EPTOn May 15 2012 02:24 Weson wrote:
Can't wait for women beach volleyball
Can't wait for women beach volleyball
or women field hockey!
2012 Olympics Event Discussion Thread - Page 5
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Ysellian
Netherlands9029 Posts
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raga4ka
Bulgaria5679 Posts
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Tppz!
Germany1449 Posts
On May 15 2012 02:24 Weson wrote: Can't wait for women beach volleyball Im so excited that my sister and her husband got 4 tickets for the semifinals of women beach volleyball :D | ||
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peekn
United States1152 Posts
On May 15 2012 01:51 Klive5ive wrote: Actually I understand it better than you. It's about celebrating athletic ability, determination and belief in yourself whilst also inspiring people to live more active lives and go for their goals. Unfortunately that is undermined by the fact that money buys medals. In the UK the number of gold medals a discipline wins determines the funding that specific field receives in the next Olympics. It's worked brilliantly in increasing our medal tally since we now dominate events that other nations ignore like cycling, rowing; but it kind of sucks if you're a brilliant British gymnast because you'll get no funding compared with the mega bucks America are throwing at it. Huh, that's a shame I didn't know that. I could see that being a problem, but I guess there is no other real way to distribute funds besides evenly across the board which still wouldn't solve the problem. Seems to be like the Rocky vs that Russian dude scenario where he has all the technology and Rocky has nothing but meat and an old dude yelling at you. | ||
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Zaranth
United States345 Posts
I love the fact that NBC (US major cable channel) will be streaming all events LIVE. In the past you had to wait until primetime and watch the tape of the event. This way you can watch any event online, not just the main ones like swimming and track and field. Very nice! Although, Bob Costas can't have that omnipotent Olympic presence anymore ... | ||
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fbs
United Kingdom2476 Posts
Other than money grabbing London fucks and the whole thing being a gigantic waste of money the thing that annoys me about Olympics is there are too many sports where the most elite competitions are actually their world championships and not the Olympics. I think it should be about the best athletes competing regardless of nationality, i.e. if the top 10 fastest 100m runners are all Jamaican and Yanks then so be it. Best example is always football, the Olympic competition is a half arsed attempt at a football tournament. It's no surprise some of these football games will be played half empty stadiums. | ||
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Xpace
United States2209 Posts
400m Individual Medley Medley Relay 100m Sprint Men's Basketball Every other Olympiad event bores me to death, really... I'll sometimes stay and watch random ones like pistol shooting or archery, but events like cycling I really can't. Especially boxing - holy shit - it's like SC2 these days, all drama. | ||
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nohbrows
United States653 Posts
Although some sports I question their existance in the Olympics (basketball), I'm personally excited for this event. Especially since it's that time of year where Korean Americans everywhere just go nuts together. As much flak nationalism gets their is nothing like getting excited for your parents and grandparents culture and homeland. | ||
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Eisregen
Germany967 Posts
So if you have the chance to visit such an event, GOGOGOGO! + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://www.wlv-sport.de/filerepository/REM6nX9GEh4yefs7cLGm.jpg) | ||
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WArped
United Kingdom4845 Posts
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nastyyy
United States262 Posts
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
On May 13 2012 23:28 Klive5ive wrote: Might watch the football and the real sports. Don't care much for professional athletics though, what a waste of time/money/effort. So track and field events aren't "real sports". What is a "real" sport then cause you definitely did lose me there. Also, how is T&F a waste of time/money/effort? In what sense are any of these activities a waste of time or effort. Should the people competing in them just not bother or something because they aren't worth it? Gonna be honest....I don't have a clue in heck what your point is you are trying to make or why you would feel this way about some of the purest competitions of human strength/speed/endurance. Actually I understand it better than you. It's about celebrating athletic ability, determination and belief in yourself whilst also inspiring people to live more active lives and go for their goals. Unfortunately that is undermined by the fact that money buys medals. In the UK the number of gold medals a discipline wins determines the funding that specific field receives in the next Olympics. It's worked brilliantly in increasing our medal tally since we now dominate events that other nations ignore like cycling, rowing; but it kind of sucks if you're a brilliant British gymnast because you'll get no funding compared with the mega bucks America are throwing at it. This explains perfectly why countries like Kenya and Ethiopia dominate the distance events. Oh, wait... IMaybe in sports involving a large degree of technical skill then yes, access to the coaching and top level instruction might be an advantage for successful or wealthier countries. However, when you look at things like T&F or weightlifting or whatever you can't possibly tell me that throwing money at it wins medals. As much as I hate to say it a bunch of money and support isn't going to help someone run 12:55. | ||
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IndomitusGaia
Mexico56 Posts
Citius,Altius,Fortius!!!!!! | ||
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6642 Posts
On May 13 2012 23:28 Klive5ive wrote: Might watch the football and the real sports. Don't care much for professional athletics though, what a waste of time/money/effort. I really have to agree with you here, I'm not much of a sports fan in general but I'll watch a game of football, rugby or perhaps even NFL but the running and swimming and stuff just bores the hell out of me. Still, I think the general atmosphere in the city will be good. | ||
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peekn
United States1152 Posts
On May 15 2012 07:45 jello_biafra wrote: I really have to agree with you here, I'm not much of a sports fan in general but I'll watch a game of football, rugby or perhaps even NFL but the running and swimming and stuff just bores the hell out of me. Still, I think the general atmosphere in the city will be good. It's one thing to say that it is boring, which I could see being reasonable if you're not involved in the sport. But it's a totally different thing if you are saying that it is a total waste of time/money/effort. That just isn't true. | ||
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TriZen
England219 Posts
Although I'm sure the London team have a good show planned.. should be interesting anyway! If only it didn't cost so much to go to an event | ||
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United States10574 Posts
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