Should we start an Olympic thread???

[a kennedy]

Ok,ok,ok, so I'm a sap for American winners.......

[applegrove]

1. I've stumbled upon two horrific injurious events so far and it is only day 2.

A male vaulter broke his leg. A female road bicyclist crashed and did not move. I don't know if I'll venture back at this rate. I don't know how either is doing.

[RockaFowler]

2. The cyclist

She had a concussion and 3 cracks in her spine

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/road-race-leader-crashes-just-miles-from-finish-1784944615

Watching that vaulter break his leg was so horrific. Every time someone does the vault I turn away or cringe at the end.

[RockaFowler]

3. Can we talk Doping?????

http://deadspin.com/hell-yeah-weve-got-an-olympic-swimmer-beef-1784968587

While King was waiting to participate in her preliminary heat for the 100-meter breaststroke, NBC’s cameras caught her in an honest moment. King, after watching the other preliminary heat unfold, gave Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova, who had just posted the top time in her heat, the Mutombo finger wag.

Efimova is not a popular figure at these Olympics. She was among the bevy of athletes who were implicated in Russia’s massive doping scandal, and has two positive tests for banned substances on her record. Efimova was one of the Russian swimmers who was banned from the Rio Olympics by the International Swimming Federation last month, but that decision was quietly overturned for reasons nobody can quite explain. Now, Efimova is going to be swimming for a medal.

Hence King’s disdain. Shortly after breaking out that finger wag, King went on to post the top time in her heat, setting her up for a showdown with Efimova in the final.



How the heck did Efimova get into these games??????