Official 2008 Summer Olympics Thread

[Briomega]

Medal Count (as of 12PM Beijing Time 8/15) :

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total

China 22 8 5 35
United States 10 9 15 34
South Korea 6 7 3 16
Australia 5 4 7 16
France 2 7 6 15
Russia 3 8 3 14
Italy 6 4 3 13
Germany 7 2 3 12
Japan 5 3 3 11
Great Britain 2 2 3 7
Netherlands 1 2 4 7
North Korea 1 2 4 7
Cuba 1 3 2 6
Ukraine 1 0 4 5
Azerbaijan 1 2 1 4
Romania 1 1 2 4
Switzerland 1 0 3 4
Hungary 0 3 1 4
Kazakhstan 0 2 2 4
Armenia 0 0 4 4
Brazil 0 0 4 4
Czech Republic 2 1 0 3
Georgia 2 0 1 3
Zimbabwe 0 3 0 3
Sweden 0 2 1 3
Mongolia 1 1 0 2
Slovakia 1 1 0 2
Finland 1 0 1 2
Spain 1 0 1 2
Algeria 0 1 1 2
Austria 0 1 1 2
Kyrgyzstan 0 1 1 2
Turkey 0 1 1 2
Belarus 0 0 2 2
Chinese Taipei 0 0 2 2
Indonesia 0 0 2 2
India 1 0 0 1
Thailand 1 0 0 1
Colombia 0 1 0 1
Norway 0 1 0 1
Slovenia 0 1 0 1
Vietnam 0 1 0 1
Argentina 0 0 1 1
Bulgaria 0 0 1 1
Croatia 0 0 1 1
Denmark 0 0 1 1
Egypt 0 0 1 1
Lithuania 0 0 1 1
Mexico 0 0 1 1
Tajikistan 0 0 1 1
Togo 0 0 1 1
Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1

[Brad N.]

That opening ceremony was one of the most incredible things I've ever seen.

[Briomega]

That opening ceremony was one of the most incredible things I've ever seen.

You have to wonder what the Committees for the Olympics in future years said to themselves after that. There's just no way you can top what they did.

[Whip]

Man, that's awesome and beautiful. :O

[bradical]

yeah, that was pretty cool.

[Steve Marshall]

“It doesn't matter tomorrow if they come in first or fiftieth. Those guys have earned the right to walk into that stadium and wave their nation's flag. That's the single greatest honor an athlete can ever have. That's what the Olympics are all about.”

[Briomega]

Also, Yao and that little boy walking the flag in was really touching.

[Professor Oreo]

That opening ceremony blew my fucking mind!!!

[Whip]

Those Greek guys are HAWT

[Whip]

That guy from Malta waving the digital camera: HOTNESS.

[MagicGamer]

It was a great ceremony.

[Briomega]

Starting tomorrow I'll throw up some medal count stuff and links in the first post and edit it as often as I can.

[Jason California]

Out of all the countries so far, I think that African nations have more beautiful women than anywhere else. There was a Fatmata girl, and some other names I did not take notice of.

[Briomega]

First Medal of the Games goes to:

Katerina Emmons (http://www.nbcolympics.com/shooting/news/newsid=185302.html#emmons+wins+first+gold+games) of Czech Republic for 10m Air Rifle. She spoils China's bid to win the first Gold.

[Jason California]

BEIJING (AP) -- A knife-wielding Chinese man attacked two relatives of a coach for the U.S. Olympic men's volleyball (http://topics.nytimes.com/olympics/2008/volleyball/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier) team at a tourist site in Beijing, killing one and injuring the other on the first day of the Olympics on Saturday, team officials and state media said.
The man then committed suicide by throwing himself from the second story of the site, the 13th century Drum Tower just five miles from the main Olympics site.
The brutal attack shortly after midday was all the more shocking because of the rarity of violent crime against foreigners in tightly controlled China, which has ramped up security measures even more for the Olympics.
The stabbing came only hours after what by many accounts was the most spectacular opening ceremony in Olympic history and it has already dampened some of the enthusiasm.
''They are deeply saddened and shocked,'' Darryl Seibel, a spokesman for the U.S. Olympic Committee, said of the volleyball team.
The U.S. Olympic Committee said in a statement that two family members of a coach for the men's indoor volleyball team were stabbed at the Drum Tower ''during an attack by what local law enforcement authorities have indicated was a lone assailant.''
One of the family members was killed and the other was seriously injured, it said, without giving details.
The official Xinhua News Agency identified the attacker as Tang Yongming, 47, from the eastern city of Hangzhou. It said Tang attacked the two Americans and their Chinese tour guide, who was also injured, at 12:20 p.m. on the second level of the ancient tower, then leapt to his death immediately afterward. The second level of the tower is about 130 feet high.
Seibel said the two Americans who were attacked were not wearing anything that would have identified them as Americans or part of the U.S. team. He could not name the coach.
''They were not wearing apparel or anything that would have specifically identified them as being members of our delegation'' or as Americans, he told The Associated Press.
He said it is ''too early to say'' whether the U.S. delegation or athletes will require additional security.
U.S. Embassy spokesman Richard Buangan said it was aware of an incident involving two Americans and was working with Chinese authorities to find out more. He said U.S. officials were in contact with relatives of the two Americans who are in Beijing.
''Out of respect for the families involved, we can't say more than that,'' Don Q. Washington, another embassy spokesman, told reporters.
Police blocked off streets leading to the Drum Tower immediately after the attack and cordoned off the area with yellow police tape. Security officers were examining the scene on the tower and below.
Attacks on foreigners in China are extremely rare. A Canadian model was murdered last month in Shanghai, but police said that was because she stumbled onto a burglary.
In March, a screaming, bomb-strapped hostage-taker who commandeered a bus with 10 Australians aboard in the popular tourist city of Xi'an was shot to death by a police sniper.
Shanghai and Beijing are still safer than most foreign cities of their size. Punishments for crimes against foreigners are heavier than for crimes against Chinese, and police-linked neighborhood watch groups are highly vigilant. Chinese are not allowed to own guns.
Even so, the U.S. government now warns Americans against muggings, beatings and even carjackings, especially in the nightlife and shopping districts of large cities.
Built in the 13th century, the Drum Tower is one of the few ancient structures still in Beijing, and was used to tell time in imperial China for the city, using drummers who pounded their instruments to mark the hours. It is located on an important central axis of the city, to the north of the Forbidden City, the former home of the emperor.
The White House saidPresident Bush, who is in Beijing for the opening days of the games, was informed of the incident, and his heart goes out to the families of the victims. It said the administration and the Beijing U.S. embassy have offered those families any assistance they need. Also, U.S. officials have been speaking to Chinese authorities about the incident.
International Olympic Committee (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/i/international_olympic_committee/index.html?inline=nyt-org) spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said in a statement that the committee had received reports of the attack and was in contact with Beijing Games organizers ''to find out full details, and are ready to provide whatever assistance we can.''


