the opening ceremonies begin tomorrow.

Medal Count (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/04/sports/olympics/20080804_MEDALCOUNT_MAP.html)

GO USA!






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*Disclaimer - This picture is from the movie "Team America: World Police". In said movie, there is a song called "America! Fuck Yea!" I thought it fit in nice with the country I am from and will be supporting in the Olympics. I also thought it was a bit funny too! In no way am I condoning or implying American Olympians should start a war in Beijing.

It's the dream that we all share
It's the hope for tomorrow

FUCK YEAH!

I'm excited. :) Opening ceremonies tomorrow night!

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Before wars were stopped for while the games were held, and now people's attitude is this? Wow what a degradation.

Before wars were stopped for while the games were held, and now people's attitude is this? Wow what a degradation.
STFU Scratchy. Everyone loves the Olympics. We put our trifles aside for this shit.

P.S. Russia fails kthxbai.

Before wars were stopped for while the games were held, and now people's attitude is this? Wow what a degradation.


I didn't think they were stopped. I think they were just set up in a place where there was no wars going on, like in Beijing. There's no wars going on in China.
I could be wrong. But yeah, I'm not rooting for any certain country. I don't like sports anyway. There must always be competition in everything, right? :rolleyes:

I don't like sports anyway
::Gasp!:: SHUN! SHUUUUUUUN THE NONBELIEVER!

Fucking please, Scratchy:rolleyes:

Get off your high horse. You get a fail for taking shit way to serious.

::Gasp!:: SHUN! SHUUUUUUUN THE NONBELIEVER!

Well, I can't help it. Maybe I'll have an epiphany. LOL. What sports are they doing this year?

STFU Scratchy. Everyone loves the Olympics. We put our trifles aside for this shit.

P.S. Russia fails kthxbai.
Ahhh, you again. So this is your verbal warning for being all smart and stuff. I know it's what you really crave for.

Get off your high horse. You get a fail for taking shit way to serious.
Leave your circus in the Evbored forum, this is what it was created for. I'm pretty fed up of seeing it in almost every thread.

i really dont see how that was bringing in the circus. it's a commonly known movie and plays at the whole team america bit and how ridiculous we are with wars. however, he just took the image out of that context to use as a humorous way of showing his support for the american teams.

no one said anything about war until you did :/


i dont usually watch the opening ceremonies. ive just never really given a crap about the olympics. occasionally ill watch a few things but im not that involved with it.

and i dont like the idea of it being held in china for various reasons, but that's a whole other story.

Leave your circus in the Evbored forum, this is what it was created for. I'm pretty fed up of seeing it in almost every thread.
oh boohoo. how dare we have a lil' fun on this board anymore.

slap a mod tag under your name and now your high and mighty. pleeeeease. :rolleyes:

THE NET IS FUCKING SRS BUSINESS. SRSLY.

@ Scratchy: Bitch, please. Let us enjoy our Olympics. No reason for you to come in and shit all over our parade. Bad mod. Bad.

Seriously, this thread is entirely appropriate and there's just no need to bring down the awesome mood surrounding anticipation for the Olympics, that's just not right.

Okay, wow, everyone STFU. I see plenty of "high and mightiness" in this thread that is NOT coming from a moderator. Now carry on and talk about the worldwide (yes, *gasp* I said worldwide!) olympics and quit the bitching that's become a trend with some of you people. Fuck, seriously.

Now carry on and talk about the worldwide (yes, *gasp* I said worldwide!) olympics and quit the bitching that's become a trend with some of you people. Fuck, seriously.
That's what would of happened if the thread hadn't been derailed in the 3rd post.


In Olympic news, team USA soccer(men & womens) have already played their first game. Why they did before the opening ceremonies I don't know. The women lost and the men won.

I'm looking for the USA mens basketball team to own this year. The past few Olympics we've gotten owned. That just shouldn't be.

I'm looking for the USA mens basketball team to own this year. The past few Olympics we've gotten owned. That just shouldn't be.
That's weird about the soccer thing, but I completely agree with you concerning basketball. This year we have a truly GREAT team. I've gotta represent a little since LeBron's on the team. Whut whut! REKONIZE.

oh boohoo. how dare we have a lil' fun on this board anymore.

slap a mod tag under your name and now your high and mighty. pleeeeease. :rolleyes:

THE NET IS FUCKING SRS BUSINESS. SRSLY.

Read again, I already told you where to have fun on this board.
And yes consider all the mods here to be high and mighty as apparently they're the only ones who won't just let you go with your bitching.

That's what would of happened if the thread hadn't been derailed in the 3rd post.

It was derailed in the very 1st post. If you don't know how to start a thread on a serious topic, which isn't in the Debate forum, then don't start it.

And this is the last off-topic post in this thread. All future ones will be deleted. Discuss Olympics.

I can't wait to see the torch lit up. ^_^ That ceremony's one of the parts I look forward too.

That, and the diving. :D

personally i could not give a fuck about the olympics mainly becuase it is in china and i do not believe that china should have gotten it. way to corrupt for my liking. however i will watch the opening ceremony this evening just to see if they can out do sydney's XD

i shall watch the equestrian because i love feeling the burning jealously it creates
and the gymnastics as it always amazes me how flexible people can be

personally i could not give a fuck about the olympics [...] however i will watch the opening ceremony this evening just to see if they can out do sydney's XD

i shall watch the equestrian because i love feeling the burning jealously it creates
and the gymnastics as it always amazes me how flexible people can be
LOL. See? No one can resist the pull of the Olympics. :P "OH, I couldn't care less about the Olympics, but I WILL WATCH the opening ceremony and the equestrian and the gymnastics" ROFL.

fine then.. but honestly the whole must win so many medals and it over taking the news is really really annoying. 2 of our swimmers broke their relationship and it was in the headlines for 2 days talking about how that they breakup shouldn't ruin our medal chances. big whoop and then last night in the headlines "images show they are still friends and are on good terms" oh the relief

PFFT. You'd only understand if you were a sports fan.

now I'm totally psyched for this thing. :D

USA FTMFW!

and...go france too. ^^

The OC is too late tonight not that I want to watch it, I mean it'll be full of smog and I will see it on the news anyway. I just want to see the Aussie swimmers blow the Yanks out of the water as we do each Olympics, then they beat us on the track!

