WEBVTT - Tea from Paris: Day Thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>Hey there on this Thursday, August, the eighth team USA

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<v Speaker 1>on the verge of cracking friple digits in the metal count.

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<v Speaker 1>The US athletes have now won a total of ninety

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<v Speaker 1>two Olympic medals, China has sixty two. France remains in

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<v Speaker 1>third place with fifty one medals.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome everyone to another t from Perry edition of Amy

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<v Speaker 2>and TJ. And you know what You can call him

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<v Speaker 2>Old McDonald, a fifty one year old just competed at

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<v Speaker 2>the Olympics against teenagers. Also, an American sprinter literally and

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<v Speaker 2>intentionally jogged the entirety of his race. It was all

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<v Speaker 2>part of a strategy that now has him in the finals.

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<v Speaker 2>And an athlete got sick after swimming in the sun

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<v Speaker 2>and has now revealed what caused her illness.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, both boxers at the center of that gender controversy

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<v Speaker 1>make it to their respective finals and both will be

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<v Speaker 1>going for gold. Also, an Indian wrestler goes to extreme

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<v Speaker 1>measures to make weight for her gold medal round, but

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't enough and miss the mark by just three

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<v Speaker 1>and a half ounces.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot has changed in Tom Shar's life since he

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<v Speaker 2>was a guest on our podcast Just a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>days ago. Mainly, well, he has a new medal around

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<v Speaker 2>his neck.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a that's a really cool story. We're all cheering

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<v Speaker 1>for these athletes. But Rose when we talked to these guys,

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<v Speaker 1>there was something a little more special when we watched

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<v Speaker 1>them compete after having had a conversation with him, it just,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, you feel like you know him in

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<v Speaker 1>a different way. And we were rooting hard for our

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<v Speaker 1>skateboarder guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you get personally invested in them, and especially after

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<v Speaker 2>knowing just how chill they were. They weren't out for blood,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they you know, and I don't I respect

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<v Speaker 2>that when that's part of your strategy to win a goal.

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<v Speaker 2>These guys were just doing what they love. They do

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<v Speaker 2>it every day and they just got to do it

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<v Speaker 2>on a big stage with the world watching and really

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<v Speaker 2>shine a spotlight on a sport they love. And I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like that's why they were in it. So you're

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<v Speaker 2>rooting for them even more because it wasn't some high

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<v Speaker 2>stakes competition. They were all buddies out there congratulating each other,

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<v Speaker 2>genuine smiles, cheering each other on. I loved watching park skateboarding.

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<v Speaker 1>That's funny you said it's not a high stakes competition.

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<v Speaker 1>I know what you mean by that. It's funny that

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<v Speaker 1>even at the Olympics with a gold medal on the line,

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<v Speaker 1>these guys are just as chill as if they're back

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<v Speaker 1>at their parks in California somewhere. That was fun to see.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like the opposite of track and field, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you see these they are in it to win it,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that's special and amazing too. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>just funny. The two sports couldn't be more different in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of yes, yes, it's funny to watch both of

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<v Speaker 2>them back to back. They're complete opposites.

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<v Speaker 1>We watched and we seems like every view'll know we

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<v Speaker 1>were watching this morning. We've been watching. We watched the

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<v Speaker 1>marathon swim this morning that starting.

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<v Speaker 2>You watched the marathon swim. Let's just be honest.

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<v Speaker 1>This one actually started earlier than the other event. This

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<v Speaker 1>one is one thirty am.

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<v Speaker 2>You got up at two thirty this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>To literally watch women swim through a river.

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<v Speaker 2>Babe, you're insane. So he came. He put it on

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<v Speaker 2>while we're both lying there, and normally we all know

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<v Speaker 2>TJ likes the TV on it. I can drone it out.

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<v Speaker 2>But for some reason the commentating, I just I started

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<v Speaker 2>getting into it, and then I couldn't fall back asleep.

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<v Speaker 2>So you had to go into the other room because

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<v Speaker 2>you have to.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a sport. It's not like constant it's constant action,

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<v Speaker 1>but you can't really see action thing. It's like watching

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<v Speaker 1>a NASCAR race. At some point you just think they're

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<v Speaker 1>going around in circles. You have to really pay attention

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<v Speaker 1>for the nuance. And I had to have all the

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<v Speaker 1>nuance explained to me.

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<v Speaker 2>So you had to turn up the volume a little.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's when I was like, babe, can you turn

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<v Speaker 2>down the volume? And so you just left the room.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and I've been out here ever since. But that's right.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was cool. Of course we'll get into well

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<v Speaker 1>the river sin and all that going on. But the

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<v Speaker 1>young lady who ended up winning, he called. I couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>get They're out there in the water, you can't really

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<v Speaker 1>tell what's going on. But he called her. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I love my commentators. He says, she's the Katie Ledecki

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<v Speaker 1>of open water swimming. I said, okay, now I got it.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I got it, And sure enough she wanted gold today.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, that's incredible. I did make it out to the

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<v Speaker 2>other room in time to see something. Oh, just devastating

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<v Speaker 2>that failed dive. The Mexican diver, she says she heard

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<v Speaker 2>a noise, something distracted her and so she asked for

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<v Speaker 2>a second go at it, because she literally slipped off

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<v Speaker 2>the diving board and the judges, the referees ultimately said no.

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<v Speaker 2>And her Olympic dreams and she was a metal contender,

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<v Speaker 2>So it was really just you could hear the commentators

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<v Speaker 2>just they were expressing just how devastating this was.

