Official Beijing Olympics Thread

Here is a pic of volunteers watching the Beijing Olympic rehearsals, they look VERY entertained:



So on this note, who is all going to see the games, anyone actually seeing some events? Last summer games I saw live were in Atlanta which were pretty cool, probably 100x better than the beijing games will be because of the massive crowds and shitty smog but anyways, discuss.

fuck olympics

gogogo olympics man. how can you hate on them?

maybe they're tired?

On August 06 2008 15:28 ggplz wrote:

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gogo olympics...hope to make some mobnies betting on them

On August 06 2008 16:08 vegable wrote: maybe they're tired?

yes they are, it was a joke lolz and it is no joke about beijing being a trap.

i wanna shoot every fuckhead dissing beijing olympics coz of smog and crowds

On August 06 2008 17:08 wobbly_au wrote: i wanna shoot every fuckhead dissing beijing olympics coz of smog and crowds

haha

On August 06 2008 15:23 Highcard wrote: Here is a pic of volunteers watching the Beijing Olympic rehearsals, they look VERY entertained: So on this note, who is all going to see the games, anyone actually seeing some events? Last summer games I saw live were in Atlanta which were pretty cool, probably 100x better than the beijing games will be because of the massive crowds and shitty smog but anyways, discuss.

they forbid any contaminating activity for a long time to clear the skies of beijing and the other cities, i saw the photos on the intrawebs.

Also the opening ceremony and organization in general seems superior than any other olympics in the past since this is China's way to say "oh hi 1st world, we will take over the world now thx".

On August 06 2008 17:08 wobbly_au wrote: i wanna shoot every fuckhead dissing beijing olympics coz of smog and crowds

if you take time to research about pollutants and how china measures levels of air contaminates you will see that they fall well below UN and most respected standards. You can be ignorant if you want but my statements aren't being 'shot' worthy. Just because the sky is blue doesn't mean the air is safe and with regards to crowds, who are you trying to fool?

until they make poker a sport im not interested

"safe" ??? lol what the fuck.

What doe beijing having high air polution has to do with anything... so does fucking LA, NY, mexico city and big ass urban cities, who gives a shit... how does it change the olympis in any way.

baal wtf, honestly.

is LA, NY or Mexico city hosting the olympics? have you been oblivious to all the participants who compete in outdoor sports not showing up for the olympics on the intrawebs? The air is fucking shit there, complete shit. Do I think they are spending massive amounts of $ to make it awesome, yes I do but will it be amazing, we will see. I think that it won't be the best games ever and I also think that is pretty ridiculous that they have to literally manufacture a reality in beijing to create an atmosphere appealing to the majority. IF they want to make 1st world impressed, maybe they should be awesome to begin with and not become some an idolized version were they force over half the population in the area off the roads, stop industrial companies from business for over half a year and pretend like this is how they operate 24/7, yeah beijing rocks, lolz.

The whole point of this wasn't to be for or against the beijing olympics anyways, I just wanted to hear if anyone had plans to travel there and what events they were seeing.

Yes, pollution in Beijing was pretty bad. And yes, they are forcing cars off the street and shutting down factories to improve the air quality. But they are doing it to improve Beijing's atmosphere for the olympics, and they are certainly not pretending "this is how they operate 24/7."

If I clean my room before my friend comes over, am I pretending that my room has always been spotless?

yes

On August 06 2008 16:05 ahk88 wrote: gogogo olympics man. how can you hate on them?

because strato is mexican
anyone that is good enough for the olympics is already in the us

Highcard stop talking bullshit pls ...
Noone s pretending to be operating like that 24/7 they've made a public official statement that AUTOMOBILES ( yes u cant use ur car ) are forbidden to use during the olympic games(im pretty sure i heard that over the news i am about 95% sure not fully tho) .They are making absolutely everything they can to prevent any further pollution of the air for the time being.You should give them credit and not whine about it.What the fuck over 30million people are living in Beijing find me a city that big that a clean air.. in fact find me a city above 1mil that has clean air.I can even take u to a place here at the seaside that i doubt there are more than like 300k ppl and when u go out on the street u just cant breath normally.Yeah i see u didnt create the thread with the idea to start a for or agaisnt the beijing olympcs arguement but u sure turned it that way.Bad thing is China s still ruled by comunists which is pretty fucked up shit and also there are a lot of Al-Quida terrorist attacks attempts plans some of which were discovered already according to the news.That again might be just some bullcrap but hey who knows... if u ask me that be d the perfect place to cause chaos

Aaanyway im really looking forward to Friday to see the opening.The one in Greece was just legendary coz of the history they have and China is probably the country with the oldest origin to exist ( yeah yeah i know we all came from Africa and shit so they prolly aint in top10 oldest ones... who cares).So im expecting a lot from them and im pretty sure they wont disappoint the audience

On August 06 2008 19:09 Pacifist wrote: If I clean my room before my friend comes over, am I pretending that my room has always been spotless?

uh yes?

