XXIX Olympic Thread

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by slappy:
 NBC Sports should win many awards for this investigative photo journalism gallery on Cracking the code.

thank you for posting that.  this is the kind of behind-the-scenes information i'm looking for.
 
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[vansmack]

Originally posted by slappy:
  I'm still having trouble understanding the hand signals, its way harder than the DaVinci Code. I might need to go back and look again.

Nice work.

[brennser]

uno mas!!
 
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[sonickteam2]

this Greece v. Argentina basketball game is quite a watch.

[BookerT]

Originally posted by very sonick:
  this Greece v. Argentina basketball game is quite a watch.

whew, great stuff. glad argentina pulled it out, more ginobili is always a good thing.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Ever Circling Skeletal Family:
 
 
 I just wish they would cover track cycling more.

actually, i have watched a LOT of track cycling. they have had pretty full coverage of both points races, the Kieren and some of the sprints and pursuits.
 
  also on the net, you can watch pretty much every minute from the Velodrome, live or on rewind.  (i am doing that as i type)

[sonickteam2]

behind the stupid helmet, these cyclist ladies arent bad looking!
 
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[sonickteam2]

i have to say,
 
  the american women have really let team USA down, in many instances the last 2 weeks.  This morning has been a particularly tough one for them.  
 
 hopefully their football team fares better!

[Frank Gallagher]

Is it just me or does anyone else want that arrogant prick Bolt to fall flat on his face mid-race?

[sonickteam2]

i love that Bolt dude.  
 
   remember, you've never seen a good sprinter who wasnt a cocky asshole.

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by very sonick:
  i have to say,
 
  the american women have really let team USA down, in many instances the last 2 weeks.  This morning has been a particularly tough one for them.

their victory last night in beach volleyball was pretty convincing... what didn't work out this morning?

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by sweetcell:
   

Originally posted by very sonick:
  i have to say,
 
  the american women have really let team USA down, in many instances the last 2 weeks.  This morning has been a particularly tough one for them.

their victory last night in beach volleyball was pretty convincing... what didn't work out this morning? [/b]

well the worlds number 1 ranked womens water polo team and the usa softball team who hadnt lost an olympic game in forever, both lost their respective gold medal games this morning.

[eros]

Originally posted by sweetcell:
  their victory last night in beach volleyball was pretty convincing... what didn't work out this morning?

Am I the only one who finds beach volleyball completely unwatchable?  Sure, the women are nice to look at (in some cases), but the game itself is a total fucking bore.  Serve, pass, set, spike, repeat.  One out of every four or five points you might get a block or a rally but everything else looks exactly the same.  Maybe a 4-person team would make the game a little more engaging?

[sonickteam2]

i like the ass grabbing that goes on between the teams at the end of the match.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Does it remind you of your Canadian middle school phys ed locker room?
 
 

Originally posted by very sonick:
  i like the ass grabbing that goes on between the teams at the end of the match.