dogplasma said:

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Saw that Laurel Hubbard, the trans New Zealand weightlifter, finished without a lift. Her Olympic journey ends with far less drama than it began.

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Why did he/she not lift? Not make weight or something?

Trivia time! There are five summer sports the US has never medaled in. Without Googling, can you guess them?

Packchem91 said:

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dogplasma said:

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Saw that Laurel Hubbard, the trans New Zealand weightlifter, finished without a lift. Her Olympic journey ends with far less drama than it began.

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Why did he/she not lift? Not make weight or something?

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Couldn't physically make a valid lift. In three tries, I think.

dogplasma said:

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Packchem91 said:

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dogplasma said:

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Saw that Laurel Hubbard, the trans New Zealand weightlifter, finished without a lift. Her Olympic journey ends with far less drama than it began.

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Why did he/she not lift? Not make weight or something?

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Couldn't physically make a valid lift. In three tries, I think.

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Ohhhhh, i interpreted your initial note as didn't even try a lift....but just couldn't successfully complete one! I'm not sure either side of the controversy about allowing that into women's sports got what they wanted out of that result


ETA: Though Flossy's response is for the Win, LOL.

dogplasma said:

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Trivia time! There are five summer sports the US has never medaled in. Without Googling, can you guess them?

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Handball, Badmitton, Table Tennis, Golf, water polo?

WarrenPeace said:

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dogplasma said:

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Trivia time! There are five summer sports the US has never medaled in. Without Googling, can you guess them?

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Handball, Badmitton, Table Tennis, Golf, water polo?

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Xander Schauffele just won the Gold in Golf. And I seem to recall we used to be pretty dominant in men's water polo (talk about an exhausting sport!!!)

Ping pong sounds like a legit guess (does Forrest Gump count??). And since I actually watched a match, I'd guess fencing? Seems like a European sport. Maybe one of the canoe races? Bound to be a newer sport too

Men's 4x100m relay team didn't even advance from the semis. Can't remember the last time that happened.

dogplasma said:

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Saw that Laurel Hubbard, the trans New Zealand weightlifter, finished without a lift. Her Olympic journey ends with far less drama than it began.

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And somebody finished 11th out of 12th in the hammer throw and still got attention for it... not going to even type her name here though.

Olympics
Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020
Day 13
Basketball
Men's Semifinal, Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
France vs. Slovenia NBCSN, 7 a.m.

Women's Semifinal, Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
United States vs. Serbia NBC, 12:40 a.m. (Friday)

Volleyball
Men's Semifinal, Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan
France vs. Argentina USA Network, 9 a.m.

Track & Field
Men's and Women's, Sapporo Odori Park, Sapporo, Japan
Men's 50km Race Walk Final NBCSN, 4:30 p.m.
Women's 20km Race Walk Final NBCSN, 3:30 a.m. (Friday)



Golf
Women's, Kasumigaseki Country Club, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
3rd Round Golf Channel, 6:30 p.m.

Live From the Olympics Golf Channel, 5 p.m.
Live From the Olympics Golf Channel, 3 a.m. (Friday)

Canoe Sprint
Men's and Women's, Sea Forest Waterway, Kt, Japan
Qualifying Heats USA Network, 8:30 p.m.

Beach Volleyball
Women's Bronze Medal Match, Shiokaze Park-Centre Court, Tokyo, Japan
Tina Graudina/Anatasija Kravcenoka (Latvia) vs. Anouk Verge-Depre/Joana Heidrich (Switzerland) CNBC, 9 p.m.


Women's Gold Medal Match, Shiokaze Park-Centre Court, Tokyo, Japan
Mariafe Artacho de Solar/Taliqua Clancy (Australia) vs. April Ross/Alix Klineman (United States) NBC, 10:30 p.m.

Soccer
Women's Gold Medal Match, Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Sweden vs. Canada USA Network, 10 p.m.