Beijing has a pretty terrible record when it comes to pollution and general cleanliness, but they cleaned the city up really well. They instated a ton of regulations and built a park with an artificial mountain and self regulating lake 2x the size of Central Park. Also, Chinese people are some of the most hospitable people in the world--look for them to put on an amazing show.

On August 06 2008 19:19 Spitfiree wrote: Highcard stop talking bullshit pls ... Noone s pretending to be operating like that 24/7 they've made a public official statement that AUTOMOBILES ( yes u cant use ur car ) are forbidden to use during the olympic games(im pretty sure i heard that over the news i am about 95% sure not fully tho) .They are making absolutely everything they can to prevent any further pollution of the air for the time being.You should give them credit and not whine about it.What the fuck over 30million people are living in Beijing find me a city that big that a clean air.. in fact find me a city above 1mil that has clean air.

I would bet you your life that NYC has cleaner air. I agree with the rest of your statements though.

On August 06 2008 18:41 Highcard wrote: baal wtf, honestly. is LA, NY or Mexico city hosting the olympics? have you been oblivious to all the participants who compete in outdoor sports not showing up for the olympics on the intrawebs? The air is fucking shit there, complete shit. Do I think they are spending massive amounts of $ to make it awesome, yes I do but will it be amazing, we will see. I think that it won't be the best games ever and I also think that is pretty ridiculous that they have to literally manufacture a reality in beijing to create an atmosphere appealing to the majority. IF they want to make 1st world impressed, maybe they should be awesome to begin with and not become some an idolized version were they force over half the population in the area off the roads, stop industrial companies from business for over half a year and pretend like this is how they operate 24/7, yeah beijing rocks, lolz.

i mean what do you define as good olymipics? the air quality? lets go have the olympics in tanzania then....

This are the olympics with more media coverate, probably with the most money invested and definitelly will be the best opening and closing ever, also they are going to be extremely symbolic for China and Asia, i really dont get why you are negative about them.

I guess I wasn't trying to be overly negative but the original comment had some negativity, where I was going with it was that fact that it is unfortunate that some of the should be participants will not be going because of various health/air risks. The picture and talk about the ceremonies was a joke but the pic is actual footage of volunteers who clearly are tired. If I had to guess I would say that such ceremonies will be spectacular overall but like I said previously I think it will be absolutely packed and hard to get around the actual venues/ease of access will not be as amazing as previous olympics, This isn't a cause of china being highly populated, it is a fact that each games from now on will just be more and more packed and harder to get around due to obvious reasons.

tru there might be some unpleasantries for the people actually there, but for the rest of the world with TVs it'll be pretty sweet

On August 06 2008 19:13 Bigbobm wrote: Show nested quote + On August 06 2008 16:05 ahk88 wrote: gogogo olympics man. how can you hate on them? because strato is mexican anyone that is good enough for the olympics is already in the us

lol

dunkin donuts

rusrs

On August 06 2008 16:05 ahk88 wrote: gogogo olympics man. how can you hate on them?

i can't wait for it to start actually. Olympics >>> World Cup imo.

dude, im chinese, and i still think china is raping everything around them, in general

On August 07 2008 09:55 Raidern wrote: i can't wait for it to start actually. Olympics >>> World Cup imo.

