[temeteus82]

They have just started the opening ceremony. I was wondering how many other DH member will be keeping their eye on the games???



ps. The TV-director is a Finn...

[Mousey]

lol a bit of Finnish pride there at the end Teme?
I can never be arsed watching them, because at the end of the day every country's leaders still think they're better than everyone else so heh.
Wake me up when they make freerunning an olympic sport.

[temeteus82]

Well the same guys did the last summer games also. So they are good what they do and so on and so on :P
Perhaps you should write to the organization of the London 2012 Olympic games that they take the freerunnign as demonstration sport.

[cozumel]

I love the olympics and will be watching it on TV daily. Can't wait 'till it arives in London 2012.

[Mousey]

Originally Posted by temeteus82

Well the same guys did the last summer games also. So they are good what they do and so on and so on :P
Perhaps you should write to the organization of the London 2012 Olympic games that they take the freerunnign as demonstration sport.

lol,

Dear sir,
Plz make freerunning a sport plz
kthxbai, ly lol
~ Mousey


Oh yeah, fo sho

[cozumel]

Originally Posted by Mousey

lol,

Dear sir,
Plz make freerunning a sport plz
kthxbai, ly lol
~ Mousey


Oh yeah, fo sho

You want to be more assertive mate. Something like this might work:

Dear fascist bully-boy pig,

Make freerunning a demonstration sport you bastard.
May the seeds of your loin prove fruitful in the bellly of your woman.

Yours sincerely,
Mousey

PS: I know where you live

_____________________

Now that is a high quality letter that may stand a chance with IOC. Beautifully constructed sentences, almost poetic in its composition. Keep us updated at DH on their response.

[RoyBatty]

I'm not watching the games all the time, but I have read now that the very first gold medal went to Czech Republic.

Emmons wins first gold medal of the Games - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Nice

[mkk]

I've grown up with the olympic spirit so I'll see at least a few hours every day. It's a time when I give sports that never see otherwise a chance.

[BlueMak]

I see them only as commercial opportunity for some, and nothing else.
Still, I will try to watch as many basketball games as possible, as long as they are on TV here.

[Callandor]

lol,

Dear sir,
Plz make freerunning a sport plz
kthxbai, ly lol
~ Mousey


Oh yeah, fo sho

You want to be more assertive mate. Something like this might work:

Dear fascist bully-boy pig,

Make freerunning a demonstration sport you bastard.
May the seeds of your loin prove fruitful in the bellly of your woman.

Yours sincerely,
Mousey

PS: I know where you live

_____________________

Now that is a high quality letter that may stand a chance with IOC. Beautifully constructed sentences, almost poetic in its composition. Keep us updated at DH on their response.

[derailing thread]
I have a friend who was hit with a hockey puck in his loin after forgetting to put on his cup prior to the last few minutes(he was put in just before the game ended and so thought he didn't need one). The good news is they won, bad news, his member was slashed down the side by two big ass gashes, one smaller than the other. Needless to say he couldn't get it up for a few months after that but now he's cool though he and his girlfriend are still yet to find out whether or not they are going to be able to have little bundles of joy. Was talkin' about it with him just the other day again oddly enough (since he's soon to be married) and he said it hurt so much he couldn't cry; must have hurt like a mofo.
[/derailing thread]

[OmegaRED]

I'm more interested in the Opening ceremonies than the actual games themselves...from the clips I saw it was quite beautiful. Downloading it in HD to see the whole thing.

[temeteus82]

Originally Posted by OmegaRED

I'm more interested in the Opening ceremonies than the actual games themselves...from the clips I saw it was quite beautiful. Downloading it in HD to see the whole thing.

I saw the ceremony in HD... It was great

[Vikingod]

I've been watching the games intently. Very nice so far, US v China b-ball game was fun, but the swimming is what's really doing it for me this time. Just got done watching the mens 400m relay, and still have a buzz in my head.

I'm pissed that I ahve to work for the next two weeks because it will keep me from the tube. Oh well.