PFFT. You'd only understand if you were a sports fan.

I don't think being a sports fan or not influences liking or disliking the Olympic games it a major waste of money and this year all the propaganda and resulting bullshit is wasted on a country that does not deserve it.
so go pfft yourself

PFFFFFT. Think of all the SPORTING EVENTS though! Who gives a rat's ass about the rest of that stuff right now? Only LOSERS, that's who, lol. :P So nyah.

...this year all the propaganda and resulting bullshit is wasted on a country that does not deserve it.

Actually.. think of all the attention the problems in China are getting BECAUSE of the olympics. Stuff that the international community would normally ignore or be unaware of is now center stage. China is finding it hard to hide the distasteful side of itself with all this international attention. THIS is how change happens, and it's a huge step forward that such a reclusive, xenophobic society has not only embraced the international community and hosted the olympics, but that the world is now able to get a first-hand look at life in that country. I think having the Olympics there is absolutely brilliant.

That being said... GO USA! I echo the sentiments of my countrymen (and women) in this thread, who so elegantly said:
AMERICA.. FUCK YEAH!

PFFFFFT. Think of all the SPORTING EVENTS though! Who gives a rat's ass about the rest of that stuff right now? Only LOSERS, that's who, lol. :P So nyah.

Yeh, think about the good things that can come because it's hosted in China.

After the athletes have blackened their lungs from the smog and soot, they can probably expect a new set... harvested from live Fulon Gong members, and other prisoners. Win Win at the expense of the environment and other people!

I'd rather be a loser in this case, and not winning at the Olympics. I don't know how these athletes can sleep at night from the moral choices they are making right now.

I'd rather be a loser in this case, and not winning at the Olympics. I don't know how these athletes can sleep at night from the moral choices they are making right now.
I don't understand you Miles. These athletes train and live their whole lives for the chance to compete in the Olympics. The events are the same, the competition is the same, they have been preparing themselves for these moments for so long, why should the environment hold them back? If anything, it may just encourage them to work harder toward their goals of victory. I just don't understand why an entire, universally popular, competition between nations should be abandoned simply because the country the Olympics are being held in is a bit distasteful in its moral codes.

You're telling me that instead of supporting your fellow athletes you will condemn them for living their dreams and condemn the rest of the world for actually coming together on the rare occassions they do? I'm sorry, but in matters such as these, I strongly feel that politics need to be set aside. Let's just forget the shitproblem that is China right now and focus on the spirit of the Olympics. Seriously.

First day of games and it's currently basketball. Who the fuck wants to watch basketball? There are so many sports that should not even be considered sports, or sports that shouldnt be in the Olympics.
Syncronised swimming for example - you telling me thats a sport? Its like watching paint dry.
I have heard there is Olympic hopscotch. Tell me it's a joke. Please.

Anyway, I missed the OC last night but the papers had reports of it, nothing too flash from what I could tell.
Pity they couldnt do enough about the smog, 'oh its fog' yeah sure...the only thing the athletes will arrive home with is a throat infection and maybe a medal or two.

Now apparently Miles has said something and I believe I will agree but I will have to check to make sure first...

EDIT: Never mind. Post has obviously been deleted.

Carry on.:)

First day of games and it's currently basketball. Who the fuck wants to watch basketball? There are so many sports that should not even be considered sports, or sports that shouldnt be in the Olympics.
O.O BLASPHEMY!! ABSOLUTE BLASPHEMY!

Basketball is one of the things I'm MOST looking foward to... LEBRON JAMES REP-RE-SENT! w00t!!

U.S.AAAAAAAAAAAAA! :D

EDIT: Uh, Princess Mary... Miles's post is still there...

^ I cant believe his post was right above yours and I didnt see it!!! I am so blind...:)

Oh and basketball Jane, I hear you Americans want to reclaim the Gold you lost last year? Good luck in trying, we are going to claim victory again. :D

Australia is FAIL, kthxbai.

EDIT: BTW, you should remember that a few days ago, during our exhibition schedule, the U.S. BEAT the Aussies. So TAKE THAT. We've got a dream team this year.

Anyway, I missed the OC last night but the papers had reports of it, nothing too flash from what I could tell.



im sorry but what?!

i only watched about an hour or so of it but it was pretty involved and quite the thing to watch. i dont support how much money they spent on it. it is beyond obscene regardless of whether or not the country has the money to spend on it.

but they had thousands upon thousands moving in unisons, lights, fireworks, a huge ass led screen that showed stuff while they moved and did their different performances.

it was quite the thing to watch and i dont typically watch the olympics/opening ceremony.

^ Sydney was better, even Athens I liked over China. Australia would have been the best by far if it werent for that Webster brat.
But Sydney and Athens are my fave OC - Beijing didn't interest me anyway, and from the highlights I dont think I would have been impressed.

^ Sydney was better, even Athens I liked over China.
How the fuck would you know? You didn't watch.

You have no frame of reference. Jeeezus. :rolleyes:

I'm actually watching it at this very moment. It's very impressive.

I don't even think you had to WATCH it to know that it was impressive. It's fucking CHINA. COME ON. CHINA. They practically INVENTED fireworks... China's HUGE. :rolleyes: Therefore, the opening ceremonies are amazing by default.

I don't understand you Miles. These athletes train and live their whole lives for the chance to compete in the Olympics. The events are the same, the competition is the same, they have been preparing themselves for these moments for so long, why should the environment hold them back? If anything, it may just encourage them to work harder toward their goals of victory. I just don't understand why an entire, universally popular, competition between nations should be abandoned simply because the country the Olympics are being held in is a bit distasteful in its moral codes. If they want to put themselves at risk, so be it. But, they could have trained for the 2012 Olympics. So, yes, they have a choice. I disagree with the location, and I'm far from alone with voicing some concerns. It also remains to be seen how the 'permitted protests' will unfold, as well as how the authorities will handle any 'unpermitted protests' during the games.

