****Official 2020(1) Tokyo Olympics Thread****

[Pablo]

Opening ceremony happening now. Consider this your repository for all things olympics.

[Deberg_1990]

Saw it this morning live…

[Pablo]

Saw it this morning live…

Oh I only watch things on American time

[Deberg_1990]

Oh I only watch things on American time

Heh

I think Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of central time.

So stay off the internet for the next two weeks.

[Pablo]

Heh

I think Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of central time.

So stay off the internet for the next two weeks.

The only time zone I acknowledge is the one the Chiefs home games are played.

And no thank you. I gotta watch pron and get my Covid updates somehow.

[FloridaMan88]

Watching the Opening Ceremonies when they show the # of athletes relative to the total population for each country, it’s striking how some countries underachieve relative to their population.

Slovenia has 17 times more athletes than Congo despite the fact they have a population of about 2 million vs. 100+ million in Congo.

[siberian khatru]

Singing Imagine is one of the most cliched things

[Deberg_1990]

Watching the Opening Ceremonies when they show the # of athletes relative to the total population for each country, it’s striking how some countries underachieve relative to their population.

Slovenia has 17 times more athletes than Congo despite the fact they have a population of about 2 million vs. 100+ million in Congo.

Yes. Those were interesting stats.

Some countries just don’t have the facilities, history, money, culture or setup
For athletics.

[Deberg_1990]

Watching Men’s Fencing on NBCSN right now. This is interesting. US guy hit Japanese guy in the nuts earlier.

[TribalElder]

did we win yet

[Deberg_1990]

Doesn’t get any exciting than Mixed archery!

US in a tough battle with Indonesia

[Rainbarrel]

Savannah Guithrie makes the choice easier, no thanks.

[FloridaMan88]

No medals for the US on day one for the first time since the Munich Olympics in ‘72.

[alpha_omega]

Thanks for starting this thread.

We watched the fencing last night. Really enjoyable.

[alpha_omega]

Savannah Guithrie makes the choice easier, no thanks.

Yep, she is horrible.

[mlyonsd]

I just watched a handball match. Or game. Or whatever you call it. I never knew it existed.

[BigRedChief]

The Norwegian women volleyball team refused to wear bikini bottoms and got fined. Why watch if not for the fantastically toned ass's?

[Monticore]

Since when is 3x3 basketball an Olympic sports

[Deberg_1990]

I just watched a handball match. Or game. Or whatever you call it. I never knew it existed.

I watched a wicked game of badminton last night.

[Deberg_1990]

Since when is 3x3 basketball an Olympic sports

I have no idea, but they add new events all the time.

[Deberg_1990]

Are table tennis players athletes?

[Bowser]

Apparently our women's water polo team kicked the shit out of Japan?

[Mecca]

The Norwegian women volleyball team refused to wear bikini bottoms and got fined. Why watch if not for the fantastically toned ass's?

Weirdest part about that, Norway paid the fine to support them...the board considered DQing them...that board is 90% women.

[eDave]

No first day medals. First time since 1972 (Munich).

[Mosbonian]

Apparently our women's water polo team kicked the shit out of Japan?

I think I am a fan of women's water polo now

[Deberg_1990]

I think I am a fan of women's water polo now

I enjoy watching it. It would be hard as hell to play. You really have to be in shape.

[Halfcan]

Apparently our women's water polo team kicked the shit out of Japan?

We always beat that country on the water.

[KC_Connection]

Apparently our women's water polo team kicked the shit out of Japan?

I was watching Canada-Australia in the middle of the night. Deciphering what is a foul and what isn’t in that sport is incredibly difficult.

[big nasty kcnut]

Hot volleyball woman on tv right now. The pandemic is finished

[Deberg_1990]

Skateboarding, women’s beach volleyball live tonight!

[alpha_omega]

Skateboarding, women’s beach volleyball live tonight!

Having a hard time getting in to skateboarding.

[Saulbadguy]

Do you guys ever think that the Paralympic athletes will overtake the normal athletes in performance? I think with artificial limb technology continuing to involve, that the replacement limbs will function better than the real ones.

[TLO]

I could care less, but not by much.

[Rain Man]

Do you guys ever think that the Paralympic athletes will overtake the normal athletes in performance? I think with artificial limb technology continuing to involve, that the replacement limbs will function better than the real ones.

The wheelchair racers routinely kick a** when I run half marathons.

[eDave]

Do you guys ever think that the Paralympic athletes will overtake the normal athletes in performance? I think with artificial limb technology continuing to involve, that the replacement limbs will function better than the real ones.

Probably. Then the ethical question will come.

[FloridaMan88]

US up to 5 medals now.

[EPodolak]

About to show surfing on Shidashita Beach, should be fun.

[Pablo]

About to show surfing on Shidashita Beach, should be fun.

They did what on the beach?

[FloridaMan88]

Skateboarding at the Olympics is weird.

[Tribal Warfare]

https://story.snapchat.com/p/850983a8-128a-4e01-a4a9-c7de32aad187/1635138256637952?timestamp=4140

Anti-intimacy beds

[SuperBowl4]

Anyone know when the synchronized swimming takes place?

[Deberg_1990]

Skateboarding at the Olympics is weird.

Don’t X-Games up my Olympics

[BigRedChief]

https://story.snapchat.com/p/850983a8-128a-4e01-a4a9-c7de32aad187/1635138256637952?timestamp=4140

Anti-intimacy bedsYeah trying to stop the athletes from fucking each other by giving them cardboard beds.

[Deberg_1990]

Actually the skateboarding has been fun to watch.

[siberian khatru]

Anyone know when the synchronized swimming takes place?


https://static.newarena.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/synchswimming.jpg

[Deberg_1990]

Riveting water polo match between Team USA and Japan

[KChiefs1]

Riveting water polo match between Team USA and Japan


I want more shots of the players out of the pool.

[Deberg_1990]

White water kayaking!

Is there no end to the range of Olympic events?

[KCUnited]

USA basketball with a laughable last couple minutes against France

[alpha_omega]

USA basketball with a laughable last couple minutes against France

Next up, Iran.

[BigCatDaddy]

USA basketball with a laughable last couple minutes against France

Good lord, American basketball has become complete trash. Anyone think France stays within 40 of the 92 squad?

[Deberg_1990]

USA basketball with a laughable last couple minutes against France

What a disaster this years team is.

[KCUnited]

Bricklayers Local 69 is holding an emergency job security meeting after watching this USA Men's Basketball team.

[lcarus]

Good lord, American basketball has become complete trash. Anyone think France stays within 40 of the 92 squad?

Not a chance. This USA team is getting outclassed by Evan fucking Fournier :shake:

[lcarus]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E7JarIxVIAc82ut?format=jpg&name=small

[Deberg_1990]

Wow. Women’s handball is just non stop scoring

39-27 Norway over Korea

[BigRedChief]

USA basketball with a laughable last couple minutes against France

Good lord, American basketball has become complete trash. Anyone think France stays within 40 of the 92 squad?

What a disaster this years team is.

Bricklayers Local 69 is holding an emergency job security meeting after watching this USA Men's Basketball team.If they cant get the best pros to play, better to go with the best college players?

[KCUnited]

If they cant get the best pros to play, better to go with the best college players?

They had Durant, Booker, LaVine, and Holiday on the floor. That's 3 all stars and a current NBA Finals champion. Granted France had Rudy Gobert, but still.

I wouldn't mind seeing college kids play over pros half assing it though.

[Deberg_1990]

Gold for US in women’s fencing. Our first ever. Watched it live last night, but nbc just showed the recap.

[BigCatDaddy]

They had Durant, Booker, LaVine, and Holiday on the floor. That's 3 all stars and a current NBA Finals champion. Granted France had Rudy Gobert, but still.

