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1 PM GMT = 9 AM EDT.Originally posted by: Finalnight
1 PM GMT=8 AM EDT
Your first suggestion doesn't work
1 PM GMT = 9 AM EDT.Originally posted by: Finalnight
1 PM GMT=8 AM EDT
Your first suggestion doesn't work
Originally posted by: JujuFish
1 PM GMT = 9 AM EDT.Originally posted by: Finalnight
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Your first suggestion doesn't work
Originally posted by: MaxDepth
Okay, this is probably a moot point since baseball will not be a sport in the 2012 games.
If we wanted to win the gold medal in baseball, why didn't we have MLB field a USA team? Granted the sport is in full swing towards the last stretch of the season, but we also could have had the All Star Break during the Olympics and have the best of both travel to China.
Originally posted by: Leon
Grats to team USA
36 38 36 110 Beijing
36 39 27 102 Athens
36 24 31 91 Sydney
Some upsets, sure, but also some surprising performance (v-ball and water polo, soccer, redeem team, and, of course, the mighty Phelps ). Looking forward to London 2012.
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Kind of like bringing up the per-capita argument...oh wait...Originally posted by: dug777
I suspect on a per-capita basis the poms and the aussies are stomping china and the us
I'm amused too see all you yanks getting so excited about the total medal tally, that's the perennial resort of those countries who are getting creamed by someone else in the gold medal tally![]()
Never said it wasn't so.
Out of interest, does anwhere do a per-capita tally?
Of course, after a certain population size that should become statistically almost irrelevant compared to the amount of funding directed at atheltics programs in each country.
The poms have just done what we did after coming home without a single gold (they got one at least!), thrown boat-loads of cash at the problem :thumbsup:
Originally posted by: udneekgnim
Originally posted by: MaxDepth
Okay, this is probably a moot point since baseball will not be a sport in the 2012 games.
If we wanted to win the gold medal in baseball, why didn't we have MLB field a USA team? Granted the sport is in full swing towards the last stretch of the season, but we also could have had the All Star Break during the Olympics and have the best of both travel to China.
owners of MLB would not allow it, and I'm not sure how much the players would care
I also think the US population cares less about olympic baseball than olympic basketball
Originally posted by: ChaoZ
How come the marathon medals were awarded during the closing ceremony?
Originally posted by: Dari
Why is there so much damn swimming in this Olympics? Why aren't there more real sports? No American football. No golf. No crickets (for the rest of the English world). No Rugby. With crap like table tennis and badminton, they might add video games next.
Originally posted by: Dari
Originally posted by: BeauJangles
Originally posted by: Dari
Why is there so much damn swimming in this Olympics? Why aren't there more real sports? No American football. No golf. No crickets (for the rest of the English world). No Rugby. With crap like table tennis and badminton, they might add video games next.
Wait wait wait,
I agree that there is a ridiculous amount of swimming and things like synchronized swimming, synchro diving, and rhythmic gymnastics probably don't belong in the Olympics. Sports like cricket are certainly deserving of an Olympic spot, but I also have no problem with table tennis and badminton.
Death to BMX biking.
I forgot about the insane amount of gymnastics in this Olympics as well. If they're going to add all that crap, they may as well add cheerleading.
Originally posted by: MH2007
Originally posted by: Leon
Grats to team USA
36 38 36 110 Beijing
36 39 27 102 Athens
36 24 31 91 Sydney
Some upsets, sure, but also some surprising performance (v-ball and water polo, soccer, redeem team, and, of course, the mighty Phelps ). Looking forward to London 2012.
Bizarre that they won the exact same number of gold medals at each of the last three games.
And their total count goes up each time, although their silver count took a dip.
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: MH2007
Originally posted by: Leon
Grats to team USA
36 38 36 110 Beijing
36 39 27 102 Athens
36 24 31 91 Sydney
Some upsets, sure, but also some surprising performance (v-ball and water polo, soccer, redeem team, and, of course, the mighty Phelps ). Looking forward to London 2012.
Bizarre that they won the exact same number of gold medals at each of the last three games.
And their total count goes up each time, although their silver count took a dip.
I say they suck more now (especially in the traditionally strong tracks). Phelps got almost a quarter of all the gold medal US got this time around.
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: ChaoZ
How come the marathon medals were awarded during the closing ceremony?
because it's the most classic event associated with Olympic competition, I'd wager. It's classically considered the pinnacle of athletic achievement, being that what the original Marathon runner did was probably considered extremely badass at the time. That, and he died after he arrived.
The Decathlon was not an Olympic event until the 1908 or 1912 Modern games.
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: MH2007
Originally posted by: Leon
Grats to team USA
36 38 36 110 Beijing
36 39 27 102 Athens
36 24 31 91 Sydney
Some upsets, sure, but also some surprising performance (v-ball and water polo, soccer, redeem team, and, of course, the mighty Phelps ). Looking forward to London 2012.
Bizarre that they won the exact same number of gold medals at each of the last three games.
And their total count goes up each time, although their silver count took a dip.
I say they suck more now (especially in the traditionally strong tracks). Phelps got almost a quarter of all the gold medal US got this time around.
