2016 Rio: General Olympic chat

[TheGrandSophy]

Yes, it was! The children in the apartment above me are still jumping in joy!

Congratulations!

 

[ines42575]

Yes, it was! The children in the apartment above me are still jumping in joy!

Same with me, I was on the Metro to Copacabana after RG and EVERYONE was jumping, dancing and screaming of joy in every part of the city

 

[liv]

That match was such a nail biter. I really wanted Brazil to win at home, so that penalty shoot out nearly did me in. What a fabulous moment for them and for Neymar. When he walked up to take that shot, it just seemed like destiny to me. That was the moment of the day for me.

 

[4everchan]

i was in vancouver downtown when canada won hockey gold in 2010...best experience ever so i can understand how brazil felt today

 

[4everchan]

the goal for canada was 20 medals...

we will most likely end at 22.... track and field tonight was not so good... 3 4th places... SIGH

It's weird... Almost every time I watch a sport there is a Canadian winning a medal. Also the Swedish commentator considered(during athletisc) how well the Canadian athletes were doing. Canada must have done better than expected... or?

Sweden has done a lot worse than expected. Many have not performed their best. So big hugs and congratulations to Jenny Rissveds winning gold today. She is young and was in Rio to get experience

Now on to women's handball final, France-Russia

 

[TontoK]

USA has Matthew Centrowitz in the final of the 1500m tonight. I hope he can medal, or at least put in a good show. There was once such a proud tradition of middle distance running in this country. Not so much any longer.

To be honest, I don't know this runner. While I'm not a huge track follower any longer, that is still astonishing. American milers used to be household names in the USA.

Middle distance probably had more glamour than the sprints, to be honest.

Replying to my own post. I feel like Nostradamus! What prophecy!

I am so pleased for him, and for USA. First gold in this prestigious event event in 108 years!

He ran a courageous race. Really went out hard when it was time, and didn't wilt under the pressure. I'm sure the Africans were shocked when he didn't crack. They had to have expected it based on our track record. Also, a medal for New Zealand! I have relatives who will be proud.

 

[Heleng]

Replying to my own post. I feel like Nostradamus! What prophecy!

I am so pleased for him, and for USA. First gold in this prestigious event event in 108 years!

He ran a courageous race. Really went out hard when it was time, and didn't wilt under the pressure. I'm sure the Africans were shocked when he didn't crack. They had to have expected it based on our track record. Also, a medal for New Zealand! I have relatives who will be proud.

Matt Centrowitz has been gaining a name for himself internationally the last few years (he was 4th in the 1500 last Oly) but has been well known among distance running circles in the MD/DC area since his high school days. His dad was a two time Olympian out of Oregon, and his mom was a sprinter I believe. Still, from interviews I've seen, they encouraged their kids to do other things besides running, like play musical instruments, and Matt Jr played soccer his first two years of high school. But when he did finally start running he improved very quickly and won states and Nike nationals. So we all knew he was destined for greatness one day!

