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London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

Mint Sauce

Okay, so After Hours doesn't usally do sports threads, barr the odd exception. But with only 11 days* to to one of the biggest sporting fortnights on the earth, and with what is preety much a Home Olympics for us, well its the closest it will ever come here. Prehaps its appropiate that the good folks of After Hours post all their thoughts, amusing observations, the scandel, and prehaps even the odd result here.

So here we go, you excited yet?

*9 days till the Football competition

PS. COME ON KATIE TAYLOR!!

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Hercule Poirot

leahyl wrote: »

She's 16 :-O pretty incredible....!

I know, about halfway on the final stretch it looked like she might just crack it and then she motored along like a mad thing. Fair play to her.

keith16

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

China going well on the medal table already. USA are still favourites to top it though aren't they?

Not so sure at all but China really are something else. They really are doing something right in terms of getting athletes to the elite level required (plus their not inconsiderate advantage in terms of population).

opinion guy

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

World Record smashed by 1.02 seconds in the Womens 400m Individual Medley, not exactly Usain Bolt territory but it was exciting to watch.

Bear in mind that at the previous split the leader was a second or two behind world record pace. And she was not the leader she made up well over 3 seconds in the last stroke to clinch the record. I think thats pretty impressive

westendgirlie

Mmmmm brazilian swimmer can stroke my breasts

Namlub

decies wrote: »

Which county is your man from that's commentating on ladies basketball ?? Christ its dreadfull !!

I love him. DOWNTOWN!

keith16

westendgirlie wrote: »

Mmmmm brazilian swimmer can stroke my breasts

heh heh........brazilian.

Hercule Poirot

Namlub wrote: »

I love him. DOWNTOWN!

Methinks he played NBA Jam in his younger days

keith16

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Methinks he played NBA Jam in his younger days

what a game! I would often try to convince my younger brother that he had scored an "own basket" and mock him accordingly.:D

SharpshooterTom

So no medals for GB on day one? Suprising.

Didn't they get none in the first three days last time but still managed 19 golds?

I think the bookies at point had GB at evens to get 25 golds are more. :eek:

ScummyMan

I love me some womens beach volleyball

leahyl

Bill really questioning why the Irish dont do well enough in swimming at the Olympics there! Unintentionally insulted the panellists!

Samich

So many sports, can't watch them all. AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

Hercule Poirot

Just reading an interview with Mark Cavendish, don't know much about cycling but how can a man who finished 26th (ish) blame other people for him not winning it? It makes no sense to me. He said "the Australians were very negative". I'm not attacking the man but I don't understand the logic of what he is saying.

My name is URL

Those lads make the gymnastics vaulting look like it's something that comes naturally to people. I'd fcuking buckle myself before I got to the spring.

Mysteriouschic

The swimming was amazing to watch.

Namlub

Bit manky how some of the swimmers drink from the pool then spit it back in...

Mint Sauce

At times like this I really miss the BBC. Olympics just not the same on RTE.

Richard Hillman

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Just reading an interview with Mark Cavendish, don't know much about cycling but how can a man who finished 26th (ish) blame other people for him not winning it? It makes no sense to me. He said "the Australians were very negative". I'm not attacking the man but I don't understand the logic of what he is saying.

There was a breakaway of 30 riders that got about 1 minute ahead of the peleton (Main Pack). Usually in normal cycling like the Tour De France, the peleton would work together to catch the breakaway. In todays race nobody bar the GB team tried to reel in the breakaway because they didnt want it to go to a sprint with Cavendish. The rest of the peleton wanted Team GB to use up all their energy and then they could take advantage of it towards the end. It was only until it was too late that the rest of the peleton realised that they had shot themselves in the foot by not helping the GB team in trying to catch the breakaway.

On the other hand, with so many riders in the breakaway. A lot of the peleton had team mates in the breakaway and probably wanted to protect them by not helping the GB team catch them.

cgpg5

6th olympics for this geezer!

Mint Sauce

Richard Hillman wrote: »

There was a breakaway of 30 riders that got about 1 minute ahead of the peleton (Main Pack). Usually in normal cycling like the Tour De France, the peleton would work together to catch the breakaway. In todays race nobody bar the GB team tried to reel in the breakaway because they didnt want it to go to a sprint with Cavendish. The rest of the peleton wanted Team GB to use up all their energy and then they could take advantage of it towards the end. It was only until it was too late that the rest of the peleton realised that they had shot themselves in the foot by not helping the GB team in trying to catch the breakaway.

On the other hand, with so many riders in the breakaway. A lot of the peleton had team mates in the breakaway and probably wanted to protect them by not helping the GB team catch them.

Really wanted to see this today, gutted I missed it. Good summary of what happened, hopefully RTE might show some highlights before their coverage finishes tonight.

Namlub

irish-stew wrote: »

At times like this I really miss the BBC. Olympics just not the same on RTE.

There's way too much talking on RTE imo

kwestfan08

Joking aside the Swiss Greek beach volleyball on at the minute is a very good game. Excitement aplenty

Mint Sauce

Namlub wrote: »

There's way too much talking on RTE imo

I'm sure there was a link on the offical websites of previous winter and summer olympics allowing you to watch pretty much want you wanted.

Cant find anything though on the London2012 website.

Richard Hillman

irish-stew wrote: »

I'm sure there was a link on the offical websites of previous winter and summer olympics allowing you to watch pretty much want you wanted.

Cant find anything though on the London2012 website.

This is the one i think
http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/london2012/index.html

Its fully legit Mods

leahyl

Amazing performance by british guy in gymnastics there (pommel horse) - don't know how they do that - some strength those gymnasts have!

Mint Sauce

Richard Hillman wrote: »

This is the one i think
http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/london2012/index.html

Its fully legit Mods

Thats the one. Time to start throttling my download limit.

steve9859

Richard Hillman wrote: »

There was a breakaway of 30 riders that got about 1 minute ahead of the peleton (Main Pack). Usually in normal cycling like the Tour De France, the peleton would work together to catch the breakaway. In todays race nobody bar the GB team tried to reel in the breakaway because they didnt want it to go to a sprint with Cavendish. The rest of the peleton wanted Team GB to use up all their energy and then they could take advantage of it towards the end. It was only until it was too late that the rest of the peleton realised that they had shot themselves in the foot by not helping the GB team in trying to catch the breakaway.

On the other hand, with so many riders in the breakaway. A lot of the peleton had team mates in the breakaway and probably wanted to protect them by not helping the GB team catch them.

That's pretty much bang on. It shows how screwed they were by the fact that the number 1 and 2 in the tour de france had nothing left....not sure Froome even finished he was forced to work so hard. In the tour de france they would also have 8 or 9 riders in a team, not 4. 4 people is not enough to chase a significant break. The Brits were still in a TdF mindset, and that was their undoing

westendgirlie

End of Day 1 - Medals Table

diego maradona – 25

nice very - 22

irish stew - 20

god... – 19

TadghSk – 17

pherekydes – 16

Jesus Shaves – 14

deftlefthand – 12

samich - 12

mars bar – 11

Kfallon – 10

mynameisurl – 10

sparks - 10

barney92 - 9

westendgirlie – 9

My name is URL

What's the story with the German badminton player, Schenk? She's in a match right now and has absolutely no support... no coach, no helpers etc. She's just on her own there. Commentators have said that it's very odd.

fryup

leahyl wrote: »

some strength those gymnasts have!

imagine what they're like in bed