EPTEdit: I believe the american duo that's playing the other Brazilian team are the favorites to win it all. Talita/Larissa were favored by betting sites, followed by Walsh Jennings/Ross, Ludwig/Walkenhorst and Agatha/Barbara.
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dmnum
Brazil6910 Posts
Edit: I believe the american duo that's playing the other Brazilian team are the favorites to win it all. Talita/Larissa were favored by betting sites, followed by Walsh Jennings/Ross, Ludwig/Walkenhorst and Agatha/Barbara. | ||
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HolydaKing
21254 Posts
On August 17 2016 04:46 dmnum wrote: Sad for Larissa/Talita but we still have a duo in the other semis who's stronger. Edit: I believe the american duo that's playing the other Brazilian team are the favorites to win it all. Talita/Larissa were favored by betting sites, followed by Walsh Jennings/Ross, Ludwig/Walkenhorst and Agatha/Barbara. Was just going by world ranking where the germans are first. They won 5 tournaments in 2016. In the end the daily/tournament shape is all the matters though. | ||
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Rookie6
Brazil583 Posts
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Sbrubbles
Brazil5776 Posts
Also, brazil's women football team, why you break my heart like this ;( | ||
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Skynx
Turkey7150 Posts
470M is a 3 horse race CRO 1st, GRE 2nd, AUS 3rd coming into medal race with CRO being some 10 points ahead. Other nations can't make it in top3 mathematically so we can see some drama here with some people helping their friends over others. | ||
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zeo
Serbia6286 Posts
Yay \o/ | ||
Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
On August 17 2016 05:07 Sbrubbles wrote: I don't follow the sport but the german girls looked really dominant against the canadians. Also, brazil's women football team, why you break my heart like this ;( Germany is a top tier team and Canada is like a good but not great team | ||
Nakajin
Canada8989 Posts
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LaNague
Germany9118 Posts
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Mafe
Germany5966 Posts
On August 17 2016 06:56 LaNague wrote: lol the bike finals, maybe make some less weird rules and you dont have to stop the finals so often Apparently this happens rarely though. But still, I tend to agree even though I have no clue about these races. | ||
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LaNague
Germany9118 Posts
Plus no brakes.... | ||
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Mafe
Germany5966 Posts
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LaNague
Germany9118 Posts
anyone from GB is not allowed to complain about the amount of swimming medals btw | ||
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sung_moon
United States10110 Posts
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mahrgell
Germany3943 Posts
On August 17 2016 07:15 sung_moon wrote: Just how bad were the Olympic boxing results? I hearing a shitton of complaints towards it from friends. Boxing is the same every olympiad. Loads of rigged matches. Not sure, why it is still olympic. And very easy to see why the pros refused to take part this year, even though they were allowed for the first time. | ||
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Gorsameth
Netherlands21712 Posts
On August 17 2016 07:19 mahrgell wrote: Boxing is the same every olympiad. Loads of rigged matches. Not sure, why it is still olympic. And very easy to see why the pros refused to take part this year, even though they were allowed for the first time. Why is it olympic? Because they are payed to keep it. Seems rather obvious don't you think? | ||
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Nakajin
Canada8989 Posts
On August 17 2016 07:15 sung_moon wrote: Just how bad were the Olympic boxing results? I hearing a shitton of complaints towards it from friends. The amateur boxing association is a joke, there were warning of corruption before the olympic and the result seems to go in that way. (could also be incompetence I guess) I also love the fact that man can no longer have helmet because having helmet was "harmfull for their healt" (because fuck logic) while women still have helmet to protect themself. | ||
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LaNague
Germany9118 Posts
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virpi
Germany3598 Posts
On August 17 2016 07:40 LaNague wrote: why are the open class weightlifters so fat, is there some kind of advantage to it? Taken from: http://breakingmuscle.com/olympic-weightlifting/10-myths-about-olympic-weightlifting-that-need-to-stop People also believe in the corollary, i.e., that you should fatten up to lift the big ones. Only muscle can move your bones and hence move a weight. Fat does not help in any of this. What does happen is that for you to gain enough muscle to lift at world-class levels you will probably have to put up with a little bit of adipose tissue while you're gaining that weight. Lifters are slightly fatter (men from 10 to 17% depending on weight category) than those in many other sports. This is because more muscle is needed to lift. And as you grow that muscle the body gets more inefficient at putting on extra bodyweight. A skinny person can put on weight with little added fat. Someone already quite muscular will have to put up with more fat as they grow. As it is, it is only the super heavyweight categories of weightlifting that show an excess amount of fat. This does not concern them too much because there is no weight limit for them. As long as their mobility is not compromised, it is not much of a problem. That said, I certainly believe some super heavies have gone past the point of diminishing returns and should get themselves in a little better shape. Sounds reasonable. I'm watching the women's Basketball match between the USA and Japan. Japan has got a mismatch on every single position. Some of the US players look like giants in comparison to the Japanese girls. But Japan is playing pretty well. They'll lose, but they show some nice plays. | ||
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Ghostcom
Denmark4782 Posts
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