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Jul 3, 2024
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Alan Schaefer
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You seriously think that it was all just a coincidence? Come on man.
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For those touting Biles, who is remarkable,
Archaea
Jul 3, 9:31am
Didn’t Biles wet the bed at the last Olympics and let down the team and the
Magneto
Jul 3, 9:34am
No. She did not let anyone down.
Mister P
Jul 3, 9:36am
Call it what it is. She dropped out of the what, final round? That’s a let down.
Dr MoBYU
Jul 3, 9:40am
There is plenty of info out there on what happened to her at the last Olympics.
NC CougarBear
Jul 3, 10:29am
Go ahead and point out where I dump on her. And where I’m wrong.
Dr MoBYU
Jul 3, 1:04pm
You can respect her and recognize her amazing accomplishments but also recognize she did, in fact, let people down.
Tokolosh
Jul 3, 9:41am
And this Olympics is her redemption
Archaea
Jul 3, 9:45am
Huh?
rivercitycoug
Jul 3, 9:49am
I have zero issue with her having a panic or anxiety attack and her making
Alan Schaefer
Jul 3, 9:50am
I guess I liken it to an injury. She was well prepped and deserving, but
Mister P
Jul 3, 9:54am
You seriously think that it was all just a coincidence? Come on man.
Alan Schaefer
Jul 3, 9:58am
You thought she conspired to have a bad performance? For what?
Mister P
Jul 3, 10:05am
You think the pressure of the world’s biggest stage had nothing to do with the mental difficulties that arose? It was
mvtoro
Jul 3, 10:15am
Uh. No…. Of course not. Not sure how that conclusion entered into
Alan Schaefer
Jul 3, 10:21am
Not sure if we’ll ever know the “real” reason she quit on her team. The GOAT
Magneto
Jul 3, 10:15am
"When we need her to perform..."
russkiejedi
Jul 3, 10:49am
Flo-Jo should at least be mentioned too.
Courtimedes
Jul 3, 9:34am
Comparing Olympians is hard. Michael Phelps has more medals than
Mister P
Jul 3, 9:35am
But Phelps was great in fly, free and IM.
Archaea
Jul 3, 9:38am
Another example would be gymnastics.
Mister P
Jul 3, 9:40am
Yeah & the thing about gymnastics is that the window for excellence is so short
runnincoug
Jul 3, 9:47am
The window of excellence has been closed
Archaea
Jul 3, 9:49am
For gymnastics it's also about changing bodies. It's easier for 16 year olds
runnincoug
Jul 3, 10:30am
TNT: How many dominant women are you talking about? Where can one meet them?
Ted Lasso
Jul 3, 9:36am
RE: TNT: How many dominant women are you talking about? Where can one meet
Mister P
Jul 3, 9:38am
It's not recency bias. Biles has dominated a full sport for close to a decade. It's a sport that's
CSoul
Jul 3, 9:37am
JJK was a heptathlete and long jump specialist.
Archaea
Jul 3, 9:40am
I don't buy this. I'd wager there are many more people competitively swimming
Chucky Nuggies
Jul 3, 9:49am
Yeah I'm confused by that comment.
JuicyJam
Jul 3, 9:50am
Yes. Gymnastics is a sport for the elite
Archaea
Jul 3, 9:51am
Not in each individual event. Everyone does the same events in gymnastics. And popularity
CSoul
Jul 3, 9:57am
Are you talking about tv viewership as opposed to participation?
Archaea
Jul 3, 10:02am
It's both. I don't think this is hard to understand. All participation isn't created equal. Track and swimming and
CSoul
Jul 3, 10:12am
You are working too hard and wrong about swimmers.
Archaea
Jul 3, 10:22am
You are talking to Americans here so why are we switching to talk about global participation? Also my daughter is
CSoul
Jul 3, 10:25am
Starting good.
Archaea
Jul 3, 10:34am
Ok. In America there are way more children and adults in competitive swimming than gymnastics. There are 4x as many
mvtoro
Jul 3, 10:44am
Yet most of those swimmers would also say Biles vs Ledecky. Again, it's not looked at the same and
CSoul
Jul 3, 11:18am
I shouldn't have gotten into this argument. It's dumb and I don't really care. I like all the
CSoul
Jul 3, 11:28am
What data do you have that most start at 10-11?
Archaea
Jul 3, 11:32am
For most of our local clubs they don't have any competitive swimming until 8 at the earliest
CSoul
Jul 3, 11:37am
We probably took swimming too seriously too early because
Archaea
Jul 3, 2:26pm
No, I wasn’t a swimmer. Just saying the idea that there are “way more” gymnasts competing than swimmers isn’t remotely
mvtoro
Jul 3, 11:35am
I was touting the fact that she's 4'8" and jumped 12 ft in the air. I can't think of another human achieving that kind
Supercoug
Jul 3, 9:45am
She is very remarkable but there are other remarkable
Archaea
Jul 3, 9:47am
Agree, and watching Ledecky absolutely torch her competition is really fun, but I think people see somebody swimming,
RoaroftheCougartails
Jul 3, 10:03am
Possibly but as a former swimmer people are deluding themselves
Archaea
Jul 3, 10:05am
True, but not everybody is a former swimmer. I'll even say most former athletes or people who still work out would
RoaroftheCougartails
Jul 3, 10:14am
Well I did gymnastics as a youth and know I couldn’t
Archaea
Jul 3, 10:23am
Kinda. Those floors have springs. Still amazing but...
Mister P
Jul 3, 9:48am
On a trampoline, yes.
Longseason
Jul 3, 9:48am
She does seem to get noticeably higher, but how does that compare to the other
JuicyJam
Jul 3, 9:56am
It's this, not only does she dominate her sport, she is doing things that nobody else can do. Incredibly athletic things
RoaroftheCougartails
Jul 3, 10:01am
But more incredible than JJK, Shiffrin, Ledecky or Serena Williams?
Archaea
Jul 3, 10:03am
I am a huge Serena fan. GOAT in my book. But even watching her serve in her prime doesn't bring the same wow or flash
RoaroftheCougartails
Jul 3, 10:22am
Wilt then Jordan.
Archaea
Jul 3, 10:25am
I'd like to see how caitlyn jenner would fare against fellow modern women
Belboz
Jul 3, 10:29am
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