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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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Brussels Sprout

Rascasse wrote: »

I thought the same four years ago at Beijing but did some digging and no, its just how they do it over there (not just ESPN its all media). Strange way of doing it though.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010602201407/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2000/medal_tracker/current/countries/

No, CNN have China on top

Rascasse

Brussels Sprout wrote: »

No, CNN have China on top

Thats because you are on the international edition. On the US edition you get taken to Sports Illustrated here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2012/medals/tracker/

LiamoSail

With the sailing, is it a certain amount of points depending on where you finish, or is it just the time that is important ie total time taken to complete all races?

Pudsy33

LiamoSail wrote: »

With the sailing, is it a certain amount of points depending on where you finish, or is it just the time that is important ie total time taken to complete all races?

Points equal to where you finish, lowest wins.

rebel girl 15

Your position is the number of points you get, 10 races, but you can discard your worst score. So your best nine scores are your final score.

Top 10 then go into a medal race, where its double points awarded i.e. first get two points etc, and added to your final score to determine the medal postions

Happyman42

What's happening in the cycling time trial?

Capt'n Midnight

[Result]

Marit 1st
Xu 4th
Annalise 19th - so most likely only Marit and Xu won't discard this race , other medal contenders are down as well

Still two points ahead

http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/sailing/event/laser-radial-women/phase=saw103906/doc=summary.html

Mint Sauce

Happyman42 wrote: »

What's happening in the cycling time trial?

Wiggo has just set off, and with that, and only after 10 minutes coverage, RTE switch sports.

:mad:

Anyone

Wonder what Team Sky's orders are today. Would love to see Froome beat Wiggins, he's the better cyclist imo, he won the Tour de France for Wiggins, but got very little of the plaudits outside of the sport.

keano_afc

http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bauer-jack-1125589/

This guy will surely come 24th?

3ndahalfof6

irish-stew wrote: »

Wiggo has just set off, and with that, and only after 10 minutes coverage, RTE switch sports.

:mad:

BBC1 if you have it.

BraziliaNZ

watching now, Tony Martin winning, Wiggo 2nd I think

BarnhallBull

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

[Result]

Marit 1st
Xu 4th
Annalise 19th - so most likely only Marit and Xu won't discard this race , other medal contenders are down as well

Still two points ahead http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/sailing/event/laser-radial-women/phase=saw103906/doc=summary.html

How many races can you discard? And how much weighting is the final given in comparison to the rest of the races?

Pudsy33

BarnhallBull wrote: »

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

[Result]

Marit 1st
Xu 4th
Annalise 19th - so most likely only Marit and Xu won't discard this race , other medal contenders are down as well

Still two points ahead http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/sailing/event/laser-radial-women/phase=saw103906/doc=summary.html

How many races can you discard? And how much weighting is the final given in comparison to the rest of the races?

Just one. The medal race is for the top ten and has double points

bwatson

The Eurosport commentators are right with what they say about the cycling crowds, they have been simply incredible. Cycling is clearly on the way up in Britain in terms of interest and exposure and there's very much a good chance that it will have a great effect on cycling in Ireland too. Good times for the sport on these islands ahead.

cgpg5

Barring a choke and a half an expected gold for Wiggins

BraziliaNZ

Wiggo for gold now barring a puncture!

opinion guy

THe BBC commentators are becomign annoying as Wiggins is doing well:rolleyes:

BraziliaNZ

Why isn't Cavendish in this? Is he not the time trial expert in the Tour? Is Wiggo not just a better all rounder? How come he's winning?

cgpg5

opinion guy wrote: »

THe BBC commentators are becomign annoying as Wiggins is doing well:rolleyes:

Tbf its a second gold for GB. In fact it'll be two medals for them in this event

Anyone

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Why isn't Cavendish in this? Is he not the time trial expert in the Tour? Is Wiggo not just a better all rounder? How come he's winning?

Cavendish is nowhere near the level of timetrialler as the others. Cavendish is the best sprinter in the world, but he cant pump out that consistant pace for long periods.

cgpg5

Gold number 2 anyway for GB! Decent going. They'll clean up in track cycling and athletics

BraziliaNZ

Sigh, do you think we'll get any medals at all? Ireland that is

opinion guy

cgpg5 wrote: »

Tbf its a second gold for GB. In fact it'll be two medals for them in this event

Yeah now. But they were calling it a win from 2/3 way through the races. He could have fallen or anything

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Sigh, do you think we'll get any medals at all? Ireland that is

Boxing

If there was a drinking event we'd win that too...

cgpg5

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Sigh, do you think we'll get any medals at all? Ireland that is

Go on our katie!

Pudsy33

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Sigh, do you think we'll get any medals at all? Ireland that is

We should get a few in the boxing, plus our sailor is still winning.

Anyone

Impressive from Wiggins, smashed it.

1.Wiggins(Belgium)
2. Martin(Germany)
3. Froome(Kenya)

bwatson

opinion guy wrote: »

THe BBC commentators are becomign annoying as Wiggins is doing well:rolleyes:

Britain's national broadcaster celebrating the amazing success of British competitor?

Surely he will be Sir Bradley Wiggins now? First British winner of the TdF and the winner of more olympic medals than anybody else from the UK!

HazDanz

Wiggins with Gold. Greatest Olympian for GB ever.

bwatson

Anyone wrote: »

Impressive from Wiggins, smashed it.

1.Wiggins(Belgium)
2. Martin(Germany)
3. Froome(Kenya)

:D Sad.