Olympics 2021

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1:53.76 for Katie Ledecky in the 4x200 Free relay. It was the fastest split of any swimmer in the race by .61, leading the Americans to a come from behind Silver Medal, and one of 3 teams setting a new World Record.

China gets Gold. Ariarne Titmus and Australia get Bronze.

Allison Schmitt, Paige Madden, Katie McLaughlin, Silver, for the Americans.

https://twitter.com/theathletic/status/1420593808450879491?s=21

[ZiggysFryBoy]

1:53.76 for Katie Ledecky in the 4x200 Free relay. It was the fastest split of any swimmer in the race by .61, leading the Americans to a come from behind Silver Medal, and one of 3 teams setting a new World Record.

China gets Gold. Ariarne Titmus and Australia get Bronze.

Allison Schmitt, Paige Madden, Katie McLaughlin, Silver, for the Americans.

https://twitter.com/theathletic/status/1420593808450879491?s=21

That's basically the equivalent of a miler beating Michael Johnson in the 200m.

[CreightonWarrior]

 Ledecky was unreal. She would've won if she had another 25m or Schmitt hadn't really died off at the end of her leg.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Add the Fiji Rugby team's gold medal win to the list of good stories.

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Add the Fiji Rugby team's gold medal win to the list of good stories.

Yep. Can't get enough other country profiles and stories too. It's not just about USA. 👍

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Suni Lee, what a story. Nice profile here:

https://twitter.com/nbcolympics/status/1420193713557581825?s=21

Olympic Gold Gymnastics All Around Champion. She's the 6th American to ever do it. Hmong American, her father John built her a backyard balance beam when they couldn't afford one. He became paralyzed after falling from a ladder trying to help a neighbor trim a tree two years ago, just before she left for Nationals. The 18 year ild from South St. Paul, MN is an Auburn Tiger commit.

https://twitter.com/nbcolympics/status/1420731590704078851?s=21

https://twitter.com/nbcolympics/status/1420737648918999043?s=21

[Galway Eagle]

Add the Fiji Rugby team's gold medal win to the list of good stories.

So weird that it's just 7s in the olympics.  Wonder why they do that.

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Add the Fiji Rugby team's gold medal win to the list of good stories.

https://twitter.com/jamesaalongman/status/1420614969205329921?s=21

[MuggsyB]

Very happy to hear about Sunisa Lee.  Tremendous kid and family.  And she's only 18.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

So weird that it's just 7s in the olympics.  Wonder why they do that.

Much quicker games, less physical. Would be extremely tough to play 5-6 Rugby Union games in a three week span.

[JWags85]

With all the black eyes over the past few years for US Gymnastics, its truly incredible how strong the women's roster has gotten.

Were the odds on favs to go Back to Back to Back in the Team, still got silver after losing the best gymnast of all time.

Even without Biles, 3 straight All Around Gold Medalists.  Carey finished 8th even with a fall on the beam, could have been borderline top 5 otherwise.

They likely won't equal the 2 golds, 3 silvers, and a bronze in the individual event finals without Biles, but still remarkable the last decade when you look at how they were knocking on the door in the 90s and 2000s (outside of 1996 obviously).  And thats not even including team golds in 7 of the last 9 World Championships

[Galway Eagle]

Much quicker games, less physical. Would be extremely tough to play 5-6 Rugby Union games in a three week span.

The British & Irish Lions team is doing 7 games in 28days in South Africa. Wouldn't be too different.

[JWags85]

The British & Irish Lions team is doing 7 games in 28days in South Africa. Wouldn't be too different.

But thats just an exhibition tour, a bunch against club teams which they obviously outclass.  Its very different than peak Olympic competition.  It would be like comparing Marquette's Euro tour where they play against low level club teams a couple times a week in whatever country compared to a proper Big East schedule.

[Galway Eagle]

But thats just an exhibition tour, a bunch against club teams which they obviously outclass.  Its very different than peak Olympic competition.  It would be like comparing Marquette's Euro tour where they play against low level club teams a couple times a week in whatever country compared to a proper Big East schedule.

Fair enough.

[jesmu84]

How did we decide the roster for 3x3? Which, I might add, didn't even qualify for the Olympics

[warriorchick]

How did we decide the roster for 3x3? Which, I might add, didn't even qualify for the Olympics

What are you talking about?  They won the Gold.

Oh, you mean the men's team.   

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

3v3 basketball is dumb.

Gonna grab two of my buddies three years from now and see if we can win ourselves a free trip to Paris.

[lawdog77]

3v3 basketball is dumb.

Gonna grab two of my buddies three years from now and see if we can win ourselves a free trip to Paris.

https://www.usab.com/3x3/3x3-national-teams-men/roster.aspx

Shouldn't the champs from Ice Cube's league be our representative?

[CreightonWarrior]

Trying to watch gymnastics in primetime. These commercials are absolutely brutal. Show a 1 minute exercise and then 3 minutes of commercials. Rinse repeat.

[Galway Eagle]

Will be shocked if Aiden Walsh doesn't win a Gold for Ireland, though in Olympic boxing anything can happen

[JWags85]

Will be shocked if Aiden Walsh doesn't win a Gold for Ireland, though in Olympic boxing anything can happen

Shout out Roy Jones Jr

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Tremendous for Rebeca Andrade, winning the All Around Women's Gymnastics Silver Medal for Brasil, their first ever Women's Gymnastics Medal. Overcoming 3 ACL tears. (Deserved a better score on beam). Fun to watch.

[MuggsyB]

For those that don't understand the Twisties:

https://twitter.com/emilygiam/status/1420329974028935171?s=21

Isn't this more of a physical issue as opposed to mental health?  It sounds like a muscle memory issue.  I'm wondering why she didn't mention this at her initial press conference?  Clearly this is something that is scary but has happened to her before.

[Billy Hoyle]

Will be shocked if Aiden Walsh doesn't win a Gold for Ireland, though in Olympic boxing anything can happen

Mick Conlan says hello.

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Isn't this more of a physical issue as opposed to mental health?  It sounds like a muscle memory issue.  I'm wondering why she didn't mention this at her initial press conference?  Clearly this is something that is scary but has happened to her before.

Why does it matter if it's a physical or mental? (It's both)

It's when her psychological state put her physical state at risk.

Often times causes are mental that include stress, pressure, anxiety, (which have their own causes). She spoke of the need to be perfect, to perform for others instead of herself etc that she wasn't in a good head space. She frequently discusses various topics away from gymnastics that are mental health related.

Physically, overuse of muscles can cause involuntary spasms, etc..

Muscle memory is a combination of mental and physical things.

Gymnastics is a very precise mental sport in addition to its physicality.

There are other related gymnastics terms with other meanings as well. Sometimes the twisties can lat for a day or two, several months, or end a career.

You may be interested in the book "Phenomenon: Pressure the Yips and the Pitch that Changed My Life" by Rick Ankiel. (with Tim Brown) It's good. He was one of the more promising baseball pitchers I've ever seen.