Olympics

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 08 Aug 2008 22:25

On right now

Discuss

edit (but not in a serious way, or the topic will get moved so that less people read it).

shredzilla · Post by **shredzilla** » 08 Aug 2008 22:34

I heard that footbag made it to the Olympics this year!

Spontaneous Spaz · Post by **Spontaneous Spaz** » 09 Aug 2008 07:40

i thought the opening ceremony was amazing

and i would be amazed to find out if footbag was added to the olympic sports this year

Post by **Zac Miley** » 09 Aug 2008 10:46

I watched part of the equestrian thing last night and that has to be the most boring thing that has ever been on TV.

Badminton is awesome though.

BainbridgeShred · Post by **BainbridgeShred** » 09 Aug 2008 10:56

Handball is my favorite Olympic sport too watch. Seriously I wish it was much bigger in the US, like national sport status big. We got to play it in team sports in High school and it is so effin fun I wish I could do nothing for the rest of my life but play it and the occasional game of basketball maybe.

dp · Post by dp » 09 Aug 2008 11:26

Fencing is sooooooo laaaaame. But pretty much everything else is fun to watch.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 09 Aug 2008 17:29

The men's road race was epic. That's about all I've watched. Also a little of the women's beach volleyball

jon · Post by **jon** » 09 Aug 2008 19:21

My day has consisted of eating, sleeping, and watching the Olympics. It's friggen sweet.

professor · Post by **professor** » 09 Aug 2008 22:28

I've been watching the Olympics all day today. I love it, but I keep thinking how awesome it would be if footbag was in it.

colefieldhouse22 · Post by **colefieldhouse22** » 10 Aug 2008 05:41

Does anyone know if they replay the opening ceremony? I missed it and would really like to see it.

USA vs. China Men's Basketball is on tonight. That's a match up that anyone who has an interest in basketaball should watch.

The China vs. USA rival is supposed to be pretty big this year. It has been predicted that China will win the most medals this year, making in the first time in 70 something years that someone besides the US or Russia has won the most. Even though I am from the US, this wouldn't really bother me. Since it's a huge international event, I would like to see more countries bring some glory home.

Oh, and I am really stoked for gymnastics. That's my favorite event to watch

dp · Post by dp » 10 Aug 2008 08:02

USA! USA! Killed China in basketball! Next is Angola which is gonna be a cakewalk. Go redeem team!

I really wanna see some men's gymnastics though.

jon · Post by **jon** » 10 Aug 2008 09:05

The track cycling events start on the 15th

dyalander · Post by **dyalander** » 10 Aug 2008 19:32

I love the olympics.

I dug the opening ceremony but a friend suggested Yao Ming should dunk a flaming basketball into the cauldron to light the flame and although the running man was cool, it was no flaming basketball.

Zeb Jackson · Post by **Zeb Jackson** » 10 Aug 2008 21:19

phelps is rockin it, im stoked

female gymnastics was sweet to watch, although I dont think that many of chinas competitors are over 16, and they were debating that on the commentary. when i was watching it.

I watched hand ball as well, It was fun to watch, water polo sucked and was boring.

the olympics rule!

(anyone else watch george bush's interview, and think it was really funny?)

professor · Post by **professor** » 11 Aug 2008 09:21

Men's swimming 4x100m freestyle relay was amazing!

Before the race, one of the French swimmers talked smack about the Americans. How they came to the Olympics just to beat the Americans in this race. They were supposed to win too. On paper France's team was the overwhelming favorite to win the race. What happened? The American team was losing pretty much the entire race until the last meter or so where they touched the wall .08 seconds before the French. Haha!

Epic.

dp · Post by dp » 11 Aug 2008 09:47

I don't really even care about swimming much, but during that relay I was yelling and screaming and cheering the whole time.

Sporatical_Distractions · Post by **Sporatical_Distractions** » 11 Aug 2008 10:51

I bet Australia gets Zero Medals

J/K

USA!!

BainbridgeShred · Post by **BainbridgeShred** » 11 Aug 2008 11:50

Yea we were about to put on a movie last night before the relay but decided through laziness to keep it on the games. We all went nuts when Jason Lazik (SP) was inching on the French guy. We all went crazy when they won.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 11 Aug 2008 16:07

Sporatical_Distractions wrote:I bet Australia gets Zero Medals
J/K

USA!!

I'll take that bet

Pinkus · Post by **Pinkus** » 12 Aug 2008 07:53

One of the girls I used to practice with is competing. If they actually show enough judo coverage this time, look for Ronda Rousey.

I take partial credit for her ability to fight left-handers