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[TIP]

I just saw that news item!

Holy shit.

[Black Roman]

That was an awesome ceremony, and that is some crazy shit right there (the news story)

[costello]

I hope Angolia beats France in Women's Handball (I dvred it).

Ugh. It's like France took it easy on them the first half. Angolia lost by 12.

[redhollywood]

someone always has to ruin it

[Jim McCann]

Women's weight lifting has events called The Snatch and Clean & Jerk. I wish I was making that up...

[Jason California]

Feature: Beijing conjures Olympic opening epic with high technology



www.chinaview.cn (http://www.chinaview.cn/index.htm) http://imgs.xinhuanet.com/icon/2006english/2007korea/space.gif 2008-08-09 02:18:28






beijing, aug. 8 (xinhua) -- chinese gymnast li ning's lighting of the beijing olympic cauldron, after "space walking" around the inner wall at the top of the 91,000-seat national stadium, was a perfect finishing touch to the dazzling opening epic of the beijing games.
Li was suspended by wire and lifted in the air for the "space walk". Images of worldwide torch relay were projected on the screen before he used his torch to light a wick that led to the cauldron.
Directors of opening ceremony employed high technologies to conjure a magic, dreamlike start of the 29th summer olympics on friday.
Five thousand years of chinese history flowed on a huge scroll that unrolled to chapters of china's 5,000-year civilization. "whales" swam in the tank-like inner walls of the stadium. Human beings roamed on an elevating "globe", and dancers dressed in bright costumes formed a brightly-lit "bird's nest".
"we have combined creativity with the most complicated technologies in olympic history to maximize the visual and sensory impact on the audience," said yu jianping, technical team leader for the opening.
Light-emitting diodes (leds) were installed across the 20,000-square-meter national stadium, better known as the bird's nest, to create an ideal multimedia environment, with storage cells backing up electricity supplies.
An led screen 147 meters long and 22 meters wide was laid at the center of the ground, and about 44,000 colorful led beads were embedded with a distance of 600 millimeters between each two.
Tiny led beads were also embedded on the costumes of performers who fan out to create a falling starry sky and a brightly-lit bird's nest.
Four years ago athens opened the games with a dreamlike aegean sea. Today, beijing opened a scroll to present china's history.
The scroll and a "globe" made of aluminum alloy rose from elevating platforms, and performers walked, headstood and did all stunts on nine tracks of the "globe".
Throughout the performances, high technology went hand in glove with traditional chinese culture: Performance of the movable type printing, one of the four great inventions of ancient china, took an image of both ancient chinese character case and modern computer keyboard; fairies fell from the sky, costumes glowing with light, to represent "apsaras", an image in the mural paintings of mogao grottoes of dunhuang in northwest china's gansu province.
For the first time ever in olympic openings, beijing used a technical monitoring system for program control of more than 18,000 performers through their identification codes.
"the beijing olympics opening features dozens of new technologies developed in many areas," said yu jianping.
Cellular materials designed for the space sector, for example, were used to make paper in the painting scroll, he said. "most of the core technologies used in the opening ceremony were independently developed by domestic companies."
"the engineering design at the opening ceremony borrowed many of the latest space technologies. They ensured the stable operation of thousands of devices," said zhou fengguang, head of the engineering design and research institute of the people's liberation army general armament department.
The control center of the opening ceremony was equipped with the "shenzhou 4000" control system that was used during space missions.

High-tech fireworks
fireworks were a highlight of the beijing olympics opening, with a "waterfall of stars" flowing down the interior walls of the bird's nest, the olympics' 29 colossal burning footsteps toward beijing and the five olympic rings in the sky.
Behind the dazzling show were sophisticated new technologies -- compressive air launches, chamber pressure launches and computerized ignition technologies.
The use of digital ignition control system minimized the time difference of the firework display to a few milliseconds at more than 30 locations across beijing, said deng shaohui, an official in charge of the firework shows during the opening ceremony.
Despite a rare eruption of more than 40,000 shots, beijing has used smokeless powder to reduce pollution to a record low, he said.
Fireworks indicating the 29 footsteps along beijing's axis to the bird's nest is a unique idea of cai guoqiang, director of visual and special effects of opening and closing ceremonies for the olympics and paralympics.
His ideas, plus high technologies, brought to life many olympic icons including the smiling faces and the five rings.
"we spent two years working to ensure every cannonball is shot to the right place," said cai. "had one of them faltered, the final image would not be the same."


editor: Xinhuanet

[costello]

Wow. Badminton is no joke.

[MagicGamer]

Beach vollyball!!

[Briomega]

Beach vollyball!!

:lol:

[Brewtown Andy]

Women's weight lifting has events called The Snatch and Clean & Jerk. I wish I was making that up...It's not just women's lifting.

[Briomega]

Added a medal count and put it in spoilers just in case. Trying to find a better way to format it so it looks better.