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Total Rank	Gold Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	1	United States (USA)	43	37	36	116
2	3	China (CHN)	26	18	26	70
3	2	Great Britain (GBR)	27	22	17	66
4	4	Russia (RUS)	17	17	19	53
5	5	Germany (GER)	17	10	14	41
6	6	Japan (JPN)	12	8	21	41
7	7	France (FRA)	9	17	14	40
8	9	Australia (AUS)	8	11	10	29
9	10	Italy (ITA)	8	11	7	26
10	20	Canada (CAN)	4	3	15	22
11	8	South Korea (KOR)	9	3	9	21
12	11	Netherlands (NED)	8	6	4	18
13	14	Brazil (BRA)*	6	6	6	18
14	19	New Zealand (NZL)	4	9	5	18
15	21	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	3	5	9	17
16	12	Hungary (HUN)	8	3	4	15
17	39	Azerbaijan (AZE)	1	4	10	15
18	13	Spain (ESP)	7	3	4	14
19	38	Denmark (DEN)	1	6	7	14
20	16	Kenya (KEN)	5	6	1	12
21	15	Jamaica (JAM)	6	3	2	11
22	18	Cuba (CUB)	5	2	4	11
23	26	Sweden (SWE)	2	6	3	11
24	28	Ukraine (UKR)	2	5	4	11
25	29	Poland (POL)	2	3	6	11
26	17	Croatia (CRO)	5	3	2	10
27	27	South Africa (RSA)	2	6	2	10
28	32	Uzbekistan (UZB)	2	2	5	9
29	40	Belarus (BLR)	1	4	4	9
30	45	Czech Republic (CZE)	1	1	7	9
31	22	Colombia (COL)	3	2	3	8
32	23	Iran (IRI)	3	1	4	8
33	41	Turkey (TUR)	1	3	4	8
34	30	North Korea (PRK)	2	3	2	7
34	30	Serbia (SRB)	2	3	2	7
36	37	Georgia (GEO)	2	1	4	7
37	46	Ethiopia (ETH)	1	1	5	7
38	24	Greece (GRE)	3	1	2	6
39	33	Belgium (BEL)	2	2	2	6
39	33	Switzerland (SUI)	2	2	2	6
39	33	Thailand (THA)	2	2	2	6
42	60	Malaysia (MAS)	0	4	1	5
43	61	Mexico (MEX)	0	3	2	5
44	25	Argentina (ARG)	3	1	0	4
45	36	Slovakia (SVK)	2	2	0	4
46	42	Armenia (ARM)	1	3	0	4
47	43	Slovenia (SLO)	1	2	1	4
48	47	Romania (ROU)	1	1	2	4
49	64	Lithuania (LTU)	0	1	3	4
50	74	Norway (NOR)	0	0	4	4
51	44	Indonesia (INA)	1	2	0	3
52	50	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	1	0	2	3
53	65	Venezuela (VEN)	0	1	2	3
54	75	Egypt (EGY)	0	0	3	3
55	75	Tunisia (TUN)	0	0	3	3
56	48	Bahrain (BRN)	1	1	0	2
56	48	Vietnam (VIE)	1	1	0	2
58	51	Bahamas (BAH)	1	0	1	2
58	51	Ivory Coast (CIV)	1	0	1	2
58	51	Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)	1	0	1	2
61	62	Algeria (ALG)	0	2	0	2
61	62	Ireland (IRL)	0	2	0	2
63	66	Bulgaria (BUL)	0	1	1	2
63	66	India (IND)	0	1	1	2
63	66	Mongolia (MGL)	0	1	1	2
66	77	Israel (ISR)	0	0	2	2
67	54	Fiji (FIJ)	1	0	0	1
67	54	Jordan (JOR)	1	0	0	1
67	54	Kosovo (KOS)	1	0	0	1
67	54	Puerto Rico (PUR)	1	0	0	1
67	54	Singapore (SIN)	1	0	0	1
67	54	Tajikistan (TJK)	1	0	0	1
73	69	Burundi (BDI)	0	1	0	1
73	69	Grenada (GRN)	0	1	0	1
73	69	Niger (NIG)	0	1	0	1
73	69	Philippines (PHI)	0	1	0	1
73	69	Qatar (QAT)	0	1	0	1
78	78	Austria (AUT)	0	0	1	1
78	78	Dominican Republic (DOM)	0	0	1	1
78	78	Estonia (EST)	0	0	1	1
78	78	Finland (FIN)	0	0	1	1
78	78	Morocco (MAR)	0	0	1	1
78	78	Nigeria (NGR)	0	0	1	1
78	78	Portugal (POR)	0	0	1	1
78	78	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	0	0	1	1
78	78	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	0	0	1	1
Total (86 NOCs)	295	295	342	932

America still way out in front. But it is looking increasingly unlikely that they will finish up with double the medals of anybody else, as China is now up to 70 medals.

Great Britain has closed slightly on China to be 4 medals behind, rather than the 5 they were yesterday.

Germany’s advance continues. They have now got ahead of Japan and France on Total medal count, and are now up to 5[SUP]th[/SUP] place.

In fact, it means that Russia, Germany, Japan and France now occupy the same positions in both versions of the table.

Australia, Italy, Canada, South Korea and the Netherlands remain in the same positions as they were yesterday.

Brazil moves up to 13[SUP]th[/SUP], with New Zealand in 14[SUP]th[/SUP]. But, these 2 countries are actually on the same number of total medals as the Netherlands. So, there could be some changes.

Sorry, no time for any more analysis, because I managed to mis-count four times! And the MotoGP races will be starting shortly.

