The Cellar / Olympics 2020ne

**Posted by griff** 7/27/2021 6:28 am

Is anyone watching our tribe?

3x3 women's basketball turns out to be entertaining, none of the ticky tacky foul calls like 5 on 5.

Lee Kiefer won women's foil, I remember when she was a little kid fencing in tournaments my little kid was fencing in. Her footwork is perfection.

For the Brits, Tim Pidcock won the Men's XC biking, hell of a performance. He almost hit a Dutchman who took a terrific fall in the first lap but was apparently on his game.

Our Polo Girls are crushing it.

**Posted by BigV** 7/27/2021 7:15 pm

To answer your first question, yes, apparently you and possibly others, but not me.

I appreciate the updates and I might watch a highlight reel on teh YouTube if you have one to recomment.

**Posted by Diaphone Jim** 7/28/2021 11:56 am

I suppose market research drives what NBC decides to show.
For at least the fourth Olympics (eight, counting winter) the things I would like to see are given token time as swimming and such dominate.
But I turn it on (and off) regularly.

**Posted by griff** 7/28/2021 5:42 pm

We Tivo and blow by the beach volleyball and other lame stuff. NBCSN also gives access to what you want in it's entirety. NBC only seems to want to show things the US dominates in.

**Posted by BigV** 7/28/2021 7:32 pm

Like dis?

**Posted by BigV** 7/28/2021 7:35 pm

and the gold for the MOST VARIABLE Olympic sport goes to.....

Surfing.

**Posted by griff** 7/29/2021 6:44 am

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 7/30/2021 11:42 pm

I see the problem they need stiffer swords, can't draw blood with those bendy stickers.

**Posted by BigV** 7/31/2021 1:36 pm

wow, NBC wants you to watch ON YOUTUBE

**Posted by TheNeverWas** 7/31/2021 7:02 pm

griff wrote:
We Tivo and blow by the beach volleyball and other lame stuff.

Spoken like a married man.

With their wife watching over their shoulder as they type.

**Posted by griff** 8/01/2021 6:17 am

Ha! There are many beautiful women in the Olympics You don't have to watch an unattractive sport to see them.

NBC is pretending there isn't a scandal on the fencing team.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/30/us-fencers-wear-pink-masks-alex-hadzic-olympics

**Posted by griff** 8/01/2021 6:30 am

xoxoxoBruce wrote:
I see the problem they need stiffer swords, can't draw blood with those bendy stickers.

Epee is the stiffer weapon. There are standards in blade making now. Back in the eighties the Russian champion was killed when his opponents weapon broke and the shortened blade went through his mask. All three weapons leave welts but foil is less bruising as long as your opponent has point control. Sabre leaves tiger stripes...

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 8/03/2021 11:37 pm

Welts? We want blood, give 'em light sabers, let the appendages hit the floor!

**Posted by griff** 8/04/2021 6:10 am

I think you'd prefer HEMA.

**Posted by griff** 8/05/2021 6:23 am

I think this is the race I love the most.

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 8/05/2021 10:34 pm

Better give us the names of the videos so we can pick them out on youtube.

**Posted by BigV** 12/15/2022 11:02 pm

sorry

stabby stabby and SME sounding word sounds

Hi griff!

enjoy/critique

side note, i'm enjoying the everlovin F out of "Wednesday"