I wouldn't mind seeing college kids play over pros half assing it though.

Just form some international year-round team of guys that couldn't cut it in the NBA.

[Deberg_1990]

Just form some international year-round team of guys that couldn't cut it in the NBA.

Is that what 3 vs 3 is for?

[alpha_omega]

Canoe Slalom is really entertaining.

[alpha_omega]

Actually the skateboarding has been fun to watch.

You sure about that???

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yikes <a href="https://t.co/IO3JyEUIwk">pic.twitter.com/IO3JyEUIwk</a></p>&mdash; Jomboy (@Jomboy_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jomboy_/status/1419117267577671681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Deberg_1990]

You sure about that???



That was entertaining!

[mr. tegu]

Apparently a road race biker that finished second thought she won gold medal because she didn’t realize someone who was a few miles ahead was actually up there. Keep in mind she apparently never knew this and had half the race to try to catch up had she known it.

[FloridaMan88]

Not surprising that Team USA Basketball is struggling. Most of those NBA players barely give a shit during the NBA season when they are getting paid (load management, personal time off, etc.)

[KC_Connection]

Not surprising that Team USA Basketball is struggling. Most of those NBA players barely give a shit during the NBA season when they are getting paid (load management, personal time off, etc.)
Durant has always needed Steph Curry to win at the highest level, so yeah, it isn't surprising.

[BigCatDaddy]

Durant has always needed Steph Curry to win at the highest level, so yeah, it isn't surprising.

Is playing some foreign scrubs close to the highest level? This is an indictment on how bad the NBA has become. Flopping, iso ball, jacking up 3s.....the world has improved some but this is more in regards to the decline of the NBA.

[KC_Connection]

Is playing some foreign scrubs close to the highest level? This is an indictment on how bad the NBA has become. Flopping, iso ball, jacking up 3s.....the world has improved some but this is more in regards to the decline of the NBA.
A lot of NBA players these days don't know how to play basketball when they aren't getting their touch fouls gifted to them by the NBA refs. That much I agree with.

[Deberg_1990]

It doesn’t get anymore exciting than Equestrian!

[BigCatDaddy]

A lot of NBA players these days don't know how to play basketball when they aren't getting their touch fouls gifted to them by the NBA refs. That much I agree with.

Yep..we are now softer than Charmin

[Baby Lee]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An Olympic first. <a href="https://t.co/F7wTsrZThe">pic.twitter.com/F7wTsrZThe</a></p>&mdash; Bryan Baker (@tehrealbryan) <a href="https://twitter.com/tehrealbryan/status/1419130068933173251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Easy 6]

This probably belongs in the Nope thread, but here it is anyway... bow down to your robot overlords

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[Deberg_1990]

This probably belongs in the Nope thread, but here it is anyway... bow down to your robot overlords

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He should start for team USA

[Deberg_1990]

Interesting that they are still allowing the Russian athletes to compete, but only under the ROC (Russian Olympic Committee).

Russia the country and all its symbolism like Flags have been banned for doping.

[mlyonsd]

Interesting that they are still allowing the Russian athletes to compete, but only under the ROC (Russian Olympic Committee).

Russia the country and all its symbolism like Flags have been banned for doping.

I thought the same thing. I wonder if it's to allow the russian athletes that didn't cheat to compete.

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

Jade Carey on fire

[BigRedChief]

Interesting that they are still allowing the Russian athletes to compete, but only under the ROC (Russian Olympic Committee).

Russia the country and all its symbolism like Flags have been banned for doping.

I thought the same thing. I wonder if it's to allow the russian athletes that didn't cheat to compete.
Would you have a choice in Russia? Either you dope or don’t make the team?

[eDave]

Would you have a choice in Russia? Either you dope or don’t make the team?

How else are you gonna make a doping team?

[TambaBerry]

Why is this NBC sports app such shit

[Stewie]

I don't think a woman over 5'5" could ever compete in gymnastics. The uneven bars can't accommodate someone that size.

Simone is medically a dwarf at 4'8". That's crazy.

[Deberg_1990]

Why isn’t NBC showing any stuff live in prime time?

Why do I have to go to NBCSN, CNBC and USA to find live in prime time?

[cosmo20002]

I don't think a woman over 5'5" could ever compete in gymnastics. The uneven bars can't accommodate someone that size.

Simone is medically a dwarf at 4'8". That's crazy.

The bar heights are adjusted for gymnast height.

[Stewie]

The bar heights are adjusted for gymnast height.

I was thinking spacing, not height. That seems to be a huge disadvantage to taller gymnasts.

[Jenson71]

Why isn’t NBC showing any stuff live in prime time?

Why do I have to go to NBCSN, CNBC and USA to find live in prime time?

Is the Katie Ledecky 400M going to be on NBC or one of the sister channels?

[BigRedChief]

As a fellow one……..Why are all the gymnast families a bunch of fat ass’s?

[eDave]

I was thinking spacing, not height. That seems to be a huge disadvantage to taller gymnasts.

The tallest Gymnist is 5'7. Bronze in 2016.

[Stewie]

The tallest Gymnist is 5'7.

Ok. Is she competitive? I bet not in all-around. She might be a specialist.

Kayla whatsherface that does the commercial with the frisbee on the roof said she was amazed how little the girls were when she was in 5th grade. She watched nationals in person and kind of freaked out. She finally stopped growing at 5'3" and became a specialist on the vault. It's a freak show, just like basketball players.

[eDave]

Ok. Is she competitive? I bet not in all-around. She might be a specialist.

Kayla whatsherface that does the commercial with the frisbee on the roof said she was amazed how little the girls were when she was in 5th grade. She watched nationals in person and kind of freaked out. She finally stopped growing at 5'3" and became a specialist on the vault. It's a freak show, just like basketball players.

Uneven's. Bronze. 2016.

[Jenson71]

46 year old gymnast. Some people will do anything to avoid a real job.

[displacedinMN]

gymnastics not putting their best out there tonight

[BigRedChief]

46 year old gymnast. Some people will do anything to avoid a real job.I quit playing full court Rec league basketball at 39 with balky knees. Doing an Olympic caliber vault at 46. Pretty impressive. :thumb:

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

I thought Huske had it

[Gary Cooper]

Do I have to skip work to watch wrestling, weightlifting, shotput?

[Graystoke]

Apparently a road race biker that finished second thought she won gold medal because she didn’t realize someone who was a few miles ahead was actually up there. Keep in mind she apparently never knew this and had half the race to try to catch up had she known it.

Then she, and her team are to blame.
No race radios in the Olympics. It is incumbent on the racers, and the team to be aware of race situation. At any time a rider can go back to team car to get info.
The Dutch team was strongest but they failed to communicate and see some vital signs that someone was up the road. Items like the motorcycle showing time gaps and even more importantly lack of lead car on indicating they were chase group not lead group.
Fuck the Dutch. They didn’t even congratulate the winner and their excuse is amateur.

[mlyonsd]

Do I have to skip work to watch wrestling, weightlifting, shotput?

There was some lifting earlier. The little guys.

[KChiefs1]

Heh

I think Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of central time.

So stay off the internet for the next two weeks.


14 hours ahead.

[Deberg_1990]

Swim Men’s 4x100 relay. Gold for USA!!! Yes!

[Deberg_1990]

Girls skateboarding street. So many wipeouts, I feel like I’m watching bloopers or an episode of jackass.

[eDave]

Girls skateboarding street. So many wipeouts, I feel like I’m watching bloopers or an episode of jackass.

And they claim weed is a performance inhancing drug.

[cosmo20002]

Girls skateboarding street. So many wipeouts, I feel like I’m watching bloopers or an episode of jackass.

