Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Discussion Thread

[Shaun]

great stuff GB :clap1:

[Novo]

Venus out

[Headie]

Welp apparently Venus got booed by the crowd :worry:

[Novo]

Yeah she was taking the piss a bit though left at the end of the 2nd set for ages and taking ages inbetween serves

[Headie]

Yeah she was taking the piss a bit though left at the end of the 2nd set for ages and taking ages inbetween serves

And apparently the umpire supposedly made a few mistakes or something?

[Macie Lightfoot]

wow USA is ****e at pommel horse

[Pete.]

@Macie Mark Foster spilled yesterday that the reason the swimming heats were moved the afternoon was so that the USA can watch Phelps on NBC is this true?

[Pete.]

Welp apparently Venus got booed by the crowd :worry:
The Williams sisters are never respected even now which makes no sense because their icons & Venus is the loveliest woman :bored: Praying Serena takes the gold :fc: :fc:

[Nicky91]

yeah Team GB's women's rugby against Japan, they slayed 40-0 :clap1: :clap1:

[Jack_]

Our last pool match against Canada in the women's rugby sevens has started just now on Red Button 7 (478 on Sky)

[Headie]

^It's airing now on BBC1 as well

This event has been my surprise favourite of the games so far in these early days :flutter:

[Headie]

OMG :amazed:

[Jack_]

:clap1:

[Headie]

GB's Richard Kruse just beat a two time Olympic Champion in Fencing just then :clap1: First time he's reached the quarter final since his first olympics (this is his 4th)

[Shaun]

did we win the rugby? I just watched an hour or two of some boxing, fencing, the female road race and some rugby (but it was New Zealand vs. France)

[Headie]

did we win the rugby? I just watched an hour or two of some boxing, fencing, the female road race and some rugby (but it was New Zealand vs. France)

Yes the Women beat Canada and finished top of their group

[Headie]

GB's Richard Kruse just beat a two time Olympic Champion in Fencing just then :clap1: First time he's reached the quarter final since his first olympics (this is his 4th)

And now he's in the semis for the first time ever! :cheer2:

[Shaun]

Kruse :clap1:

[Jack_]

Brilliant :clap1:

[Jack_]

Great run for Florence of GB in the C1 canoe slalom heats earlier too

It looks so fun :laugh:

[Shaun]

I hope he beats Hedwig

[Shaun]

yeah take that you stupid dead owl

[Denver]

been disappointing for GB so far with a few just missing out but we are all but guaranteed our first gold tonight.

[Shaun]

are we throwing away the women's road race as well

where is lizzie i am a bit behind

[Denver]

are we throwing away the women's road race as well

where is lizzie i am a bit behind

she is 51 seconds behind the leading pack but the gap is closable if she pulls her socks up

[Denver]

the gap has been closed and LIzzie is close to the leaders

[Denver]

bitch has messed up again

[Shaun]

:inamood:

[Denver]

the leader just had a very nasty crash

[Headie]

Eek @ that crash

[Ross.]

Omg my heart stopped

[Shaun]

:(

[Denver]

Lizzie back in it

[Shaun]

If I miss Robot Wars just to see Lizzie finish 7th I am not going to be happy

[Shaun]

****ing useless.

Poor American that ended up 4th :(

[Denver]

Lizzie can **** off call herself a world champion she was crap

[Denver]

do GB actually want ****ing medals?

[Headie]

Looks like Kruse is gonna have to compete for bronze sadly :(

[Headie]

It's closer than I thought it'd be though, he's done well to get close to him

[Denver]

another pathetic performance from GB

[Headie]

another pathetic performance from GB

:umm2:

[Headie]

He made it to the semi-final (the furthest he's ever made it in his 4 Olympic games) and was beaten by the world no.1, and still has a chance of getting bronze, not exactly sure how that's "pathetic" but ok.

[Denver]

:umm2:

ive seen no actual desire apart from Adam Peaty to win yet

[Black Dagger]

ok hun.

