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***Paris 2024 Summer Olympics: July 26-August 11*** USA dominates medal count; Finish tied w/ China for most golds - See ya in Milan 2026! (2 Viewers)

Diving is the sport that makes no sense to me as a viewer. Seems to be that if you’re Chinese it doesn’t matter what you do and you’re guaranteed 8.5s and 9.0s.
 
Watching some early morning women heptathlete competitors doing the high jump.

Commentator: 'They gotta squeeze those glutes to clear the bar....'

🤪
 
American wrestling update through the first session of day 4:

1) 53 kg women’s: Dominique Parrish lost in repechage, eliminated from medal contention.

2) 57 kg women’s: Helen Maroulis into semifinals, has Japan next (3x defending World champ).

3) 57 kg men’s freestyle: Spencer Lee (Iowa) into semifinals, will have Uzbekistan next (also 2023 NAIA champ for Menlo).

4) 86 kg men’s freestyle: Aaron Brooks (Penn State) into semifinals, will have Bulgaria next (formerly of Dagestan/Russia).
 
I used to think I was pretty good at table tennis. Grew up going to our local Boys Club of America after school most days and played pool, table tennis, dodge ball, etc. When I got into high school, my best friend had a ping pong table in his garage and we would get high and play most days. That continued into college where we would have beers and play tons.

Anyway, when I was like 25 I went back to the Boys Club, now called Boys and Girls Club, for I had a girlfriend who did some volunteer work there. Same guy was still the director when I went as a kid. He remembered me, we chatted for a bit, then I challenged him to a match. I remember him being good, but I thought it had more to do with him being a grown man, and me being a kid.

He chuckled, and said sure. But then proceeded to say the most insulting thing I had ever heard. He asked if he should play left handed, or on his knees. I laughed, but he was serious. I played along and said, on your knees. He whooped me real good. I couldn't return his serve. Like at all. And when I would serve, even from his knees, he would hit a kill shot every single time.

Turns out he was in fact really good. He told me he would enter local tournaments, and in most of them, he would get whooped. Said that some dudes were so damn good, that they probably could have offered the same "on your knees or left handed" to him, and he would get smoked just like I did.

Can't even imagine how good when you get to Olympic level good.
 
There's a meme going around about having a "regular Joe" compete in each event so we can see the difference.

I would tune in every day if they did this with Snoop and/or Flavor Flav. Seems like a natural fit since they are already so visible.
 
the moops said:
I used to think I was pretty good at table tennis. Grew up going to our local Boys Club of America after school most days and played pool, table tennis, dodge ball, etc. When I got into high school, my best friend had a ping pong table in his garage and we would get high and play most days. That continued into college where we would have beers and play tons.

Anyway, when I was like 25 I went back to the Boys Club, now called Boys and Girls Club, for I had a girlfriend who did some volunteer work there. Same guy was still the director when I went as a kid. He remembered me, we chatted for a bit, then I challenged him to a match. I remember him being good, but I thought it had more to do with him being a grown man, and me being a kid.

He chuckled, and said sure. But then proceeded to say the most insulting thing I had ever heard. He asked if he should play left handed, or on his knees. I laughed, but he was serious. I played along and said, on your knees. He whooped me real good. I couldn't return his serve. Like at all. And when I would serve, even from his knees, he would hit a kill shot every single time.

Turns out he was in fact really good. He told me he would enter local tournaments, and in most of them, he would get whooped. Said that some dudes were so damn good, that they probably could have offered the same "on your knees or left handed" to him, and he would get smoked just like I did.

Can't even imagine how good when you get to Olympic level good.
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Some details of this story may not be fully accurate, as the events depicted happened almost 30 years ago...but this is how I remember it...

My first job had a ping-pong table. A group of us would play every day...during lunch, after work, when the network went down...any chance we got. I had always been pretty good, but definitely felt like I reached me peak during this time, as a lot of the people were pretty good.

One day a few of us decided to enter a local ping-pong tournament held nearby. We joined the 'beginners' bracket. I had two matches. In the first match, I lost to a 9 year old. In the second match, I was holding my own against a 70+ year old woman, until she won the match on a forehand smash where my fully extended layout for the ball wasn't enough to return it.

That was the end of my competitive ping-pong career.
 
zoobird said:
the moops said:
I used to think I was pretty good at table tennis. Grew up going to our local Boys Club of America after school most days and played pool, table tennis, dodge ball, etc. When I got into high school, my best friend had a ping pong table in his garage and we would get high and play most days. That continued into college where we would have beers and play tons.

Anyway, when I was like 25 I went back to the Boys Club, now called Boys and Girls Club, for I had a girlfriend who did some volunteer work there. Same guy was still the director when I went as a kid. He remembered me, we chatted for a bit, then I challenged him to a match. I remember him being good, but I thought it had more to do with him being a grown man, and me being a kid.

