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Coren 08-16-2016 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RRxtar (Post 8780829)
Kinda disappointed at cbc primetime coverage. Always seems to be volleyball or soccer or other 'games', not the quick interesting events like athletics, diving, gymnastics, etc

what do you consider prime time? 600-700? All I see are the track and field finals at that time. After that, its midnight in brazil so not much is happening

willieaames 08-16-2016 11:30 PM

I can't seem to confirm it with any non-Chinese sources, but Lin Tzu-chi came back positive according to my friend from HK? Can anyone confirm.

RRxtar 08-17-2016 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Coren (Post 8780852)
what do you consider prime time? 600-700? All I see are the track and field finals at that time. After that, its midnight in brazil so not much is happening

8-10pm is their high light program.

sonick 08-17-2016 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by willieaames (Post 8780884)
I can't seem to confirm it with any non-Chinese sources, but Lin Tzu-chi came back positive according to my friend from HK? Can anyone confirm.

Positive of what? :seriously:

604778 08-17-2016 10:14 AM

Brazil men's soccer is off to the gold medal game!

Gumby 08-17-2016 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 604778 (Post 8780967)
Brazil men's soccer is off to the gold medal game!

Isn't Brazil's men's soccer team the equivalent of Canada's men's hockey team? :)

XplicitLuder 08-17-2016 12:15 PM

more like.. russia/sweden equivalent. Can go all the way once in a while but stays competitive all the time

underscore 08-17-2016 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gumby (Post 8781005)
Isn't Brazil's men's soccer team the equivalent of Canada's men's hockey team? :)

I don't think our hockey team would give up as easily as Brazil's soccer team did at the last WC final.

Ch28 08-17-2016 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 604778 (Post 8780967)
Brazil men's soccer is off to the gold medal game!

They're gonna lose it just like they did in the WC lol

radioman 08-17-2016 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by underscore (Post 8781059)
I don't think our hockey team would give up as easily as Brazil's soccer team did at the last WC final.

They never made it to the final in the last WC.

Ch28 08-17-2016 03:11 PM

Melissa Bishop advances to semifinals with fastest time in 800m heats

http://olympics.cbc.ca/video/vod/mel...00m-heats.html

MG1 08-17-2016 04:12 PM

I watched the beginning 15 or so minutes of women's basketball quarter finals and I thought they had it in the bag........... damn, I guess they went full on Canucks.

underscore 08-17-2016 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by radioman (Post 8781066)
They never made it to the final in the last WC.

You're right, my memory isn't the best. Whichever game it was where they got the shit kicked out of them because nobody bothered to play after one or two of their main guys got injured. It was pretty pathetic to watch, I'm glad I'm not a Brazil fan.

adambomb 08-17-2016 05:09 PM

Stay Classy, Brazil. I guess these fans must have just returned after leaving the stadium "to get food." FailFish

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French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie was reduced to tears on the podium Tuesday as Brazilian fans relentlessly booed the athlete, who won the silver medal in men’s pole vaulting.

On Monday night, Lavillenie was beat by Brazil’s Thiago Braz Da Silva, who cleared 6.03 metres to win gold in the event.
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach condemned the “shocking behaviour” of the crowd in Rio, calling the booing “unacceptable at the Olympics.”

But Lavillenie isn’t the first athlete to be booed at the games; in fact, the crowds in Rio de Janerio have been especially vocal during many sporting events.
Rio 2016: IOC President condemns ?shocking behaviour? after crowd booed French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie until he cried - National | Globalnews.ca

604778 08-17-2016 05:12 PM

Jeez, Andre De Grasse is crazy fast.

SkinnyPupp 08-17-2016 05:12 PM

Brazilians must be the worst fans in the world for any sport. It's down right shameful whenever the UFC goes there.

adambomb 08-17-2016 05:15 PM

In other corruption news. IOC exec caught trying to flip tickets nobody wants.

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- A senior Olympic executive from Ireland was arrested and taken to the hospital Wednesday after police carried out a raid at his beachfront hotel as part of an investigation into the illegal sale of tickets for the Rio de Janeiro Games.
Patrick Hickey, a member of the International Olympic Committee's executive board, was accused of plotting with at least nine others to sell tickets above face value in a scheme that authorities say netted about $3 million in profits.
IOC executive in hospital amid police probe into Rio ticket scalping | CTV News

spideyv2 08-17-2016 05:48 PM

De Grasse is a monster

Verdasco 08-17-2016 05:58 PM

saw a post on reddit with like 5k upvotes.... remember guys... germany rekt brazil in the world cup and their people cried. They should be ashamed for booing the French athlete who cried in the medal ceremony...

MG1 08-17-2016 07:14 PM

Host Nation......... emphasis on "Host."

Apparently not the host with the most in the Olympics at Rio. You'd figure as a nation, they would come together and show the rest of the world their best.

Next one is in Tokyo, Japan, so it should be a night and day difference. Knowing the Japanese, losing face on the world stage would be unimaginable.

Ch28 08-17-2016 09:33 PM

Saw this on Reddit. I love the friendly rivalry they have with each other

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqGq25aWcAAV4G9.jpg

604778 08-17-2016 09:48 PM

The amount of good sportsmanship this Olympics has is awesome.

MG1 08-17-2016 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 604778 (Post 8781162)
The amount of good sportsmanship this Olympics has is awesome.

Good sportsmanship has been the norm at just about every Olympics. It's just sad when you see dipshits like that dude who wouldn't shake hands with another fellow athlete, 'cause they were from a country that was at war with them. Thankfully that sort of shit doesn't happen often.

The only shitty part of the Olympics is the cheating (drug use) and poor officiating.

Will there be ever a time where an athlete will say, "No, the other athlete deserved to win. They deserve the Gold. I will not be part of this bullshit."

I'm talking about sports like boxing, judo, diving, figure skating, etc.

bobbinka 08-17-2016 10:45 PM

unfortunately it's the unsportsmanlike ones that stand out

-hope solo
-judo, egyptian refuses to shake isreali hand
-boxing controversy, judges sent home
-french swimmer disqualified and stripped of medal
-brazilians booing french pole vault during medal ceremony

TOS'd 08-17-2016 11:19 PM

Big bro, little bro not running next to each other in the 200m final. There's an American in between their lanes.


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