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<v Speaker 1>You could argue, anybody who doesn't get a medal at

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<v Speaker 1>the Olympics had their Olympic dream died. You could argue.

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<v Speaker 1>But there are some, and we've watched them together. The

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<v Speaker 1>one who was disqualified in sport climbing because he took

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<v Speaker 1>off too early, the guy track who had a disqualification

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<v Speaker 1>because of a false start, never even got to run

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<v Speaker 1>in the Olympics. Those are even more gutting in This

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<v Speaker 1>young lady from she's diving for a Native Mexico, but

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<v Speaker 1>she's from North Carolina. She's won several national championships and

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<v Speaker 1>one dive. You all know this. She's not supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of splash. She almost landed on her back, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>in her dive, huge splash. She gets out of the water.

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<v Speaker 1>As soon as her head comes up out of the water.

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<v Speaker 1>Her hand is in the air because she's asking for,

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<v Speaker 1>like you said, a do over. And we were I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know this young lady. My fingers were crossed. Please

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<v Speaker 1>give her a do over. Please.

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<v Speaker 2>My heart was actually beating, you know, so hard because

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<v Speaker 2>you're hoping that they're going to give for a second chance.

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<v Speaker 2>And they did. They did admit that they heard a noise,

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<v Speaker 2>but they said it was before she took off, not

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<v Speaker 2>in mid air.

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<v Speaker 1>So she got and I don't think i've seen this.

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<v Speaker 1>She got a zero. It was called a what a

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<v Speaker 1>failed dive? A failed dive all zero. She's essentially out.

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<v Speaker 1>Aroanza Basquez is her name. But it got me to

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<v Speaker 1>think about the noise thing in the Olympics that's been

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<v Speaker 1>an issue. It's funny that the gymnasts we were talking

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<v Speaker 1>about the other day they the.

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<v Speaker 2>Silence wasn't working for them. It doesn't work well, no,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's too intimidating in a way because you know

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<v Speaker 2>everyone's looking at you.

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<v Speaker 1>So divers need dead silence. If not, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>ask for a do over. It's just and then, of course, golfers,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean tigers famous for cussing people out if you

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<v Speaker 1>just breathe it too hard if he's about to make

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<v Speaker 1>a shot. So it was the noise is interesting, but

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<v Speaker 1>another gut ranging moment in the Olympics this morning. What

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<v Speaker 1>else we watch? We got track and feel going today.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be a big day, but we got

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<v Speaker 1>an earlier start today, but I feel good. If anybody

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<v Speaker 1>hears any noise in the background, we gotta let you know.

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<v Speaker 1>We're sitting in our coffee table, not our coffee table,

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<v Speaker 1>but our dining table right now, and we're washing clothes.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you hear a little clunking in the background,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just us being domestic.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, just a very loud washing machine. Unfortunately that we

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<v Speaker 2>can't do anything about right now. So oh and you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, we also want to just preview that we get.

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<v Speaker 2>We got to speak to a silver medallist, Hailey Batton.

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<v Speaker 2>She won in mountain biking and she is a joy

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<v Speaker 2>to listen to. And we can't wait to bring that

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<v Speaker 2>to you either today or tomorrow or next Just be

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<v Speaker 2>looking for it. Hailey Batton silver medalist, and she is.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I can't wait for you all to hear

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<v Speaker 2>just how she won, what she went through win, and

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<v Speaker 2>what she's up to now.

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<v Speaker 1>She was she jumps off the screen when you talked

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<v Speaker 1>to her. But we saw something really interesting, and I

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<v Speaker 1>know you all been paying attention, but this repechage that's

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<v Speaker 1>been happening in track and field, it played a part

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<v Speaker 1>in what we saw with an American sprinter who decided

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<v Speaker 1>to jog his entire race. We're talking about Freddy Crittnen.

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<v Speaker 1>He finished dead last in his one hundred and ten

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<v Speaker 1>meter hurdles. He't yesterday. He did this on purpose, and

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<v Speaker 1>he did this literally jogging down the track and then

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<v Speaker 1>he just gently kind of stepped over the hurdles. Clearly

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<v Speaker 1>he wasn't trying to compete. And yet this guy Robes

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<v Speaker 1>is still in the one hundred and ten meter hurdles final.

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<v Speaker 2>How did it happen? You ask, Well, if you've been

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<v Speaker 2>watching any track and field, you've heard the word repechage

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<v Speaker 2>thrown around. It's new to the Olympics this year. I

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<v Speaker 2>had to look it up. I did not know what

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<v Speaker 2>I was hearing, but basically it means as we're talking

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<v Speaker 2>about second chances, you actually do get a second chance,

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<v Speaker 2>and track and field runners who don't qualify out of

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<v Speaker 2>the preliminary rounds all get put into an extra race

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<v Speaker 2>for well, for lack of a better term, the losers,

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<v Speaker 2>the people who lost the race, then the winning losers

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<v Speaker 2>move on to the semifinals.

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<v Speaker 1>That's exactly right. So Freddy Kritnin took advantage of the system.

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<v Speaker 1>The dude has an injury that he was nursing, so

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<v Speaker 1>instead of going hard in the prelimbs, he just lost

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<v Speaker 1>on purpose, saved his energy, saved his body, knowing that

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<v Speaker 1>he would have a second chance in the repechage, and

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<v Speaker 1>sure enough he got an extra day of rest on

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<v Speaker 1>his body. He came back to the repechage, he ran

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<v Speaker 1>a good enough race to get into the semis. He's

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<v Speaker 1>now into the finals by taking advantage of a system.

