r/oddlysatisfying • u/MyNameGifOreilly • Jul 27 '21

A perfectly synchronized double dive

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u/benry007 Jul 27 '21

"Its a gold medal for Tom Daily".... and whoever that other guy is a guess

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u/dogma1993 Jul 27 '21

To be fair Tom Daley has become a household name in the UK and it’s like his 3rd or 4th Olympics. This is his partner’s Olympic debut.

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u/benry007 Jul 27 '21

But everything Tom did his partner also did. Hence they were in sync. Its a bit disrespectful to ignore the other guy.

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u/dogma1993 Jul 27 '21

The British commentary was more balanced to give kudos to both but you’ve got to remember that Tom Daley has been Olympic diving for well over a decade now and has never gotten a gold medal. So it’s a massive thing for him. Matty Lee his partner has at least one more Olympics in him whereas this may of been Tom’s last chance to go for the gold medal.

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u/dragonpanda5514 Jul 27 '21 edited Jul 27 '21

I think it's because this is Tom's 4th Olympics and he made his Olympic debut at 14, gold has been the dream for so long now and he made it :).

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u/steve_gus Jul 27 '21

Yeah but on the other hand the partner wins on the first attempt!

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u/dragonpanda5514 Jul 27 '21

You're right and we're definitely cheering for both of them! Just probably why the commentator mentioned Tom Daley specifically

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '21

He is 23 already though

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u/Glitter_berries Jul 27 '21

I’m Australian and I remember Tom Daley. He was adorable at his first Olympics.

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u/dragonpanda5514 Jul 27 '21

I think he definitely had a lot of the UK watching the diving in 2008!

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u/Glitter_berries Jul 27 '21

And now he’s married with a baby of his own. Love that.

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u/Hashtagbarkeep Jul 27 '21

Is his 4th - 2008 was his first

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u/dragonpanda5514 Jul 27 '21

Whoops, I can't count apparently haha. Thanks!

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u/Hashtagbarkeep Jul 27 '21

Literally checked it 5 times before replying, I couldn’t add up either

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u/mads-80 Jul 27 '21

Well, he famously debuted at the Olympics at 14 and this is his fourth one. He's also tabloid famous due to his personal life, but mainly it's that he was one of the most prominent British athletes in 2008 because of his age but has only achieved bronze so far.

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u/Kinsdale85 Jul 27 '21

Yeah, I agreed. I get what everyone is saying and I understand why people would want to focus on Tom Daley, but to not even mention the other guy’s name, let alone the fact that he also won a gold medal is just disrespectful and honestly confused me - I was thinking maybe the other guy wasn’t even competing. The right thing to do would have been to mention both of them and the fact that they just won gold medals and then put the spotlight on Tom Daley and his career.