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Possibly, but it's not like they were talking about something different and more important at the time. Many times it was just silence during those moments and it would've been great for them to acknowledge old legends from TT past. I dont think honoring former players is some quirk of Bobrow...

This match completely delivering right now. Creativity and power at the highest evel. Joy to watch

When it was Parker and the other lady yesterday, they didn't recognize any of the famous former champions in the audience. Thought that was a bit crazy that I've been a fan for only a couple of years and can recognize more former players than the announcers of the Olympic f-ing games.

Think maybe this draw really could've overloaded SYS in terms of weirdness to prepare for. The doubles final featured an unknown pair, one using disruptive pips. In the singles she drew Akula which probably required dedicated time to prepare for as well with a different disruptive style. Then...

Tactical advantages really do make all the differences in the end result. It may not have changed things, but I would've liked to see an earlier timeout, a reversal of fortune bathroom break, or at least some tactical stalling from Hugo. Maybe he's also used to the fast pace like Lebrun and it...

Damn that was kind of a lousy match. Feel bad for Calderano. He definitely didn't show up in this bronze medal match and I'm sure that'll bother him for a while. On the bright side, Felix got a medal for France at home in Paris. This is an amazing result for French table tennis and TT as a...

Calderano looks a bit deflated out there. Felix looking for revenge for Alexis and playing super confident. HUgo needs to find a way to get him out of rhythm.

That hug and smile with SYB is the most wholesome thing I've seen at this Olympics so far. Also I think we need to give a shout out to Coach Ishida. Guy was the craziest one man cheerleading team I've ever seen. Every point Hayata won he cheered like it was the most impressive thing he'd ever...

Yah I thought that was really bad. Maybe cheer loudly for when SYS gets her medal. But doing it while CM was alone on the podium and it was supposed to be her moment. With fans like that, who needs hecklers?

It's also common sense that 2 different finals equals double ticket sale revenue 😆 Honestly I'm fine with it. No more WCQ/SYS cult fan members in the venue probably means a better environment. More tickets for French, Brazilian, and Swedish fans. I don't mind a lot of Chinese fans. They are...

You make a good point. But the Japanese take it to a whole new level. There's some great documentaries on stuff like the Koshien where what they put their little leaguers through would be seen by most countries as child abuse. It's something I've seen often in Japanese combat sports too, where...

I've never seen a nation's team so unhappy to see one of their own get a repeat gold medal. Or at least if not unhappy, they are not showing much support or excitement for CM. Really, I get that she had to beat a fellow CNT member to get the gold, but I don't think I've ever seen this happen in...

SYS always looks head and shoulders above every single player until she runs into another CNT member. How much does not having a coach hurt her compared to the more experienced players like CM? Feels like she got big sistered out there by someone who knows her game and weaknesses. Congrats...

Unfortunately I think they bring out the corpse of Hayata out if need be. Japanese have a bizarre sports culture where they are expected to compete injured in the most important events, and they are celebrated for pushing past the pain regardless of outcome. At least that's how it works in...

The level of play CM has brought out in the past two games has been incredible. The rallies between these two are several levels higher than anything we've seen this Olympics.

Cheng Meng doing the impossible and taking a game off of SYS. This one looks like it's going to be interesting after all.

Yeah if there was an award for best attitude in table tennis she'd be high on the list. I don't think the pair works without the constant moral support she gives to Lim Jonghoon. Coming over to give Hayata a big hug after a disappointing loss was a great show of character. She made a fan out of...

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Congratulations Hina Hayata! Man it was looking bad in the first game when she was missing all her shots early. Credit to Hina for gutting through that early uncertainty and find her game again. Woah she's super emotional right now. Well earned tears here. SYB will be back for sure next...

Olympics cameramen doing their best to show us all the goofy faces that Hina Hayata makes.