[Headie]

I can't wait for Adam's reaction when two thirds of the Athletics GB Team get eliminated in their semi finals lmao

[Novo]

Adam obviously didn't watch London because we were flopping until Day 5

[Denver]

ill be happy as soon as Peaty wins gold tonight

[Black Dagger]

I can't wait for Adam's reaction when two thirds of the Athletics GB Team get eliminated in their semi finals lmao

Our Chrissy will WIN!!

[Black Dagger]

I don't even get to watch our first gold. It's very upsetting.

[Macie Lightfoot]

blech Gabby Douglas :rolleyes:

[Macie Lightfoot]

omfg I hear Laurie Hernandez's floor music and BBCSport is showing some Peruvian twat on beam I AM LIVID.

The crowd is going crazy though for each of her passes so it sounds promising.

edit: AND SHE GOT A 12.733 SHE DIDN'T EVEN DO WELL

[Headie]

Our Chrissy will WIN!!

We can only pray

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[Black Dagger]

Aww. Richard came so close :sad:

[Headie]

Don't want to be too skeptical but I won't be surprised if Kruse ends up getting bronze in a few years due to the Russian doping system

Although I don't think Fencing is affected that much is it?

[Macie Lightfoot]

Simone tore it up as expected, Aly's up now :o her first pass is amazing

[Headie]

Simone tore it up as expected, Aly's up now :o her first pass is amazing

Imma switch over to this in a moment :flutter:

[Headie]

Eek @ how close this fencing is, Kruse needs 2 points to win bronze, Russian needs 1 :worry:

I feel like GB's most frequent position is gonna be 4th lmao

[Macie Lightfoot]

It's only first rotation but Simone's already outrageous with a 15.733 on floor :joker: Aly was the only other one over 15 with a 15.275.

[Headie]

Ugh, the Russian wins :bored: Poor Richard </3

[Headie]

WAIT this wasn't live? Welp I feel stupid now :joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

GB's in second after the first rotation btw I feel obligated to let you guys know that.

ooh yay Laurie Hernandez scored a 14.8 apparently?

[Novo]

Is that qualifying? It's Fragapane in the GB team?

[Jack_]

Kruse :( that **** was tense

[Headie]

Troy our resident stateside occasional GB reporter <3

[Novo]

Ledecky needs to be assassinated before 3am tonight so Jazz can win Gold I'm the pool

[Novo]

Get the sniper out Lucas

[Macie Lightfoot]

yes it's qualifying and idk who that is, they're mainly showing Americans and this random New Zealander :joker:

Laurie just nailed her vault (15.2) <3 I also love how Madison Kocian just has to awkwardly follow them around in her warm ups bc she's only doing bars

[Novo]

Fiji v GB in the QFs of the Rugby 7s in a bit

[Macie Lightfoot]

jesus and Simone hits a 16.0 and a 16.1 for her two vaults :joker:

[Novo]

Joanne Watmore representing Chester well :clap1:

[Black Dagger]

Joanne Watmore representing Chester well :clap1:

Probably tried chatting her up and got turned down haven't you.

[Novo]

Don't see anyone from your neck of the woods trying to win us Medals Lucas you cheeky little ****

[Black Dagger]

Don't see anyone from your neck of the woods trying to win us Medals Lucas you cheeky little ****

Keri Anne Payne will be swimming in ****e this week, you cheeky bastard.

[Macie Lightfoot]

praying that Aly's uneven bars routine holds up

[Novo]

And you can't get out of this as well Bugsy, where is Torquay's effort in salvaging a ****ing medal, you have plenty of water down on the coast the least you can do is send someone bloody useful to Rio

[Denver]

we stand a great chance at 2 golds in swimming tonight

[Black Dagger]

Just one gold. Katie will be too strong for Jazz, but she'll hopefully medal.

