Who's following the olympics, and what events are you mostly into?

[The Craw]

This men's gymnastics team is absolutely incredible! Never a fan much before, but this high bar portion of the team final is unbelievable.


Again, I'm on a bit of a tivo delay.

watch the final pummel horse by the USA. it is outstanding.

 

[Vader AL]

anyone buying that the chinese female gymnists are 16 years old? it's so obvious they aren't but they deserve the gold..congrats to the US for getting silver, although I hated to see them have a melt down.

 

[Mesa]

I'm not reading any of tonight's post till after I've finished watching (and I don't want any spoilers), but I just wanted to say...

Nastia Lukin on uneven Bars, ABSOLUTELY M'F'n FANFRICKIN'tastic!!!

I rewatched it three times. That landing waith the final half turn at the last 1/2 second looks like it was CGI.

she scored a 16.9

 

[Eli26]

Well, I am so glad Canada never puts any money into their athletes...It shows.. we're still at zero medals!

 

[Mesa]

remainder of women's gymnastics was a little depressing. I feel kind of bad for them, just couldn't close the deal. Oh well, silver is still something.

 

[Red]

watch the final pummel horse by the USA. it is outstanding.

Yeah that was awesome one of the best ive seen,made me dizzy.

 

[carbo-fation]

I missed the gymnastics last night. But I am still at awe by Michael Phelps and the rest of the swimming team. Incredible job.

 

[Zoolander]

Another medal for Team GB in the cycling

 

[Ktjn]

I'm not reading any of tonight's post till after I've finished watching (and I don't want any spoilers), but I just wanted to say...

Nastia Lukin on uneven Bars, ABSOLUTELY M'F'n FANFRICKIN'tastic!!!

I rewatched it three times. That landing waith the final half turn at the last 1/2 second looks like it was CGI.

she scored a 16.9

Yeah, that was really good. Thats my GF favorite part too.

 

[dwing]

I'm upset by the Chinese-that goverment has the win by all means mentality. Look at what they are doing to there own people. GO USA! Our swimming is kicking but.
Second part- What are the "sports" that you don't think should be in the Olympics?

 

[Amir]

Well, I am so glad Canada never puts any money into their athletes...It shows.. we're still at zero medals!

 

[Eli26]

I'm upset by the Chinese-that goverment has the win by all means mentality. Look at what they are doing to there own people. GO USA! Our swimming is kicking but.
Second part- What are the "sports" that you don't think should be in the Olympics?

1. In China if you're young and really good at something they (the government) take you aside and train you against your own will until you're good enough to compete at elite status.

2. Canada spends no money into their Summer athletes. More money is invested in our Winter sports, because we're for the most part are considered a winter country. Or it seems that is where the money and efforts are being placed. Granted our winters have been getting shorter it seems, and our Summers longer. I'm probably losing it. All I know is we have had some mild Winters, and it sucks because I gone years without cross-country skiing. Not enough snow on the trails. Sorry, I'm straying away from the course.

Apparently Kazakhstan spends way more into their athletes than we do, and we're a rich country. So what gives? Our country can't produce medal winning athletes if we don't give them the best world class facilities, trainers, and coaching staff. It's been a huge disappointment to a lot of Canadians for some time now. Half of the country wants more money put into our athletes to so we can have a better olympic showing, while the other half believe it's a waste to spend millions into what they feel is frivolous to begin with.

 

[The Craw]

anyone buying that the chinese female gymnists are 16 years old? it's so obvious they aren't but they deserve the gold..congrats to the US for getting silver, although I hated to see them have a melt down.

yeah i felt so bad for Sacramone. it was heartbreaking. how she didnt just breakdown and start crying i dont know. she definately looked like she wanted too.

 

[dwing]

Frm ELI26:
"1. In China if you're young and really good at something they (the government) take you aside and train you against your own will until you're good enough to compete at elite status."

I found it funny how a number of times that the commentators where talking about the Chinese they always made it seem they go with the families blessing and are not just taken from them.

 

[The Craw]

they dont allow olympic replay videos on youtube for very long, so if you wanna see the US beat france in the 4x100 relay you'd better click this link quick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mufAzy3a_KM

 

[lcummins]

When will it end? That is, how is it possible for the human race to continue to push their bodies to break records year after year, Olympics after Olympics? For athletes not using drugs or steroids, is there a final limit to what can be achieved? In my lifetime, I've been fortunate enough to watch some of the world's greatest athletes and sport stars reach the peak of anyone in their sport! Arguably, the greatest in their sport... Michael Jordan, Michael Schumacher, Muhammad Ali, Jim Thorpe, Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Michael Phelps, Jeff Gordon... the list could go on! Are these truly the greatest ever in their sport, or is someone alive or about to be born who will supplant them? Is there an end???

 

[DarthNeil]

1. In China if you're young and really good at something they (the government) take you aside and train you against your own will until you're good enough to compete at elite status.

2. Canada spends no money into their Summer athletes. More money is invested in our Winter sports, because we're for the most part are considered a winter country. Or it seems that is where the money and efforts are being placed. Granted our winters have been getting shorter it seems, and our Summers longer. I'm probably losing it. All I know is we have had some mild Winters, and it sucks because I gone years without cross-country skiing. Not enough snow on the trails. Sorry, I'm straying away from the course.

