2012 London Olympics Thread

[enkei2k]

So, I'm surprised there's no thread on here yet about this so I'll start it.

London 2012 Summer Olympics | Videos, Dates, Photos, News, Schedule (http://www.olympic.org/london-2012-summer-olympics)

Talk here anything Olympics related, swimming, basketball, track and field, favorite country, favorite event, how so many of the athletes are tested positive for doping, pics of your favorite athlete(s), etc.

[K_style]

Yes, I am surprise we didnt have a thread about Olympics yet.

Soccer, Basketball, Track and field (100, 200mm) and Swimming would be my favorite

Also interested in Baseball this year..

[tricky_ab]

I'm watching a bunch of stuff track stuff for sure. I usually watch as many events as I possibly can...

[slider2828]

Soccer already started yesterday with US just edging out another team in the last moments. Then Japan women's won and Japan men just beat SPAIN! 1-0 this morning....

Get the android app... It streams LIVE HD!!! Its very high quality and really nice.

[K_style]

*Soccer

Japan beat Spain by 1:0.. wow. and S.Korea was 0:0 with Mexico..

Spain had only 10 players but still hard to believe Japan beat Spain..

[theboy]

bmx racing is where its at

[K_style]

bmx racing is where its at


But... Olympic doesn't have BMX racing do they?

[turninheadz]

soccer and track/field is where it's at.


Get the android app... It streams LIVE HD!!! Its very high quality and really nice.

didn't realize there was one. going to look for it now. thanks

[slider2828]

But... Olympic doesn't have BMX racing do they?

BMX Racing head to head for the WIN!!!!! I remember they had it for beijing...

http://www.london2012.com/cycling-bmx/

[slider2828]

soccer and track/field is where it's at.



didn't realize there was one. going to look for it now. thanks

In case its confusing.... The NBC Olympic app is for reading and blogging and stuff....

The NBC Olympic App Extra is another app and it streams all events!

[tricky_ab]

*Soccer

Japan beat Spain by 1:0.. wow. and S.Korea was 0:0 with Mexico..

Spain had only 10 players but still hard to believe Japan beat Spain..

My friend called me earlier as he was watching the game. He was over the moon...

It's nice to see the underdogs pulling through with big wins this early in the competition.

bmx racing is where its at

*High five*

[S14DB]

In case its confusing.... The NBC Olympic app is for reading and blogging and stuff....

The NBC Olympic App Extra is another app and it streams all events!

and the streaming sucks...

[revat619]

A bunch of friends from the olympic training center here in san diego where i train at made the team (track and field, BMX, rowing, archery, and field hockey) so i'll be watching them for sure!

[slider2828]

Really? I have great HD streaming on my drive into work....

[Gnnr]

Team USA

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pLlmynagS7g/UASEj57o1cI/AAAAAAAAFC0/j7mybnvSQdc/s1600/2012+Team+USA+Basketball+jerseys+and+shoes.jpg
http://brotherlylovesports.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/teamusa_2012.jpg

Michael Phelps vs Ryan Lochte
http://answers.bettor.com/images/Articles/thumbs/extralarge/2010_8_24-2010_8_24_4_56_27-jpg-23171.jpg

Usian Bolt vs Yohan Blake
http://www.joe.ie/uploads/story/19398/boltblake1.jpg

Lets get it popping!

[S14DB]

Really? I have great HD streaming on my drive into work....

on a phone or tablet? Tablet it looks like 640x480.

[slider2828]

On the phone.... probably why....

[WERDdabuilder]

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2365/hitp.gif

[S14DB]

Bahaha, Look at Camilla giving the WTF look in the upper left.

NBC selectively editing the opener once again. Looks like the rest of the games will be only what they deem worthy. Rest of the sports you can watch on the 56k streaming.

[WERDdabuilder]

yeah i was hoping she'd get up and slap him in the back off the head with a rolled up news paper.

USA men's Basketball schedule...
Summer 2012 Team USA Basketball Tentative Schedule:


Sunday, July 29
9:30 a.m. — USA vs. France

Tuesday, July 31
5:15 p.m. — USA vs. Tunisia

Thursday, August 2
5:15 p.m. — USA vs. TBA

Saturday, August 4
9:30 a.m. — USA vs. TBA

Monday, August 6
5:15 p.m. — USA vs. Argentina

Wednesday, August 8
Quarterfinals
9 a.m. — Session 1 (2 Games)
3 p.m. — Session 2 (2 Games)

Friday, August 10
Semifinals
Noon — Semifinal #1
4:00 p.m. — Semifinal #2


Sunday, August 12
Finals
6 a.m. — Bronze Medal Game
10 a.m. — Gold Medal Game

All times listed are EDT


can't wait.

[Duud]

*Soccer

Japan beat Spain by 1:0.. wow. and S.Korea was 0:0 with Mexico..

Spain had only 10 players but still hard to believe Japan beat Spain..


Japan was just out hustling Spain in the game. I saw the Japanese players sprinting after the ball on every possession. Although my roommate told me that Spain wasnt allowed to play their first team..I mean if they did..no other country would stand a chance..

