeman
    She's been very disappointing this game.
  21. orangeman
    Canada was leading by quite a bit, and then had so many chances to be in this game in the 4th. They didn't deserve to win at all. I mean, you throw the ball out with 30 seconds left down by 5? Sad.
  22. orangeman
    Jesus, just terrible.
  23. orangeman
    Canada had this game, but is giving it up.
  24. orangeman
    Canada's draws here have been ridiculous.
  25. orangeman
    I can't find the anthem version, but here is Greg Joy's silver medal jump from Montreal. My parents lived there at the time. They speak of it fondly. For some reason, this jump touched the nation at the time.
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