2012 London Olympics!

[Ranshiin]

Yeah I remember seeing an American pair having poor synchronization but getting a higher score than the pairs with better synchronization. Weird scores from judges. Then again I'm no synchronized diving expert

This shall be hereafter referred to as 'pulling a Eurovision'.

Because it's obvious that the judges are biased.


Also in pulling a Eurovision, I'm expecting Britain to get 'nil pois' in terms of gold medals. :/ man, when my friend said 'we'll never get the Olympics again' he wasn't kidding. we're embarrassing ourselves.

[AkiraJPN]

GO team japan, korea, and china

[aether]

This shall be hereafter referred to as 'pulling a Eurovision'.

Because it's obvious that the judges are biased.


Also in pulling a Eurovision, I'm expecting Britain to get 'nil pois' in terms of gold medals. :/ man, when my friend said 'we'll never get the Olympics again' he wasn't kidding. we're embarrassing ourselves.

Remember its the taking part that counts not the medals.
Plus don't forget the fact that other countries do have armies of athletes in some competitions so its gonna be harder to compete

[Ranshiin]

Remember its the taking part that counts not the medals.
Plus don't forget the fact that other countries do have armies of athletes in some competitions so its gonna be harder to compete

It's a shame China won't see it that way when they walk off home with all our gold medals.

(which btw aren't actually gold ... they're like 95% silver ._.)

[aether]

It's a shame China won't see it that way when they walk off home with all our gold medals.

(which btw aren't actually gold ... they're like 95% silver ._.)

Oh I know they arn't actual gold only fine jewellery has actual gold in it these days and other highly expensive decorated items

[AshureeChan]

@Uchiha _Luffy I'm American and I like soccer

As for rooting, I root for USA obviously but I also root for Japan and China. I'm not much for rooting though haha
I like to mostly watch the Gymnastics competitions, with the exception of the pommel horse (or whatever) because that is the weirdest event I've ever seen O.o

[Sc0tty]

You forget one thing China has sent in a small army of athletes to compete so they are bound to win more medals through sheer numbers alone

Well as they say: "Quality over Quantity". A team with 380 competitors can still have more medals than a team of 541 people

[DeathBlade/13.666]

W00tn3ss! We have 18 medals and have taken the lead. Just need 3 more gold to catch up to China's gold, though.

[wizzanator]

at the time of writing this ...
USA has 18 medals ... with 539 participants which makes it real to 0.033 medal/participant
China has 19 medals ... with 385 participants which makes it real to 0.049 medal/participant

I wonder who's better here? ....

[DeathBlade/13.666]

at the time of writing this ...
USA has 18 medals ... with 539 participants which makes it real to 0.033 medal/participant
China has 19 medals ... with 385 participants which makes it real to 0.049 medal/participant

I wonder who's better here? ....

All depends on which statistics you look at. Like this http://edition.cnn.com/SPORT/olympic...le/?hpt=isp_r1 Click Historic Medal Table -> All Time. 2296 Medals and 929 Gold overall for the U.S. 15 for Slovenia, not bad for a 22 year-old country.

[Kaleohano]

at the time of writing this ...
USA has 18 medals ... with 539 participants which makes it real to 0.033 medal/participant
China has 19 medals ... with 385 participants which makes it real to 0.049 medal/participant

I wonder who's better here? ....

'MURIKA!!!
on the china team, Everyone gets a small percentage of the medals (just like you pointed out 0.049)...because they're Communists.

On the US team, the guys that didn't earn a medal get nothing. The ones that earned them can keep em all for themselves.
Capitalism ftw!


In the end, just watch basketball to see wassup :P

[Ranshiin]

.... :|


On a related note, something I call ... "Badminton-Gate."

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/e...034357061.html


Also I'm glad I didn't bet a tenner on my earlier comment about Britain not getting any gold medals:

Rowers Heather Stanning and Helen Glover have won Team GB's first gold medals of the Games. More to follow...

[aether]

Ahhhhh the rowing this morning was great to see team GB snatch victory from the others looks like the Oxford and Cambridge rowing race comes in use

[DeathBlade/13.666]

Now Britain has 8 medals total. Yay! America's in the lead with 25, and China's right behind with 23. Ooooo And For @FlashD , and @wizzanator , Slovenia has gotten a gold in Women's 63 kg Judo.

[Ape]

I'm so upset Joseph Diaz didn't win in bantamweight boxing

The guy he lost to is going to win though, so no big deal.

[Sc0tty]

Britain's finally struck gold. I was getting a bit worried that we wouldn't get one

[FstSergeant8595]

Okay so I have something to vent about. I was watching men's basketball yesterday and it was USA against Tunisia and the whole game everybody on Tunisia's team was playing like a team when everybody on USA's team played for themselves because they are all so famous. Even after the game when USA won by a long shot, Kobe Bryant goes over and signs an autograph, on screen, for a Tunisia player. REALLY USA!?!?! Can't we be a LITTLE more professional?

[Ape]

Okay so I have something to vent about. I was watching men's basketball yesterday and it was USA against Tunisia and the whole game everybody on Tunisia's team was playing like a team when everybody on USA's team played for themselves because they are all so famous. Even after the game when USA won by a long shot, Kobe Bryant goes over and signs an autograph, on screen, for a Tunisia player. REALLY USA!?!?! Can't we be a LITTLE more professional?

That's perfectly professional. Those players from Tunisia would probably kill their first born to play for a team in the NBA. They are more famous in other countries then they are here. I think it was kind of cool of Kobe to do that if someone wanted the autograph. Who cares.

[FstSergeant8595]

Who cares.

Clearly not just me. Sure they are praising his action in this article, but I'm just saying.... I guess I just miss the days when professionals didn't play on the Olympics.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ey...unisian-player

[aether]

Britain's finally struck gold. I was getting a bit worried that we wouldn't get one

Have ye of little faith?
You should know we always start slowly and we gradually pull em in

[Kaleohano]

who has the greatest Olympian of all time?
AMERICA! Thats who!

[Ranshiin]

who has the greatest Olympian of all time?
AMERICA! Thats who!

Don't you mean:

'MURICAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

?

[MariannaB]

Lol at my school, they have a big plasma in the Library which plays the Olympics and students will always be watching it instead of doing schoolwork. I can vouch for that because it's what I'm doing now.

GO AUSTRALIA!!!!!!!

[Negative Ink]

I can't belive Norway got to the final in fencing, only to be butchered by Venezuela.

Good stuff regardless.

[aether]

I can't belive Norway got to the final in fencing, only to be butchered by Venezuela.

Good stuff regardless.

I never knew putting up fences was an Olympic sport lol (I know it is actually to do with swords couldn't help making that joke)