SwissVan Posted July 25, 2021 Share Tatjana Schoenmaker sets new Olympic record in 100m breaststroke to ignite Team SA Olympic campaign LIVE | Tokyo Olympics Day 2: Schoenmaker sets new Olympic record in 100m breaststroke, SA in dramatic defeat to France | Sport (news24.com) Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 26, 2021 Share Japan takes ???? in both men’s and women’s street skateboarding: Women’s Olympic skateboarding street podium: ???????? Nishiya Momiji: 13 years old ???????? Rayssa Leal: 13 years old ???????? Nakayama Funa: 16 years old Edited July 26, 2021 by 'Dale Duane_Bosch and Rocket-Boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Someone explain me what the deal is with Simone Biles? I never seen it before, but she was easily the worst across multiple disciplines of all the gymnasts. I thought she was hot ****. I was wondering how she would even qualify for the games if it wasn't for her reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted July 26, 2021 Share 26 minutes ago, TNT1 said: Someone explain me what the deal is with Simone Biles? I never seen it before, but she was easily the worst across multiple disciplines of all the gymnasts. I thought she was hot ****. I was wondering how she would even qualify for the games if it wasn't for her reputation. Disclaimer: I didn't watch a single gymnastic event. This report however doesn't seem to agree with your observation above. She made the finals, so surely she isn't the "worst" out of the lot? Maybe not on her 2016 best, that we can agree on. https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/57960287 "But the 24-year-old has still reached all five individual finals, starting with Thursday's all-around" "Biles' 15.183 on the vault puts her in top spot on the apparatus behind team-mate Jade Carey (15.166), but in both the bars - arguably her weakest event - and the beam, she scored lower than compatriot Suni Lee. However, her overall tally of 57.731 means she tops the all-around standings ahead of Brazil's Rebeca Andrade (57.399), with Lee qualifying third (57.166). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted July 26, 2021 Share 1 minute ago, Vetplant said: "Biles' 15.183 on the vault puts her in top spot on the apparatus behind team-mate Jade Carey (15.166), but in both the bars - arguably her weakest event - and the beam, she scored lower than compatriot Suni Lee. Hence my comment about her reputation. It seems to be skewing the judges scoring. I watched lots of gymnastics over the weekend, and on the vault particularly, she was extremely ordinary looking compared to other competitors. Anyway, it's neither here nor there, I was just interested, cause this is the first time I've seen her. (Maybe it's my bias, cause I'm a huge fan of the Chinese team) Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted July 26, 2021 Share 1 minute ago, TNT1 said: . Edited July 26, 2021 by TNT1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted July 26, 2021 Share 2 minutes ago, TNT1 said: Hence my comment about her reputation. It seems to be skewing the judges scoring. I watched lots of gymnastics over the weekend, and on the vault particularly, she was extremely ordinary looking compared to other competitors. Anyway, it's neither here nor there, I was just interested, cause this is the first time I've seen her. (Maybe it's my bias, cause I'm a huge fan of the Chinese team) Aha, got it. Very valid concern. Whenever judges are involved there is a real risk of bias. Don't know how you would fix/prevent this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 26, 2021 Share Quarter finals for Bianca Buitendag ???? Pic: Getty News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted July 26, 2021 Share so it looks like the blitzbokke have got passed ireland and kenya, so are effectively in the qtrs I think their final pool game is 11:30am tomorrow, against the US, top of the table clash, followed by qtr finals then semis/final on wed it's a very weird process, 12 teamsin 3 groups, narrowed down to 8 for qtrs. I guess it comes down to points difference to split teams. we're way behind in that regard to NZ and GBR in that regard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted July 27, 2021 Share Our ladies having a great day! Dusty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sias Posted July 27, 2021 Share Watching the swimming, I noticed a lot of teenagers competing for top positions - I think the youngest I saw was 14? Even the skateboarders had winners in the low teens! How do you even identify those athletes at such a young age? Do those countries have national high performance olympic sport centers to develop them? Are they government funded/supported? Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted July 27, 2021 Share In non cycling related Olympic news, Bianca Buitendag has made the finals! So Gold or Silver medal.... What a way to retire at 27! Sydd, DieselnDust, DJuice and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted July 27, 2021 Share 38 minutes ago, sias said: Watching the swimming, I noticed a lot of teenagers competing for top positions - I think the youngest I saw was 14? Even the skateboarders had winners in the low teens! How do you even identify those athletes at such a young age? Do those countries have national high performance olympic sport centers to develop them? Are they government funded/supported? As I understand it, some nations have national programs where they assess the children at very young ages, looking for key markers that indicate the possibility of excellence in a specific sport. This could either be performance tests, eg. testing for explosiveness by asking them to do a stationary jump. Or it could even be genetic testing, looking for key genes. They then develop these kids from a very young age in sport specific training programs. It is astonishing that we are actually competitive if you look at what SASCOC does for our athlete development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted July 27, 2021 Share 54 minutes ago, sias said: Watching the swimming, I noticed a lot of teenagers competing for top positions - I think the youngest I saw was 14? There's lots in all the sports. GB gymnastics has the Gadirova twins - 16 years old, In the men's syncro diving finals, Ukraine had some 15 year olds, it's an epidemic of toddlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinafrika Posted July 27, 2021 Share 1 hour ago, Jewbacca said: In non cycling related Olympic news, Bianca Buitendag has made the finals! So Gold or Silver medal.... What a way to retire at 27! As an aside, I think you're a McKec**** (not sure if one's allowed to say) and in the '80s I did quite a few surf trips with a Steven/Stephen McK. I ask 'cos the surname is most uncommon and wondering if there's a connection? Jewbacca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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