[Macie Lightfoot]

15.866 for Madison Kocian holy ****

[Denver]

Just one gold. Katie will be too strong for Jazz, but she'll hopefully medal.

she should defo medal but it can be very unpredictably and anything can happen

[Headie]

she should defo medal but it can be very unpredictably and anything can happen

She's racing for silver

[Denver]

She's racing for silver

i have hope it will be gold dont take that away from me :fist:

[Novo]

Scenes when Jo Konta wins gold and destroys Serena 6-2 6-1

[Denver]

Scenes when Jo Konta wins gold and destroys Serena 6-2 6-1

I think Konta could seriously medal cause each tournament she gets better

[Jack_]

we stand a great chance at 2 golds in swimming tonight

Ledecky isn't losing, she's four seconds ahead of the rest of the field and is gonna be one of the stars of this week

I would love Jazz to get the silver though

[Denver]

Ledecky isn't losing, she's four seconds ahead of the rest of the field and is gonna be one of the stars of this week

I would love Jazz to get the silver though

we need to remain positive :fist:

[Jack_]

And realistic :p

[Macie Lightfoot]

JFC, USA has a 10 point lead over the next best team :joker: GB is 4th in the team scores currently with one more subdivision to go.

Simone Biles and Aly Raisman have the top two AA scores currently (Gabby has the third but only two can compete per country), Simone has the top qualifier in vault, Madison and Gabby are 1-3 in bars, Simone and Laurie are 1-2 in beam (with Gabby and Aly tied for 7th), and Simone and Aly and Laurie and Gabby going 1-2-4-8 on floor.

[Novo]

Serena and Venus a set down in the doubles now, Garcia and Mladenovic were knocked out yesterday, the top seeds flopping

[Headie]

Anyone else noticing Mark Foster's voice keep breaking lmao :joker:

[EspeonBB]

Yikes @ the bike crash. I'm glad the rider is OK though

[Headie]

@Troy have those 2 American black swimmers raced yet? I know they're supposed to be making history or something but idk I haven't seen them yet

And of course as "TiBB's resident black girl stan" I would be letting my reputation down if I didn't root for them wouldn't I

[EspeonBB]

Serena and Venus a set down in the doubles now, Garcia and Mladenovic were knocked out yesterday, the top seeds flopping

Bye if Venus gets knocked out R1 of both singles and doubles. Plus the Williams sisters have never lost an Olympics doubles match </3

[Macie Lightfoot]

@Troy have those 2 American black swimmers raced yet? I know they're supposed to be making history or something but idk I haven't seen them yet

And of course as "TiBB's resident black girl stan" I would be letting my reputation down if I didn't root for them wouldn't I

They did the 4x100 freestyle that got silver behind the crazy Australian sisters! One of them swam in the qualifying rounds and the other led off the finals. I hope they're doing other events but IDK swimming that well :3

[Pete.]

Bye if Venus gets knocked out R1 of both singles and doubles. Plus the Williams sisters have never lost an Olympics doubles match </3
Praying for our faves </3

[Jack_]

@Troy have those 2 American black swimmers raced yet? I know they're supposed to be making history or something but idk I haven't seen them yet

And of course as "TiBB's resident black girl stan" I would be letting my reputation down if I didn't root for them wouldn't I

I just checked and I think you mean Simone Manuel, she's also doing the 50 and 100 freestyle later this week

Alia Atkinson of Jamaica is a great swimmer though and won a bronze and silver at the World's last year, she's in one of the semis later tonight

[EspeonBB]

Why are the swimming finals on so late :bored:

[Shaun]

Only just seen the women are through to the 7s Semi :clap1:

[Shaun]

We riot if Peaty somehow cocks it up :worry:

[Denver]

We riot if Peaty somehow cocks it up :worry:

he will be getting a fookin smack if he loses

[Black Dagger]

Oh dear. The Williams are out.

[EspeonBB]

Oh dear. The Williams are out.

A tragedy

Hopefully Serena still slays in singles

[Ross.]

Oh dear. The Williams are out.

D:

[Shaun]

Have any of our tennis players played yet :think:

[Ross.]

Andy won the first round match earlier

[Black Dagger]

Right. I'm going to sleep. If I don't wake up to a Peaty gold then he's dead to me.

[EspeonBB]

Konta won her match earlier too

[Denver]

Have any of our tennis players played yet :think:

Konta is on her way to Olympic gold with Watson silver

[Ross.]