What kinda fake brazilian are you lol

On August 07 2008 11:22 EvilSky wrote: Show nested quote + On August 07 2008 09:55 Raidern wrote: i can't wait for it to start actually. Olympics >>> World Cup imo. What kinda fake brazilian are you lol

hahahahah , +1


imo wrold cup is more important than olympics

Watching the opening ceremony, enjoying it

this is fucking sick, i have no clue how they manage to make so many people do everything perfectly... :O

On August 08 2008 05:54 anon wrote: this is fucking sick, i have no clue how they manage to make so many people do everything perfectly... :O

coz they pay the poor chinize citizens shitload of moneyz imo

was a very impressive opening

god dammit i was reading and totally lost track of time and missed the opening ceremony hopefully its on rapidshare soon, links plz if anyone finds

edit: nvm it was still on after i made this post and i caught a bunch of the end.. pretty sweet skyrunning before the big torch lighting

ooh very cool imo. i especially liked the ridiculous amount of fireworks

GOGOGOGOGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i thought it comes on tonight 7 30 est...

opening ceremony*

I missed the torch lighting because I stopped watching the different nations come out hope it'll be available to dl soon

On August 08 2008 09:42 JYang wrote: i thought it comes on tonight 7 30 est...

thats when NBC are airing it for you, the time it actually happened was from 8:08pm PST (8:08am EST)

man i dont know how we're going to top that open ceremony here in london in 4 years, that was pretty good

anyone able to link to RS of opening or something

pretty nice

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Wow, that was one sick opening ceremony, especially enjoyed the sick effects they pulled off with the fireworks.

meh i thought it was kind of boring tbh. i want the games to start

anyone have any links to streams or torrents for the opening ceremonies?

Relative of US Olympic coach killed in Beijing

Here are some images for those of you who missed it:

http://gizmodo.com/5034813/when-techn...e-beijing-olympics-opening-ceremonies

I thought it was absolutely amazing. I don't recall ever being impressed by an opening ceremony and this one totally blew me away.

Alright fuck the beijing olympics and fuck this pos government, don't watch this and let them know we do not support fascists faggots.

On August 09 2008 08:42 Sheitan wrote: Alright fuck the beijing olympics and fuck this pos government, don't watch this and let them know we do not support fascists faggots.

What do the Olympics, an international sign of peace and community that transcends the boundaries of government rule or religious bias have to do with the Chinese government, or any government for that matter? Its the biggest sporting event in the world meant to develop friendly ties or strengthen previous ones between peoples of different nations. Do you even know the definition of a fascist government? I usually don't like responding to blind ignorance because I know most of what I have written here won't pierce your silly ignorant skull, but this time its very irritating, especially when you are insulting the pride of an entire nation, one in which I happen to have been born.

On August 09 2008 03:57 tloapc wrote: Relative of US Olympic coach killed in Beijing

thats awful news . shit.

On August 09 2008 09:06 n0rthf4ce wrote: Show nested quote + On August 09 2008 08:42 Sheitan wrote: Alright fuck the beijing olympics and fuck this pos government, don't watch this and let them know we do not support fascists faggots. What do the Olympics, an international sign of peace and community that transcends the boundaries of government rule or religious bias have to do with the Chinese government, or any government for that matter? Its the biggest sporting event in the world meant to develop friendly ties or strengthen previous ones between peoples of different nations. Do you even know the definition of a fascist government? I usually don't like responding to blind ignorance because I know most of what I have written here won't pierce your silly ignorant skull, but this time its very irritating, especially when you are insulting the pride of an entire nation, one in which I happen to have been born.

Yeah sure Peachy, China is a great place where the human rights are the most respected in the world, it's common sense. I leave you with a nice article you should read to be as ignorant as me:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_People's_Republic_of_China

and from RSF itself: http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=174

"Its the biggest sporting event in the world meant to develop friendly ties or strengthen previous ones between peoples of different nations"

That's why they should never hold the olympics for that matter.





And i have nothing against chinese people, i just blame the chinese government if you didn't get it yet.

-double post-

free tibet

Wikipedia is not a reliable source. The Chinese government is far from perfect, as all governments have their flaws. Do you think I, or the Chinese people love the government for the Cultural Revolution? How about the Tienanmen Square Student Massacres? (or do you even know what these are?) China as a country is not her government, and its full of wonderful people who want nothing more than for the Olympics to be a success. But regardless of what I have written, the Olympics is meant to be, as I had written previously, a symbol of peace and international community. To say "fuck the olympics" is pretty ridiculous. This is my last response in this argument--I often find the more I try to argue logically the more the responses piss me off (see "Anyone got any info?" thread).

edit: I see you've edited your post so I will edit mine. The second article you linked me to has correct but biased information. For example, while the Chinese Government has always had a horrible human rights record and still does, it has lessened the harshness of many unfair laws against the Tibetan people. While I also agree that Tibetans have been treated poorly and unfairly, I don't agree that the Olympics should be sabotaged and threatened with terrorist-like activities. This is one of the reasons for the heightened security measures (which the article did not mention). How else do you expect the Chinese government to protect a city full of Olympic athletes and visitors who are under threat? Even the Dali Llama has said that the issue between the Chinese Government the Tibet should be resolved in a peaceful manner, but the new leadership has only responded with violent measures thus far.

On August 09 2008 09:25 Sheitan wrote: Show nested quote + On August 09 2008 09:06 n0rthf4ce wrote:   On August 09 2008 08:42 Sheitan wrote: Alright fuck the beijing olympics and fuck this pos government, don't watch this and let them know we do not support fascists faggots. What do the Olympics, an international sign of peace and community that transcends the boundaries of government rule or religious bias have to do with the Chinese government, or any government for that matter? Its the biggest sporting event in the world meant to develop friendly ties or strengthen previous ones between peoples of different nations. Do you even know the definition of a fascist government? I usually don't like responding to blind ignorance because I know most of what I have written here won't pierce your silly ignorant skull, but this time its very irritating, especially when you are insulting the pride of an entire nation, one in which I happen to have been born. And i have nothing against chinese people, i just blame the chinese government if you didn't get it yet.

Fine, but saying "fuck the beijing olympics" doesn't exactly convey that message if you didn't get it yet.

Peachy, i don't like to argue either over the internet this is just plain stupid since people are not the same as if they were having a real conversation, the nicest guys can transform into the biggest douchebags online and i sincerely don't give a fuck.

Wikipedia is not a reliable source ? What about RSF then ? An international organism who have been fighting for decades for the human rights everywhere in the world, can we give them a little credit ? I understand you separate Olympics from the chinese governement but i think you shouldn't, chinese people are great people and they deserve we fight for their rights as they're oppressed. Just so you know you probably were a child when i was watching the Tien An Men massacre on TV.

On August 09 2008 09:49 Sheitan wrote: Peachy, i don't like to argue either over the internet this is just plain stupid since people are not the same as if they were having a real conversation, the nicest guys can transform into the biggest douchebags online and i sincerely don't give a fuck. Wikipedia is not a reliable source ? What about RSF then ? An international organism who have been fighting for decades for the human rights everywhere in the world, can we give them a little credit ? I understand you separate Olympics from the chinese governement but i think you shouldn't, chinese people are great people and they deserve we fight for their rights as they're oppressed. Just so you know you probably were a child when i was watching the Tien An Men massacre on TV.

I apologize for the comment insulting your intelligence and for calling you ignorant. RSF is certainly a reliable source and believe me, I am not a fan of what the Chinese government has been or done for the last 30 years. I think the Olympics are a great thing though, and I suppose that is a difference of opinion or a difference of point of view. For me, it represents a milestone for the Chinese people, who have finally not only risen in terms of production, technology, and international importance, but also represents a growing country that needs less and less of its bullshit government and leans more towards democracy every day. I guess if it represents the Chinese government for all its ugliness (which it shouldn't), boycotting it would be logical.

No need to apologize maybe my first post was too short and you couldn't know i was blaming the government and not the people, i strongly believe China will open up in the coming years and we will see a "peaceful revolution" that will give back freedom and inalienable human rights to its people. And i think we have a role to play in this, Beijing is a premium occasion to show to the dictators who are baffling human rights on a daily basis that we actually CARE by boycotting it and everything they can organize. The message is simple: If they want to be a part of the "free world", they have to stop oppressing chinese and tibetian people.

sheitan you're way out of line

On August 09 2008 10:30 CrownRoyal wrote: sheitan you're way out of line

it doesn't matter what stakes u play if its not about poker, as long as sheitans not calling someone a faggot or something

On August 09 2008 10:30 CrownRoyal wrote: sheitan you're way out of line

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/livevideo/.../wm/cbcwm.gen/v001/reflector:17327.js

The Olympics are a good thing for China particularly because foreign media will likely gain unprecedented access to the country. China is not going to be able to keep a lid on things or create publication bans on certain issues with so many people visiting the country all at once. That being said in terms of human rights the U.N. and other international pressure systems can only do so much. There comes a time when the people of a country have to decide for themselves that they are unwilling to put up with a situation any longer -- i.e revolution. There are certainly actions that can be taken by the international community to encourage positive changes in China to happen more quickly but they have to be done tactfully by the international community.

