2020 Tokyo Olympic Games - Day Five (28 July)

[allezfred]

Schedule

Medals today to be decided in Artistic Gymnastics, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian Dressage, Fencing, Judo, Rowing, Rugby Sevens, Swimming and Weightlifting.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

I'm trying to decide if I'm going to stay up for the cycling time trials or get up for the Men's AA. I defs can't do both.

 

[Spikefan]

Go with the medal event. That’s my plan at this point.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Go with the medal event. That’s my plan at this point.

They both are.

 

[Spikefan]

They both are.

I clearly know nothing about cycling as trials sounded like qualifying to me.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

I clearly know nothing about cycling as trials sounded like qualifying to me.

No, a time trial is a specific type of race where you race against the clock and the fastest time wins.

 

[sk9tingfan]

I hope others have been following the US Women's volleyball team and in particular, Jordan Thompson. She had kills in double digits against the Chinese. Amazing to watch!

Jordan Thompson is lighting up the volleyball court in Tokyo

Jordan Thompson tallied more than 45% of the points scored by the U.S. women’s volleyball team in an Olympic victory Tuesday.

nypost.com

 

[Colonel Green]

CBC is interviewing Canadian chef de mission Marnie McBean right now, and boy this is a heavy segment (given Kathleen Heddle's death).

 

[Colonel Green]

Wow, these Romanian rowers have just been controlling this sculls race from the word go.

 

[allezfred]

Bronze for Ireland in the women’s rowing fours!

 

[misskarne]

Wow, the women's fours race was really tense! Australia and the Netherlands fighting it stroke for stroke on the last 500! Gold for Australia!

And brilliant second 1000 for Ireland for the bronze!

 

[misskarne]

Bronze for Ireland in the women’s rowing fours!

Superb second half of the race!

 

[Karen-W]

Ireland wins bronze in rowing !!! Netherlands almost nipped Australia for the gold at the end but not quite enough! Exciting race!

 

[Matryeshka]

Catching up from the morning broadcast--I know nothing about any of the sports I'm watching, but I do know the female synchronized diving commentator has got to be the most annoying of these games.

It's nice watching judged sports I know nothing about--I can just enjoy watching and the results without over the results, judging, who should/should not be there. (Except rhythmic gymnastic--I know nothing about the sport anymore, but I certainly have opinions )

 

[allezfred]

The British men’s fours looking like they were going to crash into Italy at one point there.

 

[Karen-W]

OMG! Great Britain failed to medal in men's four for rowing! Came out of their lane and into Italy's lane in the last 500m. That was insane!!!!!

 

[Karen-W]

The British men’s fours looking like they were going to crash into Italy at one point there.

That was nuts! It's like they came completely off the rails there and lost their direction completely.

 

[MacMadame]

No, a time trial is a specific type of race where you race against the clock and the fastest time wins.

And they do them on a TT (Time Trial) bike!

 

[misskarne]

Yahooo!!!!! Back to back golds!

Dear god Italy and Romania were flying home so fast I was really worried! But huge WTF to the Brits!

 

[allezfred]

For perspective, the bronze won by Ireland in the women’s coxless fours this morning is only the 33rd medal ever won by Ireland at the Olympics since 1924.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

And they do them on a TT (Time Trial) bike!

I mean, if we're gonna be specific, they also do it in a much tighter and more streamlined uniform. More of a onesie.

women’s coxless fours

He. Hehehe. He.

(Well, someone had to be immature.)

 

[skatingguy]

For perspective, the bronze won by Ireland in the women’s coxless fours this morning is only the 33rd medal ever won by Ireland at the Olympics since 1924.

For the 122nd most populous country in the World that puts Ireland around the top 60 of countries in Olympic medals, that's pretty good.

 

[allezfred]

200m freestyle up now and hopefully it’s plexiglass dry jumping free.

 

[Colonel Green]

Alright, women's 200 m. Titmus vs. Ledecky for top two, and the free-for-all for bronze.

 

[allezfred]

OMG the grandniece of a former corrupt Taoiseach is representing Hong Kong here!

 

[canbelto]

Hope Titmus's coach can make it through the night without dry-humping the rails.

 

[Colonel Green]

Yay Penny!

Jeez, what happened to Ledecky?

 

[canbelto]

Congrats Titmus!

 

[allezfred]

Dick nose, but no dry humping plexiglass.

 

[Rukia]

Great race by Titmus!

Glad there are no cowering volunteers this time.