Field Hockey
Women's Bronze Medal Match, Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Great Britain vs. India CNBC, 12:45 a.m. (Friday, same day coverage)

Gold Medal Match, Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Netherlands vs. Argentina USA Network, 6 a.m. (Friday)

Diving
Men's, Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan
10m Platform Preliminary Round USA Network, 2 a.m. (Friday)

Water Polo
Men's Semifinal, Tatsumi Water Polo Centre, Tokyo, Japan
Greece vs. Hungary CNBC, 2:30 a.m. (Friday)

Handball
Women's Semifinal, Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
France vs. Sweden USA Network, 4:30 a.m. (Friday, joined in progress)

Wrestling
Men's and Women's, Makuhari Messe Hall, Chiba, Japan
Men's Freestyle 65kg Semifinals, 97kg Semifinals, Women's Freestyle 50kg Semifinals, Men's Freestyle 74kg Bronze Medal Matches and Final, 125kg Bronze Medal Matches and Final, Women's Freestyle 53kg Final Olympic Channel, 5:15 a.m. (Friday)

Olympic Channel News Olympic Channel, 1 p.m.
Juegos Olmpicos de Tokyo 2020 Telemundo, 1 p.m.
Juegos Olmpicos de Tokyo 2020: Edicin nocturna Telemundo, midnight

TheStorm said:

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dogplasma said:

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Saw that Laurel Hubbard, the trans New Zealand weightlifter, finished without a lift. Her Olympic journey ends with far less drama than it began.

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And somebody finished 11th out of 12th in the hammer throw and still got attention for it... not going to even type her name here though.

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Was that the woman who said she became an athlete so she could focus on politics?

WarrenPeace said:

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dogplasma said:

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Trivia time! There are five summer sports the US has never medaled in. Without Googling, can you guess them?

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Handball, Badmitton, Table Tennis, Golf, water polo?

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That's actually really close. The sports are: Handball, badminton, table tennis, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline. (I didn't know trampoline was an Olympic event.)

FlossyDFlynt said:

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dogplasma said:

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Saw that Laurel Hubbard, the trans New Zealand weightlifter, finished without a lift. Her Olympic journey ends with far less drama than it began.

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Snatch wasnt on form

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You owe me a new keyboard. hahaha

A trip to the final is on the line tonight for @CoachSlabe and @usavolleyball, and we can't wait to cheer them on!

🆚 Serbia
⏰ 12:00am (midnight) ET
📺 https://t.co/R2QS0Kcox1#Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/6lwKkAuqkL

— Wolfpack Volleyball (@PackVball) August 5, 2021

Bulls shoutout

Breaking News: With a berth in the gold medal game on the line, Team USA got a strong pitching performance by Durham Bulls' Joe Ryan. Tap for the results. https://t.co/iHQtYr1Rea

— WRALSportsFan (@WRALSportsFan) August 5, 2021

IseWolf22 said:

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FlossyDFlynt said:

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dogplasma said:

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Saw that Laurel Hubbard, the trans New Zealand weightlifter, finished without a lift. Her Olympic journey ends with far less drama than it began.

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Snatch wasnt on form

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You owe me a new keyboard. hahaha

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Im glad everyone took it for the joke it was. Not everything needs to be completely serious

FlossyDFlynt said:

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IseWolf22 said:

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FlossyDFlynt said:

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dogplasma said:

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Saw that Laurel Hubbard, the trans New Zealand weightlifter, finished without a lift. Her Olympic journey ends with far less drama than it began.

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Snatch wasnt on form

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You owe me a new keyboard. hahaha

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Im glad everyone took it for the joke it was. Not everything needs to be completely serious

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For sure.

I thought it was quite clever

Olympics
Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020
Day 14
Basketball
Women's Semifinal, Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
Japan vs. France NBCSN, 7 a.m.

Men's Gold Medal Game, Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
France vs. United States NBC/Peacock, 10:30 p.m.