You're telling me that instead of supporting your fellow athletes you will condemn them for living their dreams and condemn the rest of the world for actually coming together on the rare occassions they do? Yes. Do the ends justify the means? Is it ok to say, "Ok we'll compete in China as long as we can't have certain liberties"? "Let's support achievement but without the ability to state the glaring problems of the immoral Communist government, such as population control and forced abortions for having more than one child per household." I'm sorry, but in matters such as these, I strongly feel that politics need to be set aside. Let's just forget the shitproblem that is China right now and focus on the spirit of the Olympics. Seriously. Let's set aside, also, the Berlin games of 1936. And forget that 3 years later was the Blitzkrieg in Poland.

I will agree that the very hot world spotlight on China's problems may eventually lead to a betterment for the country. But looking back on history, I'm not sure the status quo of world order will look favorably at China hosting an Olympics while at the same time expecting dissent to go quietly away in the name of 'world unity and harmony'. Sorry, but if everybody jumps off a bridge, that doesn't mean I have to.

I know this isn't debate forum, so I have had my say and will let it go...

Okay, seriously, unless you're posting in this thread ABOUT THE ACTUAL GAMES...

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That means YOU, Mr. Complain About China Guy.

Now the, back to the actual topic... the opening ceremonies were just incredible. That part at the end where the guy was running around the roof of the stadium before lighting the torch, that was simply awesome.

Now the, back to the actual topic... the opening ceremonies were just incredible. That part at the end where the guy was running around the roof of the stadium before lighting the torch, that was simply awesome.
That was brilliant. China outdid themselves. I heard the announcers say that the torch wasn't there and had just been brought in during the last 30 minutes and I was all NO WAY. Seriously, that WHOLE thing was made of win. Whoever thought that shit up deserves a medal, for serious.

I fucking love the Olympics and I love basketball. There is nothing better than Jason, Kobe, LeBron, Carmelo, and Dwayne playing on the same team. Go U.S.A.!!!!!

basketball *yawn*
but the aussie female team but some other team today- how interested to i seem and also beach volleyball we kick arse

Speaking of Aussies... your uniforms SUCKED SO BAD AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What the hell were those gay-ass track suits?! Hahaha! But seriously, we pwn you.

basketball *yawn*
but the aussie female team but some other team today- how interested to i seem and also beach volleyball we kick arse
uh, misty may and kerri walsh will own volleyball. that is a fact. :)

Australian husband and wife team lead dressage
An Australian husband and wife team Lucinda and Clayton Fredericks are leading the first session of equestrian eventing’s dressage.

“I thoroughly enjoyed my ride. She’s so little, she’s actually quite easy to manoeuvre,” Lucinda told reporters of her horse.

U.S. rider Gina Miles came third.

she scored the equivelent of a perfect 10 fuck yeah!!!! and that has never been awarded to date

WOOT. Go fencing! :D

Thank god for online footage. :D

Speaking of Aussies... your uniforms SUCKED SO BAD AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What the hell were those gay-ass track suits?! Hahaha! "gay-ass"? I thought talking about anything other than the ACTUAL GAMES would be a train wreck? WOOT. Go fencing! Yes. Our country rules the world in fencing. And the medal count belongs to us! The bronze metal was especially cool, come from behind victory!

"gay-ass"? I thought talking about anything other than the ACTUAL GAMES would be a train wreck?
OIC. Can't even talk about the opening cermonies, can we? What a buzzkill, man.

But yes... we pwn at fencing. Beach volleyball coming up next... surely we'll pwn at that too. ::Has such a big, fat American head right now::

Miles, you're not actually watching the games, are you?

Since you think those who participate in them have no morals, you'd be quite the hypocrite for watching them.

And Mary, the opening ceremonies were probably one the best ever. You should of checked them out.

Watched womens volleyball this morning. Japan gave the US a good match, but they rallied to beat them in the last 2 sets. Woot. Won't be surprised to see them in the final.

^ I saw about a half hour of the highlights last night as I couldn't watch it on the night. It was okay - especially the drummers and they turned the lights off, and those people in boxes or something that had something to do with the earthquake, that was good, but I honestly prefered Sydney and Athens. Guess I'm the odd one out here. Oh well.

Oh and yes our uniforms were shithouse, I don't know who decided to dress our people in those blue outfits but they should be shot. What happened to our traditional green and gold? Those are our colors, we are not blue, never have been and never will be. What an embarrassment.

Oh and yes our uniforms were shithouse, I don't know who decided to dress our people in those blue outfits but they should be shot. What happened to our traditional green and gold? Those are our colors, we are not blue, never have been and never will be. What an embarrassment.
Well, you can be comforted in the fact that there were also quite a few fashion mishaps. Australia wasn't alone and they weren't the worst. I'm just allowed to dish because we Americans looked darn sharp... pretty metrosexual, but still shnazzy. :P

EDIT:

BASKETBALL 10 AM TODAY:
USA V CHINA.


DON'T BE A SQUARE AND WATCH THIS BITCH!

EDIT2: Can a mod update the first post with the medal count? http://www.realclearsports.com/charts/maps/2008_olympic_medal_count-3.html

We won a medal in the pool (gold) and broke a world record by about 2 seconds! We are legends, and Grant Hackett is a pussy for coming 6th in the 400m. Weak as piss.

China has four medals, apparently, gold ones. Lol I wonder how they got those?

I am so not watching basketball Jane, that can put me to sleep. I had to watch it last night before the swimming came on and it went overtime and *yawn*.
Just as long as the Aussies beat the pants of you guys, it's all good.

China has four medals, apparently, gold ones. Lol I wonder how they got those?
Um, I posted a link to the medal count just in my last post... and as of THIS MORNING China had a total of EIGHT medals... SIX of the gold. Where have you BEEN? That was just this morning too. And, you must not pay attention to the Olympics every year, because China manages to scrap up A LOT of medals over the course of the games. They actually do a good job keeping on OUR toes.

AMERICA WON THE 4 BY 100 RELAY!!!!!! WE BEAT TEH FRENCH FOR GOLD!

and got a new world record!!!!! :D

Awards ceremonies always make me cry.