[Prime]

The opening ceremony was simply amaizing.

Don't know about the NBC coverage but in the UK, the BBC opening title was done by the "the Gorillaz" ( well two of them)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr5ZWYRaAyw

which is particulary great for us brits due to it being based on the same chinese folk tale as the classic 70's japanese import "Monkey" don't know if you ever got it over there, but it definitley was part of my childhood.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iUMWy4hqAg

[bartleby]

Beach vollyball!!


:lol:

http://606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=158866

[Briomega]

http://606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=158866

Ha, nice.

[Briomega]

Beach Volleyball in HD is even better. :lol:

[Michael Blacklist]

The opening ceremony was simply amaizing.

Don't know about the NBC coverage but in the UK, the BBC opening title was done by the "the Gorillaz" ( well two of them)


I think NBC's still using the tried and true John Williams theme. That's what they played last night at least.

[Briomega]

Holy crap that dude on the high bar was insane. :eek:

[Briomega]

Heh Bush practicing beach volleyball was quite funny. :lol:

[MagicGamer]

Phelps!!!

[Briomega]

Phelps!!!

Damn, he raped the competition on that one.

[Whip]

Watching the beginning of the Men's Team Qualifications. Do they only show Team USA?

I wanna see me some Team Japan. :d

[Briomega]

Watching the beginning of the Men's Team Qualifications. Do they only show Team USA?

I wanna see me some Team Japan. :d

Generally they concentrate on Team USA.

[Whip]

Generally they concentrate on Team USA.

Meh!

Good thing there's youtube...

[Briomega]

Meh!

Good thing there's youtube...

Yeah, it can be very annoying in a lot of sports.

And man, that lady is something else indeed. 41 years old. Wow.

[MagicGamer]

They probably have footage of it up on their site.

(nbcolympics.com)

[Dave S.]

Phelps is my god.

[Briomega]

Wow, in HD Badminton is actually watchable. :lol: You can finally see what the hell is going on.

[BAMF]

Wow, in HD Badminton is actually watchable. :lol: You can finally see what the hell is going on.
Badminton is one of my favs!

I'm in love with the female gymnast from Mass...they show her all the time on the news; never thought I'd see a gymnast with a rack.

[Briomega]

Badminton is one of my favs!

I'm in love with the female gymnast from Mass...they show her all the time on the news; never thought I'd see a gymnast with a rack.

Yeah, it's too bad they don't show it that often. But in the past it was so hard to see what was happening sometimes. It's nice to finally get to see it all.

This girl you mean?

http://www.nbcolympics.com/mm/photo/sports/general/11/78/48/117848_m11.jpg

[BAMF]

Yes...*wipes drool* And before anyone comments, she's legal! I checked, heh.

[Briomega]

Yes...*wipes drool* And before anyone comments, she's legal! I checked, heh.

:lol:

[XXXenophile]

Watching the beginning of the Men's Team Qualifications. Do they only show Team USA?

I wanna see me some Team Japan. :d

They went just bout one team at a time.

After Team USA they showed both Japan and China They'd have to show them considering everyone says the two of them are a lock for gold and silver and USA is just trying to get the bronze (and that's from the NBC commentators).

[Bryan H]

Uzbekistan Represent!

[Shane W]

Beach Volleyball in HD is even better. :lol:

My god, women's beach volleyball makes me happy in the pants.

[bartleby]

Watching USA v. China in Men's Basketball, and someone obviously doesn't know the meaning of the word synergy.

"The word I always use is synergy: the sum of the parts is greater than the individual."

[bartleby]

Can someone explain to me how on a 12-man roster, Team USA only has three legitimate post players and only one shooter?

[ERNIE_E]

Badminton is one of my favs!

I'm in love with the female gymnast from Mass...they show her all the time on the news; never thought I'd see a gymnast with a rack.

You need to do a search on the Romanian gymnasts from a few olympics back. Gorgeous WOMEN not girls who were world class athletes with real figures.

[Patrick King]

Haven't really been watching since my TV can't pick up NBC, but my dad's over there right now since he's a sports writer for the San Antonio newspaper.

[Brad N.]

This picture says it all...

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f50/bnasty316/6a00d8341bf82953ef00e553d909608833-.jpg

"I can't bounce a quarter off Laura's ass anymore, so..."

[RickLM]

This picture says it all...

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f50/bnasty316/6a00d8341bf82953ef00e553d909608833-.jpg

"I can't bounce a quarter off Laura's ass anymore, so..."



Is this photo for real?

[RickLM]

Today Michael Phelps won gold in kayak, archery, and parallel bars. He also scored 12 points and had 3 rebounds against China.

[Foolish Mortal]

And just like the last Olympics, the network spends way too much time talking about the sports, and doing pre-taped stories about the athletes instead of actually showing us the events.

[MagicGamer]

Is this photo for real?

Yeah. She wanted him to hit her butt, but he hit her back instead.

[ERNIE_E]

You know... if they ever are going to do an Aquaman movie... it should really star Phelps.

[RickLM]

Yeah. She wanted him to hit her butt, but he hit her back instead.



Make this offer to President Clinton and he'll give you the ass-whipping of your life.

[Whip]

You need to do a search on the Romanian gymnasts from a few olympics back. Gorgeous WOMEN not girls who were world class athletes with real figures.

I think you're referring to Catalina Ponor. She was one of the very few gymnasts in, like, ever that didn't look like a boy.

Svetlana Boginskaya (from USSR/Belarus) too.

[Briomega]

That was actually a great match between Greece and China.

[NickT]

This picture says it all...

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f50/bnasty316/6a00d8341bf82953ef00e553d909608833-.jpg

"I can't bounce a quarter off Laura's ass anymore, so..."
http://gfx.dagbladet.no/pub/artikkel/5/54/543/543155/bush7_1218365439.jpg

[niceguyeddie]

if the us basketball team doesn't get the gold... they should just go back to college players.

brazil fucking whooped ass this morning.