Women's Bronze Bronze Medal Game, Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
TBA CNBC, 3 a.m. (Saturday)


Track & Field
Men's and Women's, Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 Heats, Women's Javelin Final, Men's 5000m Final, Women's 400m Final, Women's 1500m Final, Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final, Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final Peacock, 7:25 a.m.

Women's, Sapporo Odori Park, Sapporo, Japan
Marathon USA Network, 6 p.m.
Marathon NBC, 8 p.m.

Men's and Women's, Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Women's High Jump Final, Women's 10,000m Final, Men's Javelin Final, Men's 1500m Final, Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final, Men's 4 x 400m Final Peacock, 6:35 a.m. (Saturday)

Golf
Women's, Kasumigaseki Country Club, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
Final Round (weather permitting) Golf Channel, 5:30 p.m.


Live From the Olympics Golf Channel, 5 p.m.
Live From the Olympics Golf Channel, 3:30 a.m. (Saturday)

Soccer
Women's Gold Medal Match, International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan
Sweden vs. Canada USA Network/Universo, 8 a.m.

Beach Volleyball
Men's Bronze Medal Match, Shiokaze Park-Centre Court, Tokyo, Japan
Martins Plavins/Edgars Tocs (Latvia) vs. Cherif Younousse/Ahmed Tijan (Qatar) CNBC, 9 p.m.

Men's Gold Medal Match, Shiokaze Park-Centre Court, Tokyo, Japan
Anders Bernsten Mol/Christian Sandle Sorum (Norway) vs. Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Oleg Stoyankovskiy (Russian Olympic Committee) CNBC, 10:30 p.m.

Diving
Men's, Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan
10m Platform Semifinal USA Network, 9 p.m.
10m Platform Final USA Network, 2:30 a.m. (Saturday)

Rhythmic Gymnastics
Qualifications, Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan
Group All-Around USA Network, 10:40 p.m.
Individual All-Around Final USA Network, 5 a.m. (Saturday)

Baseball
Bronze Medal Game, Yokohama Baseball Stadium, Yokohama, Japan
Dominican Republic vs. Republic of Korea CNBC, 11:30 p.m.

Volleyball
Men's Bronze Medal Match, Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan
Argentina vs. Brazil USA Network, 12:30 a.m. (Saturday)

Water Polo
Women's Gold Medal Match, Tatsumi Water Polo Centre, Tokyo, Japan
Spain vs. United States USA Network, 3:30 a.m. (Saturday)

Wrestling
Finals, Makuhari Messe Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Men's Freestyle 65kg Bronze Medal Matches and Final, Men's Freestyle 97kg Bronze Medal Matches and Final, Women's Freestyle 50kg Bronze Medal Matches and Final Olympic Channel, 5:45 a.m. (Saturday)

Olympic Channel News Olympic Channel, 1 p.m.
Juegos Olmpicos de Tokyo 2020 Telemundo, 1 p.m.
Juegos Olmpicos de Tokyo 2020: Edicin nocturna Telemundo, midnight

Olympics
Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020
Day 15
Basketball
Men's Bronze Medal Game, Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
Slovenia vs. Australia USA Network, 7 a.m.

Women's Gold Medal Game, Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
United States vs. Japan NBC, 10:30 p.m.

Soccer
Men's Gold Medal Match, International Stadium Yokohama, Japan
Brazil vs. Spain NBCSN/Telemundo, 7:30 a.m.

Volleyball
Men's Gold Medal Match, Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan
France vs. Russian Olympic Committee NBC, 8 a.m.

Women's Bronze Medal Match, Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan
Republic of Korea vs. Serbia USA Network, 8:30 p.m. (joined in progress)

Women's Gold Medal Match, Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan
Brazil vs. United States USA Network, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)/NBC, 1:30 a.m. (Sunday, joined in progress)

Track & Field
Men's, Sapporo Odori Park, Sapporo, Japan
Marathon Final USA Network, 6 p.m.

