EPT2012 Olympics Event Discussion Thread - Page 250
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Mafe
Germany5966 Posts
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fbs
United Kingdom2476 Posts
On August 10 2012 04:55 sc4k wrote: 7% of Brits are from private schools from what I recall not 1/3rd I meant 1/3rd of the Olympians went to private schools, unless you are saying only 7% were private schooled which is definitely wrong since that's probably about the amount nationally that go to private schools! | ||
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SnowyPsilocybin
United Kingdom265 Posts
On August 10 2012 05:11 RvB wrote: We have private schools just fee of them. 8-1 NL - GB, I wonder if theyll show this on BBC :D In the semi-final of a sport which a small % of males has played the sport in the UK, let alone even get into it competetively, not too bad tbh | ||
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La1
United Kingdom659 Posts
On August 10 2012 05:14 fbs wrote: everything is on the BBC it's just it's kinda overshadowed by Bolt and it's hockey.. Yeah its currently on BBC Three although i doubt anybody is watching apart from hockey fans because of the 200m final bolt is such a boss... | ||
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sc4k
United Kingdom5454 Posts
On August 10 2012 05:14 fbs wrote: I meant 1/3rd of the Olympians went to private schools, unless you are saying only 7% were private schooled which is definitely wrong since that's probably about the amount nationally that go to private schools! Oh I was saying of the population, makes sense that 1/3rd of our olympians are privately educated, olympics is kind of a posh thing anyway. Plus half of the sports aren't even introduced to state schools. | ||
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Mafe
Germany5966 Posts
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Steelavocado
United States2123 Posts
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radiatoren
Denmark1907 Posts
On August 10 2012 00:27 Otolia wrote: I was gonna respond to you in a logical way but then I read the word weightlifting. ROFL PS : Dressage is a very difficult sport which rewards long term relationship between men and animal. The only sad thing is that you need to be rich to practice it. I think the best argument against horsie-events in the olympics is the pure animal cruelty of forcing a horse to sit through a travel over long distances and especially on boats. I cannot see how that is even legal in europe? I can accept travels over shorter distances, but USAmerican horses (or buffalos?) and Aussie horses (or kangaroos?) must really suffer. I also heard one of the riders say that her horsie was scared after hearing the roar of the stadium when a brit was in action... | ||
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fbs
United Kingdom2476 Posts
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
On August 10 2012 05:28 Steelavocado wrote: Gold for Team USA in Water Polo! add in a Gold for Team USA in Women's football! | ||
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fishinguy
Russian Federation798 Posts
On August 10 2012 05:37 Shellshock1122 wrote: add in a Gold for Team USA in Women's football! Great day for America with 5 golds and its looking like they will end up with the most golds this time  | ||
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GwSC
United States1997 Posts
On August 10 2012 05:37 Shellshock1122 wrote: add in a Gold for Team USA in Women's football! Officially more gold than in Beijing now, yay | ||
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Makro
France16890 Posts
On August 10 2012 05:37 Shellshock1122 wrote: add in a Gold for Team USA in Women's football! wait ... you said football instead of soccer ... GRATZ xD | ||
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Flyingdutchman
Netherlands858 Posts
On August 10 2012 05:29 radiatoren wrote: I think the best argument against horsie-events in the olympics is the pure animal cruelty of forcing a horse to sit through a travel over long distances and especially on boats. I cannot see how that is even legal in europe? I can accept travels over shorter distances, but USAmerican horses (or buffalos?) and Aussie horses (or kangaroos?) must really suffer. I also heard one of the riders say that her horsie was scared after hearing the roar of the stadium when a brit was in action... 0/10 And wtf is up with GBR hockey team, it was not so long ago that they were able to 'easily' beat the Dutch team. | ||
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
On August 10 2012 05:41 Makro wrote: wait ... you said football instead of soccer ... GRATZ xD  Yea it's in my mind as football now but it's always annoying when I go to American sites now to find the schedule/results because the sports are in alphabetical order. I look for football and get American football and I'm like... damn! soccer! | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
On August 10 2012 05:23 sc4k wrote: Oh I was saying of the population, makes sense that 1/3rd of our olympians are privately educated, olympics is kind of a posh thing anyway. Plus half of the sports aren't even introduced to state schools. Looking at your medal count, a lot of GB's medals come from posh sports like rowing, cycling, equestrian and the like. That fits the profile of the people who dominate those types of sports in the US, too. | ||
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SnowyPsilocybin
United Kingdom265 Posts
On August 10 2012 05:49 andrewlt wrote: Looking at your medal count, a lot of GB's medals come from posh sports like rowing, cycling, equestrian and the like. That fits the profile of the people who dominate those types of sports in the US, too. I dont know about cycling but the others are "posh sports". Although Rugby, Cricket, Golf, the other popular sports in the UK beside Football (although the mens tournament is a joke) arent in the Olympics | ||
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Steelavocado
United States2123 Posts
Gratz Germany! | ||
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Mafe
Germany5966 Posts
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Samson1te
Germany140 Posts
Great game, gratz! | ||
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