Day 6 - July 26, 2021
Day 6, and lots of action in the pool, so let's get right to it!
In the semi-finals of the 100m backstroke Reagan Smith broke the Olympic record to be seeded first in the finals. Of note, this was the 4th straight race in this discipline in which an Olympic record was broken!
In what was supposed to be one of the more dynamic races in the pool, the United States ran (swam?) away with the 4x100 meter freestyle relay, winning gold. Caleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni, Bowen Becker, and Zach Apple took home the gold!
In the women's 400 meter freestyle, one of the marquis races of these Olympics due to those involved, Ariarne Titmus of Australia, in the second fastest time ever at this distance, won gold defeating Katie Ledecky, who herself swam the 4th fastest time in history. They will meet again at 200 meters.
Adam Peatty of Great Britain easily won the 100 meter breastroke. Peatty, who has the 15 fastest times in the world at this distance, is also the favorite at 200 meters.
Canada's Margaret McNeil won the gold in the 100m butterfly, followed VERY closely by Yufie Zhang of China and Australia's Emma McKeon, who took home the silver and bronze respectively. Only .01 seconds behind McKeon and finishing in fourth was Torri Huske. The spread between first and fourth was only .14 seconds!!!!
Outside of the pool, we have the first medals ever awarded in Women's Skateboarding, and the event was dominated by not only teenagers, but young teenagers! Japan's Momiji Nishiya, 13 years old, won gold, with fellow 13 year old Rayssa Leal from Brazil winning silver, and the old person in the group, 16 year old Funa Nakayama won bronze. Alexis Sablone, a 34 year old from the United States, finished fourth.
In softball, although the gold medal game between the United States and Japan had already been set, the US and Japan finished pool player with a humdinger of a game, the United States won on a walk-off home run by Kelsey Stewart. This was the United States first home run of the entire Olympics.
In the most dominating performance of the day, Luka Doncic of Slovenia scored 48 points - the second most in Olympics history between Oscar Schmidt's 55 - as Slovenia defeated Argentina 118-100. NBA fans know Doncic really well, and this performance cements him as one of the best players in the world.
Athlete of the Day - Adam Peatty, Swimming, Great Britain
Greatest breastroker ever! Period. Dominated the 100m for gold.
Olympic Term of the Day: Eggbeater - In water polo, the leg kick used to tread water and and lift players vertically out of the water.
Olympic Events Watched: 3x3, Beach Volleyball, Gymnastics, Softball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo
USA Potential Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearer: Monica Abbot, Phillip Dutton, Brady Ellison, Lee Kiefer, Cat Osterman, Kelsey Plum, Anastasija, Zolotic
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