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Beijing Summer Olympics 2008
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post Aug 11 2008, 10:26 PM
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Oh man, that Japanese dude f**ked up hardxcore on that vault. Jesus.

Am I the only one who thinks that, in comparison to uneven bars, the parallel bars are lame? The high bar isn't as lame as the parallel bars, but it's not as awesome as the uneven bars.
 
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post Aug 11 2008, 10:30 PM
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and yay for india for finally getting a gold medal :))
 
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post Aug 11 2008, 10:30 PM
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^ What event?
 
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post Aug 11 2008, 10:32 PM
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rifling!
 
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post Aug 11 2008, 10:38 PM
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Hey. That's cool.
 
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post Aug 11 2008, 10:41 PM
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Wait til track and field starts.
 
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post Aug 11 2008, 10:52 PM
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QUOTE
U.S. has a lot of bronze. ew.


5 of the bronze came from swimming. It's better than having no medals at all. biggrin.gif I can't wait until track and field and women's gymnasticssss.
 
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post Aug 11 2008, 10:56 PM
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QUOTE(doiink @ Jul 13 2008, 01:37 AM) *
what sports will you be following/watching?

I'm just watching whatever's on at the moment. I really like swimming and gymnastics; haven't seen any diving yet.

I got so excited when SNSD's (So Nyeo Shi Dae) "Girls' Generation" was played after one of the men's swimming rounds. <3

One of my old schoolmates is in the Olympics! Sandra Fong, 18, a markswoman. happy.gif
 
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post Aug 11 2008, 11:20 PM
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OOh!
I'm watching Indonesia vs. Korea in mixed badminton right now.
The Indonesian team is really good.
I think we're tied now.
 
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post Aug 11 2008, 11:35 PM
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Damn! I think the US Men's gymnastic team is going to finish 3rd :(
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 12:00 AM
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Btw, there's a bunch of new hotties this year:
1. Alexander Artemev (Gymnastics)
2. David Boudia (Diving)
3. Thomas Finchum (Diving)
4. Peter Vanderkaay (Swimming)
5. Cullen Jones (Swimming)

and then there is, of course, Michael Phelps who looks eternally hot [to me, at least].
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 12:29 AM
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QUOTE(towntown2 @ Aug 11 2008, 10:00 PM) *
Btw, there's a bunch of new hotties this year:
1. Alexander Artemev (Gymnastics)
2. David Boudia (Diving)
3. Thomas Finchum (Diving)
4. Peter Vanderkaay (Swimming)
5. Cullen Jones (Swimming)

and then there is, of course, Michael Phelps who looks eternally hot [to me, at least].

Kyle Shewfelt's pretty okay too. And he kind of reminds me of my physics teacher. xD
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 12:34 AM
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QUOTE(towntown2 @ Aug 12 2008, 12:00 AM) *
and then there is, of course, Michael Phelps who looks eternally hot [to me, at least].
Mhmm... whistling.gif

I would think it'd be painful to have been him:
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 12:20 PM
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^ OMG that looks Photoshopped! Must have been horrible! Someone is SO gonna write FAIL on it and put it here: http://failblog.org/

And omg you guys, seriously? Michael Phelps? Hot? He looks better in action with that body, but dude. He totally got hit with the ugly stick.



Or, the ugly lower-half-of-the-face stick at least. Still, definitely an athlete I respect. Oh, but how I miss Ian Thorpe.

Can't wait til tomorrow! Women's Gymnastics Team Final and Men's Diving Sync 3m Springboard.
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 12:59 PM
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His ears stick out even more than Channing Tatum. Which is not attractive.
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 01:08 PM
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LOL, I swear all the swimmers look better with their caps on.
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 02:23 PM
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QUOTE(karmakiller @ Aug 12 2008, 01:34 AM) *
Mhmm... whistling.gif

I would think it'd be painful to have been him: http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/fot...64898-EX,00.jpg
LOL! Awww, that's horrible.


QUOTE(Gigi @ Aug 12 2008, 01:20 PM) *
^ OMG that looks Photoshopped! Must have been horrible! Someone is SO gonna write FAIL on it and put it here: http://failblog.org/

And omg you guys, seriously? Michael Phelps? Hot? He looks better in action with that body, but dude. He totally got hit with the ugly stick.

[img]http://verca.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/michael-phelps.jpg[/img

Or, the ugly lower-half-of-the-face stick at least. Still, definitely an athlete I respect. Oh, but how I miss Ian Thorpe.

Can't wait til tomorrow! Women's Gymnastics Team Final and Men's Diving Sync 3m Springboard.
Yeah. I'm not a fan of his face either. Oh man, when USA won the relay and he was yelling... NBC played it in slow motion and I swear he got hit with the 'tard stick.
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 03:45 PM
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-gasp-
I love Phelps' face!

Thorpe shouldn't have retired so early in my opinion.
He could've competed in this Olympics too.
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 07:04 PM
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Yes, cheating ruins my entire perspective for communist China's sports. How could their government let it slide? ;[
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 07:25 PM
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The competitors are sooooo youuuuung
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 07:43 PM
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Yes, cheating ruins my entire perspective for communist China's sports. How could their government let it slide? ;[

Like Gigi said in the other thread, is there any proof that China cheated? If there was any suspicion that they did, the officials would have taken over and investigated everything.


It really really pisses me off when people just jump into conclusions about China. Yes, it's a communist country, but does this have anything to do with the Olympics? f**k that.
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 07:53 PM
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QUOTE(Joannnnnne @ Aug 12 2008, 08:43 PM) *
Like Gigi said in the other thread, is there any proof that China cheated? If there was any suspicion that they did, the officials would have taken over and investigated everything.
It really really pisses me off when people just jump into conclusions about China. Yes, it's a communist country, but does this have anything to do with the Olympics? f**k that.
Well, the officials went by the athlete's passports, which said they were all (15 going on) 16, but when the country is the one issuing the passports...

People aren't really jumping to conclusions since the youngest Chinese athletes look YOUNG, like 13-14 young. Communism doesn't have anything to do with the Olympics, BUT putting out a strong showing means everything. They want to claim their place in the modern world (to which they have every right). Sometimes it seems like they'd amount to anything to look good in the world's eyes (i.e. the lip synching child in the opening ceremonies).
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 08:02 PM
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QUOTE(hi-C @ Aug 12 2008, 05:53 PM) *
Well, the officials went by the athlete's passports, which said they were all (15 going on) 16, but when the country is the one issuing the passports...

Sometimes it seems like they'd amount to anything to look good in the world's eyes (i.e. the lip synching child in the opening ceremonies).

We all know that China's doing almost everything possible to make sure that those who came for the Olympics get their money's worth, etc.

Knowing that, can you really put the whole gymnastics thing past them?
Sure, the girls are amazing, but a lot of them really look younger than sixteen. Some look like they're barely 13!
The suspicion is valid.
And it's not because China's a communist country or anything.

If America [or any other country for that matter] had chosen to send athletes that obviously look younger than the lowest alloted age, the same suspicions would arise.
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 08:40 PM
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... that's what I was saying...
 
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post Aug 12 2008, 09:06 PM
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^
...then my post must've been redundant.
Whoops.
 
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