tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post6814023700900003751..comments2024-03-28T21:03:57.927-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: XXXIII Olympic Summer Games, Tokyo 2020 (Days 7-15)GoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-53709541665312786492022-08-01T17:49:37.013-04:002022-08-01T17:49:37.013-04:00Final count for 2021: 113 (39 gold)Final count for 2021: 113 (39 gold)GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-15860896342522441332021-08-07T18:04:21.088-04:002021-08-07T18:04:21.088-04:00Badminton final:
1. China 45 E-BOPs
2. Chinese Ta...Badminton final:<br /><br />1. China 45 E-BOPs<br />2. Chinese Taipei 18<br />3. Indonesia 14<br />4. Denmark 11<br />T5. India 3<br />T5. Japan 3<br />T5. Malaysia 3<br />T5. South Korea 3<br /><br />China has won the sport every Olympics since Sydney 2000. Team USA has never medaled. This would be a perfect sport for the Kentucky High School Athletic Association to start pushing heavily.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-67844797939599488572021-08-07T17:56:28.378-04:002021-08-07T17:56:28.378-04:00Artistic swimming final:
1. China 62 E-BOPs
2. Uk...Artistic swimming final:<br /><br />1. China 62 E-BOPs<br />2. Ukraine 38<br /><br />See? This is where the Olympics.com list is really screwy Louie for an activity like this. There are only two medal sets in the whole sport. Wikipedia lumps artistic swimming with diving, marathon swimming, swimming (which I think should be called “swim racing”) and water polo under a single “aquatics” category. That’s not perfect but certainly better than artistic swimming’s getting its own pictogram.<br /><br />Well, whatever, I’m happy for Ukraine. <br /><br />This must’ve been an unhappy result for the home team, as Japan was the bronze winner in both events at Rio 2016 but failed to tally at Tokyo 2020. The Russians for several years have been the big medal recipients in this sport and were again in Tokyo 2020. I’ll be happy to note their success if and when they go through the years of expense and trouble to prove conclusively that they did not cheat here. I’m willing to give them a fair shake, but, for me at least, after Sochi 2014, the burden of proof resides with the Russians.<br /><br />Team USA, by the way, hasn’t medaled in artisitic swimming since it was still being called “synchronized swimming” at Athens 2004. Before then, going all the way back to the sport's first Olympics appearance at Los Angeles 1984, Team USA was consistently among the strongest competitors. I wonder what happened there.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-48175868984930536872021-08-07T16:53:29.794-04:002021-08-07T16:53:29.794-04:00Artistic gymnastics final:
1. China 25 E-BOPs
2. ...Artistic gymnastics final:<br /><br />1. China 25 E-BOPs<br />2. United States 18<br />3. Japan 15<br />4. Brazil 7<br />T5. Great Britain 6<br />T5. South Korea 6<br />T7. Israel 5<br />T7. Belgium 5<br />T9. Chinese Taipei 2<br />T9. Croatia 2<br />T9. Germany 2<br />T9. Italy 2<br />T9. Spain 2<br />T14. Greece 1<br />T14. Armenia 1<br />T14. Turkey 1<br /><br />What has happened to Team USA men’s gymnastics? Team USA won this sport at Rio 2016, typically finishes in the top one or two and has been powered by the women for some years. But this was the first time since Sydney 2000 that no American men medaled in artistic gymnastics.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-28256142367388874632021-08-07T16:38:42.983-04:002021-08-07T16:38:42.983-04:00Archery final:
1. South Korea 50 E-BOPs
2. Turkey...Archery final:<br /><br />1. South Korea 50 E-BOPs<br />2. Turkey 12<br />3. Italy 10<br />4. Japan 8<br />T5. Chinese Taipei 6<br />T5. Netherlands 6<br />T7. Germany 4<br />T7. Mexico 4<br /><br />The last time South Korea did <i>not</i> win this sport was Los Angeles 1984.<br /><br />Shut out at Tokyo 2020, Team USA won a silver and bronze in this sport at Rio 2016 and silver at London 2012.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-59359811817263536292021-08-07T16:31:08.922-04:002021-08-07T16:31:08.922-04:003x3 basketball final E-BOPs:
T1. Latvia 38
T1. Un...3x3 basketball final E-BOPs:<br /><br />T1. Latvia 38<br />T1. United States 38<br />T3. China 12<br />T3. Serbia 12<br /><br />This was the first Olympics for this sport.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-13853197018501840292021-08-07T16:24:58.386-04:002021-08-07T16:24:58.386-04:00But back to the sports list, I guess I will go wit...But back to the sports list, I guess I will go with the 47 listed at Olympics.com, because they're the ones who get the official pictograms. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-51786740246594289312021-08-07T11:46:58.730-04:002021-08-07T11:46:58.730-04:00Revised baseball/softball E-BOPs:
