2016 Brazil Summer Olympics Thread

[Drizzay 646]

roids

 

It would explain the receding hairline.

[dain11279 928]

The diving pool has now been shut down due to the water turning green. It'll be interesting seeing swimmers diving next week with 3 arms

[crackattack 513]

I didn't know you were a Hoosier. I used to live in Marion when I was a kid.

I live in Marion

[edjr 5,567]

Ryan who?

 

Michael Focking Phelps is literally a men among boys

[Cruzer 1,992]

Ryan who?

 

Michael Focking Phelps is literally a men among boys

Not to vuduch - Phelps is still not the greatest Olympian ever.

[edjr 5,567]

How does Sweden have no hot chicks on their soccer team?

 

anyway, they are about to go to penalty kicks vs USA

 

 

1st time in olympic history

[tanatastic 2,061]

There is no one close to Phelps, he is the greatest olympian ever and its not debateable.

[edjr 5,567]

Alex Morgan - STUFFED!

[edjr 5,567]

HOPE SOLO!!! HUGE SAVE!!!

[edjr 5,567]

OVER THE NET!

 

huge miss for the USA

[edjr 5,567]

Hope Solo changing her gloves

 

genius

[edjr 5,567]

USA is out!

 

1st time in history no semi-finals

[cyclone24 1,814]

Hope in the end...not meaty enough as it turns out.

[NorthernVike 2,080]

Hope is a focking biotch. Says they played a bunch of cowards. You lost ######, shut the fock up.

[nobody 2,044]

Hope is a focking biotch. Says they played a bunch of cowards. You lost ######, shut the fock up.

 

 

I guess it wasn't cowardly to pretend like she needed new gloves to try and ice the penalty kicker instead of just stepping up and getting it done.

[posty 2,296]

Hope is a focking biotch. Says they played a bunch of cowards. You lost ######, shut the fock up.

Totally classless sore loser...

[frank 2,145]

Hope is a focking biotch. Says they played a bunch of cowards. You lost ######, shut the fock up.

Yep. She needs to shut her focking pie hole.

[posty 2,296]

Ledecky is just amazing... Destroying the competition in the 800 freestyle and setting a new WR by two seconds...

[frank 2,145]

Ledecky is just amazing... Destroying the competition in the 800 freestyle and setting a new WR by two seconds...

THAT was a focking ass kicking.

[gocolts 300]

I read some shtt the other day where Phelps broke the record for most individual medals ever and that the record had been set over 2000 years ago by Leonidas.

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[nobody 2,044]

I read some shtt the other day where Phelps broke the record for most individual medals ever and that the record had been set over 2000 years ago by Leonidas.

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Kim Jong il still holds the record for Infinity gold medals

[penultimatestraw 473]

For those that don't think Phelps is the Olympic GOAT, what else would he have to do to achieve that status?

[cyclone24 1,814]

For those that don't think Phelps is the Olympic GOAT, what else would he have to do to achieve that status?

I don't think there's anything. I think the people that don't think he's the goat is just because he's in an individual event so he can win a ton of things. Personally I don't think you can fault him for that.

 

Having said that I'll bet you anything Ledecky breaks his gold medal record. She's not in Sprint which would be the first thing to go with age. She's an intermediate and distance swimmer which those people can do that stuff forever.

[penultimatestraw 473]

I don't think there's anything. I think the people that don't think he's the goat is just because he's in an individual event so he can win a ton of things. Personally I don't think you can fault him for that.

 

Having said that I'll bet you anything Ledecky breaks his gold medal record. She's not in Sprint which would be the first thing to go with age. She's an intermediate and distance swimmer which those people can do that stuff forever.

I'll take that bet.

 

Also it's funny that only one other swimmer is among the top 10 winningest olympians. Did they add a bunch of swims in the last few games?

 

ETA It looks like a bunch of people tied for 8th place all time medal count (12), 4 of whom are swimmers. But there are more gymnasts in the top 10.

[Reality 2,710]

Usain Bolt is a more dominant Olympian based on win percentage.

 

Ledecky may end up being better than both.

[vuduchile 1,941]

Phelps is the greatest Olympic swimmer and has the most medals. He's the fastest swimmer on the planet. No argument there.

 

But you can't compare his achievements to those in other sports.

 

A sprinter might run the 100, the 200 and maybe a leg of relay. That's three possible medals total.

 

How many events did Phelps compete in this year?

[IGotWorms 3,315]

Alex Morgan - STUFFED!

I'd like to

[cyclone24 1,814]

Phelps is the greatest Olympic swimmer and has the most medals. He's the fastest swimmer on the planet. No argument there.

