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JoeyM
JoeyM Mod Squad
7/30/12 8:28 p.m.
bastomatic wrote: Surprised nobody has mentioned Aussie hurdler Michelle Jenneke:

Is she competing? I thought she didn't qualify...

Lesley wrote: Haaahaaa.... check out the expressions on the girls behind her.

Sadly, no cameras cut back to show their expressions after she won that race.

Erich
Erich UberDork
7/30/12 8:30 p.m.

So you're right Joey. Guess I'll have to enjoy all the other great athletes.

friedgreencorrado
friedgreencorrado UltimaDork
7/31/12 12:03 a.m.
93EXCivic wrote: Does anyone else think that NBC is doing there best to ruin the Olympics?

I anticipated it. Just like I used to put up with shortwave radio's reception problems because US radio sucks, I now put up with video quality problems because US TV sucks.

http://www.oleoletv.com/

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid UltimaDork
7/31/12 12:24 a.m.
JoeyM wrote:
bastomatic wrote: Surprised nobody has mentioned Aussie hurdler Michelle Jenneke:
Is she competing? I thought she didn't qualify...
Lesley wrote: Haaahaaa.... check out the expressions on the girls behind her.
Sadly, no cameras cut back to show their expressions after she won that race.

She did not qualify. No Miss Jenneke to watch.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid UltimaDork
7/31/12 12:28 a.m.
93EXCivic wrote: Does anyone else think that NBC is doing there best to ruin the Olympics?

Once it gets to the actual sports commentators during the events, it's not so bad, it's like watching any other sport. It's all the BS in between that could make a sane man crazy.

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
7/31/12 7:22 a.m.
friedgreencorrado wrote:
93EXCivic wrote: Does anyone else think that NBC is doing there best to ruin the Olympics?
I anticipated it. Just like I used to put up with shortwave radio's reception problems because US radio sucks, I now put up with video quality problems because US TV sucks. http://www.oleoletv.com/

I am probably going to watch some of the events on firstrowsports.

JoeyM
JoeyM Mod Squad
8/1/12 9:07 a.m.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/01/sport/olympics-badminton-scandal/index.html

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
8/1/12 11:48 a.m.
JoeyM wrote: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/01/sport/olympics-badminton-scandal/index.html

That is stupid to disqualify a team.

Javelin
Javelin GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/1/12 1:45 p.m.
93EXCivic wrote:
JoeyM wrote: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/01/sport/olympics-badminton-scandal/index.html
That is stupid to disqualify a team.

Even when they are taking a dive?

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
8/1/12 11:11 p.m.
Javelin wrote:
93EXCivic wrote:
JoeyM wrote: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/01/sport/olympics-badminton-scandal/index.html
That is stupid to disqualify a team.
Even when they are taking a dive?

You wouldn't want to avoid a hard team?

I know in high school soccer we had already got top seed going into a tournament so we threw a game so that we wouldn't have to play a team.

Jeff
Jeff SuperDork
8/2/12 6:32 a.m.

I admit it, I have a weakness for women who are stronger than I

Jeff
Jeff SuperDork
8/2/12 6:34 a.m.

N Sperlo
N Sperlo MegaDork
8/2/12 8:22 a.m.

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
8/2/12 8:38 a.m.
Javelin wrote:
93EXCivic wrote:
JoeyM wrote: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/01/sport/olympics-badminton-scandal/index.html
That is stupid to disqualify a team.
Even when they are taking a dive?

I have mixed feeling about this. If you're a swimmer or runner who backs off in a prelim to save some gas for a final you're strategizing. But if you're a badminton player who backs off you're cheating. Honestly I'm not sure where the line is.

jg

chuckles
chuckles Dork
8/2/12 9:33 a.m.

Anothrer badminton scandal! WIll this sport ever get its house in order? The public is losing confidence.

Erich
Erich UberDork
8/2/12 9:47 a.m.
JG Pasterjak wrote:
Javelin wrote:
93EXCivic wrote:
JoeyM wrote: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/01/sport/olympics-badminton-scandal/index.html
That is stupid to disqualify a team.
Even when they are taking a dive?
I have mixed feeling about this. If you're a swimmer or runner who backs off in a prelim to save some gas for a final you're strategizing. But if you're a badminton player who backs off you're cheating. Honestly I'm not sure where the line is. jg

Intentionally hitting the cock into the net multiple times is not exactly the same as backing off. Throwing games is not something we should promote, in high school or otherwise. How am I going to win any bets if you guys don't play to win?

DoctorBlade
DoctorBlade UltraDork
8/2/12 10:30 a.m.

Someone didn't want to play a harder team? What's the point of competing then?

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 UltimaDork
8/2/12 10:40 a.m.

What was the point spread? Did any player bet on the outcome of the game?

Rufledt
Rufledt UberDork
8/2/12 11:20 a.m.
cwh wrote: I watched the archery,too. Very interesting. The bows look like engineering masterpieces, and the arrows look too thin.

We watched some of that, too. My wife likes it because she's from S.Korea and they tend to rock at archery. Their bows are pretty crazy. I have an olympic style recurve sitting around here (sans that giant stabilizer bar that sticks out the front- there's a place to put one but I didn't get one, seemed a bit excessive) and it's almost crazy looking next to the wooden longbow sitting next to it. It's fast, stable, and really heavy to hold. Honestly i don't get as much joy out of using it compared to the wooden ones, but it's certainly a great target shooter. You wouldn't want to hunt with it since it's heavy (to hold up, not to pull) and the shiny anodized aluminum riser is more than enough to alert your prey, but target shooting at 70 meters it's far easier to be accurate. The skinny arrows fly faster (lighter and less wind resistance) so they don't drop as far height wise, allowing for easier aiming.

Lesley
Lesley PowerDork
8/2/12 1:04 p.m.

I don't much like boxing, but that ukrainian dude was poetry to watch.

Saw an interview with Pestorius yesterday – didn't realize he was such a babe. Now I'm doubly rooting for him to do well.

Patrick
Patrick GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/3/12 10:45 p.m.

Best name: canadian swimmer Victoria Poon

racerfink
racerfink UltraDork
8/3/12 11:28 p.m.

Where is the channel with the Netherlands Field Hockey team?

Patrick
Patrick GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/3/12 11:33 p.m.

Dong Dong won gold in trampolne. He needs to marry Victoria Poon.

Then she can be Victoria Poon-Dong

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/4/12 10:29 a.m.

i do not heart chix with mouth-guards. i do heart chix named poon.

Lesley
Lesley PowerDork
8/4/12 2:16 p.m.

Woohooo.... Oscar Pistorius advances to finals!

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