Zika, drugs, and medals: The Rio Olympics thread

[Monoriu]

And thank god for the pair of them - without their gold medal in Atlanta in 1996 our unique run of having won at least one gold medal in every summer Olympics since the first in 1896 would have been broken.

Atlanta was, in general, a truly miserable games for British sport.

Hong Kong won our only gold medal in Atlanta.  So even if you guys didn't win any, God Save the Queen would still have been played

[sbr]

A University of Southern California alum (or at least former athlete) has won a gold medal in every Olympics for the last 104 years.

[Grey Fox]

I just came to the realization that the next 3 Olympics are going to be in Asia.

This sucks, everything will happen in the night & when we wake up everything will already be done.

[The Larch]

I just came to the realization that the next 3 Olympics are going to be in Asia.

This sucks, everything will happen in the night & when we wake up everything will already be done.

2024 will be in either Europe (Rome, Paris & Budapest are official candidates) or North America (LA).

[The Minsky Moment]

Samaranch was in something like 12 olympic games.  Not sure the exact count, but he came away with a LOT of gold.

[grumbler]

Apparently fencer Aladár Gerevich of Hungary holds the record for most gold medals in separate Olympics, at 6.

Steve Redgrave's five appears to be the most for endurance events.

Alfred Oerter, Jr and Carl Lewis are tied at 4 Olympics with gold in individual events.

[frunk]

If Phelps was a country he would be third for all time Gold Medal count in Swimming events, behind the US and Australia.

[Savonarola]

CB and I watched some of women's gymnastics last night.  I've seen wuxia movies where the people can't jump as high or stay aloft as long as Simone Biles did.

[Valmy]

I almost felt bad for Aly Raisman 

It must suck to be the very best mortal woman who has ever lost to Simone Biles.

[Grey Fox]

I just came to the realization that the next 3 Olympics are going to be in Asia.

This sucks, everything will happen in the night & when we wake up everything will already be done.

2024 will be in either Europe (Rome, Paris & Budapest are official candidates) or North America (LA).

Thank god, I don't think I could stomach 4 in a row.

[The Larch]

I just came to the realization that the next 3 Olympics are going to be in Asia.

This sucks, everything will happen in the night & when we wake up everything will already be done.

2024 will be in either Europe (Rome, Paris & Budapest are official candidates) or North America (LA).

Thank god, I don't think I could stomach 4 in a row.

Guess you're including the winter olympics in that calculation, right?

[Grey Fox]

Yes, of course.

[The Larch]

Yes, of course.

I forgot that some people actually care about those. 

[Grey Fox]

Yes, of course.

I forgot that some people actually care about those. 

For all intent & purposes, they are more important.

[Valmy]

Yes, of course.

I forgot that some people actually care about those. 

Um you are talking to a Canadian here

But I agree with them, the Winter Olympics is awesome.