Zika, drugs, and medals: The Rio Olympics thread

[Admiral Yi]

Watched a chunk of Croatia Espana men's basketball.

How do you pronounce Sergio Llull? 

The halftime show was break dancing.  Really better to have nothing at all.

[11B4V]

Rowing qualifying heats! Wow that's boring.

'Bout like that hockey like sport wil the big puck and brooms.

[CountDeMoney]

Rowing qualifying heats! Wow that's boring.

'Bout like that hockey like sport wil the big puck and brooms.

Hey man, you're waaaay off.  There's nothing "hockey like" about it.

[11B4V]

Rowing qualifying heats! Wow that's boring.

'Bout like that hockey like sport wil the big puck and brooms.

Hey man, you're waaaay off.  There's nothing "hockey like" about it.

Curling is what I was thinking of.

[PDH]

That Women's road race was also epic.  I hope the Dutch rider is going to be ok after that crash.  Looked very bad. 

Concussion and three spinal fractures.  Not good.

Seeing as how one of the ladies in the race today crashed earlier in the year and lost a kidney I would say she may well have gotten off light...

[MadBurgerMaker]

Seeing as how one of the ladies in the race today crashed earlier in the year and lost a kidney I would say she may well have gotten off light...

Jesus christ, is there a Thunderdome portion that I missed?

E:  Oh earlier in the year.  Derp.

[CountDeMoney]

Curling is what I was thinking of.

Calling it "hockey like" is an insult to hockey like thingies.

[sbr]

https://twitter.com/FrankDenneman/status/762379483735359488

@FrankDenneman
If you feel useless today, remember somebody is working as a lifeguard at the olympics:

[grumbler]

Michael Phelps (UofM Alum) has now won gold in four Olympics.  I know Carl Lewis did that in track and field, but I'm not aware of any others. I am sure there must be some in winter sports and/or from other countries.  Anybody able to help me out?

[MadBurgerMaker]

There's a Norwegian dude who has been to 6 or winter games and has a bunch of medals. 

E: Here he is:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Einar_Bj%C3%B8rndalen#Olympic_Games

[Liep]

There's a Danish sailor who won gold in four Olympics too, Paul Elvstrøm. He participated in a total of 8 Olympics.

[Liep]

Eskild Ebbesen won medals in 5 Olympics but only 3 of them gold. 4 man rowing.

[Gups]

Michael Phelps (UofM Alum) has now won gold in four Olympics.  I know Carl Lewis did that in track and field, but I'm not aware of any others. I am sure there must be some in winter sports and/or from other countries.  Anybody able to help me out?

Steve Redgrave, British rower, won gold  five consecutive times between 1984 and 2000.
Matthew Pinsent, another British rower, won four times between 1992 and 2004

[Agelastus]

Michael Phelps (UofM Alum) has now won gold in four Olympics.  I know Carl Lewis did that in track and field, but I'm not aware of any others. I am sure there must be some in winter sports and/or from other countries.  Anybody able to help me out?

Steve Redgrave, British rower, won gold  five consecutive times between 1984 and 2000.
Matthew Pinsent, another British rower, won four times between 1992 and 2004

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.

[Gups]

Michael Phelps (UofM Alum) has now won gold in four Olympics.  I know Carl Lewis did that in track and field, but I'm not aware of any others. I am sure there must be some in winter sports and/or from other countries.  Anybody able to help me out?

Steve Redgrave, British rower, won gold  five consecutive times between 1984 and 2000.
Matthew Pinsent, another British rower, won four times between 1992 and 2004

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.

It really was the pits.