Handball
Women's Bronze Medal Match, Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Norway vs. Sweden CNBC, 10 p.m.

Women's Gold Medal Match, Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Russian Olympic Committee vs. France USA Network, 4:45 a.m. (same day coverage)

Rhythmic Gymnastics
Final, Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan
Group All-Around USA Network, 10 p.m.

Water Polo
Men's Bronze Medal Match, Tatsumi Water Polo Centre, Tokyo, Japan
Hungary vs. Spain CNBC, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)

Men's Gold Medal Match, Tatsumi Water Polo Centre, Tokyo, Japan
Greece vs. Serbia USA Network, 3:30 a.m. (Sunday)

Boxing
Men's and Women's, Kokugikan Arena, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Finals CNBC, 1:50 a.m. (Sunday)

Juegos Olmpicos de Tokyo 2020 Telemundo, noon
Olympic Channel News Olympic Channel, 12:30 p.m.
Juegos Olmpicos de Tokyo 2020: Edicin nocturna Telemundo, midnight

Apologies for all of you "patriots" who were rooting against Team USA and American athletes, as the US Men's hoops team wins gold, and the women will as well.

PackBacker07 said:

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Apologies for all of you "patriots" who were rooting against Team USA and American athletes, as the US Men's hoops team wins gold, and the women will as well.

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Barely. And only because the officials let the Americans get away with egregious hand-checking and other fouling, while not allowing the other team to do so - similar to how officiating has operated in the ACC in games against Duke/Unc.

GOLD MEDAL MATCH DAY! So excited for @CoachSlabe and @usavolleyball to bring home some hardware.

🆚 Brazil
⏰ 12:30am ET
📺 https://t.co/DjyvUDQM6q#Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/EB98a9Zk1y

— Wolfpack Volleyball (@PackVball) August 7, 2021

PackBacker07 said:

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Apologies for all of you "patriots" who were rooting against Team USA and American athletes, as the US Men's hoops team wins gold, and the women will as well.

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I watched the game last night. But I'm sure you didn't find out today until you flipped on msnbc. Lol. Wokester.

Whole squad ready 🇺🇸

vs 🇯🇵 Japan
🕥 10:30 PM ET
📺 NBC
💻 https://t.co/8XbHpJyIa1
🥇 Gold Medal Game#Tokyo2020 #Basketball pic.twitter.com/X1Ag86xRnA

— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 7, 2021

Watched the Men's Beach Volleyball bronze medal game yesterday, when Qatar beat Latvia.

You could have given me 30 guesses to name the bronze medal teams before turning in on, and I'd never have guessed either of these countries.

Elliot Kipchoge wins the men's marathon for the second Olympics in a row. Dude ran a sub-five mile from 25 to 26. All the leaders average close to a five minute mile for the whole race. These guys are insane athletes. I'm in awe.

Lol - During a break in the action in the Serbia-Korea women's volleyball match, they played Cum On Feel The Noize. In Japan, in a mostly empty arena. What an epic sports/music non sequitur! Bravo!

dogplasma said:

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Elliot Kipchoge wins the men's marathon for the second Olympics in a row. Dude ran a sub-five mile from 25 to 26. All the leaders average close to a five minute mile for the whole race. These guys are insane athletes. I'm in awe.

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It's absurdly ridiculous. And really, it's difficult to appreciate how fast they are running on open streets. If they were instead on a track, at a 4:50 mile, you'd see how much they are hoofing it to make that pace.
I can't even begin to imagine how those guys get to the point of doing 26 miles like that (I'd be impressed with one mile like that!!)

dogplasma said:

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Lol - During a break in the action in the Serbia-Korea women's volleyball match, they played Cum On Feel The Noize. In Japan, in a mostly empty arena. What an epic sports/music non sequitur! Bravo!

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Haven't watched much of the Olympics until last night and today and was telling my wife how sad it is that they have built all these beautiful facilities at billions of $, and some of them may never be filled up with fans