Because the competition is still interesting regardless. It's not like the fact that many athletes are doping makes for poor viewing. It just sucks from an integrity standpoint that you're more or less 'punished' for trying to compete honestly.

Mafe

Germany5966 Posts

August 11 2016 22:36 GMT

#523

Worst final ever

LegalLord

United States13779 Posts

August 11 2016 22:36 GMT

#524

There's a lot of shitty side effects of large international events like this - doping, political shitshows, complaints about venues, general bad blood. Prevent those when you can, but realize that they are part of the event and don't react with a disproportionate outrage that ruins things for everyone.

Nakajin

Canada8990 Posts

August 11 2016 22:39 GMT

#525

My god that rugby final, those players from Fiji are monster.

Amazing for them, a well deserve first medal.

sung_moon

United States10110 Posts

August 11 2016 22:40 GMT

#526

Congrats Fiji! This Olympics has rally opened up my eyes to Rugby.

I'll still prefer NFL over Rugby, but this is a damn awesome sport that I'll try to start following.

L_Master

United States8017 Posts

August 11 2016 22:59 GMT

#527

On August 12 2016 07:36 LegalLord wrote:
There's a lot of shitty side effects of large international events like this - doping, political shitshows, complaints about venues, general bad blood. Prevent those when you can, but realize that they are part of the event and don't react with a disproportionate outrage that ruins things for everyone.

I don't see too many people acting with outrage. In the places I do, it's where people see large scale potential mass cheating. That, to me, is a reasonable thing to be upset over.

Dan HH

Romania9239 Posts

August 11 2016 23:02 GMT

#528

Gold at women's team epee, Romania's first medal. Feel bad for US, the match against them was by far the hardest but they only finished 5th cause we met in the quarterfinals.

The flying point near the end of the final was incredible, top right here:

Edit, better photo of the jump touch:

+ Show Spoiler +

bardtown

England2313 Posts

August 11 2016 23:04 GMT

#529

On August 12 2016 08:02 Dan HH wrote:
Gold at women's team epee, Romania's first medal. Feel bad for US, the match against them was by far the hardest but they only finished 5th cause we met in the quarterfinals.

The flying point near the end of the final was incredible, top right here:

https://twitter.com/FIE_fencing/status/763870533351907328

Congrats. I was sad today to realise that Larisa Iordache was injured

my favourite gymnast.

fabiano

Brazil4644 Posts

August 11 2016 23:50 GMT

#530

90% of the booing is just for fun, there is no real hatred behind it, I can guarantee that.

Except for the argentinians, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Keniji

Netherlands2569 Posts

August 12 2016 01:00 GMT

#531

On August 12 2016 08:50 fabiano wrote:
90% of the booing is just for fun, there is no real hatred behind it, I can guarantee that.

Except for the argentinians, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

and the russians. (at least some i think)

yea. but otherwise it seems all fun. Considering athletes that got boo'ed where cheered on when they won / after the match etc.

LaNague

Germany9118 Posts

August 12 2016 01:29 GMT

#532

thank god larkin that was too close the russian almost got silver

also the german did well for what german swimmers have to work with

dmnum

Brazil6910 Posts

August 12 2016 01:47 GMT

#533

Hosszu is so fucking strong and resilient

also what is up with Missy Franklin?

LaNague

Germany9118 Posts

August 12 2016 01:52 GMT

#534

US has so many swimmers, doesnt even matter that franklin had a bad race or season

LaNague

Germany9118 Posts

August 12 2016 02:09 GMT

#535

oh boy here we go

poor lochte, i think its the blonde hairs fault.

ALso, at the starts you can easily identify douchebags, the whole stadium dead quiet except the handful of douches lol.

Nakajin

Canada8990 Posts

August 12 2016 02:13 GMT

#536

Pffffff, the more I see Phelps the less I belive he is clean. Could be wrong but that dosen't seems possible.

dmnum

Brazil6910 Posts

August 12 2016 02:13 GMT

#537

How the fuck can Brazilian swimmers have such low resilience?

Every
Single
Time

Brazilian swimmers die in the last 15 meters. Is there any other explanation than bad training? "resources" doesn't work, because government invested a ton of money in swimming and judo these olympics.

Edit: I firmly believe we will close this olympics with the worst host performance in history.

Dante08

Singapore4179 Posts

August 12 2016 02:19 GMT

#538

On August 12 2016 11:13 Nakajin wrote:
Pffffff, the more I see Phelps the less I belive he is clean. Could be wrong but that dosen't seems possible.

Pretty sure he gets tested all the time. Gotta believe it until proven otherwise!

Nakajin

Canada8990 Posts

August 12 2016 02:22 GMT

#539

On August 12 2016 11:13 dmnum wrote:
How the fuck can Brazilian swimmers have such low resilience?

Every
Single
Time

Brazilian swimmers die in the last 15 meters. Is there any other explanation than bad training? "resources" doesn't work, because government invested a ton of money in swimming and judo these olympics.

A lot of 4th and 5th place for them

Could be the team strategy to give all at the start and then try to keep the lead. The best swimmers sometime do the opposite and keep resource for the last 30-20 meters to do a last push.

LaNague

Germany9118 Posts

August 12 2016 02:23 GMT

#540

phelps proably has samples frozen and tested for the next 20 years so unless the americans have the CIA change the samples, you would hear about him cheating.