2012 - The Olympics

[Luk3us 63]

Topic.

 

So I was watching some of the events today, and they have some odd 'sports' at the olympics these days. I was watching some women's handball (Its like soccer with your hands) and some volleyball.

 

In other news, kinda funny how they royally ****ed up the seating arrangements.

[Nmenth 291]

It is ironic; the countries of the world aggressively compete to win the hosting position, and yet, the host country is going to screw up something somewhere along the line and be ridiculed by the rest of the world for it. What are people going to remember longer, the firework displays, or the screw ups?

[Sonic 295]

Haven't really watched anything. We have a like 5 or 6 channels covering it all but the schedule is all wrong and doesn't match up to what being shown at the time. I'm mostly interested the basketball. Got to watch the NBA millionaires claim their gold medal

[Chimas 7]

What scares most is: Brazil(rio) is next ...

[PurpleGaga27 40]

Well I didn't really want to start a topic thread on the Olympics in the first place, but oh well....

 

I'm mostly interested the basketball. Got to watch the NBA millionaires claim their gold medal

 

Me too. It's sad that neither Howard, Rose and Griffin are in the USA Dream Team due to injuries.

 

What scares most is: Brazil(rio) is next ...

 

I haven't really seen much action from the Brazillians lately in the Olympics.

[Traymen 6]

Too much scums on this Olimpic Games.

 

http://www.guardian....n?newsfeed=true

 

Korean fencer won two or three times in a row, but countdown didn't started, but when it have run, the round was won by German fencer... one bloody second!

 

EDIT:

Next suspicious match - this time in badminton between Chineese and Korean player. First one is accused for dubious loss.

 

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sports/2012-08/01/c_131752685.htm

Edited August 1, 2012 by Traymen

[Nmenth 291]

So this is from 2008, but I guess it is still relevant now: 11 Strangest Former Olympic Sports

[Luk3us 63]

Hey, we won a medal. Yaa.

 

 

 

Also, why isn't dwarf throwing in the Olympics? I mean that is an awesome sport.

[Sonic 295]

We got 2 medals. 2 bronze.

 

Why isn't Timber Sports part of the Olympics? Kiwis dominate this sport in USA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stihl_Timbersports_Series

 

[Plok 327]

Hungary, watch yourselves. Our handball team means business.

Too bad I won't be able to see our waterpolo game against Italy, though. It seems to be replaced by the even more intriguing Europa League qualifier match between Hajduk Split and Inter.

[PurpleGaga27 40]

As of two days ago, Michael Phelps of the USA, got a record 19 medals (with 15 gold medals), making him having the most medals than any Olympian in all of Olympic history.

 

Edit: Watching the Olympics doesn't seem to be epic anymore, not even online as restrictions make it harder to watch it live even without cable. That's not how sports networks does that to the FIFA World Cup, March Madness or even the Super Bowl!

Edited August 2, 2012 by zocom7

[Sonic 295]

Does everything have to be epic for you Zocom7?

 

As for live Olympics coverage, we have a **** load of it here in NZ spread across 6 channels. Watching the USA Mens Basketball team destroy Nigeria live right now.

 

Oh cool, NZ has a gold medal!! http://tvnz.co.nz/olympics-2012/cohen-and-sullivan-win-nz-s-first-gold-5004520

[PurpleGaga27 40]

Yesterday, a new Olympic record for basketball: the USA Dream Team 2012 beat Nigeria 156-73 while making 26 3-pointers and 71% overall FG!! Too bad I couldn't find the video in YouTube for the main highlights.

[Plok 327]

Croatia won a silver medal in rowing! Almost won a gold, too.

Sandra Perković is another candidate.

[Guest Rabbit]

USA won a medal in...!

 

Well, we win a lot of medals.

[Plok 327]

Wait... dafuq.

 

EDIT Aug 4th: WAY TO GO SANDRA!!

Edited August 4, 2012 by Plokite_Wolf

[PurpleGaga27 40]

It appears that the Olympics are now over. For the final medal count update: USA with 46 gold medals and 104 medals overall, China with 38 gold medals and 87 medals overall and Russia with 24 gold medals and 82 medals overall. For the "kiwi" country, 5 gold medals and 13 medals overall.

 

Good thing is, the USA Basketball team still wins the gold again.

Edited August 12, 2012 by zocom7

[Plok 327]

Croatia won a gold medal in waterpolo and a bronze one in handball (those nasty French...) today! Big congrats to Lucija Zaninovic and Giovanni Cernogoraz as well!

 

Well, guess I'll have to watch Blur's performance in the closing ceremony on Youtube tomorrow.

 

(EDIT: what the hell, Central European diacritics no longer work on the forums??)

[Luk3us 63]

So the Olympics are all over, and no one got blown up.

 

Alls well that ends well.

[Sonic 295]

The Olympics are over but kiwis are still winning gold medals. Women's shot put champion, Valerie Adams who won a sliver medal last week has been awarded the gold medal after the original winner tested positive for metenolone, which is classified as anabolic agent under the 2012 Prohibited List... in other words she cheated.

 

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/valerie-adams-speechless-gold-medal-win-5021496

[Inferno 22]

6/6/8 for the Netherlands. Not bad, I suppose.

[TheBlackOut 7]

Yawn, Winter sports are better

 

What did everyone thing of the opening and closing ceremonies? lol..

[PurpleGaga27 40]

The opening and closing ceremonies are simple and not as great as the ones from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Edited August 17, 2012 by zocom7

[Plok 327]

^I'd beg to differ for the opening ceremony. Didn't see the closing, though.

[Inferno 22]

The closing ceremony was epic, too. Much better than Bejing. Also, LEDs in the chairs was a ****ing brilliant idea.

Edited August 17, 2012 by Inferno