So what's your favourite sport?
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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.
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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 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.
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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.
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Nagy Vilmos wrote:
what spor are you most excited about watching
I do not get excited by looking at grown people playing games. Someone will win. Hurray! And they'll receive a gold medal (which is 92% silver) and eternal fame. Nah, the "winner" is called "Coca Cola". Keep your sports, I'm playing with my Raspberry :)
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The winner is the manufacturer of condoms it seems... I read in a local newspaper that they will send gazillions of them there as it seems that athletes during the night do more sport... it is easy to understand: young people together in the olympic villa during nights, far away from home, probably they'll never be together again... It seems that one of the athletes in Barcelona '92 (I've seen plenty of programs in TV remembering the 20th years of those games) was out of the competition and he forced the door to the appartment to establish some kind of night encounters room service... :sigh:
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Wjousts wrote:
Personally I prefer my women to be over the age of consent and to have some curves.
you like fat chicks? :laugh:
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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
I like a lot of the various sports, but my absolute favourite is the triathalon. That takes a lot. :)
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Wjousts wrote:
Personally I prefer my women to be over the age of consent and to have some curves.
you like fat chicks? :laugh:
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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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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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