well, i've got olympic fever. been watching swimming and simply *purring* over michael phelps and his amazingly hot body. his face isn't all that, but that's hardly the point, is it?
when is the ping pong on?
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ADLINGTON~!
Everyone was crying. I almost started welling up myself.
The BBC text commentary said this:
0327: Genius. If you're not on your feet, get up - this is history at its finest. I'm choking up here - and to top it all off, she only gone and done a world record too - 8:14:10secs.
So glad i stayed up and watched the last half hour of swimming. Doubt i'll see anything better than those two races in these Olympics.
Uncle Liam wrote: ADLINGTON~!
Everyone was crying. I almost started welling up myself.
The BBC text commentary said this:
0327: Genius. If you're not on your feet, get up - this is history at its finest. I'm choking up here - and to top it all off, she only gone and done a world record too - 8:14:10secs.
So glad i stayed up and watched the last half hour of swimming. Doubt i'll see anything better than those two races in these Olympics.
beating janet evans' 19-year-old world record. amazing.
Our Steph has three Gold Medals and three World Records at these games.
http://classic.fhm.com.au/PhotoGallery/PhotoGallery.aspx?id=74
BTW this is just an exception. I'm still on my NOOL break.
Cycling and the rowing, plus some of the athletics interest me, oh, there is badminton and table tennis (ping pong for some people) I know that some of the events are over, but still i didnt login until now
Uncle Liam wrote: ADLINGTON~!
Everyone was crying. I almost started welling up myself.
The BBC text commentary said this:
0327: Genius. If you're not on your feet, get up - this is history at its finest. I'm choking up here - and to top it all off, she only gone and done a world record too - 8:14:10secs.
So glad i stayed up and watched the last half hour of swimming. Doubt i'll see anything better than those two races in these Olympics.
am i being paranoid, but your avatar is familiar, have seen it elsewhere on another forum
The American TV coverage seems more even handed/smarter this year, not so much cheerleading for American "entitlement" for gold medals... or maybe I've just been too jaded in recent years. Maybe NBC network is intimidated by China, so they are not so nationlistic, seems better in my opinion.
... and they actually show sports most of the time! Not so many fluff pieces for the ladies. Have not seem any Americans that lost the gold whining and making excuses yet either.
0_o wrote: The American TV coverage seems more even handed/smarter this year, not so much cheerleading for American "entitlement" for gold medals... or maybe I've just been too jaded in recent years. Maybe NBC network is intimidated by China, so they are not so nationlistic, seems better in my opinion.
... and they actually show sports most of the time! Not so many fluff pieces for the ladies. Have not seem any Americans that lost the gold whining and making excuses yet either.
i totally agree. it's not 'all about' american gold and rah-rah america. they're actually focusing on athletes from other countries! when i watched the 1996 games in britain i was amazed at how level the coverage was compared to american coverage. finally it's becoming that way over here.
of course, it's still all about michael phelps.
DigiDiz wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: ADLINGTON~!
Everyone was crying. I almost started welling up myself.
The BBC text commentary said this:
0327: Genius. If you're not on your feet, get up - this is history at its finest. I'm choking up here - and to top it all off, she only gone and done a world record too - 8:14:10secs.
So glad i stayed up and watched the last half hour of swimming. Doubt i'll see anything better than those two races in these Olympics.
am i being paranoid, but your avatar is familiar, have seen it elsewhere on another forum
That is a photo of me so youve probably seen it on the board somewhere.
AgentWood wrote:
0_o wrote: The American TV coverage seems more even handed/smarter this year, not so much cheerleading for American "entitlement" for gold medals... or maybe I've just been too jaded in recent years. Maybe NBC network is intimidated by China, so they are not so nationlistic, seems better in my opinion.
... and they actually show sports most of the time! Not so many fluff pieces for the ladies. Have not seem any Americans that lost the gold whining and making excuses yet either.
i totally agree. it's not 'all about' american gold and rah-rah america. they're actually focusing on athletes from other countries! when i watched the 1996 games in britain i was amazed at how level the coverage was compared to american coverage. finally it's becoming that way over here.
of course, it's still all about michael phelps.
It's about time.
er, not about time they focus on Phelps. 
Haven't even seen him swim. Been watching the boxing, mostly. Our announcers are really trashing the judges and to a lesser extent, the refs, for rubbish scoring and failing to ref the bouts. Are the UK announcers saying the same thing?
Uncle Liam wrote: ADLINGTON~!
Everyone was crying. I almost started welling up myself.
