BRITS React to Olympic Events Where the USA Has NEVER Won a Gold Medal

[@MaxStax1]

I heard the U.S had a potential gold medal Table Tennis player at one time, but they decided to become a shrimping boat captain instead.

[@pacmon5285]

Momma always said...

[@G-spookyk4zs]

Beat me 2 It Only forrest gump can beat the chinese

[@samrester6254]

Trampolines Twirling ribbons on sticks Ping Pong I think we're good. Also, throwing those balls into nets looks a bit tame. If we could throw them at each other... And call it dodgeball... Now that would be one we could get into.

[@willvr4]

What? Great Britain had 327 athletes participating. In terms of the ratio of athletes to population size, that's a HUGE number.

[@japcar84]

US Women's Rugby just beat Australia for the Bronze. One of our players ran the entire length of the field for a try as time expired in the game.

[@willvr4]

Sweet! Now I've gotta tease my 1 and only Aussie friend.

[@johnzubil2875]

You know why we don't win medals in these " sports" ? Because we won't put any effort into these bs activities. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NapTownKid410]

You got a mountain biking gold. My nephew is running in the 400m relays for the US

[@officeblokedaz]

@@NapTownKid410 who is your nephew? That’s amazing! 👍🏻

[@Xfactor444-x4n]

Is this the 16yr old from Maryland?

[@baussify]

The handball segment had me cracking up 😂

[@bernardmayles6564]

When I was young I used to live in Germany and Handball was super popular but here in the United States I've never even seen Handball. I don't even know if we even play it anywhere

[@everypitchcounts4875]

Look up team USA beach handball. Men's team USA vs team Europe.

[@Sandman60077]

I didn't even know men played field hockey 😆

[@jamesleyda365]

You and me both!

[@sshimmy2258]

They usually start for women's teams at liberal colleges

[@jongrho602]

They have men's teams at Ivy League Universites (or they had back in the 70's), but as Ivy League types aren't known to be the best athletes, that shouldn't surprise anyone. The commonality in these sports is that they don't have very many players so the ability to make any money means the best athletes avoid them - not a lot of equipment sales which would lead to big money sponsorship deals. Other countries aren't as concerned about how much you can make so they will attract better athletes. Or they have huge state-sponsored programs like China.

[@willvr4]

@@sshimmy2258 hahahah

[@brandijoy1]

I can’t believe I have never heard of the Pentathlon before, I’ve been watching the Olympics since the 90’s. I even try to watch the more obscure or least popular sports and still just now hearing about this sport/event. I’m just going to say it now, “This is the definition of what you call a rich person’s sport”.

[@jchristif]

Handball looks fun to watch. I’d be laughing tho..

[@devinjenkins4752]

The issue isnt that we cant win, its that we dont try to win because almost no American wants to compete in these. You can only do 1 sport a day and most of these are 1 day sports meaning if you do one one of these, youll likely be unable to compete with the more prestigious sports people actually watch. Outside of table-tennis theres just not many competitors on the US side. Last trampolining we had 3 registered vs Chinas 15....we just dont care enough about these sports.

[@ymrxmbr4l]

Im trying to go to a pub and get drunk with some brits😂🍻 11 hour flight tho

[@yjb854]

In beach volleyball USA has the most golds

[@PTaylor1087]

Handball looks like a sport you can get 7 of your friends and have a good shot at getting a medal

[@mindfulness123]

The opening ceremonies were unique and cool. The Olympics have been great so far, but I wish we could see more sports. Even in the sports they cover, US media tends to mostly cover American athletes now.

[@darienford860]

speaking of Gold. US Mens rowing won Gold for the first time in 64 years

[@RRaymer]

The total cumulative of the most amount of medals won in the Olympics in history is the USA. The UK comes at 2nd, if you don't count the USSR. Although the UK has a much higher number of medals per capita than the USA, about 3 times more. China has only recently shone in the Olympics with their talent making factories.

[@Alex.Kaleipahula]

Hawaii has tons of beach volleyball players😊

[@everypitchcounts4875]

Did they watch the show Blue Mountain State have a drug Olympics? There was a show called Pro's vs Joe's a few years ago.

