Olympics - Page 3

IsiliRunite · #1 08-09-2008, 12:54 AM

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!

IsiliRunite · #2 08-11-2008, 03:38 AM

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

cured · #3 08-11-2008, 09:07 AM

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 · #4 08-11-2008, 09:15 AM

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...

//\/\/ · #5 08-11-2008, 09:20 AM

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 · #6 08-11-2008, 10:24 AM

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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.

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(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.

gambit · #7 08-11-2008, 10:55 AM

Beach volleyball is particularly popular when the women play. In tiny tiny tiny bikinis. Mmmmmmm. No wonder it quickly became one of the most popular events at the Olympics!

(Interestingly, the men's beach volleyball teams get to wear shirts and shorts. My mom said they should at least be topless.)

Loved the 4x100 final, especially by beating out the French who trash talked beforehand, saying they'd "smash" the Americans. Oh, the look on their faces was priceless!

//\/\/ · #8 08-12-2008, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean

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

yeah; somebody had to do it, nontheless!

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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.

...yeah; i knew about beach volleyball; i just didn't realise that men played too

cured · #9 08-11-2008, 08:04 PM

This may be the next best thing to the 4x100 relay from last night:

den · #10 08-11-2008, 10:34 PM

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This may be the next best thing to the 4x100 relay from last night:

Look out, Phelps!

Everyone I talked to who saw that relay stood up cheering at the end, including my mom. That was fantastic.

One of the best thing about the Olympics is that there's always something to watch on tv. So far there's always something on NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, or USA, at all hours of the day. I do think that gymnastics sometimes is a little boring, mainly the floor exercise. I hate how it doesn't match up at all to the music. I foolishly switched to an NFL preseason game and missed Phelps winning a medal (but what else is new?) But this China-U.S.-Japan gymnastics competition going on right now is pretty exciting.