The Syndicate

Ricochet wrote:Watched more of the same yesterday, meaning women's archery, men's foil, judo, cycling, my parents had the women's gymnastics pretty much the whole time on, plus I have also watched Sweden - Germany in handball and a bit of Croatia - Spain in basketball.

I missed Goddess Ledecky and Djokovic getting rekt, because of the lateness of their events.

Also, I hate to bring this up, but it's been just two days, yet the number of freak accidents is pretty disconcerting, wouldn't you say?

Ricochet wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Ricochet wrote:Watched more of the same yesterday, meaning women's archery, men's foil, judo, cycling, my parents had the women's gymnastics pretty much the whole time on, plus I have also watched Sweden - Germany in handball and a bit of Croatia - Spain in basketball.

I missed Goddess Ledecky and Djokovic getting rekt, because of the lateness of their events.

Also, I hate to bring this up, but it's been just two days, yet the number of freak accidents is pretty disconcerting, wouldn't you say?

I figure that's normal with the Olympics. On the international stage, some folks push themselves further than they've ever done, and thus further than their bodies can handle.

Is it more prevalent this year?

I have no term of comparison, at least from recollections of previous Olympics. You're basically right, they can all be attributed to utter exertion or that one tactical slip that proves costly, but I find it was more than simple walkovers or technical injuries. At least two of them, in two different sports, were damn freaky.