A thread for the Olympics. 🏃‍♂️

Oreo

Am finding far more chat than is usual at Olympic coverage and not sure why there is.

Are you watching the athletics? That’s where the chat seems most prevalent?

Am recording it so I can now whizz it by.

Am finding far more chat than is usual at Olympic coverage and not sure why there is.

I think it depends which sport you’re watching as to how much commentary there is. I’ve watched quite a bit of cycling, and it’s not been over commentated, I think because the action is quite frequent, whereas 100 metres is over in a flash so the commentary seems interminable? I’ve really liked that there have been some less known sports covered too, I’ve enjoyed the skateboarding even though I don’t understand it.

I’ll be round in a minute to show you some moves😁get the kettle on.

I needed all the talk on Taekwondo. Unfortunately I still don't understand it though! 😃

Am finding too much talk and not enough coverage of the actual sports going on in the BBC Olympics this time.
I quite like Claire Balding but she does tend to bawl and every time I turn on tv it’s a panel rabbiting on.

😂

👍
My DGC are Harlow born. Very Reem!

Joseann

Joseann

Yes, I think she's an Essex girl, or maybe Herts? I recognise the accent.
And a lovely smile too!

Sorry, that was for Laura Kenny! 😃

Harlow, Joseann

Well, most kids struggle with languages, so she wouldn't say her teacher was brilliant!

TBH I cannot remember her at all, but when I was at my next school somebody brought in a double page spread from the TES in which she (and maybe others?) spoke of teachers who had influenced them. In my case she only said that I taught her!!!

Joseann

Yes, I think she's an Essex girl, or maybe Herts? I recognise the accent.
And a lovely smile too!

Sorry, that was for Laura Kenny! 😃

RosiesMaw2

Joseann

Is it just me, or does Paula Radcliffe have a breathless way of commenting? She can't be unfit.

My one claim to fame is that I taught her Languages at her secondary school.
Of course I also claim any credit going for her sporting career.

Wow! Was she good at languages? Did she prepare her GCSE speaking topic on Sport and keeping fit?

Beds

Yes, I think she's an Essex girl, or maybe Herts? I recognise the accent.
And a lovely smile too!

Joseann

Is it just me, or does Paula Radcliffe have a breathless way of commenting? She can't be unfit.

My one claim to fame is that I taught her Languages at her secondary school.
Of course I also claim any credit going for her sporting career.

My current ⭐️ is Dame Laura Kenny!
If only I could bottle her joie de vivre ...

And boy, can she talk!😍

Joseann

Is it just me, or does Paula Radcliffe have a breathless way of commenting? She can't be unfit.

I agree. She’s always talked like that, though.

Is it just me, or does Paula Radcliffe have a breathless way of commenting? She can't be unfit.

I’m watching the skateboarding and it’s amazing but I haven’t a clue what the commentators are talking about. All the women skateboarders were about 14.

Primrose53

westendgirl

Well done,
Primrose's relative. I saw that event and he was excellent .

Thanks so much. He started with a homemade horse in his back garden when he was much younger. All the family are over the moon. ☘️☘️

Surely pommels are not something anyone thinks of starting in their back garden.
Rhys did have to use a horse in his back garden during lockdown, when he was not permitted to continue his training in his gym club - he was already then, although young a force to be reckoned with on this apparatus on the international stage. He managed to keep up his skills and fitness and represented Ireland at the Tokyo games in 2021.

No doubt he is worth Olympic champion - e of the increasing number of apparatus specialists. He does combine both very high DD (difficulties) with excellent form and loses little on that.

I am in awe of our Olympian achievements but wonder who selected the truly awful tracksuits - they make these beautiful athletes’ legs look deformed. A real own goal!

westendgirl

Well done,
Primrose's relative. I saw that event and he was excellent .

Thanks so much. He started with a homemade horse in his back garden when he was much younger. All the family are over the moon. ☘️☘️

tickingbird

The gymnasts are amazing. All of them but watching tiny Simone Biles launch herself without a springboard to do triple twists and seemingly float the air whilst rotating is incredible.

Their bravery is unbelievable.

Gymnastic competition floors are very well sprung. On vault, of course they use a sprung springboard, Not in any way putting down the tumbling skills of todays gymnasts (both men and women). These are Artistic Gymnasts, a lot of people in the sport would like to sell less emphasis on the tumbling and more on grace and dance.

There is (not in the Olympics), but in international gymnastics a separate tumbling competition, in which the gymnasts use a long, straight run on a tumble track. These 'tumblers' do triple somi's combined with twisting, etc. They are totally amazing.
Rebeca Andrade's floor exercise is an excellent example of combining tumbles with dance, etc. So pleased she took that final Gold Medal.
Whereas, the GB Women worked really hard and well, we have at least two of our best gymnasts not at Paris as they are recovering from injury - they are young and should be part of the GB team in four years time.