Pull through Jamie and Andy

[Drew.]

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[Macie Lightfoot]

I'm enjoying synchronized diving on NBC, this is unexpected for them to show it since we don't have any Americans

[Shaun]

Do you have the option to watch multiple streams (like our 'Red Button' thing) over there?

[Macie Lightfoot]

idk what Red Button is except it was somehow used during BBUK live feeds (right?) but basically over here NBC has a complete monopoly on Olympics coverage. During the daytime there's different stuff on channels like NBC, MSNBC, NBCSN, CNBC, and NBC affiliates like Bravo and USA Network. And then at night NBC does a special primetime package that isn't live and constructed like a reality TV show to appeal to women (their words, not mine) with The Big Sports like swimming and women's gymnastics and beach volleyball -- basically anything where Americans dominate.

So yeah, it was a pleasant surprise to see synchronized diving during the primetime stuff when there weren't any Americans :joker: so atypical

[Novo]

Croatians doing a number on Gasol's Spain in the Basketball

[Drew.]

The Croats have done it

[Novo]

**** sake just turned over to the Hockey and seen Brazil are 12-0 down to Belgium with 6 mins still to go

[Black Dagger]

Jamie is useless.

[Novo]

Delpo not doing to bad here Lucas

[Black Dagger]

Delpo not doing to bad here Lucas

I'm sure I'll wake up to him having a broken wrist :idc:

[Shaun]

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not us behind a country who's at their first ever games

[Novo]

****ing Gold as well

[Black Dagger]

State of Jamie.

[Ross.]

State of Jamie.

Not really going that well

[Ross.]

The premature cheer from the crowd :joker:

[Novo]

Bellucci and his poverty stricken step brother from the streets of Santos winning a set against The Murrays, we are done with Rio just close the thread

[Black Dagger]

Yes. An Olympics that allows Del Po to get struck out in the first round isn't worth being a thing.

[Denver]

another brit crashes out this time in ping pong

[Novo]

Pitchford is ranked about 50, so can't say I'm surprised there

[Denver]

Pitchford is ranked about 50, so can't say I'm surprised there

but he had a good chance and ****ed it

[Novo]

He got destroyed by a better player fam

[Novo]

Delpo!!!!!!!

Up a set on Novak

[Denver]

He got destroyed by a better player fam

he had the chance to go 2-1 up which could have changed the game he messed up

[Novo]

Yeah and he wasn't good enough to take it, hence why the better player won

[Novo]

BP Delpo in the 2nd set to go 2-0 up

[Novo]

Didn't take it

[Ross.]

Andy and Jamie out

[Jack_]

After all that as well

[Novo]

Djokovic serving to stay in the match

[Shaun]

Absolutely useless, his brother

[Novo]

Delpo 4-0 up in the 2nd set tie break, it's happening

[Novo]

5-0

[Shaun]

Lol bye novak

Edit: nvm he's crying I feel bad now

[Denver]

hopefully its the end of his domination of recent years

[Ross.]

Lol bye novak

Edit: nvm he's crying I feel bad now

You heartless man

[Novo]

Something definitely not right with Novak at the minute, think he's lost the ambition for winning, Delpo wanted to win that so much more

[Novo]

Pretty funny watching Brazil flop against the likes of South Africa and Iraq

[Shaun]

wouldn't mind seeing that Iraqi that just got booked "flop" in front of me rn

[Novo]

Hang on Iraq!!!!!

[Novo]

Brazilian fans boo'ing Neymar and Co

[Shaun]

That theme music (not sure if it's just for the swimming) that plays in all of the stadiums between events would drive me absolutely insane.

[Macie Lightfoot]

watching gymnastics stuff from earlier today and the Brazilian team is so cute but poor Ellie Downie OMG that was so scary on floor

[Babayaro.]

wow i've watched almost none of this year's olympics lol :worry:

[Denver]

You need to get a life Marc

[Braden]

I find Rebecca Adlington so annoying...Mark Foster on the other hand, well.

