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So these opening ceremonies are pretty phenomenal

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They sure are!

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Opening ceremonies are great so far. Bond escorting the Queen was brilliant!

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:lol:

She didn't look happy at all. The only time I saw a slight smile on her face was when those kids were singing the UK's national anthem.

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I wonder if any North Koreans will defect while in London.

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Well I thought the ceremony was great. All I've been hearing is how Beijing was better. I didn't watch Beijing but I thought this one was very impressive and creative.

p.s. I guess Ralph Lauren won't be asked to create team USA's entrance clothes anymore after that "made in China" gaffe.

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[quote=mooby;926649]It's too bad she won't be at the Olympics, I wouldn't mind seeing more of her highlights.[/quote]

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[quote=DynamiteRave;927032]Well I thought the ceremony was great. All I've been hearing is how Beijing was better. I didn't watch Beijing but I thought this one was very impressive and creative.

p.s. I guess Ralph Lauren won't be asked to create team USA's entrance clothes anymore after that "made in China" gaffe.[/quote]

Romney did the same thing in Utah. I agree with you. I thought the ceremonies were also impressive. I was hating the fact I wasn't there to see it myself. I thought they did a great job representing their history and culture, even though I was shocked not to see/hear the Spice Girls...lol




Also, I'm sick and tired of hearing whiny ass Americans crying about how "lame" the opening ceremonies were. News flash assholes: The games were to honor the heritage and culture of the United Kingdom, not to appease egocentric Americans who somehow think the world should revolve around them. When we host the Olympics again in the United States, than they can cater to us. This night was more for the Brits than anybody else.

:rant:

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Classy move by the Chinese as well coming in with UK flags.

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Brazil too.

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[url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/swimming/story/_/id/8208314/2012-summer-olympics-michael-phelps-slowest-qualifier-heats-400m-im]2012 Summer Olympics -- Michael Phelps is slowest qualifier in heats for 400m IM - ESPN[/url]

Kind of makes you wonder about his work ethic the past four years seeing how he's did in the qualifier and looking back on on some of the shots his teammates took at him.

Hopefully he'll get it together.



Serena making it to the second round. Wimbledon courts are the perfect spot for her to capture a gold.

[url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/tennis/story/_/id/8208388/2012-summer-olympics-serena-williams-wins-first-round-wimbledon-court]2012 Summer Olympics -- Serena Williams wins in first round on Wimbledon court - ESPN[/url]

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[url=http://espn.go.com/oly/photos/gallery/_/id/8207032/olympics-opening-ceremony]Opening Ceremony <img src="http://assets.espn.go.com/icons/photo.png" width="12" height="10" border="0" alt="Photo Gallery" /> - ESPN[/url]

Some great photos from ESPN capturing the opening ceremonies.

What channels other than NBC?

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^ NBC Sports Channel as well as NBC online. Also Bravo.

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[quote=NC_Skins;927091][url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/swimming/story/_/id/8208314/2012-summer-olympics-michael-phelps-slowest-qualifier-heats-400m-im]2012 Summer Olympics -- Michael Phelps is slowest qualifier in heats for 400m IM - ESPN[/url]

Kind of makes you wonder about his work ethic the past four years seeing how he's did in the qualifier and looking back on on some of the shots his teammates took at him.

Hopefully he'll get it together.



Serena making it to the second round. Wimbledon courts are the perfect spot for her to capture a gold.

[url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/tennis/story/_/id/8208388/2012-summer-olympics-serena-williams-wins-first-round-wimbledon-court]2012 Summer Olympics -- Serena Williams wins in first round on Wimbledon court - ESPN[/url][/quote]

He's admitted he had trouble staying motivated. I mean he basically didn't train in 09-10

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[quote=FRPLG;927152]He's admitted he had trouble staying motivated. I mean he basically didn't train in 09-10[/quote]

Which is why his teammate curb stomped him today in the 400 individual medley.