 

But you can't compare his achievements to those in other sports.

 

A sprinter might run the 100, the 200 and maybe a leg of relay. That's three possible medals total.

 

How many events did Phelps compete in this year?

But is that really a negative against Phelps that he's gifted enough to compete and win gold medals in so many different events?

I actually find it more impressive he can win with so many different strokes (mmmm..sounds hot)

[vuduchile 1,941]

But is that really a negative against Phelps that he's gifted enough to compete and win gold medals in so many different events?

I actually find it more impressive he can win with so many different strokes (mmmm..sounds hot)

I guess that's where we disagree. I don't see much difference between all the events.

 

In freestyle, there's a 50,100,200,400 and 1500.

 

In breast, butterfly and backstroke there's a 100 and a 200.

 

Then the medleys and relays.

 

It's too much.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

I guess that's where we disagree. I don't see much difference between all the events.

 

In freestyle, there's a 50,100,200,400 and 1500.

 

In breast, butterfly and backstroke there's a 100 and a 200.

 

Then the medleys and relays.

 

It's too much.

 

I don't have a problem with it. Distance swimming and sprint swimming are different. Usually, people are good at one and not the other. Phelps is the best at both, which is part of what makes it amazing. I mean, I would smoke most people I know in a 50 M race, as I am a good swimmer, and used to be on a swim team. But a 400? My old chain smoking ass would be sucking wind. And a 1500? I would be the floating corpse in lane 3.

 

The relays are fine, make it a team thing. Which TEAM is the best. No problem.

 

I'll give you the medleys, and all the different strokes. I mean who gives a fock which stroke you use. Its a race, get from point a to point b as fast as possible, thats all.

[penultimatestraw 473]

Usain Bolt is a more dominant Olympian based on win percentage.

 

Ledecky may end up being better than both.

There are a lot of Olympians with a 100% win percentage. If your criteria are most medals won with highest win %, then Ray Ewry must be the greatest Olympian.

[penultimatestraw 473]

I guess that's where we disagree. I don't see much difference between all the events.

 

In freestyle, there's a 50,100,200,400 and 1500.

 

In breast, butterfly and backstroke there's a 100 and a 200.

 

Then the medleys and relays.

 

It's too much.

Right. But for land athletes there is a 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, 5000, 10000, marathon, 110 hurdles, 400 hurdles, 3000m steeplechase, 20km walk, 50km walk, 4 x 100 relay and 4 x 400 relay. I'd argue there is more difference between the butterfly, backstroke and freestyle swimming than between sprinting, long distance running and walking.

[Reality 2,710]

There are a lot of Olympians with a 100% win percentage. If your criteria are most medals won with highest win %, then Ray Ewry must be the greatest Olympian.

The point is Usain also competes in multiple events and has a higher winning percentage than Phelps. Not sure why my point would be difficult to understand.

 

[Cruzer 1,992]

I was a state medalist in c-country many moons ago so the distance events captivate me... The splits the guys did in the 10,000 meter were ridiculous. Hell, the women in the marathon this morning are crazy stupid good.

[fandandy 3,311]

If I ever win like a billion dollars I'm going to have a huge pool with synchronized swimmers in it. They won't talk, all they will do is synchronize swim and have sex with me.

[NorthernVike 2,080]

If I ever win like a billion dollars I'm going to have a huge pool with synchronized swimmers in it. They won't talk, all they will do is synchronize swim and have sex with me.

Well, at least you have that going for ya.

[cyclone24 1,814]

They went a little overboard with the verbal fellatio after bolt won i thought. Bigger than bob marley? Comparing him to Jordan and how "we'll tell our grandkids about this one".?

Good grief...no, no, no.

[Drizzay 646]

They went a little overboard with the verbal fellatio after bolt won i thought. Bigger than bob marley? Comparing him to Jordan and how "we'll tell our grandkids about this one".?

Good grief...no, no, no.

This. No one is bigger than Marley in Jamaica. And Marley would say no one was bigger than Marcus Garvey.

[Cruzer 1,992]

I guess that's where we disagree. I don't see much difference between all the events.

The difference is (1) in the technique and (2) in his competition. In each different event he's facing off (and winning) against event specialist - guys who train for that event. It's the equivalent of U. Bolt winning all the sprint races and the 1500m and the 5000m.

[cyclone24 1,814]

The difference is (1) in the technique and (2) in his competition. In each different event he's facing off (and winning) against event specialist - guys who train for that event. It's the equivalent of U. Bolt winning all the sprint races and the 1500m and the 5000m.

Exactly. It's technique and the distance variation. Even as good as Bolt is.. he's only doing 100s and 200s.