He chuckled, and said sure. But then proceeded to say the most insulting thing I had ever heard. He asked if he should play left handed, or on his knees. I laughed, but he was serious. I played along and said, on your knees. He whooped me real good. I couldn't return his serve. Like at all. And when I would serve, even from his knees, he would hit a kill shot every single time.

Turns out he was in fact really good. He told me he would enter local tournaments, and in most of them, he would get whooped. Said that some dudes were so damn good, that they probably could have offered the same "on your knees or left handed" to him, and he would get smoked just like I did.

Can't even imagine how good when you get to Olympic level good.
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Some details of this story may not be fully accurate, as the events depicted happened almost 30 years ago...but this is how I remember it...

My first job had a ping-pong table. A group of us would play every day...during lunch, after work, when the network went down...any chance we got. I had always been pretty good, but definitely felt like I reached me peak during this time, as a lot of the people were pretty good.

One day a few of us decided to enter a local ping-pong tournament held nearby. We joined the 'beginners' bracket. I had two matches. In the first match, I lost to a 9 year old. In the second match, I was holding my own against a 70+ year old woman, until she won the match on a forehand smash where my fully extended layout for the ball wasn't enough to return it.

That was the end of my competitive ping-pong career.
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Just googled it and there's an old ping-pong magazine from May 1995 that shows me as having an official power rating of 1040. Is that good?
 
Jaysus said:
American wrestling update through the first session of day 4:

1) 53 kg women’s: Dominique Parrish lost in repechage, eliminated from medal contention.

2) 57 kg women’s: Helen Maroulis into semifinals, has Japan next (3x defending World champ).

3) 57 kg men’s freestyle: Spencer Lee (Iowa) into semifinals, will have Uzbekistan next (also 2023 NAIA champ for Menlo).

4) 86 kg men’s freestyle: Aaron Brooks (Penn State) into semifinals, will have Bulgaria next (formerly of Dagestan/Russia).
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Lee wrestling for Gold tomorrow while both Brooks (who lost a last second heart-breaker) and Helen will wrestle for Bronze.
 
zoobird said:
the moops said:
I used to think I was pretty good at table tennis. Grew up going to our local Boys Club of America after school most days and played pool, table tennis, dodge ball, etc. When I got into high school, my best friend had a ping pong table in his garage and we would get high and play most days. That continued into college where we would have beers and play tons.

Anyway, when I was like 25 I went back to the Boys Club, now called Boys and Girls Club, for I had a girlfriend who did some volunteer work there. Same guy was still the director when I went as a kid. He remembered me, we chatted for a bit, then I challenged him to a match. I remember him being good, but I thought it had more to do with him being a grown man, and me being a kid.

He chuckled, and said sure. But then proceeded to say the most insulting thing I had ever heard. He asked if he should play left handed, or on his knees. I laughed, but he was serious. I played along and said, on your knees. He whooped me real good. I couldn't return his serve. Like at all. And when I would serve, even from his knees, he would hit a kill shot every single time.

Turns out he was in fact really good. He told me he would enter local tournaments, and in most of them, he would get whooped. Said that some dudes were so damn good, that they probably could have offered the same "on your knees or left handed" to him, and he would get smoked just like I did.

Can't even imagine how good when you get to Olympic level good.
Click to expand...
Some details of this story may not be fully accurate, as the events depicted happened almost 30 years ago...but this is how I remember it...

My first job had a ping-pong table. A group of us would play every day...during lunch, after work, when the network went down...any chance we got. I had always been pretty good, but definitely felt like I reached me peak during this time, as a lot of the people were pretty good.

One day a few of us decided to enter a local ping-pong tournament held nearby. We joined the 'beginners' bracket. I had two matches. In the first match, I lost to a 9 year old. In the second match, I was holding my own against a 70+ year old woman, until she won the match on a forehand smash where my fully extended layout for the ball wasn't enough to return it.

That was the end of my competitive ping-pong career.
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:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

My 9 year old son out-drove me off the tee-box in disc golf yesterday. I feel ya....
 
Did anyone hear an update on the condition of the guy that fell during the steeplechase yesterday?
He went down hard, they said after the race he was taken away on a stretcher and he hadn’t moved.
 
boilerdave said:
Did anyone hear an update on the condition of the guy that fell during the steeplechase yesterday?
He went down hard, they said after the race he was taken away on a stretcher and he hadn’t moved.
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The way he just laid there, I assume a concussion. But have not heard anything official.
 
bryhamm said:
boilerdave said:
Did anyone hear an update on the condition of the guy that fell during the steeplechase yesterday?
He went down hard, they said after the race he was taken away on a stretcher and he hadn’t moved.
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The way he just laid there, I assume a concussion. But have not heard anything official.
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Everything I read said he definitely hit his head, but didn’t see anything about his current condition
 
What a great water polo match that was ruined by the stupidity of a shootout. Not even a single frame of OT? It's the precise reason I cannot stand soccer and also not a fan of it in hockey either. This was even worse since 1) they went straight to the shootout with no team overtime play and 2) the distance is so close that it's too easy to score. Lame.
 
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