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8 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said:

I see the U.S. is doing it's usual outstanding job in medal count. 

 

I'll always root for the U.S., but if I were to root for any other nation's Olympian, it would be the folks who barely squeaked onto the record books by winning a bronze.  Without that bronze, they'd be competing for last place with 150 other countries.  With it, their nation now ties for 57th place. 

  

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Ironhold

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1 hour ago, mirkwood said:

Do I have to watch the Olympics to support the athletes?

No. 

Fan mail, positive comments online, and other shows of support work just as well. 

LDSGator

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4 minutes ago, mikbone said:

used to vault with his father back in the day.

dude you did that?

All these athletes are amazing, but the pole vaulters have to have insane amounts of speed and strength. That’s amazing @mikbone. 

mikbone

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On 8/5/2024 at 2:51 PM, LDSGator said:

Amazing bro. Huge respect for that

Its one of the main reasons why I got into orthopedics.

My twin had a nasty open tibia fracture our HS senior year.

During my interview process one of the attending surgeons always asked everybody the same question.  Did you wear spikes?

If you didn’t, or even worse did not understand the question it, was an immediate fail.

Of course, I wore spikes.  I have the scars to prove it.

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LDSGator

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21 minutes ago, mikbone said:

Its one of the main reasons why I got into orthopedics.

My twin had a nasty open tibia fracture our HS senior year.

During my interview process on of the attending surgeons always asked everybody the same question.  Did you wear spikes?

If you didn’t or even worse, did not understand the question it was an immediate fail.

Of course I wore spikes.  I got the scars to prove it.

What got you into pole vaulting?

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mikbone

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11 minutes ago, LDSGator said:

What got you into pole vaulting?

The twin and I were very active.  We rode our bikes past the Jr High and saw some vaulters.  We knew immediately we had to do it.  Dad ran track when he was in school and supported us.

I went to state 3 years in a row in Texas HS and got to go to university on a full ride.  

Converted to the Decathlon in College.  Fun times.

LDSGator

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30 minutes ago, mikbone said:

The twin and I were very active.  We rode our bikes past the Jr High and saw some vaulters.  We knew immediately we had to do it.  Dad ran track when he was in school and supported us.

I went to state 3 years in a row in Texas HS and got to go to university on a full ride.  

Converted to the Decathlon in College.  Fun times.

Huge respect for that bro. 

Ironhold

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I'm reading reports that the same person who planned the Opening Ceremonies was the person who planned the Closing Ceremonies. 

So expect things to go downhill even further & faster. 

NeuroTypical

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On 8/3/2024 at 4:33 PM, NeuroTypical said:

I'll always root for the U.S., but if I were to root for any other nation's Olympian, it would be the folks who barely squeaked onto the record books by winning a bronze.  Without that bronze, they'd be competing for last place with 150 other countries.  With it, their nation now ties for 57th place. 

Oh, and this girl.   I'm now officially rooting for this girl, not just in the olympics, but also through life.

May be a doodle of text

 

May be an illustration of text that says 'TALI TALIA J@kateseventyfive'

 

May be a doodle of text

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