UPDATE: Golf has been temporarily suspended, due to lightning risk. Nelly Korda (USA) is clinging to a one-stroke lead, through sixteen holes.
Tokyo Olympics: The Thread (OPEN SPOILERS, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!!)
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USA using their defense to create some space, in the third quarter. Holiday has been spectacular, defensively.
UPDATE: USA built their lead to fourteen, but France closes the quarter on a 6-0 run, to get back to within eight.
While I do think the current model could use some improvements, I owe this team an apology.
USA gagging at the line, down the stretch. Trying to hold on.
BREAKING: United States defeats France 87-82, to win their fourth consecutive gold medal, in men's 5x5 basketball.
1-for-1
1-for-1
Does this pertain to your daily best chances post?
UPDATE: Nelly Korda pars #17, coming out of a lightning delay, falling into a tie for first, with Mone Inami (JPN).
Aye.
UPDATE: Mone Inami (JPN) bogeys #18. Korda can two-putt to gold, unless Lydia Ko (NZL) birdies, to force a playoff.
BREAKING: Nelly Korda (USA) wins the women's individual stroke play.
2-for-2
2-for-2
Well, I'm up past my bedtime. I hope to wake up in time for the evening session on the track. By then, we'll also know what went down with the water polo.
BREAKING: United States wins the women's 4x400 relay, earning Allyson Felix a gold medal, and her eleventh career medal, overall, in her final Olympic race. Her teammates in the final were 400m hurdles gold and silver medalists Sydney McLaughlin and Daliliah Muhammad, as well as 800m gold medalist Achting Mu.
Also happening while I was sleeping, United States smashed Spain in the final of women's water polo, but Kyle Snyder was defeated in the men's freestyle < 97kg final.
4-for-5, with two still being contested, and one to go. Barring a miracle, USA is going to come up short on both of those other two (baseball/women's high jump), as well.
On the bright side, China surprisingly only went 1-for-3, in the events they were favored to win (although they did pick up an unexpected canoe gold)
4-for-5, with two still being contested, and one to go. Barring a miracle, USA is going to come up short on both of those other two (baseball/women's high jump), as well.
On the bright side, China surprisingly only went 1-for-3, in the events they were favored to win (although they did pick up an unexpected canoe gold)
BREAKING: United States wins the men's 4x400m relay. Botswana wins bronze, with an Area Record, earning only their second Olympic medal in the country's history.
BREAKING: Japan defeats United States in baseball, 2-0.
BREAKING: Mariya Lasitskene (ROC) wins gold in the women's high jump. Vashti Cunningham (USA) finished in sixth.
USA finishes 5-for-8, but gains three on China, putting the Gold Medal lead back in play.
USA finishes 5-for-8, but gains three on China, putting the Gold Medal lead back in play.
I was hoping Japan would win the gold as the host country. I tried to get up for this one but my work schedule didn't cooperate. Looks like it was a good game though as the US team brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the 9th. I was going to say "our own" Nick Allen got three hits in the game including a 2-out hit in the 9th inning but then I remembered this is a Kings fan board and not everyone here is an Oakland A's fan.
Team USA's best Gold Medal prospects tonight:
Basketball
Boxing
Indoor Volleyball
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There are still thirteen gold medals remaining to be handed out on the last day of competition. United States is in contention for six of them, and favored in at least two (women's basketball, super-heavyweight boxing). China is in contention for four of them, and is favored in one (women's middleweight boxing). USA needs to outperform China by two gold medals, in order to move into a tie atop the Gold Medal count.
There are only two events in which both United States and China have a competitor involved (men's marathon, women's omnium track cycling), and neither country is expected to medal in either event.
Basketball
- Women's 5x5 (#1 seed)
Boxing
- Keyshawn Davis (men's lightweight)
- Richard Torrez, Jr. (men's super-heavyweight)
Indoor Volleyball
- Women's volleyball (#2 seed)
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There are still thirteen gold medals remaining to be handed out on the last day of competition. United States is in contention for six of them, and favored in at least two (women's basketball, super-heavyweight boxing). China is in contention for four of them, and is favored in one (women's middleweight boxing). USA needs to outperform China by two gold medals, in order to move into a tie atop the Gold Medal count.
There are only two events in which both United States and China have a competitor involved (men's marathon, women's omnium track cycling), and neither country is expected to medal in either event.
BREAKING: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) wins the men's marathon. Galen Rupp (USA) was hanging around in medal contention for most of the race, but faded down the stretch, finishing in eighth.
BREAKING: Serbia beats Republic of Korea in straight sets, to win the bronze medal in women's indoor volleyball. The gold medal match between Brazil and United States is scheduled to start at approximately 12:30 AM ET.
I'd have given Japan a shot, with fans in the arena. As it is, they've only got a chance, if Dawn Staley out-coaches herself. Which, if you watched any of the pool play games, is totally a thing that could happen.
PurpleHaze
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Graphic at the start: Team USA average height - 6'2" Team Japan average height - 5'9" I thought would be even greater disparity with USA having 6'8" center and Japan's best player 5'4" PG.
"Japan's head coach, Tom Hovasse, played two games for the Atlanta Hawks..."
Two games? I wouldn't have even bothered to leave that on the résumé.
Two games? I wouldn't have even bothered to leave that on the résumé.
Also, at the risk of being salacious, I couldn't help but notice that I haven't seen Kara Lawson wearing a wedding band, during this entire Olympics, even though, according to Doctor Internet, she and D-Lo are still married.
To this point, I am reminded of the 2010 FIBA Women's World Championship: Czech Republic was the host country, and they made it to the final, against USA. That crowd was HOT!
No disrespect to Japan, but if United States were playing against a better team, I'd be worried. USA has the deepest team in the world, and Dawn Staley is only going eight deep. Between that, and some questionable offensive schemes, she's basically out-coaching herself. If the size/talent gap weren't so overwhelming, this'd be a two or three-possession game.
BREAKING: Jennifer Valente (USA) wins the women's Omnium cycling.
BREAKING: United States defeats Japan, 90-75, for the gold medal in 5x5 women's basketball. It's their seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal, and their fifty-fifth consecutive win in Olympic play.
Japan's silver medal is their first-ever medal in women's basketball.
Japan's silver medal is their first-ever medal in women's basketball.
