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Donny osmond wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:28 pm

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:11 pm

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 3:52 pm

Yep, it's an upset, for sure - but not "the biggest upset in the history of women's 7s" as claimed

Exactly, they showed they were very capable in previous matches

Are they a bit of 1 trick pony? I haven't seen enough of them to really know. NZ must be massive favourites for gold.

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 3:51 pm

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 1:57 pmHow the fuck can their not be a contingency plan

Why would you assume there isn't?

Banquo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:25 pm

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 3:51 pm

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 1:57 pmHow the fuck can their not be a contingency plan

Why would you assume there isn't?

The contingency plan is hopefully it’ll be ok by the 2nd, otherwise it’s a duathlon.

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:28 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:25 pm

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 3:51 pm

Why would you assume there isn't?

The contingency plan is hopefully it’ll be ok by the 2nd, otherwise it’s a duathlon.

I mean it's hard to imagine a worse story to be constantly in the headlines other than we can't run this tournament because Paris is literally in the shit.

Banquo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:25 pm The contingency plan is hopefully it’ll be ok by the 2nd, otherwise it’s a duathlon.

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:32 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:25 pm The contingency plan is hopefully it’ll be ok by the 2nd, otherwise it’s a duathlon.

Well that's shit.
I thought the presenters has said that if it wasn't good for tomorrow, it goes to a different course, which is planned but needs to be set-up

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:39 pm Fair enough - probably my confusion, possibly the presenters' confusion.

Either way, they surely deserve some credit for getting the Seine safe enough in the first place. A Brave call that looks like failing to come through - especially given organised campaigns to prevent it (#JeChieDansLaSeine).
Really, REALLY should have had a back-up plan for the triathlon as well, regardless.

I dread to think how well we'd have done trying to clean up the Thames through London to get that iconography in (not that our riverside iconogrphay is a patch on Paris')

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 6:56 am Sounds less like luck, and more like "the water surge from an entire month's worth of rain that fell on Friday and Saturday is now 3 days ago, not 2"

I'd still be more comfortable if they gave it another day to drop further though, but I guess the weather forecast may count against that.

None of which means that they shouldn't have had a proper backup (like a course that starts at the same backup location as the open-water swim.

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 7:05 am Jebus there's still a lot of water flowing through there!

This swim is going to be a killer

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 8:57 am Imagine being a 27 yo Parisienne and winning Olympic gold at the Paris Olympics? Just awesome.

Banquo wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 11:41 amYeeee hah