Paris 2024 Olympics Thread - 11th August (pg 430)

[I'm With Stupid]

They have extremely clear scoring criteria and scores can be challenged. A Canadian girl successfully appealed her difficulty in the all around qualifying.

Exactly. Gymnasts know exactly how much their routine is worth before they do it, so it just comes down to how many mistakes they make when they do. It seems like BMX and skateboarding are far less well defined and far less consistent.

And I think skateboarding in particular is far more luck-based, because they're often doing tricks they can only do half the time. Gymnasts don't do something they aren't pretty sure they can nail. If they got 5 attempts and only 2 counted, you'd probably see some insane stuff on vault.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

How is this different to the canoeing the other day?

 

[GornikDaze]

How is this different to the canoeing the other day?

Single bladed paddle not double?

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Single bladed paddle not double?

Nah, I thought that. Apparently this is the canoes and the other day was the kayak. Looks the same to me.

 

[chesterbells]

Why is there dance music playing at the shooting? It was the same yesterday.

Did they play any trap?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Did they play any trap?

Seems to be mostly 90s dance like Corona and Alice Deejay.

Must be a theme as it’s the same at the canoeing too.

 

[chesterbells]

Seems to be mostly 90s dance like Corona and Alice Deejay.

Must be a theme as it’s the same at the canoeing too.

Ok cheers.

Ahem, just to say, my question was actually an attempt to link the trap shooting event to the type of hip hop music called trap….



… I know it’s warm today, but I’m sure I put my coat somewhere…

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Ok cheers.

Ahem, just to say, my question was actually an attempt to link the trap shooting event to the type of hip hop music called trap….



… I know it’s warm today, but I’m sure I put my coat somewhere…

I got it, don’t fear, but please don’t drill down on my knowledge of rap!

 

[MCFC1993]

One for athletics fans.

 

[Vienna_70]

That was some run by Lilik in the canoeing.