[@janetsanford6923]

I remember years ago watching the rhythmic gymnastics, the Russian team steamrolled over the US team pretty much.

[@shag139]

Umm Will Ferrell in Old School said hold my keg!

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

This described hand ball is not what US calls hand ball. In fact, I've never seen this in the US which the guy mentioned, but you talked all over.

[@everypitchcounts4875]

US has a beach handball league instead.

[@leroyroger7632]

US has gold in artistic gymnastics now 💪

[@G-spookyk4zs]

The chinese call forest gump papa.

[@ryanredmon]

beach volleyball is the only thing I've been watching during Olympics. USA is usually dominant in beach volleyball. I don't know how people watch some of this other shit. lol Swimming events, rowing, etc. I don't know if I could come up with more boring events to watch on tv: Olympic walking....knitting

[@doncornell1707]

These sports all rhyme with pay

[@4211234]

fun fact, the number 1 and 2 in beach volleyball is sweden and norway, go figure!

[@Cnith]

Regarding handball and badminton I guess Denmark is the "oddball country" for those two sports (although handball was basically invented in Denmark in the 1800s). For decades Denmark has been able to compete well with the Asian countries in Badminton and have often had players be world #1 like "Viktor Axelsen" most recently (although now he's #2). Regarding handball goalies, you'd be amazed at how often they acrobatic saves. A good goalie saves about 35% and the world class ones can sometimes go nuts and save much more than that.

[@everypitchcounts4875]

USA is actually really good at beach handball. Look up men's beach handball team USA vs team Europe.

[@puebloking8280]

I heard of filed hockey for the first time today

[@willvr4]

The opening ceremony was horrible. I probably watched a combined 20 mins of it and just shut it off and left the room.

[@Idealdeath8304]

In the US field hockey is considered a female sport. Where i live in Connecticut only girls had field hockey teams. They didn’t even exist for men. I’m sure somewhere in the US there are men’s field hockey teams. Just not sure where that is

[@dwh58]

What has happened to Germany, with only 2 medals at the Olympics. They used to be in the top five countries for most of my life for medals.

[@dner75-xh9le]

We don't play field hockey here because we have this game invented by the Natives called lacrosse here. Field hockey is like lacrosse-light. Same as cricket is baseball-light.

[@thevannmann]

Lol. Cricket is way more interesting and popular than baseball.

[@vodriscoll]

@@thevannmann Interesting is debatable. Popular? Also debatable. Both sports are played in over 100 countries.

[@markymarksenior]

lol "light". typical american

[@dner75-xh9le]

@@markymarksenior Nice grammar, Marky Mark and the Effed Up Bunch.

[@markymarksenior]

​@@dner75-xh9le i wrote it in american for you

[@NomyJackson]

I bet Forrest Gump would have won the gold medal for table tennis( ping pong) lol

[@LukaDonesnitch]

Was that Gilbert Arenas playing handball? LOL

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

I watch women's beach volleyball... 😂😂😂

[@sueosborne533]

US Women just won fencing gold so take that off the list 😂🎉

[@JoeyVatavuk]

hockey is WAY cooler on the ice anyway

[@MrLcarter24]

It's funny how you guys love sports but the biggest sporting event probably outside if of the world cup, the Olympics, you seem lackluster about. The interesting thing about the US is that we're the only country in the world that does well in both the winter and summer Olympics.

[@LancerX916]

Why are the sticks so short in field hockey? Looks ridicules. The only way the US ever will win a medal in table tennis is if someone from China migrates to the US and becomes a citizen.

[@gregorydicenzo6643]

Not to bring up politics but I would love for you all to comment on your goverment saying they are going to charge and extradition Americans for social media posts. We are laughing stay safe.

[@Alex.Kaleipahula]

Why can’t men do rhythmic gymnastics?

[@LukaDonesnitch]

I watch all the sports. with women in tiny clothes and Basketball. 😂

[@usmc24thmeu36]

I don't watch the Olympics they are just to WOKE.

[@misheleblue5183]

Shut up

[@MJM1309]

Field Hockey Pentathlon Trampoline Twirl a ribbon Forest Gump won Gold in Table Tennis Non Dodge Ball Bad Minton Do people watch this stuff other then during the Olympics.