Sixto Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKI79stWL64 I love the Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Burns Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 All that after the French dude kept saying "We came here to smash the Americans" and shit.And then when the US raped them at the end, the French TV announcer said "he won by a mere fingertouch. It means nothing." Seriously, fuck every French person on the planet for that shit. Talk about poor sports. In Sydney, wasn't one of the US relay teams saying they were going to "play the Australians like guitars," and then Thorpe and his team left them in a trail of bubbles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lime Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Missed the volleyball tourney completely, I watched some of it last time, was pretty awesome. Have to admit, I do enjoy watchin the ladies play, wink wink...God, Im such a pig... Women's beach volleyball > normal women's volleyball.I missed today's competition, as well as yesterdays. Anything exciting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kureejii Lea Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKI79stWL64I love the Olympics. That's... terrible. That's so bad I wondered if it was some kind of over-the-top parody at first. ...ew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 That's... terrible. That's so bad I wondered if it was some kind of over-the-top parody at first....ew. And that fast, the video's no longer available. I did see a trimmed down version though. It happens so fast at full speed, I couldn't tell just what took place. At first, I thought he dislocated his shoulder or something. Then they showed the slow motion footage from behind him. Just... ow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artesu Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyTDldr_ttQ There will be a better video of this tomorrow since it happened about oooooh 40 minutes ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kureejii Lea Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 It's funny, after that it seemed that all the gymnasts starting stumbling/falling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyTDldr_ttQThere will be a better video of this tomorrow since it happened about oooooh 40 minutes ago. Pssshhh... he couldn't even stick the landing. It's a simple ragdoll sideways tumble with a quarter twist. C'MON! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskyFerret Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 In Sydney, wasn't one of the US relay teams saying they were going to "play the Australians like guitars," and then Thorpe and his team left them in a trail of bubbles? Yeah then they all got out of the water and started playing air guitar, that was an awesome memory. Oh and while the US men's teams are pretty much dominating now, I gotta mention the Aussie women's 200m freestyle team. That was an awesome win today. I thought the US and China were going to come back but we held in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-n-j-i-n Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/selena_roberts/08/13/china.gymnasts/?bcnn=yesLooks like China's been using underage gymnasts. If this is true, they need to be immediately DQ'd. This should have been thoroughly checked when the athletes were registered. Fake passports my ass. If they had been using drugs this wouldn't be a controversy, it would have been a DQ report. Why isn't this a DQ report but a controversy? Audit them. Confirm the validity of the accusations then take the appropriate action. Yeah. It doesn't seem likely any of those girls are "16 years or older". You can tell most of them are probably 12-13 year olds. They have an innate advantage over the older competition. Pssshhh... he couldn't even stick the landing. It's a simple ragdoll sideways tumble with a quarter twist. C'MON! I'm pretty certain those gymnastics are way more difficult than they let on. If you ever watch them on a regular basis, they always have a major tumble or two. It's just that it's the Olympics and people are actually watching. Also, grip seems to be the biggest factor and not even the actual twisting or flying. I'm actually surprised they don't slip more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltstarfire Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 That fall off the rings, made me feel a little sick to see it. I mean, not only did it probably do a nasty number on his shoulder, but the way he landed looked rather painful too even with padding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maco70 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKI79stWL64I love the Olympics. Another link maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 damn... both venus and serena got eliminated hope they tear it up in the doubles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 damn...both venus and serena got eliminated hope they tear it up in the doubles... I'm surprised Serena lasted as long as she did. She looked noticeably heavier. She's never been a svelte woman, but... Anyway, the judging inconsistency seems to be continuing (in favor of the Chinese gymnasts more often than not from what I've seen). Other countries make small mistakes, and they lose a full point off of their score. The Chinese make similar (and sometimes more as we've seen tonight) mistakes, and they lose less in the way of points. The commentators have been left wondering "WTF?" a number of times just tonight. Granted, the floor exercises seem to be judged well enough, but stuff like the pommel horse, uneven bars, vault, and balance beam have seen some pretty strange judging calls made over the entire gymnastics program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artesu Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Anyway, the judging inconsistency seems to be continuing (in favor of the Chinese gymnasts more often than not from what I've seen). Other countries make small mistakes, and they lose a full point off of their score. The Chinese make similar (and sometimes more as we've seen tonight) mistakes, and they lose less in the way of points. The commentators have been left wondering "WTF?" a number of times just tonight.Granted, the floor exercises seem to be judged well enough, but stuff like the pommel horse, uneven bars, vault, and balance beam have seen some pretty strange judging calls made over the entire gymnastics program. Yeah srsly wtf? Nastia just beat the crap out of everyone though. <3 I hope Shawn gets silver. 1 - 2 comeon. EDIT: Hell yes they did it. USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixto Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Fuck Yeah Nastia Liukiiiiiiin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsurugi Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Fuck Yeah Nastia Liukiiiiiiin! Seconded. She's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I'm an Iowa State (20 mins from Shawn Johnson's school) grad and wanted Nastia to finish ahead -- it's cool that both father and daughter have won gold now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 NASTIA AND SHAWN!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! lowercase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 And that's gold #7 for Phelps. Hot dang that finish was incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maco70 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 That was absurdly close though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehDonut Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 yeah considering he was in the water last, THEN caught up, THEN took the lead....yeah pretty impressive. He's got to be part fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-n-j-i-n Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Phelp's diet is way more impressive. On another note, I'm a bit disappointed that Phelp's biggest Korean/Japanese rivals are basically doing their own things in other events. They only came across eachother a handful of times this Olympics. And Phelps even lost pretty handily in a few other prelims by them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenobio Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Phelp's diet is way more impressive.On another note, I'm a bit disappointed that Phelp's biggest Korean/Japanese rivals are basically doing their own things in other events. They only came across eachother a handful of times this Olympics. And Phelps even lost pretty handily in a few other prelims by them too. http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=91837 There is no doubt he packs away a ton of food, but it is unlikely that he actually eats that many calories a day, an expert believes. University of Pittsburgh Director of Sports Nutrition Leslie Bonci, MPH, RD, says eating 10,000 calories a day is almost impossible. "To consume 10,000 calories a day, he would need to be eating all day long."Bonci estimates that to support his 6-foot-4-inch, approximately 190-pound frame, Phelps' rigorous training regime requires roughly 1,000 calories per hour while he is racing or training; she suggests he probably eats closer to 6,000 calories per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-n-j-i-n Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I wonder about their skepticism because the figures come straight of Phelp's own mouth. Also, world class athletes have been known to eat all day so I wonder why the skepticism there. And 6000 calories is still ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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