1. Japan 56 E-B...Revised baseball/softball E-BOPs:<br /><br />1. Japan 56 E-BOPs<br />2. United States 28<br />T3. Canada 8<br />T3. Dominican Republic 8Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-44442848796374156212021-08-07T11:44:19.036-04:002021-08-07T11:44:19.036-04:00Here's how I'm now figuring it this Olympi...Here's how I'm now figuring it this Olympics:<br /><br />-- Score 10 for each gold within an event, 5 for each silver and 3 for each bronze (except medals given to Russia, which cheated at its own Olympics).<br /><br />-- Add up the total number of points awarded to all teams.<br /><br />-- Divide a team's total points by the event's total points and then multiply by 100.<br /><br />-- Round up team totals to the nearest whole.<br /><br />-- Total up the team totals, and, if it's 99, give the 100th E-BOP to the top-scoring team.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-53968383705325827352021-08-07T11:43:21.580-04:002021-08-07T11:43:21.580-04:00Nyah, I disagree with myself again. I'm not go...Nyah, I disagree with myself again. I'm not going to give E-BOPs for participation. Too complicated--just thought about it relative to big individual events.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-20712948375758203992021-08-07T11:20:03.922-04:002021-08-07T11:20:03.922-04:00I think I like the Wikipedia list better:
1. Aqua...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics#Sports" rel="nofollow">I think I like the Wikipedia list better:</a><br /><br />1. Aquatics<br />Artistic swimming (2)<br />Diving (8)<br />Marathon swimming (2)<br />Swimming (35)<br />Water polo (2)<br />2. Archery (5)<br />3. Athletics (48)<br />4. Badminton (5)<br />5. Baseball<br />Baseball (1)<br />Softball (1)<br />6. Basketball<br />(5x5) Basketball (2)<br />3×3 basketball (2)<br />7. Boxing (13)<br />8. Canoeing<br />Slalom (4)<br />Sprint (12)<br />9. Cycling<br />BMX freestyle (2)<br />BMX racing (2)<br />Mountain biking (2)<br />Road cycling (4)<br />Track cycling (12)<br />10. Equestrian<br />Dressage (2)<br />Eventing (2)<br />Jumping (2)<br />11. Fencing (12)<br />12. Field hockey (2)<br />13. Football (2)<br />14. Golf (2)<br />15. Gymnastics<br />Artistic (14)<br />Rhythmic (2)<br />Trampoline (2)<br />16. Handball (2)<br />17. Judo (15)<br />18. Karate<br />Kata (2)<br />Kumite (6)<br />19. Modern pentathlon (2)<br />20. Rowing (14)<br />21. Rugby sevens (2)<br />22. Sailing (10)<br />23. Shooting (15)<br />24. Skateboarding (4)<br />25. Sport climbing (2)<br />26. Surfing (2)<br />27. Table tennis (5)<br />28. Taekwondo (8)<br />29. Tennis (5)<br />30. Triathlon (3)<br />31. Volleyball<br />(Indoor) Volleyball (2)<br />Beach volleyball (2)<br />32. Weightlifting (14)<br />33. Wrestling<br />Freestyle (12)<br />Greco-Roman (6)<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-48520748123142363922021-08-07T11:14:58.089-04:002021-08-07T11:14:58.089-04:00I don't like that list. Way too much cycling a...I don't like that list. Way too much cycling and gymnastics granularity, compared with, say, athletics.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-26455914070321852532021-08-07T11:12:19.499-04:002021-08-07T11:12:19.499-04:00Per the main Olympics.com site, there are 47 "...<a href="https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/sports/" rel="nofollow">Per the main Olympics.com site, there are 47 "Olympic Sports:"</a><br /><br />1. 3x3 Basketball<br />2. Archery<br />3. Artistic Gymnastics<br />4. Artistic Swimming<br />5. Athletics<br />6. Badminton<br />7. Baseball/<br />8. Softball<br />9. Basketball <br />10. Beach Volleyball<br />11. Boxing<br />12. Canoe Slalom<br />13. Canoe Sprint<br />14. Cycling BMX Freestyle<br />15. Cycling BMX Racing<br />16. Cycling Mountain Bike<br />17. Cycling Road<br />18. Cycling Track<br />19. Diving<br />20. Equestrian<br />21. Fencing<br />22. Football<br />23. Golf<br />24. Handball<br />25. Hockey<br />26. Judo<br />27. Karate<br />28. Marathon Swimming<br />29. Modern Pentathlon<br />30. Rhythmic Gymnastics<br />31. Rowing<br />32. Rugby<br />33. Sailing<br />34. Shooting<br />35. Skateboarding<br />36. Sport Climbing<br />37. Surfing<br />38. Swimming<br />39. Table Tennis<br />40. Taekwondo<br />41. Tennis<br />42. Trampoline Gymnastics<br />43. Triathlon<br />44. Volleyball<br />45. Water Polo<br />46. Weightlifting<br />47. WrestlingErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-83888184985961211232021-08-07T11:08:43.230-04:002021-08-07T11:08:43.230-04:00So here are the final E-BOPs for baseball/softball...So here are the final E-BOPs for baseball/softball:<br /><br />1. Japan 49 E-BOPs<br />2. United States 24<br />T3. Canada 7<br />T3. Dominican Republic 7<br />5. Mexico 5<br />T6. Australia 2<br />T6. Israel 2<br />T6. Italy 2<br />T6. South Korea 2Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-24823640710997822162021-08-07T11:05:45.680-04:002021-08-07T11:05:45.680-04:00Here's how I'll figure it this Olympics:
