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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Crimson Ryan » Wed Aug 01, 2012 5:21 pm

I do like me some Smiley Miley.. :eekyum:
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Bambi » Wed Aug 01, 2012 5:50 pm

Who Really Cares? wrote:Feel sorry for Shin A Lam who not only got screwed out of a chance for Gold but lost the Bronze because her appeal was rejected.

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This is the only piece of Olympics news I've read, how heartbreaking.
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Who Really Cares? » Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:50 am

Yeah it was bad and as i said the officials cocked up big time.


Gibbons into the women's Judo final after beating the world no.1 and Gold and Silver in the mens double Canoe Slalom
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Crimson Ryan » Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:54 am

Peter Wilson won Gold in shooting too. Golds are coming thick and fast!
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Who Really Cares? » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:16 pm

Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish relegated due to an illegal cross over. This new thing caught a lot out earlier in the year. They broke the WR in their first race then the race after China beat it then beat their own shortly after.
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Who Really Cares? » Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:56 pm

16th Gold for Phelps =D>

Team GB men bossed it in the indoor cycle
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby OL » Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:56 am

Gymnastics is kind of a maddening event. Obviously there's a lot of technical factors to take into consideration, which is ultimately what the athletes are judged on, but there's also the matter of personal style.
Caught the end of the women's gymnastics floor competition earlier, and I have to say, I quite enjoyed watching the Russian performances more than those of the Americans. Something about them just felt smoother and more fluid in a lot of ways. Aside from the obvious flips and tumbles, the in-between movements of the Russians felt more like classical dance, which I liked a lot, as opposed to the goofier-looking moves of their competitors.
All were amazingly talented, obviously, but if I had to choose, I'd say I'd rather watch the Russians.
Just another case of the "best" not necessarily matching up with "favorites", I guess.
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Bluecast » Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:03 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m2YT-PIkEc[/youtube]
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby OL » Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:08 am

Wow.
I obviously don't follow the "sport" (does it qualify as a sport, or would it be something else? Not sure on the terminology) regularly, but those were some crazy moves. Never seen that kind of work on the uneven bars.
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Peter » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:16 am

Really looking forward to seeing 2 of my friends boxing this weekend. Michael is boxing tonight, and Paddy is tomorrow. Cant wait, come on Team Ireland!!!
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Sonikku » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:40 am

Squirrel Girl is really cleaning up. :D
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Who Really Cares? » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:45 am

You mean Ennis?
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Neo Matrix » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:50 am

Squirrel Girl? I was going to guess Beth Tweddle as it was about gymastics before but I don't know how she did...

And on that video, I'm betting under the current scoring system it wouldn't get many points now it's been shifted more towards actual difficulty of moves than just the execution of them. That said, Perfect 10 doesn't exist in gymnastics anymore.
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Who Really Cares? » Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:35 am

Agree i mean compare that to the vid i posted on page 2. I think Tweddle's smokes it.
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Re: 2012 Olympics

Postby Who Really Cares? » Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:53 pm

Team GB we love to break WR's =D>
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