It's really unimpressive. The guys weren't much better.
I see people that seem just as good at a nearby local skate park.

[eDave]

It's really unimpressive. The guys weren't much better.
I see people that seem just as good at a nearby local skate park.

Just turned it over and she immediately lost the grind on the drop.

[Deberg_1990]

The American girl skater is 34 years old. Competing against 13-14 year olds.

[KC_Connection]

I’m pretty sure Doncic could beat the US team by himself right now. Torching Argentina.

[displacedinMN]

NBC last night-blaming the Bball loss on the last two compressed NBA seasons and the fact that they just joined together as a team.

That last part I can believe. I also believe the rest of the world is not scared of the NBA players.

[ptlyon]

And they claim weed is a performance inhancing drug.

Certainly doesn't enhance your spelling

[Garcia Bronco]

Lol...they lost to the French. Oy veh.

[cosmo20002]

Synchronized diving is stupid.
Doing something at the same time as someone else shouldn't be a competitive event.

[eDave]

Certainly doesn't enhance your spelling

It certainly enhances my ability to not give a fuck about it.

But nice dig, bro. And well done with the originality and complexity.

[Deberg_1990]

Synchronized diving is stupid.
Doing something at the same time as someone else shouldn't be a competitive event.

So teamwork isn’t a thing in sports? Got it.

[Pablo]

Water polo is pretty fun. It's like watching water soccer with real athletes.

[Deberg_1990]

Team USA men’s water polo vs South Africa live over on CNBC

[Pablo]

Team USA men’s water polo vs South Africa live over on CNBC

Cool thanks was watching the women earlier

[ChiefBlueCFC]

There’s this Russian gymnast who apparently had surgery from a torn Achilles in March… and now he’s flipping and flopping all over the place…

If that doesn’t scream performance enhancement drugs idk what does


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[KC_Connection]

Water polo is pretty fun. It's like watching water soccer with real athletes.

It’s way more violent than soccer. They’re grabbing and kicking each other under there.

[cosmo20002]

So teamwork isn’t a thing in sports? Got it.

Wow, that's a dumb response.

[ChiefBlueCFC]

US swimmers are not having a good olympics, another medal missed


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[alpha_omega]

Rugby coming up. CNBC
USA vs. South Africa

[mr. tegu]

I had no idea Americans played rugby at this level. Do these guys play professionally in Australia or something?

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

High schooler Lydia Jacoby from Seward, Alaska just won Gold in the 100 meter breaststroke!!! So proud of her and the way she represented us in Alaska!! The ALASKA ASSASSIN!!

[FloridaMan88]

Osaka eliminated.

[Why Not?]

High schooler Lydia Jacoby from Seward, Alaska just won Gold in the 100 meter breaststroke!!! So proud of her and the way she represented us in Alaska!! The ALASKA ASSASSIN!!

That was awesome. Watching the feed into her high school or whatever was really fun.

[A Salt Weapon]

High schooler Lydia Jacoby from Seward, Alaska just won Gold in the 100 meter breaststroke!!! So proud of her and the way she represented us in Alaska!! The ALASKA ASSASSIN!!

Yeah it’s all over up here. Which is pretty awesome.

[KC_Connection]

As far as I can tell, diving is about not making a splash when you enter the water.

[frozenchief]

High schooler Lydia Jacoby from Seward, Alaska just won Gold in the 100 meter breaststroke!!! So proud of her and the way she represented us in Alaska!! The ALASKA ASSASSIN!!

She’s not only from Alaska, she’s from an Alaskan small town, which means it’s REALLY small. Not watching much of the Olympics but really cool to see her rep our state well.

[eDave]

As far as I can tell, diving is about not making a splash when you enter the water.

Haha. Yes. A splash means you fucked something up on the way to the water.

[A Salt Weapon]

Not really sure how a team can botch a dive and still score 9s and 9.5s yet another team makes the smallest mistake and gets 7s. So confusing trying to follow the scoring on this.

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

She’s not only from Alaska, she’s from an Alaskan small town, which means it’s REALLY small. Not watching much of the Olympics but really cool to see her rep our state well.

The fact that she’s from Seward where there are only 160 students at her high school and there is only one 50 meter pool in the whole state (Bartlett) makes it that more impressive.

[SuperBowl4]

:usa: I could live in Seward, Alaska. But ONLY from June to September. Nice town. If you are ever in Seward be sure to visit the best bar in town, GENE THORN'S SHOWCASE LOUNGE - Where the "Funshines"! :usa:

[eDave]

Not really sure how a team can botch a dive and still score 9s and 9.5s yet another team makes the smallest mistake and gets 7s. So confusing trying to follow the scoring on this.

Diving is one of those sports where I watch and think "Wow, that was awesome!" and then the commentator comes on and says "woah he really shit the bed on that one. Yikes!"

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ELECTRIC.<br><br>Relive the moment Lydia Jacoby&#39;s friends and family cheered her on to GOLD from Seward, Alaska. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TokyoOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TokyoOlympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/jjLWAlaljy">pic.twitter.com/jjLWAlaljy</a></p>&mdash; #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/1419855163251118080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[SuperBowl4]

I'm watching the woman's USA vs. Australia soccer game on now. LIVE! SCORE 0-0 - 35 minutes remaining

[SuperBowl4]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ELECTRIC.<br><br>Relive the moment Lydia Jacoby&#39;s friends and family cheered her on to GOLD from Seward, Alaska. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TokyoOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TokyoOlympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/jjLWAlaljy">pic.twitter.com/jjLWAlaljy</a></p>&mdash; #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/1419855163251118080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>is that at the aquarium in Seward?

[F150]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A Team USA coach said that Simone Biles&#39; exit from the gymnastics team event &quot;is not injury related.&quot; Coach said it is a &quot;mental issue she is having,&quot; per NBC broadcast.</p>&mdash; Al Butler (@ALaboutSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ALaboutSports/status/1419987613755314179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[BigCatDaddy]

I'm watching the woman's USA vs. Australia soccer game on now. LIVE! SCORE 0-0 - 35 minutes remaining

Ended in a tie..Hopefully they get their asses kicked next game.

[Deberg_1990]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A Team USA coach said that Simone Biles&#39; exit from the gymnastics team event &quot;is not injury related.&quot; Coach said it is a &quot;mental issue she is having,&quot; per NBC broadcast.</p>&mdash; Al Butler (@ALaboutSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ALaboutSports/status/1419987613755314179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That sucks. Even the GOAT isn’t immune to mental pressures

[KChiefs1]

USA vs Japan in gold medal game in softball.

[Deberg_1990]

There is a black guy playing on Japan’s 3 v 3 BB team. How does that happen?

[Dayze]

identifies as Japanese. Sort of like Steven Segal.

[kstater]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A Team USA coach said that Simone Biles&#39; exit from the gymnastics team event &quot;is not injury related.&quot; Coach said it is a &quot;mental issue she is having,&quot; per NBC broadcast.</p>— Al Butler (@ALaboutSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ALaboutSports/status/1419987613755314179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unless Biles told him to announce that, that's a fucked up thing for the coach to release.

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[ChiefBlueCFC]

Ended in a tie..Hopefully they get their asses kicked next game.

So, you don't want the US to lose, you want them to get their asses handed to them?? ... what

[ThaVirus]

There is a black guy playing on Japan’s 3 v 3 BB team. How does that happen?

What's weird about that? There are black people all over the world.

[Deberg_1990]

What's weird about that? There are black people all over the world.

Yea. I know that. I meant more in what’s his connection to Japan? I remember Kyrie Irving played for Team Australia one year because he was born there.