The BBC text commentary said this:
0327: Genius. If you're not on your feet, get up - this is history at its finest. I'm choking up here - and to top it all off, she only gone and done a world record too - 8:14:10secs.
So glad i stayed up and watched the last half hour of swimming. Doubt i'll see anything better than those two races in these Olympics.
Wow- we're actually quite good at the cycling and the rowing- if only the track and field athletes would make better use of all that lottery funding...
ive held a gold medal
ermm a bloke from great harwood won shooting gold in early 90's and came to a sportsman dinner in near by accrington and in the bar he let me hold it and put round my neck.heavy but not has haevy as i'd imagined . britain are good at posh sports 
Comrade Shampanyov wrote:
AgentWood wrote:
0_o wrote: The American TV coverage seems more even handed/smarter this year, not so much cheerleading for American "entitlement" for gold medals... or maybe I've just been too jaded in recent years. Maybe NBC network is intimidated by China, so they are not so nationlistic, seems better in my opinion.
... and they actually show sports most of the time! Not so many fluff pieces for the ladies. Have not seem any Americans that lost the gold whining and making excuses yet either.
i totally agree. it's not 'all about' american gold and rah-rah america. they're actually focusing on athletes from other countries! when i watched the 1996 games in britain i was amazed at how level the coverage was compared to american coverage. finally it's becoming that way over here.
of course, it's still all about michael phelps.
It's about time.
er, not about time they focus on Phelps.
Haven't even seen him swim. Been watching the boxing, mostly. Our announcers are really trashing the judges and to a lesser extent, the refs, for rubbish scoring and failing to ref the bouts. Are the UK announcers saying the same thing?
Yup. Lots of complaints of bias towards Chinese fighters. One of our guys got beat early on, by a ridiculous margin. He admitted, he lost on the day, but the points scoring was over heavy in favour of the hosts. 'Live' point scoring is a good thing, but only if its done fairly.
Reminds me of the days when it was notoriously difficult for a Brit fighter to go over the pond and win a belt. Then Lennox Lewis came along, our resident Canadian.
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Comrade Shampanyov wrote:
AgentWood wrote:
0_o wrote: The American TV coverage seems more even handed/smarter this year, not so much cheerleading for American "entitlement" for gold medals... or maybe I've just been too jaded in recent years. Maybe NBC network is intimidated by China, so they are not so nationlistic, seems better in my opinion.
... and they actually show sports most of the time! Not so many fluff pieces for the ladies. Have not seem any Americans that lost the gold whining and making excuses yet either.
i totally agree. it's not 'all about' american gold and rah-rah america. they're actually focusing on athletes from other countries! when i watched the 1996 games in britain i was amazed at how level the coverage was compared to american coverage. finally it's becoming that way over here.
of course, it's still all about michael phelps.
It's about time.
er, not about time they focus on Phelps.
Haven't even seen him swim. Been watching the boxing, mostly. Our announcers are really trashing the judges and to a lesser extent, the refs, for rubbish scoring and failing to ref the bouts. Are the UK announcers saying the same thing?
Yup. Lots of complaints of bias towards Chinese fighters. One of our guys got beat early on, by a ridiculous margin. He admitted, he lost on the day, but the points scoring was over heavy in favour of the hosts. 'Live' point scoring is a good thing, but only if its done fairly.
Reminds me of the days when it was notoriously difficult for a Brit fighter to go over the pond and win a belt. Then Lennox Lewis came along, our resident Canadian.
The complaints from our announcers have been more generic, along the lines of "rubbish scoring is booting the better boxers out and advancing the lesser boxers." There've been some really egregious bouts where proper scoring would have resulted in the better boxer winning. I watched one bout last night where the ref told the boxers to stop, one of them did, and the other boxer hit two more times, really cleaning the other guy's clock. For ignoring the ref, he got a "warning." The announcers really tore the ref a new one, said he should have stepped between them when he said "stop" (and neither of the boxers was one of ours.).
I did watch one of ours lose to one of your last night, and that's how it should have been; your guy was the better boxer.
Comrade Shampanyov wrote:
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Comrade Shampanyov wrote:
AgentWood wrote:
0_o wrote: The American TV coverage seems more even handed/smarter this year, not so much cheerleading for American "entitlement" for gold medals... or maybe I've just been too jaded in recent years. Maybe NBC network is intimidated by China, so they are not so nationlistic, seems better in my opinion.
... and they actually show sports most of the time! Not so many fluff pieces for the ladies. Have not seem any Americans that lost the gold whining and making excuses yet either.
i totally agree. it's not 'all about' american gold and rah-rah america. they're actually focusing on athletes from other countries! when i watched the 1996 games in britain i was amazed at how level the coverage was compared to american coverage. finally it's becoming that way over here.
of course, it's still all about michael phelps.
