heywoodu 13,560 Posted August 5, 2021 #1471 Share Posted August 5, 2021 7 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: I feel like the definition of choke on Totallympics doesn’t always match the actual definition of the word. Yes, Holloway was the favorite, but it’s not like he made some major mistake that cost him the gold medal; he just got outraced. That’s not so much a choke as just a plain loss to a quicker competitor on the day. That’s my semantics lesson for the day He was in the lead and gave it away, as the top favourite, and he was quite far below his earlier level. It's not the kind of mega chokes you see in shooting, but it does fit the description. dcro 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,479 Posted August 5, 2021 #1472 Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, heywoodu said: He was in the lead and gave it away, as the top favourite, and he was quite far below his earlier level. It's not the kind of mega chokes you see in shooting, but it does fit the description. Yeah, I guess it’s more I wouldn’t use “choke” to describe his performance here. It’s below what he would have wanted/expected, but he’s still a medalist. For me, he just got outraced on the day. It happens. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,560 Posted August 5, 2021 #1473 Share Posted August 5, 2021 23.30m for Crouser If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,598 Posted August 5, 2021 #1474 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Crouser signs off with 23,30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,182 Posted August 5, 2021 #1475 Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Yeah, I guess it’s more I wouldn’t use “choke” to describe his performance here. It’s below what he would have wanted/expected, but he’s still a medalist. For me, he just got outraced on the day. It happens. I don't think so. To me it looked as if he realized he was in a big lead and started playing it way too safe. Olympian1010 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,560 Posted August 5, 2021 #1476 Share Posted August 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Yeah, I guess it’s more I wouldn’t use “choke” to describe his performance here. It’s below what he would have wanted/expected, but he’s still a medalist. For me, he just got outraced on the day. It happens. That's how I would have felt if he had run, say, 12.90 or something and Parchment was still faster If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,479 Posted August 5, 2021 #1477 Share Posted August 5, 2021 That’s got to be close to the record. It’s looks close at least… “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHI2019 188 Posted August 5, 2021 #1478 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Ryan Crouser finally wins an athletics gold for the US men. That took a long time coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,560 Posted August 5, 2021 #1479 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Will Claye take a medal? Nope. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,598 Posted August 5, 2021 #1480 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Claye will finish 4th so medals for and in TJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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