[Deberg_1990]

Found a story about him. Pretty interesting. He’s originally from Texas. Was originally a baseball prospect. Even got drafted by the Royals. Is now a Japanese citizen


https://sports.yahoo.com/meet-the-texas-native-who-beat-the-odds-and-is-trying-to-help-japans-3-x-3-basketball-team-do-the-same-111905913.html

[Dull Tools]

Yea. I know that. I meant more in what’s his connection to Japan? I remember Kyrie Irving played for Team Australia one year because he was born there.

Happens all the time. In rugby the majority of the Japanese team were born in South Africa.

[Gary Cooper]

When did skateboarding or surfing become more of a sport than weightlifting? Just because Americans are better at it, it gets more primetime coverage? Come on NBC. Don't be so nationalistic and yet whine about diversity all the time. I don't care if the best wrestlers or weightlifters are from other countries. Those are two of the oldest sports. Rather watch that over pothead sports.

[Deberg_1990]

When did skateboarding or surfing become more of a sport than weightlifting? Just because Americans are better at it, it gets more primetime coverage? Come on NBC. Don't be so nationalistic and yet whine about diversity all the time. I don't care if the best wrestlers or weightlifters are from other countries. Those are two of the oldest sports. Rather watch that over pothead sports.

They have pushed a ton of what they perceive as ‘lesser’ sports off to their apps or sister networks like CNBC and USA.

NBC only cares about what gives them the highest ratings. Didn’t even show any of the women’s gymnastics live during the today show this morning. Holding it back until prime time tonight

I enjoyed watching fencing and ping pong over the weekend, but to watch it live I had to hunt it down on USA or NBCSN at midnight.

[BigRedChief]

That sucks. Even the GOAT isn’t immune to mental pressuresThats kind of the job isn't it? The mental pressure is inert to the sport is it not?

Everyone of those competing can do 99.9% of the moves. It's who can do it under the pressure of the moment. It's not a best of 7 playoff. You spent years training for this moment, who can perform under that pressure wins. Thats pretty much true for all the sports in the Olympics.

[BigCatDaddy]

So, you don't want the US to lose, you want them to get their asses handed to them?? ... what

The women's soccer team, yes.

[kepp]

It's really unimpressive. The guys weren't much better.
I see people that seem just as good at a nearby local skate park.

I was excited to watch but it was completely boring...disappoint

[BWillie]

I always tell myself I like the Summer Olympics more than the Winter Olympics. Maybe not. Having a hard time getting into this. Maybe it's because Team USA sucks so bad at basketball this time around.

[ModSocks]

When did skateboarding or surfing become more of a sport than weightlifting?

It's a fuck load more entertaining than weight lifting.

[ModSocks]

It's really unimpressive. The guys weren't much better.
I see people that seem just as good at a nearby local skate park.

Yeah but watching them eat shit is hilarious.

[Red Dawg]

That sucks. Even the GOAT isn’t immune to mental pressures

Whatever. Weak person. Pressure is life and death situations and family stuff. .

[jdubya]

Count me in on being unimpressed with synchro diving and skateboarding. Yawn.

Now if the surfing is anything like the King of the Mavericks competition I'm all in.

[theoldcoach]

I will say this.............team handball is pretty cool.

[FloridaMan88]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A Team USA coach said that Simone Biles&#39; exit from the gymnastics team event &quot;is not injury related.&quot; Coach said it is a &quot;mental issue she is having,&quot; per NBC broadcast.</p>&mdash; Al Butler (@ALaboutSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ALaboutSports/status/1419987613755314179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Put Biles in the Osaka category of snowflake athletes who enjoy all of the accolades of being famous... i.e. magazine covers, endorsements, media appearances, etc., however apparently they don't want to deal with the actual pressure of maintaining that fame with their athletic performances.

[DaneMcCloud]

Put Biles in the Osaka category of snowflake athletes who enjoy all of the accolades of being famous... i.e. magazine covers, endorsements, media appearances, etc., however apparently they don't want to deal with the actual pressure of maintaining that fame with their athletic performances.

Or maybe it's just the fact that the pressure is just too fucking insane.

How do you think a guy like John McEnroe would have handled the internet and 24/7 paparazzi that encompasses athletes these days?

There is an enormous amount of pressure on these people, who just want to play their sport.

Not everyone wants to be "famous".

[Eleazar]

The era of the quitter Olympian. Should be a contradiction in terms.

[ptlyon]

How do you think a guy like John McEnroe would have handled the internet and 24/7 paparazzi that encompasses athletes these days?

Just fine, and would've been a great watch :)

[DaneMcCloud]

Just fine, and would've been a great watch :)

Because he's lived such a public life since?

:facepalm:

[vailpass]

Or maybe it's just the fact that the pressure is just too ****ing insane.

How do you think a guy like John McEnroe would have handled the internet and 24/7 paparazzi that encompasses athletes these days?

There is an enormous amount of pressure on these people, who just want to play their sport.

Not everyone wants to be "famous".

Johnny Mac on the internet? That shit would have been hilarious.

[ptlyon]

Because he's lived such a public life since?

:facepalm:

Guess I'm not getting what you're trying to say here.

I just remember his tirades on the court. I would only assume if then was now the tirades would definitely spill all over the interwebs and social media. :shrug:

[DaneMcCloud]

Johnny Mac on the internet? That shit would have been hilarious.

I'm referring to his every move being scrutinized on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, let alone, all of the media outlets.

Some people can handle that kind of negativity and others can't and lose their fucking minds. I mean, we see it all the time with famous young kids whether they're athletes like Biles and Osaka or Britney Spears or Demi Lovato or Miley Cyrus and so on.

Some people are built for fame and some people aren't.

[ptlyon]

Johnny Mac on the internet? That shit would have been hilarious.

Bingo

[FloridaMan88]

Or maybe it's just the fact that the pressure is just too ****ing insane.

Not everyone wants to be "famous".

Team sports stars have no problem dealing with the pressure.

Do you see Mahomes needing to take a "mental health break" and not playing in the playoffs or Super Bowl?

And it is interesting that you say not everyone wants to be famous, when Osaka and Biles haven't exactly shied away from that fame when it comes to endorsements, commercials, paid media appearances, magazine covers, etc.

[vailpass]

I'm referring to his every move being scrutinized on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, let alone, all of the media outlets.

Some people can handle that kind of negativity and others can't and lose their ****ing minds. I mean, we see it all the time with famous young kids whether they're athletes like Biles and Osaka or Britney Spears or Demi Lovato or Miley Cyrus and so on.

Some people are built for fame and some people aren't.

I hear you. Just seeing my own kids grow up in it tells me that. I don’t blame these little girls. Mac’s meltdowns on social media would have been epic. But I feel sure he wouldn’t have quit.

[DaneMcCloud]

Do you see Mahomes needing to take a "mental health break" and not playing in the playoffs or Super Bowl?

I think that it's common knowledge that Mahomes is a very special individual, is he not?

And if so, why would you expect him to break down?

And it is interesting that you say not everyone wants to be famous, when Osaka and Biles haven't exactly shied away from that fame when it comes to endorsements, commercials, paid media appearances, magazine covers, etc.

That's all part of the job of being on Team USA or being a professional athlete. Again, some people can handle it and some people can't.

It's not a character flaw.

[DaneMcCloud]

I hear you. Just seeing my own kids grow up in it tells me that. I don’t blame these little girls. Mac’s meltdowns on social media would have been epic. But I feel sure he wouldn’t have quit.

I think it's difficult to predict what McEnroe would have done had hundreds of millions of Social Media posts been about him during the height and inevitable downfall of his career.

But I don't think it would have ended well for him, but that's just one opinion, of course.

[DaneMcCloud]

Bingo

You missed the point.

[Deberg_1990]

Agree with Dane. Some can deal with it. Others not.

