2020 Tokyo Olympic Games - Day Five (28 July)

[miffy]

I feel like Quadarella missed her calling to be a Russian figure skater.

I was just thinking the same! Fantastic name, I am rooting for her now. Imagine if she was a skater though, the pressure to land a quad

 

[allezfred]

I keep a list of key viewing times for the next few days ahead, and making my new list up through Friday, we're seeing swimming almost finish out and track and field starting to creep onto the calendar.

As is the case at every Olympics.

 

[ioana]

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

Bodnar and Radiș are getting insane amounts of media coverage now that they're Romania's first gold medal winners. So is the men's 4 crew that won silver. Getting Italy's Antonio Colamonici in charge of rowing teams preparation has worked out really well.

There's also been a definite change in coverage this time around where making Olympic finals is now presented as a very good thing. Not sure if they learned their lesson from Rio where the country 'only' won 4 medals overall (after getting a weightlifting medal stripped for doping). Either way, it's quite nice and will enjoy it while it lasts.

 

[Prancer]

I respectfully disagree with those posters who don't like Cynthia Potter's comentary for the diving events. I think she's knowledgable, fair and insightful. She appreciates when she sees a great dive and yet she does a very good job of being fair in her critiques.

I like her, too. She really understands the judging and is usually bang on when she calls a dive. Figure skating commentators could learn a thing or two about calling a competition from her.

 

[Tesla]

I like her, too. She really understands the judging and is usually bang on when she calls a dive. Figure skating commentators could learn a thing or two about calling a competition from her.

I have learned so much from Cynthia Potter. I enjoy her commentary very much.

 

[Matryeshka]

Those of you who enjoy Cynthia Potter are just wrong.

But we can all agree that Brazilian surfers are

 

[rfisher]

Those of you who enjoy Cynthia Potter are just wrong.

But we can all agree that Brazilian surfers are

Yes, we can regarding the surfers. Even if their fans are crazier than figure skating fans. If anybody is interested in seeing more of them, go to www.worldsurfleague.com You can watch the rest of the pro circuit events culminating in the event of the year at Pipeline (Oahu) in December. Or Jaws big wave surfing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-q_WgTGl5Y&ab_channel=WorldSurfLeague

 

[allezfred]

Have just found out British Eurosport commentators have been pronouncing “Haughey” as “Hockey”

 

[CantALoop]

I feel like Quadarella missed her calling to be a Russian figure skater.

Quadrella would also be a good drag name for a roller-skating or figure skating drag queen

 

[Sylvia]

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

Have just found out British Eurosport commentators have been pronouncing “Haughey” as “Hockey”

Your first post yesterday led me to go Google her - from her wiki:

Haughey was born in Hong Kong in 1997 to an Irish father, Darach, and a Hongkongese mother, Canjo.[4] Darach's father Seán was the brother of former Taoiseach of Ireland, Charles Haughey.[5] Siobhan attended St. Paul's Primary Catholic School and St. Paul's Secondary School in Hong Kong and graduated from the University of Michigan in the United States.

Siobhan Haughey Wins Hong Kong's First-Ever Olympic Swimming Medal in 200 Free Siobhan Haughey Wins Hong Kong's First-Ever Olympic Swimming Medal in 200 Free

Siobhan Haughey won Hong Kong's first-ever Olympic medal in swimming Wednesday morning in Tokyo, touching the wall 2nd in 1:53.92, a new Asian Record.

swimswam.com

ETA:

Grandniece of former Taoiseach wins Olympic medal for Hong Kong

Siobhán Bernadette Haughey, grandniece of former Irish Taoiseach Charles Haughey, won the first-ever swimming Olympic medal for Hong Kong on Wednesday. Her father, Darach Haughey, emigrated to Hong Kong from Ireland some 30 years ago.

www.irishcentral.com

 

[Sylvia]

NBC primetime tonight (Wednesday) is showing a bit of the 3-meter synchronized diving final featuring Michael Hixon/Andrew Capobianco - goooooo Cynthia Potter!

 

[sk9tingfan]

Don't know if it belongs here but, one of my favorites, Mopsie The Rave Horse!

https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/1421347563232497664