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Rio Olympics

IanG said:
Its not just Bogut's comment. He probably shouldn't have put it on twitter though.

fair enough. Yeah, maybe The Athletes Village rooms are crappy country motel Australian standard, but I still reckon the whinge is a bit Spinal Tap.

They are there funded by tax dollars to compete, not have a holiday.

I dont reckon the Russians would whinge, even if they werent on drugs.
 
Twitter - the technology toilet. Converts turds to words then just push the flush button TWEET. Should be renamed shitter
 
You'd think that in the Olympic athletes village, a shower without a curtain would improve your chances.
 
Fascinating interview with Ann Meares by Bruce Macavaney on Olympians Off the Record this afternoon. She talked about how her relationship with her older sister Kerri was affected Anna caught then overtook Kerri as a rider, how she came back from her broken neck to win a gold medal, and her relationship with Victoria Pembleton and how she beat her in London. It occurs to me that whilst she has had a lot plaudits if anything what she has achieved has been underrated, coming back from her injury the way she did was just incredible.
 
IanG said:
Fascinating interview with Ann Meares by Bruce Macavaney on Olympians Off the Record this afternoon. She talked about how her relationship with her older sister Kerri was affected Anna caught then overtook Kerri as a rider, how she came back from her broken neck to win a gold medal, and her relationship with Victoria Pembleton and how she beat her in London. It occurs to me that whilst she has had a lot plaudits if anything what she has achieved has been underrated, coming back from her injury the way she did was just incredible.

Good stuff. From memory sister Kerri refused to be on Australian Story when they did one on Anna.
 
year of the tiger said:
SO different to London already
And the way the swimmers are talking in their interviews shows it, too. I feel the team in London was quite a fractured one, whereas this one appears to be much closer.
 
lukeanddad said:
You ripper mack horton

they reckon Sun Yang (his chinese nemesis) was splashing him in the warm up pool :hihi

I dont reckon he'll splash again.
 
I can't find a video feed of the events we won anywhere on the net at the moment.
Annoying
 
easy said:
they reckon Sun Yang (his chinese nemesis) was splashing him in the warm up pool :hihi

I dont reckon he'll splash again.

I enjoyed the interview... Something like

Interviewer: so this is another chapter in your rivalry with sun?

Mark: rivalry? I have a rivalry with all drug cheats.
 
lukeanddad said:
You ripper mack horton

And he is a ripper. I hope the sponsors jump on board for the straight shooter.
 
LeeToRainesToRoach said:
Stories coming out of Rio create an impression of a crime-infested sh!thole. Sounds a lot like Victoria.

Rio is a lovely town.

Every Olympic city that isnt full-blown first world is a corrupt, chaotic, dive where life is cheap, according to The White Western press every 4 years.

Its racist, elitist, precious, crap.

tigersnake said:
The drug cheat calls are coming thick and fast. Olympic spirit?

Surprised Gil McLachlan didnt get seconded to head up The Brave Australian Drug-Free Department.

Gee, its great to watch Novak Jokeavich and Serena Williams in their courageous battle for Olympic glory. ::)

watched the midget (actual jockey sized) weight lifting this morning and the fencing last night. Now thats olympic viewing IMO. Stuff you only see every four years.

Those little guys are lifting 2.5 times their body weight. My son reckons they inject themselves with ant-extracts :hihi
 
How bad was the French Gymnast broken leg in the vault. How amazing also the courage of male german to do the pommell horse after wrecking his ankle in the vault to make sure the team qualified for the finals.