[Prime]

http://gfx.dagbladet.no/pub/artikkel/5/54/543/543155/bush7_1218365439.jpg

he's thinking of invading....

[Briomega]

Does it always rain this much there?

[bartleby]

Does it always rain this much there?

I think China's weather machine must be on the fritz.

[ERNIE_E]

I think you're referring to Catalina Ponor. She was one of the very few gymnasts in, like, ever that didn't look like a boy.

Svetlana Boginskaya (from USSR/Belarus) too.


I was thinking of Corina Ungureanu and Lavinia Milosevic, but you can add those two. Tatiana Gutsu too. But have you seen Shannon Miller lately? She's in a new commercial... forget what it is, but wow. All grown up. :)

[niceguyeddie]

BOXING on Telemundo right NOW!

[MagicGamer]

BOXING on Telemundo right NOW!

And CNBC. And Universal HD.

[Whip]

I was thinking of Corina Ungureanu and Lavinia Milosevic, but you can add those two. Tatiana Gutsu too. But have you seen Shannon Miller lately? She's in a new commercial... forget what it is, but wow. All grown up. :)


Oh, them. :p During her competing days, Lavinia always looked like she just woke up. She cleaned up very well.

Shannon Miller has had so much plastic surgery, she's unrecognizable.

[Briomega]

Is that Chinese gymnast like 7 years old? Jeez.

[Patch]

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[Briomega]

Think you're seeing any over-favoring of scores for the Chinese?

Those last few vaults scored kinda high....

Not surprising, really. Haven't seen anything too, too bad yet but I'm sure as it goes on there will be some instances.

[Briomega]

Holy shit, that girl was good.

[Briomega]

Well we are pretty much fucked. :sad:

[Benel Germosen]

I've completely missed women's gymnastics. I caught the Russian tumbling section, and even that it's just the last two.

I hear the Chinese are pretty dominant .

[jason hissong]

Holy shit ! That men's 4x100 was fucking incredible!

[Benel Germosen]

Wow, what a gut-wrenching finished. America over France in the 100 meter relay

[MagicGamer]

Holy shit! :o

[jason hissong]

Lezac (sp?) just OWNED in the last leg .

[Benel Germosen]

Lezac (sp?) just OWNED in the last leg .

Yeah, he fucking did. He shattered the world record.

[jason hissong]

Yeah, he fucking did. He shattered the world record.

So great to watch. Glad I stayed up for that.

[Benel Germosen]

So great to watch. Glad I stayed up for that.

I just flipped because I didn't want to watch Venture Bros. Glad I caught it.

[FedEx Fanboy]

Get Some You Fucking Frenchies!!!!!!

[jason hissong]

Phelps has an incredible body. I want that body.

[Steve Marshall]

"I swear I've seen a lot of stuff in my life, but that was... awesome!"

[jason hissong]

"I swear I've seen a lot of stuff in my life, but that was... awesome!"

Fuck yes it was.

[Briomega]

Get Some You Fucking Frenchies!!!!!!

:lol:

[Whip]

I REALLY hate this new gymnastics scoring system. Too much focus on difficult and dangerous techniques and routine to get high start values, the artistry suffers and everything looks robotic, especially on floor exercise. You can fucking FALL nowadays and still win gold. Unheard of in the pre-2004 days.

That said, Cheng Fei's vaults are poetry in motion --- 2.5 twisting? yes plz.

[Briomega]

I REALLY hate this new gymnastics scoring system. Too much focus on difficult and dangerous techniques and routine to get high start values, the artistry suffers and everything looks robotic, especially on floor exercise. You can fucking FALL nowadays and still win gold. Unheard of in the pre-2004 days.

That said, Cheng Fei's vaults are poetry in motion --- 2.5 twisting? yes plz.

Ahhh, I was wondering what was going on. I saw that earlier where someone fell and barely lost any points for it and was confused. That is pretty stupid.

[Whip]

Ahhh, I was wondering what was going on. I saw that earlier where someone fell and barely lost any points for it and was confused. That is pretty stupid.


Yep. Nastia Liukin fell on her ass on her dismount, and still managed to get the highest score out of her team. And by all accounts, she would have scored higher than this performance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdfxM0fktMo).

[Briomega]

Yep. Nastia Liukin fell on her ass on her dismount, and still managed to get the highest score out of her team. And by all accounts, she would have scored higher than this performance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdfxM0fktMo).

I had to change the channel to catch something else. Was it ever explained what happened to the 5th American and why she wasn't able to compete?

[Whip]

Holy shit @ Adlington beating Hoff by the length of her HAND. (Although she caught up rather well considering Hoff had a very impressive lead.)

[MagicGamer]

I had to change the channel to catch something else. Was it ever explained what happened to the 5th American and why she wasn't able to compete?

She hurt her ankle.

[Briomega]

She hurt her ankle.

That sucks.

[Whip]

I had to change the channel to catch something else. Was it ever explained what happened to the 5th American and why she wasn't able to compete?

Two of the American gymnasts were injured on their ankles, Samantha P. and Chellsie Memmel (she was the dark-haired one that fell on the bars), so they weren't able to compete in the other three events. If everyone on your team can go up, you can disregard the lowest score in order to help your qualifying-for-final score.

[Whip]

omg, i just saw that relay...


I want to have Lezac's babies.

[Briomega]

omg, i just saw that relay...


I want to have Lezac's babies.

:lol:

[Briomega]

Huh. NBC just repeats their evening broadcast all over again. That's a bit annoying. Good thing there's Universal HD.

[Whip]

Had to update sig. ;)

And I want an animated gif of Phelps pausing, looking up at the scoreboard and his reaction. "FUCK YEAH!"

[CougarTrace]

Take that France! :D

Sometimes you just shouldn't trash talk.

Great race by all though!

[Doug]

The Olympics have been a lot of fun to watch so far.

