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[everyday math]

Score on the USA v. Argentina game?

USA 47, ARG 40.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Yeah, it's horrible, they should give her bronze as well, simply because it messed up the entire competition. It's interesting that apparently after Heidler's throw she got two contradicting statements, one that the throw was (accurately) in the system, the other the "official" measurement.

What makes it worse for me is they basically admitted there was a mistake/error and therefore let Heidler have a re-throw (which she accepted).

Once that had happened, any result going forward should have stood. I don't think they should have gone back and looked for that throw again once Heidler had accepted the re-throw.

 

[hoos30]

Score on the USA v. Argentina game?

US 47, Arg 40 at half. ( I think, my plugin keeps crashing.)

 

[woolley]

Wow the last guy in the 4x400 choked so hard. Embarrassing.

Why is that every time someone gets beat they chocked? Maybe the other guy was just better?

 

[Linius]

WOOOT, HOCKEY GOLD

Spoiler

I'm late, but things like this you watch with the family and no internet around

 

[Gorillaz]

So is it all but confirmed that doc rivers will be USA coach in Rio 2016? I feel it basically is.

its got to the point where certain nations are gunna be recognized for their flops and ignored accordingly. Argentina. Spain.

I saw it back in round 1/round 2. It's been sloppy this entire tourney.

 

[justjohn]

the Americans didn't win a single medal in men's boxing?

 

[Rentahamster]

Welp, Japan.

 

[Brazil]

Score on the USA v. Argentina game?

USA is leading by 7 points at half time.

Edit: Beaten like Argentina.

 

[numble]

Why did they have her throw again if the first measurement was in the computer all along?

 

[hoos30]

the Americans didn't win a single medal in men's boxing?

Didn't you know that boxing is nearly dead in the US?

Edit: Snarky comment was fueled by bad information (Justjohn)

 

[Brazil]

the Americans didn't win a single medal in men's boxing?

1 Gold and 1 Bronze.

 

[Gorillaz]

the Americans didn't win a single medal in men's boxing?

It's become "irrelevant" due to MMA's rise to fame.

 

[Fergie]

the Americans didn't win a single medal in men's boxing?

A impressive 17 year old girl saved their chops, she was pretty impressive and was giddy and estactic throughout the medal ceremony, understandable.

There was bullshit in team fencing as well (German fencing team got screwed), a German (heptathlon) was falsely disqualified at first (they mistook her for another woman), the hammer throw case of today. There was also other stuff, the badminton scandal, plenty of dubious/close decisions in cycling, boxing judges, apparently there was something wrong with pole vault jumping of the women etc.

It's like there was an internal competition among the judges on who could fuck up the most. Any decisions that were close/bullshit that I missed ?

Edit:
JAJAJA, bronze in taekwondo for us.

Can't think of any at the moment but I think you have most of the bad mistakes said.

 

[LTWheels]

Who's winning in the boxIng?

 

[woolley]

It's become "irrelevant" due to MMA's rise to fame.

Boxing was irrelevant before MMA became popular.

 

[Gorillaz]

Boxing was irrelevant before MMA became popular.

True True..tho I feel MMA was the final nail in the coffin.

 

[Brazil]

Who's winning in the boxIng?

British guy obviously won.

 

[justjohn]

Fantastic there from Evans.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

1 Gold and 1 Bronze.

Just like their Ladies?

 

[LTWheels]

11-10, close.

 

[HoodWinked]

Yeah one of the main ones being that Korean fencer. And mostly the boxing judges were so random.

i like how in fencing the time keeper was a 15 yr old volunteer.

 

[Brazil]

Just like their Ladies?

Oh, my mistake. I didn't see the "Men's" part of his question.

Nope, they didn't.

 

[justjohn]

Just like their Ladies?

Just the ladies. The men won nothing.

 

[BrokenSymmetry]

The hockey medal ceremony is taking forever. The officials kiss all the girls.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

The hockey medal ceremony is taking forever. The officials kiss all the girls.

Of course they do.

 

[Big-E]

i like how in fencing the time keeper was a 15 yr old volunteer.

What? This is true? Did she have any experience in fencing before?

 

[The Frankman]

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DAT OLYMPIC SPIRIT AND SPORTSMANSHIP

 

[Gomu Gomu]

The hockey medal ceremony is taking forever. The officials kiss all the girls.

It's the Bald dude with the kissing and hugging.
Edit: ha you edited your post.

 

[D4Danger]

The hockey medal ceremony is taking forever. The officials kiss all the girls.

hate the game, not the player.

 

[Brazil]

What? This is true? Did she have any experience in fencing before?

Sure.

 

[Fergie]

i like how in fencing the time keeper was a 15 yr old volunteer.

And they tried to give her some random medal when they flopped her final gold medal match chances. Also I think they need to change that rule of making someone stay on the fencing podium until the appeal is finalised, that's just evil.

 

[HoodWinked]

It's the Bald dude with the kissing and hugging.
Edit: ha you edited your post.

im so jelly.

 

[Linius]

The hockey medal ceremony is taking forever. The officials kiss all the girls.

Just look at these ladies!

 

[Branduil]

Why is that every time someone gets beat they chocked? Maybe the other guy was just better?

Just look at the fear in his eyes as he was coming down the stretch. Wince-esque.

 

[The Frankman]

Nocioni flops, foul on Nocioni. That's what the NBA should do. Iff you shamelessly flop, make it a foul/tech on the flopper.

EDIT: YES TECH!

 

[theignoramus]

AHAHAH Argentina teed up for that flop. Refs have said enoughs enough.

 

[Brazil]

Just look at these ladies!

Looks like a Californian surfer boy.

 

[justjohn]

Nice to see the refs punishing them for flopping.

 

[BrokenSymmetry]

Ha, the Dutch girls get no kiss.

 

[Linius]

Ha, the Dutch girls get no kiss.

Just a decent Zambian guy.

 

[friskykillface]

Manu B^)

 

[iamblades]

God I hate the alternate possession rule in international just as much as college.

 

[D4Danger]

Ha, the Dutch girls get no kiss.

I'm writing an email to Sebastian Coe as we speak to volunteer my services

 

[Fergie]

What? This is true? Did she have any experience in fencing before?

Yes its true, the timekeeper for that match was a British 15 year old volunteer. Explains why that 1 second lasted that long.

The entire (sudden death) system there is just bullshit. It's interesting that the last time I checked in a fencing forum (the one fuenf mentioned a while ago) there was still a debate going on as to who should've won. Apparently fencing has quite a lot of rules.

And it wasn't adhered to in that match, but yeah such important matches shouldn't really be left to a 15 year old, a timekeeper no less.

 

[The Frankman]

Phantom foul call.

 

[LTWheels]

Sounds like Tom Daley is messing up his diving...overhyped.

 

[Blearth]

Looks like a Californian surfer boy.

That's a bad thing?

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Sounds like Tom Daley is messing up his diving...overhyped.

Just ignore him. Without success to back up the hype he'll just fade away into irrelevance.

 

[The Frankman]

DAT PASSING.