Re: The Olympics Thread

by PlanetPakistan Tue 12 Aug 2008, 13:22

Rafa is brilliant!

by JKLever Tue 12 Aug 2008, 13:25

JGK wrote:I can't believe I am going to say this but...

....the equestrian is getting exciting. Germans, Aussies and Brits all a chance of gold.

Hehe

Probably finish in that order.

by JKLever Tue 12 Aug 2008, 13:26

Geoffrey Trueman wrote:Was that Robertson/Emms badminton match 'live'? Coming from 17-12 down in the third set to win 21-19 was some feat.

It's quite an exciting spectator sport is badminton, it certainly beats the carp out of womens tennis.

Aye, was live - is definitely a decent TV sport, not sure about actually being there...

by PlanetPakistan Tue 12 Aug 2008, 13:31

Nadal wins!

Fedex is next! He will take on Rafeal Arevalo of ESA.

by JKLever Tue 12 Aug 2008, 13:39

Not sure Tennis is such a great olympic event tbh, not with the US a few weeks away.

Crowds haven't been great either - mostly made up of 'volunteers'

by JGK Tue 12 Aug 2008, 13:43

Bugger - Aussie girl gets 2 time penalties in the horse thingy.

by JKLever Tue 12 Aug 2008, 13:47

JGK wrote:Bugger - Aussie girl gets 2 time penalties in the horse thingy.

I love the olympics for the very fact you can get patriotic over horsey gals...

by JGK Tue 12 Aug 2008, 13:50

JKLever wrote:
JGK wrote:Bugger - Aussie girl gets 2 time penalties in the horse thingy.

I love the olympics for the very fact you can get patriotic over horsey gals...

And how you become and instant expert in the vagaries of gymnastics judging etc....

by Geoffrey Trueman Tue 12 Aug 2008, 13:57

How are team GB doing in the equestrian? Has Dick entered the ring yet? I bet the sports editors of the Sport, Sun and Star are licking their lips in anticipation.

by JGK Tue 12 Aug 2008, 14:09

****** it - the Aussie knocked down a fence. Almost impossible to get a gold now.

by JKLever Tue 12 Aug 2008, 14:11

Geoffrey Trueman wrote:How are team GB doing in the equestrian? Has Dick entered the ring yet? I bet the sports editors of the Sport, Sun and Star are licking their lips in anticipation.

Possible Bronze...

Ze Germans look odds on for gold

by JGK Tue 12 Aug 2008, 14:12

Poms are certs for bronze now. Aussies need a Greg Norman style choke from the last German who is I think riding for 2 golds.

by Geoffrey Trueman Tue 12 Aug 2008, 14:24

JKLever wrote:
Geoffrey Trueman wrote:How are team GB doing in the equestrian? Has Dick entered the ring yet? I bet the sports editors of the Sport, Sun and Star are licking their lips in anticipation.

Possible Bronze...

Ze Germans look odds on for gold

I'm on the case now, wrestling the remote off a kid on his school holidays hell bent on watching Drake and Josh took some doing. Although having tuned in for five minutes I think I prefer Drake and Josh. God it's boring, almost as boring as synchronised swimming. The toffee nosed, 'Oh I say, he's orrrrrrrrrrf' commentator isn't helping much either.

by PearlJ Tue 12 Aug 2008, 14:27

When does the cycling start? I want to see Cavendish in action.

I think it's one of the only events where Aus and GB go head to head as real forces.

by JGK Tue 12 Aug 2008, 14:31

Time trials for men and women are tomorrow but Cavendish isn't in it.

by PearlJ Tue 12 Aug 2008, 14:37

Silver in the eventing for Australia.

by Guest Tue 12 Aug 2008, 14:42

A bronze for GB.

by JGK Tue 12 Aug 2008, 14:43

Germans win the team and individual gold but the last German rider was farking lucky hitting a few fences without them falling. If one had fallen then the Aussie girl would have won individual gold.

by JGK Tue 12 Aug 2008, 14:46

Actually I lie, they haven't settled the individual gold yet.

by JKLever Tue 12 Aug 2008, 14:54

Demelza wrote:A bronze for GB.

Although Mary Kings slim chances in the eventing individual seem to have gone....

by Guest Tue 12 Aug 2008, 14:56

JKLever wrote:
Demelza wrote:A bronze for GB.

Although Mary Kings slim chances in the eventing individual seem to have gone....

I've only just started watching this now the cricket's finished. Didn't even know it'd started!
The men are letting us down, I see.

by Merlin Tue 12 Aug 2008, 15:20

The Olympics.....

The biggest anti-climax EVER for British participants and their supporters.

PS. Any new drugs discovered yet?

Wink

by Guest Tue 12 Aug 2008, 15:22

Merlin wrote:The Olympics.....PS. Any new drugs discovered yet?

Well, I'm just watching the women's weight lifting and only one of them appears to still have boobies, so they must be taking something.

by JKLever Tue 12 Aug 2008, 15:29

Merlin wrote:The Olympics.....

The biggest anti-climax EVER for British participants and their supporters.
PS. Any new drugs discovered yet?

Really?

The last 2 games have been our most succesful since 1924!

by JKLever Tue 12 Aug 2008, 15:30

Good to see Britain can produce some good old cricketing names.

We had a Spofforth come 4th in one race...

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