Gliders rule the big show

Stop posting.  Go train.

Love when the gliders win...I always threw with a glide and justified it as being a more 'stable technique'. So it is nice when the last 3 olympics were won by gliders.

Great pic...someone had to say it...

NBC devoted a solid 15 seconds on his nose picking...which will be more about 10 seconds more than what  NBC will air tonight of the actual competition.

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BKetch wrote: Great pic...someone had to say it... NBC devoted a solid 15 seconds on his nose picking...which will be more about 10 seconds more than what  NBC will air tonight of the actual competition.

i give the fella loads of credit for his skill, all the training and his accomplishments. amazing athlete.
but not for nothing.....if you're at the Olympics and you have a camera in your face, maybe then isnt a good time to start picking your nose.


.....btw, if you post while expat shield is on and watching weightlifting.....the above stuff comes up in your post and you cant delete it.
sorry.

Duncan, respect your elders . . .

BKetch wrote: Great pic...someone had to say it... NBC devoted a solid 15 seconds on his nose picking...which will be more about 10 seconds more than what  NBC will air tonight of the actual competition.

john gallagher wrote: I think the issue of spin vs. glide is obsolete.  I think this is an issue across the board with the U.S.  I think we need to take a look at how throwers are prepared for the big show.  It seems that the norm right now is to underperform at the big show compared to a personal best.  Training programs sucking maybe?  I don't know the answer but I think this is the discussion path we need to go down rather than glide vs. spin.  People have proven that both go far.  Hammer throwers under performed.  Discus throwers under performed.  Women's shot put under performed.  Women's javelin under performed.  (Men's javelin has yet to go.  Today I think.) And...everything has pretty damn good coverage online so far.  I have watched every throw and every lift so far.  Just go to nbcolympics.com and click the "online listings" tab.  You can watch stuff that day or select a prior day.  Pretty simple.   http://www.nbcolympics.com/online-listings/day=august-8/index.html

 Under performed! Absolutely! Its not like this is their first International Competition.

For NBC coverage, I just said I was a member of Media Com, then at the bottom of the page it says to enter your email for a temporary viewing pass.  If you need it again, just re enter your email.  Done it three times so far.  Hope this helps.

Should the trials be moved farther out?

Mike, you then would get the argument from people if they still fail that there is to much time. I really think it's a matter of depth for the US. Our 4th, 5th, 6th, etc place guys could be competitively international where some countries would be lucky to get two competitive throwers.