OT: 2016 Rio Summer Olympics
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I've never agreed with the medal count based upon gold medals earned. It's silly to think a country could have two gold medals and nothing more, being held in higher regard than a country with, say 1 gold medal, 6 silver medals and 9 bronze medals.
If you take into account the entire medal count for each country, at this very moment, Canada would be ranked 11th overall, which isn't all that bad really.
If you take into account the entire medal count for each country, at this very moment, Canada would be ranked 11th overall, which isn't all that bad really.
Repoman
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^ I think Team Canada's goal was to be in the top 12. Hopefully they can keep it up.
Great race by Degrasse. I think we are just seeing the start of something great for this kid!
Great race by Degrasse. I think we are just seeing the start of something great for this kid!
puck stoppa
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What a race, torch passed to degrasse by bolt, can tell they're buddies, degrasse will win 2020
Hollywood3
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Brazil is a mess. You know, at one time people argued that Brazil and Argentina would turn out wealthier than the USA.
Evil Little
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Awesome run by DeGrasse. Beautiful second half. Here's hoping it's bumped up to a silver when all of Gatlin's medals are stripped.
Gutsy if unsuccessful semi-final from Winnipegger Sifuentes before that, too. They had talked about how slow the earlier heat was, so I was hoping seventh would do it. Nice fight to get there, even if it was fruitless.
Medals for Canada in nine straight days. Beats the previous record of eight. Started on day one, too.
Well, I had always assumed that it started as just the rugby team and the rest of Kiwi sports had just followed the All Blacks. Similarly, I feel that all Canadians would wear light blue if cycling was the most popular sport here.
I know about the unpopular flag referendum but I figured the only reason it wasn't a white (silver) fern on a black field had to do with the white-on-black flag of the brutal, nationless regime that popped up recently. It's weird that the rugby union shot it down. As much as hockey's a powerful sport in Canada I think if Hockey Canada tried to tell the federal government what they could and couldn't put on the flag they would be told to politely go **** themselves.
Yeah, a real heartbreaker.
Gutsy if unsuccessful semi-final from Winnipegger Sifuentes before that, too. They had talked about how slow the earlier heat was, so I was hoping seventh would do it. Nice fight to get there, even if it was fruitless.
Medals for Canada in nine straight days. Beats the previous record of eight. Started on day one, too.
Well, I had always assumed that it started as just the rugby team and the rest of Kiwi sports had just followed the All Blacks. Similarly, I feel that all Canadians would wear light blue if cycling was the most popular sport here.
I know about the unpopular flag referendum but I figured the only reason it wasn't a white (silver) fern on a black field had to do with the white-on-black flag of the brutal, nationless regime that popped up recently. It's weird that the rugby union shot it down. As much as hockey's a powerful sport in Canada I think if Hockey Canada tried to tell the federal government what they could and couldn't put on the flag they would be told to politely go **** themselves.
Yeah, a real heartbreaker.
Which is precisely why copyright and trademark law exist...
The All Blacks have a silver fern on a black background trademarked (I assume), for the very purpose of being able to determine who can use that image. If they did allow it to appear on the flag their trademark would lose is "distinctiveness" (that image would be literally everywhere) which could mean they lose their valuable TM protection.
flyingkiwi
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Yep. And brand All Blacks will do everything they can to protect the megabux. Their brand and revenue singlehandedly props up the rest of the sport here. The jersey is sacred, it's amazing how long they got to keep sponsorship off it. Hell, there was an article in the paper whinging about including the men's sevens team under the All Blacks moniker after their abysmal performance in Rio. We did have three silver fern options to choose from in the referendum but none of them their plain fern on black.
puck stoppa
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puck stoppa
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Now that was a win by the volleyball team! If Brazil wins tonight we get second in pool and face Russia! Anything can happen, Brazil loses and they're out and they're world number one. Vb team reminds me of women's soccer last olympics, one more win and play for medal
Holden Caulfield
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Italy had already qualified in first in the pool. Probably rested their starters.
Canada is going to be in real tough in the quarters.
Holden Caulfield
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So in the Hammer throw today a Polish woman threw 82.29. So far in the 2016 the longest a man has thrown 81.87. The men's olympic record is 84.80, world record 86.74. That's stunning. The silver medalist threw 76.75. That 82.29 would have won gold in the 2012 Olympics...among the men.
puck stoppa
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Their big guns were in there, but they played their bench too. Well take that break, beating USA earlier gave them a chance. No reason why they can't beat Russia. Poland would be much tougher if they got third. Second in pool after coach said they were just happy to be there is great for the program, watching Gavin Schmitt is the best.
Holden Caulfield
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Holden Caulfield
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No. Even if it was it's going to be a 3way tie. France and Brazil are both 2-2 and play later. I am wrong though.
US, Canada, France/Brazil will be 3-2.
Tiebreaks
Number of matches won
Match points
Set ratio
Setpoint ratio
Results between tied teams (head-to-head record)
Canada does have best set ratio it looks like. They are ahead of US 100%. They will be 3rd if France 3-0's Brazil. They will be 2nd in any other case. I think.
So yeah 2nd is pretty good.
puck stoppa
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They're second now. If Brazil wins they stay there, France wins they get third. That's if France wins in less than five sets, less PTS for five setter. I'd take fourth and play Argentina but we won't get fourth, Poland is who u wanna avoid.
puck stoppa
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Yup, poor kid was almost in tears, maybe all the delays got to him mentally? Too bad.
puck stoppa
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Was really excited to watch him in later rounds, I love pole vault and high jump.
Holden Caulfield
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France needs a 3-0 to pass Canada. A 3-1 puts them at set ratio of 10-7, worse than Canada's 11-7. So as long as Brazil wins one set Canada finishes second and plays world #3 Russia.
I was wrong. I thought the first tiebreak would be points ratio, which would rank Canada last among the 3-2 teams. It is in fact set ratio which ranks them likely 2nd.
Holden Caulfield
Eternal Skeptic
I think so.
In the end it looks like it doesn't matter. According to wikipedia teams in 2nd and 3rd in both pools are entered into a draw for the quarters. So Poland, Russia, Canada and France/US/Brazil will be entered into a draw for the spots.
nobody important
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Sure, or maybe he was one of the athletes contributing to the Tinder spike at the Olympic village and spent too much time "pole vaulting" the previous night and just didn't have the energy for it.
flyingkiwi
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That's TERRIBLE.NZ with only a couple of medal hope left. Hope our women's hockey team can pull through their semi and make some noise in the final.
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