[url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/swimming/story/_/id/8209216/2012-summer-olympics-ryan-lochte-wins-400-im-michael-phelps-finishes-fourth]2012 Summer Olympics -- Ryan Lochte wins 400 IM while Michael Phelps finishes fourth - ESPN[/url]

This is what half ass training and living the limelight will do to you. He should have just retired if he was going to train and prepare for the Olympics in that sort of fashion.



Watching women's beach volleyball right now. These two girls(mitsti/kerri) have never lost a match in the Olympics yet. Amazing. That was a hell of a game with the Aussies.

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[quote=NC_Skins;927154]


Watching women's beach volleyball right now. These two girls(mitsti/kerri) have never lost a match in the Olympics yet. Amazing. That was a hell of a game with the Aussies.[/quote]

Ah. Gymnastics time now though!

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Man. Phelps isn't the swimmer he used to be. He's close to being a has been.

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Is it any wonder...all that weed....15k calories a day. How long can you sustain before going...Summo (No disrespect to the artist and devoted Skins fan of the same name)

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[quote=DynamiteRave;927165]Man. Phelps isn't the swimmer he used to be. He's close to being a has been.[/quote]

Yep. It sounds like once he reached the peak back in '08, he basically stopped working hard and started enjoying the spotlight more. If that's the case he should've just retired, because now I get the feeling the rest of the games is going to be embarrassing for him, seeing as how he hasn't trained as hard as he used to.

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Interesting Lochte spent alot of time running his mouth and in the relay he lost us the race after Phelps had extended the lead. Karma is a biaaaatch. f8cking idiot

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[quote=Chico23231;927252]Interesting Lochte spent alot of time running his mouth and in the relay he lost us the race after Phelps had extended the lead. Karma is a biaaaatch. f8cking idiot[/quote]

Some of these jerkoffs need their ego smashed. Good for the soul.

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[quote=mooby;927171]Yep. It sounds like once he reached the peak back in '08, he basically stopped working hard and started enjoying the spotlight more. If that's the case he should've just retired, because now I get the feeling the rest of the games is going to be embarrassing for him, seeing as how he hasn't trained as hard as he used to.[/quote]

I guess so. $40 million net worth is more then enough to retire.

Ironically I also found this little article about him.


[quote]While still quite young and able to continue competing, Michael Phelps has already broken 37 world swimming records. T[I][B]here are many who believe he hasn’t even scratched the surface of his talent and that, when finally done, he will have broken many more records, some of which currently belong to him.[/B][/I]
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I'm having the hardest time keeping up with the Olympics. I watch everyday at 7pm EST and it seems like people already know what the results are. I can understand if you're overseas but do they air earlier than 7pm? I usually never have the TV on before Primetime TV starts.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;927267]I'm having the hardest time keeping up with the Olympics. I watch everyday at 7pm EST and it seems like people already know what the results are. I can understand if you're overseas but do they air earlier than 7pm? I usually never have the TV on before Primetime TV starts.[/quote]
Blame the internet, my friend. You can find the results online pretty much as soon as the event is finished, but I guess NBC is trying to wait to air the more popular events during prime time to keep up the ratings.

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I don't think we'll hear any more talk about the 2012 basketball team being compared to the '92 team.

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[quote=NC_Skins;927154]
Watching women's beach volleyball right now. These two girls(mitsti/kerri) have never lost a match in the Olympics yet. Amazing. That was a hell of a game with the Aussies.[/quote]

That was a great match, kept tying at 18-18 and 19-19 every time and was nerve-racking to watch if you are rooting for the USA to win.

My gripe...it was 55 degrees for beach volleyball in London...they had to wear sweaters. The aussies were covered head-to-toe and still wore their bikinis on top of their compression tops, looked stupid.

London was a terrible choice as host for this reason alone.

At least our ladies wore proper bottoms. Still looking great at age 34 too.

What?

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This thread is getting off topic.

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F^ck the news and news sources for posting the results without warning or having to click to open them up. I have tried to avoid seeing the results for thing I want to watch at night but it getting very tough as the results are gtting posted as they happen.

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C'mon, FD, at least post some actual competition pictures. :D

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Ah nevermind.

