Post by Velar Fricative on Jul 24, 2021 7:28:58 GMT -5
I’m lazy and would rather just keep all sports in one thread for the whole Games.
***There WILL be spoilers here.*** At least for us east coast people, marquee medal events like swimming and gymnastics will be live in the evenings. Otherwise, I’ve learned to just deal with the spoilers from the alerts on my phone and it doesn’t make me want to watch later any less. But I suggest if you want to avoid spoilers for specific events, this thread should be avoided until you can watch.
USA women’s soccer looking better this morning, but still seem a bit off. They haven’t seemed to find an optimal lineup. I’d love to see them in a 4-4-2 so they can get Ertz, Horan, Mewis and Lacelle in the same lineup.
I can't watch the Olympics without spoilers, I get so nervous for the athletes, and the broadcast channels amp up the drama and pressure. I have to know everything turns out ok in the end before I will watch. So the more spoilers the better in this thread I say.
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USA women’s soccer looking better this morning, but still seem a bit off. They haven’t seemed to find an optimal lineup. I’d love to see them in a 4-4-2 so they can get Ertz, Horan, Mewis and Lacelle in the same lineup.
I agree, they looked better but not the usual team we’ve seen in the past. Their control and passing game was so much better today. Though I’ll admit I didn’t love their uniforms.
I feel bad for NZ and the 2 own goals; they happen but man they’re tough when they do.
Agreed. They built these beautiful venues for such large crowds and the emptiness is so sad.
It just seems so quiet during the men’s gymnastics I’ve been watching. (Nbc sports app - they are doing men’s by grouping from what I can tell - if you want to see US men they are in grouping 3). It’s australian commentators that leaves a bit to be desired, the usual American coverage will be aired on nbc during prime time).
Post by Jalapeñomel on Jul 24, 2021 11:48:15 GMT -5
We’re watching beach volleyball, and those swimsuit bottoms are stupid. They’re constantly pulling on them…just let them, play the sport instead of worrying about stupid crap.
We’re watching beach volleyball, and those swimsuit bottoms are stupid. They’re constantly pulling on them…just let them, play the sport instead of worrying about stupid crap.
Yup. And tellingly the men wear basketball shorts. Let the women wear actual shorts!
In more ways than one! Some eye candy on both teams!
I had to look up USA Tattoo guy - he’s 6’10”! He didn’t even look that tall compared to his teammates. I wonder at what point in your adolescence do you figure out that basketball isn’t for you and you should pivot to volleyball.
I'm worried about what Steph Labbé's injury means for the coming matches. I hope team Canada wins a medal this games since it's probably the last for Christine Sinclair.
I'm watching women's powerlifting. Damn, these women are amazing! Clean and jerk lifts at over double their weight class. (weight class of 49 kg, lifts over 100 kg) Wow!
Post by lemoncupcake on Jul 24, 2021 20:43:25 GMT -5
I love seeing the USA swim team in the stands cheering on their teammates. In any other modern Olympics I’m sure they’re hiding backstage or elsewhere, and it’s nice that there are some cheers in the audience.
But for the love of god - masks go on your mouth & nose. I can’t believe that they’re willing to risk their one chance to compete. I feel like I would be so protective over my own body so I don’t get a positive test.
If you're watching a TV how are you watching? I'm starting to regret my very basic cable package right now.
We subscribed for 1 month to the FUBO TV app. It has NBC, so we are able to watch during the day but also prime time, which doesn’t seem to be available on Peacock (at least the free version).
Post by Velar Fricative on Jul 25, 2021 9:20:10 GMT -5
Very excited about our recent golds in sports we don’t see a ton of success in, like fencing, taekwondo and shooting!
Swimming was fun last night. I’m so glad the finals will be live in primetime. I did think gymnastics would be too but it’ll be live early in the AM. Guess I have my watchlist ready for when I’m getting ready for work!
Speaking of which, given the time difference it’s actually not so bad for us on the east coast. I can actually pay attention at work because there will rarely be live events during most of my work hours.
Post by basilosaurus on Jul 25, 2021 10:24:31 GMT -5
I'm near to Tokyo time, so I theoretically watch in time. But I watch either bbc or CBC. Bah! It reminds me of watching 2012 when I was in Hawaii when I had to watch in vpn instead of wait for hours for people time