It's about time.
er, not about time they focus on Phelps.
Haven't even seen him swim. Been watching the boxing, mostly. Our announcers are really trashing the judges and to a lesser extent, the refs, for rubbish scoring and failing to ref the bouts. Are the UK announcers saying the same thing?
Yup. Lots of complaints of bias towards Chinese fighters. One of our guys got beat early on, by a ridiculous margin. He admitted, he lost on the day, but the points scoring was over heavy in favour of the hosts. 'Live' point scoring is a good thing, but only if its done fairly.
Reminds me of the days when it was notoriously difficult for a Brit fighter to go over the pond and win a belt. Then Lennox Lewis came along, our resident Canadian.
The complaints from our announcers have been more generic, along the lines of "rubbish scoring is booting the better boxers out and advancing the lesser boxers." There've been some really egregious bouts where proper scoring would have resulted in the better boxer winning. I watched one bout last night where the ref told the boxers to stop, one of them did, and the other boxer hit two more times, really cleaning the other guy's clock. For ignoring the ref, he got a "warning." The announcers really tore the ref a new one, said he should have stepped between them when he said "stop" (and neither of the boxers was one of ours.).
I did watch one of ours lose to one of your last night, and that's how it should have been; your guy was the better boxer.
Yup, saw that one also. Good sportmanship too, in his acknowledgement of such.
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: via Jamaica.
Always seen him as more Brit than Greg Rusedski though.
Who was much less annoying than both Tim Henman and Andy Murray.
Uncle Liam wrote:
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: via Jamaica.
Always seen him as more Brit than Greg Rusedski though.
Who was much less annoying than both Tim Henman and Andy Murray.
I dunno. Accent just fucked me off every time. Can't think of many people in tennis that aren't upper class toffs. Ok.. John McEnroe has somehow deservedly won the publics affection, but he was hated for years, particularly when he was winning.
Anyways.. We stray off topic. I see Paula Radcliffe in tears on TV ONCE AGAIN.
Yes, but i just saw a German woman called Britta Steffan win the Swimming, and I could very well be in love. 
Uncle Liam wrote: Yes, but i just saw a German woman called Britta Steffan win the Swimming, and I could very well be in love.
She's ok. Bit too Aryan for my liking mebbe.
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Yes, but i just saw a German woman called Britta Steffan win the Swimming, and I could very well be in love.
She's ok. Bit too Aryan for my liking mebbe.
Just seen that Scouser Fran Halsall start crying as she came fourth. She knows how to play the game. Money.
So this is the last Swimming Event.
And Phelps or no Phelps, this is a grand tragedy as the coverage of this by the BBC has been nothing short of outstanding. Especially that scouser who does the analysis, Steve Parry.
The only thing topping this lot in the Plympics is Barry Davies (obviously) and the athleitcs when Steve Cram or Stuart Storey gointo Rant mode or when Michael Johnson sits there with his (deserved) Jupiter sized ego.
Uncle Liam wrote:
DigiDiz wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: ADLINGTON~!
Everyone was crying. I almost started welling up myself.
The BBC text commentary said this:
0327: Genius. If you're not on your feet, get up - this is history at its finest. I'm choking up here - and to top it all off, she only gone and done a world record too - 8:14:10secs.
So glad i stayed up and watched the last half hour of swimming. Doubt i'll see anything better than those two races in these Olympics.
am i being paranoid, but your avatar is familiar, have seen it elsewhere on another forum
That is a photo of me so youve probably seen it on the board somewhere.
Uncle Liam wrote: Yes, but i just saw a German woman called Britta Steffan win the Swimming, and I could very well be in love.
during the medals ceremony i was thinking what a hottie she is.
fuck, was i nervous before the medley. but the boys came through and phelps is now, officially, a god. plus, i hear he can heal the sick and has a brilliant new energy policy he is soon to unveil.
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Yes, but i just saw a German woman called Britta Steffan win the Swimming, and I could very well be in love.
She's ok. Bit too Aryan for my liking mebbe.
It changes from Manaudou.
Edit : And East German swimmers.
DigiDiz wrote: Cycling and the rowing, plus some of the athletics interest me, oh, there is badminton and table tennis (ping pong for some people) I know that some of the events are over, but still i didnt login until now
GB has been great in cycling in these games.
I have been delighted by fencing.
And Poles have been full of fair-play during the épée final. Respect.
