# Here is a thread about the 2016 Summer Olympics **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 6, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911 "2016-08-06T05:00:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 26
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/501 "2016-08-20T02:19:58Z")
So are we focusing on that rather than “Holy Shit, Usain Bolt”? 😉 Also Japan #2?!! Wow!! Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/502 "2016-08-20T02:22:11Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > So are we focusing on that rather than “Holy Shit, Usain Bolt”? 😉 > > Also Japan #2?!! Wow!! > > Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Well, yes, holy shit Usain Bolt. It’s amazing but not controversial. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/503 "2016-08-20T02:23:50Z")
I always prefer amazing to controversial myself. 🙂 Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/504 "2016-08-20T02:34:27Z")
It’s a tough thing about the relay events that DQs are pretty common, and often for things that don’t seem like they affected the race. In 2012 the Canadian team lost their 4x100 bronze for a lane violation. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/505 "2016-08-20T03:04:31Z")
Apparently NBC ran out of Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/506 "2016-08-20T03:07:56Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > Apparently NBC ran out of Olympics. Well, the last live event is over with Brazil beating Russia in men’s volleyball. Why they wouldn’t take that off NBC Sports (which is still showing sports on tape-delay as I post) and put it on NBC is only known to the idiots running NBC. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/507 "2016-08-20T03:14:10Z")
There are plenty of events they could show in replay. You know, like actually show more than the 8 or so dives they showed of men’s platform (there were 28 divers in the preliminaries each doing six dives). ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/508 "2016-08-20T03:20:29Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > There are plenty of events they could show in replay. You know, like actually show more than the 8 or so dives they showed of men’s platform (there were 28 divers in the preliminaries each doing six dives). NBC Sports is showing women’s boxing in replay. I don’t know anything about the outcome, so it’s okay. Being in the time zone I’m in, if I want to see anything live I just stream it from the BBC. It spares me both NBC’s atrocious coverage and pointless tape delay. I’m willing to cut them some slack when the time difference is something like 14-16 hours (the next three Olympics) and it simply doesn’t line up well. Then, sure, go nuts with the tape delay on the primetime coverage. But they really should be showing things live all the time when it’s on, even if it means I’m up in the middle of the night watching something going on at say, 3 PM Beijing time. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/509 "2016-08-20T03:32:42Z")
I’m mostly streaming the things that I want to watch, but it’s amusing to me that they ended coverage and hour and a half earlier than normal to show a stupid sitcom rather than bother to show anyone other than the Americans, the Brit, and the two Chinese divers. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/510 "2016-08-20T03:52:32Z")
I want to congratulate Team Great Britain for producing the most impressive showing of all. Coming in second above powerhouses like China and Russia is no small feat. The USA will win the most medals but I think the UK performance is the most impressive overall. Again, China and Russia can bite my ass. Incredible job Great Britain Team! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/511 "2016-08-20T03:54:33Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Or maybe the judges noticed that Gatlin took the baton too soon? I’ll have to try and catch a replay of that. I thought I saw a possible violation in the women’s 4x100. The U.S. was in lane 1, so had the tightest corners. On the last pass, after the baton was handed off, I thought I saw the U.S. third step on the lane line. Maybe you’re allowed to step on the line but not over it, or she was so far ahead that it didn’t interfere with lane 2, or it doesn’t matter because she’d already passed the baton. Does anyone know the exact rules on that? ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/512 "2016-08-20T04:25:35Z")
I’m watching the women’s 4x100m relay race and the US won in impressive fashion, but the commentators kept saying it was the best race they’ve seen especially since they were in lane 1. Why the big deal about lane 1? Isn’t it good to be in lane 1 since you can see all your other competitors? In another race the other night, I think the men’s 400m or 400m hurdles, some guy won from lane 8 and they were saying how impressive that is when you can’t see your opponents ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/513 "2016-08-20T04:31:24Z")
> [@YogSothoth](#): > > I’m watching the women’s 4x100m relay race and the US won in impressive fashion, but the commentators kept saying it was the best race they’ve seen especially since they were in lane 1. Why the big deal about lane 1? Isn’t it good to be in lane 1 since you can see all your other competitors? > > In another race the other night, I think the men’s 400m or 400m hurdles, some guy won from lane 8 and they were saying how impressive that is when you can’t see your opponents I got the impression that lanes 1 and 8 are disadvantageous, but for different reasons. In lane 8, you can’t see your competitors until the final straight, so you can’t judge how you’re doing. In lane 1, you have the sharpest turn which makes it a bit harder to run at full speed. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/514 "2016-08-20T05:25:10Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > Also Japan #2?!! Wow!! Yeah, great run. Not that you’d really know it if you were watching NBC. After the race, they talked about nothing but Usain Bolt and the American team. If you weren’t watching the screen when they put up the finishing order, you probably wouldn’t even know that Japan got a medal. When they ran their first replay of the event, one of the commentators started it by saying something like, “OK, let’s focus on the contest between the Jamaicans and the US team.” Hey, asshole, what about the contest between the Jamaicans and the team who actually, you know, came second? > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’ll have to try and catch a replay of that. There’s video [here](http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/us-mens-4x100m-team-disqualified-after-illegal-exchange). The replay of the exchange is comes near the end. Most of the clip is about the way that the US team found out about their disqualification. The poor bastards had already completed a lap of honor around the stadium. What a sinking feeling that must be, to spend five minutes celebrating your medal, and then to hear over the loudspeaker that you’ve been disqualified. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/515 "2016-08-20T05:32:17Z")