Apparently Kazakhstan spends way more into their athletes than we do, and we're a rich country. So what gives? Our country can't produce medal winning athletes if we don't give them the best world class facilities, trainers, and coaching staff. It's been a huge disappointment to a lot of Canadians for some time now. Half of the country wants more money put into our athletes to so we can have a better olympic showing, while the other half believe it's a waste to spend millions into what they feel is frivolous to begin with.

Just so we're clear-- Our (Great White North) government has started to spend more money on atheletes in the past year--but prior to that our government felt that tax dollars were better spent on those crazy things like universal health care, education, and helping those less fortunate. We don't have any medals yet... Shame. Guess that makes us a bad country.

 

[Zoolander]

Roger Federer lost!!

some year he is having and come monday Nadal will be the new number 1

 

[Eli26]

Just so we're clear-- Our (Great White North) government has started to spend more money on atheletes in the past year--but prior to that our government felt that tax dollars were better spent on those crazy things like universal health care, education, and helping those less fortunate. We don't have any medals yet... Shame. Guess that makes us a bad country.

I somewhat agree (if our government was spending money where it should be going), and that's where I say half of the country if not the majority is at, yet some people seem to value a country on how its athletes do in events at the olympic level. Thus why I said some feel it's frivolous to spend that kind of money on those athletes. btw The government says they spend money into hospitals... yeah, that's why hospitals are still greatly understaffed. Why we're losing our best doctors to the US, and why the hospitals in my city atleast, are falling apart. The St. Boniface hospital is a joke here. The Cancer ward has tiles missing from the floor (also looks dirty), it smelled of urine (what a way to go out, taking that crap in), paint is discoloured and aged, and I don't believe it's all that sanitary, which you expect a hospital to be. They sign nurses to contracts that last a few years, and have those same nurses reapply for that same position when that contract runs up... One nurse told me they do this so they can't get a substantial raise. Maybe he was out of line, I don't know. I'm not in the profession. Regardless, it's a joke Neil. We spend money on frivolous statues and monuments for the city while that could go to healthcare, education, and fixing up our roads. I don't remember the last time my city went down my street to patch the potholes on my street that when filled up with water could support an entire ecosystem.

They spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on a Louis Reil statue, because they felt the older already existing one at the time wasn't attractive enough, so they tore the old one down and put a new one in its place. Heck, I rather that be spent into an athlete vs. an already existing statue. I remember when our old mayor was in office, he had a multi-million dollar facility put on a newly built bridge. It was to be a posh restaurant that over looked the river. Great idea, but it took nearly 4 years until someone came along, and could actually afford to rent the space, at a much reduced fee mind you. I am assuming money was the lose there, but it is a cool idea, but people still giggle at the thought that a blue-collar Salsbury House franchise was put in place. Think Dennys, but lower. Don't get me started on how the NDP party here treats other issues. This party is really running the Province of Manitoba into the ground.. I can go a lot more into but I won't.

P.S. Roll your eyes all you want, but our government's spending habits may have great intentions, but how they follow up on it sometimes makes me wonder.

Anyway, this thread is about the Olympics, so lets keep the discussions to that.

 

[Bodie The Cursed]

I somewhat agree (if our government was spending money where it should be going), and that's where I say half of the country if not the majority is at, yet some people seem to value a country on how its athletes do in events at the olympic level. Thus why I said some feel it's frivolous to spend that kind of money on those athletes. btw The government says they spend money into hospitals... yeah, that's why hospitals are still greatly understaffed. Why we're losing our best doctors to the US, and why the hospitals in my city atleast, are falling apart. The St. Boniface hospital is a joke here. The Cancer ward has tiles missing from the floor (also looks dirty), it smelled of urine (what a way to go out, taking that crap in), paint is discoloured and aged, and I don't believe it's all that sanitary, which you expect a hospital to be. They sign nurses to contracts that last a few years, and have those same nurses reapply for that same position when that contract runs up... One nurse told me they do this so they can't get a substantial raise. Maybe he was out of line, I don't know. I'm not in the profession. Regardless, it's a joke Neil. We spend money on frivolous statues and monuments for the city while that could go to healthcare, education, and fixing up our roads. I don't remember the last time my city went down my street to patch the potholes on my street that when filled up with water could support an entire ecosystem.

They spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on a Louis Reil statue, because they felt the older already existing one at the time wasn't attractive enough, so they tore the old one down and put a new one in its place. Heck, I rather that be spent into an athlete vs. an already existing statue. I remember when our old mayor was in office, he had a multi-million dollar facility put on a newly built bridge. It was to be a posh restaurant that over looked the river. Great idea, but it took nearly 4 years until someone came along, and could actually afford to rent the space, at a much reduced fee mind you. I am assuming money was the lose there, but it is a cool idea, but people still giggle at the thought that a blue-collar Salsbury House franchise was put in place. Think Dennys, but lower. Don't get me started on how the NDP party here treats other issues. This party is really running the Province of Manitoba into the ground.. I can go a lot more into but I won't.

P.S. Roll your eyes all you want, but our government's spending habits may have great intentions, but how they follow up on it sometimes makes me wonder.

Anyway, this thread is about the Olympics, so lets keep the discussions to that.