*sap*

AMERICA WON THE 4 BY 100 RELAY!!!!!! WE BEAT TEH FRENCH FOR GOLD!
By 8/100ths of a second.

Even Sweden, who finished in FIFTH place, broke the old world record. :P That was a good race.

that was a great race to watch, i actaully managed to block the tantrums of the cerebral palsy client's out to watch that race fully and i have to admit you yanks did good.

I found these humorus.

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Anyone watch womens gymnastics last night? Shawn Johnson is so adorable! I think she'll be the Carly Patterson of this Olympics.

Just as long as the Aussies beat the pants of you guys, it's all good.
Haha. Yea, that'll happen, and monkeys might fly out of my butt. Booya, droppin' Wayne's World on your ass.

I found these humorus.

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http://cdn-1.11piecesofflare.com/d1/stickers/5487/4591/spo_47_thumb.jpg



aw the bumper stickers were removed. what did they say?

Excuse me for my hypocritical posting post, but US now has more medals than China, once again. Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/medals

USA 16, China 14. China might have more golds right now, but they won't be winning Basketball anytime soon. Bwahahaha.

Nice to see we've been holding up well in beach volleyball and swimming. :) I'm actually nervous about China this year; they're doing awesome. It's always a battle between the top three dogs (China, Russia, USA), but this is the first time I've really been wondering whether or not we'll squeak out on top this time... :O

Here's hoping!

BTW guys, the first post was updated with a link to the NYTimes website where you can get an up-to-date medal count for all the countries. It's cool because you can also view previous Olympics as well.

The USA isn't doing so good. Those men, or rather, boys, in the synchronized diving wear some skimpy speedos and they look like they need to have a couple cheeseburgers.

The USA isn't doing so good. Those men, or rather, boys, in the synchronized diving wear some skimpy speedos and they look like they need to have a couple cheeseburgers.

Cheeseburgers? LOL. What about cookies? :D There are other sports besides sync diving. Ever heard of 4X100 Freestyle relay?

I didn't think the look of their speedos was going to make a difference on their performance. Were you really just wanting to look at their buttcheeks, expecting a honky tonk badonkadonk?

I didn't think the look of their speedos was going to make a difference on their performance. Were you really just wanting to look at their buttcheeks, expecting a honky tonk badonkadonk?

Like you are one to talk. You can't tell me you haven't been admiring the assets of Walsh and May. :p

Cheeseburgers? LOL. What about cookies? :D There are other sports besides sync diving. Ever heard of 4X100 Freestyle relay?

I didn't think the look of their speedos was going to make a difference on their performance. Were you really just wanting to look at their buttcheeks, expecting a honky tonk badonkadonk?

No. LOL. I was just...observing. :mrgreen:

The USA isn't doing so good. Those men, or rather, boys, in the synchronized diving wear some skimpy speedos and they look like they need to have a couple cheeseburgers.
LOL... how do you know that they HAVEN'T eaten a few burgers?? I'm sure that if you had to practice at least eight hours a day any cheeseburgers you ate would quickly be burned off too. :rolleyes:

The USA isn't doing so good. Those men, or rather, boys, in the synchronized diving wear some skimpy speedos and they look like they need to have a couple cheeseburgers.
The US has never done well in synchronized diving. In fact, they've never even medaled in that event. No surprise they struggled tonight.

I absolutely LOVE how the French swimmers talked all kinds of smack about the US before last night only to lose. lols. Silly Frenchmen.

I absolutely LOVE how the French swimmers talked all kinds of smack about the US before last night only to lose. lols. Silly Frenchmen.
Boy did they look stupid. Especially since it pretty much looked like they had it in the last leg, and considering that their last swimmer was the medal/record holder. :P What losers.

The US has never done well in synchronized diving. In fact, they've never even medaled in that event. No surprise they struggled tonight.

I absolutely LOVE how the French swimmers talked all kinds of smack about the US before last night only to lose. lols. Silly Frenchmen.

I know. I thought it was rude. They need to focus on the competition, not talking shit on other teams. Anyway, the swimming part was okay and the synchronized diving was pretty cool, I guess.

We fail at anything synchronized because we're Americans. We're told, Do this together and we're all, I DUN THINK SO BITCHES. I mean, did you WATCH the opening ceremonies?? Could you imagine trying to gather hundreds of Americans to pull that off? Exactly. Impossible.

Isn't it sad? :(

Isn't it sad. :(
That we're bred to be independent? Not quite as sad as you think if you consider the fact you'd much rather take your chances growing up in the U.S. rather than China.

All was not as it appeared in the Opening Ceremonies. The girl who sang the Chinese Nat'l Anthem was actually lip-syncing. The girl who's voiced the song was deemed not cute enough to be on TV. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/oly.kids/index.html

Yeah I read that this morning Miles. pretty sad. The kid that sung wasn't ugly. Oh and the fireworks were fake as well. WTF CHINA.

All was not as it appeared in the Opening Ceremonies. The girl who sang the Chinese Nat'l Anthem was actually lip-syncing. The girl who's voiced the song was deemed not cute enough to be on TV. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/oly.kids/index.html

This reminds me of a Boy Meets World episode.

Eric had a girlfriend who was crazy as FUCK. She played guitar and made up songs. Eric was a bitch and she wrote a song to him singing, SHALLOW.


OMFG. Who care's if the kid is physically cute or not. If she has a voice let her shine!

OMFG. Who care's if the kid is physically cute or not. If she has a voice let her shine!
China just wanted to look good, period. And they're pulling every string to make that possible. That's really just so typical of China and it doesn't surprise me in the least.

In other news, the U.S. is maintaining a lead in the medal count; however, China still has the most golds. And surprisingly, Russia is quite a ways down the list!

Phelps also tied the record for career gold medals last night... and is going to be looking to hold that record alone coming up soon here.

And I think it's also worth noting how the men's gymnastics team did last night. China pulled out the gold, because they were essentially perfect, but in a surprise twist, the USA claimed bronze, which was a phenomenal stunt! No one expected us to medal in men's gymnastics... but we were on our game enough to keep the Japanese worried and to beat out the Germans. Hooray!

All was not as it appeared in the Opening Ceremonies.

