EPT2012 Olympics Event Discussion Thread - Page 7
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iGrok
United States5142 Posts
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BoZiffer
United States1841 Posts
That said, the mascot looks like a mutant ice cream cone, no? | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
I think it's pretty silly, especially considering the past Olympics in which olympic committee never took action before, especially in reference to 1936's olympics in germany.... | ||
IntoTheWow
is awesome32281 Posts
On July 26 2012 11:00 wei2coolman wrote: What are people's thoughts on the racist comment on tiwtter by Voula Papachristou, and her getting pulled from olympics? I think it's pretty silly, especially considering the past Olympics in which olympic committee never took action before, especially in reference to 1936's olympics in germany.... I think them being wrong in the past doesn't make it right now. | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On July 26 2012 11:13 IntoTheWow wrote: I think them being wrong in the past doesn't make it right now. Personal viewpoints should have nothing to do with the olympics.~ I'd argue that the tweet itself wasn't even that offensive. It was a joke, dunno why people get so butthurt so easily now a days. | ||
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32281 Posts
Bottom line is that it's the commites decision to decide who is in or out. They are the organizers and they thought that the tweet damaged their image so they would rather have her go than receive the backlash themselves. Also the tweet was pretty offensive, who cares if it was a joke or not. | ||
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Alethios
New Zealand2765 Posts
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AimlessAmoeba
Canada704 Posts
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Koenig99
Canada904 Posts
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BoZiffer
United States1841 Posts
On July 27 2012 00:24 Koenig99 wrote: SI.com's medal predictions for every event. Just saw that. I think they underestimated Cuba's boxing this year a bit but its a good jumping off point for sports that I don't normally follow. | ||
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Mephiztopheles1
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On July 26 2012 13:01 AimlessAmoeba wrote: So glad they kept BMX. It's such a rhythm-based, exciting event to watch. But that they keep BMX compared to still refusing entry to in-line skating is ludicrous to say the least. | ||
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Otolia
France5805 Posts
On July 27 2012 00:24 Koenig99 wrote: SI.com's medal predictions for every event. There are HUGE disaparities between sports. Some like Cycling, or Judo are quite normal but rowing or sailing is abysmal. Concerning the disqualification of the Greek athletes, it's probably a political decision. Greece has trouble dealing with Golden Dawn and they could have been punished by the IOC had they not taken actions swiftly. | ||
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fumikey
Canada58 Posts
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Kurr
Canada2338 Posts
EDIT : Apparently these only start tomorrow. Move along! I thought it was started because RDS had some Canada vs Japan soccer scores, I guess just soccer started early. | ||
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chiuna
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Aegeis
United States1619 Posts
Also does anyone where to watch this for free? | ||
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AimlessAmoeba
Canada704 Posts
On July 27 2012 03:56 Aegeis wrote: I just found out that my favorite band Arctic Monkeys will be playing for the Opening Ceremony, they are doing a cover of "Come Together" as for their other stuff I don't know but this is amazing. Also does anyone where to watch this for free? Most free basic cable channels will likely have it. | ||
l10f
United States3241 Posts
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danl9rm
United States3111 Posts
On July 27 2012 05:42 l10f wrote: Is there a way I can watch the events in Korean from the US? I really want to listen to Korean commentators ^__^ LOL, count me in only if they're from MBC Game. Also... is it going to be impossible to watch these games without a paid cable subscription in the list on ABC? This is bad. I ain't got cable, that's why I got the internet. Now, I'm supposed to have both? Ugh. | ||
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Craze
United States561 Posts
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