But, if I get the chance, I’ll add some in later on, after racing is over.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[cathlen]

CL_fan, you were ahead of me this time

The medal table after DAY 16:

1	USA	United States	43	37	36	116
2	GBR	Great Britain	27	22	17	66
3	CHN	China	26	18	26	70
4	RUS	Russian Federation	17	17	19	53
5	GER	Germany	17	10	14	41
6	JPN	Japan	12	8	21	41
7	FRA	France	9	17	14	40
8	KOR	Republic of Korea	9	3	9	21
9	AUS	Australia	8	11	10	29
10	ITA	Italy	8	11	7	26
11	NED	Netherlands	8	6	4	18
12	HUN	Hungary	8	3	4	15
13	ESP	Spain	7	3	4	14
14	BRA	Brazil	6	6	6	18
15	JAM	Jamaica	6	3	2	11
16	KEN	Kenya	5	6	1	12
17	CRO	Croatia	5	3	2	10
18	CUB	Cuba	5	2	4	11
19	NZL	New Zealand	4	9	5	18
20	CAN	Canada	4	3	15	22
21	KAZ	Kazakhstan	3	5	9	17
22	COL	Colombia	3	2	3	8
23	IRI	Iran	3	1	4	8
24	GRE	Greece	3	1	2	6
25	ARG	Argentina	3	1	0	4
26	SWE	Sweden	2	6	3	11
27	RSA	South Africa	2	6	2	10
28	UKR	Ukraine	2	5	4	11
29	POL	Poland	2	3	6	11
30	PRK	DPR Korea	2	3	2	7
30	SRB	Serbia	2	3	2	7
32	UZB	Uzbekistan	2	2	5	9
33	BEL	Belgium	2	2	2	6
33	SUI	Switzerland	2	2	2	6
33	THA	Thailand	2	2	2	6
36	SVK	Slovakia	2	2	0	4
37	GEO	Georgia	2	1	4	7
38	DEN	Denmark	1	6	7	14
39	AZE	Azerbaijan	1	4	10	15
40	BLR	Belarus	1	4	4	9
41	TUR	Turkey	1	3	4	8
42	ARM	Armenia	1	3	0	4
43	SLO	Slovenia	1	2	1	4
44	INA	Indonesia	1	2	0	3
45	CZE	Czech Republic	1	1	7	9
46	ETH	Ethiopia	1	1	5	7
47	ROU	Romania	1	1	2	4
48	BRN	Bahrain	1	1	0	2
48	VIE	Vietnam	1	1	0	2
50	TPE	Taipei (Chinese Taipei)	1	0	2	3
51	BAH	Bahamas	1	0	1	2
51	CIV	Côte d'Ivoire	1	0	1	2
51	IOA	IOA	1	0	1	2
54	FIJ	Fiji	1	0	0	1
54	JOR	Jordan	1	0	0	1
54	KOS	Kosovo	1	0	0	1
54	PUR	Puerto Rico	1	0	0	1
54	SIN	Singapore	1	0	0	1
54	TJK	Tajikistan	1	0	0	1
60	MAS	Malaysia	0	4	1	5
61	MEX	Mexico	0	3	2	5
62	ALG	Algeria	0	2	0	2
62	IRL	Ireland	0	2	0	2
64	LTU	Lithuania	0	1	3	4
65	VEN	Venezuela	0	1	2	3
66	BUL	Bulgaria	0	1	1	2
66	IND	India	0	1	1	2
66	MGL	Mongolia	0	1	1	2
69	BDI	Burundi	0	1	0	1
69	GRN	Grenada	0	1	0	1
69	NIG	Niger	0	1	0	1
69	PHI	Philippines	0	1	0	1
69	QAT	Qatar	0	1	0	1
74	NOR	Norway	0	0	4	4
75	EGY	Egypt	0	0	3	3
75	TUN	Tunisia	0	0	3	3
77	ISR	Israel	0	0	2	2
78	AUT	Austria	0	0	1	1
78	DOM	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
78	EST	Estonia	0	0	1	1
78	FIN	Finland	0	0	1	1
78	MAR	Morocco	0	0	1	1
78	MDA	Republic of Moldova	0	0	1	1
78	NGR	Nigeria	0	0	1	1
78	POR	Portugal	0	0	1	1
78	TTO	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	1	1
78	UAE	United Arab Emirates	0	0	1	1

Russia and Germany are going head to head. Same with GB and China, I'm really curious how it ends. I'm still impressed by how small country like Netherlands have so many many medals. Amazing.