Oh yea. Some fireworks were actually fake too. xD

And I'm not surprised.


And my respect for the Rowing crews have tripled....my god.....

That takes a LOT of strength and endurance.....

And my respect for the Rowing crews have tripled....my god.....

That takes a LOT of strength and endurance.....
Funny. I was thinking the exact same thing about the men's gymanstics and waterpolo teams.

Thats about the only thing I look forward to, is gymnastics.
But apparently,its not going to be all that great. O.o
But you never know.
*Only hopes*

Funny. I was thinking the exact same thing about the men's gymanstics and waterpolo teams.

and don't get me started on the weightlifting...

that's nuts. o.o

that's nuts. o.o Balls actually... ;)

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I think the US Women will win Gymnastics. It's Women's Gymnastics afterall. Not little girls' gymastics. :D

So, China takes the gold in Women's Gymnastics, winning by 2.235 over the US, but it was said that a big reason for that was because nearly all of their routines were more difficult and had higher start values.

Seriously though, raise your hand if you had a tiny orgasm watching Nastia Liukin on the uneven bars. Or Shawn Johnson on the beam. *raises both hands* Amazing.

Also, USA got the gold in the men's 4x200m free relay, and during the national anthem portion of the medal ceremony Mike Phelps was just laughing his ass off at whatever the guy next to him was saying. Of course, I'd probably be giddy too if I'd just gotten my 11th career Olympic gold medal...

Wow. Phenomenal stuff all around tonight. Also, I think I may have a teensy crush on Todd Rogers (beach volleyball). LOL

Also, USA got the gold in the men's 4x200m free relay, and during the national anthem portion of the medal ceremony Mike Phelps was just laughing his ass off at whatever the guy next to him was saying. Of course, I'd probably be giddy too if I'd just gotten my 11th career Olympic gold medal...
That relay was awesome, the US owned Russia (Now thats Hot!).
I've got to give it up to the Men's US volleyball team, with what their coach is going through, they still manage to kick butt.
And, the Men and Women's US baseketball team is Crazy awesome, I don't even watch it because ugh....they freaking win every game(LOL).

Seriously though, raise your hand if you had a tiny orgasm watching Nastia Liukin on the uneven bars. Or Shawn Johnson on the beam. *raises both hands* Amazing
LOL... no I didn't.

But we totally deserved to lose after all those mistakes we made. We just made way too many screw-ups. We had plenty of chances to beat China. It's just that Johnson and Liukin kept having to make up for that Sacramone's mistakes. ::Sighs:: It was just a bad choice putting her on the team, but oh well.

Damn, the Olympics are at such an awkward time that I've missed most of them! And the gymnastics are my favourite events in the summer games. But I'm glad China won, they usually have good routines and stuff.

I did catch the women's weightlifting replays though, amazing! China came in at the end, won gold on the first lift, then broke a world record with the next lift, then broke another world record on the third. I was clapping like crazy!

And surprisingly, Russia is quite a ways down the list!

Actually not, people here hardly remember about Olympics. And our athletes there are the same people.

But from reading this thread it sounds fun, I wish I had time to watch Olympics.

Actually not, people here hardly remember about Olympics. And our athletes there are the same people.
I find that odd considering that Russia has always been one of the top three contenders at the Olympics for quite some time. :\

I won`t be able to watch, but my friend is going to be recording them for
me. *thank god* I Love watching them, I always get right in there.
Its like I`m stuck to the tv. :p

I have watched Russia, and I thought they were damn fucking amazing!
But I haven`t watched themm for a while now, but I`m sure things wouldn`t
have changed all that much.
But myself....I`m all about gymnastics! ;) :D

I watched the womens weightlifting last night...did anyone see that Chinese women with a name like Lilu or Lulu or something? I think she got a WR by lifting about 150 kilos. You know how they usually lift the weight then balance it on their shoulders before they lift it up? This woman, seriously, just reached down, picked up the weight, flung it up over her head, and stood up with it. She made it look so easy!!! It was amazing, although, you know, I was thinking how can that be possible when no one else can do it that way.
Oh well, she was quite good to watch.

The diving as well, our Aussies came last in the five meter - I think - dive thing. We kept making too many mistakes and China won that one too. One of the countries divers made a huge mistake and one ended up twisting out of time with the other one. Looked really odd.

Oh, and Leisel Jones won another heat (i think it was a heat or s semi or something) so I am sure she'll take home another gold.

Chinese news service cited their gymnast as 13 nine months ago, and then the page mysteriously disappears later on after the Associated Press finds it. Source. (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/08/14/underage.gymnasts/index.html?eref=si_mostpopular)

Interesting...

Chinese news service cited their gymnast as 13 nine months ago, and then the page mysteriously disappears later on after the Associated Press finds it. Source. (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/08/14/underage.gymnasts/index.html?eref=si_mostpopular)

Interesting...

is it really surprising though? i mean it was obvious they weren't 16. plus all the other things they have covered up or animated. fireworks at the start pre-recorded later on said to be computer animated. the singing girl was lip synching to another child who was deamed not cute enough! they are to busy attempting to seem perfect and achieve that things are not actually authentic. include the clay pigeon shooting with the ref giving points to the chinese shooter who missed it

Chinese news service cited their gymnast as 13 nine months ago, and then the page mysteriously disappears later on after the Associated Press finds it. Source. (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/08/14/underage.gymnasts/index.html?eref=si_mostpopular)

Interesting...
Not only is all this news not surprising, but it also doesn't matter. So China cheated... big deal. Seriously. Olympic officials aren't going to bother to correct these kinds of mistakes/errors; it just won't happen, especialy since China's the host country this year. There's just no way. China won, they have their medals, the issue needs to just be dropped since it won't go any further.

Not only is all this news not surprising, but it also doesn't matter. So China cheated... big deal. Seriously. Olympic officials aren't going to bother to correct these kinds of mistakes/errors; it just won't happen, especialy since China's the host country this year. There's just no way. China won, they have their medals, the issue needs to just be dropped since it won't go any further. You're certainly entitled to your opinon. But for me, it casts doubt on the credibility of the competition. The IOC today did admit they don't have a test to prove age. They have to accept the passports at face value. Source. (http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080815/tsp-as-oly-gym-age-manipulation-6e81073.html) It's a step in the right direction to admit the flaws, but does not quite go far enough.

