edjr 5,564 Posted July 20, 2021 Other than 24/7 covid scare tactics, what are you most looking forward to? For me. Beach Volleyball, Diving, Golf, Gymnastics, Swimming and Tennis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bostonlager 2,463 Posted July 20, 2021 I have never watched the olympics because I like stick and ball sports. Will tune into the golf if it is on live during my normal awake hours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted July 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, edjr said: Other than 24/7 covid scare tactics, what are you most looking forward to? If I watch any of it, it will be baseball or softball... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,584 Posted July 20, 2021 Did we need this 3 days ahead of time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted July 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said: Did we need this 3 days ahead of time? Events start today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,117 Posted July 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, posty said: Events start today... Looks like baseball, softball, and soccer start tomorrow. I don't see anything starting today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,117 Posted July 20, 2021 I'll watch whenever I'm home. It's one of the only times I watch live Network TV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted July 20, 2021 Just now, TBayXXXVII said: Looks like baseball, softball, and soccer start tomorrow. I don't see anything starting today. Tomorrow their time, which is tonight our time... The first softball game kicks off at 8pm ET tonight... All times in your local computer time Start Time Location Event Status 20:00 Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium Softball Opening Round #1 AUS JPN 23:00 Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium Softball Opening Round #2 ITA USA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,117 Posted July 20, 2021 Just now, posty said: Tomorrow their time, which is tonight our time... The first softball game kicks off at 8pm ET tonight... All times in your local computer time Start Time Location Event Status 20:00 Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium Softball Opening Round #1 AUS JPN 23:00 Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium Softball Opening Round #2 ITA USA f..king time zones! Sweet. Too bad it's softball though. I MAY watch that. Don't know for how long though. 11 pm is tough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted July 20, 2021 I could care less about the Olympics, but it would be difficult. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reality 2,710 Posted July 20, 2021 Always stoked for the track sprint events. We're a track family, daughter ran in college (D2) and my son (D1) will this coming year. Daughter ran 100, 200, & the 4x100. Son runs the 400 & 4x400. Love those events, very exciting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted July 20, 2021 23 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said: I could care less about the Olympics, but it would be difficult. *couldn't Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted July 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, posty said: *couldn't *Could For example I care less about Australian rugby than the Olympics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reality 2,710 Posted July 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, posty said: *couldn't He was making a grammar joke, I giggled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,286 Posted July 20, 2021 Saw an article saying they still may be cancelled??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted July 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said: *Could For example I care less about Australian rugby than the Olympics. Really, you don't like rugby? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted July 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Reality said: He was making a grammar joke, I giggled. Oops, my bad... Totally missed it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted July 20, 2021 15 minutes ago, Reality said: He was making a grammar joke, I giggled. I take it for granite that most people miss my humor. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted July 20, 2021 55 minutes ago, supermike80 said: Saw an article saying they still may be cancelled??? no way at this point Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 816 Posted July 20, 2021 U.S. never should've switched to professional NBA players. Back when it was college kids, when they won it was a monster upset and exciting. Now when they win nobody cares because it's expected and when they lose they look like idiots. Lose - lose. Why did they switch? To show how mighty the U.S. is? It came off as arrogant and it's actually pointless. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted July 20, 2021 Any idea why the world record holder for the javelin throw is a white dude? Asking for a racist friend. Quote The current (as of 2017) men's world record is held by Jan Železný at 98.48 m Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bostonlager 2,463 Posted July 20, 2021 17 minutes ago, edjr said: Any idea why the world record holder for the javelin throw is a white dude? Asking for a racist friend. Certain groups quit chucking spears when it was no longer required in order to eat? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,064 Posted July 20, 2021 Love the Olympics...will watch anything...even speedwalking...that shizz is crazy!