Yeah, I’m ancient.
2024 Summer Olympics (Paris)
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Yeah, I’m ancient.
So am I.
Practically every sport requires some technique/coordination. Even something like tractor pulling.
But on a spectrum ranging from tractor pulling to gymnastics/tennis/skateboarding I think we can agree that running and cycling at least is much closer to the former than the latter. Swimming would be closer to the middle of this spectrum I reckon.
Yeah fair enough, it's an endurance sport in the end.
Not even that close to the middle. I’ve got a friend who is a very good amateur cyclist and very strong long distance swimmer. He regularly does triathlons and consistently finishes in the top half. He’s also a total fecking dork. Absolutely hopeless at all ball sports and always has been. He’s big, clumsy, motherfecker. Endurance sports will always be 90% grit and determination (and genetics) and only 10% technical ability. Probably less tbh.
There is no way simming is less than 10% about technique, don't be silly.
Badminton is very fun to watch.
https://straightlineswimming.com/kn...gs are more muscle,legs as little as possible.
Your legs are more muscle dense than other parts of your body and so each kick will use up more energy than one of your arm strokes. This means that for long distance swims, you want to use your legs as little as possible.
Your legs are more muscle dense than other parts of your body and so each kick will use up more energy than one of your arm strokes. This means that for long distance swims, you want to use your legs as little as possible.
Seriously. I reckon you can teach anyone great swimming technique, eventually. Or at least to a level where it doesn’t make much difference in a long distance contest. Try and teach my dorky pal to smash in a bicycle kick like Garnacho!
With friends like you who needs enemies?
He’s a lovely fella. I don’t love him any less because he’s shit at football. Like he doesn’t judge me for never once in my life running further than 10k.
Watch the above video and read the link about swimming.
I know nothing about swimming.
Fell sorry for our backstroke swimmer you do all those years training to only get DQ for staying too long under water. Didn't know that was even a thing.
This men's BMX, the tricks are ridiculous!
That run from the Argentinian, wow!
Oh shit the Frenchman just wiped out.
This bbc channel switching is fecking frustrating
Do have discovery plus but find the commentary better on the BBC
Do have discovery plus but find the commentary better on the BBC
As someone who knows nothing about BMX bar thinking it all looks massively impressive
What's the hardest trick they are likely to do?
What's the hardest trick they are likely to do?
Just turned the BMX stuff on. Almost every rider eating shit so far.
Cycling is an incredible technical sport, especially at lower levels (amateur). Most of the UK scene is Crits which requires a very high level of technical ability on the bike.
Even in the pro peloton, there are cyclists who are in the top 10% of the very best when it comes to pure power numbers, but their lack of bike handling skills puts them on the bottom end. See: Ethan Hayter, Remco in the past
Then you have riders who are decent 'endurance' profiles but their bike handling/technical skills win them the biggest races (Mohoric, CRod etc)
This kid from Gateshead is nuts
That was outrageous by Kieran Reilly.
2nd with that run, no way.
2nd with that run, no way.
It's not politically correct, but we have the most beautiful athletes.
I know nothing about BMX scoring in fairness, but SURELY he was better than the Argie.
He was fecking class did all sorts of mad shit.
Watching people do incredible shit on the BMX and then the commentators go “hmm very low difficulty”
They’ve probably drafted in those same judges who screwed over our boxers… /s
Am I lying?
Gotta say I love the French ultrabiased crowd. People were whining about Pidcock getting booed but feck that, at least there's some atmosphere on some of these niche sports.
Table tennis between the french supertalent Lebrun and Otcharov right now is like a Darts match, crowd chanting and screaming, love it.
Table tennis between the french supertalent Lebrun and Otcharov right now is like a Darts match, crowd chanting and screaming, love it.
How come the men look so much better at BMX than the women? Most of the tricks the women do seem very tame in comparison to this. Is it just down to being able to generate more speed and height for the jumps?
Who’s been disappointing?
Am I lying?
No but the caveat was funny.
same, that seemed unreal
How were there mistakes in that French guys run
That was insane!
That was insane!
How did that not score higher?!
This scoring is bullshit, that was miles better than the Argie.
damn didn't even get first with that