Biles is already a winner, so she’s got nothing to prove to me or anyone.

[vailpass]

I think it's difficult to predict what McEnroe would have done had hundreds of millions of Social Media posts been about him during the height and inevitable downfall of his career.

But I don't think it would have ended well for him, but that's just one opinion, of course.

Yeah, I’m obviously speculating. It’s a whole different dynamic. He just always struck me as a hot headed but tough sob.

[Dante84]

Re: Simone Biles - she's already done it, she has nothing to prove, to anyone. Already a champion and one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Also, she's a person who is in the *same environment* in which she was subjected to *years* of repeated sexual assault and abuse by one of her trainers, who she trusted with her body.

Is it that hard to believe that she might have some trauma or chronic PTSD that could impact her mind in high pressure moments, like, say, the Olympics?

She knows herself, and if she knows she's off her game, probably a smart move to pull herself instead of push it and risk, ya know, paralyzing herself if she fucks up.

She gets a pass from me. She's a badass.

[FloridaMan88]

Agree with Dane. Some can deal with it. Others not.

Biles is already a winner, so she’s got nothing to prove to me or anyone.

Interesting that athletes in other sports don't get that same generous reaction.

When Aaron Rodgers played poorly in the past two NFC Championship Games, the immediate reaction wasn't exactly "he's already a winner, he has nothing to prove to anyone".

When Kawhi Leonard struggled for the Clippers in the past two NBA playoffs, not many people were saying "he's already a winner he has nothing to prove to anyone".

[KC_Connection]

Interestingly, a British girl at Wimbledon a few weeks back had a panic attack on court and had to leave the match and never came back. She was in the 4th round and playing on Centre Court in front of thousands of people which she had never done before and had spent the days in the lead getting excessively promoted in the home British media.

McEnroe was commenting the match and stated the obvious that it was likely due to the immense pressure of the moment. He was actually being nice about it, but he of course got slammed for saying so. He actually drew a parallel between his early run and hers:

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/31768484/john-mcenroe-criticized-harsh-reaction-emma-raducanu-mid-match-retirement-wimbledon

McEnroe also tried to compare his early Wimbledon experience, when he made the semifinals at age 18 in 1977, to Raducanu's.

"Maybe it's not a shame that it happened right now, when she's 18," McEnroe said. "I played this event for the first time when I was 18 and I was able to qualify and get to the semifinals, and I felt it was overwhelming to make the change in my life. And I mean of course I would've wanted it, but in a way I was happy I lost. It allowed me to sort of be a kid."

[Gary Cooper]

The era of the quitter Olympian. Should be a contradiction in terms.

At least Osaka lost her match in these Olympics. In the French Open, she quit mid-tournament. Not mid-match. Quitting when you're about to lose to the Russians anyway makes Simone out to be a sore loser.

Not exactly a rage quitter but still looks bad.

[FloridaMan88]

The same people in this thread praising Biles would be no doubt killing Kevin Durant if he suddenly quit Team USA Basketball, citing "mental health" reasons.

Would you give him the same "he's already a winner he has nothing else to prove" benefit of the doubt?

[jdubya]

(Interupting the tear fest to say mens diving is gay)

[Gary Cooper]

The same people in this thread praising Biles would be no doubt killing Kevin Durant if he suddenly quit Team USA Basketball, citing "mental health" reasons.

Would you give him the same "he's already a winner he has nothing else to prove" benefit of the doubt?

If Bryson Dechambeau quits in the middle of a Ryder Cup round, that would be hilarious.

[Eleazar]

The same people in this thread praising Biles would be no doubt killing Kevin Durant if he suddenly quit Team USA Basketball, citing "mental health" reasons.

Would you give him the same "he's already a winner he has nothing else to prove" benefit of the doubt?

Exactly.

[Dante84]

The same people in this thread praising Biles would be no doubt killing Kevin Durant if he suddenly quit Team USA Basketball, citing "mental health" reasons.

Would you give him the same "he's already a winner he has nothing else to prove" benefit of the doubt?

Was Durant subjected to years of rape*, with potential for mental health issues / anxiety / CPTSD stemming from it? I'd probably give him a pass.

*(insert jokes about his days with the Thunder & UT)

I do get it, from purely a sports angle. Talk some shit if someone isn't clutch. That said, she's already proven she can do it, and it also makes sense that she deals with anxiety issues. I'm not super worried about it.

[Deberg_1990]

Interesting that athletes in other sports don't get that same generous reaction.

When Aaron Rodgers played poorly in the past two NFC Championship Games, the immediate reaction wasn't exactly "he's already a winner, he has nothing to prove to anyone".

When Kawhi Leonard struggled for the Clippers in the past two NBA playoffs, not many people were saying "he's already a winner he has nothing to prove to anyone".

Well. The main difference is those are team sports not individual like Biles. So many more factors in play.

But yea, when your the star, all the pressure and expectations fall on you.

[RedRaider56]

At least Osaka lost her match in these Olympics. In the French Open, she quit mid-tournament. Not mid-match. Quitting when you're about to lose to the Russians anyway makes Simone out to be a sore loser.

Not exactly a rage quitter but still looks bad.

It could possibly look worse if she participates in individual competitions next week.

[BigCatDaddy]

She is weak, soft and quit. She isn't a bad person by any means...she just isn't mentally tough. Let's not sugar coat the shit. A great gymnast she is, "bad ass" she is not.

[Deberg_1990]

Interesting that athletes in other sports don't get that same generous reaction.

When Aaron Rodgers played poorly in the past two NFC Championship Games, the immediate reaction wasn't exactly "he's already a winner, he has nothing to prove to anyone".

When Kawhi Leonard struggled for the Clippers in the past two NBA playoffs, not many people were saying "he's already a winner he has nothing to prove to anyone".

Also, I have no idea the stats…..but don’t women gymnasts typically peak around 15-18?

Biles is 24….…

Totally different than other sports.

[Dante84]

She is weak, soft and quit. She isn't a bad person by any means...she just isn't mentally tough. Let's not sugar coat the shit. A great gymnast she is, "bad ass" she is not.

She fucked up today, no doubt. It's a stain on her career.

But she's definitely a badass, already has 5 Golds, and is like the Jordan of her sport.

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[BigCatDaddy]

She ****ed up today, no doubt. It's a stain on her career.

But she's definitely a badass, already has 5 Golds, and is like the Jordan of her sport.

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She is a great gymnast. Seems odd some want to make excuses here...either due to gender or race I'm guessing. I'm trying to think of something similar to this happening to a star on a big stage but can't. Maybe the "No mas" fight..

[Dante84]

She is a great gymnast. Seems odd some want to make excuses here...either due to gender or race I'm guessing. I'm trying to think of something similar to this happening to a star on a big stage but can't. Maybe the "No mas" fight..


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[BigCatDaddy]

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Looks like I nailed it....thanks.

[Dante84]

Looks like I nailed it....thanks.

You're playing the "you're playing the race card" card.

I literally never went there, bud.

[ModSocks]

She is a great gymnast. Seems odd some want to make excuses here...either due to gender or race I'm guessing. I'm trying to think of something similar to this happening to a star on a big stage but can't. Maybe the "No mas" fight..

You can't think of it because it doesn't happen to any true star athlete. I'm not sure what/who you're referring to regarding excuses.

She bitched out. Regardless of what she did in her past, she bitched out.

And if you watched her body language and demeanor at all this Olympics, it's hardly a surprise that she's a selfish athlete.

I mentioned in D.C that my wife and I had this conversation on Sat or Sun regarding her shit demeanor on sideline.

[kepp]

You can't think of it because it doesn't happen to any true star athlete. I'm not sure what/who you're referring to regarding excuses.