I will say I'm not buying into Phelps winning 8 golds though. I just don't think it will happen. I do think he'll win a lot, but not all 8. There could be a silver or bronze in there somewhere.

[The Clone Ranger]

Signs That You've Read Too Many Comic Books #5,812

I was watching Men's Beach Volleyball on Saturday, and my daughter comes downstairs and asks me who LAT is. Without even thinking I answer "Latveria".

Then after a few seconds, I realize what I said and sputter, "I mean Latvia".

[RickLM]

Signs That You've Read Too Many Comic Books #5,812

I was watching Men's Beach Volleyball on Saturday, and my daughter comes downstairs and asks me who LAT is. Without even thinking I answer "Latveria".

Then after a few seconds, I realize what I said and sputter, "I mean Latvia".

:lol:

I've done that too.

[Doug]

Signs That You've Read Too Many Comic Books #5,812

I was watching Men's Beach Volleyball on Saturday, and my daughter comes downstairs and asks me who LAT is. Without even thinking I answer "Latveria".

Then after a few seconds, I realize what I said and sputter, "I mean Latvia".

Doom holds all Latverian records, even the women's.

Doom does all relay races with Doombots, so Doom is the only one to get the medal.

[Shane W]

I' watching the "hockey" event, and the fucking announcer keeps prouncing Great Britain as bri-In. Than hard I sound that isn't the "t". It's annoying as shit.

[Doug]

Libby Trickett is my favorite name (of the ones that I can properly pronounce) so far these Olympics.

Misty May was great, but then she got married and added a hyphen.

[Whip]

There is an Israeli swimmer named Nimrod. I like how the announcers refer to him by his surname only.

[Brewtown Andy]

Video of of the last leg of 4x100. (http://withleather.uproxx.com/post.phtml?pk=6604)

There's a really cheap French surrendering joke here somewhere...

[Brewtown Andy]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/ECKoolAid/lolsports/phelps_cold.jpg

[Foolish Mortal]

There is an Israeli swimmer named Nimrod. I like how the announcers refer to him by his surname only.
Nimrod by the way means 'Mighty Hunter'.

How the word came to mean 'dumb' or 'stupid', I'll never know.

[BGPu]

I keep seeing this picture
http://i34.tinypic.com/14cy0yx.jpg
everywhere.

All I can think is that a few months down the line, Greg Land will draw a member of the X-Men with that exact same pose and facial expression.

[Briomega]

Take that France! :D

Sometimes you just shouldn't trash talk.

Great race by all though!

Their faces at the end of the race were priceless. :)

[Briomega]

Synchronized Diving is insane. These people are just amazing.

[FedEx Fanboy]

US Men just PWNED on the High Bar...

Paul Hamm who?

[Shane W]

US Men just PWNED on the High Bar...

Paul Hamm who?

That was incredible..

[Briomega]

That was incredible..

Yeah it really was. They have been fantastic.

[Patrick J]

Nimrod by the way means 'Mighty Hunter'.

How the word came to mean 'dumb' or 'stupid', I'll never know.

I would assume it has to do with the Biblical Nimrod's association as being the person responsible for the building of the Tower of Babel?

[Whip]

Pommel horse final for America. Weakest event, and 3 up, 3 count.

High bar final for Japan. Strongest event.


The suspense!

[Buk Was Right]

I'm watching women's beach volleyball, but I find it hard to follow without an in depth (and close up) look at the secret hand signals they're using...

[Briomega]

There goes the silver.

[Briomega]

He finished strong at least. Hope it's enough though after those first two.

[FedEx Fanboy]

Wow...

I hope that was enough for the Bronze!!!

[Whip]

Tomita... :heart:

[FedEx Fanboy]

WOOT!

Bronze baby!!!

[Briomega]

Yes! Silver would have been nice but with everything that happened this year the Bronze is awesome. Great job by them.

[Whip]

So glad American males medaled. The way the media had been writing them off once the Hamm brothers pulled out was kind of messed up; I can't imagine the pressure they felt, especially considering the odds. Congrats.

[Whip]

Dear Lord, Phelps is unstoppable! :heart:

[Briomega]

Dear Lord, Phelps is unstoppable! :heart:

What's crazy is they said the other night that he's still considering competing in the next Olympics, too. Not only will he break the record, he's going to make it near impossible for anyone else to ever break his.

[Whip]

What's crazy is they said the other night that he's still considering competing in the next Olympics, too. Not only will he break the record, he's going to make it near impossible for anyone else to ever break his.


Nice. :D


Wow @ Piersol winning gold and breaking another record. Americans are kicking ass in swimming!

[Bald Steve]

Our swim team has been nothing short of inspiring.

[XXXenophile]

So glad American males medaled. The way the media had been writing them off once the Hamm brothers pulled out was kind of messed up; I can't imagine the pressure they felt, especially considering the odds. Congrats.

They've still got individual events to try to get gold. Never know.

But yeah, I was watching, major congrats on getting the bronze when everyone thought they woudln't get anything. And damn good on ALMOST getting the silver.

Now all I have to say to the Hamm brothers is...........REST UP TO GO COMPETE FOR NINJA WARRIOR! AMERICA NEEDS TO TAKE THE MOUNTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Angel]

i'm so glad i've got tivo. i'd be missing everything. the only bad thing is having the updates on my google page while i'm at work. i know what i can fast forward to, but it kind of spoils the suspense.

[Whip]

They've still got individual events to try to get gold. Never know.



And the All-Around, too. Call me crazy, but I think if Horton keeps performing the way he has been since these games started, he has a chance of medaling in the All-Around; he has been very consistent and doing really well. If Yang Wei messes up in his stronger routines, the gold can go to any number of people. It's crazy! :D

*still rooting for Tomita, though*

[Briomega]

And the All-Around, too. Call me crazy, but I think if Horton keeps performing the way he has been since these games started, he has a chance of medaling in the All-Around; he has been very consistent and doing really well. If Yang Wei messes up in his stronger routines, the gold can go to any number of people. It's crazy! :D

*still rooting for Tomita, though*

I would love for him to get a medal. He was phenomenal last night, not just his own performance but being a team leader as well.

