Olympics 2008

Nolanger

With only a few days left before the start of the Olympics it's all quiet in this "sports-obsessed country".
Anyway some famous economist has come up with a model and predicted that Ireland will win 12 (!) medals in China:
http://faculty1.coloradocollege.edu/~djohnson/Olympics/Beijing2008predictions.pdf

SV

I'd love to know what they're meant to get them in..

gixerfixer

We will win zip.We shouldnt even send a team.It's a joke

Red Alert

Means we need better drugs then - it worked in Atlanta.

chopperbyrne

Right then, why not turn this into our own predictions thread?

I reckon we'll get four medals, all bronze.

Acid_Violet

They probably do it based on who has money, all seems to be wealthy-ish Western countries at the top.

pickarooney

One silver, to be rescinded at a later date.

Gotta laugh at the prediction in 2004 versus the actual though.

lostexpectation

so apparently chinas all polluted like ,terrible ain't those chinese, not like we'd have to cancel a triathlon here because of polluted water???

uptherebels

ClioV6 wrote: »

I'd love to know what they're meant to get them in..

boxing

hereNqueer

They should have a fashion event, we'd win at that .. choo choo (train noises)

Dinner

lostexpectation wrote: »

so apparently chinas all polluted like ,terrible ain't those chinese, not like we'd have to cancel a triathlon here because of polluted water???

Yeah, you're right. They should have gone ahead with it anyway.

sharkDawg

gixerfixer wrote: »

We will win zip.We shouldnt even send a team.It's a joke

I like to see you say that to John Joe Nevin. :pac:

Wertz

lostexpectation wrote: »

so apparently chinas all polluted like ,terrible ain't those chinese, not like we'd have to cancel a triathlon here because of polluted water???

Big difference in some muddy water (from excessive rain, NOT pollution) creating a potential "health and safety" hazard to swimmers and high air pollution leading to athletes and fans being unable to breathe easily...

Archeron

Arabel wrote: »

Yeah, you're right. They should have gone ahead with it anyway.

Remember that scene in Robocop where the dude became all melty and then a car drove through him splattering him everywhere?
That scene springs to mind.

Parsley

Decent shot in the rowing anyway!

uptherebels

Parsley wrote: »

Decent shot in the rowing anyway!

shooting aswell I'd say

SV

Parsley wrote: »

Decent shot in the rowing anyway!

Which crews?
None of the heavyweight ones anyway??

Big Ears

uptherebels wrote: »

boxing

While 3 of the 5 boxers do have a small chance at winning a medal(Egan, Sutherland and Nevin) I'd put my money on none of them achieving that.

Acid_Violet

uptherebels wrote: »

boxing

I suppose we've enough tinkers for it....

robinph

Paddypower had something like 3/1 for someone I've never heard of on a horse medaling for Ireland when I had a gander at their odds the other day.

It wasn't me!

Derek Burnett has an excellent chance in the trap event, and apparently our boxers stand a good chance as well.

KnifeWRENCH

We could do well in the equestrian events as long as our horses aren't caught taking drugs :pac: If Jessica Kuerten is there though I hope she wins nothing. Can't stand her, one of the few sportspeople that really makes me mad :mad:

Other than that, we have a decent chance in boxing (which I don't like as a sport), rowing (meh) and possibly Athletics (that's a big "possibly" though)

China are probably gonna sweep the board - some of their athletes are crazy and have practically been locked in training facilities since returning home from Athens in '04. With national pride at stake, I think they could outdo the U.S. this year.

Pride Fighter

The shooter, 2 or 3 boxers, the rowers, Hession in the 200m has an outside shot and if we field a 4x400 relay team they would have an outside shot as well.
No golds but a fistful of silver and bronze is my prediction.

BraziliaNZ

what was the name of that south african dude who was running for us in athletics? alistair something or something? Is he in the olympics? It's huge down in oz, that Stephanie Rice swimmer is hot too - dirty - http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/steph_rice_police_officer.jpg

hussey

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

what was the name of that south african dude who was running for us in athletics? alistair something or something? Is he in the olympics? It's huge down in oz, that Stephanie Rice swimmer is hot too - dirty - http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/steph_rice_police_officer.jpg

I like this pic of her too

BraziliaNZ

god she must be an animal in the sack with all that athletic power and flexibility... sigh...

Xavi6

She's a dirty little minx. Seen the new FHM? Yum

I stuck some pics of her in Slydice too.

BraziliaNZ

and recently single!

hussey

Xavi6 wrote: »

She's a dirty little minx. Seen the new FHM? Yum

I stuck some pics of her in Slydice too.

She is also the Bonds model ...

Xavi6

Yeah there are very few (if any) downsides to Miss Rice.

BraziliaNZ

She's australian!

Xavi6

Hmmmm I'd have that as a massive plus.

On a side note, how the feck is a lad called Eamonn Sullivan not competing for Ireland?! :pac:

hussey

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

She's australian!

Which means she is more easy

BraziliaNZ

no it means she has a whiny accent that ends in a question every sentence? And she's but 20 too so the younger the worse the accents these days. In fact the schoolkids on my tram in the mornings sound like americans sometimes, proper american accents like.

Xavi6

Yeah true, there are a lot of wannabe American arseholes. That's why I have the iPod on extra loud and just continue with my staring!

hussey

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

no it means she has a whiny accent that ends in a question every sentence? And she's but 20 too so the younger the worse the accents these days. In fact the schoolkids on my tram in the mornings sound like americans sometimes, proper american accents like.

I could put up with that
Much better than 'Howya' anyday

BraziliaNZ

well at least the howya ones aren't contrived, as grating as they are

hussey

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

well at least the howya ones aren't contrived, as grating as they are

This is why we need a Aus & Nz Forum!!

Nolanger

Can't believe this post is dead before the bleedin' Olympics have even started.
Best of luck to our athletes tomorrow and over the next few weeks.

keane2097

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Derek Burnett has an excellent chance in the trap event, and apparently our boxers stand a good chance as well.

The trap sounds like a great event...

Terry

Keep this thread off topic or it gets locked.

No sports threads in AH.

More pics of hot women athletes.

It wasn't me!

keane2097 wrote: »

The trap sounds like a great event...

Bloody challenging. Barely human reflexes required.

keane2097

Can we make up fake descriptions of the trap event?

chopperbyrne

Terry wrote: »

Keep this thread off topic or it gets locked.

No sports threads in AH.

More pics of hot women athletes.

Will this do?

http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/PRE3219.jpg NSFW

uptherebels

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Will this do?

http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/PRE3219.jpg NSFW

yes,that will do nicely.:D