3 of those events were relays.
Originally posted by: JujuFish
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: ChaoZ
How come the marathon medals were awarded during the closing ceremony?
because it's the most classic event associated with Olympic competition, I'd wager. It's classically considered the pinnacle of athletic achievement, being that what the original Marathon runner did was probably considered extremely badass at the time. That, and he died after he arrived.
The Decathlon was not an Olympic event until the 1908 or 1912 Modern games.
The decathlon is based on the pentathlon from the original Olympics.
Originally posted by: zinfamous
The marathon, alone, is a symbol of Greek pride and victory over tyranny. It also marks the immortality of Greek culture.
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: MH2007
Originally posted by: Leon
Grats to team USA
36 38 36 110 Beijing
36 39 27 102 Athens
36 24 31 91 Sydney
Some upsets, sure, but also some surprising performance (v-ball and water polo, soccer, redeem team, and, of course, the mighty Phelps ). Looking forward to London 2012.
Bizarre that they won the exact same number of gold medals at each of the last three games.
And their total count goes up each time, although their silver count took a dip.
I say they suck more now (especially in the traditionally strong tracks). Phelps got almost a quarter of all the gold medal US got this time around.
3 of those events were relays.
you mean the swimming? yeah, those went according to plan, I was talking about the T&F flop.
Chinese media mocks London 2012 Olympic handover performance
Mr Johnson was accused of being "rude, arrogant and disrespectful" for accepting the Olympic flag with one hand, putting his hands in his pockets and not buttoning up his jacket.
The Titan Sports Daily newspaper dismissed Page and Lewis as "not famous enough" to be known by the audience in China.
It also criticised Beckham for allegedly failing to hit the right spot when he kicked a football into the crowd at the Bird's Nest stadium.
"During the performance, when the London bus pulled over, all the passengers waiting for the bus rushed into the door at the same time, which truly damaged the 'British image'."
Another newspaper, Daily First, commented that the London performance was "casual" and "beyond our understanding".
Zhang Yimou, the internationally acclaimed Chinese filmmaker who directed the opening and closing ceremonies, also said London's performance was "very creative" and praised the inclusion of the Routemaster bus and its use as a moving platform for the show.
London 2012 organisers have already been at the centre of a row after an image of Myra Hindley, the Moors Murderer, was included in a montage of British achievements at the closing ceremony. It was immediately condemned by Mr Johnson and Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: udneekgnim
Originally posted by: MaxDepth
Okay, this is probably a moot point since baseball will not be a sport in the 2012 games.
If we wanted to win the gold medal in baseball, why didn't we have MLB field a USA team? Granted the sport is in full swing towards the last stretch of the season, but we also could have had the All Star Break during the Olympics and have the best of both travel to China.
owners of MLB would not allow it, and I'm not sure how much the players would care
I also think the US population cares less about olympic baseball than olympic basketball
and all star break is only ~4 days or so. not enough for Olympic competition. I think they should allow professionals, as there are plenty of very talented athletes in the farm system. Of course, the future stars of the ML are to found there, with lofty contracts. I'm sure owners would be just as leery of allowing them as they would a David Wright or Alex Rodriguez.
The US didn't allow professionals onto the US basketball team either, until we got pissed enough after constant assbeatings in the Olympics. So....the first dream team was formed. If baseball is reinstated, I think we would have to suffer another loss or 2 for national pride to kick in such that owners would allow their studs to participate on the national team.
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: Dari
Originally posted by: BeauJangles
Originally posted by: Dari
Why is there so much damn swimming in this Olympics? Why aren't there more real sports? No American football. No golf. No crickets (for the rest of the English world). No Rugby. With crap like table tennis and badminton, they might add video games next.
Wait wait wait,
I agree that there is a ridiculous amount of swimming and things like synchronized swimming, synchro diving, and rhythmic gymnastics probably don't belong in the Olympics. Sports like cricket are certainly deserving of an Olympic spot, but I also have no problem with table tennis and badminton.
Death to BMX biking.
I forgot about the insane amount of gymnastics in this Olympics as well. If they're going to add all that crap, they may as well add cheerleading.
by far, boxing had more matches, and time devoted to the sport than either swimming or gymnastics. It's what NBC chooses to broadcast that gives you an unrealistic perspective on what went on.
complaining about gymnastics/swimming is asinine, anyway. They're traditional Olympic sports, and extremely athletic. My one gripe about Gymnastics is that it is a judged sport--I don't really consider the use of judges to be an indicator of a sport, but unfortunately, there is no other way to really score gymnastics.
Of course, all of the other judged sports should be thrown out. They're completely useless. Well...except boxing, I guess. Though with boxing, you could probably fashion some sort of pressure-sensitive electrodes that can do all the scoring, so long as it doesn't inhibit the athletes' movements. It would certainly be better than the what was on display for this Olympics...
Originally posted by: MaxDepth
Okay, this is probably a moot point since baseball will not be a sport in the 2012 games.
If we wanted to win the gold medal in baseball, why didn't we have MLB field a USA team? Granted the sport is in full swing towards the last stretch of the season, but we also could have had the All Star Break during the Olympics and have the best of both travel to China.
