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London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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  • #3722
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,433 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    fryup wrote: »
    cgpg5 wrote: »
    Missy Franklin is truly unbelievable! And only 17

    and yet no one questions her achievements but they do the Chinese girl??

    bit unfair

    But no other nation could possibly be better at swimming than the Americans! :-p


  • #3723
    Anyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    leahyl wrote: »
    But no other nation could possibly be better at swimming than the Americans! :-p

    Well to be fair, the American coach was questioning the fact that the Chinese female swimmer swam faster than the Lochte. Which is kind of questionable....


  • #3724
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    Anyone wrote: »
    Well to be fair, the American coach was questioning the fact that the Chinese female swimmer swam faster than the Lochte. Which is kind of questionable....

    Only over the final 50m of that race. Her overall time wasn't better than Lochte.


  • #3725
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,433 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Anyone wrote: »
    leahyl wrote: »
    But no other nation could possibly be better at swimming than the Americans! :-p

    Well to be fair, the American coach was questioning the fact that the Chinese female swimmer swam faster than the Lochte. Which is kind of questionable....

    I don't get your point there? What are you saying? Sorry, not trying to be smart or anything!


  • #3726
    Anyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    leahyl wrote: »
    I don't get your point there? What are you saying? Sorry, not trying to be smart or anything!

    Well, from the way I read it, you were saying that the Chinese girl's win/time was questioned because she wasnt American?

    My point was the US coach raised it because of her time compared to the male swimmer Lochte.


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  • #3727
    Anyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Only over the final 50m of that race. Her overall time wasn't better than Lochte.

    It still makes you question it though....well it did for me at least.


  • #3728
    HazDanz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,300 ✭✭✭HazDanz


    Anyone wrote: »
    It still makes you question it though....well it did for me at least.

    It was amazing to look at. I'm going to believe she was just that good and be in awe of it for now as that's what the Olympics is about and if it's found she is doped up later then get disappointed in a few months time.


  • #3729
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,433 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Anyone wrote: »
    leahyl wrote: »
    I don't get your point there? What are you saying? Sorry, not trying to be smart or anything!

    Well, from the way I read it, you were saying that the Chinese girl's win/time was questioned because she wasnt American?

    My point was the US coach raised it because of her time compared to the male swimmer Lochte.

    Well yeah but they were questioning her performance even before the whole Lochte thing came to light really. And it always seems to be the Americans that question everything lol :-)


  • #3730
    titan18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,057 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    cgpg5 wrote: »
    Missy Franklin is truly unbelievable! And only 17

    Franklin isn't smashing her personal bests, destroying the rest of the field and hasn't done what Ye did to Lochte and the best male swimmers.


  • #3731
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,185 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Team GB beat Uruguay to knock Uruguay out. Delighted with that!


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  • #3732
    cgpg5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,656 ✭✭✭cgpg5


    fryup wrote: »
    and yet no one questions her achievements but they do the Chinese girl??

    bit unfair

    Well she did swim the last 50m quicker than Lochte in the male equivalent.

    Also Chinese are well known for a history of doping in swimming


  • #3733
    cgpg5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,656 ✭✭✭cgpg5


    titan18 wrote: »
    Franklin isn't smashing her personal bests, destroying the rest of the field and hasn't done what Ye did to Lochte and the best male swimmers.

    In general I'm not just talking about these games. Ye is Ye I'd really love to give her the benefit of the doubt


  • #3734
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    Lol at RTE interviewing the crowds outside the excel. Great buzz there.


  • #3735
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    LOL. Only the Olympics could make table-tennis a compelling game to watch.

    :D


  • #3736
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    I have a tear in my eye watching it :(


  • #3737
    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    irish-stew wrote: »
    LOL. Only the Olympics could make table-tennis a compelling game to watch.

    :D

    I think table tennis should be the tennis and actual "tennis" as it's known now should be known as "ground tennis" in order to make the distinction.


  • #3738
    Samich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭Samich


    Wow, a boxer disqualified for holding! Referee was terrible! He's awful mad.


  • #3739
    Samich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭Samich


    He's refusing to go near the referee for the hand raise.


  • #3740
    Samich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭Samich


    He shakes the opponents team and now walks out.


  • #3741
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,355 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Samich wrote: »
    Wow, a boxer disqualified for holding! Referee was terrible! He's awful mad.

    To be fair, he was holding a lot and had already been given a warning not to continue doing so.


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  • #3742
    Nozebleed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭Nozebleed


    whats with the anti Chinese sentiment at he games...first it was doping accusations against the female swimmer,then two of the badminton teams are thrown out for allegedly not playing competitively in a round robin game (when they'd already qualified for net round)..and now in the final of the female table tennis..(two chinese finalists) one of the girls is warned that she must play better or face disqualification. apparently her serve was not up to standard (hit the net a few times)..now in a final,playing for gold..i hardly think she''s intentionally doing this..she had been warned a number of times by an official,and she eventually broke down in tears during the game.


  • #3743
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    Can't comment on the swimmers or table tennis player but I saw the badminton game and all the players took the p1ss.

    They hit the shuttlecock deliberately at the net. I wouldn't be happy if I had paid to see that farce.


  • #3744
    .E_C_K_S.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,151 ✭✭✭.E_C_K_S.


    Ha just seen that about the badminton, what a farce.

    Love those little updates your man does on RTE, they are very good.


  • #3745
    johnmcdnl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭johnmcdnl


    Holy **** that weight lifter smashing his elbow was horrible to watch...


  • #3746
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,433 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Haha did you see one of the female Ukranian athletes when she was been given her medal by a male official - she leant forward twice for a kiss and he totally ignored her - embarrassing!


  • #3747
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    Mr. Anderson wrote: »
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    I seen this on another thread I had to put it up here, Hilarious :D:D:D:D


  • #3748
    Soups123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,011 ✭✭✭Soups123


    Nozebleed wrote: »
    whats with the anti Chinese sentiment at he games...first it was doping accusations against the female swimmer,then two of the badminton teams are thrown out for allegedly not playing competitively in a round robin game (when they'd already qualified for net round)..and now in the final of the female table tennis..(two chinese finalists) one of the girls is warned that she must play better or face disqualification. apparently her serve was not up to standard (hit the net a few times)..now in a final,playing for gold..i hardly think she''s intentionally doing this..she had been warned a number of times by an official,and she eventually broke down in tears during the game.
    The issue was that she wasn't throwing the ball high enough for the serve not that she was hitting the net


  • #3749
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    I heard some sportsman say what is wrong with playing strategically, it has happened in other sports, it happens a lot in football. Man U have been accused of it a few times.


  • #3750
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,355 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    johnmcdnl wrote: »
    Holy **** that weight lifter smashing his elbow was horrible to watch...

    Was it as bad as this one? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1044258/Pictured-The-horrific-moment-Olympic-weightlifter-turns-elbow-front.html


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  • #3751
    Samich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭Samich


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Was it as bad as this one? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1044258/Pictured-The-horrific-moment-Olympic-weightlifter-turns-elbow-front.html

    AH AH AH AH AH AH AHHHHHHHHHHHHH


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