The 2012 London Summer Olympics Thread
 

I know many aren't fans of the Olympics, but for those who are...here's a thread for Olympic discussion

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I'm a fan of the Olympics, but not London. :P

Swimming will be interesting. Lochte has been beating Phelps in a lot of exhibitions and qualifiers over the last year. It's going to be fun to watch the two teammates who are also rivals. They should both be dominating the competition.

Lochte might not be well-known yet but he already has 6 medals. Phelps won't be sweeping everything this time around.







Also, beach volleyball.

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Nick Mangold's "little", err younger sister qualified for weightlifing.


[URL="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1255015-50-biggest-storylines-heading-into-the-2012-olympics#/articles/1255015-50-biggest-storylines-heading-into-the-2012-olympics/page/18"]50 Biggest Storylines Heading into the 2012 Olympics | Bleacher Report[/URL]

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I like girls volleyball especially the european teams and their outfits. Id put a hurtin on Alex Morgan, omg amazing and talented.

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[quote=Chico23231;926440]I like girls volleyball especially the european teams and their outfits. Id put a hurtin on Alex Morgan, omg amazing and talented.[/quote]

Brazil>Europe

Have to watch out for that Aussie hurdler too. :D
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I'm becoming a dirty old man I think.


As for other competition, womens' swimming will be all Missy Franklin and gymnastics will be Jordyn Weiber's.

Team USA basketball is going to disappoint. They're no Dream Team. They might not lose a game but a lot of the games will be a lot closer than they should be. We should be blowing everyone out in basketball. Sure, Spain has a few NBA stars like the Gasol brothers and a few other teams have a handful of NBA players (not necessarily stars) but we have a full roster of NBA superstars and can't blow everyone out? It's a lack of effort and too much ego. We'll still win Gold, but we should.

Soccer will continue to be my sleep aid.

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[quote=Chico23231;926440]I like girls volleyball especially the european teams and their outfits. Id put a hurtin on Alex Morgan, omg amazing and talented.[/quote]

Alex Morgan. So talented. So hot. Sigh.

On that note, although Olympic soccer is not as big of a deal as the World's Cup and other international competitions, I hope that our ladies put on a good showing and come home with gold.

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[quote=Monkeydad;926439]Nick Mangold's "little", err younger sister qualified for weightlifing.


[URL="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1255015-50-biggest-storylines-heading-into-the-2012-olympics#/articles/1255015-50-biggest-storylines-heading-into-the-2012-olympics/page/18"]50 Biggest Storylines Heading into the 2012 Olympics | Bleacher Report[/URL]

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Good for her. She's a good kid. Shame she felt too humiliated to continue posting here

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[quote=SmootSmack;926450]Good for her. She's a good kid. Shame she felt too humiliated to continue posting here[/quote]

Really?

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[quote=Lotus;926452]Really?[/quote]

Well, no. She posted maybe once or twice. But she was an avid reader

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I think I remember that episode. Not one of the WP's shining moments.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;926462]I think I remember that episode. Not one of the WP's shining moments.[/quote]

What happened? Ill be pulling for her, she looks like a beast

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[url]http://www.thewarpath.net/parking-lot/13868-holley-mangold-girl-football-player-ol.html[/url]

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There were harsher comments in other threads. But I don't find them now

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[quote=Mattyk;926470][url]http://www.thewarpath.net/parking-lot/13868-holley-mangold-girl-football-player-ol.html[/url][/quote]

I get an "Invalid Thread" message.

But, yeah, I remember it getting pretty bad.

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Man I kinda wish Alex Morgan would come in here and read the nice things ive said about her. Or Kate Uptigs. Mods any help on that?

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[quote=JoeRedskin;926474]I get an "Invalid Thread" message.

But, yeah, I remember it getting pretty bad.[/quote]

Wow, I had forgotten she was on here, but now I remember it.

She was expected to be a contender in 2016 but made the team this time, earlier than expected.

I wouldn't underestimate her...who knows, she could have been using NFL training facilities in the middle of the night!

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[quote=Chico23231;926482]Man I kinda wish Alex Morgan would come in here and read the nice things ive said about her. Or Kate Uptigs. Mods any help on that?[/quote]

Would you settle for Lolo Jones?