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted July 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Cloaca du jour said: Love the Olympics...will watch anything...even speedwalking...that shizz is crazy!!! Quote Power walkers reach a maximum comfortable walking pace of about 5.7 mph. Race walking is done competitively, and national-class male race walkers cover a 20-kilometer -- 12.5-mile -- race in approximately one hour and 30-minutes. That is about 8 to 9 mph. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 816 Posted July 20, 2021 Quote Power walkers reach a maximum comfortable walking pace of about 5.7 mph. Race walking is done competitively, and national-class male race walkers cover a 20-kilometer -- 12.5-mile -- race in approximately one hour and 30-minutes. That is about 8 to 9 mph. Speed walkers always look like they're hunting for a bathroom. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gladiators 1,904 Posted July 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, GobbleDog said: Speed walkers always look like they're hunting for a bathroom. I almost spit out my water. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
listen2me 23 1,542 Posted July 21, 2021 Our disgraceful woke womens soccer team lost 3-0 to Sweden. Sweden was +700 to win in regulation. Bloodbath. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,080 Posted July 21, 2021 12 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said: Our disgraceful woke womens soccer team lost 3-0 to Sweden. Sweden was +700 to win in regulation. Bloodbath. Good. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted July 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said: Our disgraceful woke womens soccer team lost 3-0 to Sweden. Sweden was +700 to win in regulation. Bloodbath. Good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,286 Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Utilit99 said: Good. I hate myself for kind of agreeing with this. I never thought i would be quietly happy an American outfit lost in the Olympics and I'm disappointed in myself that I wouldn't be terribly upset if the womens soccer team lost...horribly. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireballer 2,382 Posted July 21, 2021 45 minutes ago, supermike80 said: I hate myself for kind of agreeing with this. I never thought i would be quietly happy an American outfit lost in the Olympics and I'm disappointed in myself that I wouldn't be terribly upset if the womens soccer team lost...horribly. Agreed.It's tough, but fuk those kvnts. They all knelt during the anthem. I can't wait until some trans dudes take some of their jobs. Go woke go broke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimmySmith 2,782 Posted July 21, 2021 2 hours ago, listen2me 23 said: Our disgraceful woke womens soccer team lost 3-0 to Sweden. Sweden was +700 to win in regulation. Bloodbath. Fock em. The old hags needed to step aside a couple of years ago and let new blood in. Totally selfish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted July 21, 2021 34 minutes ago, Fireballer said: Agreed.It's tough, but fuk those kvnts. They all knelt during the anthem. I can't wait until some trans dudes take some of their jobs. Go woke go broke. According to this article, they stood for the anthem, the kneeling took place at the start of the game by both sides and refs... https://www.yahoo.com/sports/olympics-soccer-players-kneel-uswnt-090330888.html [...]At the USA-Sweden game in an empty Tokyo Stadium, at the sound of the referee's whistle, all 11 starters from both teams, plus the ref, dropped to one knee. They stayed there for about 10 seconds with pregame music still playing in the background. They then rose, and a short in-stadium countdown to kickoff commenced.[...] [...]All 18 USWNT players stood for the anthem on Wednesday. It's unclear if a protest during the anthem would be acceptable under the new IOC rules. (National anthems aren't played before most Olympic events — only afterward, during medal ceremonies.)[...] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted July 21, 2021 Golf and track I will make a point to watch. Everything else, meh - if it's on and I'm free maybe. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
avoiding injuries 1,220 Posted July 21, 2021 2 hours ago, TimmySmith said: Fock em. The old hags needed to step aside a couple of years ago and let new blood in. Totally selfish. Yeah, I seriously doubt the best we have in this country is still a 36yo pink haired, carpet munching freak. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gladiators 1,904 Posted July 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, avoiding injuries said: Yeah, I seriously doubt the best we have in this country is still a 36yo pink haired, carpet munching freak. Is that the dude who can't cut it on the men's team, so he plays on the women's team and whines about not getting equal pay? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TK0001 97 Posted July 21, 2021 I used to be a fan of Megan Rapinoe, back before she was just a soccer player. I remember the pass she made to Wambach for a win and thought it was a thing of beauty. Hate to say now that I'm so completely exhausted with woke-ism that I don't even care to watch her or any of the US women play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted July 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, avoiding injuries said: Yeah, I seriously doubt the best we have in this country is still a 36yo pink haired, carpet munching freak. Don't forget Victoria Secret model as well!!! Alex Morgan on the other hand... (which is funny since she has a dude's name) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites