London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

opinion guy · 29-07-2012 12:07PM

Colmustard wrote: »

HUH
He has "5" Olympic gold medals plus 2 silvers and a hoard of world championships.

Jasus you have some high standards.

What are you on about ? He doesn't have any Olympic medals:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_O%27Toole

Colmustard · 29-07-2012 12:19PM

opinion guy wrote: »

What are you on about ? He doesn't have any Olympic medals:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_O%27Toole

Apologies I thought you were referring to Ian Thorpe.

As for Gary O'Toole whenever I listened to his commentary he seem to eat and breathe swimming he knew all the athletes their times and the techniques and he could express that enthusiasm which I always found interesting.

But different horses I suppose.

LostBoy101 · 29-07-2012 12:23PM

Ulyana Donskova - Russia
http://cs5419.userapi.com/u16488608/-6/x_62215b70.jpg

Lauren Sesselmann - Canada - Football
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RMthVHPZUtM/T7UUHtlNmFI/AAAAAAAAARA/_hVdcicnTFw/s1600/lauren-sesselman.jpg

http://www.joe.ie/joe-life/women/50-of-the-hottest-olympic-athletes-0027226-1#st (Great link!)

cricketfan · 29-07-2012 12:23PM

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

Andrzej Jezierski (sprint C1 200 meters) Tori Pena (wemons pole vault)

Derval O'Rourke, will this be her time to get a medal.

You are having a laugh, surely.

Just love the Olympics. People who usually have interest in sport suddenly becoming experts and then whipped up into some sort of a nationalistic fervour. Every country's the same, wherever you are in the world. The local media will big up that country's medal chances. Ireland is no different.

Katie Taylor should win as she has shown repeatedly she is the best at her weight. However, as we all know nothing is certain and anything can happen and many short priced favourites have come unstuck. As for the male boxers, Nevin has a good chance of medalling, the others less so.

I can see Taylor getting a gold and Nevin a silver at best.

I'll be surprised if we can get anything more than 2 medals but if we do, good luck to them. The argument is brought out every 4 years, as a nation we have been woeful in ever taking sport seriously beyond the stranglehold the GAA has. Despite that, the GAA has been a bedrock in rural areas for decades and in some areas, is an integral part of what binds the community together. I just think we should have been a bit more enterprising in the past in promoting and giving financial support to other sports.

Great entertainment so far, from the quirky opening ceremony to the large crowds out yesterday supporting the road race. There's a lot more to come, I'd just think we'd enjoy it more for personal performances if we didn't get too uptight about national achievements or non-achievements.

opinion guy · 29-07-2012 12:26PM

Colmustard wrote: »

Apologies I thought you were referring to Ian Thorpe.

As for Gary O'Toole whenever I listened to his commentary he seem to eat and breathe swimming he knew all the athletes their times and the techniques and he could express that enthusiasm which I always found interesting.

But different horses I suppose.

Alls I remember is one of them (O'Toole or O'Hare) had a go on air at Colin Louth for not taking a year out of college and sitting his finals the year of his olympics. This when Louth was getting no financial support for his swimming etc (this was in 2000 - I think noone was getting funding for swimming then because of some scandal)

Mars Bar · 29-07-2012 12:41PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Watching a bit of Olympic handball now. GB vs Montenegro... GB currently losing 19-13

It looks like a properly fun sport actually

It is! It's a popular enough game in the primary schools in Galway as is handball (two different games so they are. Well, they are in Ireland anyway!). I played in goal for my primary school in OH. Unfortunately, they were only ever friendly games and there was no league.

Anyone wrote: »

Needs more archery!!

A sport I have never watched before these olympics, but have to say, enjoyed it a huge amount

They do archery in Clondalkin! It's not as easy as it looks. The bow would take the hand off ya...

Egypt should be 2-1 up now after going 1-0 down!

cgpg5 · 29-07-2012 12:45PM

Love watching the olympic handball. We used to always play it at soccer training last season, great for finding space and for movement!

Colmustard · 29-07-2012 12:45PM

I seen a closed thread on the Beach Volleyball.

You heard it here first, that is not were the real Olympic totty compete.

Take a look at the women's court volleyball, you have these Amazonian tightly clad svelte beauts jumping up and down, getting my blood stirring.

Just watch it, you will be convinced.

leahyl · 29-07-2012 12:50PM

Have all the Irish female swimmers swam all their heats? There are 3 Irish female swimmers like

steve9859 · 29-07-2012 12:54PM

Hot Italian judo girl!!

3ndahalfof6 · 29-07-2012 12:56PM

cricketfan wrote: »

You are having a laugh, surely.

Just love the Olympics. People who usually have interest in sport suddenly becoming experts and then whipped up into some sort of a nationalistic fervour. Every country's the same, wherever you are in the world. The local media will big up that country's medal chances. Ireland is no different.

Katie Taylor should win as she has shown repeatedly she is the best at her weight. However, as we all know nothing is certain and anything can happen and many short priced favourites have come unstuck. As for the male boxers, Nevin has a good chance of medalling, the others less so.

I can see Taylor getting a gold and Nevin a silver at best.

I'll be surprised if we can get anything more than 2 medals but if we do, good luck to them. The argument is brought out every 4 years, as a nation we have been woeful in ever taking sport seriously beyond the stranglehold the GAA has. Despite that, the GAA has been a bedrock in rural areas for decades and in some areas, is an integral part of what binds the community together. I just think we should have been a bit more enterprising in the past in promoting and giving financial support to other sports.

