Chewblaha Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) I absolutely LOVE watching the Olympics. I'm not one of those guys who knows people going in and stuff like that, but I make it a priority to watch as much as I can. Shotputting. Shooting. Swimming. Fencing. Wrestling. Boxing. Rowing. I love it ALL. I've watched the Olympics since as long as I can remember. The (one and only) Dream Team in 1992, the gymnastics teams of 1996, the hockey teams of 2010, and the swimming team of 2008, Rulon Gardner taking down The Russian Bear in 2000 at Sydney. Derek Redmond running through his knee injury in 1992 to finish his race. I love it all. Though my favorite Olympic moment of all time might have to be when Muhammad Ali took that last flame from Janet Evans in 1996 to light the torch. One of my favorite moments in sports history. I cannot wait for Wednesday. Edited July 23, 2012 by Deanb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 I'll be in London on Friday being a stinking tourist for a few days. As a result, I probably won't be seeing much of it on TV (which I'm sad about), but it should be really interesting being there with all the other people visiting. I haven't been alive quite long enough for some of the great Olympic moments, I think, but I'm really looking forward to the basketball in particular this year. 2008 was a lot of fun to watch, and I think it'll be interesting to see if the gamble of going for a bunch of shorter players rather than height will pay off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Oh Spork my condolences. Anywho: UK TV license payers there's a pretty sweet Olympics app from BBC. http://market.android.com/search?q=pname:uk.co.bbc.sos2012uk Next topic: Sooo... G4S eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Ive been watching all of the trials that I can. Mostly swimming and diving have been televised. Others, yes, but the lot of coverage I got to see was swimming. I'm going to have a blast watching as I do every four years. My favorite moment was Kerri Strug or Shrug, still confused about her last name, though I have read it many times. Her landing that vault with the severely jacked up ankle to take home the gold was emotional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 How much (if any) of the Olympics will be available on ESPN3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I am out of the country for the opening ceremony. Something I promised to myself when it was announced that we "won" the bid seven years ago. Humbug! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 @ TheMightiestOfAllEthans: I think NBC has the rights to the Olympics in the US. ESPN is owned by Disney (ABC), so probably little-to-none. SportsNet and Bravo and a few others will be airing the Olympics, from what I have heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Damn, for some reason I was thinking it was like the Super Bowl and rotated through the networks, and that ABC had it this year. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) I'd love to be more excited for the 2012 Olympics, but I just can't get into summer sports... especially after the epicness that was the 2010 games. I want more hockey, snowboarding, and skiing, please! Edited July 23, 2012 by TheCowboyPoet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewblaha Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I want more hockey, snowboarding, and skiing, please! Hence the subtitle of the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 No love for powerlifting? Shit is unreal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 "Queen hails Olympic 'dedication' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18951304" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 http://yfrog.com/z/gzimzhsbj Oh dear, that's looking a bit naf. In other news one of the Greek Olympians got kicked out due to being a bit racist, cos of course that's what you want to do right before a major international event. http://www.bbc.co.uk...europe-18987678 Come on, it's not 1936 anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 That looks cool in a uniquely serene way. The opening ceremonies were cool for the Beijing Olympics. I do hope London tries to one-up them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 That is our opening ceremony. Come on, we pulled up to end of Beijing in a bus, you think we're going to have an army of trained dancing school kids n ventriloquist singers? Best we can do is fire off our Trident fireworks n hope for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 "Olympics start with Team GB win http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18982453" Woot. Apart from the North Korea flag cock-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Man, it seems like the stands were empty for the women's soccer. Either no ones cares about women's soccer or no one can afford a ticket. Maybe both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 I don't think anyone cares about Olympic Soccer to begin with, and that's including the Male game. Certainly not British fans. Although i may be proved wrong if GB goes far. I'd love to be more excited for the 2012 Olympics, but I just can't get into summer sports... especially after the epicness that was the 2010 games. I want more hockey, snowboarding, and skiing, please! On that note, Saku Koivu of the Ducks was one of the Torch-bearers a few days back. No one knew who he was, but i thought it was a nice little moment for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 I'm to understand it was highest turn out to womens football match in the UK. Also it's not hosted in London I think, which will attribute to low turnout to a fair few events. That'd be how the event ran before the opening ceremony, Olympics hasn't fully started yet(Also means people are still arriving) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 I just watched the last ten minutes of the soccor game between Japan and Spain. Very agressive on both sides but... Japan won. I wouldn't expect that. However Japan was a bit sloppy. They had two absolutely clear shots and somehow they didn't manage them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Really London? You couldn't have gotten Ringo Starr to come play drums with Paul for Hey Jude? I mean, Ringo can't be that busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Nice ceremony! Some of those countries you never even hear about until you see them at the Olympics, with just a few competitors that are long shots. The parade of nations is wonderful to be able to see the pride on people's faces. Let the games begin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDex Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I have to say I was impressed by the ceremony myself. From the sounds of it, I thought it was going to be terrible but they delivered. It made for quite a change from the usual opening ceremony too. What's everyone going to be watching in the Olympics? One of the lads I used to box with is fighting for Ireland today so I'll be tuning in to watch it. Beyond that, I haven't a clue what to check out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I really liked the first segment a lot, starting out with the agriculture and then changing to factories and stuff, but kinda thought it was downhill after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDex Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) I really liked the first segment a lot, starting out with the agriculture and then changing to factories and stuff, but kinda thought it was downhill after that. Agreed. I was really impressed by the first segment so that's likely why I considered it so good overall. Watched the first fights for the two Irish lads earlier, good to see both of them winning. I think Paulstown Boxing Club's style of boxing really showed through with O'Neill - raw power and stamina. Back when I was training there, it was all exercise with only the last few minutes of training being devoted to sparring and improving technique. John Joe Nevin's fight was great. He might have a chance at the Bantamweight World Title if he keeps it up. He showed great skill out there. Edited July 28, 2012 by MasterDex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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