EPT2012 Olympics Event Discussion Thread - Page 251
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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
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aqui
Germany1023 Posts
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sc4k
United Kingdom5454 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. Yep this is what kinda makes the GB medal tally in the olympics a bit less inspiring. Although we have had some boxing and athletics medals and a few others here and there (triathlon) which are pretty cool. So many however are linked to privileged backgrounds and money and having more technology than the entirety of Africa put together. | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
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Makro
France16890 Posts
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Maenander
Germany4927 Posts
On August 10 2012 06:07 aqui wrote: ROFLMAO Germany as beach volley champion, does it get more unfitting, haha Unfitting? Germans are guests at almost all beaches in the world ^_^ Take a look around, beach volleyball fields popping up everywhere! My favourite sport in summer. Reckermann/Brink are deserving it, too :D Their play is so intelligent and they work together so well, it's unbelievable. | ||
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fbs
United Kingdom2476 Posts
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sc4k
United Kingdom5454 Posts
On August 10 2012 06:31 fbs wrote: Welsh gold in Taekwando! ...GB. Since when do French people say 'Parisian gold in...!' or Germans say 'Bavarian gymnast wins!' | ||
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Maenander
Germany4927 Posts
in Hockey I fear Netherlands can't be stopped in the final :D | ||
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Makro
France16890 Posts
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Doctorbeat
Netherlands13241 Posts
On August 10 2012 06:38 Maenander wrote: Netherlands 9:2 Great Britain in Hockey I fear Netherlands can't be stopped in the final :D Both teams in the finals, men and women. Should be at least 1 gold. | ||
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
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Otolia
France5805 Posts
On August 10 2012 06:39 Doctorbeat wrote: Both teams in the finals, men and women. Should be at least 1 gold. Grass eaters :p | ||
Shellshock
United States97277 Posts
On August 10 2012 06:40 Aerisky wrote: It seems that there are, generally speaking, two UK camps: one that maintains that team GB is all-inclusive, and one that maintains that scottish/welsh/etc shouldn't be considered part of Great Britain. As someone who is not from the UK I find the latter significantly more interesting keke Yea I feel like I'm kind of surprised by it in a way but at the same time not really. Do the people from Spain differentiate between Catalonian winners and Spain winners for instance or is it just the British who do this? | ||
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Klive5ive
United Kingdom6056 Posts
On August 10 2012 06:51 Shellshock1122 wrote: Yea I feel like I'm kind of surprised by it in a way but at the same time not really. Do the people from Spain differentiate between Catalonian winners and Spain winners for instance or is it just the British who do this? Yeah but Spain don't enter the World Cup as Catalans and Madrid. We're separate nations for a lot of Sports and this is adds to the rivalry among other cultural differences. | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
On August 10 2012 05:58 SnowyPsilocybin wrote: 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 Rugby and Golf are going to be in the 2016 olympics. | ||
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imre
France9263 Posts
On August 10 2012 07:14 On_Slaught wrote: Rugby and Golf are going to be in the 2016 olympics. 7 rugby no ? | ||
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
On August 09 2012 20:17 seiferoth10 wrote: The first runner for US 4x400m just seemed much slower than the other three to me. Their 3rd runner was a beast though. Lol, apparently there was a pretty damned good reason for that. His leg broke half way through the run. http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/trackandfield/story/_/id/8251820/2012-london-olympics-us-runner-manteo-mitchell-finishes-4x400-meter-relay-broken-leg Bad ass. | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
Correct. Men's and Women's 7s rugby. | ||
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Lylat
France8575 Posts
On August 10 2012 07:14 On_Slaught wrote: Rugby and Golf are going to be in the 2016 olympics. Too bad it's gonna be rugby sevens :/ | ||
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