 

[cathlen]

I just realized that Austria and Portugal has only one medal. Also I read that this Olympics are the worst in whole history for Finland.

 

[thoakun]

I've watched a few talk shows about Masayo Imura, coach of the Japanese synchro swimming team. She is called Spartan and known for pushing the swimmers to the edge. There was a part when the host asked her if she would let her students put off diet for their birthdays. She said something like the swimmers know what it takes to realise their goals and they don't mind dieting. The hosts are like "Huh" hwell: But the reaction of the whole Japan when receiving the bronze is very moving. They took turns hanging their medals on the stern coach's neck.

Bah, I still don't get over how the whole synchro thing ends too soon .

 

[snowflake]

I just realized that Austria and Portugal has only one medal. Also I read that this Olympics are the worst in whole history for Finland.

Bad for Finland, but not so much worse than the last 20 years or so I think.

Here's the medals for the Nordic countries 2016:

Denmark 15 (swimming, men’s handball, cycling, rowing, wrestling, canoe, badminton, women’s 400 m hurdles and sailing)
Sweden 11 (mostly Sarah :hap85: swimming, cycling, shooting, golf, equestrian, wrestling and women's football :yay
Norway 4 (rowing, wrestling and women’s handball :thumbsup
Finland 1 (women’s boxing)
Iceland 0 Oh, Iceland used to be so good at handball(silver at 2008 olympics).

I bet Denmark has most medals compared to their population(5,7 millions)... or?

ETA Just saw New Zeeland has a population of only 4,471 millions and 18 medals, so I suppose they win

 

[hugo]

so, Russians add today 2 gold medals and assure 4th place (in golds and total). But Germans will not learn about this (at least the readers of BILD) because:
http://sport.bild.de/olympia/medaillenspiegel/
the question is: who is on 4th place ?

 

[4everchan]

Iceland had some good swimmers but no medals there... considering their population, it's incredible they reach finals. I love iceland so much since i visited there... gooo gooo gooo

Bad for Finland, but not so much worse than the last 20 years or so I think.

Here's the medals for the Nordic countries 2016:

Denmark 15 (swimming, men’s handball, cycling, rowing, wrestling, canoe, badminton, women’s 400 m hurdles and sailing)
Sweden 11 (mostly Sarah :hap85: swimming, cycling, shooting, golf, equestrian, wrestling and women's football :yay
Norway 4 (rowing, wrestling and women’s handball :thumbsup
Finland 1 (women’s boxing)
Iceland 0 Oh, Iceland used to be so good at handball(silver at 2008 olympics).

I bet Denmark has most medals compared to their population(5,7 millions)... or?

ETA Just saw New Zeeland has a population of only 4,471 millions and 18 medals, so I suppose they win

 

[cathlen]

Bad for Finland, but not so much worse than the last 20 years or so I think.

Here's the medals for the Nordic countries 2016:

Denmark 15 (swimming, men’s handball, cycling, rowing, wrestling, canoe, badminton, women’s 400 m hurdles and sailing)
Sweden 11 (mostly Sarah :hap85: swimming, cycling, shooting, golf, equestrian, wrestling and women's football :yay
Norway 4 (rowing, wrestling and women’s handball :thumbsup
Finland 1 (women’s boxing)
Iceland 0 Oh, Iceland used to be so good at handball(silver at 2008 olympics).

I bet Denmark has most medals compared to their population(5,7 millions)... or?

ETA Just saw New Zeeland has a population of only 4,471 millions and 18 medals, so I suppose they win

Wow, that's amazing for Denmark and New Zealand! I knew Denmark is not a big country, but didn't realize it's like 1/7 of Poland population. I had no idea about New Zealand though.

