The 2012 London Summer Olympics Thread

This...doesn't seem right

Sprinter banned from 100 meters -- for sleeping with his wife - CBSSports (http://www.cbssports.com/olympics/blog/eye-on-olympics/19725772/sprinter-banned-from-100-meters----for-sleeping-with-his-wife)

Stupid

So ... FYI for those who care, we are momentarily ahead of China in the medal count total and in the number of golds. (54 to 53 and 26 to 25). I think that's the first time we have been ahead since the games started.

This...doesn't seem right

Sprinter banned from 100 meters -- for sleeping with his wife - CBSSports (http://www.cbssports.com/olympics/blog/eye-on-olympics/19725772/sprinter-banned-from-100-meters----for-sleeping-with-his-wife)

:insane:

People can be ****ing idiotic at some of the worst times. Really? Sending the man home because he slept with his wife outside of Olympic Village?

/facepalm

So ... FYI for those who care, we are momentarily ahead of China in the medal count total and in the number of golds. (54 to 53 and 26 to 25). I think that's the first time we have been ahead since the games started.
......thank god

:insane:

People can be ****ing idiotic at some of the worst times. Really? Sending the man home because he slept with his wife outside of Olympic Village?

/facepalm

Think what they would have done if left to sleep with his boyfriend.

as far as badmiton - blame the rules, not the players. once you force people to start playing meaningless games, things can get pretty shady. they can go to double elim or random pairings if they want to fix that problem.

Something that has gone unnoticed by most of the media.

American TV Neglected the Saddest Story in the Olympics [UPDATE] (http://1045theteam.com/american-tv-neglected-the-saddest-story-in-the-olympics/)


WTF is wrong with the IOC here? Quite inconsistent. The absolutely robbed this young girl of a medal. So wait, the can review tape on a gymnastics event, but they can't review tape to see some kid didn't start the timer when it should have? Really? Really?

ince the incident, it has come out that the timekeeper for the event was a 15 year old British volunteer. Really? This isn’t fencing class at the Y, this is the Olympics. There was nobody in the entire world with any timekeeping experience that could have been called upon to take on such an important task? When I was 15, I wouldn’t have had the attention span to do that job either. Whoever made the choice to put a child in charge of the clock for an Olympic event should be fired.


A 15 year old time keeper in the biggest stage of sporting events? YOU HAVE GOT TO BE SHITTING ME....lol REALLY?

**** the IOC. This is absolute garbage. They've overturned gymnastic events, boxing events, and even cycling events and yet .......refuse their complaint?

Something that has gone unnoticed by most of the media.

American TV Neglected the Saddest Story in the Olympics [UPDATE] (http://1045theteam.com/american-tv-neglected-the-saddest-story-in-the-olympics/)


WTF is wrong with the IOC here? Quite inconsistent. The absolutely robbed this young girl of a medal. So wait, the can review tape on a gymnastics event, but they can't review tape to see some kid didn't start the timer when it should have? Really? Really?




A 15 year old time keeper in the biggest stage of sporting events? YOU HAVE GOT TO BE SHITTING ME....lol REALLY?

**** the IOC. This is absolute garbage. They've overturned gymnastic events, boxing events, and even cycling events and yet .......refuse their complaint?

nbc just wants this news to circulate for a bit then they will do a few stories on it mid week but in the middle of the story they will take a commercial break, then come back with costas blowing hot air for 10 minutes, then most likely start another story before getting back to and finishing the original story. and if your lucky they'll throw in a tiny little bit of olympic coverage too. :doh: nbc

:insane:

People can be ****ing idiotic at some of the worst times. Really? Sending the man home because he slept with his wife outside of Olympic Village?

/facepalm

Meanwhile, the other athletes are having an all-out orgy with strangers on the grass between police cars in the village and no one cares, even after they brag on the daytime talk shows. This guy was with his wife.

This is upside down.

One Race, Every Medalist Ever - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?hp&hp)


Very cool.