A first for the Olympic Games

The medal thing, I am surprised this has ever or will ever happen again. It's not surprising.. The pole vault thing, of course they all have the same hairstyle, long hair has a higher drag coefficient than short hair (please tell me they were all short haired ladies)

Now what is surprising is how well the UK have done, so far. We are a tiny nation, doing OK.
 
The medal thing, I am surprised this has ever or will ever happen again. It's not surprising.. The pole vault thing, of course they all have the same hairstyle, long hair has a higher drag coefficient than short hair (please tell me they were all short haired ladies)

Now what is surprising is how well the UK have done, so far. We are a tiny nation, doing OK.
The reigning Rio champion had long straggly hair. Perhaps that's why she failed this time . . .
 
The reigning Rio champion had long straggly hair. Perhaps that's why she failed this time . . .
point irrefutably proven there Bear, bet she had short hair when she bossed gold.

When it comes to jumping high using a long stick, I know my onions.
 
No. But she had a hair band on, which would still not have got her on to the podium in 2021.
So it's sports science concentrating on hair styles, it was bound to happen.

Actually on a serious note the spikes used with carbon fibre plates are probably to blame for better performances across track and some field events.
 
So it's sports science concentrating on hair styles, it was bound to happen.

Actually on a serious note the spikes used with carbon fibre plates are probably to blame for better performances across track and some field events.
Also more consistent track texture is reducing resistance as well.

One reason given for fast track cycling times earlier in the week was air pressure. At 950mbar it surprised me that it would have a recognised effect.
 
The medal thing, I am surprised this has ever or will ever happen again. It's not surprising.. The pole vault thing, of course they all have the same hairstyle, long hair has a higher drag coefficient than short hair (please tell me they were all short haired ladies)
No, they were not. They all had medium-length hair done in braids.

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Also more consistent track texture is reducing resistance as well.

One reason given for fast track cycling times earlier in the week was air pressure. At 950mbar it surprised me that it would have a recognised effect.

Heat and humidity is definitely having an effect, but it's mainly the jump in gear sizes at the head of a perfect storm of variables causing such big jump in records being smashed.
 
Heat and humidity is definitely having an effect, but it's mainly the jump in gear sizes at the head of a perfect storm of variables causing such big jump in records being smashed.
In the Women’s sprint qualifying 17 riders smashed the old Olympic record. Proving the improvement in quality of the bikes as well as atmospheric conditions within the velodrome. Gear sizes clearly a good reason.
 
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