 

[cathlen]

The final medal table:

1	USA	United States	46	37	38	121
2	GBR	Great Britain	27	23	17	67
3	CHN	China	26	18	26	70
4	RUS	Russian Federation	19	18	19	56
5	GER	Germany	17	10	15	42
6	JPN	Japan	12	8	21	41
7	FRA	France	10	18	14	42
8	KOR	Republic of Korea	9	3	9	21
9	ITA	Italy	8	12	8	28
10	AUS	Australia	8	11	10	29
11	NED	Netherlands	8	7	4	19
12	HUN	Hungary	8	3	4	15
13	BRA	Brazil	7	6	6	19
14	ESP	Spain	7	4	6	17
15	KEN	Kenya	6	6	1	13
16	JAM	Jamaica	6	3	2	11
17	CRO	Croatia	5	3	2	10
18	CUB	Cuba	5	2	4	11
19	NZL	New Zealand	4	9	5	18
20	CAN	Canada	4	3	15	22
21	UZB	Uzbekistan	4	2	7	13
22	KAZ	Kazakhstan	3	5	9	17
23	COL	Colombia	3	2	3	8
24	SUI	Switzerland	3	2	2	7
25	IRI	Iran	3	1	4	8
26	GRE	Greece	3	1	2	6
27	ARG	Argentina	3	1	0	4
28	DEN	Denmark	2	6	7	15
29	SWE	Sweden	2	6	3	11
30	RSA	South Africa	2	6	2	10
31	UKR	Ukraine	2	5	4	11
32	SRB	Serbia	2	4	2	8
33	POL	Poland	2	3	6	11
34	PRK	DPR Korea	2	3	2	7
35	BEL	Belgium	2	2	2	6
35	THA	Thailand	2	2	2	6
37	SVK	Slovakia	2	2	0	4
38	GEO	Georgia	2	1	4	7
39	AZE	Azerbaijan	1	7	10	18
40	BLR	Belarus	1	4	4	9
41	TUR	Turkey	1	3	4	8
42	ARM	Armenia	1	3	0	4
43	CZE	Czech Republic	1	2	7	10
44	ETH	Ethiopia	1	2	5	8
45	SLO	Slovenia	1	2	1	4
46	INA	Indonesia	1	2	0	3
47	ROU	Romania	1	1	3	5
48	BRN	Bahrain	1	1	0	2
48	VIE	Vietnam	1	1	0	2
50	TPE	Taipei (Chinese Taipei)	1	0	2	3
51	BAH	Bahamas	1	0	1	2
51	CIV	Côte d'Ivoire	1	0	1	2
51	IOA	IOA	1	0	1	2
54	FIJ	Fiji	1	0	0	1
54	JOR	Jordan	1	0	0	1
54	KOS	Kosovo	1	0	0	1
54	PUR	Puerto Rico	1	0	0	1
54	SIN	Singapore	1	0	0	1
54	TJK	Tajikistan	1	0	0	1
60	MAS	Malaysia	0	4	1	5
61	MEX	Mexico	0	3	2	5
62	ALG	Algeria	0	2	0	2
62	IRL	Ireland	0	2	0	2
64	LTU	Lithuania	0	1	3	4
65	BUL	Bulgaria	0	1	2	3
65	VEN	Venezuela	0	1	2	3
67	IND	India	0	1	1	2
67	MGL	Mongolia	0	1	1	2
69	BDI	Burundi	0	1	0	1
69	GRN	Grenada	0	1	0	1
69	NIG	Niger	0	1	0	1
69	PHI	Philippines	0	1	0	1
69	QAT	Qatar	0	1	0	1
74	NOR	Norway	0	0	4	4
75	EGY	Egypt	0	0	3	3
75	TUN	Tunisia	0	0	3	3
77	ISR	Israel	0	0	2	2
78	AUT	Austria	0	0	1	1
78	DOM	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
78	EST	Estonia	0	0	1	1
78	FIN	Finland	0	0	1	1
78	MAR	Morocco	0	0	1	1
78	MDA	Republic of Moldova	0	0	1	1
78	NGR	Nigeria	0	0	1	1
78	POR	Portugal	0	0	1	1
78	TTO	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	1	1
78	UAE	United Arab Emirates	0	0	1	1

87 countries won at least one medal!

 

[TheGrandSophy]

That is wonderful that so many countries won medals! It seems that 10 countries won their first ever gold here.

I'm very proud of the GB team. This is their most successful games ever for numbers of medals and in fact they have won 67, 2 more than in the home games in 2012! The country is pretty overwhelmed by their success. Lots of candidates for our annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year!

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

I love how the opening and closing ceremonies give us a chance to immerse ourselves in another country's culture. I love the spirit and music of Brazil! I'm also digging the organic feel of the scaled down ceremonies while I'm still completely wowed by the people involved. Big thumbsup to Rio for these games

 

[MalAssada]

I love Asa Branca :dance:

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

Tudo miuto lindo

:dance2: