London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

Jimoslimos · 31-07-2012 10:23PM

tayto lover wrote: »

19 medals for Phelps, 15 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. Never be done again.

cgpg5 wrote: »

Greatest Olympian ever. Great stuff to watch

I disagree. He pretty good ........but

He's fortunate enough to be American - add over half a dozen medals in relays (mostly gold)
He competes in an event in which there are numerous medal opportunities - too much if you ask me. Multiple styles + distances + medleys
Most of his individual medals are in butterfly - pretty damn pointless if you ask me. You don't see several 100m athletic events for different running styles, backwards, sideways, jumping/sack race.

Freestyle is the only swimming event that counts in my eyes.

Mars Bar · 31-07-2012 10:23PM

Schwiiing wrote: »

I thought it was a horrendous snorefest tbh. Brazil didn't look bothered. Stupid niggly fouls didn't help.

You must not watch a lot of women's football then!

GB drew the fouls out of Brazil so intelligently.

Schwiiing · 31-07-2012 10:26PM

Mars Bar wrote: »

You must not watch a lot of women's football then!

True. And if that game was as good as it gets I won't be watching much more.

Jimoslimos · 31-07-2012 10:26PM

Pherekydes wrote: »

I can state categorically that swimmers do not get fine bodies by luck.

Yeah, the drugs are a great help :pac:

HazDanz · 31-07-2012 10:27PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

I disagree. He pretty good ........but
He's fortunate enough to be American - add over half a dozen medals in relays (mostly gold)

He competes in an event in which there are numerous medal opportunities - too much if you ask me. Multiple styles + distances + medleys

Most of his individual medals are in butterfly - pretty damn pointless if you ask me. You don't see several 100m athletic events for different running styles, backwards, sideways, jumping/sack race.

Freestyle is the only swimming event that counts in my eyes.

Well done, you made me laugh.

Mint Sauce · 31-07-2012 10:31PM

Cycle time trails tomorrow. Hopefully RTE show abit of it. Need to ration my online viewing.

Pherekydes · 31-07-2012 10:31PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Yeah, the drugs are a great help :pac:

I have two kids who swim and neither are on anything stronger than milk.

If you think you'll get a body like they do from drugs, please point me in their direction. (They're for the wife. :pac:)

Mars Bar · 31-07-2012 10:35PM

Schwiiing wrote: »

True. And if that game was as good as it gets I won't be watching much more.

Ah we'll get by without ya.

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The attendance at Wembley Stadium is 70,584, a record for a women's international in England. Previous best was just over 29,000

:eek:

It didn't look like that many! I'm amazed and maybe a little skeptical of just how true that is.

Jimoslimos · 31-07-2012 10:37PM

HazDanz wrote: »

Well done, you made me laugh.

Glad I could!

But please feel free to refute any of my points, especially re. butterfly stroke.

Olympic motto is Faster, Higher, Stronger. When high jumpers started using the Fosbury flop technique there wasn't a completely new event created.

Samich · 31-07-2012 10:38PM

Mars Bar wrote: »

Ah we'll get by without ya.

:eek:

It didn't look like that many! I'm amazed and maybe a little skeptical of just how true that is.

Nice crowd, wonder did they pay to get in though, just with the complaints of emtpy seats.

Tox56 · 31-07-2012 10:39PM

Samich wrote: »

Mars Bar wrote: »

Ah we'll get by without ya.

:eek:

It didn't look like that many! I'm amazed and maybe a little skeptical of just how true that is.

Nice crowd, wonder did they pay to get in though, just with the complaints of emtpy seats.

Crowds were good for all GB games, it's games like Japan v Honduras where the problem lies (in the football anyway).

cgpg5 · 31-07-2012 10:40PM

The USA can play a bit in the basketball can't they

Durant, James, Bryant an absolute priviledge to watch!

flyswatter · 31-07-2012 10:46PM

Great LeBron slam dunk there!

funnights74 · 31-07-2012 10:46PM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

A truly amazing achievement. Words can not describe what Michael Phelps has achieved as an athlete.

Ireland has a total of 23 Olympic medals, 8 Gold, 7 Silver and 8 Bronze. Michael Phelps 19 medals ; 15 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 bronze. Insane statistic.

Mars Bar · 31-07-2012 10:48PM

Samich wrote: »

Nice crowd, wonder did they pay to get in though, just with the complaints of emtpy seats.

I dunno. I'd imagine there was a few complimentary tickets alright! I don't mind if they paid in or not so long as they were watching and had a positive experience.

Tox56 wrote: »

Crowds were good for all GB games, it's games like Japan v Honduras where the problem lies (in the football anyway).

Even at that, the women's football never really seems to sell much. This match was double the attendance of the previous record!

fryup · 31-07-2012 10:52PM

funnights74 wrote: »

Ireland has a total of 23 Olympic medals, 8 Gold, 7 Silver and 8 Bronze. Michael Phelps 19 medals ; 15 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 bronze. Insane statistic.

if only he was irish

buyer95 · 31-07-2012 10:59PM

Funny how the second five for the USA in the basketball were the ones who blew up, and gave the US the big lead. But yeah, great to see such amazing talents live on terrestrial tv

Richard Hillman · 31-07-2012 11:01PM

fryup wrote: »

if only he was irish

He would have made a fine number 8 for the Irish rugby team

or wasted as a county legend at GAA

Happyman42 · 31-07-2012 11:05PM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

or wasted as a county legend at GAA

Wouldn't last 5 minutes...top heavy.

Mint Sauce · 31-07-2012 11:06PM

fryup wrote: »

if only he was irish

Would probably make no difference. We dont have the same funding, facilities, etc for potential stars from an early age compared to the states.

Aidric · 31-07-2012 11:06PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Freestyle is the only swimming event that counts in my eyes.

Lol. Go to bed.

Tox56 · 31-07-2012 11:11PM

It's extreme to suggest only freestyle should count, but the likes of Bolt can only realistically compete in 100, 200 + relay, whereas the likes of Phelps potentially have 7/8 events (many of them relays). Of course being able to compete in all of those is a great achievement, but medal count alone shouldn't determine the "greatest olympian".

Diego Maradona · 31-07-2012 11:14PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

I disagree. He pretty good ........but
He's fortunate enough to be American - add over half a dozen medals in relays (mostly gold)

He competes in an event in which there are numerous medal opportunities - too much if you ask me. Multiple styles + distances + medleys

Most of his individual medals are in butterfly - pretty damn pointless if you ask me. You don't see several 100m athletic events for different running styles, backwards, sideways, jumping/sack race.

Freestyle is the only swimming event that counts in my eyes.

Well holy god, that's the biggest pile of shite I've ever read. If only sack racing was an olympic sport, we'd have one gold anyway.

Well done Phelps, an olympic legend.

fryup · 31-07-2012 11:16PM

Phelps achievement is amazing but i still think Steve Redgrave's five gold in five separate olympics is the best

Jimoslimos · 31-07-2012 11:21PM

fryup wrote: »

Phelps achievement is amazing but i still think Steve Redgrave's five gold in five separate olympics is the best

Oh here goes, longevity good - greatest ever, nope.

individual event > team event

How many of Redgrave's gold medals were in single sculls?

Should put some of these in unpopular opinions :pac:

cgpg5 · 31-07-2012 11:22PM

Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love on fire. Simply awesome. Will anyone come close? You'd hope Spain would give them a game in the expected final!

Mysteriouschic · 31-07-2012 11:24PM

I love watching Phelps swim I was so tense at the last part I really wanted him to win the gold , silvers still good hes still got a record number of medals

. And I just read that he had three more races to go before he retires. I hope he manages to get a gold. He's amazing.

I'm glad the Le Clos RSA guy won it was nice watching him receiving the gold medal.

buyer95 · 31-07-2012 11:24PM

Melo is tearing it up!

flyswatter · 31-07-2012 11:26PM

That last US score was ridiculous!

Mysteriouschic · 31-07-2012 11:27PM

Just curious why is pretty much every sport on in the olympics but rugby?
Ireland would have a good chance of getting a medal in the rugby if that was included even though there good at other sports.
It's just strange how every sport but rugby is included.

London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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