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  1. 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.
  2. orangeman
    Yeah, I think I mentioned here before the Games that I had hopes for the Canadian ladies in one of the freestyle relays. I though Oleksiak had chances to make some finals, too. But that was the 'old' standard. Just making the finals was seen as an accomplishment. It was so hilarious how, for myself, I went from disbelief on Day 1 when they took bronze to disappointment on the last day in the pool when they didn't get a medal. And the future looks so good with that group.
  3. orangeman
    Ok, now on to basketball.
  4. orangeman
    Thank you. It's not that serious, like I said. But Drouin certainly let me forget about it for a while.
  5. orangeman
    Well, I mean I read her name so I was familiar. But never expected what she delivered. No one predicted what happened in the pool, not even their coaches.
  6. orangeman
    For the 1500m, the Canadian announcer: "This is slow. This is really slow. This is disappointingly slow".
  7. orangeman
    And that's sport. Even us Olympics geeks, who ever heard of Penny Oleksiak two weeks ago? Now she's mentioned in the same breath as Donovan Bailey, Clara Hughes and Cindy Klassen.
  8. orangeman
    I wasn't born when it actually happened in 1976, but CBC used to show Greg Joy's silver medal jump from Montreal during the anthem when they signed off for the night (I realize this means nothing to some of you children ). It would be grand if CBC had enough self awareness to reproduce that tonight with Drouin's gold medal jump.
  9. orangeman
    I got some bad news today (not that bad, everyone's healthy) and I really needed a win. Thought the soccer girls would deliver, but I'll take this. This feels good. Oh, and the whiskey.
  10. orangeman
    First gold in swimming since 1992. First gold in athletics since 1996.
  11. orangeman
    Haha. But certainly better than London. And still more chances.
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  13. orangeman
    GGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!! Perfect.
  14. orangeman
    At least silver!
  15. orangeman
    Total disappointment. Pegged her as a medal threat.
  16. orangeman
    Clears 2.38!
  17. orangeman
    I believe Drouin is guaranteed a medal at this point.
  18. orangeman
    Ireland!
  19. orangeman
    I actually agree because he got the white flag. But the official shouldn't haven't given the white flag.
  20. orangeman
    Absolutely. He already had the talent, and it's awesome that he got this experience in Rio. He'll be battle-hardened come Tokyo (although he's a really happy-go-lucky guy).
  21. orangeman
    Haha, yeah, just changed it on re-read. A good friend of mine is Gagnon, wishful thinking perhaps.
  22. orangeman
    I was rooting for him, too. I like the Mexican divers, men and women. Great talent.
  23. orangeman
    I'm happy for Hausding, he's a great diver. So is Laugher (but for some reason I find him arrogant, but I'm happy for him, too). And the Chinese, again. Sure. Great for Gagne to make the final. He's only 18. Look out for him in Tokyo!
  24. orangeman
    I...think you meant to quote Near. But you are right, courageous performance.
  25. orangeman
    Well, congrats to Germany, they deserved it. But they also displayed the reason why so many people cannot stand this game. Flopping all over the field, rolling around like a shark just bit off their leg, only to pop up and run after the ball seconds later. Football can be fun sometimes, but it certainly isn't a game of integrity. I'll take rugby over it every day of the week.
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