Big whoop! This team was good enough to take the Gold Medal, if they had an Italian coach. Herdman got outcoached by his German counterpart and Sinclair couldn't adapt. They are responsible for Canada not winning the gold.And today, in less than 2 minutes the ladies will have to beat the odds and the crowd in trying for football bronze against Brasil.....Team Canada is digging in for the stretch run....Go Canada Go..!
ADG had an amazing meet and would be a worthy flag bearer but Penny O should get the nod, mainly due to her gold in the 100m free swim, one of the marquee events.Now the 4X100 relay is a bit of a crap shoot with disqualifications and dropped batons so Canada actually has a shot at gold there.
So if ADG wins a gold in relay, silver in 200m and bronze in 100m, well that's quite the performance. Men's track is generally considered higher profile than women's swim. We would have 2 worthy flag bearers.
If you watch the video closely when Russell was discussing it in slow-mo with Bailey you can clearly see some other teams collect the batons after their taped markers (including Canada)... Something looks very sketchy in that video, not just from the Americans. :blue:The U.S. is appealing the 4 x 100.
Japan was not DQ because it happened on the straight and not on the curve.
I believe Trin/Tob was also DQed for lane violation.If you watch the video closely when Russell was discussing it in slow-mo with Bailey you can clearly see some other teams collect the batons after their taped markers (including Canada)... Something looks very sketchy in that video, not just from the Americans. :blue:
Japan got their batons super late too as per the video. I think Canada got their baton even further from the marker compared to the Americans (2nd last lane at the bottom of the screen).I believe Trin/Tob was also DQed for lane violation.
The DQ was for getting the baton too EARLY before the transition zone. CBC F'd up the call again.Japan got their batons super late too as per the video. I think Canada got their baton even further from the marker compared to the Americans (2nd last lane at the bottom of the screen).
Oh, in that case, if it was too early from the marker then the DQ calls were legit...The DQ was for getting the baton too EARLY before the transition zone. CBC F'd up the call again.
It was a very minor infraction but so was Canada's stepping on the line in the 2013 relay. Karma
Compared to the winner of that race, the other women runners look like little kids physically.Melissa Bishop just missed bronze by a meter. She ran such a great race. Plus she's so hot.
I thought the first and third place finishers were guys...Compared to the winner of that race, the other women runners look like little kids physically.