On August 09 2008 09:06 n0rthf4ce wrote: What do the Olympics, an international sign of peace and community that transcends the boundaries of government rule or religious bias have to do with the Chinese government, or any government for that matter? Its the biggest sporting event in the world meant to develop friendly ties or strengthen previous ones between peoples of different nations.

the olympics are the biggest sporting event,
but you're really getting it wrong if you see ideals behind it. I mean,it surely involves financial/commercial benefits etc but it's clearly not closely related to the ancient olympics and its philosophy in a million ways.
It's a big fiesta,which means buisiness, and has been used several times for political expediencies (I'm not saying that the ancient ones were perfect too).
But yea ,I guess developing friendly ties between people is a side benefit (frienship between nations has nothing to do with it though)
lets be a bit more accurate here

The opening ceremony was so epic. Although, if the city got rid of most of that infamous smog, the fireworks probably created more.

:V

man the drum show was the sickness.

fucking crazy chinese shit yo.

btw how does so many of these threads become a retarded political debates? it's not like either side will change their opinions or have any intention of doing so in the first place.

wasted effort imo.

less crying from sheitan, more focus on olympics!!

Phelps is a fking machine

officialness of thread cleared up -_-

yeah wtf more olympic talk plz

Australia won it's first gold medal yay!

when does curling start?

lol @ curling. the most hilarious sport ever invented ;D

go us basketball against china

On August 09 2008 19:14 TwistedEcho wrote: less crying from sheitan, more focus on olympics!! Phelps is a fking machine

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/swimming/7552120.stm ROFL, some spite from the chinese here?

indoor volleyball is probably one of my fav sports to watch during olympics

not women's beach volleyball?

beach volleyball is a joke despite the eye candy

On August 10 2008 08:59 true master wrote: beach volleyball is a joke despite the eye candy

beach vball > indoor vball

Do you even play vball? I played both in relative high competitive caliber and if you played vball you would know how beach is more enjoyable.

gg France
<3 Lezak

On August 10 2008 20:34 Cray0ns wrote: gg France <3 Lezak

3:08.24

o/

i didn't think i was going to watch much of the olympics but watched some tonight and that shit is amazing. it's incredible just how skilled everyone is. just a bunch of genetic freaks that dedicate their life to their craft and it's sick impressive to watch. 6'8'' dudes w/ 0% body fat and flippers for feet w/ perfect form, women doing like 3 back flips and shit on balance beams not even breaking a sweat, how the fuck?

On August 10 2008 22:30 RiKD wrote: i didn't think i was going to watch much of the olympics but watched some tonight and that shit is amazing. it's incredible just how skilled everyone is. just a bunch of genetic freaks that dedicate their life to their craft and it's sick impressive to watch. 6'8'' dudes w/ 0% body fat and flippers for feet w/ perfect form, women doing like 3 back flips and shit on balance beams not even breaking a sweat, how the fuck?

Eugenics? Wait, no. They're clearly cyborgs... Which brings up a stupid question: what's the IOC's stance on robotic or bionic implants? :V

france got so fuckin owned.. just when they thought it was safe to talk some shit back to the US, they get pwned.

On August 09 2008 21:57 YoMeR wrote: lol @ curling. the most hilarious sport ever invented ;D

it pisses me off that stuff like that is an olympic even and something like pingpong isnt.

since when is table tennis not an olympic event?

true, im a moron, anyway lets change tennis table for UFC, wakeborder, dodgeball, golf, motocross or paintball.

On August 11 2008 05:10 Baal wrote: true, im a moron, anyway lets change tennis table for UFC, wakeborder, dodgeball, golf, motocross or paintball.

they trying to get paintballing in for london, should be mint xD

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On August 11 2008 06:00 harryhood wrote: You can win 8 tickets to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing 4 Hotel Rooms, Food, Car Free Round Trip Airfare. for 21 days in China. Good Luck! Answer the following questions to win tickets to the Olympic games. 1. Which student seems to appear tired / sleepy? 2. Which ones are male twins? 3. Which ones are the female twins? 4. How many women are in the group? 5. Which one is the teacher? 6. Which two just finished a joint?

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ahahahahaha nice one

haha

HAHAHA, so epic...

Btw, sick beat from US to France in the 4x 100m... France was upfront about the entire race and then they finish second...

wow that last gold that the U.S. won in the swimming relay was so fucking epic

"The Americans? We're going to smash them. That's what we came here for."
-Alain Bernard

hahahahahahaahahahah

On August 11 2008 10:24 TimDawg wrote: wow that last gold that the U.S. won in the swimming relay was so fucking epic

its sick too that the 5th place team broke the previous world record

The most amazing thing of Lezak's win is that Bernard didnt actually mess up or something. Bernard swam (relay advantage taken into account) around the former world record. Lezak was almost a second faster. Wow, if he manages to get a swim like this individually, he can potentially crush the World Record...

On August 10 2008 22:30 RiKD wrote: i didn't think i was going to watch much of the olympics but watched some tonight and that shit is amazing. it's incredible just how skilled everyone is. just a bunch of genetic freaks that dedicate their life to their craft and it's sick impressive to watch. 6'8'' dudes w/ 0% body fat and flippers for feet w/ perfect form, women doing like 3 back flips and shit on balance beams not even breaking a sweat, how the fuck?

genetic freaks? natural talent? baloney... we could all win gold medals if only we practiced enough as these guys.

On August 11 2008 15:02 TenBagger wrote: Show nested quote + On August 10 2008 22:30 RiKD wrote: i didn't think i was going to watch much of the olympics but watched some tonight and that shit is amazing. it's incredible just how skilled everyone is. just a bunch of genetic freaks that dedicate their life to their craft and it's sick impressive to watch. 6'8'' dudes w/ 0% body fat and flippers for feet w/ perfect form, women doing like 3 back flips and shit on balance beams not even breaking a sweat, how the fuck? genetic freaks? natural talent? baloney... we could all win gold medals if only we practiced enough as these guys.

what? are you serious? if you practiced the same hours anyone on the USA basketball team have, you still wouldn't be able to beat any of them.

On August 11 2008 15:02 TenBagger wrote: Show nested quote + On August 10 2008 22:30 RiKD wrote: i didn't think i was going to watch much of the olympics but watched some tonight and that shit is amazing. it's incredible just how skilled everyone is. just a bunch of genetic freaks that dedicate their life to their craft and it's sick impressive to watch. 6'8'' dudes w/ 0% body fat and flippers for feet w/ perfect form, women doing like 3 back flips and shit on balance beams not even breaking a sweat, how the fuck? genetic freaks? natural talent? baloney... we could all win gold medals if only we practiced enough as these guys.

bullshit

tenbagger is referring to his argument with someone over natural ability (name eludes me)

i just saw the highlights from the US China basketball game and I literally was in my room alone laughing at the dominance. Its like the US players are beasts from another planet. that kobe lebron aLiOop, w0w

any place to watch the US - China ball game?

On August 11 2008 15:29 bour420 wrote: i just saw the highlights from the US China basketball game and I literally was in my room alone laughing at the dominance. Its like the US players are beasts from another planet. that kobe lebron aLiOop, w0w

yet we can still easily not get gold

lol harryhood that was so wrong and so funny

On August 11 2008 15:09 ahk88 wrote: Show nested quote + On August 11 2008 15:02 TenBagger wrote:   On August 10 2008 22:30 RiKD wrote: i didn't think i was going to watch much of the olympics but watched some tonight and that shit is amazing. it's incredible just how skilled everyone is. just a bunch of genetic freaks that dedicate their life to their craft and it's sick impressive to watch. 6'8'' dudes w/ 0% body fat and flippers for feet w/ perfect form, women doing like 3 back flips and shit on balance beams not even breaking a sweat, how the fuck? genetic freaks? natural talent? baloney... we could all win gold medals if only we practiced enough as these guys. what? are you serious? if you practiced the same hours anyone on the USA basketball team have, you still wouldn't be able to beat any of them.

ofc hes not serious

it does take some type of above average. something, whether its a larger torso or larger lung capacity. Michael Phelps has a larger torso which in tests has proven, to be an adavantage in swimming. The lead rowwer on the Great Britian row team, which has won gold the last two olympics has the largest lung capacity ever measured. Yes, practice is required to highlight these genetic advantages but practice alone will never be enough.

"Unbeaten for 27 consecutive races until the Lucerne World Cup in 2007, the British four won gold at the World Championships in 2005 and 2006. Pete recently posted the largest recorded lung capacity at 11.68 litres and is continuing his training to represent Great Britain in the coxless four at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing."

"Michael Phelps' remarkably long torso is like the hull of a boat, his coach says, allowing him to ride high on the water. His ankles, knees, elbows and shoulder joints are rubber-band flexible. His wingspan is 3 inches longer than his 6-4 height.
But for all of the genetic gifts that make him a master at defying drag in the water..."

speedo came out with a new suit that all of the swimmers are wearing. It has been in the news for months before the games. Its new seamless technology or something actually allows for faster swimming than before. Many swimming world records were expected to be broken these games.

And lol@france

what epic failure

usa & australia are kinda untouchable at swimming imo and prolly germany has a shot by the female swimming
im looking forward for the volleyball should be ez top3 for Bulgaria there as long as they dont underestimate the other teams which they usually do and get their ass beaten

Usain Bolt or Asafa Powell will win the 100m (track) - Tyson Gay will place third.
Jamaica will win the 4x100m (track) - USA will place 2nd
Kerron Clement will win 400m

Shout out to Calvin Smith and Reggie Witherspoon (we were members of the track team) on USA 4x400m (track) not sure which leg they are running but USA will win that event...

On August 11 2008 18:39 traxamillion wrote: speedo came out with a new suit that all of the swimmers are wearing. It has been in the news for months before the games. Its new seamless technology or something actually allows for faster swimming than before. Many swimming world records were expected to be broken these games. And lol@france what epic failure

+ the new swimming pool is a very fast one

On August 11 2008 14:57 Misjka wrote: The most amazing thing of Lezak's win is that Bernard didnt actually mess up or something. Bernard swam (relay advantage taken into account) around the former world record. Lezak was almost a second faster. Wow, if he manages to get a swim like this individually, he can potentially crush the World Record...

the pool is all choppy from 24 freaks thrashing around so only 1st legs count for w/r, it's exactly like running starts in sprint relays

he will post a time far off his personal best in an individual event cuz obv he's fucking everything that moves in the olympic village cuz he's a sick hero

On August 11 2008 17:04 kemo wrote: any place to watch the US - China ball game?

you can find it here, have to DL a pluggin though:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/

GOOOOOOOO KOREAAAAAA

On August 11 2008 19:09 Ja hunta wrote: Usain Bolt or Asafa Powell will win the 100m (track) - Tyson Gay will place third. Jamaica will win the 4x100m (track) - USA will place 2nd Kerron Clement will win 400m Shout out to Calvin Smith and Reggie Witherspoon (we were members of the track team) on USA 4x400m (track) not sure which leg they are running but USA will win that event...

400 m hurdles or 400 m because i think wariner or merrit will win 400 m

On August 11 2008 20:36 masterfrywad wrote: Show nested quote + On August 11 2008 17:04 kemo wrote: any place to watch the US - China ball game? you can find it here, have to DL a pluggin though: http://www.nbcolympics.com/

anyone know anywhere else to watch? this one is only for americans

On August 11 2008 18:26 ggplz wrote: Show nested quote + On August 11 2008 15:09 ahk88 wrote:   On August 11 2008 15:02 TenBagger wrote:   On August 10 2008 22:30 RiKD wrote: i didn't think i was going to watch much of the olympics but watched some tonight and that shit is amazing. it's incredible just how skilled everyone is. just a bunch of genetic freaks that dedicate their life to their craft and it's sick impressive to watch. 6'8'' dudes w/ 0% body fat and flippers for feet w/ perfect form, women doing like 3 back flips and shit on balance beams not even breaking a sweat, how the fuck? genetic freaks? natural talent? baloney... we could all win gold medals if only we practiced enough as these guys. what? are you serious? if you practiced the same hours anyone on the USA basketball team have, you still wouldn't be able to beat any of them. ofc hes not serious

of course I wasn't serious. but rhaegar was.

Anyone putting up bets that the USA bball team wins/losses?

there should be more gambling going on with the events

I'd bet wariner takes gold in the 400m individual. and that the US men sweep 1 2 and 3 in that race.

I'll also bet that the 100m goes

1. bolt
2. gay
3. powell

I will also bet that the young 800m runner from oregon runs a heroic race and medals.

On August 11 2008 23:13 Python817 wrote: Show nested quote + On August 11 2008 20:36 masterfrywad wrote:   On August 11 2008 17:04 kemo wrote: any place to watch the US - China ball game? you can find it here, have to DL a pluggin though: http://www.nbcolympics.com/ anyone know anywhere else to watch? this one is only for americans

olympic committee is more anal about their publishing rights than riaa and mpaa combined, why u think espn isn't allowed to show replays?