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[quote=Monkeydad;926484]Would you settle for Lolo Jones?[/quote]

I might put her in the #1 slot. She knows how to compete. super fine

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Too bad we won't be seeing this hottie.

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[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/greek-athlete-expeled-olympics-racist-tweet-140602319--oly.html]Greek athlete expelled from Olympics for racist tweet | Fourth-Place Medal - Yahoo! Sports[/url]

This pretty much sums it up for me.

[quote]I ask again: Does she deserve to be banned from the Olympics? This is no defense of Papachristou. The tweet was stupid and misguided, at best. But if this is about teaching and tolerance, then doesn't letting her compete make more sense? She's contrite about the incident. In theory, she could do more good by being on the world's biggest stage rather than being left behind in Athens.

Meanwhile, good for Greek politicians for keeping an eye on the important stuff, like the Twitter accounts of triple jumpers. I can think of literally nothing else in the country that deserves attention.[/quote]

Let the girl compete.

[QUOTE=NC_Skins;926501]Too bad we won't be seeing this hottie.

[IMG]http://hiphopwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Voula-Papachristou.jpg[/IMG]



[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/greek-athlete-expeled-olympics-racist-tweet-140602319--oly.html]Greek athlete expelled from Olympics for racist tweet | Fourth-Place Medal - Yahoo! Sports[/url]

This pretty much sums it up for me.



Let the girl compete.[/QUOTE]

Wow, she is something else.

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Twitter is not ruining the entire world, not just America!

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[quote=Monkeydad;926443]Brazil>Europe

Have to watch out for that Aussie hurdler too. :D
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[/quote]I can't get this image out of my head... THANK YOU MD!!!

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;926541]I can't get this image out of my head... THANK YOU MD!!![/quote]

She is so cute and happy it puts a smile on your face

:)

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[URL="http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8133052/athletes-spill-details-dirty-secrets-olympic-village-espn-magazine"]The Village is a-shakin'![/URL]

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Another Greek athlete kicked out...for drugs.

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;926541]I can't get this image out of my head... THANK YOU MD!!![/quote]

It's too bad she won't be at the Olympics, I wouldn't mind seeing more of her highlights.

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Hell with the competitions lets make this about the Hotties In The Olympics!!

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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]

Rio 2016.

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[quote=Monkeydad;926658]Rio 2016.[/quote]

4 years? Awww.

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The Olympics actually started today and the US womens soccer team took down France 3-1. Lets keep this thread on track.

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What is she pointing at!!!

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Yes...down with the Frenchies!

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^^ Actually the USA beat France 4-2. Alex Morgan had two goals although Tobin Heath should get the credit for the second one because of a dynamite cross. Hopefully the US team continues to play the way they did in the second half rather than the way they did in the first half.

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I'm rooting for the soccer teams to win gold.

Not because I even like soccer or because I think it will expand soccer fandom in the USA, but so we can brag to the rest of the world "Look, we don't even care about this sport beat all of you at YOUR game." That will just kill them inside, especially the British snobs.

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[quote=Lotus;926686]^^ Actually the USA beat France 4-2. Alex Morgan had two goals although Tobin Heath should get the credit for the second one because of a dynamite cross. Hopefully the US team continues to play the way they did in the second half rather than the way they did in the first half.[/quote]

I have seen the score posted as us winning, 3 to 1, 4 to 1, and now your saying 4 to 2. Its a win either way but the news on the win is pretty bad.

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[quote=firstdown;926695]I have seen the score posted as us winning, [B]3 to 1, 4 to 1, and now your saying 4 to 2[/B]. Its a win either way but the news on the win is pretty bad.[/quote]

The Russian judges are obviously up to their usual dirty work, trying to screw us again.

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^ The USA men's soccer team did not qualify for the Olympics. The women, however, kick butt.

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^Really? That's how much I care about soccer...did not know!

Regardless:
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[quote=firstdown;926695]I have seen the score posted as us winning, 3 to 1, 4 to 1, and now your saying 4 to 2. Its a win either way but the news on the win is pretty bad.[/quote]

I watched the game from beginning to end. I'm quite certain that it was 4-2.

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I was not doubting you. I'm like most here and I really don't follow soccer at all. The Olympics is the only time I care who wins a soccer match and I'd like to see the ladies kick some ass.

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