DeNiro Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 13 minutes ago, -dlc- said: Apparently we're good at throwing hammers in BC. FTFY. BC pulling their weight this Olympics (or throwing their weight I should say ) Shouldn’t be surprising that a province full of lumberjacks would be good at this event 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 20 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: I generally think of artistic swimming as one of the silly events at the Olympics. But, damn!, that must take a lot of training. It's actually pretty cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat land fish Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 15 minutes ago, DeNiro said: FTFY. BC pulling their weight this Olympics (or throwing their weight I should say ) Shouldn’t be surprising that a province full of lumberjacks would be good at this event Two great young athletes exciting times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 Not that it matters, of course, but that was a fine looking group of women in the 200m final. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-dlc- Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Wow, so much respect for Gabby Thomas! Trained in the day, at night worked as a volunteer at a health clinic for people without health insurance. Amazing. Brains, beauty and amazing athletic ability. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/olympics/news/gabby-thomas-smart-usa-sprinter-college-harvard-texas/6b18e4bb42afd5b75f3b7a5d 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 3 minutes ago, -dlc- said: Wow, so much respect for Gabby Thomas! Trained in the day, at night worked as a volunteer at a health clinic for people without health insurance. Amazing. Brains, beauty and amazing athletic ability. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/olympics/news/gabby-thomas-smart-usa-sprinter-college-harvard-texas/6b18e4bb42afd5b75f3b7a5d I'm happy she won. Harvard grad too. She won Bronze last Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jaimito Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Lot of Canadian slangs. Tim Hortons double double. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Crazy, Camryn Rogers almost a head shorter than the other medal winners. Goes to show you height isn't everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post -dlc- Posted August 6 Popular Post Share Posted August 6 13 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: Really pulling for them. Evan's super down to earth...we've been chatting for a couple of years (since he ran for council in Richmond and came SOOOO close to getting in). We needed his voice and I hope he finds time to run again. When he's not walking. He's so nice that he agreed to meet my daughter's boyfriend in a surprise meeting to share his medal. One of Sean's long time dreams was to see an Olympic medal in person and so Evan graciously agreed to do so. He's a champion. 1 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jaimito Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/other/why-is-canada-so-good-at-hammer-throw-the-answer-lies-in-british-columbia/ar-AA1oh6q1?ocid=BingNewsVerp Article on BC and hammer throw. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RupertKBD Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Even major US media outlets are in on "The Summer or Summer": https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/06/sport/summer-mcintosh-canada-swimming-olympics-spt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathIsFun Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 British Columbians excel at getting "Hammered"! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Those arms of Camryn's are insane. If she wants to she can compete in Rugby 7's and she'd probably win a scrum all by herself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 Looking at Wednesday's schedule, kind of slim pickings but there's a few events that might warrant a look: 8am Women's Beach Volleyball quarter-final Canada plays Spain 9am Women's Pole Vault Final Canadian Alysha Newman is in it 10:05am Men's 110m Hurdles semi-final No Canadians 10:30am Artistic Swimming Final Canada is 1 of 10 countries in the Finals 10:35am Men's 400m Hurdles semi-final No Canadians 11:02am Men's 200m semi-final Andre De Grasse in SF1; Aaron Brown in SF2; Brendon Rodney in SF3 11:45am Women's 400m semi-final No Canadians 12:20pm Men's 400m Final No Canadians 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 I am just happy weight lifting is getting started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammertime Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 We aren't just a bunch of hammer flippers. We can sling em too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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