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You joke but I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Brazil fails miserably in this match

Not exactly. After a rough start, they found their rhythm and of course Kim is an amazing player.

Rebeca Andrade will be the brazilian flag bearer at the closing ceremony.

That was nerve wracking, but of course nothing compared to 2012 QF.

Completely missed that (well, I didn't watch anything of Cycling except for BMX Freestyle).

Did we have any 1-2-3 podium for the same NOC at these Games? We can have one now.

One of the few sports I've seen in which the athletes are actively cheering for their opponents mid competition.

At least now we won't have the "curse of the group of death" like it happened at the men's competition

That's why I would have preferred instead of in QF.

qualified to final. The medals should go to the first 3 but Sky Brown will definitely challenge for gold.

took out 3 ouf our 4 teams (2M, 1W). Now I can only root for them

The bad side: Brazil without Beach Volleyball medals for the first time. The good side: I won't have to watch any of these lazy players ever in my life again.

Now the start of the event in which can get 1-2, and maybe with some luck 1-2-3. Sky Brown should prevent this, though.

On TV, Ana Marcela thanks her girlfriend, fellow marathon swimmer Allan do Carmo, and Fratus/Scheffer for the inspiration after they won medals

I didn't follow anything from Swimming this time, except for Brazil, so I'm surprised to learn Hosszu didn't win a medal

Sorry about your condition but yes, I almost couldn't handle. But I was brave enough to not turn off the TV this time

Ana Marcela our first ever female champion in Swimming

Wait, they had their own thread?

I think this is by far the Olympic topic with the fewest posts, except for Karate which still didn't start.

Brazil conseguiu superar as expectativas em alguns esportes, e em outros ganhou aquilo que eu esperava. Vôlei ainda preocupa, principalmente o de praia que pode vir sem nenhuma medalha pela primeira vez. Canoagem temos apenas uma chance restante. Já temos 17, e entre Vôlei + Canoagem + Águas Abertas + Skate, acho que dá para atingir o recorde de 20. Athletics: 1 (+1) Beach Volleyball: 1 Boxing: 1 (+2) Canoeing: 1 Football: 1 Gymnastics: 1 (+1) Judo: 1 (+1) Sailing: 1 Skateboarding: 2 Surfing: 1 Swimming: 1 (+1) Volleyball: 1 Cycling, Equestrian, Taekwondo, Tennis, Weightlifting, Wrestling: 2 Total: 15 (+2)

Não que isso seja importante, mas atualizei a lista de medalhistas/seguidores no Instagram. Parece que se você ganha ouro/prata, a visibilidade é maior e consequentemente o número de seguidores aumenta? Ou pode ser que os esportes nas primeiras posições (Surfe, Skate, Ginástica) sejam mais populares que os demais - tanto que Martine e Kahena ainda não ganharam muito, certo que não tem nem 24h da conquista. Para as duplas considerei a média das duas. Não vou incluir times nessa lista, mas talvez inclua um jogador. ATHLETE BEFORE AFTER GAIN Rayssa LEAL @rayssalealsk8 816,213 6,569,104 +5,752,891 Rebeca ANDRADE @rebecarandrade 235,084 2,274,105 +2,039,021 Ítalo FERREIRA @italoferreira 1,058,969 2,856,520 +1,797,551 Kelvin HOEFLER @kelvinhoefler 245,228 841,065 +595,837 Alison DOS SANTOS @alisonsantos01_ 9,335 125,102 +115,767 Mayra AGUIAR @mayraaguiarjudo 93,229 203,633 +110,404 Bruno FRATUS @brunofratus 152,343 261,367 +109,024 Daniel CARGNIN @dadscargnin ~20,000 87,423 +67,423 Fernando SCHEFFER @f_scheffer 8,482 63,048 +54,566 Thiago BRAZ @thiagobrazpv 295,044 345,378 +50,334 Laura PIGOSSI @laurapigossi Luisa STEFANI @luisastefani 9,794 14,452 69,748 58,327 +59,954 +43,875 Martine GRAEL @martinegrael Kahena KUNZE @kakunze 12,897 7,984 29,125 20,358 +16,228 +12,374 Abner TEIXEIRA @abner91kg ~5,000 18,556 +13,556

It was the same with Robert Scheidt that was forced to return to Laser class in 2016 after the end of Star in 2012. Now he says he will definitely change classes again, just don't know if it will be an Olympic one.

Braz keeps his OR

Time for the duel between the players with the best names in Beach Volleyball: Melissa Humana-Paredes vs Mariafe Artacho del Solar