I did enjoy hearing that the US won Gold and Silver in the individual gymnastics competition. Cheating chinese or no... Good Job USA!!

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I think Michael Phelps may just do it and get the 7th Gold Medal very shortly. That would be something to talk about.

You're certainly entitled to your opinon. But for me, it casts doubt on the credibility of the competition. The IOC today did admit they don't have a test to prove age. They have to accept the passports at face value. Source. (http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080815/tsp-as-oly-gym-age-manipulation-6e81073.html) It's a step in the right direction to admit the flaws, but does not quite go far enough.
It doesn't matter. There are a variety of tests that could be done to guess age within a few months... x-rays, for example.

But in the end, it just doesn't matter either way. The medals were awarded, end of story. So the Chinese come out looking a little worse for it, OH WELL. Basically, the IOC isn't going to renig something like that. I recently heard a story (sorry I don't have a source) during the Olympics last night, where THEY were responsible for actually mis-scoring one of the Korean athletes and it cost them a medal (something like that). They ADMITTED to the error later, they accidentally gave the routine a lower start value than it deserved, by a whole point. But even after they admitted the error, it wasn't corrected and the medals weren't adjusted accordingly.

So will it happen in this case? No. It's a shame that there are people out there that aren't exactly willing to play by the rules, but shit happens. And it's not just my opinion... that's just the way things ARE right now with the Olympics. That's just how they deal with things. And I never alluded to the fact that the other teams look worse off, because they do... that's just obvious.

Phelps just tied the record for most gold medals in a single Olympics. He got number seven just now... and he only won by 1/100ths of a second. Just WOW.

yeah, good thing they have touch sensors for them or there would be tons of people saying the other guy won. they said it was by a mere fingernail that he won. wow, just wow.

yeah, good thing they have touch sensors for them or there would be tons of people saying the other guy won. they said it was by a mere fingernail that he won. wow, just wow.
Oh I know... I was wondering that... thank God the announcers cleared that up, because it was way hard to even see on the replays you know? Phelps has his arms spread so wide at the end, and that other guy was RIGHT THERE. 1/100ths of a second. JEEZ. This kid is amazing.

Oh I know... I was wondering that... thank God the announcers cleared that up, because it was way hard to even see on the replays you know? Phelps has his arms spread so wide at the end, and that other guy was RIGHT THERE. 1/100ths of a second. JEEZ. This kid is amazing.

YEA!! I've yet to watch it because im in Italy and it like 10:30 in the morning here ( hold up, OMG!!! I just watched it holy shit!!, Cavic is fast, apperntly his arms arn't long enough, damn that was bittersweet.) Anyway, Dara Torres is the same age as my Mom, so I have much respect for the lady. She is almost as hot as the Men's Swimming and Track team combined, plus she is totally ripped:o.

Did anyone watch the women's 10,000 meters race? Even, though Flanagan took the Bronze witch is awesome BTW, that ending was the best by Ethiopia and Turkey. Dibaba was trailing the whole way behind Abeylegesse (defantly a bluff) then sprints to the finish, classic moment.

B-ball teams/Beach volley ball teams win again, yeah no suprise there. Women's gym all around 1 and 2 YAY!!.

My respest goes to the Aussies (I love 'em all around respectful athletes and people, that don't give a crap about what others say, and don't talk smack, they just bring their 'A' game.) and Cuba's baseball team, even though the US lost they are still awesome . And I can't forget the Women's US fencing taking the Bronze from France in Sabre, (they haven't even showed fencing that much) I wan't more fencing!

The USA isn't doing so good. Those men, or rather, boys, in the synchronized diving wear some skimpy speedos and they look like they need to have a couple cheeseburgers.

I don't know anything about the synchronized swimmers, specifically, but I found an article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7562840.stm) on Michael Phelps' "unusual diet"--seriously, look at what that man eats for breakfast. I heard him say in an interview a while back that he needs to eat between 8,000 and 10,000 calories a day. I don't know if that's just during the height of competition or if it's all the time, but damn. Talk about eating like a horse.

It was a mistake to be rocking my son to sleep during the 100m fly final last night--I was holding Dylan and at the same time screaming "GO! GO! GO!" at the TV, and when the results popped up about half a second later, I jumped out of the chair and started screaming and dancing around (child on hip), and Dylan was looking at me like I was nuts. Ohh man, that was one of the greatest races I've ever seen. Absolutely beautiful.

I don't know anything about the synchronized swimmers, specifically, but I found an article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7562840.stm) on Michael Phelps' "unusual diet"--seriously, look at what that man eats for breakfast. I heard him say in an interview a while back that he needs to eat between 8,000 and 10,000 calories a day. I don't know if that's just during the height of competition or if it's all the time, but damn. Talk about eating like a horse.

It was a mistake to be rocking my son to sleep during the 100m fly final last night--I was holding Dylan and at the same time screaming "GO! GO! GO!" at the TV, and when the results popped up about half a second later, I jumped out of the chair and started screaming and dancing around (child on hip), and Dylan was looking at me like I was nuts. Ohh man, that was one of the greatest races I've ever seen. Absolutely beautiful.

You are nuts. But that's why I love you! Dylan loves you for it too. He just doesn't show it all the time. :P

woohoo phelps won his 8th gold medal. he couldn't have won it without his team mates.

woohoo phelps won his 8th gold medal. he couldn't have won it without his team mates.

Yes Micheal Won!!
my friend is watching right now, and is jumping for joy!! :mrgreen::mrgreen:

Fucking WOW. I could barely even watch the last length of that race. Even though Lezak had it sewn up and in the bag, I kept thinking the guy in lane 5 (Australia?) was going to at least catch up to him. Unbelievable. Did y'all catch the clip of Phelps's mother in the stands screaming "GO JASON! GO JASON! GO GO GO!" Her reactions are almost as good as the actual race, lol.

So, for me, the Olympics are pretty much over. There's still a couple gymnastics finals left, and I'll probably watch those. But for me, the '08 Olympics end with the men's 4x100m MR. Absolutely amazing.