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<v Speaker 1>People some people like it, some people don't, some people

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<v Speaker 1>love it, and some people absolutely hate the system.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now, yeah, but you know what, I look as

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<v Speaker 2>a runner and having nursed injuries, you're nursing one right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I understand. Man, If you're given that opportunity to rest

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<v Speaker 2>up an extra day, why wouldn't you take it. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think he would have chosen you that, but why

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<v Speaker 2>not let the rules work for you if they're put

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<v Speaker 2>in place. So I don't fault him for it at all.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't, that's the rule. So but the other runners

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<v Speaker 1>would fault him because, hey, you just took a day off.

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<v Speaker 1>I now have to go run hard all these races

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<v Speaker 1>and you only had to run hard in one in

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<v Speaker 1>the repechage. I ran hard in my heat. I ran

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<v Speaker 1>hard in the repechage to try to make it. So

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<v Speaker 1>why should you have that kind of physical advantage over

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<v Speaker 1>me by gaming the system? That's not what it's for,

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<v Speaker 1>is one argument.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but I would just say that all of those

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<v Speaker 2>runners had the same opportunity to do just what he did.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. Problem number two for the races is what you said.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of them now are going to start, and

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<v Speaker 1>some have just saying, huh, the hell with it, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>take all if they're injured or not, They'll say I

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<v Speaker 1>don't even have to run hard in this one. So

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<v Speaker 1>now they are trying to get an advantage that's not

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<v Speaker 1>based on injury, but just based on you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm probably not going to make it out of my heat.

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<v Speaker 1>I might as well say my for the you.

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<v Speaker 2>Also got to run a second race though, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>even if you're lightly jogging it, you're still running a

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<v Speaker 2>second race.

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<v Speaker 1>He could have skipped down if he wanted to.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, I tried. I tried.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you think about like the eight hundred meter right,

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<v Speaker 1>if you have to run an extra eight hundred meters,

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<v Speaker 1>that's true, that is tough. And then so now some

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<v Speaker 1>guys make the repechage and don't show up for it

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm gonna save my body for my relay. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna do well in this individual race. I'll save

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<v Speaker 1>it for my team relay. So then you have a

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<v Speaker 1>repechage round with only three lanes occupied because some runners

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<v Speaker 1>just don't show up for their repechage race because the

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<v Speaker 1>hell with it, I'll skip it. So it's not it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't look good for the for the fan and the

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<v Speaker 1>stand to see two or three people, four or five

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<v Speaker 1>lean so they'll.

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<v Speaker 2>See it six.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, we'll see what happens next Olympics. At

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<v Speaker 2>that they'll see whether or not it worked. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>It's to your point, when you want a second chance,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't, I ran hard, didn't make it. You know what,

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<v Speaker 1>I got a second chance.

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<v Speaker 2>I love second chances that I like third chances sometimes too.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why it's so devastating for me to watch most

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<v Speaker 2>sports in the Olympics because the majority of them do

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<v Speaker 2>not get a second chance. That's why I like skateboarding.

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<v Speaker 2>They get second and third chances. That makes it so

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<v Speaker 2>much better for me. Yeah, I just feel like, yay,

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<v Speaker 2>even if they messed up, they've got another shot. There's

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<v Speaker 2>something about that knowing there's hope on the other side

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<v Speaker 2>of a fall or something. I agree with you, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not typical. Speaking of skateboarding, we had a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>fun watching park skateboarding because I thought I like watching

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<v Speaker 2>skateboarding because they get second chances and third chances. It

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<v Speaker 2>makes me happy.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a difficult time with my transitions.

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<v Speaker 2>My transitions weren't as good as they almost always are.

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<v Speaker 2>So anyway, the oldest Olympian in any event is this

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't this makes a lot of sense in the equestrian events,

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<v Speaker 2>right because they're riding a horse. So some of the

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<v Speaker 2>athletes in the equestrian events are sixty five, sixty two,

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<v Speaker 2>fifty nine, so you know they're up there. The event

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<v Speaker 2>with the youngest Olympians. This also makes sense, is the

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<v Speaker 2>aforementioned skateboarding a lot of teenagers. We mentioned the girl

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday from China who's just eleven years old. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>youngest competitor in these games. So when we tell you

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<v Speaker 2>that we watched a fifty one year old compete yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>which of the two sports do you think he competed in?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, Equestrian duh, Nope, nope, we got a fifty one

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<v Speaker 1>year old skateboarder. Yes, folks, fifty one years old. His

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<v Speaker 1>name is Andy McDonald, Oh McDonald, let's call him. He's

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<v Speaker 1>he's skating for Great Britain. He is now the oldest

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<v Speaker 1>person to ever compete in the Olympics and skateboarding. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>he is not new to the game, and he has

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<v Speaker 1>been around a while and some would even call him

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<v Speaker 1>a legend in this sport. But he's been skating one

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<v Speaker 1>dozens and dozens of X Games medals over the years,

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<v Speaker 1>but his first time competing in the Olympics and ropes.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm look, we've had a lot of fun. There's there's

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<v Speaker 1>few you can name you've had more joy watching compete

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<v Speaker 1>than this dude.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we actually watched this in on separate TVs and

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<v Speaker 2>separate homes, but we were texting back and forth because

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<v Speaker 2>we were having so much fun watching him have so

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<v Speaker 2>much fun. He's actually an American. I think his father

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<v Speaker 2>is from Great Britain, so he has a British passport.