On August 12 2008 13:20 Highcard wrote: Anyone putting up bets that the USA bball team wins/losses?

which side of the bet do you want and what odds are you proposing?

shit double post

I never watch the olympics. Not a big fan. But I also am not a fan of them being in beijing cause the chinese gov't is fucked... Tibet, darfur, burma, and so on. Plenty of issues that I don't agree with. I wanna be clear though, I only have a problem with the Chinese govt and the sadistic fucks in the following video, while I have no problem with the rest of the Chinese people. I think that most of em suffer a lot due to the fucked up government.

http://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=531730

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And before I got a mile of stupid replies to the video, let me clarify that I'm not against eating meat or overall killing of animals. I just think before you kill em you should treat them humanely (those cages were fucked up) and that when you kill em you try to do it quickly and painlessly. Skinning them alive just ain't cool.

and on a lighter note:

ROFL

I always watch the olympics. Always a huge fan. I am also not a fan of the Chinese gov't but I am a also not a fan of the US gov't cause the US gov't is fucked. Iraq, Vietnam, East Timor, Nicaragua, Kyoto Protocol, Geneva Conventions and so on... plenty of issues that I don't agree with.

but yeah, I agree that cruelty to animals is horrible. but cruelty to humans is horrible too and there is a whole lot of that going on in this world. on that note, let's get back on topic!

who wants to gambool on the olympics with me.

at least one medal for poland plz?


and i soooo hate those "free tibet" stalkers

does anyone have a US friendly (deposit friendly) sports book?

On August 12 2008 15:40 TenBagger wrote: I always watch the olympics. Always a huge fan. I am also not a fan of the Chinese gov't but I am a also not a fan of the US gov't cause the US gov't is fucked. Iraq, Vietnam, East Timor, Nicaragua, Kyoto Protocol, Geneva Conventions and so on... plenty of issues that I don't agree with.

/me agrees

On August 12 2008 15:11 k2o4 wrote: I never watch the olympics. Not a big fan. But I also am not a fan of them being in beijing cause the chinese gov't is fucked... Tibet, darfur, burma, and so on. Plenty of issues that I don't agree with. I wanna be clear though, I only have a problem with the Chinese govt and the sadistic fucks in the following video, while I have no problem with the rest of the Chinese people. I think that most of em suffer a lot due to the fucked up government. http://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=531730 <div><object width="420" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x6350y&related=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x6350y&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6350y_violence-sur-animaux-en-chine_animals">violence sur animaux en Chine</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/jonathh">jonathh</a></i></div> And before I got a mile of stupid replies to the video, let me clarify that I'm not against eating meat or overall killing of animals. I just think before you kill em you should treat them humanely (those cages were fucked up) and that when you kill em you try to do it quickly and painlessly. Skinning them alive just ain't cool. and on a lighter note:

wow if she is his daughter, fuck I would bang her

On August 12 2008 15:07 TenBagger wrote: Show nested quote + On August 12 2008 13:20 Highcard wrote: Anyone putting up bets that the USA bball team wins/losses? which side of the bet do you want and what odds are you proposing?

I was hoping to see some ballers throw out some big gambols but I might be willing to throw out a smallish bet

Must... destroy... SoulStones!

that lady just had some killer pot

am i the only who thought that red card was weak? little elbow plz

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ahaha those engrish pics are so cute

More Engrish please, hehe

On August 11 2008 18:43 Spitfiree wrote: usa & australia are kinda untouchable at swimming imo

Omg, I so totally hope that in like 4-8 years Holland will get back to the glory they once were in swimming during the days of Inge de Bruijn and the big days of Pieter van de Hoogenband...

On August 13 2008 09:02 kimseongchan wrote: ahaha those engrish pics are so cute

hmm ok .









etc...............

olympics is the only shit on earth where people look to see who finishes 2nd and 3rd and it's not because they have place and show bets.

On August 12 2008 13:34 traxamillion wrote: I'd bet wariner takes gold in the 400m individual. and that the US men sweep 1 2 and 3 in that race. I'll also bet that the 100m goes 1. bolt 2. gay 3. powell I will also bet that the young 800m runner from oregon runs a heroic race and medals.

I'll take gay and powell against bolt for even money if you're interested

wow soni takes gold and breaks WR


who's excited for track and field starting tonight?

gay's hamstring will give out on him again I bet

Bomboclaat BOOOOOOOOLLLLLLTTTTTTTTTTTT

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beij...ackandfield&prov=ap&type=lgns

Phelps in the one that was important, so close to missing out!