[Generic Poster]

I would assume it has to do with the Biblical Nimrod's association as being the person responsible for the building of the Tower of Babel?

And then trying to shoot God with an arrow.

[jason hissong]

And then trying to shoot God with an arrow.

I, Spyder?

[Albert]

Spanish basketball team = classy.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Spanish-basketball-team-poses-for-offensive-pict?urn=oly,100152

[Briomega]

Spanish basketball team = classy.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Spanish-basketball-team-poses-for-offensive-pict?urn=oly,100152

Wow.

[Whip]

Spanish basketball team = classy.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Spanish-basketball-team-poses-for-offensive-pict?urn=oly,100152

Yeah, just read about that. Did NO ONE involved in this whole thing stop to think: "Hey, maybe this isn't a good idea..."?

[Briomega]

Heh, I like that the volleyball court the guy built in his backyard is sponsored. :)

[Briomega]

Damn it. What the heck happened to Hoff? :(

[jason hissong]

Damn it. What the heck happened to Hoff? :(

Looks like she just ran out of steam. She looked so disappointed.

[Briomega]

Looks like she just ran out of steam. She looked so disappointed.

Yeah, you could see it on the last lap.

[Briomega]

I know it's supposed to look like bubbles and from inside it does, but from the outside everytime I see the building I think it's a mattress commercial.

[jason hissong]

Yeah, you could see it on the last lap.

She's a cutie.


LET'S GO PHELPS!

:ROCK:

[jason hissong]

go phelps!

[jason hissong]

Yes! Another wr!

[Briomega]

WOO :rock:

[jason hissong]

That guy's insane!

AND we'll probably get the '12 games out of him, too.

[Briomega]

Yeah, seriously, the Chinese are using younger girls. There's no question.

[FedEx Fanboy]

Yea...

There's no way in FUCK that half of these Chinese Gymnasts are 16. More like 12-13...


*edit*
Damn you Brio for beating me to it by like a second!!!

[Briomega]

Yea...

There's no way in FUCK that half of these Chinese Gymnasts are 16. More like 13...

Shit, that last girl looks no older than 11 or 12 at the most.

[Whip]

I agree with Bela Karolyi: just get rid of the age thing; it makes no sense to have it...especially considering the greatest gymnasts in Olympic history have been under the current age limit (Nadia was 14 when she scored the Perfect 10 back in Montreal; Mary Lou was 14 when she won the AA in '84). The FIG has been saying they want to INCREASE the limit to 17 or 18. Fucking retarded. Just base it on ability.

[Briomega]

I agree with Bela Karolyi: just get rid of the age thing; it makes no sense to have it...especially considering the greatest gymnasts in Olympic history have been under the current age limit (Nadia was 14 when she scored the Perfect 10 back in Montreal; Mary Lou was 14 when she won the AA in '84). The FIG has been saying they want to INCREASE the limit to 17 or 18. Fucking retarded. Just base it on ability.

Sure, that's fine but at the moment there's a rule and they are breaking it. Bad enough when it's just the judges fucking around.

[Whip]

Sure, that's fine but at the moment there's a rule and they are breaking it. Bad enough when it's just the judges fucking around.

FIG claims they've looked into the paperwork and the girls' passports and says they're all legit. Not much else you can look into.

But, again, the rule is fucking stupid. This whole new code of points is stupid. Points deducted for wearing bras and shit, wtf.

[Briomega]

Woot, nice score for Shawn.

[Whip]

What channel are you watching this on?? -_- You guys are always ahead of me.

[bartleby]

FIG claims they've looked into the paperwork and the girls' passports and says they're all legit. Not much else you can look into.

It's a good thing that there's absolutely no way whatsoever that the Chinese government would provide them with fake passports. What would China have to gain from this?

[Briomega]

what channel are you watching this on?? -_- you guys are always ahead of me.

nbc hd.

[Whip]

It's a good thing that there's absolutely no way whatsoever that the Chinese government would provide them with fake passports. What would China have to gain from this?

I don't know. Ask them. :)

[Whip]

nbc hd.

Huh. Guess we have to wait until ten to see the competition here, then.

[jason hissong]

Get back to the swimming!

[Briomega]

Huh. Guess we have to wait until ten to see the competition here, then.

D'oh. Didn't realize you were that far behind.

[Haborym]

Huh. Guess we have to wait until ten to see the competition here, then.

Your local affiliate isn't covering it live? I can't imagine why. It's guaranteed ratings.

[Whip]

D'oh. Didn't realize you were that far behind.

The Canadian channel said they were gonna show everything at 7:30. They're showing swimming. Blaaaaagh. Probably an 8:00 thing.

Thankfully, I prefer the AA and event finals so I am not too mad. :)

[Whip]

Thank gawd for CBUT! :D

[Briomega]

Woo, so far so good.

[Whip]

I can watch Cheng Fei vault all day. She's so great.

[jason hissong]

Natsia!


NO! It goes out of the ballpark off the bat of the Red Sox and Rangers!

[Briomega]

Yay Nastia!

[Whip]

Ooh. Hoff vs. Coventry.

[Whip]

What the fuck is up with Hoff's eyebrows?

[jason hissong]

They're destroying the competition.

[Whip]

Whoa, WTF @ that relay. That wasn't a race. That was a SLAUGHTER.

[MagicGamer]

Your local affiliate isn't covering it live? I can't imagine why. It's guaranteed ratings.

Nope. For some reason NBC tape delays.


Oh my God! Look at them go!

[Briomega]

Jesus, this is what you call an ass raping.

[FedEx Fanboy]

I'd just like to point out that Alicia Sacramone is a little hottie.