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<v Speaker 2>Therefore he was able to compete four team Great Britain.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know what, he was impressive and he most importantly,

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<v Speaker 2>the smile on his face from start to finish was remarkable.

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<v Speaker 2>And I love seeing Tony Hawk in the stands just

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<v Speaker 2>going crazy cheering on his friend because they're buds from

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<v Speaker 2>way back. I mean, this dude started skating in nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>eighty five, I believe when he was competing, so that's

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<v Speaker 2>how long he's been competing. But he was just a

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<v Speaker 2>joy and a pleasure to watch, and I was rooting

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<v Speaker 2>him on. He didn't make the finals, couldn't have cared

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<v Speaker 2>less well. I don't think any of them did, to

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<v Speaker 2>my point, they're all so chill. But I just appreciated

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<v Speaker 2>his energy. It made me happy, It made me smile.

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<v Speaker 1>That was the Olympic spirit that he absolutely exuded. And

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<v Speaker 1>this is a sport. All of the ones on the

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<v Speaker 1>women's side at least that got medals fourteen, fifteen, and

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen with the ages Wow fourteen, fifteen and sixteen, and

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<v Speaker 1>as a fifty one year old still in that same

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<v Speaker 1>spoy this is a skateboard park, their street skate and

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<v Speaker 1>their skateboard park. Like our guy told us, just imagine

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<v Speaker 1>a swimming pool, empty swimming pool on crap.

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<v Speaker 2>That's exactly what it looked like. To and Keegan Palmer

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<v Speaker 2>of Australia, who won gold, I had I had chills

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<v Speaker 2>like the entire time watching him just fly up in

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<v Speaker 2>the air and do things that I would think were

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<v Speaker 2>impossible to do with a skateboard. And right behind him

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<v Speaker 2>was our Tom shar I say hour because he was

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<v Speaker 2>on the podcast, so he's one of us. He took silver,

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<v Speaker 2>and we were rooting on the other Gavin and Tate

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, we were just are just hoping so

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<v Speaker 2>much that they could get into metal contention, and they

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<v Speaker 2>got close. But there was so much talent there it

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<v Speaker 2>was crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how you can. I don't know how

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<v Speaker 1>these guys, you know what, Maybe they're built for it

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<v Speaker 1>in a way better than even some of the older athletes.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe they're so young they say, oh I can. Probably

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<v Speaker 1>they're young, so they think they're invincible or I fearless

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<v Speaker 1>vacu later, or they're not, or it's just the culture

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<v Speaker 1>of skateboarding. They're all just It really looked like they

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<v Speaker 1>could give a shit if they want to metal or not.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that's not the case, but it looked like

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<v Speaker 1>they were just having a blast with their buddies in

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<v Speaker 1>the backyard.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what you hope for, right, I mean, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>doing something at this level, well you better love it

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<v Speaker 2>otherwise it's a painful thing to do. And they all

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<v Speaker 2>love it, which just I was so impressed.

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<v Speaker 1>So congrats to them. We want to give an update

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<v Speaker 1>about the river sind A lot of talk about it

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<v Speaker 1>and how nasty it is and dirty and polluted and

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<v Speaker 1>not safe to swim on some days. They had to

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<v Speaker 1>cancel some practices and move some dates with some events. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>one athlete who fell ill after swimming in the river

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<v Speaker 1>since says it was a virus and it was not

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<v Speaker 1>a coli in that water that made her sick. And

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<v Speaker 1>we've been talking about this and we mentioned this that

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<v Speaker 1>Belgium had to pull out of the mixed relay race

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<v Speaker 1>because Claire Michelle got sick after competing in the triathlon,

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<v Speaker 1>while she did put out a social media post saying

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<v Speaker 1>that she had contracted a virus not e coli. This

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<v Speaker 1>next part you want to read the quote because it

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<v Speaker 1>gets into some specifics.

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<v Speaker 2>And now, well, you said, yeah, she was hospitalized. This

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<v Speaker 2>was serious. She said she had three days of vomiting

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<v Speaker 2>and diarrhea, which she says left her quite empty, and

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<v Speaker 2>she ended up needing more significant medical attention. So she

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<v Speaker 2>spent Sunday at the clinics slash hospital. So she I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure it was getting ivy fluids and all of those things,

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<v Speaker 2>but she just wanted to clear it up because there

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<v Speaker 2>was so much conjecture that the sin had made her sick,

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<v Speaker 2>and she said blood tests proved that that was not

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<v Speaker 2>the cause of her illness. However, there have been a

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<v Speaker 2>couple other athletes who have been sick following that triathlon,

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<v Speaker 2>but no one's there's been no proof that any of

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<v Speaker 2>those illnesses are related to the sen specifically. I even

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<v Speaker 2>noticed with all of the talk about it, Shape magazine

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<v Speaker 2>followed us and interviewed a microbiologist. I'm laughing. We've been

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<v Speaker 2>talking to my dad, who's a microbiologist, giving us updates

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<v Speaker 2>about what equal like can do to the body and

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<v Speaker 2>if the river sin actually could cause problems for folks,

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<v Speaker 2>and he said unequivocally yes, if you swallow enough of that,

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely it's possible.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yes, we had the women. The women's marathon swim

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<v Speaker 1>was this morning. The men's is tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Does that mean you're getting up at two point thirty

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<v Speaker 2>again tomorrow?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'll see what time the men's is. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not sure what time theirs go, but yeah, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to check it out. It's a they do. And again

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<v Speaker 1>the triathletes, they only were in the water. They did

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<v Speaker 1>a mile, mile and a half swim.