[Babayaro.]

You need to get a life Marc

:(

[Braden]

Very impressive swim from Adam Peaty. Beat his own WR and got the gold.

[Headie]

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[Denver]

Boxing now

[Denver]

we was robbed in the boxing

[Novo]

Bit of a stinker for Ireland there with Paddy Barnes going out, he was expected to medal

[Jack_]

Florence and Hounslow about to go in the canoe slalom preliminaries on BBC4

[Novo]

Edmund knocked out by Taro Daniel, took 9/4 on Daniel in play at 3-3 in the 1st set, he knocked out Jack Sock in the last round so have no idea why Edmund was 1/3 odds on

[Novo]

Can get Cornet at 7/1 to beat Serena ( Cornet has won the last 3 meetings) and the way the tennis is going in Rio you wouldn't rule it out

[Jack_]

Drinkhall 2-1 up in the table tennis, great match this

[Novo]

Jo Konta on a roll at the minute, 6-2 first set over Garcia

[Drew.]

Some table tennis history going down on BBC4

[Babayaro.]

Some table tennis history going down on BBC4

British guy's ****ing annoying lol

[Novo]

Your little bint Svitolina is ripping heather a new one here Drewy

[Jack_]

Great stuff Paul :clap1:

[Drew.]

Your little bint Svitolina is ripping heather a new one here Drewy

Eli and Puig are going the distance here, both embracing the Olympics

[Novo]

Looks like Hev might win the 2nd set here

[Novo]

Good win for Konta

[Jack_]

Women's rugby sevens semi final on now

We're playing NZ

[Novo]

Oh no

[Jack_]

Oh dear

[Novo]

Bronze for Ed in the shooting!!

[Shaun]

Good stuff

[Jack_]

Full set now :D

Great night in prospect

[Novo]

You better not flop again Thomas

[Black Dagger]

Del Po winning again :clap1:

Come for that bronze medal hun x

[EspeonBB]

Del Po winning again :clap1:

Come for that bronze medal hun x

He can snatch silver! (Murray's obviously winning gold)

[Denver]

GB need to try pinch this Gymnastics gold

[Wizard.]

Wow China slayed with that mens synchronises swimming. I don't see how USA beat GB though, I swear the judges are always favourable to UsA

[Crimson Dynamo]

:facepalm:

fail for Daily again

awful

[Macie Lightfoot]

GB is currently in third I think after 3? rotations for men's team gymnastics

[Shaun]

am I right in thinking Daley/Otherone got a bronze

[Ross.]

am I right in thinking Daley/Otherone got a bronze

you are

[Shaun]

oh good.

Goodfellow > as well

[Shaun]

Nile :clap1:

[Black Dagger]

Nile :amazed:

He should medal with that in the individual.

[Pete.]

Slay me Daley/Goodfellow :clap1:

[Shaun]

We're second now with 2 events left (one being Pommel which Smith/Whitlock are the top 2 in the world at) :flutter:

[Novo]

Come on KT you big Brummie bastard

[Shaun]

oh fine we're third then ¬_¬

[Shaun]

someone russian slip pls

[Novo]

China have gone into 3rd with a bit to spare, we are doomed

[Shaun]

The way the Americans all do that roaring and tensing their arms things immediately after they land is so embarrassing, will be good to see them land up about 6th.

[Macie Lightfoot]

GB and USA tied for fourth with one more rotation :o

oh wait GB is ahead by 0.01

[Denver]

GB have to pull the Pommel Horse out the bag

[Shaun]

:omgno: Leyva

[Headie]

Eek @ that American falling off the bar

[Macie Lightfoot]

alol my stream is behind but of course. Like, two points in one rotation is a lot to make up anyway but still. We bombed in London and we can add Rio to that list after that and floor.

[Shaun]

the way Matt & whoever our other commentator is pick up every single minor fault of the rivals <3

[Denver]

someone put laxatives in the Russians drinks

[Shaun]

don't balls this up Louis!!!!