Great entertainment so far, from the quirky opening ceremony to the large crowds out yesterday supporting the road race. There's a lot more to come, I'd just think we'd enjoy it more for personal performances if we didn't get too uptight about national achievements or non-achievements.

Am I now, so who the fook died and made you chairman of the committee, you fire out a few well known facts, and this makes you ehh,

so you think the Polish guy who is now competing for Ireland has no chance at all, little is known about Tori Pena, the nature of the games can throw up strange results as the athletes tend to out perform their normal standard,

this is why we get world records and Olympic records broken, but yes the Irish are pure gombeens, how very dare we to think we might be better than the next.

3ndahalfof6 · 29-07-2012 01:05PM

Mars Bar wrote: »

It is! It's a popular enough game in the primary schools in Galway as is handball (two different games so they are. Well, they are in Ireland anyway!). I played in goal for my primary school in OH. Unfortunately, they were only ever friendly games and there was no league.

They do archery in Clondalkin! It's not as easy as it looks. The bow would take the hand off ya...

Egypt should be 2-1 up now after going 1-0 down!

I have done archery myself, 70 pound draw and my release strap failed, I actually dropped myself, very weird feeling.

westendgirlie · 29-07-2012 01:12PM

LostBoy101 wrote: »

Ulyana Donskova - Russia
http://cs5419.userapi.com/u16488608/-6/x_62215b70.jpg

Lauren Sesselmann - Canada - Football
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RMthVHPZUtM/T7UUHtlNmFI/AAAAAAAAARA/_hVdcicnTFw/s1600/lauren-sesselman.jpg

http://www.joe.ie/joe-life/women/50-of-the-hottest-olympic-athletes-0027226-1#st (Great link!)

You're enjoying your research, aren't ya?

Mars Bar · 29-07-2012 01:16PM

How in the name of jaysus are Egypt not winning this game?

sock puppet · 29-07-2012 01:17PM

leahyl wrote: »

Have all the Irish female swimmers swam all their heats? There are 3 Irish female swimmers like

Nah Murphy and Nocher still have their main events (800 free and 200 back) coming up. Not sure what's up with Murphy. She was awful this morning.

Jimoslimos · 29-07-2012 01:26PM

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

I have done archery myself, 70 pound draw and my release strap failed, I actually dropped myself, very weird feeling.

Wha? I don't know what that is but it sounds painful.

The Italy-US gold medal match yesterday was dramatic, Italy winning with a 10 on the final arrow, great entertainment.

3ndahalfof6 · 29-07-2012 01:40PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Wha? I don't know what that is but it sounds painful.

The Italy-US gold medal match yesterday was dramatic, Italy winning with a 10 on the final arrow, great entertainment.

yes it sure was, considering the USA were the favourites, the singles competition should be good.

Samich · 29-07-2012 01:41PM

When does the Athletics start? And what happens if it starts pissing rain during the beach volleyball?

Hercule Poirot · 29-07-2012 01:42PM

Watching Marty Morrisey commenting on beach volleyball - priceless

Capt'n Midnight · 29-07-2012 01:43PM

funnights74 wrote: »

On a flat road anything from 40 to 60 Kph depending on weather conditions, wind etc. Descending a mountain or steep hill well Sean Kelly has been clocked at close to 108 Kph :eek:

Camera motorbikes with the big engines and great brakes just can't keep up.

Samich wrote: »

Dangerous Tyre could burst or anything :P

A lot safer than being in traffic, and at those speeds a cycling helmet is just an aerodynamic hat

Schwiiing · 29-07-2012 01:43PM

anyone know what channels the brazil mens game is shown on?

cgpg5 · 29-07-2012 01:43PM

Samich wrote: »

When does the Athletics start? And what happens if it starts pissing rain during the beach volleyball?

It did earlier they just carried on...

3ndahalfof6 · 29-07-2012 01:43PM

Samich wrote: »

When does the Athletics start? And what happens if it starts pissing rain during the beach volleyball?

I asked the same question about the volleyball, then I noticed them playing inside.:o

Capt'n Midnight · 29-07-2012 01:45PM

Anyone know if there is an online schedule for the BBC's 24 streams ?

24 channels is too many to scan

Samich · 29-07-2012 01:46PM

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

I asked the same question about the volleyball, then I noticed them playing inside.:o

They play volleyball and beach volleyball :P 2 different things. You'd think the sand would get very heavy.

Samich · 29-07-2012 01:47PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Anyone know if there is an online schedule for the BBC's 24 streams ?

24 channels is too many to scan

Any use?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/schedule-results/list

DebDynamite · 29-07-2012 01:48PM

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Watching Marty Morrisey commenting on beach volleyball - priceless

Marty on the tall Brazillian, Cerutti (sp?), "He's all over the shop" :pac:

Happyman42 · 29-07-2012 01:51PM

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

the singles competition should be good.

When does that start?

markie29 · 29-07-2012 01:51PM

anyone else having problems trying to get the live streams on rte player working?

want to watch the boxing but the stream just says its buffering....tried the other live streams listed and none of them work.

http://www.rte.ie/live/olympics/#

Hercule Poirot · 29-07-2012 01:52PM

DebDynamite wrote: »

Marty on the tall Brazillian, Cerutti (sp?), "He's all over the shop" :pac:

"And that was a great block by the Austrian.... but it's the Brazillians who are celebrating? Ah yes, because it landed outside. But a great block all the same."

London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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