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Friday, August 19, 2016

Day 13 - Team Time

Day 13 Scoreboard:



Highlights:

  • Lightning strikes twice - Bolt secures double gold for Team Mark in the 200m.  Lashawn Merritt finished off the stand for Guanabara Gladiators, and Justin Gatlin sat the final out after being lazy in the semifinals and getting passed at the end, also negative points for blaming it on a "stiff ankle."  I'm not actually giving him negative points because he's on my team, but geez man it's the Olympics run through the line.
  • Also, you should all be glad you didn't have one of the idiot swimmers - definitely negative points for all.  Although it isn't a facebook or instagram post, I think lying on the today show and vandalizing on a security camera count the same.  Ryan Lochte, pathetic.
  • PiranhaMama celebrated a big team gold from Alison (The Wooly Mammoth) and Bruno in Men's beach volleyball, which moves her onto the medal stand right now.



Also, it's interesting to look and see how well we did in different sports that have concluded -no more points to be awarded in the below, but check out who drafted well and who was a dud:

Archery

The Koreans were on the mark.


Cycling

Biggest miss - Jason Kenny of Great Britain track cycling with a triple gold - 30 points left on the table

Fencing

One Russian was on point, another...a bit dull.

Gymnastics (Artistic)

Simone Simone Simone
(Rhythmic still to come - get ya popcorn ready)

Rowing 

The biggest news due to the nature of the set-up is that PiranhaMama and Team Leroy didn't get the gold and 20 point score.

Swimming

Phelps outdid the projections and Brazil Nuts was glad for the gift.  Australia...barf.

Table Tennis

China will destroy us all with tiny spinning balls.

Tennis

Disappointment all over the place.  Goose egg city. Small fuzzy green goose eggs.



The big dominoes still to come are the team events concluding over the next few days.  Big points still out there and could swing the standings!  
For example - don't sleep on Team Mark - he may be in last place now, but his remaining point potential is off the charts - Team Mark picked some good Teams and is counting on those 20 point bonuses.
106 points waiting for the taking (Brazil Women's Football curiously the one in the Bronze medal game):
 

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