[Gnnr]

Ok, its fucking impposible to find out when anything is on TV that is a LIVE event.

:mad:

[S14DB]

Ok, its fucking impposible to find out when anything is on TV that is a LIVE event.

:mad:

Yeah, they know people are pissed off at what they are showing on TV. So their solution is to be vague on what's going to be on TV. If you got a problem with that, watch the raw feed online.

Online streaming buffer overflows till it maxes out your CPU or ram. The Phone/Tablet quality is much better now but the ads are ridiculous. You think they would have learned from last time.

[Gnnr]

I think this website now sums up how I now feel about these Olympics:

Fuck the Olympics (http://fucktheolympics.com/)

[DJDANGER24]

Not sure what cable provider you guys have, but COX here in SD has about 4 channels dedicated to live Olympic events. Its under XXX Summer Olympics, not sure what's the deal with the XXX.

[revat619]

Not sure what cable provider you guys have, but COX here in SD has about 4 channels dedicated to live Olympic events. Its under XXX Summer Olympics, not sure what's the deal with the XXX.

It's the games of the 30th Olympiad.

[turninheadz]

apart from the eight women disqualified in badminton for "not using one's best efforts to win a match", have there been any other scandals going on?

[FRpilot]

apart from the eight women disqualified in badminton for "not using one's best efforts to win a match", have there been any other scandals going on?

well, i read an article yesterday about women's fencing competition in the olympics about how there was a controversial call in a match against a german woman and south korean woman. apparently the south korean lost over some questionable judging, cried for a bit, and stood there for like an hour in protest before being physically escorted away. i think the crowd kind of felt it was a questionable call too.

she was awarded some kind of special medal by the fencing board and they apologized that their equipment was able to be used accurately in judging the competition saying something about how their equipment could only read a few tenths of a seconds when it should be able to read at a few hundreds of second (or something along those lines).

[simmode1]

Two of America's sweethearts, past and present.
http://urbanbellemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Gabby-Douglas-and-Dominique-Dawes.jpg

[enkei2k]

COX ... Its under XXX Summer Olympics, not sure what's the deal with the XXX.

Pr0nz. Hardcore Pr0nz. :keke:

I only watch the Olympics for Misty May (Treanor) and Kerri Walsh (Jennings). Left and right respectively.

http://www.glamour.com/images/women-of-the-year/1028-misty-may-treanor-and-kerri-walsh_aw.jpg

[turninheadz]

gotta love women's beach volleyball

[S14DB]

Not sure what cable provider you guys have, but COX here in SD has about 4 channels dedicated to live Olympic events. Its under XXX Summer Olympics, not sure what's the deal with the XXX.
If you watched the US women's water polo match yesterday you would...

They rolled B roll to show what suit pulling looked like. I was like did I just see titty? Then I thought to myself "it was b roll they would have reviewed that"
Get home and it's all over the news. NBC says it was a live game and can't control the content...

[enkei2k]

More scandals! But because it's the London Olympics, the guy gets a pass for being British?

IOC clears British cyclist Philip Hindes of deliberate crash (http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/cycling/story/ioc-international-olympic-committee-clears-british-cyclist-philip-hindes-of-deliberate-crash-080312)

The 19-year-old wobbled starting the three-lap race against France and fell at the first bend. The British trio, including Chris Hoy, won the restarted race.


''I just crashed, I did it on purpose to get a restart, just to have the fastest ride. I did it. So it was all planned, really,'' Hindes reportedly said immediately after the race. He modified his comments at the official news conference to say he lost control of his bike.

[DJDANGER24]

I had to post this.
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/553578_444955865527468_1748446035_n.jpg

And Aly Raisman...this breezy
http://cdn.everyjoe.com/files/2012/07/aly-raisman-sexy-pics.jpg

[turninheadz]

In soccer, Canada's women beat out GB to advance to semis...against the US

[tricky_ab]

In soccer, Canada's women beat out GB to advance to semis...against the US

I'm legitimately pumped with the big win today!

I'm not hyped however for the pairing of Team USA (the world's number one women's team).

Also I'm soaking up all those salty Brazilian tears since from their last lost match!

They then had the nerve to state that there's was a conspiracy plot to make their bus late (and that was the reason they were tired?!)

Please...

[S14DB]

Brazil wants a good showing to roll into the next games.

The badminton scandal is interesting because that game moves so fast it's hard to notice a thrown game.

That boxing match with the Turkmenistan referee was brutal.

[tricky_ab]

Brazil wants a good showing to roll into the next games.

The badminton scandal is interesting because that game moves so fast it's hard to notice a thrown game.

That boxing match with the Turkmenistan referee was brutal.

As someone who hits the gym still, it was too painful to watch. Stuff like that, makes me pissed off as the sport is a joke already in the pro world and now this?!

[DJDANGER24]

Elooow!

Britain's Steven Caulker and UAE's Abdelaziz Sanqour (R) collide

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FGLb01KpQ0vR3_9gGyz40A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD00MDY7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/388/2012/07/31/RTR35LQM-jpg_171716.jpg

[turninheadz]

I'm legitimately pumped with the big win today!

