The Olympics

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

I saw Nastia Liukin interviewed earlier today.


(sorry Todd -- she's all grown up now)


This handball nonsense is so ridiculous it's actually entertaining. They seem to make a conscious effort to dribble the ball, yet 15 steps in a row isn't penalized. [TiC]Boy, you'd think I was watching the NBA![/TiC]

Watched a little of the U.S./Korea women's volleyball match. Some of those Korean chicks were taller than Manut Bol. I wondered who popetart would root for...since he abandoned his country, that traitorous bastard.

I think having indoor AND outdoor volleyball is kinda lame. It's the SUMMER games. Anything that can feasibly be played outdoors...should be.

[Wolfman]

I enjoy the Olympics, especially track and field. Was watching the road cycling this morning, Those guys cycled to a million miles it seemed. Guy from Kazakhstan won breaking away and sprinting to the finish. Wait till those crazy sprint races indoors.
BTW---what the hell was that show last night? Leave it to the Brits I guess.

[Atomic Punk]

Is Paul McCartney seeing the same plastic surgeon as Bruce Jenner?

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

BTW---what the hell was that show last night? Leave it to the Brits I guess.

It was one big plug for socialized healthcare. I only caught a few minutes of it; at one point I thought I was watching hobbits rolling around in The Shire on acid.

[War Wagon]

I think having indoor AND outdoor volleyball is kinda lame. It's the SUMMER games. Anything that can feasibly be played outdoors...should be.

and here I was wondering why Beach Volleyball is an Olympic sport while Baseball and Softball aren't.

[poptart]

[poptart]

Old timers, Wolfie, Mikey, CMike, etc., remember 40 years ago?

The '72 Men's Olympic Basketball fuckjob?

Bar none, THE most blatant sporting theft I've ever seen - tuck fiasco included. :)






U.S. appeal rejected.

[Wolfman]

^^^^^^^^^^
you got that straight

[Bucmonkey]

What is up with the Chinese swimmers? PED's?

[Dr_Phibes]

Brilliant rambling from the locals

[poptart]

S. Korea got over!

That is not threft.
It is justrice.


Go hrome, Rankee!!




:)

[trev]

Wow, Poptart.

Anyway, I love the Olympics! Except cycling. Just can't get into that.

War men's water polo! And kudos to whoever designed those boys' uni's.

[mvscal]

The Olympics haven't even been remotely interesting since the end of the Cold War.

[Dan Vogel]

I didn't have time to watch yet but I will do it this week. Favorite events: Track and field. Gymnastics. Cycling. Soccer. Basketball. Go USA!

[DC Smackmaster]

That quiver...my lord. Thank you, Sam.

[BSmack]

Bar none, THE most blatant sporting theft I've ever seen

Then you must not have seen this.

I saw both. 1972 was far worse. USA got screwed on the court and by the "governing body" after the game.

[Mikey]

Old timers, Wolfie, Mikey, CMike, etc., remember 40 years ago?

The '72 Men's Olympic Basketball fuckjob?

Bar none, THE most blatant sporting theft I've ever seen - tuck fiasco included. :)

U.S. appeal rejected.

Something I agree on with both pops and wolfman?

Incredible.



Really not too interested in women's gymnastics, with all the politics and manufactured emotional bullshit.
So why did I stay up past my betime to watch?

I may have to go to the archives to watch the woman who hit 99 out of 100 in the skeet shooting. That is absolutely amazing.