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Speaking of jerkoffs. What is it with dumb athletes?


[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/swiss-soccer-player-kicked-off-olympic-team-racist-165059693--oly.html]Swiss soccer player kicked off Olympic team for discriminatory tweet | Fourth-Place Medal - Yahoo! Sports[/url]


You'd think most of the Olympic athletes would have learned from the other one that got kicked off the team for a dumb tweet.


It's simple. Keep it to thanking the fans and the experience or simply delete your twitter account. Morons.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;927267]I'm having the hardest time keeping up with the Olympics. I watch everyday at 7pm EST and it seems like people already know what the results are. I can understand if you're overseas but do they air earlier than 7pm? I usually never have the TV on before Primetime TV starts.[/quote]

Most events are over by 7:00 pm our time. I even was watching NBC news the other night and they gave away who won what right before they started airing the event. Pissed me off so much I didn't watch. They just need to give a warning or make you click a page before posting who won what so I can decide if I want to look.

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Watched the 200m (mens) backstroke race tonight with Matt Grevers and Nick Thoman winning gold and silver respectively. Fantastic race with Thoman storming in at the end to claim the silver.

Missy Franklin's 100m backstroke race was also fantastic. Huge win by the 17 year old for her first gold medal.

Also, Michael Phelps looked good in the 200m breaststroke semi-final. He seemed to take it easy the first 150m, and then just blew by everybody the last 50m. Guy still has it...lol


Men's gymnastics fell off the wagon. Man that was horrible watching their performance tonight. Guy (Orozco) broke down after his failed vault. Had to be a horrible feeling.

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[quote=NC_Skins;927533]Watched the 200m (mens) backstroke race tonight with Matt Grevers and Nick Thoman winning gold and silver respectively. Fantastic race with Thoman storming in at the end to claim the silver.

Missy Franklin's 100m backstroke race was also fantastic. Huge win by the 17 year old for her first gold medal.

Also, Michael Phelps looked good in the 200m breaststroke semi-final. He seemed to take it easy the first 150m, and then just blew by everybody the last 50m. Guy still has it...lol


Men's gymnastics fell off the wagon. Man that was horrible watching their performance tonight. Guy (Orozco) broke down after his failed vault. Had to be a horrible feeling.[/quote]


Franklins win was sweet and it was hard to watch the mens gymnastics. I'm not sold on Phelps winning the 200m breaststroke.

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Did anyone else see Britain and Ukraine robbed in the Men's gymnastics last night.

What a terrible decision. The guy falls of the horse without completing the required handstand so the judges bump up the difficulty after-the-fact to, essentially, compensate for the massive deduction. Bad. Just bad.

It's why I like sports with objective measurables (i.e. - Who ran the fastest? Who threw it the farthest?) as opposed to judges deciding who looked the prettiest.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;927611]

It's why I like sports with objective measurables (i.e. - Who ran the fastest? Who threw it the farthest?) as opposed to judges deciding who looked the prettiest.[/quote]

I agree, but then we get Chinese girls who come out and beat a World Record by a full second and her personal-best by a full 5 SECONDS in the Olympics. That does not happen naturally.

[URL="http://www.thestar.com/sports/london2012/swimming/article/1234201--london-2012-chinese-swimmer-ye-shiwen-under-fire-after-smashing-world-record"]London 2012: Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen under fire after smashing world record - thestar.com[/URL]

[URL="http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/07/31/ioc-hints-that-chinas-olympic-swim-star-ye-shiwen-did-not-test-positive/"]IOC hints that China’s Olympic swim star Ye Shiwen did not test positive | London 2012 | Sports | National Post[/URL]

If she were an American, they would have stripped the Gold before she got to the podium. But China, again, no rules apply...just like 2008.

A 16-YO girl outswan Lochte? Sure...don't believe that report. Lochte's final time beat her by 23 seconds...she only beat him in one leg of the race by a fraction and the media has jumped all over that. If men and women were equally fast, they wouldn't have to separate into men's and women's events.

