The 2012 London Summer Olympics Thread

[JPPT1974]

NBC is getting even huge ratings than the Beijing Games. Beijing had the better Opening Ceremonies. But still London games are great!

[NC_Skins]

My only problem with NBC was their removal of the Brits tribute to those killed recently in a terrorist act. Shows very little class.

NBC coverage: Outrage by claiming 7/7 tribute in Olympic Opening Ceremony 'wasn't tailored to U.S. audience' | Mail Online

Originally Posted by JPPT1974

NBC is getting even huge ratings than the Beijing Games. Beijing had the better Opening Ceremonies. But still London games are great!

Better? Depends on what aspect you are judging it by. The reason I liked London's opening ceremonies so much is because they paid tribute to their history, their cultural, and to their politics. I don't recall seeing China give a nod to communism or to their health care like the Brits did. Visually? I think the Chinese put on a performance that has blown away any other Olympic opening ceremonies I've seen. My favorite part was probably the drummers, which was awe inspiring to say the least.

[firstdown]

First badminton and now this. How can they kick the badminton teams out and not this team is surprising.

IOC clears British cyclist Philip Hindes of deliberate crash

[JoeRedskin]

^^ First, the IOC didn't DQ the badminton competitiors - the World Federation of Badminton (or whatever the umbrella organization for badminton is) did. The IOC "took note" of the Federation's actions and did not contest them. (Sorry, can't find the link but just remember the quote as the IOC's response seemed rather tepid and did not seem to independently condemn the actions).

In the cycling, the cycling umbrella organization said: "It's okay. It's all part of the game." The teams competing against Britain seemed to shrug their shoulders at the tactic and accepted it as part of the cycling rules. The IOC again, did not dispute the findings of the umbrella organization.

It's a tough call to make any distinction and I'm certainly not going to try. Manipulation fo the rules has been around since the beginning of organized competitions. Sometimes it gets called out sometimes not. To me, at these high levels, it's more about the politics w/in the group than an objective application of standards. It's why MJ got the calls in the NBA, why tackling Tom Brady in a game is a suspendable offense, etc. etc.

Again, while I love, admire and am awed by the athleticism on display at the Olympics, I hate the cliquish/subject application of rules to so many of the competitions.

[Monkeydad]

Let me understand...they kick badminton players out of the Games for not trying hard enough, but when our basketball team wins by 83, they get attacked for scoring too many points?

[ArtMonkDrillz]

And my boy Dong Dong takes the gold in trampoline!!! Sorry for the spoiler, I'm just that excited!!!

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Let me understand...they kick badminton players out of the Games for not trying hard enough, but when our basketball team wins by 83, they get attacked for scoring too many points?

That happened? What are you supposed to do; give the other team the ball? Its not like football where you can just switch to thground game

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by hooskins

That happened? What are you supposed to do; give the other team the ball? Its not like football where you can just switch to thground game

Yes, and Coach K is mad. He said he WAS trying to take it easy on Nigeria...benching starters, no fast breaks in the 4th quarter and trying to pass the ball around and use up the shot clock. He said "we used up the 24 seconds of the shot clock and took one shot, but those shots were just going in."

Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points...in 16 minutes!

Nigeria was just THAT bad.

[SmootSmack]

This...doesn't seem right

Sprinter banned from 100 meters -- for sleeping with his wife - CBSSports

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

This...doesn't seem right

Sprinter banned from 100 meters -- for sleeping with his wife - CBSSports

People can be ****ing idiotic at some of the worst times. Really? Sending the man home because he slept with his wife outside of Olympic Village?

/facepalm

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

People can be ****ing idiotic at some of the worst times. Really? Sending the man home because he slept with his wife outside of Olympic Village?

/facepalm

Think what they would have done if left to sleep with his boyfriend.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

People can be ****ing idiotic at some of the worst times. Really? Sending the man home because he slept with his wife outside of Olympic Village?

/facepalm

Meanwhile, the other athletes are having an all-out orgy with strangers on the grass between police cars in the village and no one cares, even after they brag on the daytime talk shows. This guy was with his wife.

This is upside down.

[NC_Skins]

One Race, Every Medalist Ever - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com


Very cool.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

This...doesn't seem right

Sprinter banned from 100 meters -- for sleeping with his wife - CBSSports

Stupid

[NC_Skins]

Something that has gone unnoticed by most of the media.

American TV Neglected the Saddest Story in the Olympics [UPDATE]


WTF is wrong with the IOC here? Quite inconsistent. The absolutely robbed this young girl of a medal. So wait, the can review tape on a gymnastics event, but they can't review tape to see some kid didn't start the timer when it should have? Really? Really?

ince the incident, it has come out that the timekeeper for the event was a 15 year old British volunteer. Really? This isn’t fencing class at the Y, this is the Olympics. There was nobody in the entire world with any timekeeping experience that could have been called upon to take on such an important task? When I was 15, I wouldn’t have had the attention span to do that job either. Whoever made the choice to put a child in charge of the clock for an Olympic event should be fired.

A 15 year old time keeper in the biggest stage of sporting events? YOU HAVE GOT TO BE SHITTING ME....lol REALLY?

**** the IOC. This is absolute garbage. They've overturned gymnastic events, boxing events, and even cycling events and yet .......refuse their complaint?