I'm not hyped however for the pairing of Team USA (the world's number one women's team).


Same.

And finally, Canada get its first gold! About friggin' time.

[enkei2k]

USA vs Lithuania in basketball...damn only win by 5? That's a wake up call.

[tricky_ab]

Same.

And finally, Canada get its first gold! About friggin' time.

Yeah, there was a legit fist pump done my me while watching the trampoline event...

USA vs Lithuania in basketball...damn only win by 5? That's a wake up call.

They should thank Lithuania for lighting that fire under their ass . They sure needed that for the knockouts.

Lebron finally taking this game seriously during that scoring run in the 4th...

[turninheadz]

anyone else catch the Canada/USA soccer game today? best game i think i have ever seen canada play. gave USA a legitimate run for their money. however, it is unfortunate that the ref's inability to make logical or consistent calls pretty much ruined a perfect game.

some nice goals were scored by both sides. now, Canada just has to deal with France to win bronze. USA gets Japan for the gold medal game.

[T chop]

I'm not trying to say the Canadian women's team is better, but if it wasn't for that stupid *SNIP* of a ref we would have won today. She made so many bad calls (both ways).

Sinclair has got to be the best player in the world.

[enkei2k]

First Melo gets whacked in the balls, and now this.

Nicolas Batum punches Juan Carlos Navarro in the groin near the end of France-Spain quarterfinal - Yardbarker (http://olympics.yardbarker.com/blog/olympics/article/nicolas_batum_punches_juan_carlos_navarro_in_the_g roin_near_the_end_of_france_spain_quarterfinal/11407435)

At least this one I was able to find a gif.

http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/ah00y2.gif

[tricky_ab]

anyone else catch the Canada/USA soccer game today? best game i think i have ever seen canada play. gave USA a legitimate run for their money. however, it is unfortunate that the ref's inability to make logical or consistent calls pretty much ruined a perfect game.

some nice goals were scored by both sides. now, Canada just has to deal with France to win bronze. USA gets Japan for the gold medal game.

Gah that was heartbreaking but what can you do now. They played a great game...

[S14DB]

First Melo gets whacked in the balls, and now this.

Nicolas Batum punches Juan Carlos Navarro in the groin near the end of France-Spain quarterfinal - Yardbarker (http://olympics.yardbarker.com/blog/olympics/article/nicolas_batum_punches_juan_carlos_navarro_in_the_g roin_near_the_end_of_france_spain_quarterfinal/11407435)
Like to see him try that in the NBA. What a looser.

Diving seems to have a bunch of gems
http://cdn.lastangryfan.com/wp-content/uploads/feck.gif

[Gnnr]

http://i.imgur.com/OJmoZ.jpgp




Ok seriously they need to get loose fittings shorts, I'm pretty sure that wont put their medal aspirations at stake. :keke:

[revat619]

Like to see him try that in the NBA. What a looser.

Diving seems to have a bunch of gems
http://cdn.lastangryfan.com/wp-content/uploads/feck.gif

LMAO YES!!!!

OMG, i could NOT stop laughing when i saw that live and i remember totally thinking "this is gonna be internet gold..."

Thank you sir. :bow:

[DJDANGER24]

USA wins gold in Soccer over Japan.

And Alex Morgan is hott!!

[S14DB]

LMAO YES!!!!

OMG, i could NOT stop laughing when i saw that live and i remember totally thinking "this is gonna be internet gold..."

Thank you sir. :bow:

There were some other nice ones. But, I guess you have to get diving to find them funny. That was a flat layout.
Are the Malaysians wearing ed hardy suits?
USA wins gold in Soccer over Japan.

And Alex Morgan is hott!!

Nice pallet cleanser from Abby Wambach. That Gatorade commercial is creepy...

I missed the 10k swim today, Damn RL problems. Need to just take 2wks off every 2yrs lol...

[SimpleS14]

Ok seriously they need to get loose fittings shorts, I'm pretty sure that wont put their medal aspirations at stake. :keke:

Yikes, someone was a little too happy to get the medal :/

[NiSilS14]

First Melo gets whacked in the balls, and now this.

Nicolas Batum punches Juan Carlos Navarro in the groin near the end of France-Spain quarterfinal - Yardbarker (http://olympics.yardbarker.com/blog/olympics/article/nicolas_batum_punches_juan_carlos_navarro_in_the_g roin_near_the_end_of_france_spain_quarterfinal/11407435)

At least this one I was able to find a gif.



Eff that. If someone is gonna deliberately punch me in the junk, they better pucker up for a knock out. Forget being professional, it's personal once you get to kicking each other's shit in.

[tricky_ab]

Flop mode engaged for Spain. Seriously what the heck is going on with international officiating?!

[S14DB]

Seriously what the heck is going on with international officiating?!
The wrestling matches were ridiculous. The judges didn't even know what cards to hold up for points.

[BossHogg]

Yikes, someone was a little too happy to get the medal :/

that is because he was looking at her

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l99/kasilvia/olympics.jpg

or maybe he is just bigger than you?