She bitched out. Regardless of what she did in her past, she bitched out.

And if you watched her body language and demeanor at all this Olympics, it's hardly a surprise that she's a selfish athlete.

I mentioned in D.C that my wife and I had this conversation on Sat or Sun regarding her shit demeanor on sideline.

Her demeanor has been very telling

[Stewie]

You could see Biles struggling in the Olympic qualification. She may have lost her confidence and part of the reason she didn't want to compete. It's hard to be perfect when the media and everyone else expects perfection.

[FloridaMan88]

It's hard to be perfect when the media and everyone else expects perfection.

Can USA Basketball use this excuse as well?

[ptlyon]

Can USA Basketball use this excuse as well?

No, but they can point at the rape France gave them.

[KC_Connection]

You can't think of it because it doesn't happen to any true star athlete. I'm not sure what/who you're referring to regarding excuses.

She bitched out. Regardless of what she did in her past, she bitched out.

And if you watched her body language and demeanor at all this Olympics, it's hardly a surprise that she's a selfish athlete.

I mentioned in D.C that my wife and I had this conversation on Sat or Sun regarding her shit demeanor on sideline.
I know shit all about Biles or gymnastics, but isn't it also possible she just doesn't have that drive any longer to be the best? Most who reach such the summit of their sport keep pushing, but some don't. The fire to be the best in the world may just not be there any longer.

[ModSocks]

I know shit all about Biles or gymnastics, but isn't it also possible she just doesn't have that drive any longer to be the best? Most who reach such the summit of their sport keep pushing, but some don't. The fire to be the best in the world may just not be there any longer.

Maybe, my (entirely made up) interpretation of her this weekend is that she had no interest in her teammates, her coaches, or even being there for that matter.

Sitting there alone in a chair looking stoic while her team is all laughing and cheering each other on said a lot to me. You'd never catch Mahomes acting like that.

She couldn't even get up to celebrate her teammates first Olympic performance....something is up with her.

Either she's an entitled cunt her she just caught her man shagging the maid.

[DaneMcCloud]

Interesting that athletes in other sports don't get that same generous reaction.

When Aaron Rodgers played poorly in the past two NFC Championship Games, the immediate reaction wasn't exactly "he's already a winner, he has nothing to prove to anyone".

When Kawhi Leonard struggled for the Clippers in the past two NBA playoffs, not many people were saying "he's already a winner he has nothing to prove to anyone".

JFC, I must have missed the memo that stated everyone deals with intense pressure in the same exact way.

Biles had nothing to prove. She was mentally off her game and instead of competing and bringing the entire team down, she sat out.

It's really not that difficult to understand.

[DaneMcCloud]

Maybe, my (entirely made up) interpretation of her this weekend is that she had no interest in her teammates, her coaches, or even being there for that matter.

Sitting there alone in a chair looking stoic while her team is all laughing and cheering each other on said a lot to me. You'd never catch Mahomes acting like that.

She couldn't even get up to celebrate her teammates first Olympic performance....something is up with her.

Either she's an entitled cunt her she just caught her man shagging the maid.

She suffers from anxiety and depression, for which she's been taking meds and going to therapy.

If that makes her an "entitled cunt" then more than half this country are "entitled cunts".

[Dante84]

The country has a long way to go when it comes to treating mental health issues as actual, physical, medical issues instead of calling it the yips or being a pussy. Seems like athletes are starting to become more comfortable discussing it - which, honestly, good because if you're aware of it you can treat it AND/OR gm's and coaches can sit you or cut you if they deem you a risk in clutch moments - just like a sore hamstring.

I remember in college, one of my fraternity brothers had a suicide attempt over the summer, and one of the other guys was going on and on about how depression isn't a real thing and that its just 'weak character' from 'lack of prayer.'

No, idiot, there are actual, real, physical chemicals in the brain that aren't functioning properly, just like how you get pimples or fat when you're stressed.

Anyways, I'm all done discussing women's gymnastics for the day.

[Eleazar]

Maybe, my (entirely made up) interpretation of her this weekend is that she had no interest in her teammates, her coaches, or even being there for that matter.

Sitting there alone in a chair looking stoic while her team is all laughing and cheering each other on said a lot to me. You'd never catch Mahomes acting like that.

She couldn't even get up to celebrate her teammates first Olympic performance....something is up with her.

Either she's an entitled **** her she just caught her man shagging the maid.

Some people have said she’s been struggling for a while and just isn’t at the top of the sport anymore. The attitude you describe might also be one of someone who believed their own press too much. I can see why someone like that who failed at something simple on the big stage might just pack it in.

You can understand why you’d want to quit, what you can’t understand is someone at this level actually doing it.

It still doesn’t explain what’s brave about not being brave, or what the grand display of confidence is in losing all your confidence at a setback.

And no, I don’t believe a male athlete would be cheered for quitting on his team. If KD had walked off in the middle of the second half when the going was tough, nobody would be talking about how brave that was. They’d say he should gut it out for the team and display the indomitable Olympic spirit and all that.

[mlyonsd]

Anyone that wears GOAT apparel and then self implodes is open for mockery.

[Dante84]

If KD had walked off in the middle of the second half when the going was tough, nobody would be talking about how brave that was. They’d say he should gut it out for the team and display the indomitable Olympic spirit and all that.

All fair points. Last point I'll make that I think might be understated here is that in her sport, if you're off by a little, let alone a lot, your body is royally fucked potentially for life.

In basketball if you play when you're off, you just travel or throw up bricks/airballs.

(also, if you know you're going to likely fuck it up, wouldn't you rather have a B-player at least give your team a shot? That's what she did and they got a Silver)

[Dante84]

Anyone that wears GOAT apparel and then self implodes is open for mockery.

Agreed - bad look. Didn't like that from the start.

[BigRedChief]

She is weak, soft and quit. She isn't a bad person by any means...she just isn't mentally tough. Let's not sugar coat the shit. A great gymnast she is, "bad ass" she is not.she has been there done that. You think all those other Olympic gold medals and being considered the best of all time without being tough? One little slip up and not only the gold is gone but a medal. Years of training wasted because of one slip up. To finish on top multiple times with pressure like that…. No way she’s not tough.

[Pogue]

I know shit all about Biles or gymnastics, but isn't it also possible she just doesn't have that drive any longer to be the best? Most who reach such the summit of their sport keep pushing, but some don't. The fire to be the best in the world may just not be there any longer.

That and factor in that there’s no crowd. Probably amplified Biles feelings of not giving a shit, not wanting to be there etc.

[Stewie]

Can USA Basketball use this excuse as well?

Biles is the face of these Olympics. Nobody gives a shit if Kevin Durrant wins a medal or not. Completely different expectations and pressure.

[BigCatDaddy]

Biles is the face of these Olympics. Nobody gives a shit if Kevin Durrant wins a medal or not. Completely different expectations and pressure.

BS..most people wouldn't recognize her waking next to them down the street. People watch women's gymnastics once every 4 years.

[alpha_omega]

Anyone that wears GOAT apparel and then self implodes is open for mockery.

Brass tacks.

[ptlyon]

I was thinking it was that hot little number Mykayla from the commercial she was in. Don't remember Simone being in any.

[KChiefs1]

I was thinking it was that hot little number Mykayla from the commercial she was in. Don't remember Simone being in any.


I’ve been a fan since the 2012 Olympics. She’s gorgeous with a killer bod.

[Dante84]

I’ve been a fan since the 2012 Olympics. She’s gorgeous with a killer bod.

25 years old in 2021
16 years old in 2012

https://i.imgur.com/OAgzggh.png




No but you're right, she's a total ****ing smokeshow and her IG/FB stories are complete thirst traps. I, too, am in love.

