London 2012 Olympics Rolling Thread

[hugh]

There's a girl staying at my girlfriend's house for the next few days because said girl's best friend is competing in the fencing for Germany. A quick google confirmed the fencer is Monika Sozanska:



I hope I (somehow) get to meet her.

Hot in the face.

Enjoyed watching the basketball match up today. Kind of a gallery play thing with all the ao's though.
Great slam from the chin fro
Not that familiar with the structure of some olympic events, but I heard Spain's already out of the
football tourney?

yep I went to the matches at St. James' today. Spain really threw it away, they missed a couple of sitters and didn't play at their best until the last 30 minutes. Honduras were diving and wasting a lot of time though, and the ref didn't give at least 1 clear cut penalty (I saw it from about 15 yards away it was 100% a penalty) and another dubious penalty decision went in Honduras favour earlier. They even hit the post twice and the crossbar twice, and the Honduras keeper made on absolute blinder of a save from a header.
If Spain had played the way they did in the last 30 mins throughout the tournament they would definitely win it. Shame they seemed to treat it with such a lazy attitude up until it was too late.

[AxeD]

A shame? That's awesome. Spain failing at something always brightens my day.
I understand you wanted to see that live.

[hugh]

A shame? That's awesome. Spain failing at something always brightens my day.
I understand you wanted to see that live.

honestly when they started playing well players like Munain were so fire that it really is a shame for them to effectively go out so early.

[pkay]

Highlight of 2012 Olympics: Argentina's women's beach volleyball bikinis mother of god

[Molzie]

Highlight of 2012 Olympics: Judo (Men's 66kg) Ebinuma Masashi's ippon to win the bronze medal in golden point round.

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Highlight of 2012 Olympics: Judo (Men's 66kg) Ebinuma Masashi's ippon to win the bronze medal in golden point round.

Perfect throw

[Shum]

Table Tennis: itdabes

[jameshk]

I'm looking forward to the track events mostly.

[LA_Boxers]

Have literally spend most of the weekend perving on birds playing random team sports. Highlights for me so far:-

Team GB Handball. Namely Britt Goodwin.
Holland Hockey. Gumshields are a little off putting, but you get the idea.
Croatia Basketball. Iva Ciglar is worth a google.



The football matches I actually went to were ok. Team GB game on Thursday was a bit of a weird atmosphere, obviously nobody had any chants or anything as they havent played in 50 years or whatever. Brazil V Belarus had the best atmosphere. Brazil had so many fans.


EDIT:- That fencing chick is PENG!!!!!! I'd love to poke her with my foil.

[Electric_Head]

I have to congrat Cameron Van de Burgh on his awesome swim last night to get SA's first and most likely only gold and a World Record.

[PinUp]

it's been great watching all of the events over the weekend, was dreading my commute to work this morning but I've never seen the tube quiter at 9am.

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it's been great watching all of the events over the weekend, was dreading my commute to work this morning but I've never seen the tube quiter at 9am.

Everyone must be working from home or something to avoid all the predicted travel chaos that seems to have not materialised, my train was virtually empty and there was no cars on the roads so my bus got me to the train station in good time.

Hopefully people don't realise the travel is fine tomorrow and fuck it all up by trying to get to work like normal, the inconsiderate cunts

[Forum]

Think i literally watched a bit of everything over the weekend.

Except horseriding, can't be bothered with that

[magma]

it's been great watching all of the events over the weekend, was dreading my commute to work this morning but I've never seen the tube quiter at 9am.

Yep, exactly the same... I get on the Jubliee at Bond St so it's usually absolutely chocka... even got a seat this morning!

[PinUp]

Did anyone else see Ian Thorpe choking back the tears when gary lineker asked him how it felt to lose his olympic record on Saturday?

It was fucking jooooookes!

[AxeD]

Have literally spend most of the weekend perving on birds playing random team sports. Highlights for me so far:-

Team GB Handball. Namely Britt Goodwin.
Holland Hockey. Gumshields are a little off putting, but you get the idea.
Croatia Basketball. Iva Ciglar is worth a google.

I can never get over those mouth guards, guess it's better than the wrecked teeth after a direct hit though.

Highlight of 2012 Olympics: Judo (Men's 66kg) Ebinuma Masashi's ippon to win the bronze medal in golden point round.

Perfect throw

That's crazy. Don't know a lot about judo, but this seems quite rare. The level is too high and there are too many
dodgy rules, so 90% is either not a score or a fault.

10m AR was interesting just now. Didn't really expect Moldoveanu to win.. was also surprised
by his crazy slow tempo. Whatever works for himthough

[Words]

anyone know if that worlds biggest mcdonalds is open to the non-ticket holding public? kind of want to check it out

[LA_Boxers]

Tom Daley is well over hyped. He cost them a medal.

[Forum]

Tom Daley is well over hyped. He cost them a medal.

Why is the media obsessed with him, has he ever even won anything?

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Highlight of 2012 Olympics: Judo (Men's 66kg) Ebinuma Masashi's ippon to win the bronze medal in golden point round.

Perfect throw

That's crazy. Don't know a lot about judo, but this seems quite rare. The level is too high and there are too many
dodgy rules, so 90% is either not a score or a fault.

Yeah Judo has a lot of bizarre rules that I don't really agree with, mainly its refs standing fighters up too quickly after it goes to the mat that irks my inner Jiu-Jitsu player (more time for newaza please, it's the best bit)

Still though, that was a beautiful ippon