Olympics

[IsiliRunite]

I'm looking forward to Basketball and women's beach volleyball. I'm a red-blooded American!

Let the olympics Beijing stand as a demonstration for what great exhibitions you can put on if you choose to sweep human rights under the rug for 60 years!

[Troy McClure]

Originally Posted by gambit

Okay, Brits, top THAT opening ceremonies!!

Sweet jebus, that was a good show.

Yeah, that was pretty freaking sweet way to light the torch.

Jason

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Troy McClure

Yeah, that was pretty freaking sweet way to light the torch.

Jason

Hell yeah it was. But I almost crapped my pants when they kind of harshly dropped the cable supporting him to put him at the angle he needed to be to "run" around the stadium. Did anyone else notice that? I thought he was gonna fall.

[dubman]

i always like watching the march of nations.
they're all really happy to be there. it's hard to get political when every country there is just so nervous/psyched to be participating.

[big screen satellite]

so 1 cycling gold down - 5 to go - my prediction will be beaten now i think

and two medals in the pool, the first gold since 1960... we're doing well already - i know three medals isn't loads but this early on and two golds and a bronze, its a great start for team GB

i'm enjoying the olympics already and we're only three days in...

[IsiliRunite]

I hope I'm not the only one how saw the fingertip finish in the mens 400 meter relay...

[cured]

That 4x100 relay was awesome. Can't believe the french guy got run down at the end (looked like what happened to Hoff in her race, too).

[Sean]

That was an incredible last leg. The kind of drama that makes the Olympics what it is.

I'm still stunned by the upset of Dalhauser and Rogers in the first round of men's beach volleyball, too. I know they're still capable of pulling it out overall, but what a surprise...

[//\/\/]

i'm not sure i want to see people 'pull it out' in men's beach volleyball!

(i actually wasn't aware that such a sport existed)

[Sean]

Originally Posted by //\/\/

i'm not sure i want to see people 'pull it out' in men's beach volleyball!

I had a feeling that would get some kind of comment.

Originally Posted by //\/\/

(i actually wasn't aware that such a sport existed)

Yep. Two on two beach volleyball (I know...."two on two"....ha ha ha). It's been popular here in the States for years, and has been growing in popularity recently:

http://web.avp.com/index.jsp

It's a very exciting sport. And it's called "beach" volleyball because it's basically designed to be played in the sand. I don't think two person teams could be anywhere near as effective if they were playing on a solid floor since a huge percentage of plays involve diving headlong to the ground. The injuries would be out of control.