Olympics 2024 - discussion thread

[Flanker1949]

 

[kentchang]

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[TOKYO DRIFT ABC]

Here is the graph that ranks the top 5 countries from the last five Summer Olympics by the number of medals won per athlete. Each graph represents a different Olympics, showing which countries were most efficient in converting athlete participation into medals.

 

[Randomuser]

Here is the graph that ranks the top 5 countries from the last five Summer Olympics by the number of medals won per athlete. Each graph represents a different Olympics, showing which countries were most efficient in converting athlete participation into medals.
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Its just an alternative to per Capita which really punishes big countries who are able to send more guys in. Like if one dude from an island got gold, it basically impossible for any other country to catch up. However in the Olympics there is only 1-2 reps per country so the probabilty for each country is standardized from a numbers pov.

Hong Kong got two golds. No other province in China will be able to beat it in this metric simply coz of population.

 

[manqiangrexue]

Chinese weightlifting always goes for gold and Shi Zhiyong had the best chance even with his injury. Despite this, I still wish they sent Li Dayin. He deserves it after being behind Lv for so long.

No, Li Dayin doesn't deserve it. He had his chance and he's been on a downward trajectory since he made the world record 2 years ago. Today, the Bulgarian obliterated the WR by 8kg, while Li fell short of his own WR by over 10k at the trials. There is no way Li should have been selected and he wasn't.

China was absolutely robbed of women's hockey gold.
Disgusting and undeserved win by Netherlands

For context:
1. The first penalty corner that gave Netherlands the goal was a 100% wrong decision. The ball hit the dutch player's foot, and it was completely caught on slow motion, they literally got a free penalty goal for zero reason

2. China got denied a penalty corner after a review by video reviewer. It was 100% a wrong decision as the ball had hit the dutch's stick.

Literally everyone, including europeans and anglos are admitting this. This is the most blatant case of robbery I've ever seen.

I don't know anything about that sport but the rules seem very strange. When sticks clash, it depends on the ref's call on whether it looks like it was aimed for the stick or aimed for the ball? If the ball hits a person's body, the person who's struck committed the foul?? The ball can't leave the ground when it's within X meters to the goal because that's called dangerous conduct? I don't understand or like this game.

Even though we lost and those who understand the rules may say it was unfair, I did see Dutch dominance. We got an early goal on them, but we basically failed to get any more attacks while they attacked us over and over again, basically keeping us on defense the whole time. Then, in the tiebreaker, they just moved better and have superior ball control. We're not up the Dutch level yet but hiring a 2008 gold medalist Dutch team member as our coach has sure helped us a lot. If the situation were reversed, I'd be pretty pissed at the hanjian who's coaching the rival team successfully against ours.

Can't watch this shit fight between Imane Khelif and Yang Lu anymore

Imane is obviously way too different from a normal female. IBA was right to suspend her.

Definitely not a coincidence that Imane Khelif and Lin Yu Ting, the two caught in the trans controversy, just miraculously came from nowhere yet managed to dominate everyone else and reach finals

Estimated final golds are ~38 up to 39
Only a few long shot chances left in canoeing, taekwondo, golf, wrestling etc

39... How about men's break dancing? Are we good? It'd be swell to go 40!

 

[Ringsword]

No, Li Dayin doesn't deserve it. He had his chance and he's been on a downward trajectory since he made the world record 2 years ago. Today, the Bulgarian obliterated the WR by 8kg, while Li fell short of his own WR by over 10k at the trials. There is no way Li should have been selected and he wasn't.

I don't know anything about that sport but the rules seem very strange. When sticks clash, it depends on the ref's call on whether it looks like it was aimed for the stick or aimed for the ball? If the ball hits a person's body, the person who's struck committed the foul?? The ball can't leave the ground when it's within X meters to the goal because that's called dangerous conduct? I don't understand or like this game.

Even though we lost and those who understand the rules may say it was unfair, I did see Dutch dominance. We got an early goal on them, but we basically failed to get any more attacks while they attacked us over and over again, basically keeping us on defense the whole time. Then, in the tiebreaker, they just moved better and have superior ball control. We're not up the Dutch level yet but hiring a 2008 gold medalist Dutch team member as our coach has sure helped us a lot. If the situation were reversed, I'd be pretty pissed at the hanjian who's coaching the rival team successfully against ours.

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39... How about men's break dancing? Are we good? It'd be swell to go 40!

FFS!!I have seen "her" before in the "Crying Game" many years ago and was one of the "matches" that lit the sexual identity/he/she/ non-binary crap inferno that is consuming the west now.

 

[Randomuser]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1822023991143416246

What's this technique called?

 

[Quan8410]

Unless somehow we can increase gold in athletics and swimming or reduce the number of these events then it is very hard to compete with US. Those alone already have about ~80 events, and we can only earn 3 gold, while the US has 19.

 

[Randomuser]

Unless somehow we can increase gold in athletics and swimming or reduce the number of these events then it is very hard to compete with US. Those alone already have about ~80 events, and we can only earn 3 gold, while the US has 19.

I mean they are trying with swimming. Although only two golds there were 12 medals which is more than before. Therefore swimming has potential. Next time, China must learn to deal with underhanded tactics.

For athletics this is harder and takes more time. One thing I will say is there needs to be new talent. Too many people way past their prime that China is still relying on. Pan Zhanle was 19 when he won Gold.

 

[Quan8410]

I mean they are trying with swimming. Although only two golds there were 12 medals which is more than before. Therefore swimming has potential. Next time, China must learn to deal with underhanded tactics.

For athletics this is harder and takes more time. One thing I will say is there needs to be new talent. Too many people way past their prime that China is still relying on. Pan Zhanle was 19 when he won Gold.

Pan Zhanle will replace Sun Yang as the new idol and I think China children will have more motivation to do swimming. Athletics has not have its Sun Yang or Pan Zhanle yet. I believe in 1.4 billion people, there must be several potential athletics gold.