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<v Speaker 2>This is significantly.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a six mile two hours in the water.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my.

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<v Speaker 1>So when you're watching it, every time you see them

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<v Speaker 1>take us you go.

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<v Speaker 2>You can you see them swallowing water?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they have to be I'm not paying that

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<v Speaker 1>clothes of.

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<v Speaker 2>Attention, but yeah, how could you not.

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<v Speaker 1>You're two hours swimming with your head in the sine.

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<v Speaker 1>So that one's tomorrow. Yes, I will be up and watching, but.

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<v Speaker 2>You let me know how it goes. I will be sleeping.

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<v Speaker 1>But even that, the commentators were saying this, they the swimmers,

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<v Speaker 1>they want to be in the sin they don't want

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<v Speaker 1>it to be nasty, but what a once in a

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<v Speaker 1>lifetime experience. And the fans have lined that river and

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<v Speaker 1>it looks other than the color of the water, the

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<v Speaker 1>scene looks.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, it's stunning. I mean just the imagery when they've

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<v Speaker 2>got the camera shots of you know, the Eiffel Tower,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, but yes, I watched that.

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<v Speaker 2>You suffer a little bit for your sport. There you go.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, this has been a story that we've

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<v Speaker 2>been following throughout and it's been an ugly, nasty story

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<v Speaker 2>out of the Olympics. But you know what, it is

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<v Speaker 2>close to having a double golden ending. Wouldn't that be

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<v Speaker 2>something after all this?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, finally see the two women who have been at

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<v Speaker 1>the middleless controversy. We don't know, boxers Amani Khalif of

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<v Speaker 1>Algeria and Lynn you Ting of Chinese Taipei. They are

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<v Speaker 1>in the gold medal match in their respective weight divisions,

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<v Speaker 1>and yeah, I applaud how given all they've dealt with

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<v Speaker 1>the past. I think it's been a full week of this,

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<v Speaker 1>has it not.

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<v Speaker 2>Perhaps it's motivated them, you know, sometimes that's the kind

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<v Speaker 2>of thing that gets you going. But if you don't,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure we don't have to update you, but just

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<v Speaker 2>a brief as much as I can briefly update you.

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<v Speaker 2>Both Khalif and you Ting have been accused of having

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<v Speaker 2>elevated levels of testosterone, and the International Boxing Association, which

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<v Speaker 2>is not an authority that the Olympics, the International Olympic

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<v Speaker 2>Committee is even acknowledging. In fact, they've been disqualified from

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<v Speaker 2>being a part of the Olympics. So there you go

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of credibility. But they've claimed that these women

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<v Speaker 2>have both an X and a Y chromosome, saying that

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<v Speaker 2>they were essentially intersex. Both of these women have said

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<v Speaker 2>they were born female. They are female. They have passports

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<v Speaker 2>and birth certificates to prove it. Sadly it got to

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<v Speaker 2>that point, but there are still people out there, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>who are questioning their gender eligibility to be competing in

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<v Speaker 2>a female boxing match, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course that's been a debate, a debate certainly this

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<v Speaker 1>country having to do with trans athletes. This is not

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<v Speaker 1>what this is. But all these things have kind of

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<v Speaker 1>gotten mixed up together and became a messing guy, really ugly.

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<v Speaker 1>But congratulations to them both. Len Uting's semi final and

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<v Speaker 1>both these women have kind of been dominating their opponents.

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<v Speaker 1>They have, they've had decent careers, pretty good careers, but

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<v Speaker 1>they have had a pretty magical run, so congrats to them. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>though len Uting's semifinal match, her opponent, I mean, the

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<v Speaker 1>match went on, she won on all the judges cards,

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<v Speaker 1>but her opponent at the end, even after U teen

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<v Speaker 1>leaves the leaves the ring, comes back, stands in the

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<v Speaker 1>center on her own and puts her fingers up and

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<v Speaker 1>makes kind of a double X, and many people took

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<v Speaker 1>that to say she's trying to signify that she's a

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<v Speaker 1>woman and trying to make that point that.

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<v Speaker 2>She's a woman and that linting is not right. And

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<v Speaker 2>that happened as well to Khalif with the woman she

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<v Speaker 2>faced from Hungary, who previously on social media was putting

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<v Speaker 2>out all of this hateful imagery. So they've both dealt

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<v Speaker 2>with this in the ring outside of the ring, but

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<v Speaker 2>they've got their heads on straight, so good for them.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Friday and Saturday, those two will be fighting in

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<v Speaker 1>their championship matches, so check them out, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, typically when an athlete gets to a

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<v Speaker 2>gold medal match, you've got a gold medal on the line,

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<v Speaker 2>the worst case scenario for that athlete is that they

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<v Speaker 2>end up with the silver medal. But unfortunately, for India's

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<v Speaker 2>Venesh Fogat, weighing an extra three and a half ounces

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<v Speaker 2>not only cost her the opportunity to bring home India's

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<v Speaker 2>first gold medal in wrestling, but it ended her entire

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<v Speaker 2>Olympic dream. You know, the New York Times, I love

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<v Speaker 2>put just for imagery to realize, Like, what's three and

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<v Speaker 2>a half ounces? It's the way to a small banana

