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1 hora atrás, crovitlaci disse:

 

Why not? I always dispised mosquitos. 

Ok... fair enough.

9 minutos atrás, thiago_simoes disse:

 

It almost looks like they decided to select only English gymnasts, and Purvis is Scottish, so he had to stay out. Seriously, though, I can't see Brinn contributing to this team as much as Purvis could. Weird (and possibly political) decision.

The women's team is definitely not my favorite team, but I will not comment any further. 

Do you think the women's team will win a medal?

1 hora atrás, heywoodu disse:

 

Daniel Purvis out, didn't expect this.

6 horas atrás, crovitlaci disse:

 

And what about zika? 

Seriously?

2 horas atrás, LDOG disse:

 

This is another Fred, not the one from the World Cup.

And I don't like either one of them

Yeah, because we don't see any of these problems in Fiji...

9 minutos atrás, heywoodu disse:

Of course I was also just kidding a bit, I'm well aware they've got like 85% chance to win the gold (which is rare for any event)

 

I just mean there would definitely be bigger shocks possible in my opinion, like Teddy Riner being beaten, and I'm sure the past Olympics have provided bigger shocks throughout the 300-something events.

 

Well if you'd had to name 2-3 teams that could take the gold in case USA fails for some reason (after all, it's gymnastics, there's plenty of room for error), which nations would that be? China and Russia?

I think it would be a shock if they loose the gold medal in the team event simply because they have options and room for error. If somehow a gymnast gets injured during competition, another one could do her apparatus - Gabby Douglas is only going to the Olympics to do the UB in the team final, but has good to great scores anywhere else. For individual events, I wouldn't be so shocked if Biles loses one of her almost certain golds (maybe only the AA, in which she could have a fall and still win).

I think that we could see an upset if China had a perfect day, and USA had a very bad one.

10 minutos atrás, Maxim Fastovsky disse:

 

After seeing the worlds i dont think that we are so far ahead.  I think its one gymnast that gives such advantage that others cant catch up 

You had some little problems on beam, but still ended more than 5 points ahead of China in the final (and 9 points ahead of bronze medallists). I think you're safe, especially seeing that some top teams are having troubles in their selections. I don't know much about China, but I think the podium will look something like USA / China / GB/Russia, although I would love if a "new" nation could medal in the team event.

28 minutos atrás, heywoodu disse:

Guaranteed gold? Clearly you haven't watched enough sports yet to know there is no such thing  

Yeah, I know that you don't like when someone thinks that something is "guaranteed", but c'mon, it would be the shock of the century if they loose. As Nastia Liukin commented in the NBC broadcast, they could potentially send two teams and win gold and silver - I don't think this would happen, but they're clearly far ahead of other teams.

4 horas atrás, Federer91 disse:

Aly Raisman  So glad she continued after London, because she was may favourite there. It isn't often that an american women gymnast doesn a second Olympics, so i hope she medals again in Rio. 

Well, she has a guaranteed gold in the team event. About individual medals, maybe she can win silver/bronze in the All-Around competition and Floor.

USA Women's team:

Aly Raisman

Gabby Douglas

Laurie Hernandez

Madison Kocian

Simone Biles

BBC trailer:

13 minutos atrás, dcro disse:

 

Who published this?

 

I ask because they mixed Costa Rica with Puerto Rico. Alfaro/Charles are indeed from

Twitter account of FIVB Beach Volleyball. At least they got it right during the draw

Maybe for a change some golfer could use as an excuse the fear of getting murdered in the streets of Rio or being infected by a super bacteria in the waters of Copacabana. The zika virus "card" is getting OLD.

Interesting paper about air passenger arrivals for the Rio Olympics. Regarding international flights, top countries are:

USA: 18%
Argentina: 13%
Germany: 7%
Great Britain: 6%
Japan: 5%

I have to say that, from the matches I went in WC/Confederation Cup, USA had one of the most enthusiastic crowds. And like in the World Cup, I expect a huge wave of argentine fans, especially in team sports.

Brazil Team (source):

Men

Arthur Nory Mariano

Arthur Zanetti

Diego Hypolito

Francisco Barretto Júnior

Sérgio Sasaki

Women

Daniele Hypolito

Flávia Saraiva

Jade Barbosa

Lorrane Oliveira

Rebeca Andrade

Olympic rings are painted in the Athletics track:

1 month to go: Deodoro

Em 04/07/2016 at 02:55, LDOG disse:

I still want to know if the medal ceremony music is known already or not.

I still haven't heard anything about it

Probably we will know very close to the Games.

5 horas atrás, LDOG disse:

 

^ I'd upgrade to gold: Queiroz, Larissa-Talita, Football, 1 boxer, Miranda and Menezes. And exchange Men's for Women's Vball team. Total 11 gold. Believe me, this always happens with host nations.

 

Also I'd add as either silver or bronze Shooting pistol and one Swimming pool medal (don't know exactly who, but one will come for sure). And Ditch from the list Taekwondo.

Taekwondo is my "wild" guess, but it could be Shooting.

I would like to think that Brazil will be THAT good, but I just don't see it, simply because we aren't a top sport nation like previous hosts. The best comparison for us is Greece, I think. They went from 13 medals (4G 6S 3B) in Sydney to 16 (6G 6S 4B) at home. Similarly, Brazil will improve from London, but not that much. I expect 7 medals more than the 17 we achieved in London, and 2/3 more golds.

I kinda think this is one of the best outfits ever for Brazil, simply because many of our past looks are terrible (always too "costumy").

Brazil Opening Ceremony outfit (in the pictures, athletes Leonardo de Deus, Luisa Borges, Duda Micucci and Fábio Chiuffa):

Pedro Gonçalves, Ana Sátila, Aline Silva and Marcus D'Almeida presented the outfits for the press: