Olympic Track

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Anonymous wrote:OK, I'm actually very mad - they allowed him to race with Covid?

I don't care who you are - the minute you find out you have Covid, you have to be responsible.

Not to mention, he has had asthma and no matter how in shape someone is, that is a HUGE risk factor.

I'm sorry, but I'm very mad at him right now for letting his ego get in the way of his and and everyone else's health

Give me a break. Everyone competing at the Olympics would want to continue if they came down with covid. Understandably. These aren't people at risk from covid.

Sure they would want to. But they shouldn’t

And while being fit helps, being asthmatic is a risk factor and should not be ignored just because he’s an athlete.

It’d still many times more deadly than a cold. Facts.

I'm pretty sure these capable adults can make their own decisions about their health.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OK, I'm actually very mad - they allowed him to race with Covid?

I don't care who you are - the minute you find out you have Covid, you have to be responsible.

Not to mention, he has had asthma and no matter how in shape someone is, that is a HUGE risk factor.

I'm sorry, but I'm very mad at him right now for letting his ego get in the way of his and and everyone else's health

Give me a break. Everyone competing at the Olympics would want to continue if they came down with covid. Understandably. These aren't people at risk from covid.

Sure they would want to. But they shouldn’t

And while being fit helps, being asthmatic is a risk factor and should not be ignored just because he’s an athlete.

It’d still many times more deadly than a cold. Facts.

No, well-controlled asthma isn't a significant risk factor. This was clear years ago.

Covid isn't a serious risk for Olympic athletes. It's not zero risk, but nothing is.

[Anonymous]

Quincy jones a freak

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Anonymous wrote:His swagger cooked him couldn’t even beat the other American

Covid had no impact on his performance but nice excuse man

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone for the 400m hurdles. Femke Bol will give her a run for her money but I think Syd will pull it out.

Also looking forward to Yared Nuguse (1500m), Lyles again in the 200 (can he pull off the double?), and Mondo Duplantis in the pole vault.

I’ve also gained a new appreciation for steeplechase. Never paid close attention to it until the last Olympics but now I’m a fan.

Sydney did and amazing job. Beautiful lady and she made it look effortless. This is her race!

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Anonymous wrote:Northern VA athletes have had a big day! Torri Huske picked up her third gold by anchoring the record setting relay team and Noah Lyles got the 100m gold!

Wut he’s from Florida

Born in Florida, went to high school in Alexandria.

He went to Alexandria City HS. A kid from Woodson broke one of his records this year at the districts meet and it was cool. He is an amazing athlete.

I am also looking forward to Gabby Thomas

Wait, where did she go to college? I'm not sure if they mentioned it.

Harvard!

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Gabby went to Harvard for undergrad and grad school at UT-Austin. I feel like they mention Harvard every time they mention her name.

Sydney went to Kentucky and has won every race since 2019.

They are both amazing.

[Anonymous]

And the medal drought continues for the men’s 4x100. You almost expect it at this point….a botched pass or a DQ. It’s one of those things that’s inevitable, like death and taxes. There really are no excuses for this.

Quincy ran his leg of the 4x4 this morning and, while the time was disappointing, the US got into the final anyway and that’s what matters. He now has some experience competing on the world’s biggest stage, at only 16, and I’m sure will continue to improve time-wise and mentally from here. Definitely hope to see him again in 2028!

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Anonymous wrote:And the medal drought continues for the men’s 4x100. You almost expect it at this point….a botched pass or a DQ. It’s one of those things that’s inevitable, like death and taxes. There really are no excuses for this.

Quincy ran his leg of the 4x4 this morning and, while the time was disappointing, the US got into the final anyway and that’s what matters. He now has some experience competing on the world’s biggest stage, at only 16, and I’m sure will continue to improve time-wise and mentally from here. Definitely hope to see him again in 2028!

Do they not practice exchanges enough? The swimming exchanges seemed clean and I wondered if that's because there are so many ncaa relays.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And the medal drought continues for the men’s 4x100. You almost expect it at this point….a botched pass or a DQ. It’s one of those things that’s inevitable, like death and taxes. There really are no excuses for this.

Quincy ran his leg of the 4x4 this morning and, while the time was disappointing, the US got into the final anyway and that’s what matters. He now has some experience competing on the world’s biggest stage, at only 16, and I’m sure will continue to improve time-wise and mentally from here. Definitely hope to see him again in 2028!

Do they not practice exchanges enough? The swimming exchanges seemed clean and I wondered if that's because there are so many ncaa relays.

Dunno… I’ve heard that “this team didn’t practice together” and that Lyles being unexpectedly out threw them all off when they had to sub in someone else. But that doesn’t explain the fact that this happens pretty much every Olympics. FWIW the women’s 4x100 almost ended disastrously too but was saved by Sha’carri turning on the jets at the end, so it’s not just the men. But usually it is.

Coaches better pull it together and shore up the baton passing for 2028. We can’t be embarrassed like this again on home turf.

Other than that, great race today from Rai Benjamin in the 400H! Finally, a gold.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And the medal drought continues for the men’s 4x100. You almost expect it at this point….a botched pass or a DQ. It’s one of those things that’s inevitable, like death and taxes. There really are no excuses for this.

Quincy ran his leg of the 4x4 this morning and, while the time was disappointing, the US got into the final anyway and that’s what matters. He now has some experience competing on the world’s biggest stage, at only 16, and I’m sure will continue to improve time-wise and mentally from here. Definitely hope to see him again in 2028!

Do they not practice exchanges enough? The swimming exchanges seemed clean and I wondered if that's because there are so many ncaa relays.

There's no object to pass in a swimming exchange. You just have to make sure you're not actually in the water before the previous swimmer has touched the wall. It's a lot easier to gauge their pace and dive at the right moment, so it really can just be the four fastest, or the fastest at each stroke, and it's not as big a deal to swap in and out.

The US men's track still apparently has not figured out after 2 decades that you actually have to practice baton exchanges and that arbitrarily sticking people together, practicing a bit, and hoping for the best does not work. It looked like Bednarek just started running way too early, maybe because he was looking through his legs at a weird angle and reacted to the French runner (who was wearing similar colors) in the next lane instead of his own teammate. It's a total joke at this point. Whoever is in charge of this culture of idiocy and lack of self-reflection or learning from mistakes needs to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK, I'm actually very mad - they allowed him to race with Covid?

I don't care who you are - the minute you find out you have Covid, you have to be responsible.

Not to mention, he has had asthma and no matter how in shape someone is, that is a HUGE risk factor.

I'm sorry, but I'm very mad at him right now for letting his ego get in the way of his and and everyone else's health

Thankfully, most people don’t feel this way anymore. People are not missing out on life if they feel well.

Obviously, he was well enough to win a bronze. Congrats!

People are going to school and work with Covid everyday!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:And the medal drought continues for the men’s 4x100. You almost expect it at this point….a botched pass or a DQ. It’s one of those things that’s inevitable, like death and taxes. There really are no excuses for this.

Quincy ran his leg of the 4x4 this morning and, while the time was disappointing, the US got into the final anyway and that’s what matters. He now has some experience competing on the world’s biggest stage, at only 16, and I’m sure will continue to improve time-wise and mentally from here. Definitely hope to see him again in 2028!

Do they not practice exchanges enough? The swimming exchanges seemed clean and I wondered if that's because there are so many ncaa relays.

There's no object to pass in a swimming exchange. You just have to make sure you're not actually in the water before the previous swimmer has touched the wall. It's a lot easier to gauge their pace and dive at the right moment, so it really can just be the four fastest, or the fastest at each stroke, and it's not as big a deal to swap in and out.

The US men's track still apparently has not figured out after 2 decades that you actually have to practice baton exchanges and that arbitrarily sticking people together, practicing a bit, and hoping for the best does not work. It looked like Bednarek just started running way too early, maybe because he was looking through his legs at a weird angle and reacted to the French runner (who was wearing similar colors) in the next lane instead of his own teammate. It's a total joke at this point. Whoever is in charge of this culture of idiocy and lack of self-reflection or learning from mistakes needs to go.

Actually you have to make sure your toes haven't left the block before the swimmer touches the water, but the next swimmer can be falling forward so it's a tricky manoeuvre that requires practice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the medal drought continues for the men’s 4x100. You almost expect it at this point….a botched pass or a DQ. It’s one of those things that’s inevitable, like death and taxes. There really are no excuses for this.

Quincy ran his leg of the 4x4 this morning and, while the time was disappointing, the US got into the final anyway and that’s what matters. He now has some experience competing on the world’s biggest stage, at only 16, and I’m sure will continue to improve time-wise and mentally from here. Definitely hope to see him again in 2028!

Do they not practice exchanges enough? The swimming exchanges seemed clean and I wondered if that's because there are so many ncaa relays.

There's no object to pass in a swimming exchange. You just have to make sure you're not actually in the water before the previous swimmer has touched the wall. It's a lot easier to gauge their pace and dive at the right moment, so it really can just be the four fastest, or the fastest at each stroke, and it's not as big a deal to swap in and out.

The US men's track still apparently has not figured out after 2 decades that you actually have to practice baton exchanges and that arbitrarily sticking people together, practicing a bit, and hoping for the best does not work. It looked like Bednarek just started running way too early, maybe because he was looking through his legs at a weird angle and reacted to the French runner (who was wearing similar colors) in the next lane instead of his own teammate. It's a total joke at this point. Whoever is in charge of this culture of idiocy and lack of self-reflection or learning from mistakes needs to go.

Actually you have to make sure your toes haven't left the block before the swimmer touches the water, but the next swimmer can be falling forward so it's a tricky manoeuvre that requires practice.

The swimmers don’t “fall forward” they dive in. And they need to wait for the wall touch

[Anonymous]

Dang these fools can’t win relays