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<v Speaker 2>or three sizes of bread, or a deck of cards,

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<v Speaker 2>that's how much we're talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>Or one of our alpha fly tennis shoes, one stick

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<v Speaker 1>of speed stick deodorant, one package of uncooked ramen. Now

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<v Speaker 1>the reason I know that is because I was going

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<v Speaker 1>around the house look at for stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>All these impressive impressive. But yeah, so that's what we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about. That's the weight in question. But according to

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<v Speaker 2>the United World Wrestling rules, if you do not make

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<v Speaker 2>weight after your second way in, you are eliminated from

0:22:35.040 --> 0:22:38.040
<v Speaker 2>the competition. You essentially your name goes last on a

0:22:38.119 --> 0:22:40.919
<v Speaker 2>leader board. And that's what happened to forgot. She was

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<v Speaker 2>set to face ten USA's Sarah Hildebrandt for gold, which

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<v Speaker 2>was her chance to become listen to this, the first

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<v Speaker 2>woman from India, that is the world's most populous nation

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<v Speaker 2>to win an Olympic gold medal in any event, I

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<v Speaker 2>think about all of that, what was on the line.

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<v Speaker 2>So when her staff checked her weight before her weigh in,

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<v Speaker 2>she had gained three pounds from replenishing after her last

0:23:04.160 --> 0:23:07.960
<v Speaker 2>three matches, which she handily won. And apparently that's pretty typical.

0:23:08.320 --> 0:23:10.199
<v Speaker 2>So these athletes know what they do. They have their

0:23:10.280 --> 0:23:12.600
<v Speaker 2>usual strategies for cutting these pounds. It's nothing out of

0:23:12.600 --> 0:23:14.359
<v Speaker 2>the ordinary. So she stayed up all night. She was

0:23:14.359 --> 0:23:16.680
<v Speaker 2>on the treadmill, she was going to the sauna, back

0:23:16.720 --> 0:23:18.800
<v Speaker 2>and forth, back and forth. It didn't work. She was

0:23:18.840 --> 0:23:21.359
<v Speaker 2>losing weight but not enough, so her team doctor said

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<v Speaker 2>quote they tried all possible drastic measures throughout the night,

0:23:25.400 --> 0:23:29.280
<v Speaker 2>including cutting off her hair and shortening her clothes, but

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<v Speaker 2>to no avail. There have been other outlets who have

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<v Speaker 2>said they've done even more extreme things. That's I can't

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<v Speaker 2>confirm that, so I'm not going to report it. But

0:23:37.480 --> 0:23:42.440
<v Speaker 2>they fell one hundred grams short, or three and a

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<v Speaker 2>half ounces. Prime Minister of India tweeting this to their athlete, Vanish,

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<v Speaker 2>you are a champion among champions, your India's pride and

0:23:50.080 --> 0:23:52.840
<v Speaker 2>an inspiration for each and every Indian. But she was

0:23:52.880 --> 0:23:55.520
<v Speaker 2>crushing it like she beat the former Olympic champion, the

0:23:55.560 --> 0:23:58.360
<v Speaker 2>former world champion. I mean she was and like handily,

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<v Speaker 2>like it wasn't even a question. So she was expected

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<v Speaker 2>to win gold because she was disqualified. Well, team USA

0:24:04.920 --> 0:24:08.080
<v Speaker 2>got the gold, and so congratulations to Sarah. But it

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<v Speaker 2>certainly came at a large cost.

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<v Speaker 1>No, look, you wanted far and square. I'm sure the

0:24:13.440 --> 0:24:15.479
<v Speaker 1>American didn't want to win it that way. But you

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<v Speaker 1>win it fair and square because far and square are

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<v Speaker 1>part of it is making weight. Yeah, and you see

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<v Speaker 1>this in obviously boxing they take this very seriously because

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<v Speaker 1>if you have any weight, I wait, advantage over your opponent,

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<v Speaker 1>that is a problem. It's not a fair fight. And

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how this happens because I have been

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<v Speaker 1>around boxers and fighters over many many years. Them dudes

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<v Speaker 1>know exactly what to do to make sure they make weight,

0:24:40.400 --> 0:24:43.439
<v Speaker 1>and they just this. This should not happen in a

0:24:43.520 --> 0:24:45.920
<v Speaker 1>major event like no, no, no, no, no, I don't

0:24:45.920 --> 0:24:49.000
<v Speaker 1>know how that happened. And this isn't a fluke thing

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<v Speaker 1>like a scratch or disqualification of this. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how you're not ready to go to your goal metal map.

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<v Speaker 2>That's devastating. Well, she so also she was. She did

0:25:00.440 --> 0:25:03.600
<v Speaker 2>qualify in a in a lower than her normal body weight.

0:25:03.680 --> 0:25:06.479
<v Speaker 2>She had worked really hard to get down. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's about one hundred and ten pounds and she was

0:25:08.359 --> 0:25:10.440
<v Speaker 2>at one hundred and seventeen. So anyway, she had done

0:25:10.480 --> 0:25:14.360
<v Speaker 2>the work to qualify for a lower weight and that

0:25:14.560 --> 0:25:15.600
<v Speaker 2>ended up biting her.

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<v Speaker 1>I just said, somebody let her down. Yeah, I mean,

0:25:18.640 --> 0:25:21.280
<v Speaker 1>that's just you cannot miss out on a gold medal

0:25:21.440 --> 0:25:25.720
<v Speaker 1>because of the most basic of things do in fighting.