[Shaun]

oh for ****'s sake

[Denver]

Sack the silly bastard

[Braden]

Whenever I see Louis Smith I just think about my Mum running after the GB male gymnast team in Westfields shopping centre to get a photo during London 2012.

[Shaun]

:inamood:

I hope Louis gets mugged by Braden's family now

[Ross.]

Whenever I see Louis Smith I just think about my Mum running after the GB male gymnast team in Westfields shopping centre to get a photo during London 2012.

:inamood:

I hope Louis gets mugged by Braden's family now

:joker:

[Braden]

We thought about boycotting Strictly but it didn't work out :/

[Denver]

Nile best steal us gold

[Shaun]

Ukraine 60pts behind everyone else. Wtf did they do, piss on the judges?

[Denver]

not Canada destroying us at our own game

[EspeonBB]

Bye @ the gymnastics final

[Macie Lightfoot]

Ukraine 60pts behind everyone else. Wtf did they do, piss on the judges?

supposedly they like sat out all their better gymnasts to save them for AA and event finals I think. If I was the ninth team who just missed out on team finals I'd be LIVID

[Braden]

Have the Filipino divers been mentioned yet? I've just saw the video :joker:

[Headie]

Have the Filipino divers been mentioned yet? I've just saw the video :joker:

It's from last year apparently but it's going viral now for some reason :laugh:

[Braden]

It's from last year apparently but it's going viral now for some reason :laugh:

Oh really? :p I'll have to tell my Dad. I found it so funny though.

[Denver]

GB boxers are **** this year

[Novo]

The GB Boxers have had horrible draw luck, lost 2 in the last 16 to the favourites

[Jack_]

Water polo getting promo live on BBC1, love it

[Novo]

I wish we invested more into water polo and Handball like the Eastern European countries

[Jack_]

Me too :( they're both great to watch

[James]

We aren't that good at the team sports at the Olympics.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Tom Daley time here in the US

[Novo]

Drinkhall looks older then 26, feels like he has been around for ages as well, sure his wife or girlfriend plays mixed with him

[Shaun]

Is badminton still an Olympic sport? Not sure why I ask since it's been ages since I heard of Emms/Robertson

[Novo]

Think they retired after Beijing, we have some jobber called Adkins or something along those lines that usually plays and flops early

[Shaun]

You should start training Andy, we could do with a TiBB olympian

[Black Dagger]

The married couple are doing the mixed double. They won stuff in the past but they'll do **** all here.

[Novo]

Me and Lucas at Tokyo 2020 for the Synchronised Diving

Me - " Come on Lucas we will do a 0.1 degree of difficulty it won't be that hard "

Then we climb up the ladder onto the Diving board and Lucas jumps thinking I am ready and all I see and hear is

Hurry up ya bastard!!!!! Argh!!!!!!!!!

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And then the judges scores come in with 0.00 as I am still standing at the top of the Diving board

[Shaun]

:joker:

[Black Dagger]

OMFG :joker:

Would be typical us tbh.

[Shaun]

go on drinkhall!!!!!

[Shaun]

how is he still in this

edit:

oh, he isn't

[Jack_]

So close :(

[Denver]

to say boxing is the sport we expected to do so well in we are **** send them all home

[Novo]

Need Joshua and Khan back in there asap

[Black Dagger]

to say boxing is the sport we expected to do so well in we are **** send them all home

None of these are even our medal hopes though.

[Denver]

None of these are even our medal hopes though.

that one who just lost was European champion i think and shouldnt be losing to who lost too

[Novo]

European tournaments are a different level to word tournaments, our Boxers are learning that now

[Denver]

but come on he shouldnt have lost that match

[Novo]

That was unreal by Japan to beat NZ in the Rugby 7s

[Novo]

Sonny Bill Williams could be out for The GB match as well

[Shaun]

Scott is being a bit **** atm

[Novo]

Sonny Bill Williams out of the Rugby 7s

[Jack_]

David Florence up in the C1 final on BBC1 now

[Shaun]

c'mon david!!!

[Shaun]

Oh for the love of ****ing god

[Ross.]

what am I witnessing