2020 Tokyo Olympic Games - Day Two (25 July)

[misskarne]

The ladies who swam the final making sure to mention the two swimmers who swam so well in the heats also. That last 25m was amazing. Not only was the gold not in doubt, but the WR wasn't in doubt either!

 

[skatingguy]

I wish I had seven screens

I'm thinking I'll bring my other tv down & get my old laptop out - that'll give me four.

 

[canbelto]

The Team USA/France basketball game is expected to be exciting.

 

[skatingguy]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

I swear the Americans have a get out of jail free card in Softball.

 

[ilovepaydays]

So Simone Manuel was overtrained for the Olympic Trials? Isn’t she training partners with Ledecky?

 

[Parsley Sage]

So this might be a dumb question but ... why can't women play baseball?

They do. Here are the current world rankings.

WBSC Rankings

rankings.wbsc.org

 

[Amy L]

wrong thread!

 

[ilovepaydays]

The South Africa guy is skateboarding with a broken arm in a cast!

 

[Karen-W]

I'm thinking I'll bring my other tv down & get my old laptop out - that'll give me four.

I have three if I use my laptop to watch something. Right now, I'm making do with streaming to the TV instead of watching the NBC primetime broadcast and my phone.

 

[misskarne]

I have three if I use my laptop to watch something. Right now, I'm making do with streaming to the TV instead of watching the NBC primetime broadcast and my phone.

This makes me think I could use my work from home screens to add an extra screen from my laptop, as well as the app casting to my telly.

 

[ilovepaydays]

So…..I take it that the judging in skateboarding isn’t at all like gymnastics or figure skating?

 

[Karen-W]

This makes me think I could use my work from home screens to add an extra screen from my laptop, as well as the app casting to my telly.

I probably could too but that would require way more effort than I want to expend, lol.

 

[missing]

Ash Barty is down a set but they're on serve in the second set.

And Andy Murray just withdrew from singles.

 

[misskarne]

Canadians and Aussies putting the medals on each other!

 

[Gazpacho]

The Puerto Rican skateboarder fell, and his phone fell out of his pocket

 

[Colonel Green]

Penny remains an artist at closing the deal (and is now tied for the record for most medals for a Canadian Summer Olympian; she'll have that record outright before Tokyo is over).

It's kind of hilarious that it once again came down to a photo finish between her and Simone Manuel (for second this time, rather than first).

 

[Gazpacho]

Why aren't the skateboarders wearing knee and elbow pads?

 

[skatingguy]

Why aren't the skateboarders wearing knee and elbow pads?

Or helmets - I'm assuming because those aren't cool - wearing casts are cool.

 

[Rukia]

Why aren't the skateboarders wearing knee and elbow pads?

Because then no one will know how cool and cas they are

 

[ballettmaus]

The Puerto Rican skateboarder fell, and his phone fell out of his pocket

I think I heard somewhere that some skiers/snowboarders do the slopestyle to music (to keep their rhythm) so maybe it's the same for the skateboarders.

 

[misskarne]

No Barty Party in Tokyo

A gold would have looked nice next to her Wimbledon trophy.

 

[DFJ]

I don't know anything about skateboarding but these guys don't look much better than the kids at my local park.

 

[skatingguy]

No Barty Party in Tokyo

A gold would have looked nice next to her Wimbledon trophy.

Still in the doubles draw, but really it's Osaka all the way - that's the Champion I'd like to see.

 

[just tuned in]

All the skateboarders are wiping out in the "tricks" round. Some scary falls.

 

[Spikefan]

I just wonder what their completion rate is on some of these tricks. In some ways it’s similar to a jump off, so I guess if you are in the top 8 and can land a quad at all you go for it. Even if you only land it 10% of the time.

 

[just tuned in]

I just wonder what their completion rate is on some of these tricks. In some ways it’s similar to a jump off, so I guess if you are in the top 8 and can land a quad at all you go for it. Even if you only land it 10% of the time.

If you don't die first.

 

[Spikefan]

Great job Japan!

 

[Cachoo]

I just wonder what their completion rate is on some of these tricks. In some ways it’s similar to a jump off, so I guess if you are in the top 8 and can land a quad at all you go for it. Even if you only land it 10% of the time.

I suspect with medals on the line they weren’t going to play it safe. I would have been disappointed if the Brazilian had missed altogether because I wanted to see what he was trying to do. I think this sport is a keeper for the Olympics.

 

[annie720]

I just wonder what their completion rate is on some of these tricks. In some ways it’s similar to a jump off, so I guess if you are in the top 8 and can land a quad at all you go for it. Even if you only land it 10% of the time.

Anyone else bothered by the fact that you can wipe out the consequences of a poorly executed regular skate by doing high-value tricks? Nobody tell the ISU about this.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Women do play baseball.

For example, Ayami Sato.