navarre Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 At least we're beating the French in terms of medals so it's not all bad.
Gizmo Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 They're already sliding up and down poles and doing splits in tights. As a former gymnast I take offence to this comment Well I wasn't a gymnast, I was a trampolinist, but it's the same group. If my coach wasn't such an asshat I may have been in Beijing right now
Mokong Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 You reckon burly male gymnasts are gonna prance around to salsa music? I see little difference with Ballet, just the addition of mad flips and tumbles. And I'm sure they could use different music, imagine maybe integrating it with break dancing?
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 I'm so tired of Michael Phelps. Or are you just jealous of the fact his about our age and making mad history? I am.
Guest Captain Falcon Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 This and only this would get me to watch the games for more than 5 minutes http://www.cracked.com/article_16563_20-ideas-making-olympics-kick-way-more-ass.html And it wouldn't even matter if we stood a chance of winning either.
Gizmo Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/aug/14/olympics2008.olympicswrestling?gusrc=rss&feed=sport Apparently this guy got robbed off a win by a refereeing error, so he rejected his bronze medal by storming off during the ceremony. Haven't seen the actual thing so I dunno what happened other than whats in that article.
Shino Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Or are you just jealous of the fact his about our age and making mad history? I am. Maybe... Just maybe.
Charlie Posted August 16, 2008 Author Posted August 16, 2008 I'm so tired of Michael Phelps. Me too, he's obviously a great athlete but he's not the greatest Olympian ever. He's competing in a sport where there are loads of different classes to get medals. We'll see just how good he is in 16 years time if he can still win medals in 5 seperate Games. Team GB are absolutely kicking ass today. Gold for Adlington in the 800m Freestyle. Gold for Chris Hoy and Wiggans in cycling events. Bronze for another cyclist. Gold for the coxless 4 after an amazing race where we came back in the last 250m to win it. Ainsley's final race has been postponed until tomorrow and he's gaurenteed a silver and should really get the gold.
Tales Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/aug/14/olympics2008.olympicswrestling?gusrc=rss&feed=sport Apparently this guy got robbed off a win by a refereeing error, so he rejected his bronze medal by storming off during the ceremony. Haven't seen the actual thing so I dunno what happened other than whats in that article. The IOC has decided to take away his bronze. It won't be given to anyone else.
Mundi Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Been sweating like a pig over the Iceland VS Denmark handball game. Mostly because 4 seconds left in the game the Danes have one goal over us and we get a penalty shot. We scored! Ending the game in even
Charlie Posted August 16, 2008 Author Posted August 16, 2008 Wow. 9.69 seconds and he could've gone faster if he wasn't celebrating before he finished.
gmac Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Bolt is amazing, I'd guess the Jamaicans are odds on for the 4X100 relay as well considering they had 3 in the final
Platty Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Just watched the 100m final. Bolt was amazing god damn! I've been getting into the olympics lately. Sailing, rowing, cycling all sorts.
darksnowman Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 The 100m mens final was amazing. New world record and he could have been quicker if he had been pushed right up til the line! Anyone watch the mens tennis doubles final? Federer and Wawrinka took the gold- Roger looked to have enjoyed it.
Charlie Posted August 16, 2008 Author Posted August 16, 2008 Bolt is amazing, I'd guess the Jamaicans are odds on for the 4X100 relay as well considering they had 3 in the final Well we're the defending champions, so you never know.
gaggle64 Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 I saw it too. Bloody hell, a clear world record and didn't even look like he was trying. And I thought Addlington's absolute domination of the 800m freestyle was amazing, but that 100m is surely the highlight of the olympics. Watched the cycling and rowing highlights too, excellent day for team GB. Can't wait for the sailing and rest of the rowing finals.
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 USAIN BOLT = LEGEND! No frikkin doubt about it... But in the back of my mind I just hope nothing 'suspect' unfolds in the future...Y'know?
D-Day Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 My gosh, Usain Bolt is a legend, and the guy is just 21 too . He said himself that he could have gone faster, his running technique is totally different, it is amazing!! King_V, the only drugs he would have been taking would have been the type that would have relaxed him and slowed him down . Bad joke, but my mother said I could make it . The track events are the only ones we seem to really threaten and triumph at. But Asafa Powell flopped again. Wish I saw the mens tennis double finals. After seeing Federer crash out the singles, I stopped watching the tennis events as I thought he is really just going through a serious low patch at the moment. Happy for him now though With all the record-breaking so far, this years olympic games have been truly amazing
Ganepark32 Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 With Bolt being so young and doing what he did in the 100m earlier today, can you imagine what he'll be able to do come London 2012. The guys in the BBC studio reckon a sub 9.60 time is achieveable by the guy at the moment so using that as a minimum and the fact he'll only get better, we could be looking at some absolutely amazing records from the guy.
Jon Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Im so tired of all this Phelps bashing because he is so good at many strokes. If they were all so easy everyone would do them all. We'd soon see how good Johnson was if had to do a 400 metre final 30 min after the last one, not three days.
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 With Bolt being so young and doing what he did in the 100m earlier today, can you imagine what he'll be able to do come London 2012. The guys in the BBC studio reckon a sub 9.60 time is achieveable by the guy at the moment so using that as a minimum and the fact he'll only get better, we could be looking at some absolutely amazing records from the guy. You never know, y'know. People reach their peak at different ages - 21 might be his.
Shino Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 This has been utter shite for Portugal, we had so many hopes for some athletes and non won anything. Here's hoping for the female triathlon.
KKOB Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Oh my jesus! Got up this morning, looked at the medal table and we're third OH MY! Loved the last of the rowing this morning <3 The Olympics, been totally addicted. Fuck Big Brother, this is entertainment
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