heywoodu 13,499 Posted August 2, 2021 #81 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Too bad, no 6th athlete in history to win a medal in both Winter and Summer Olympics. 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...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted August 2, 2021 #82 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Germany loses to China with the until now basically invisible Bao. 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...
Agger 1,576 Posted August 2, 2021 #83 Share Posted August 2, 2021 This will be interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,128 Posted August 2, 2021 #84 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Women's Team SprintFinal Results China Bao Shanju Zhong Tianshi Germany Lea Sophie Friedrich Emma Hinze ROC Daria Shmeleva Anastasiia Voinova Final Ranking Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted August 2, 2021 #85 Share Posted August 2, 2021 TapeGate Quote For Monday's men's team pursuit qualifying round at the Tokyo Olympics, all eyes were on Denmark as the hot favourites for the event, but even before the four man squad had climbed onto their bikes, they were making headlines. Spotted on the front of the riders' shins extending upward from within the socks was a strip of kinesiology tape that continued up to just beneath the knee. Kinesiology tape is not uncommon in professional sport. It is regularly used to aid with support of muscles and joints in the case of an injury or imbalance, but in this instance, the same tape was applied to both legs of all four riders. Coincidentally, the positioning of the tape would also act as a trip strip, creating turbulence to the onrushing air, helping it to remain attached to the surface of the leg for longer and subsequently improving the aerodynamic performance of the riders. The team is supported by aerodynamics expert, Dan Bigham, who has a reputation for finding performance gains through aerodynamic and technological advancement. So many believe this to be a tactical use of kinesiology tape, rather than for medical use. The UCI's rules on the subject claim that "Items of clothing may not modify the morphology of the rider and any non-essential element or device, of which the purpose is not exclusively that of clothing or protection, is forbidden. This shall also apply regarding any material or substance applied onto the skin or clothing and which is not itself an item of clothing." 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...
intoronto 4,073 Posted August 2, 2021 #86 Share Posted August 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, heywoodu said: TapeGate Dq them for real NearPup and OlympicsFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,576 Posted August 2, 2021 #87 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I would be very surprised if the team haven't gotten that cleared by the UCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted August 2, 2021 #88 Share Posted August 2, 2021 54 minutes ago, heywoodu said: TapeGate Uuuuuuuuh... Salty. heywoodu 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted August 2, 2021 #89 Share Posted August 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, dcro said: Uuuuuuuuh... Salty. Meanwhile in Denmark. Spoiler mrv86 and dcro 2 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...
dcro 10,172 Posted August 2, 2021 #90 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Seriously though, this guy who had a "special" bike when he won his gold, and who invented (?) "marginal gains" is the one complaining? mrv86 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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