2008 Summer Olympics Beijing

[GraDoN]

they all look like 5 year olds IMO lol

and lp~shinoda~fm.... man your lucky i really wanne see some track events live there

[LPShinodaFM]

I suppose they do look young but I think the media's just making bull out of things. For gymnastics they purposely pick girls who are small so they're more agile.

[UnhingedMouse0]

they all look like 5 year olds IMO lol

and lp~shinoda~fm.... man your lucky i really wanne see some track events live there

 

Ya rly, howd you get ahold of tickets?

 

 

What Id really like to see is the winter games... I love mah curling!

[woodyloveslinkin]

And they all have no boobs at all/flat chested (even the older athletes). One thing I've noticed.

[HaziLPTonz]

firehawk, i wasnt talking about the iraq+afgan thing specifically, im not "ignorant", i was only stating that countries OTHER than china have done bad things too, since everyone seems hellbent on "anti-china-protesting-olympics" thing, i was stating that other nations are hardly clean in terms of their human attrocity rates, read the post, dont pick out ONE statement to suit your purposes

 

 

well woody, i dont think theyre flat, most of those women wear VERY figure hugging suits(swimmers i believe take 20-30 mins to get into one of those slimline suits), and lets just say boobs dont get much room underneath those lycra/synthetic matieraled suits, in real life they are alot more well endowned then what it seems on tv

 

and i dont think age is a problem? australia's melissa wu is only a teen, same with swimmer emily seabohm, theyre like 15-16, and to get to the olympics they woulda had to have competed beforehand to qualify, tis hardly a problem

 

if you are good enough, you are old enough i say

[LPShinodaFM]

Ya rly, howd you get ahold of tickets?

 

 

What Id really like to see is the winter games... I love mah curling!

 

I had relatives help us order them in china.

lol curling. I hate ppl who think it's a pointless sport.

[Pheonix791989]

I've been watching the olympics mainly because I'm a Phelps fan and mostly because thats all thats on at work. I have to say though watching it makes me wonder if the asians are bred for small-ish-ness. I can't say much because I'm an asian myself but still. I also have to say that I find myself rooting for other countries other then my own. Like for soccer and other events other then the men's swimming where Phelps is compeating, I go for france mainly because it the culture I'm most familiar with. most people at work get on me about it but honestly the US's team sucks at most events. Of coures im going to root for the asian teams when it comes to events like Gymnastics and martial arts, thats what they were bred for lol. but got into an interesting debate on whether or not water polo was a sport. what do yall think?

[azemkamikaze03]

Shout out to a maryland native aka phelps

 

America is doing pretty well, they have the most medals

but they dont have the most gold (Chinese)

[Acezorz]

Waaaaaaaaay! Go Britain! So many gold medals, this year is the best Britain has done in olympic history!

[azemkamikaze03]

that jamacain bolt was fuckin fast as hell

[Ravynlee]

And they all have no boobs at all/flat chested (even the older athletes). One thing I've noticed.

Actually not true. Look at Australian Sally McLellan

Go the Aussies.

 

I am actually far more into the Olympics this year than I think I have ever been. I am enjoying it more - probably because I have time to appreciate it now around work etc. I really enjoy the gymnastics, the swimming and athletics - even when we (Australia) aren't competing. I really enjoy watching Phelps, what a honey (what a rippling specimen), and the host country on the floor, wow, mind blowing. Usain Bolt - what can one say? I find myself practically yelling at the screen when he races on why he feels the need to slow down towards the end - I'm like WTF?! He's amazing to watch.

 

I have to say the new judging 'tie break' system needs to be addressed yet again. It's confusing as all hell, and after the dramas last night after Pavlova etc - and the fact I think the second Chinese competitor performed better than her team mate and somehow still didn't win gold - I think stinks. Oh and the men on rings wow... such strength!

 

Yeah - loving it. Am wasting my days off just watching TV rather than do anything else (like write). It is a good games so far I think though. Yeah, good show :ok:

[woodyloveslinkin]

The olympic hype is over for me. Next big thing > the closing ceremony.

[HaziLPTonz]

channel 7 just killed the olympics

 

SBS olympics coverage F.T.W.

 

i think gordon bray was commentating the table tennis, that was awesome

 

Phelps is freaky. Usain Bolt is a mammoth of a man, runs fast too

 

and the table tennis is so exciting to watch lol

[UnhingedMouse0]

Ive lost my faith in this years olympics... at least the judged events anyway.

 

The gymnastics tonight were the final straw. That 13, oh Im sorry, "16" year old Chinese girl and Nastia Liukin (US) tied on the uneven bars... but instead of having them duke it out for the gold, they simply go to some crappy tiebreaking process which makes absolutely no sense and give the gold to the Chinese girl. How lame can you get? First of all Liukin's performace was equally as hard, but had less faults, so the fact that she even tied the 13...err..."16" yr old at all is complete BS. Then the tiebreaking process screws Liukin out of the Gold which she deserved. Any other event and they probably would have given them both gold... but no, gymnastics had to be stupid about it.

 

Do I think its rigged? Oh its possible, though very unlikely... but considering how much the Chinese have decieved us already its not hard to imagine. And the one thing Ive definetly noticed is that its not fair... however I guess thats what happens when you have events that arent timed (swimming), arent measured (discus), or dont have a simple score (soccer). Events where the judging is completely subjective and possibly biased.