And she's 20 just in case you're wondering...

http://img121.imagevenue.com/loc1030/th_05253_Alicia_Sacramone_Gymnast__16_122_1030lo.j pg

http://www.nbcolympics.com/mm/photo/sports/general/11/78/48/117848_m11.jpg

http://www.aliciasacramone.net/images/MISC7.jpg

http://www.xarj.net/wp-content/gallery/alicia-photos/alicia-sacramone.jpg

[Briomega]

Under 7 minutes. Holy shit.

[MagicGamer]

Holy fuck. Wow.

[Whip]

World record goes kaboom.

Jesus. There was a report saying the NASA-developed Speedo swimsuits most of the athletes are donning and the state-of-the-art pool are what contribute to these record-shattering races (aside from, you know, superhero-like athletic ability).

[Briomega]

I hate to be happy at a fall but I can't help it.

[Haborym]

World record goes kaboom.

Jesus. There was a report saying the NASA-developed Speedo swimsuits most of the athletes are donning and the state-of-the-art pool are what contribute to these record-shattering races (aside from, you know, superhero-like athletic ability).

Yeah, I heard a reporter on NPR talking about the Speedo suits. She said that they're estimating they're increasing speed by about 2%. 2% doesn't sound like a big deal, but in the 800 meter relay that cuts off about 4 seconds.

[Briomega]

All those mistakes and she gets that score? What the fuck?

[Shane W]

All those mistakes and she gets that score? What the fuck?

Remember Salt Lake City and the ice skating debacle? Judged competitions are rarely scored fairly.

[Whip]

All those mistakes and she gets that score? What the fuck?

Welcome to the new code of points! :D Have a strong start value and hope for the best and you'll have a good/high score. Remember Nastia falling on Sunday?

[Whip]

Here's hoping the US girls don't go nuts with the punch-fronts on Floor.


What events are on in your broadcast? It's beam here; Alicia just fell on her mount. :(

[Briomega]

Damn it. :(

[Haborym]

Here's hoping the US girls don't go nuts with the punch-fronts on Floor.


What events are on in your broadcast? It's beam here; Alicia just fell on her mount. :(


That's what we have live here in Illinois right now.

[NickT]

World record goes kaboom.

Jesus. There was a report saying the NASA-developed Speedo swimsuits most of the athletes are donning and the state-of-the-art pool are what contribute to these record-shattering races (aside from, you know, superhero-like athletic ability).
It bothers me quite a bit really, since it's SUCH a huge impact on the athlete.

[Freeway]

Still no medals for Canada. :(

[Whip]

I never thought I'd see the day where Russia and Romania are struggling to fucking medal. Insane.

Nastia is good on beam; so is Shawn. They should do fine.

[Briomega]

Yay Shawn! Oops, wrong girl. :lol: Yay Nastia!

[jason hissong]

It bothers me quite a bit really, since it's SUCH a huge impact on the athlete.

So what's the solution? Make then swim naked?

[NickT]

So what's the solution? Make then swim naked?
I don't think Speedos made a huge amount of difference to them.

[Whip]

So what's the solution? Make then swim naked?

If it's Phelps, I wouldn't mind. :twisted:

[Briomega]

So what's the solution? Make then swim naked?

As long as everyone has access to them it wouldn't be a problem.

[Briomega]

Woo. Great routine.

[jason hissong]

If it's Phelps, I wouldn't mind. :twisted:

What male on earth doesn't want to have that body, and what female doesn't want it?

It's insane.

[Whip]

What male on earth doesn't want to have that body, and what female doesn't want it?

It's insane.


Yeah. He's tall, muscular and lean... It's like...perfection. =d

[NickT]

What male on earth doesn't want to have that body, and what female doesn't want it?

It's insane.
I wouldn't, since he's 6 4. You starting to get to freaky heights then :)

[MagicGamer]

What male on earth doesn't want to have that body, and what female doesn't want it?

It's insane.

I'd keep my face, but otherwise, yeah.

[Whip]

Alicia! NO!!! NO x 2!!!

[Briomega]

:( There's any chance of the gold.

[Briomega]

And stepped out again. Damn it.

[Whip]

I really wanted her to qualify for the All-Around! If anyone on that team deserves it, it's her...

[FedEx Fanboy]

Damn... Alicia baby.

:cry:

[Briomega]

What the freaking fuck? :-?

[Whip]

Stop it with the punch-fronts!

[Whip]

...What the hell! THE LINES ARE YOUR FRIENDS!

[Briomega]

It's a fucking disaster.

[Whip]

Chellsie would have killed on the floor (if it was anything like her routine on the trials)... *sigh* At least Shawn's consistent in that once she sticks the first, she'll keep through with it.

Now they have to hope China messes up. Cheng Fei's a world champ on floor, but her stuff is packed with high-risk moves.

[jason hissong]

Damn... Alicia baby.

:cry:

Bad day at the office for Alicia.

[Whip]

Bad day at the office for Alicia.

At least she doesn't have a fivehead like Nastia does?

[jason hissong]

At least she doesn't have a fivehead like Nastia does?

ha ha ha. that's terrible. and funny. and terribly funny.

[Whip]

ha ha ha. that's terrible. and funny. and terribly funny.

=X And true! Very true! You can't deny that shit!

[Whip]

Yay Cheng Fei. I love her routines. Hope she doesn't fuck up too bad. o.O They might drag her out to the street and shoot her.

Edit: Whew! She lives!

[Briomega]

At least she doesn't have a fivehead like Nastia does?

That's my neighbor your talking about. :-x Well, not really, she lives a couple towns over but still.

;-)

[Whip]

Good sportsmanship by all.

Bring on the AA's and events mofos! Cheng Fei, Oksana Chusovitina, and Alicia Sacramone for the vault plz!

[Briomega]

Well that was kind of depressing.

[BAMF]

My Olympic crush had such a shitty night. I feel bad. :(

She should get 2 extra tenths just for being able to tumble with that rack knocking off her center of gravity.