Yes. I will admit that I watched Michael Phelps get his 8th Medal last night. I also see Russia overtook Austrailia for 3rd place in the overall Medal Count.

Anyone here follows "soccer" and female hockey?

Those are my fave ones... and the ones that STILL have fellow argentinians in competition =P

i cannot believe BMX is an olympic sport. how incrediably pathetic.
that said there is an aussie rider from my town and we have no BMX tracks except for one shit hole area admittedly he was a mountain bike rider and we do have the moutaining areas for that.

plus i think austalia is doing extremely well in the medal count considering out population size and even amount of atheletes competting is alot less compared to the power nations

plus i think austalia is doing extremely well in the medal count considering out population size and even amount of atheletes competting is alot less compared to the power nations
That's been surprising me too, TBH.

So now women's gymnastics is over too, and apparently there is a modicum of justice in the universe because Shawn Johnson got the gold and Nastia Liukin got silver.

TBH, I'm more than a little bitter about that ridiculous, convoluted "tie-breaker" method they used last night, when Nastia and the little 12-yr-old Chinese girl had the same score, but Nastia still got silver. Even after having the "tie-breaker" rules explained in no uncertain terms, it seems more than a little ridiculous that what's-her-name got a gold when her routine was CLEARLY not anywhere near as solid or well-performed as Nastia's.

The short version of the tie-breaker rules for anyone who missed it:


Both Liukin and He had start values of 7.7 for their routines, and the six judges who rated their performances on a 10-point scoring system, deducting points for form breaks and errors, also rated them in a dead heat.

Liukin’s scores ranged from 9.3 to 8.8, with deductions ranging from 0.7 to 1.2 points. He’s scores ranged from 9.3 to 8.9, with deductions ranging from 0.7 to 1.1 points.

Under FIG rules, the first tiebreaker was to drop the highest and lowest deductions for each gymnast and average the remaining four deductions. But in this case, Liukin and He each had an average deduction of 0.975 points for the middle four scores.

The second tiebreaker calls for the remaining highest deduction to be thrown out and the final three averaged. As a result of that computation, He had an average deduction of .933 points to Liukin’s .966 points and, thus, was declared the winner.

Apparently part of the problem is that there can't be any judges from the same country as any of the competitors, so you get judges from countries with smaller, less established gymnastics programs--and therefore, the judges aren't totally competent to fairly judge the skills they're watching. :rolleyes: Nice job, IOC.

But major w00t to Shawn and Nastia. They both did amazingly well and they deserved it.

Is anyone else a little sad that the big, huge events of the Olympics are pretty much over? It's kind of a bittersweet feeling to know that it's drawing to a close soon, and it's made worse by the fact that the stuff I was interested in is done with. :( I'll just have to spend the next 4 years getting psyched up about the London Games, LOL.

*The reason I kept putting "tie-breaker" in quotes is simply this: I think if two competitors have the same score, there ought to be a runoff where they do another, shorter performance/skill set. It seems a bit stupid to just throw out this score and that score till you come up with a winner.

The International Olympic Committee is investigating the age of He Kexin, the Chinese GIRL who looks like she is a GIRL and not a WOMAN, and was subject to that tie-breaking decision a few days ago.Source. (http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/IOC-orders-investigation-into-He-Kexin-s-age?urn=oly,102564). Prepare to subtract two gold medals from China's tally, and add two golds to America!! Woot woot!!

while i think the tie-breaker sucked the outrage and resulting bullshit that has occured it ludricous. sport really sucks there is nothing in it about being a "good sport" hate mail, bad mouthing it was really low. while it wasn't all that fair, you can hardly feel bad about a silver. a medal is a medal gold or not.

The International Olympic Committee is investigating the age of He Kexin, the Chinese GIRL who looks like she is a GIRL and not a WOMAN, and was subject to that tie-breaking decision a few days ago.Source. (http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/IOC-orders-investigation-into-He-Kexin-s-age?urn=oly,102564). Prepare to subtract two gold medals from China's tally, and add two golds to America!! Woot woot!!
I'm glad that they are investigating this further; however, I'm somewhat upset to hear that Olympic officials waited until someone actually dug up evidence on this girl's age instead of conducting their own investigations before-hand when there was so much question. There are plenty of ways to test for age, and I'm somewhat astounded that they refused to do so until someone actually showed them government proof going HEY THERE IT IS IN BLACK AND WHITE!

So... the USA team in track and field was a complete let down.

So... the USA team in track and field was a complete let down.

You mean your butterfingers relay team? Yes, that was quite fun to watch, wasn' it?:D Pity us Aussies didnt have a team, we might have had a chance what with your Yanks not being able to hold the baton and all.:p

You mean your butterfingers relay team? Yes, that was quite fun to watch, wasn' it?:D Pity us Aussies didnt have a team, we might have had a chance what with your Yanks not being able to hold the baton and all.:p
Considering your country can't even muster up a team to compete and you try to clown the US(no matter how big a fuck up it was) is absolutely comical. And ridiculous. And just plain dumb. And makes you look like a moron. Haha. Moron.

How many medals do you Aussies have again?

How many medals do you Aussies have again? Currently they have 45: 14 gold, 14 silver, 17 bronze. For me, That's a fairly decent haul for a country of only 21,000,000 people. But as long as the US beats China in overall medals, that's the biggest thing the medal count tally should state. We have 1/6 of their population, but we can still whoop all those commies. :D

And maybe in 8 years, they'll reduce the number of medals awarded to china once they get to the bottom of gymnastics and other sports where they used disqualified or doped up athletes.

doped up athletes? where was this? o.O

doped up athletes? where was this? o.O
It's well known that Olympic officials test many athletes for certain drugs. They also keep vials of blood/DNA to be tested at LATER dates, just in case we develop the technology to test for even MORE performance-enhancing drugs. So, theoretically, athletes that competed in the 2008 Olympics, could be stripped of their medals 20 years down the line if a performance-enhancing drug was found to be in their system back then. They're pretty serious about it.

