Olympics 2024
- Thread starter Brute
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Right. But again, they only show a very minor percent of the events. And, like it or not, they show canadian teams/athletes primarily. So if you want to watch USA kayaking or fencing or whatever, you probably aren't going to find it there.
JimTravers¤£a!!Travers
Steelhead
Who knows what they're even doing that the Olympics these days. Who even knows. Who cares!!!??? Who even cares these days!!! All these various pole jumps and whatnot. Who cares!!!!!??? All these various events!!!! And varios audiences thereunfor!!!! These days it's all these various events. Who cares!??
charles sullivan
Life of the Party
Peacock. We use peacock and it seems like everything is there without the mushy human interest stuff. You can search by sport.
Always interesting to see the sports that have almost no USA (or CAN) representation. For example, a lot of the whitewater events just seem dominated by other countries.
Speaking of canoe/kayaking, there is a WA athlete competing in single/double kayak racing, Jonas Ecker.
Speaking of canoe/kayaking, there is a WA athlete competing in single/double kayak racing, Jonas Ecker.
We subscribed to Peacock just for the Olympics, and have most definitely not been pleased with the content. Plus there are shitloads of ads.
Now that I've aired my grievance I need to perform some feat of strength...maybe I'll climb out of my power recliner without lowering the leg support first.
In fact, I may attempt to complete the maneuver three times to get three beers.
If successful the move will forever be known as a 'Triple Krusty'.
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I admit, I've been watching a lot of it via... "less than official" methods.
Makes it a bit harder to schedule and I don't advise it if you don't have a robust anti virus setup. But it also means that there's always SOMETHING on somewhere. The EU has a LOT of sports channels.
Makes it a bit harder to schedule and I don't advise it if you don't have a robust anti virus setup. But it also means that there's always SOMETHING on somewhere. The EU has a LOT of sports channels.
They're not limited to 14 minutes ....that's just how long they typically last before a team runs out of uninjured players.
Watched the Women's Archery Gold medal round last night, and mentally compared what these ladies were accomplishing to my own experience of archery hunting 20+ years ago... They're using 33 lb recurves with fingers (i.e. no mechanical release) and hitting the bullseye 70 meters (~77 yards) away! I wish the camera would've shown a view angling down the range, to show how much of an arc the arrow flight has.
I remember I was using a fast, flat shooting 65# compound bow, and a release, still struggling to consistently hit the bullseye at 30 - 40 yards.
Impressive.
I remember I was using a fast, flat shooting 65# compound bow, and a release, still struggling to consistently hit the bullseye at 30 - 40 yards.
Impressive.
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Really wish I could watch this on the CBC, but it seems to be blocked. Peacock/NBC was busy talking about the second and third place swimmers and barely mentioned the winner.
Go Summer, Go Canada
cheers
Yard Sale
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Just watched a great win for US Women's rugby. Down 5 with the last seconds on the clock they ran the field to score, converted the kick, and won their first medal in the event ever, a bronze. Never watched a lot of rugby before but always respected it. Those guys and girls are fucking tough! I think some NFL diva WRs would do well to go to some matches...
Bruce Baker
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There is another WA athlete competing in women's sprint canoe (C1). She is from Seattle area and won gold in Tokyo. Her name is Nevin Harrison. Hoping she can win gold again.