Olympics **Spoilers**

[Mad Doug Biker]

Watching the rowing on the red button here and I like the fact that they are starting off away from everyone, so they are rowing in near silence, except for the sound of running water, distant helicopters, what I presume are race radios occasionally and the sound of the tannoy announcer gradually increasing well into the second half (when there isn't commentary and you hear it in the background I mean). You really get an impression of the distance involved!

I guess that being a wide, natural waterway, it is totally different from specially built places like Eton Dorney where you can follow them quite closely for the entire length of the course if you so wish.
That said, when I used to row, I was surprised at just how quiet it could be out in the middle of the water at places like Strathclyde Park and even on the Clyde in the middle of Glasgow!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Apparently in the Rowing, 'Bulkgaria' is competing in the Coxless Doubles according to the commentators.


.... And they came back in the last 200 meters to come second, with only Britain beating them.

Oh and now after 'Bulkgaria', now it is 'Cubia' who were competing too!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

And we just saw a white wading bird at the race start, but I don't know what it was.

Now it is the Coxless Fours.


Anyway.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I'm surprised you're watching that....

I haven't had the chance to watch much so far. I will need to have a bit of a binge this evening.

I am off to do other things here....

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Oh and shock horror, Britain came last in their heat of the Woman's Lighweight Double Sculls.

This is the end of civilisation as we know it folks!!

 

[wheresthetorch]

With Foil and Sabre perhaps. Epee is much more straightforward though! If a red or green light comes on you get the hit (none of this priority nonsense) and everywhere is the target. I used to take great pleasure in landing wrist and toe hits! (Having long arms helps!)

And being left handed like me!

 

[rich p]

With Foil and Sabre perhaps. Epee is much more straightforward though! If a red or green light comes on you get the hit (none of this priority nonsense) and everywhere is the target. I used to take great pleasure in landing wrist and toe hits! (Having long arms helps!)

I'm not sure which one I was watching - I clearly know feck all! Roger Kluse was our man. Bendy swords which I assumed were epée but possibly not. Most of the time it was too quick or nuanced for me to see who had scored but tghe commentator explained once that although one chap got the hit first he didn't get the point.
Quite fun in a mad way though.

 

[Dayvo]

Fencing!!! WTF - complete mystery who gets the points

The best cheat.

Remember this? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/london-2012-olympics-blog/2012/mar/14/50-stunning-olympic-moments

 

[AndyRM]

And being left handed like me!

There is nothing more irritating than having to fight a left hander. There was a guy at school who wasn't particularly good but his sinister nature made him almost unbeatable.

 

[Tin Pot]

Wow. Not a fan of diving but that was great.

Great finish for Daley and Goodfellow. What pressure.

 

[Tin Pot]

There is nothing more irritating than having to fight a left hander. There was a guy at school who wasn't particularly good but his sinister nature made him almost unbeatable.

You know the origins of the word sinister, yes? Hilarious coincidence if you don't.

 

[screenman]

The best cheat.

Remember this? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/london-2012-olympics-blog/2012/mar/14/50-stunning-olympic-moments

I remember that story well , did not seem that long ago.

 

[AndyRM]

You know the origins of the word sinister, yes? Hilarious coincidence if you don't.

I do. That's why I used it.

AKA ASJT.

 

[rich p]

I've noticed that the England women's hockey team are all goofy.
Turns out that they're wearing gumshields

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I've noticed that the England women's hockey team are all goofy.
Turns out that they're wearing gumshields

England!!?? Even if the team are all from England, they aren't called that.


I heard that so many times when I was at the Paralympics in London last time. It is a bit like Americans calling Britain 'England' as a whole.