I'm not saying this girl can't possibly be that talented, but you don't improve your personal record by 5 seconds out of nowhere unless you were completely dogging it before. China has a long history of doping, especially in swimming.




I love the sports of the Olympics but this crap really gets me mad and turns me off from it. Whether it's Russian skating judges or China cheating in EVERYTHING and getting a pass, the Olympics have become a world-wide "how can we screw the USA since we can't legitimately beat them" free-for-all.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;927611]Did anyone else see Britain and Ukraine robbed in the Men's gymnastics last night.

What a terrible decision. The guy falls of the horse without completing the required handstand so the judges bump up the difficulty after-the-fact to, essentially, compensate for the massive deduction. Bad. Just bad.

It's why I like sports with objective measurables (i.e. - Who ran the fastest? Who threw it the farthest?) as opposed to judges deciding who looked the prettiest.[/quote]

One of my friends is actually a trainer at WOGA, and this was her exact comment in regards to that dismount.

[quote] Looks like he got vertical, but his legs passed through together to a crazy 'omg I'm falling' split right away. If it's just the vertical that counts I don't see why he wouldn't get it[/quote]

Which is why they changed the score. It did suck for the Brits and Ukraine, but it was the right call apparently.

Got to admit, I've learned so much about gymnastics from my friend this year (probably more than I want to know). She works with Valeri Liukin so she knows her shit, but it's interesting to learn how these kids are picked at a young age. Believe it or not, physical makeup actually plays a huge part in it. (overly flexible, hips wider than shoulders, particular knee alignments....are generally all NO gos when deciding) That's your useless information for today. :P

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Interesting shot of England's Olympic uniforms.

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[quote=NC_Skins;927633]One of my friends is actually a trainer at WOGA, and this was her exact comment in regards to that dismount.

[quote]Looks like he got vertical, but his legs passed through together to a crazy 'omg I'm falling' split right away. If it's just the vertical that counts I don't see why he wouldn't get it.[/quote]

Which is why they changed the score. It did suck for the Brits and Ukraine, but it was the right call apparently.[/QUOTE]

I get what your friend is saying and I, in fact, did watch it a couple times (via DVR) when it happened to see if the guy ever, even if for a split second, got his legs together as he was going over. Maybe I missed it, but I remember thinking his legs never even got close to what one would call a handstand. As to the scoring adustment:

[quote]Gymnastics scrapped its perfect-10 high score in 2006, replacing it with one that was supposed to remove some human error by instituting one score for the difficulty achieving certain moves, alongside a second, more subjective score for execution. But even the difficulty points have to be assigned by humans. "Everybody is human and everybody can make errors," Gueisbuhler said. "The dismount of Kohei was a very tricky thing to judge. You are talking about angles, and those decisions have to be given in quick time."

Teams can only appeal—or, in the parlance of the sport, "inquire"—the difficulty portion of their own scores. They can't object to the points they get for execution, or to other teams' scores.[/quote]

[url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444405804577559202965667974.html]London 2012: Chinese Men Take Gymnastics Gold - WSJ.com[/url]

So, after reviewing the tape, I guess the judges thought he had done the required move and adjusted the difficulty of the move since they couldn't change their subjective "execution" score. Seems pretty ass backward to me. Reading more on it, the Japanese guy is sort of rock star gymnast and, it seems to me - like MJ in the NBA finals - he gets the call (or no call in MJ's case).

I still think they were robbed.

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Incredible night for US women's gymnastics. Pulled out the team gold after Russia did their best impersonation of the US men's team. The girls did a fantastic job overall


Michael Phelps lost the 200m breast stroke for the for the first time in his Olympic career. He was in the lead all the way until the last 1/2 second when he lost it. He had to settle for the silver. Was disappointed.

Incredible job by the men's relay team for destroying the competition. Lochte, Dwyer, and Berens won this race by giving Phelps a 3+ second lead going into his anchor run. This medal brought Phelps career total to 19 making him the leader in overall medals in Olympic history. Incredible career, and a shame he'll be retiring.


Still impressed as hell with the women's gymnastic teams performance tonight. Remarkable.