Blame it on Rio...........2016 Olympics Thread

I was till Russia not allowed to compete

 

Maybe there should be a 4th Olympics. Regular, Special, Para and Trump. The latter would be the best. There are rules but you can ignore them.

 

What does your sheriff think of your business practices?

 

Good story, but it pains me to read a Smithsonian story and see a typo. Are they also lacking a copy desk?

 

That would be the Hillary Olympics you're referring to.

 

Spectacular reversal! You win this week's Mass Debater Award.

 

It's an honor and a privilege to be Mass Debating around here!

 

Ryan Lochte charged by Brazilian authorities - CNN.com

 

I greatly regret that I was not as active in this thread as the London one. @Oggiedoggie 's joke about the water polo drove me to cry-laughing levels.

 

This is the opening Pyongyang is looking for!

Most Cities Will Be Too Hot to Host 2088 Summer Olympics

 

Anyone else see this?

These charts clearly show how some Olympic swimmers may have gotten an unfair advantage

Statistics show swimmers in the outside lanes consistently swam slower in one direction and faster in the other.

 

Isn't that the seeding advantage, though? The top seeds get lanes 4 and 5, where there is no wake.