[FedEx Fanboy]

My Olympic crush had such a shitty night. I feel bad. :(

She should get 2 extra tenths just for being able to tumble with that rack knocking off her center of gravity.

Hey! You treat Alicia with respect!

She's just upset that I couldn't be there to console her in person... I'm a World Class snuggler.

:wink:

[Briomega]

Hey! You treat Alicia with respect!

She's just upset that I couldn't be there to console her in person... I'm a World Class snuggler.

:wink:

Motorboating is not an Olympic Sport!

[Whip]

Hey! You treat Alicia with respect!

She's just upset that I couldn't be there to console her in person... I'm a World Class snuggler.

:wink:


At first glance, it looked like "smuggler". o.o!

[J. Wilson]

Damn that was some cracking under pressure by the US women's gymnastics team.

Still have the Olympic Crush on Nastia Liukin though....

[CougarTrace]

Was it me or did some of those Chinese gymnast girls not look 16? Which is a requirement I believe.

[Doug]

When do the Track and Field events start?

[FedEx Fanboy]

Was it me or did some of those Chinese gymnast girls not look 16? Which is a requirement I believe.

Oh yea, we talked about that earlier...

They looked more like about 11-12.

[jason hissong]

What events go tonight? We have a two day lull without Phelps, right?

[Drkemerld73]

I look forward to the next Olympics when China tries to pass fetuses as 16 year olds.

:lol:

Anyone know when the white water rafting events are scheduled?

[Brewtown Andy]

Arms aren't supposed to bend that way. (http://withleather.uproxx.com/post.phtml?pk=6627)

[Darthdaw37]

am I the only person not watching them.

[JoeE]

You stay classy, Spain:

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/basketball/news?slug=ro-spain081308&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

[Brewtown Andy]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/ECKoolAid/lolsports/16-my-ass.jpg

[CougarTrace]

just read the article where Bela said he saw that some of the Chinese girl gymnast still had what looks like baby teeth

[J. Wilson]

In a moment of tastelessness when discussing the gymnastics here at work, I said if you want proof that the Chinese girls are under age, fuck them and see if the cops arrest you.

I'm so going to hell for that one.

[Whip]

just read the article where Bela said he saw that some of the Chinese girl gymnast still had what looks like baby teeth


When he was accused of using Dominique Moceanu, who was 13 at the time, Bela said it shouldn't matter the age, just the ability, and then said the rule should be done with so as to avoid controversies like this. After all, he coached two 14 year olds to Olympic glory. I agree with him. Age doesn't impact ability (look at Boginskaya and Khorkina, who were 20+). But when the US team loses, it's an issue against him and his wife, it makes him look like he's crying sour grapes.

That said, the Chinese were better than the Americans last night. Period. They didn't make as many mistakes as the Americans, and didn't have injuries harming them (Chellsie Memmel would have KILLED on floor), and had stronger start values on their routines that, even with deductions, kept them in "safe" zones; same with most of the Americans' routines (Shawn Johnson is perfect example), although their falls and boundary-stepping really hurt them.

Personally, I think if you fall, you shouldn't medal.

[Briomega]

Oh yea, we talked about that earlier...

They looked more like about 11-12.

I still think that really tiny one is under 10. :lol:

[Briomega]

I look forward to the next Olympics when China tries to pass fetuses as 16 year olds.

:lol:

Anyone know when the white water rafting events are scheduled?

I've seen the white water mostly late at night.

[Drkemerld73]

I've seen the white water mostly late at night.

Figures.

I'll have to try and track those down and watch them.

I really enjoyed watching them in the last summer Olympics.

Thanks!

[Briomega]

Figures.

I'll have to try and track those down and watch them.

I really enjoyed watching them in the last summer Olympics.

Thanks!

Yeah, it's fun. There was some on yesterday in the afternoon. It was exciting because a guy from Togo won a Bronze which was like the first ever medal for his country or something.

It's on the other channels though not NBC proper. Check USA, MSNBC, CNBC, etc. or Universal HD.

[Drkemerld73]

Yeah, it's fun. There was some on yesterday in the afternoon. It was exciting because a guy from Togo won a Bronze which was like the first ever medal for his country or something.

It's on the other channels though not NBC proper. Check USA, MSNBC, CNBC, etc. or Universal HD.

Ah... That might be why I haven't been coming across it at all.

It seems like I only get the Olympics on one other channel sometimes with how they've got it scheduled.

Under what catagory do they have the races listed under?

[Briomega]

Ah... That might be why I haven't been coming across it at all.

It seems like I only get the Olympics on one other channel sometimes with how they've got it scheduled.

Under what catagory do they have the races listed under?

On my system they just list everything as Summer Olympics. The channels I listed are all the channels it's on at various times during the day and night. There's also Telemundo and I think Oxygen does something (though it seems they mostly are doing Equestrian stuff and Gymnastics recaps).

You might check online at NBCOlympics.com for scheduling, too.

[Drkemerld73]

On my system they just list everything as Summer Olympics. The channels I listed are all the channels it's on at various times during the day and night. There's also Telemundo and I think Oxygen does something (though it seems they mostly are doing Equestrian stuff and Gymnastics recaps).

You might check online at NBCOlympics.com for scheduling, too.

Yeah. That's pretty much what I had found.

I kept trying to find something under rafting or something similar, but didn't seem to find anything that fit.

I'll poke around and see what I can come up with.

Thanks for the info!

[Buk Was Right]

Hey! You treat Alicia with respect!

She's just upset that I couldn't be there to console her in person... I'm a World Class snuggler.

:wink:

Yeah you better treat her with respect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QA6s7p-zU8

[Wigner's Friend]

If Deontay Wilder gets a good trainer and has a good chin, he can be heavyweight champ.

[Briomega]

Walsh and May-Treanor are superhuman.

[Mylazycat]

.

[jason hissong]

Phelps goes tonight?