0:25:25.520 --> 0:25:27.840
<v Speaker 2>A deck of cards or a package of ramens that.

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<v Speaker 1>Little I've seen. They dehydrate, they starve, they put on

0:25:33.000 --> 0:25:37.040
<v Speaker 1>those big plastic suits, they go to saunas them do

0:25:37.400 --> 0:25:40.879
<v Speaker 1>whatever it takes. I just don't get it, and it sucks. Sucks,

0:25:40.880 --> 0:25:42.880
<v Speaker 1>sucks for her that you make the gold medal match

0:25:42.920 --> 0:25:44.439
<v Speaker 1>and not even allowed to fight.

0:25:44.359 --> 0:25:46.040
<v Speaker 2>Any I know. It was so much history on the

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<v Speaker 2>line too. Yeah, that's a tough one. Well, we are

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<v Speaker 2>watching so many fun events today as we have been

0:25:52.600 --> 0:25:54.680
<v Speaker 2>every day. Track and field is going to be a

0:25:54.680 --> 0:25:58.360
<v Speaker 2>big day today. The big event, of course the two

0:25:58.440 --> 0:26:00.719
<v Speaker 2>hundred meter, the final of the men's We're gonna get

0:26:00.720 --> 0:26:03.760
<v Speaker 2>to see Noah Lyles do what he does best. Is

0:26:03.800 --> 0:26:07.800
<v Speaker 2>this considered to be his best match or at least.

0:26:07.880 --> 0:26:10.399
<v Speaker 1>Or he's better at this than some say than the

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, so that's exciting. Although in the heats yesterday he

0:26:14.240 --> 0:26:15.680
<v Speaker 2>did not win his heat.

0:26:15.720 --> 0:26:16.639
<v Speaker 1>But don't have to.

0:26:16.720 --> 0:26:17.639
<v Speaker 2>He's not sweating it.

0:26:17.680 --> 0:26:18.159
<v Speaker 1>Don't have to.

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<v Speaker 2>Nope, he doesn't.

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<v Speaker 1>No, you know, speaking of track and field, this is

0:26:21.760 --> 0:26:23.520
<v Speaker 1>a little bit of breaking news depending on what time

0:26:23.560 --> 0:26:26.399
<v Speaker 1>you're listening to us. The Jamaican team four y one

0:26:26.440 --> 0:26:31.240
<v Speaker 1>hundred team didn't make it. Waimated. This is a everybody know,

0:26:31.280 --> 0:26:34.560
<v Speaker 1>these are powerhouse sprinters. They had issues on the exchange.

0:26:34.600 --> 0:26:36.320
<v Speaker 1>We were watching this live. Just what was this fifteen

0:26:36.359 --> 0:26:38.800
<v Speaker 1>twenty minutes ago? Ropes and yep, sure not. They didn't

0:26:38.840 --> 0:26:41.280
<v Speaker 1>drop the baton, but had exchange issues and had to

0:26:41.280 --> 0:26:45.240
<v Speaker 1>slow down. Got smoked. China won the heat.

0:26:45.320 --> 0:26:49.480
<v Speaker 2>We saw it was remarkable smoked and you were saying

0:26:49.520 --> 0:26:52.880
<v Speaker 2>they were precise in their handoffs and that matters.

0:26:53.000 --> 0:26:55.000
<v Speaker 1>Didn't have to be the fastest guys they had to

0:26:55.000 --> 0:26:57.320
<v Speaker 1>be the most efficient guys in those handoffs, and they

0:26:57.359 --> 0:27:00.200
<v Speaker 1>crossed first. It was unbelieva. That's a big deal.

0:27:00.320 --> 0:27:04.040
<v Speaker 2>That Yeah, that really is women's fifteen hundred meter semi finals.

0:27:04.040 --> 0:27:05.800
<v Speaker 2>There's just so many events. I couldn't list them all,

0:27:05.840 --> 0:27:08.960
<v Speaker 2>but just just no, starting now, all the way through

0:27:09.000 --> 0:27:11.640
<v Speaker 2>the afternoon, you're gonna have whatever you'd like to watch.

0:27:11.640 --> 0:27:13.720
<v Speaker 2>In track and field, You've got the women's long jump final,

0:27:13.760 --> 0:27:16.680
<v Speaker 2>de mens javelin throw final, just to name a few. Also,

0:27:16.760 --> 0:27:19.840
<v Speaker 2>men's basketball team USA versus Serbia at two forty five

0:27:19.920 --> 0:27:24.720
<v Speaker 2>Eastern time, that'll be you're you're you're wobbling your head.

0:27:24.800 --> 0:27:27.520
<v Speaker 1>Well, I wonder and the tm USA is won it.

0:27:27.520 --> 0:27:29.760
<v Speaker 1>You remember they blew out Serbia was an opening game. Yeah,

0:27:29.800 --> 0:27:33.800
<v Speaker 1>blew them out. Yeah, Okay, Now they're wondering if Serbia

0:27:33.920 --> 0:27:36.840
<v Speaker 1>held back a little bit, if they didn't show all

0:27:36.880 --> 0:27:39.120
<v Speaker 1>their cards in that match, because they knew they might

0:27:39.160 --> 0:27:43.280
<v Speaker 1>have to find the United States on the other side again.

0:27:43.600 --> 0:27:48.080
<v Speaker 1>So of course Novak Novak Djokovic, well he's Servia Sera.

