The Olympics Thread

[brewcrewrock]

GB WIN IN THE HOCKEY! score with 21 seconds remaining! 2-1 againsty japan, were above the USA in the hockey table

[hot_corner_gurl]

The Bolt just hit 9.6, and coasted across the line for the last 20 m.

That was just insane. That man is not human, I swear. He should have no trouble winning the 200m after a performance such as this. (Richard Thompson of Trinidad was second and Walter Dix of the USA was third btw in the 100m dash).

[DirtyKash]

Not only should he win the 200 going away, but he needs to crush Michael Johnson's 19.32 record! Hopefully, he doesn't ease up before the end again.

[Foster]

Well he has the gold shoes to do it!!!

And to think about the 4x100 team that Jamaica will have?!??!?! Powell and Bolt are a tag team in that event that can't be touched I would think.

[DirtyKash]

Comparing 2008 Phelps to 1972 Spitz:

200 freestyle
Phelps - 1:42.96
Spitz - 1:58.78

100 butterfly
Phelps - 50.58
Spitz - 54.27

200 butterfly
Phelps - 1:52.03
Spitz - 2:00.70

4x100 freestyle relay
Phelps - 3:08.24
Spitz - 3:26.42

4x200 freestyle relay
Phelps - 6:58.56
Spitz - 7:35.78

It means nothing, but it's just to compare. Heh.

[Foster]

4 more medals for Canada to raise the total to 7, take that Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

We got some big events coming up this week too. Canoe and Kayak events leading the medal hopes.

[DirtyKash]

American pole vaulter Jen Stuczynski was talking trash before the competition and she ended up getting destroyed by her Russian counterpart, who cleared 5.05m for a new world record, while Stuczynsky didn't even clear 4.85m. Oops.

Trash talk backfires at the Beijing Olympics

[NYgiantsfan5689]

if you're a pole vaulter, you shouldn't be allowed to talk trash no matter how good you are

[NYgiantsfan5689]

OMFG I JUST NOTICED THIS FROM THE ARTICLE YOU POSTED:

Big poles and big mouths don’t go together.

THAT is NOT what she said!!

[ljshorty89]

Umm, well that WOULD be an interesting quote...

[DirtyKash]

Simon Whitfield is ****ing badass.

[Kingdom]

At least Canada can do the Olympic trampoline

[Foster]

Simon Whitfield is ****ing badass.

That race was just insane, I watched as the 2 Spainish guys made their push and was like "nice job Whitfield, way to talk about ending the Spainish dominance, than loose". Than I did something else, came back, and there he is getting a silver behind the German. Crazy race.

[DirtyKash]

Wait a second, they put BMX cycling at these Olympics? What is this, the X Games now? How long until they stick in street luge and half-pipe skateboarding? Ugh.

[realmofotalk]

Who's the idiot who decided that equestrians deserve the same medals as gymnasts do?