[mike2h]

400m relay freestyle was awsome! broke wr by 4secs! french team shouldnt have run their mouths.
tell u what, watching these games in hd on my 65" screen is awsome. ive been switching between channels to catch different coverage & the diff is really big. classic example was water polo, standard def could barely make out were the ball was most of the time(was more of an issue for my wife as i played when i was younger so pretty much new what was going on) switched to hd & completely different game.
this is some of the best hd programming i have seen.
bty, chinas presentation of the olympics has got be one of the best ever. & i think their opening ceremony was the best ever.

[Vikingod]

The presentation has been great. It's also the first opening ceremony which I was truely impressed by and I even watched a good portion of it.

[MIG-31]

Great intro to this years games..For what i have seen so far has been exceptional start from the Brittish side..

Even more so after seeing the result of Rebecca Adlington's gold medal snatched from katie hoffs hands by a very slim margin.

Its also nice to see Rebecca Adlington has come from mansfeild Notts,My mothers place of birth.Just so good to hear part of my history hiot the news..

BBC SPORT | Olympics | Swimming | Adlington tipped to add to gold

[Tril]

I watched the man's basketball game USA vs China. I'm not a basketball fan normally but I found it fun to watch. Unfortunately, they fast forwarded through the game on the channel where I watched it. They skipped several minutes of the game many times during the game. The score would jump 10 or 20 points once every few minutes.

I watched a few minutes of a woman's game of basketball today. It was not the same kind of play as the man's USA vs China game. I did not see anyone get pushed to the ground for the short time while I watched.


I also watched a bit of olympic boxing. It was Russia againt Ukraine (Selimov vs Lomachenko). I found the loser to have poor sportmanship. He rushed away when the other guy tried to shake his hand at the end of the fight.

[mike2h]

phelps is awsome!!!!!

[MIG-31]

Originally Posted by mike2h

phelps is awsome!!!!!

Already has 3 Gold's & 3 WR with 5 events to go.. Also tied with 3 others on 9 GM in his career.

Did i here it correctly the he could become the most decorated athlete in the history of the Olympics if he does well in these games.

[mike2h]

he is already tied for receiving the most gold medals. going to pass that record up & is working on most golds in single game ever.
dont know how he does, swimmong in at least 1 event everyday, 2 on most days. did 2 events with only 45 mins between them at one point...

[MIG-31]

Originally Posted by mike2h

he is already tied for receiving the most gold medals. going to pass that record up & is working on most golds in single game ever.
dont know how he does, swimmong in at least 1 event everyday, 2 on most days. did 2 events with only 45 mins between them at one point...

Hes a true athelete... He has now (as last night) surpased that by gaining a further 2 golds which leaves him standing out on his own with 11 golds.

he still has a couple (or so) events to go and he could pass Mark Spitz's record of 7 Golds in a single Games.

[MIG-31]

Michael Phelps claimed his record-breaking eighth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics after the USA won the 4x100 metres medley relay.

The swimming sensation swam a powerful butterfly leg as the American quartet - completed by Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak - stormed to glory ahead of Australia and Japan in a time of 3:29.34 to break the world record by 1.34 seconds and complete his astounding achievement.

Phelps has now eclipsed Mark Spitz's record of seven golds at a single Olympics - set in Munich in 1972 - but it was far from easy as he went into the water trailing as Japan led at halfway.

Phelps the record breaker | News | Olympics | Sky Sports

[cozumel]

Phelps is the real deal. Good on him.

UK is doing exceptionally well in these games. If Phelps hadn't won any golds we would be equal on golds with the US.

[MIG-31]

Originally Posted by cozumel

Phelps is the real deal. Good on him.

UK is doing exceptionally well in these games. If Phelps hadn't won any golds we would be equal on golds with the US.

I am going by something i heard early on in these games..im sure it took 7 days for the GB team to get either..

A) The first medol

or

B) The first Gold of the games..

In the last games? im not sure which one.Great Games for the GB team and im sure we will have a few more to come.

[OmegaRED]

Phelps is indeed a beast. They'll definitely make a movie out of him.

Man, Canada has really been lackluster in these games. I kinda wish we went home with no medals at all just to shock the country into investing more into our Olympians.

[SeraphicSorcerer]

I just gotta say, Phelps is a damn fish.
He deserves those medals, an interesting note however, Spitz swam with a mustache, nowadays they shave these guys CLEAN.