What, no Olympics thread?

[WayneLigon]

As a non-sports-fan, I used to like the Olympics, since it really does showcase the best the world has to offer. Once I started paying closer attention to it in recent years, I became disenchanted with it. Winning by hundredths of seconds or by 0.1 points isn't proving you're the best, to me. I might be wrong about how such things are done, but to me that seems more like luck than anything else. A strong wind, a slight burp, any of those things can surely influence outcomes when you take it down to that level of precision.

That, and the various doping cases. Such tests are not always conclusive and I'm sure that some people are barred that should be competing; four years is forever in the life of some athletes, esp. someone like a gymnast. Likewise there may be some competing that should not be.

 

[Dark Jezter]

I've been watching the Olympics a lot these last few days. It's great watching the best athletes in the world complete against each other, and I love watching both the summer and winter Olympics (when the winter Olympics visited my state two years ago, I was loving it ).

And, like most guys here, I do enjoy watching the women's beach volleyball.

Speaking of which, does anybody else think that Misty May sounds more like the stage name for a stripper than the name of a beach volleyball player?

 

[Desdichado]

Just watched Paul Hamm win the gold -- could there possibly have been any more drama?

 

[Stormfalcon]

Speaking of which, does anybody else think that Misty May sounds more like the stage name for a stripper than the name of a beach volleyball player?

Old-school anime fans certainly would recognize the name from the mockumentary, Otaku no Video. Actually, I wouldn't complain too loudly if the RL Misty May cosplayed as her anime namesake

 

[Ranger REG]

Just watched Paul Hamm win the gold -- could there possibly have been any more drama?

That's a good Chandler Bing impression.

Still, kudos to him for winning the gold.

For me, personally, I am still laughing at the US men's basketball team. Could I BE any more cruel? Gawd, I hope so.

 

[Wycen]

MSNBC has been showing the "other" events like shot put, rowing, archery, fencing. CNBC has shown a bit, but mostly just boxing. Bravo has shown badmitton, ping pong and other stuff. NBC you probably know is filled with swimming, volley ball and other "popular" sport. According to the RSS feed on the bottom of MSNBC's show apparently Telemundo is also showing events, but I can't seem to find what channel that is on my cable system, though we might not have it like CBC.

They showed archery yesterday. The American girl unfortunately drew her first match against the Chinese champion and got knocked out.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Anyone happen to have video (or a link to it) of the shot put even held in Olympia? I recorded the Iraq-Morocco soccer match over it accidentally and my wife was not pleased, as she hadn't seen it yet.

 

[Qlippoth]

Just watched Paul Hamm win the gold -- could there possibly have been any more drama?

Not to take away from the athletes themselves, but could there have been any more ridiculous commentary? Elfi Schlegel seems to be OK, & Tim Daggett will always be somewhat over-the-top, but the remaining gymnastics commentator (name eludes me) might as well have been Fred Willard in Best In Show : (as one of the Japanese mens' team readies his routine): "He really needs to hit one out of the park here." ???

 

[Desdichado]

Yeah, I remember for a long time John Tesh did the gymnastics commentary with Elfi and Tim. What the heck did he know about gymnastics? Nothing.

Whoever this guy is, it's the same deal though -- I really wonder why they bothered.

By the way, one of my friends here in Michigan used to train in the same gym with Jason Gatson. He was a good 8-9 years older, but that's still interesting.

 

[drothgery]

For me, personally, I am still laughing at the US men's basketball team. Could I BE any more cruel? Gawd, I hope so.

We'll see if this holds up in later games, but as for today -- apparently Larry Brown found the real USA basketball team at halftime vs. Australia, and replaced the replicants that were wearing team USA jerseys.