0:27:48.640 --> 0:27:53.840
<v Speaker 1>But the other the other joker, Nikolai jok have easy

0:27:53.920 --> 0:27:58.000
<v Speaker 1>that's an easy switch. But yeah, they're wondering if they're

0:27:58.000 --> 0:28:01.240
<v Speaker 1>gonna play him more now now, it's so some intrigue

0:28:01.280 --> 0:28:02.120
<v Speaker 1>for that reason, all.

0:28:02.080 --> 0:28:05.600
<v Speaker 2>Right, that's cool. Also, we' even just starting to sample

0:28:05.720 --> 0:28:07.639
<v Speaker 2>a little bit. But this is also going to be

0:28:07.640 --> 0:28:11.280
<v Speaker 2>going on throughout the day. Rhythmic gymnastics. It is a spectacle.

0:28:11.880 --> 0:28:16.679
<v Speaker 2>I love gymnastics. I'm always just a little in awe

0:28:16.800 --> 0:28:21.000
<v Speaker 2>of what they do in these events, and I'm I'm

0:28:21.400 --> 0:28:24.639
<v Speaker 2>really intrigued by qualification rounds for the individual all around.

0:28:25.000 --> 0:28:28.400
<v Speaker 2>They started already and they're gonna be going into the afternoon.

0:28:28.400 --> 0:28:30.440
<v Speaker 2>So if you want to check it out, just it's

0:28:30.480 --> 0:28:33.080
<v Speaker 2>fun to watch just the ball and they have a ribbon.

0:28:33.160 --> 0:28:35.040
<v Speaker 2>They have a ribbon, they have a ball, but is.

0:28:34.960 --> 0:28:37.720
<v Speaker 1>That two different thing yet the ball is a different

0:28:37.840 --> 0:28:39.880
<v Speaker 1>thing than the rhythm or they do both the ribbon

0:28:39.920 --> 0:28:41.040
<v Speaker 1>and the they do.

0:28:41.320 --> 0:28:43.360
<v Speaker 2>I need to I need to watch more today and

0:28:43.360 --> 0:28:46.520
<v Speaker 2>I'll be able to report back tomorrow. Yes, And I

0:28:46.560 --> 0:28:48.959
<v Speaker 2>don't have all the answers because it's always been a

0:28:49.000 --> 0:28:51.160
<v Speaker 2>slightly confusing sport to me. But I'm going to have

0:28:51.160 --> 0:28:53.600
<v Speaker 2>some fun watching it. They're also replaying, by the way,

0:28:54.560 --> 0:28:57.200
<v Speaker 2>I think it's an encore. Uh. If you want to

0:28:57.280 --> 0:29:01.240
<v Speaker 2>check it out. The US did very well in artistic

0:29:01.280 --> 0:29:04.959
<v Speaker 2>swimming or synchronized swimming, and that's again very fun to watch. Diving,

0:29:05.000 --> 0:29:08.240
<v Speaker 2>men's springboard finals. Table tennis is going to be happening

0:29:08.560 --> 0:29:12.600
<v Speaker 2>all morning, all afternoon. Some notables. The men's semifinals China

0:29:12.680 --> 0:29:15.840
<v Speaker 2>versus France will be great. The women's semifinals China versus

0:29:15.840 --> 0:29:18.640
<v Speaker 2>South Korea, those are both later this morning.

0:29:19.240 --> 0:29:21.680
<v Speaker 1>On that point, we were talking about the oldest Olympians. Yes,

0:29:21.880 --> 0:29:26.240
<v Speaker 1>in the equestrian the other sports, we're the oldest tennisable tennis,

0:29:26.240 --> 0:29:27.640
<v Speaker 1>and it's the oldest are the women.

0:29:28.320 --> 0:29:32.800
<v Speaker 2>Oh that's funny. Okay, that's that's fun to check out.

0:29:32.840 --> 0:29:35.640
<v Speaker 2>I love that. All right, women's volleyball team USA made

0:29:35.640 --> 0:29:39.280
<v Speaker 2>it to the semifinals against Brazil. That's ten am. That'll

0:29:39.320 --> 0:29:41.840
<v Speaker 2>be good. I know, I know that'll be a good one.

0:29:42.440 --> 0:29:45.480
<v Speaker 2>And then look, Team USA out of men's soccer. But

0:29:45.600 --> 0:29:48.800
<v Speaker 2>the bronze medal game is being played today Egypt versus Morocco.

0:29:48.800 --> 0:29:50.320
<v Speaker 2>That's at eleven a m. So a lot of folks

0:29:50.320 --> 0:29:54.440
<v Speaker 2>will be tuning into that. We're thinking about it. We're

0:29:54.480 --> 0:29:56.760
<v Speaker 2>still sad. We're still sad that Team USA is out.

0:29:56.800 --> 0:29:58.680
<v Speaker 1>We're non committal on bronze medal masses.

0:29:59.360 --> 0:30:01.680
<v Speaker 2>We like the fine knows and we like the interesting

0:30:01.720 --> 0:30:03.959
<v Speaker 2>sports that we don't understand any of the rules, so

0:30:04.000 --> 0:30:06.480
<v Speaker 2>we'll be watching all of that today. We will report

0:30:06.800 --> 0:30:09.280
<v Speaker 2>everything back to you tomorrow. But thank you once again

0:30:09.280 --> 0:30:12.440
<v Speaker 2>for tuning in for all the tea from Perry. No.

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta put clothes in the dryer.