So what's your favourite sport?
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Beach Volleyball is in the lead[^], but then the women's gymnastics start tomorrow and that'll deserve some slow motion viewing. Seriously. Outside of the big three - athletics, cycling and swimming - what spor are you most excited about watching during the games? For me it is always the rowing, those guys and gals are amazing.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Beach Volleyball is in the lead[^], but then the women's gymnastics start tomorrow and that'll deserve some slow motion viewing. Seriously. Outside of the big three - athletics, cycling and swimming - what spor are you most excited about watching during the games? For me it is always the rowing, those guys and gals are amazing.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Beach Volleyball is in the lead[^], but then the women's gymnastics start tomorrow and that'll deserve some slow motion viewing. Seriously. Outside of the big three - athletics, cycling and swimming - what spor are you most excited about watching during the games? For me it is always the rowing, those guys and gals are amazing.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
Unfortunately, I haven't seen any shooting sports on the television yet. I like swimming, diving, weightlifting as they were on the most this weekend. I'd like to see some track and field though. I'll admit it, I pretty much like watching every Olympic sport, except soccer. Has anyone watched fencing? It looks like something out of Tron now.[^] Last night I watched slalom canoe, that was crazy looking.
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Beach Volleyball is in the lead[^], but then the women's gymnastics start tomorrow and that'll deserve some slow motion viewing. Seriously. Outside of the big three - athletics, cycling and swimming - what spor are you most excited about watching during the games? For me it is always the rowing, those guys and gals are amazing.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Unfortunately, I haven't seen any shooting sports on the television yet. I like swimming, diving, weightlifting as they were on the most this weekend. I'd like to see some track and field though. I'll admit it, I pretty much like watching every Olympic sport, except soccer. Has anyone watched fencing? It looks like something out of Tron now.[^] Last night I watched slalom canoe, that was crazy looking.
Fencing is big in Hungary, they've won one the men's events already. It is a bit frakin mental though.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Nagy Vilmos wrote:
women's gymnastics start tomorrow and that'll deserve some slow motion viewing.
Personally I prefer my women to be over the age of consent and to have some curves.
I just picked three[^] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Whelan[^] random[^] from the qualifiers for the ladies event. I don't call 17, 20 an 18 that young.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Nagy Vilmos wrote:
women's gymnastics start tomorrow and that'll deserve some slow motion viewing.
Personally I prefer my women to be over the age of consent and to have some curves.
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Beach Volleyball is in the lead[^], but then the women's gymnastics start tomorrow and that'll deserve some slow motion viewing. Seriously. Outside of the big three - athletics, cycling and swimming - what spor are you most excited about watching during the games? For me it is always the rowing, those guys and gals are amazing.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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I just enjoy the variety and getting a sampling of sports I'd never normally bother with. Every two years (since I watch the Commonwealth Games as well) it's worth looking at different things. Field hockey is always a good watch.
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Unfortunately, I haven't seen any shooting sports on the television yet. I like swimming, diving, weightlifting as they were on the most this weekend. I'd like to see some track and field though. I'll admit it, I pretty much like watching every Olympic sport, except soccer. Has anyone watched fencing? It looks like something out of Tron now.[^] Last night I watched slalom canoe, that was crazy looking.
i watched the women's fencing finals. it was pretty wild, with the faceless competitors, all the stark black and the blinking neon and LEDs, and the official who only spoke in French and who we only saw in silhouette. very retro tech.
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Beach Volleyball is in the lead[^], but then the women's gymnastics start tomorrow and that'll deserve some slow motion viewing. Seriously. Outside of the big three - athletics, cycling and swimming - what spor are you most excited about watching during the games? For me it is always the rowing, those guys and gals are amazing.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
i kept waiting to see some shooting, but it never came on. wildest was women's foil fencing. badminton was cute. water polo looked utterly exhausting (tread water while holding a ball above your head while some monstrous Lithuanian guy tries to drown you!)
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I love watching that sport. I wish they would do a summer version with rifles and rollerblades.
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i kept waiting to see some shooting, but it never came on. wildest was women's foil fencing. badminton was cute. water polo looked utterly exhausting (tread water while holding a ball above your head while some monstrous Lithuanian guy tries to drown you!)
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i watched the women's fencing finals. it was pretty wild, with the faceless competitors, all the stark black and the blinking neon and LEDs, and the official who only spoke in French and who we only saw in silhouette. very retro tech.
Okay, so I wasn't the only person thinking that! It looked like 60's mod sci-fi event. It was so cool looking. With the contrast of the background and bright lights on the athletes, it was much easier to see the foil/épée/sabre and contact. I know a few people who want to try fencing now, myself included.
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Chris Losinger wrote:
i kept waiting to see some shooting, but it never came on
They had a technical problem: they placed the cameramen between the targets to film the competitors while they were shooting, and it did not turn well.
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i kept waiting to see some shooting, but it never came on. wildest was women's foil fencing. badminton was cute. water polo looked utterly exhausting (tread water while holding a ball above your head while some monstrous Lithuanian guy tries to drown you!)
There's three events[^] so far; one was even won by an American.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Okay, so I wasn't the only person thinking that! It looked like 60's mod sci-fi event. It was so cool looking. With the contrast of the background and bright lights on the athletes, it was much easier to see the foil/épée/sabre and contact. I know a few people who want to try fencing now, myself included.
it does look cool, but my quads started burning just thinking about standing in that crouch for more than 30 seconds.
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Christ, I hope there weren't actual cameramen down range. Olympic skills or not, that's dangerous.