Currently they have 45: 14 gold, 14 silver, 17 bronze. For me, That's a fairly decent haul for a country of only 21,000,000 people. But as long as the US beats China in overall medals, that's the biggest thing the medal count tally should state. We have 1/6 of their population, but we can still whoop all those commies. :D

Rhetorical question, Miles. Rhetorical question. ;)

Considering your country can't even muster up a team to compete and you try to clown the US(no matter how big a fuck up it was) is absolutely comical. And ridiculous. And just plain dumb. And makes you look like a moron. Haha. Moron.

How many medals do you Aussies have again?

Lol I know it's hurting, you could have won another medal but thanks to those Americans who can't hold the baton...oh well.:p

Lol I know it's hurting, you could have won another medal but thanks to those Americans who can't hold the baton...oh well.:p
Not to mention the fact that it wasn't just our men's team it was the WOMEN'S team ALSO. We just failed like crazy in track and field for whatever reason this time around. But damn, at least we qualified to compete.

Lol I know it's hurting, you could have won another medal but thanks to those Americans who can't hold the baton...oh well.:p
Hello, Mcfly? *knock knock* Anyone there? Anyone???


Hella sweet watchin' Kobe and the boys take gold at the bar last night. The whole place was going nutso.

Hella sweet watchin' Kobe and the boys take gold at the bar last night. The whole place was going nutso.
Agreed. :)

V nice to beat out Spain (again) and snag that gold.

THANK GOD the Olympics is over!

THANK GOD the Olympics is over!
I'm kind of sad. :(

Ugh, especially watching the Closing Ceremonies and having to be reminded of how awful and gaudy that damn 2012 logo. -.- Whoever designed that needs to be shot.

i did not watch the closing ceremony it was showing at 10.30 pm here and well i had uni early this morning. what is the logo like- besides damn awful.
i am very much olympiced (that is now a word) out

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/images/2007/06/04/2012_logo_white_385x450.jpg

I know we had a thread about it here back when it was first announced, but there's no way I'm going to try and search for it. :P

that is truly hideous. i am scared at how awful the ones that were rejected are.
neon pink and yellow? bleh.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/images/2007/06/04/2012_logo_white_385x450.jpg

I know we had a thread about it here back when it was first announced, but there's no way I'm going to try and search for it. :P

ahhh haha i remember that.

people said it looks like someone giving head.

I'm sad that it's over! Damn. I actually cried a little bit when the torch went out. :/

But did anyone see the interview w/ Michael Phelps in London right at the end of the ceremony, and just before they showed coverage of the Athlete's Party? I can't decide which I like better...seeing him wear normal-person clothes, or just the teeny-weeny Speedo. ;)

WOW @ the "Memory Tower" they brought out, especially when they climbed it and made it look like the torch. I also loved the montage of great moments they did during the credits, that was pretty freakin' awesome.

If I start saving like, yesterday, I could maybe scrounge up enough cash to somehow hitchhike my way to London in 2012. Who's with me?

that is truly hideous. i am scared at how awful the ones that were rejected are.
neon pink and yellow? bleh.
I know about the rejected comment, but are you serious about the colors? I think the bigger problem is the entire design over the color choices, lol.

But did anyone see the interview w/ Michael Phelps in London right at the end of the ceremony, and just before they showed coverage of the Athlete's Party? I can't decide which I like better...seeing him wear normal-person clothes, or just the teeny-weeny Speedo. ;)
Eh, I saw it. I'm not a fan of Phelps when he's being interviewed. The boy just doesn't know how to string a sentence together very well. I mean, it's cute and all... and he strikes me as being very genuine, but whatever.

I definitely prefer him in the speedo because he looks like such a dork, lol. When he's in the speedo at least I can stare at his wonderfully toned body. :P

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/images/2007/06/04/2012_logo_white_385x450.jpg

I know we had a thread about it here back when it was first announced, but there's no way I'm going to try and search for it. :P

ZOMG! They are actually still going to use that thing? And I thought I would never have to see that creepy-ass logo again. *rofls*

I know about the rejected comment, but are you serious about the colors? I think the bigger problem is the entire design over the color choices, lol.


the colours were the first thing that really hit me. the design is obviously flawed it looks like a school art project gone very very wrong. it is London you think it would be more suave and tasteful

^ Or maybe they're going for kind of a 1960's, we're-all-on-acid look...*shrugs*

the colours were the first thing that really hit me. the design is obviously flawed it looks like a school art project gone very very wrong. it is London you think it would be more suave and tasteful

Believe me, the whole of the UK is bemoaning the decision to use that logo, because it's horrible. A while back, before they announced it, they printed some other designs out and there were far better ones, so why they didn't choose one is beyond me. The rest of them were brilliant, and they picked the worst one, wtf?!

This is another one that was popular:
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/43019000/jpg/_43019439_r_voysey203v2.jpg

Wow, China improved by 40 medals since there last Olympic appearance. So nice they won whilst hosting as well. Pity the Olympic officials are to tight to drug test every medal winner. I know thats what I would do. :rolleyes:

Believe me, the whole of the UK is bemoaning the decision to use that logo, because it's horrible. A while back, before they announced it, they printed some other designs out and there were far better ones, so why they didn't choose one is beyond me. The rest of them were brilliant, and they picked the worst one, wtf?!

This is another one that was popular:
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/43019000/jpg/_43019439_r_voysey203v2.jpg

i prefer that one. it is simple but effective without being acid trippish :D

Wow, China improved by 40 medals since there last Olympic appearance. So nice they won whilst hosting as well. Pity the Olympic officials are to tight to drug test every medal winner. I know thats what I would do. :rolleyes:

Yeah, and too bad they won't check into the ages of certain gymnasts. Guess their pockets have been sufficiently lined now by the Chinese government. ;)

As for the 2012 official logo... HOLY CRAP that gives me a headache.

It's a conspiracy, I say! Conspiracy! :p

Indeed!!!!

Yes, I am now going to have sleepless nights over it. xD :p


But seriously, it is, at least in MO. :rolleyes:

As for the logo, I think it could be better then that one
shown above.
That looks to simple, thye should put a little spunk into
it at least, make it really catchy to the eye! :)