I highly recommend that anyone remotely interested watch a replay of USA vs Serbia in women’s volleyball semifinal… Most exciting match I’ve ever seen. USA win set 1 fairly easily, then lose set 2. Are getting clobbered set 3, but start to fight back into it, get some momentum, but still lose, down 2-1. Then everything goes USA way set 4, cruise along to 2-2. USA leads the whole way set 5, but can’t put Serbia away. USA is up 12-10 (to 15), Serbia goes up 13-12, then… Service error! USA serving 13-13, service error!!! And Serbia wins it, 15-13. Incredible momentum swings, nail biting the whole way. USA came in ranked #1 in the world, but have never won Olympic gold… And will have to play for bronze. ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/516 "2016-08-20T05:43:27Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > I highly recommend that anyone remotely interested watch a replay of USA vs Serbia in women’s volleyball semifinal… Most exciting match I’ve ever seen. Yeah, that was the loudest profanity I’ve shouted when watching TV for a long, long time (I’m pretty sure the 2012 women’s final was spoiled before I watched it). Today’s men’s semifinal didn’t help my mood any… ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/517 "2016-08-20T08:24:47Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > This exemplifies the sheer beauty of the Olympic spirit. If an American takes a dump on Copacabana beach, the Brazilians should eat it and be thankful. WOW thats quite a leap from my original point. What I am saying is if someone accused robbers dressed as police officers of robbing them, and it took several days for anyone in your country to even blink an eye other than the butt-hurt real police at the accusation, doesn’t that say something about your country? Your President is impeached, crime, violence, poverty and pollution are rampant, your country is basically bankrupt, but lets blame a bunch of drunken dopey jocks who for a few hours acted like juveniles on all our problems. REEEEEAL healthy, Brazil. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/518 "2016-08-20T12:15:55Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > No question, these guys are dummies (did they actually file a police report???), but for Brazilians to go diaper because they feel they live in this this great country with a spotless record that is suddenly tarnished by this strikes me as a little over-indignant. They were lucky to even have an Olympics where Americans lowered themselves to travel to this Zika-infested dystopia to begin with. You’re obviously basing this interpretation of Brazilian sentiment largely from American “free” press, which spends more time covering the latest Kardashian lip job than talking about anything of substance. No wonder Americans are among the most ignorant people on the face of the earth and are in danger of nosediving from elite global superpower to an international laughing stock by having the worst president-elect in the history of modern democracy. Keep bloviating and feeding your egos. I doubt seriously that Brazilians believe that their country is spotless and that they’re delusional enough to deny the many problems facing their country right now. You’re missing the point entirely. The point is, they don’t need some spoiled American suburbanite pricks with an entitlement syndrome harassing low-wage gas station attendants, vandalizing private property, trying to leave as though none of this ever happened, and then slandering their country in the press. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/519 "2016-08-20T13:41:11Z")
You know, we could talk about how much Brazil and Brazilians suck, or how much America and Americans suck, or we could talk about the Olympics. An update on the Evan Dunfee (the Canadian who finished fourth in the 50k racewalk, then got bumped to bronze, then back to fourth): apparently the Canadian team appealed to the track referee who thought an infraction had occurred, and the Japanese appeal was to a higher body. Dunfee has the option to appeal even higher, but won’t. He basically said they were all tired as shit, contact happens, it wasn’t intentional, and he couldn’t in good conscience accept the bronze anyway. Here’s his [statement](http://athletics.ca/statement-evan-dunfee-todays-50km-race-walk/#sthash.QmdI0GaY.ed9mUl2i.dpbs). Classy guy. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911/520 "2016-08-20T14:40:38Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > There’s video [here](http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/us-mens-4x100m-team-disqualified-after-illegal-exchange). The replay of the exchange is comes near the end. Most of the clip is about the way that the US team found out about their disqualification. The poor bastards had already completed a lap of honor around the stadium. What a sinking feeling that must be, to spend five minutes celebrating your medal, and then to hear over the loudspeaker that you’ve been disqualified. It looks like they’re close enough together to have made the pass outside the zone, but I can’t really see the baton clearly enough to know if they did. Whose video feed is that, by the way? Sounds like the commentators might be BBC. Is NBC’s coverage so bad that even [nbcolympics.com](http://nbcolympics.com) gets their replays from somewhere else? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911.md?page=27)