...Here's how I'll figure it this Olympics:<br /><br />-- Score 10 for each gold within an event, 5 for each silver, 3 for each bronze and 1 for participation without a medal (maybe even for the Russians in this case; I've got to think about that one).<br /><br />-- Add up the total number of points awarded to all teams.<br /><br />-- Divide a team's total points by the event's total points and then multiply by 100.<br /><br />-- Round up team totals to the nearest whole.<br /><br />-- Total up the team totals, and, if it's 99, give the 100th E-BOP to the top-scoring team.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-31364256854345268232021-08-07T10:57:06.346-04:002021-08-07T10:57:06.346-04:00OK, back to EBOP ...OK, back to EBOP ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-89026092649942519912021-08-07T10:56:14.515-04:002021-08-07T10:56:14.515-04:00France just won the men's indoor volleyball go...France just won the men's indoor volleyball gold. That was excellent--my maternal home boys won the first two sets, lost the second two and then had to come back to win the fifth. It was the first men's indoor volleyball gold for France. Hurrah! Argentina won bronze.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-64300437681026358292021-08-07T10:43:16.345-04:002021-08-07T10:43:16.345-04:00FRANCE YES! FRANCE YES! Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-5698518389203539902021-08-07T10:42:53.792-04:002021-08-07T10:42:53.792-04:00So, I’ve rethought the Event-Balanced Olympics Poi...So, I’ve rethought the <a href="https://www.heathpost.com/search/label/E-BOP" rel="nofollow">Event-Balanced Olympics Points (E-BOP)</a> again, and I decided that a team should get points if it participates in a sport. I don’t know how to write this out as a formula, but here’s how I’m figuring it now ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-38716701102511268392021-08-07T10:41:33.355-04:002021-08-07T10:41:33.355-04:00So that concluded the baseball/softball competitio...So that concluded the baseball/softball competition at Tokyo 2020 in 2021. The medal winners were Japan gold, United States silver and Dominican Republic bronze in baseball and Japan gold, United States silver and Canada bronze in softball. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-4375736559589472792021-08-07T10:34:05.518-04:002021-08-07T10:34:05.518-04:00This commercial where the guy keeps taking selfies...This commercial where the guy keeps taking selfies in the dark is the breakout commercial of these Olympics for my household.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-44110606613691386152021-08-07T10:23:24.897-04:002021-08-07T10:23:24.897-04:00In the early 1990s in Bowling Green, I played a lo...In the early 1990s in Bowling Green, I played a lot of Nintendo Little League Baseball, and Japan was really good in that. Throughout today's game, I kept thinking how Yodoya, Hirano and some of those guys could've been sage veterans on the Japanese roster. I was happy for them.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-57466802671837702522021-08-07T10:05:12.623-04:002021-08-07T10:05:12.623-04:00Japan got a run early before I woke up along about...Japan got a run early before I woke up along about the fifth inning. Then the Americans kept getting guys on base, but Japan just kept getting out of jams. Then Japan got an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth, getting a runner home just ahead of a tag try at the plate, and that was pretty much that. As my favorite Yokohama DeNA BayStar and main man from Conyers, Georgia, Tyler Austin, who had two hits in this game and hit about .400 in this tournament, told NBC after the game, “That’s baseball."Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-45958266577444459202021-08-07T10:05:04.602-04:002021-08-07T10:05:04.602-04:00Well, Japan beat Team USA in the baseball final, 2...Well, Japan beat Team USA in the baseball final, 2-0. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-39830455880364615942021-08-07T01:03:00.747-04:002021-08-07T01:03:00.747-04:00Basketballers and golfers!Basketballers and golfers!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.com