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Ego got in the way. Probably wanted to be the only winner. Last olympics the two guys in the lead decided to share the lead. Both were so happy to get gold.
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Ego got in the way. Probably wanted to be the only winner. Last olympics the two guys in the lead decided to share the lead. Both were so happy to get gold.
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I still don’t get the high jumpers reasoning
You got a guaranteed gold medal
I could see maybe if you had won the previous two golds or something.. so you at least already got couple gold medals at home
You got a guaranteed gold medal
I could see maybe if you had won the previous two golds or something.. so you at least already got couple gold medals at home
kdawg
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Apparently the story is that they have this prioritisation thing so you have to put your team first - but for USA they work around that. She went to something for the France national team, she thought with permission, but when she got back she got suspended - then traded to LA, but because of the suspension she’s not allowed to play for the rest of the year.
She was definitely trying to take it out on them and it would have been amazing if that shot had been a 3.
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Yeah, I always feel a bit lost the next few days with nothing on. It’s a tough couple of months for me - I’ve got to fit in 3 weeks of the Tour de France which is at least an hour of TV and a podcast each day, then this - I’ve got things I need to be doing!
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Got it. Was wondering if her and Marine Johannes bae took the wnba season off to prioritize the olympics. I remember in previous years, her season in France would end after a wnba deadline that prevented her from playing.
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I love the fact that he chose to go all in.
He got swept up in the spirit of competition and chose not to play it safe.
…that’s a true champion.
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I’m depressed.
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He would have still gotten gold if he had opted not to do the tiebreak, though.
Literally the only reason to opt-in for a tie-break is that you want the gold by yourself instead of both you and the other guy each getting a gold.
It's over and now he just has silver, and silver is still an amazing accomplishment... but he deflected a gold to get that silver.
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Best part is watching a random sport you don't care for and actually getting into it because of the spirit of competition and passion the athletes demonstrate
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LA traffic in 2028. 
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Always a bit awks with a lot of the athletes already having left before the closing. 
darthska
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New Zealand vs USA.
Could've been a gold for each.
Ended up being a gold for New Zealand, silver for USA.
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That’s exactly the point.
To accept a tie out of fear that you might lose, defies the purpose of going for a gold medal in the first place.
He chose to compete to the very end, regardless of the outcome.
…I respect that.
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Why are they playing villain music? 
kdawg
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LA traffic in 2028.
They’ve already said that all the venues will only be accessible by public transport - so we’ll see how that goes.
darthska
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Aaaaahhhh, I gotcha.
I didn't know that you knew they were both guaranteed, and the only reason for a tie-break was so that only 1 person gets a gold.
I respect the competitive spirit, absolutely, but I can't understand denying a guaranteed gold.
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what public transport. i live here. non exists lol
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I dunno about these polo nascar jackets
Everyone look like Ricky Bobby
Everyone look like Ricky Bobby
kdawg
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Apparently they’re modelling the next winter Olympic uniform - while everyone else is in shorts or at least short sleeves.
