Official Thread of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (August 8-24)...

[BlackTigers]

This one has me nervous... I like the longer races =/.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Here is the fugging problem, Canada: link

Rower Lesley Thompson-Willie (6th)

SHE IS 49 years old in an endurance sport.

race walker Dr. Tim Berrett (5th)

GUY IS 43 in an endurance sport.

Let's get real, what is a 49 rower doing in the Olympics? Is this about winning or making them feel special that they are in yet another Olympics?

maybe. just maybe they are there because they earned it?

Well, evidently it doesn't take much to earn a spot on the Canadian Olympic team, does it...8th most athletes of any country and less medals than Togo. Have you even heard of Togo? As people on tsn.ca are saying, thank God this went to Beijing and not Toronto, otherwise it would be even more terrible.

I don't know why but women's gymnastics was really exciting to watch...I freaking stayed up until 1am to watch it last night and I'm really glad Nastia won. The judges were totally underscoring her on everything but she deserved to win.

Yeah, gymnastics is interesting to watch, I do prefer female over male. The girl who got gold 20 years after her dad, that is just good stuff.

because they are better then Canada's younger athletes?

Russia has an old fart synchro diver as well who won silver.

True, but synchro is not an endurance competition. This is why I didn't pick the super old equestrian athlete to scorn.

On Tuesday (so monday night here) is men's triathlon. Canada's 2000 gold medalist is in the competion. I don't know what real chance he has to medal this time. I think the US will do pretty well this time, but I have my eye out for him. I also watched some track tonight and I think Canada can pull out some better showings.

 

[AmberClad]

OMFG

 

[BlackTigers]

NUMBER 7 BABY!!!

JESUS CHRIST....

my heart is pumping so hard right now...literally the best race I've EVER seen.

 

[lupi]

Phelps is your daddy!

 

[Feldenak]

Holy shit that was awesome!

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Holy shit, that was close!

 

[Jawo]

OMG! Phelps won his 7th by 1/100 of a second!!!! Beating Cavic from Serbia

 

[Nitemare]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1/100 of a second, how he tagged first I have no idea

 

[BALIstik916]

lol hes going down as the best olympian in history...i turned on PTI today and they were talking about steroid allegations against him...do you guys believe that?

 

[BlackTigers]

Look at hoe Phelps outstreched his entire body there.

Absolutely fucking amazing.

 

[AmberClad]

lmao, I love Phelp's mom

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1/100 of a second, how he tagged first I have no idea

They just said how. He's Superman.

 

[lupi]

He was like third or worst going into the turn, a clear second with 80m done.

 

[glenn beck]

wow, unbelievable, had to watch the replay like 20 times thought they messed up

 

[Jawo]

Even his coach is dumbfounded that he won!

Sextuplet of posts!

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Originally posted by: BALIstik916
lol hes going down as the best olympian in history...i turned on PTI today and they were talking about steroid allegations against him...do you guys believe that?

He gets tested so frequently & thoroughly I really doubt it. No one ever raised such allegations against Spitz back in the day. There are plenty of dopers in Beijing, but I'd put serious money down that Phelps isn't one of them.

 

[Epic Fail]

Weak sauce, no world record!

 

[CottonRabbit]

Wow, that was crazy, Cavic had it until the last centimeter.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: BALIstik916
lol hes going down as the best olympian in history...i turned on PTI today and they were talking about steroid allegations against him...do you guys believe that?

He is voluntarily in the most absurdly strict testing program. He set a world record when he was FIFTEEN years old. No, I don't believe that.

:thumbsup: Phelps

 

[StageLeft]

Yeah that was just unreal, every bit as unbelievable as the Lochte win a couple of days ago. Truly shocking, I don't know how these guys find speed like that at the end, it's like a hidden gear is found.

 

[AmberClad]

That replay was crazy. It's like Cavic was moving his arms towards the wall at slo-mo, and then Phelps suddenly windmills his arms around back to front to out-touch him.

 

[ElFenix]

if he'd have glided instead of taking that last stroke he would have lost

his mom's reaction was awesome

 

[chuckywang]

I thought that relay was the best swimming race I've ever seen ... this race might have topped that! Consider everything that was on the line.

 

[lokiju]

Wow. That was amazing.