paulscholes18
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Did Gabriel Jesus shake the footballing world with an outrageously good performance or was he shite again?Brazil's football team drew to Iraq?
I only saw the result unfortunately.Did Gabriel Jesus shake the footballing world with an outrageously good performance or was he shite again?
Imagine its true fans, with its derbies, forums and rivalryI generally don't like to look down on other sports cause they generally always mean something to someone, but dressage is really, really dull.
It was! Dutch took the #1 in the world to the brink, but the injury to one of our star players did cost us I feel. Now if they only stopped fecking hugging after every damn ball contact, it would not take ages.Anyone watching usa vs Netherlands women volleyball? Been quite a good match.
<anticipates tit joke>I generally don't like to look down on other sports...
oh....cause they generally always mean something to someone, but dressage is really, really dull.
I don't think there were any more crashes than expected, it's just normally they would happen in the sprints, which typically would be on a wide, flat section. That or random collisions in the peleton.Are cycling crashes like that relatively common on the tougher tracks or should there be some concerns raised about the suitability of the track? The commentators mentioned treacherous a lot more often than I'd have expected them to.
Typical cyclists, thinking they can ignore everything going on around themStill, there have been worse designed races:
Racing into oncoming traffic, marshalled by people who don't know their left from right.
Racing through level crossings.
I made the mistake of watching the vid after a very large breakfast,I very nearly saw it again, one of the worst I have ever seen.Anybody else see that pommel horse guy shatter his leg?
Video is a little ways down the page. If you're squeemish, don't watch.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.dail...retchered-standing-ovation.html?client=safari
@MadthinkerTypical cyclists, thinking they can ignore everything going on around them
Yeah it's a water based Astro turf pitch. Massive sprinklers coat it every hour or so the keep it soaking.I'm watching the hockey and the pitch is wet, not just damp, it's so soggy a spray kicks up at times. I know this is actually deliberate, the artificial surface is water dressed because apparently it's better for the players, but I can't imagine what it must feel like.
Anyone on here played on such a pitch - hockey or otherwise? Do they actually use water dressed artificial turf in any other sports?
Isn't it necesarry to make it wet as well? I know next to nothing about hockey but yesterday our striker went down on his knees to score a tap-in and our commentator said "excellent technique going on the knees like that, how it's supposed to be". I can imagine that's a very painful thing to do if the surface isn't soaking wet.Yeah it's a water based Astro turf pitch. Massive sprinklers coat it every hour or so the keep it soaking.
In fairness the water flying up looks worse than it is, hockey shoes are very grippy so you don't slip as much as you'd think. A lot more forgiving than old sand based astro turf which would flay you alive.
Plays like a carpet. Decent to play football on too, with the right shoes.
Skinless shins and elbows are an occupational hazard but it isn't so bad on the water based pitches, they're made from longer softer artificial turf and are pretty soaked so you can slide around a fair bit without skinning yourself.Isn't it necesarry to make it wet as well? I know next to nothing about hockey but yesterday our striker went down on his knees to score a tap-in and our commentator said "excellent technique going on the knees like that, how it's supposed to be". I can imagine that's a very painful thing to do if the surface isn't soaking wet.
The most surprising thing of this picture, is she is actually 16....i would have guessed she was around 8 years old
2,11m vs 1,37m, fecking hell.
It was his post I quoted
Did the Russian finish second?Lilly King beating the Russian doper after talking junk last night. I like it.
Unfortunately. I wish we'd gotten 1-2. We might get it eventually.Did the Russian finish second?
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That's really interesting. Cheers for that. I've seen the water before on TV but I've never stood on it in real life so it's hard visualise how it must feel.Yeah it's a water based Astro turf pitch. Massive sprinklers coat it every hour or so the keep it soaking.
In fairness the water flying up looks worse than it is, hockey shoes are very grippy so you don't slip as much as you'd think. A lot more forgiving than old sand based astro turf which would flay you alive.
Plays like a carpet. Decent to play football on too, with the right shoes.
I'm so old we used to play on grass and certainly the ability to slip a little as you turn, go down knee first etc were quite important. It's interesting to see that they've found what looks like a way of mimicking that forgiving nature of grass with an artificial surface. Expensive though I would imagine.Isn't it necesarry to make it wet as well? I know next to nothing about hockey but yesterday our striker went down on his knees to score a tap-in and our commentator said "excellent technique going on the knees like that, how it's supposed to be". I can imagine that's a very painful thing to do if the surface isn't soaking wet.
That's great. You must be really chuffed for him.My mate, Louis Croenen, got into the Final of 200m butterfly last night as the 8th seed, so happy for him. Especially if you know the work and sacrifices he put into it, you appreciate it so much more (ofc counts for probably any athlete but still). Now a Final tonight alongside greats like Phelps and Le Clos He's reached his objective so can just enjoy it without pressure and hope for the best.
Brilliant. A brush with fame!Holy feck, my friends sister just got the bronze medal in women's 100m backstroke! Get in!
Cheers for posting those.Finals Today, August 9th
15:00 Equestrian Eventing Team Jumping Final
19:00 Equestrian Eventing Individual Jumping Final
20:16 Canoe Slalom Canoe Single (C1) Men Final
20:30 Judo Women -63 kg and Men -81 kg (from Repechage contests)
20:30 Shooting 25m Pistol Women's (from SF)
20:30 Weightlifting Women's 63kg Group A
21:00 Fencing Men's Épée Individual (from SF)
21:00 Diving Women's Synchronised 10m Platform Final
21:00 Gymnastics Women's Team Final
00:00 Weightlifting Men's 69kg Group A
03:19 Swimming Women's 200m Freestyle Final
03:28 Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly Final
04:29 Swimming Women's 200m Individual Medley Final
04:38 Swimming Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final