Joshi

1. There's no money in boxing and 2. Those that partake in combat sports and with NZ's relative success in the UFC and MMA they'd rather be Israel Adesanya instead (not the greatest role model to follow however).

No medals for NZ either. A 4th, 5th, 6th and a 7th plus 2 top 10s. A complete flop by the pole vaulters. Seriously lacking some top 2 inches. Mentally weak. 

Quite frankly Oceania really is only 2 countries. Also, the Olympics is a worldwide event not the European Benefit Games. The Olympics has been dominated no matter what sport or event it is by the Northern Hemisphere and that is primarily not down to purely athletic talent but geography. Example, accessibility. 90% of all World Championships seem to be in the NH particularly Europe. The sports that are in the Olympics one could argue are mainly European but that's purely down to economics and politics.

I really hope England bring that same approach v. Spain. Now what to do with Lauren James? Do they start her? I would think they would. Just another physical presence that the Spanish may well struggle to contain...

Don't worry about that high-pitched whining sound in your ears!  There is nothing wrong with them, it is just sore loser  fans complaining.
 
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I think it's more the matter of no real match racing at the Olympics. Sailing is here to stay but some of the classes I believe shouldn't be there. Particularly the mixed class multihull and the kite surfing. I'd rather those two classes and 3 events be replaced with a Sail GP mixed event. Sail GP has revolutionized the sport in a way . So much so you can hold the event in and around a Harbour, instead of going right out to sea and is much more spectator friendly. The TV coverage is quite out of this world too. But would rather have boats of that class match race. That's sailing at almost its purest. 

Definitely an end of an era for sport. Dame Valerie Adams has retired. Multiple world champion and 4 olympic medals 2 of them gold. 3 weeks after the great Hamish Bond an 8x wch and winner of 3 olympic gold medals announced his retirement. That's a hefty bit experience and expertise gone but was expected. Thank you to them both for giving us many memories.

This just reiterates how weak the Western leaders are and now we see (since I'm in NZ we're relatively isolated from a lot of the major world events) how unpopular Biden is proving to be. Ukraine unfortunately a bit like Poland when invaded in 1939 will be seen as collateral damage. But the worst thing about this is that it's all being played in front of our eyes. It also seems that the West are just not only helpless but hopeless. Taiwan will be looking at this in utter fear. As they will perhaps be next...

This cant be real.........my god, this guy is better than Trump?, really?
 
Once again the world has a war between two armies (i really dont consider wars the USA invasions), the westerns countries should have more study of geopolitics and less "genre agenda".
 
All the "good luck·" for Ukraine, of course.
 
 
 
 

Well what a disaster and this is all the West's doing. Taking full control of a drunken Yeltsin while ripping off the Russian populace during the breakup of the Soviet Union. We had this coming and Putin wants a restoration of the old Soviet Union and it won't stop with the Ukraine. We had it coming...

All the pressure on Nico to win gold so we finish ahead of Australia. You know sibling rivalry...

All the pressure on Nico to win gold so we finish ahead of Australia. You know sibling rivalry...

NZ Reporter to Zoi . "You must be really disappointed with that final jump, did the pressure just get a bit too much?" OMFG! Leave the poor girl alone. Now you know why your news stations are getting attacked in NZ by angry mobs. Let's get a negative spin outta this 

I watched a whole pile of Russian historical shows under lockdown. They’re good.  The Poles are always the bad guys.  As soon as guys with moustaches (Russians have beards) show up, szpeaking Ruszian witz a liszp, accompanied by Catholic priests, you know there is trouble brewing in the Kremlin.  English people are usually outrageously camp & speak with American accents, even in the 16th century.  The Tsar always goes mad in the end.

Best scene in television as far as I’m concerned (it’s from season 2, just in case you haven’t watched it yet.):
 
 
Yeah, I didn’t think I’d like Ragnarok, but it has become one of my favorite shows. The plot is indeed gripping. 

Since I'm heavily invested in tracing my grandfather's heritage back to Russia. I've now become interested in Russian movies and serials. I never really yearned or took much interest for the motherland much but since talking to my grandfather whose not got long to live he taught me about his upbringing and then how he escaped communism. I guess the older you get the more interested you are in odd things like genealogy etc. Now I've become interested in a lot of things Russian. This series is one of my favorite Russian series, practically village life for this one particular family before, during and after WW2. 
 
https://youtu.be/JBq7XaJylHE
 
Quite like Ragnarok on Netflix even though not exactly a huge fantasy drama fan but the plot is very intruiging. Also like the Nordic Noir genre have to say the Scandinavians do dark thrillers and suspense very well indeed.

Thanks Lindvik. 😊

I think it's got to the point where this curse is going to be broken sooner rather than later and what better way to do it is at home. It has to happen now right? Mind due hometown pressure can be overbearing.

Alice Robinson will have a crack at the DH on Wednesday. Only got a few bumps and bruises. She's got no regrets about how it went today. Yes disappointing that she crashed but her mindset was to go hard and push for something instead of having regrets and finishing 7th (Her own words) It's quite obvious to everyone that in time her main focus will be the speed events in the future. I actually think now she went in with the right attitude.
 
So thank goodness for her she wasn't injured.

Alice Robinson will have a crack at the DH on Wednesday. Only got a few bumps and bruises. She's got no regrets about how it went today. Yes disappointing that she crashed but her mindset was to go hard and push for something instead of having regrets and finishing 7th (Her own words) It's quite obvious to everyone that in time her main focus will be the speed events in the future. I actually think now she went in with the right attitude.
 
So thank goodness for her she wasn't injured.

Alice Robinson will have a crack at the DH on Wednesday. Only got a few bumps and bruises. She's got no regrets about how it went today. Yes disappointing that she crashed but her mindset was to go hard and push for something instead of having regrets and finishing 7th (Her own words) It's quite obvious to everyone that in time her main focus will be the speed events in the future. I actually think now she went in with the right attitude.
 
So thank goodness for her she wasn't injured.

I swear I just saw someone knitting in the stands. 

I swear I just saw someone knitting in the stands. 

The sunburnt country Australia will win 2 golds okay perhaps 2 medals and one will be 1 gold from sliding events. Who woulda thought???

What a disappointing olympics it's been for Alice.