 

Ill still watch these judged events... its definetly entertaining, but I can no longer sit there and go, 'well, the best person/team won, they deserved it' because that wouldent always be true.

 

 

 

Ok, Im really tired and thus Im just ranting. So if this makes no sense or whatever, thats why. :-P

[Ravynlee]

^ Actually I have to agree with you on that point. I've been watching on thinking 'Oh my god that was an amazing performance!' by whomever and yet when the scores come up I'm left going 'Uh okay... I guess that makes sense' (of the judging results) while inside I'm wanting to yell at the TV 'That's shit! he/she/they were robbed!'

True.

Once upon a time the best and fairest seemed to win. And to get what they deserved. This new system, devised incidentally to make things arguably 'easier' is like trying to find the truth in a political rally. Its stumped me. But at least the visual aspect of the performances are good. They have to be at this level, would hope

[HaziLPTonz]

well sometimes a level of difficulty rating might not come down to flashy, a performance may look great, but to the judges the technical difficulty may not have been the same for them, we are hardly experts to judge ourselves other than "ooh shit i wish i could flip like that", you've got to also take into account there seems to be a prejudice towards that little girl, regardless of what you say you seemed to be judging her unevenly to her opponent

 

judges dont always take into account how "good" someone looks, someone may look like theyre winning when in reality its just a show, theres no real performance to it, iv be watching the boxing, and although the commentators maybe saying stuff like "ooh maybe that should've been a point, it looked like he got em good" replays have shown to the contrary

 

in ANY sport where there are judges/refs/umpires etc, EVERYTHING is judged by a human, there are no slow-mo replays, and EVERYTHING is unfair, especially if your rooting for the one on the wrong end of the decision, bias, bias and bias, nothign more, nothing less

 

the fact the girl is 13..er "16" makes it an even better achievement, stuff the fact shes 13, if you are GOOD ENOUGH, you are OLD ENOUGH. you see teen prodigies competing with alot older kids EVERYDAY

 

examples:

 

Bernard Tomic(Australian Tennis) is 15-16 and has been competing with 18-20 year olds since he was ALOT younger

Lionel Messi: its been stated this small soccer star has competed with kids ALOT older than him both in his Argentine home and at the Barcelona academy

Emily Seahbohm(swimming) and Melissa Wu(Diving)(both Australian) are barely teens and they would have had to have competed at around the 13-14 year old stage against older girls, considering theyre both around the 15-17 years of age an theyre both at the olympics competing

etc etc

not to mention alot of the kids who are geniuses at maths/science/literature etc who go to unis/colleges before some of them have even hit puberty

 

age is NO barrier, i dont care what someone says, to pick on a WINNER due to something stupid such as age screams of Tall Poppy Syndrome and nit picking, people may not find it fair, but unless shes caught for drugs cheating, her medal wont be taken away

[Ravynlee]

Nor do I think her medal should be taken away but even the comentators were saying (as you'd well know you watch the Ch 7 broadcast like me) that the one that didn't win deserved it. They said she performed better but then they were all 'oh well I guess the judges know better.' They didn't sound to wholeheartedly believe it and nor do I. Age isn't a barrier. We've seen 30 year olds compete and win against competitors half their age. And like wise we've seen really talented youngsters rise above their older competators. My point is that for things especially like gymnastics etc you watch and rewatch and see angle on angle on angle of replay of these performances, you see them stick landings, you see the A and B scores fluctuate accordingly. My gripe here if you didn't get it previous was that the system set up to ensure no tie endings seems biased, not us as armchair spectators. I don't care what age or nationality they are, if a person does a freakin great performance they deserve recognition period. Yes I love seeing the Aussies win but not if they don't perform better then the rest of the field. THAT is bias. This judging system seems overly complicated and flawed - and I guess it was to be expected. It's a new system, the kinks have yet to be ironed out. Have to see what comes of it next time.

[Blue Sky Turtles]

Go the aussies. :D maybe i should start paying attention to them more. this thread makes me wanna pay attention more to my home country.

[diana]

Slovenia is the best (5 medals) considering the number of population we have... Though we had/have the potential for a few more medals...*shrugs* Can't always be perfect...

[Sygy]

Waaaaaaaaay! Go Britain! So many gold medals, this year is the best Britain has done in olympic history!

 

if i have to hear and stand for god save the queen one more fucking time -.-

[woodyloveslinkin]

YAY !!!

Australia beat China in the women's basketball!! Go Opals Go Lauren Jackson :yahoo: We're in the finals against the USA in 2 days time Along with our women's water polo team taking bronze!

[Peterdea]

Lol watching Tai Qon Do or however it is spelled... Australia can't seem to score LOL... then again, neither seem to be douing much

[Acezorz]

if i have to hear and stand for god save the queen one more fucking time -.-

 

GOD SAVE OUR GRACIOUS QUEEN!

[HaziLPTonz]

well if you consider the fact a fair majority of british coaches are ex-pat aussies looking to bolster their super...i spose thats a morale victory for australia

 

i think i read that the british governemtn spent 120mil on the badminton program...i mean gosh...kinda overdoing it to beat lil brother nation arent we? when it comes down to it...aussies=more naturally talented, man for man a helluva lot better than any pom alive, to be a super power in sport with a pop of only 20mil is incredible =D

[Ravynlee]

Yay Mat Mitcham, OMG! That made me mist over watching him win that gold just then on the diving... wow... now that was a freakin awesome performance under pressure, and I thought China had it for sure! Wow... just wow...