Ah, track and field and swimming, the two things that three quarters of the world can't see thanks to NBC being all powerful. Thanks NBC for putting those events in the middle of the night for all of Africa Europe and the western half of Asia 
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(August 15th, 2016, 12:41)Commodore Wrote:(August 15th, 2016, 12:19)darrelljs Wrote:There hasn't been a clean track and field in half a century.(August 15th, 2016, 11:12)Commodore Wrote: I gotta say, Bolt is a real punch in the face of the whole "roid rage" image I have of PEDs. Apparently the modern stuff is a lot nicer on the personality. Getting rid of the Russians was probably for the best, but I'm still not sure why Gatlin gets to be there. After the 1000th time you get caught there's just no way you've "learned your lesson". (August 15th, 2016, 12:41)Commodore Wrote: increasingly science-fictional dimensions.....Being an Olympic athlete isn't exactly great for your long-term health. I know it's not what they're optimizing for - but it seems possible to me that enough experimentation will eventually find something that *is* good for your long-term health.
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Occasional mapmaker (August 15th, 2016, 13:12)Mardoc Wrote:Well, beta blockers sure are nice for tachycardia, and HGH helps numerous conditions, and steroids are good for recovery in some cases...I guess I can buy "yay, science experiments" as the reaction.(August 15th, 2016, 12:41)Commodore Wrote: increasingly science-fictional dimensions.....Being an Olympic athlete isn't exactly great for your long-term health. More generally, exercise, like anything else, can be too much of a good thing. Marathoners having the same life expectancy as the obese, CrossFit guys pooping out organs...
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I write RPG adventures, and blog about it, check it out. (August 15th, 2016, 12:47)AdrienIer Wrote: Ah, track and field and swimming, the two things that three quarters of the world can't see thanks to NBC being all powerful. Thanks NBC for putting those events in the middle of the night for all of Africa Europe and the western half of Asia On the opposite side of that, as someone in the US, I'd really like to be watching something other than endless swimming. <Sigh> Oh look Water Polo. 
I am thoroughly sick of the swimming. Admittedly that is because the US won every 2nd gold medal (Aust came 2nd in the medal tally with 3 gold ... maybe more honest to say US 1st, daylight, daylight and then Aust and Hungry).
The streaming option is great, get to watch some weight lifting, non-US teams playing basketball, discus, hammer throw, high jump, fencing, etc.
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(October 22nd, 2014, 10:52)Caledorn Wrote: And ruff is officially banned from playing in my games as a reward for ruining my big surprise by posting silly and correct theories in the PB18 tech thread. (August 15th, 2016, 13:51)Dreylin Wrote:(August 15th, 2016, 12:47)AdrienIer Wrote: Ah, track and field and swimming, the two things that three quarters of the world can't see thanks to NBC being all powerful. Thanks NBC for putting those events in the middle of the night for all of Africa Europe and the western half of Asia It really is a lose lose situation. I'm sick of all the fencing and judo we got. Apparently we'll be getting a full week of boxing and cycling now. Thankfully we have 5 good teams in handball basketball and men's volleyball to stop it from being too monotonous. (August 15th, 2016, 14:41)AdrienIer Wrote: It really is a lose lose situation. I'm sick of all the fencing and judo we got. Apparently we'll be getting a full week of boxing and cycling now. Thankfully we have 5 good teams in handball basketball and men's volleyball to stop it from being too monotonous. Ooo, Fencing would be fascinating (at least for 5mins  ). I'd been hoping to catch a chunk of the Rowing because when we lived in Rio the back of our apartment had a view over/between some buildings out onto the Lagoa, but didn't manage to see much apart from podiums (podii / podia!?).I think Ruff's probably right that the only way to really do it justice is to get some streaming options that let you pick from some feeds. Maybe in 4yrs time.... (August 15th, 2016, 14:54)Dreylin Wrote: I think Ruff's probably right that the only way to really do it justice is to get some streaming options that let you pick from some feeds. Maybe in 4yrs time.... http://www.nbcolympics.com/live-stream-schedule Like this? Every event is streamed live. The "Gold Zone" channel is my lunchtime drug of choice. |