[jdubya]

Not into gymnastics but have been doing some digging around. The general consensus is she truly is inarguably the GOAT so much that she has created her own routines that most can’t duplicate. Other gymnasts around the world try to copy her and name certain moves after her. Having said all that, yes she had some sort of breakdown today and shit happens. It will be telling how her teammates react to this and if they support her individual routines.

[Buehler445]

Put Biles in the Osaka category of snowflake athletes who enjoy all of the accolades of being famous... i.e. magazine covers, endorsements, media appearances, etc., however apparently they don't want to deal with the actual pressure of maintaining that fame with their athletic performances.

Wife was watching some bullshit gymnastics something or other and they had a hype video introducing the team. Biles rolled out with a goat on a leash. I was like really? Calling yourself the goat? It’s one thing if other call you that. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that before.

Par for the course for her to pull out.

[vailpass]

Wife was watching some bullshit gymnastics something or other and they had a hype video introducing the team. Biles rolled out with a goat on a leash. I was like really? Calling yourself the goat? It’s one thing if other call you that. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that before.

Par for the course for her to pull out.

She walked out with a goat? For real?

[Eleazar]

Wife was watching some bullshit gymnastics something or other and they had a hype video introducing the team. Biles rolled out with a goat on a leash. I was like really? Calling yourself the goat? It’s one thing if other call you that. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that before.

Par for the course for her to pull out.

You can’t hype yourself like Ric Flair and then wilt under the pressure without taking some heat. Obviously.

[KC_Connection]

Well if that's the case, LeBron clearly needs to bring a goat out in warmups one of these years. I can only imagine the ruins among MJ fans.

[Mennonite]

So has that hot German chick raced yet?

[vailpass]

So has that hot German chick raced yet?

Gonna’ need a pic here.

[Buehler445]

She walked out with a goat? For real?

It was on a hype video thing. She didn’t bring a goat to Tokyo. Still poor form.

[vailpass]

It was on a hype video thing. She didn’t bring a goat to Tokyo. Still poor form.

Very. That’s ridiculous.

[CasselGotPeedOn]

Well if that's the case, LeBron clearly needs to bring a goat out in warmups one of these years. I can only imagine the ruins among MJ fans.

You need serious mental help.

[Mennonite]

Gonna’ need a pic here.



Alica Schmidt. Germany.

(JFC)

https://www.vbetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Intagram-alicasmd-11.v1-e1617971340473.jpg

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I'd be her leashed goat.

[vailpass]

I'd be her leashed goat.

Yep. For sure.

[KC_Connection]

You need serious mental help.
It's almost a gimmick at this point.

[Buehler445]

Or maybe it's just the fact that the pressure is just too fucking insane.

How do you think a guy like John McEnroe would have handled the internet and 24/7 paparazzi that encompasses athletes these days?

There is an enormous amount of pressure on these people, who just want to play their sport.

Not everyone wants to be "famous".

People that aren’t built for the pressure shouldn’t actively refer to themselves as the goat.

If she has a legitimate mental condition that sucks. And she has my sympathy. Fortunately the rocks rattling around my dome work. The again I’m obviously no world class athlete

But that’s all the more reason to not call yourself the goat and shit. Just do your thing. I honestly haven’t thought about her since 2016, so maybe I’m only picking up part of the message she’s sending.

Bottom line if you’re going to try to publicly embrace greatness, which she’s entitled to do, it reflects poorly if you quit.

Re: Simone Biles - she's already done it, she has nothing to prove, to anyone. Already a champion and one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Also, she's a person who is in the *same environment* in which she was subjected to *years* of repeated sexual assault and abuse by one of her trainers, who she trusted with her body.

Is it that hard to believe that she might have some trauma or chronic PTSD that could impact her mind in high pressure moments, like, say, the Olympics?

She knows herself, and if she knows she's off her game, probably a smart move to pull herself instead of push it and risk, ya know, paralyzing herself if she fucks up.

She gets a pass from me. She's a badass.

I didn’t know she was raped. Christ. Fuck whatever dickface would do that to a kid.

The country has a long way to go when it comes to treating mental health issues as actual, physical, medical issues instead of calling it the yips or being a pussy. Seems like athletes are starting to become more comfortable discussing it - which, honestly, good because if you're aware of it you can treat it AND/OR gm's and coaches can sit you or cut you if they deem you a risk in clutch moments - just like a sore hamstring.

I remember in college, one of my fraternity brothers had a suicide attempt over the summer, and one of the other guys was going on and on about how depression isn't a real thing and that its just 'weak character' from 'lack of prayer.'

No, idiot, there are actual, real, physical chemicals in the brain that aren't functioning properly, just like how you get pimples or fat when you're stressed.

Anyways, I'm all done discussing women's gymnastics for the day.

No argument from me. It’s just the whole goat thing just looks really really bad.

[DaneMcCloud]

No argument from me. It’s just the whole goat thing just looks really really bad.

It's marketing, Dude. She IS the greatest American gymnast of all time.

How do you think it would have been accepted if she completely bailed before the Olympics?

Considering all of the hate and anger in this thread directed her way, I'd say not well.

[eDave]

It's marketing, Dude. She IS the greatest American gymnast of all time.



Yea, but it still looked stupid.

[DaneMcCloud]

I didn’t know she was raped. Christ. Fuck whatever dickface would do that to a kid.

Larry Nassar. She was sexually abused by him for years.

[Buehler445]

Larry Nassar. She was sexually abused by him for years.

Fuck that dude with a D9 Cat.

Child rapists are the worst. Ever.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/CatD9T.jpg/1280px-CatD9T.jpg

[Buehler445]

It's marketing, Dude. She IS the greatest American gymnast of all time.

How do you think it would have been accepted if she completely bailed before the Olympics?

Considering all of the hate and anger in this thread directed her way, I'd say not well.

I went to business school. I’m familiar with Marketing. There are also concepts of managing the message that goes out to consumers. And there was a different way to do it. I don’t know what agency she had over her hype video but she’s the one big name on the team.

Frankly it would have missed me if she dropped out before the olympics. They wouldn’t have ran the hype video and I’d never have been the wiser.

I’m not throwing around a bunch of hate, especially in light of the Rape stuff, but it’s a bad look.

[sedated]

People that aren’t built for the pressure shouldn’t actively refer to themselves as the goat.


Really, 4 gold medals in the Olympics and about a billion in world championships "can't handle the pressure"?

[Mennonite]

Casey at the Bat should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in sports.

[Buehler445]

Really, 4 gold medals in the Olympics and about a billion in world championships "can't handle the pressure"?

Not my argument. I was just responding to the supposition.

[BigRedChief]

I'd be her leashed goat.Aryan bloodlines at their finest. We need her in the off/on thread immediately.

[BigCatDaddy]

It's almost a gimmick at this point.

It's the new Long John Silvers platter pic.

[BigRedChief]

Larry Nassar. She was sexually abused by him for years.

**** that dude with a D9 Cat.

Child rapists are the worst. Ever.

I think the final number of minor girls that have come forward to say they were molested by Nassar is 200+. Most had it happen for years.

[Dante84]

I didn’t know she was raped. Christ. **** whatever dickface would do that to a kid.


No argument from me. It’s just the whole goat thing just looks really really bad.

All good points. Agree, the goat thing is/was cheesy, especially more so now. But she legitimately, unquestionably is the greatest, even after today.

As far as the Larry Nassar stuff (Wikipedia Link (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Nassar)), yeah, its pretty insane. Not only the fact that he sexually abused and photographed/videotaped 265 girls for decades, but the victims also had to deal with the fallout of their own families and friends not believing them, the other coaches and leadership at USA Gymnastics not believing them and covering it up, and even Michigan State not believing them and covering it up. It was some pretty insane, traumatic stuff.

I think the above is why I was so willing to give her a break on the panic attack or whatever. Not because she's black, like the goober from earlier said.

[DaneMcCloud]

I’m not throwing around a bunch of hate, especially in light of the Rape stuff, but it’s a bad look.

I get where you're coming from and don't necessarily disagree that it was a bad look, it's just that I don't think that anyone could have predicted that she'd have an anxiety attack at the Olympics.

[TwistedChief]

Fuck that dude with a D9 Cat.

Child rapists are the worst. Ever.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/CatD9T.jpg/1280px-CatD9T.jpg

You're one of my favorite people on here, but I don't think you're qualified to judge her if you don't even know who Larry Nassar is and what he did to **hundreds** of girls. And how USA Gymnastics - which she represents - went to great lengths to ignore it and cover it up which only meant more and more abuse.

So, let's just say you have a job where you need to be flawless in everything you do. If you're a split second slow, it could mean serious injury or paralysis. You've been doing this your entire life. You hoped it would be over in 2020 but it was delayed a year. You pushed through it. But you've also felt conflicted representing an organization which exploited you and others for its own gain. But you pressed on believing you could do it, under the world's most powerful microscope, to live up to what everyone thought you should be. For your country.

The girl was molested by a team doctor. As a fucking child. You now know you were one of hundreds of gymnasts who suffered the same fate. And the adults who were supposed to protect you and all of your friends hide in the shadows? But enjoy the accolades and benefit from trappings of your success?

And yet you're supposed to represent them proudly? And just brush it off?

Pretty easy to see how she could reach a breaking point easily. And to blame her for it and act like it minimizes her accomplishments? Her going out there again to try to continue to prove herself as the greatest ever in her sport is so many million miles beyond what any of us are able to comprehend.

And for those comparing her to Mahomes? Saying there's no precedent? Completely ridiculous. Mahomes will never, ever need to be as perfect in every motion as Simon Biles is to avoid catastrophic injury. He might get into a terrible mental space and the worst thing that happens to him is a 1 TD/4 INT game. Mike Trout might go 0-20. Jordan once went 2/22. Tiger might, be, well, what he became when he hit his breaking point.

Good for Simon Biles for being honest about it and not half-assing things. Being honest about mental health is probably a lot more inspiring to people who need it than anything else she could've done in these games.

[Dayze]

I was a competitive gymnast from 4th grade until a sophomore in HS.

the one thing I'll say / my $.02 is confidence is everything; particularly as you climb through the levels to Elite Level gymnastics. I made it to Class 2; after that was Class 1, then Elite. At level 2, compulsory routines and their elements began to get more difficult, and at CL 2 level optional routines were part of the meet. everyone did a compulsory, then optional routine that met the routine elements ; typically for the optional routine, you had to demonstrate a strength component, balance, and flexibility component.

as I went up in the classes and began incorporating full + twists (1.5 or greater) ; or doubles, my coach would emphasize what he called "air sense". have an air sense of where you're at in the air. and 'don't get lost". I can tell you, it's scary as **** getting lost. Not too bad when you're learning a move into the foam pit, but you can definitely psyche yourself out when you think about the consequences of being 'lost' on a complex tumbling, vault, or dismount move w/out a spotter or foam pit. The psyche-out begins.

Maybe she had been feeling a little 'off' for a while; and that compounded itself to the point where she wasn't confident in executing tremendously complex moves / psyched herself out to an extent - even though she's probably done the elements hundreds, if not thousands of times.

that's what this feels like to me, and not so much on the 'pressure' side of things. I say this because I read where her vault was reduced to a very simple (by their standards) difficulty and she still botched the landing. When gymnasts say stuff like 'they can't see', I'm assuming that's the same as being 'lost' as my old coach would say.

but's it's all just speculation / WAG on my part.

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

What Simone did took major courage. She knew she didn’t have it today and took herself out. If she continued she could’ve hurt herself and probably not of medaled. Instead the US stepped up and brought home Silver. This is like saying Mahomes doesn’t have it and throws 4 INTs in the first half and is down 20 at halftime but you have Ryan Fitzpatrick as your backup. A good quality QB

[ptlyon]

I was a competitive gymnast from 4th grade until a sophomore in HS.

the one thing I'll say / my $.02 is confidence is everything; particularly as you climb through the levels to Elite Level gymnastics. I made it to Class 2; after that was Class 1, then Elite. At level 2, compulsory routines and their elements began to get more difficult, and at CL 2 level optional routines were part of the meet. everyone did a compulsory, then optional routine that met the routine elements ; typically for the optional routine, you had to demonstrate a strength component, balance, and flexibility component.

as I went up in the classes and began incorporating full + twists (1.5 or greater) ; or doubles, my coach would emphasize what he called "air sense". have an air sense of where you're at in the air. and 'don't get lost". I can tell you, it's scary as **** getting lost. Not too bad when you're learning a move into the foam pit, but you can definitely psyche yourself out when you think about the consequences of being 'lost' on a complex tumbling, vault, or dismount move w/out a spotter or foam pit. The psyche-out begins.

Maybe she had been feeling a little 'off' for a while; and that compounded itself to the point where she wasn't confident in executing tremendously complex moves / psyched herself out to an extent - even though she's probably done the elements hundreds, if not thousands of times.

that's what this feels like to me, and not so much on the 'pressure' side of things. I say this because I read where her vault was reduced to a very simple (by their standards) difficulty and she still botched the landing. When gymnasts say stuff like 'they can't see', I'm assuming that's the same as being 'lost' as my old coach would say.

but's it's all just speculation / WAG on my part.

So basically, she's fucked

[Dayze]

So basically, she's ****ed

possibly. I can't imagine losing that degree of confidence at this stage in the middle of a meet / Olympics. It's one thing to lose it in the off season/ training, and have time to get your mind back.....but damn...I can't imagine having to pull it together so quickly. Not even sure how someone would do it.

if, assuming, the lost confidence / lost thing is the culprit.

I just can't imagine it's a pressure thing as she's dealt with it / managed it her entire competitive life. but everyone has a breaking point I suppose. Shit, who knows.

[vailpass]

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[mlyonsd]

There isn't any sugar coating it, she choked. Good on her for realizing it and pulling herself out. Not doing so might have cost her teammates the silver.

[tk13]

Honestly even if she powered through it, she probably wasn't going to accomplish anything. Once you're mentally checked out your toast at any professional level.

It's not much different than the Super Bowl. You could probably bet money that the Chiefs coaching staff was not completely focused Super Bowl week because of the Brett Reid thing. No it wasn't mental health issues, but if you aren't 100% focused you're probably going to get waxed.

[Tribal Warfare]

I blame the anti-intimacy beds Biles couldn't fuck out the stress

[Dayze]

There isn't any sugar coating it, she choked. Good on her for realizing it and pulling herself out. Not doing so might have cost her teammates the silver.

plus, the risk of catastrophic injury.
one wrong move in the air / momentary mental lapse..... eeeeshh.

I'm wondering how much of this has been effecting her / and for how long (if it's a confidence thing). maybe she's been dealing with it for a while and she realized she might be playing with fire (if it's the confidence / not 'seeing' type scenario).


shit who knows. will be interesting to see how this all plays out.

[BigCatDaddy]

What Simone did took major courage. She knew she didn’t have it today and took herself out. If she continued she could’ve hurt herself and probably not of medaled. Instead the US stepped up and brought home Silver. This is like saying Mahomes doesn’t have it and throws 4 INTs in the first half and is down 20 at halftime but you have Ryan Fitzpatrick as your backup. A good quality QB

So you are good with Mahomes taking himself out there? Interesting