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London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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  • #3902
    cgpg5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,656 ✭✭✭cgpg5


    Judo on BBC1. Gold chance for GB again!


  • #3903
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    Ahhh Gemma didn't get the gold but she did win a silver.

    Congrats and well won.


  • #3904
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    OK The Vellodrome is starting now :D:D

    OK I will go for a walk this evening I promise.


  • #3905
    castletownman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,367 ✭✭✭✭castletownman


    Gibbons gold chance finished. Came against a stronger opponent on the day. However, the fairytale continues in the event, with Harrison apparently accrediting her coach for saving her life, and the commentators referring to her as escaping from a dark hole.

    This Olympics has for me been the best sporting occasion of 2012, and I'm a sports journalist who follows every sport!


  • #3906
    daisybelle2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,403 ✭✭✭daisybelle2008


    The American girl, Kayla Harrison, won the gold in the Judo. Apparently her first coach was jailed for 10 years for abusing her, she battled depression and suididal thoughts over it! She has really come a long way fair play to her.


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  • #3907
    markie29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,040 ✭✭✭markie29


    Colmustard wrote: »
    OK The Vellodrome is starting now :D:D

    OK I will go for a walk this evening I promise.

    get an excercise bike,place it facing the tv and just cycle...pretending you are competing against them haha


  • #3908
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    castletownman wrote: »
    Gibbons gold chance finished. Came against a stronger opponent on the day. However, the fairytale continues in the event, with Harrison apparently accrediting her coach for saving her life, and the commentators referring to her as escaping from a dark hole.

    This Olympics has for me been the best sporting occasion of 2012, and I'm a sports journalist who follows every sport!

    I have always watched the olympics and up to now I thought the Sydney games could not be beaten as the "best games ever" but so far I think these games are better.

    I think its because like the Australians the British love their sport and the crowds are really making the occasion.


  • #3909
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    markie29 wrote: »
    get an excercise bike,place it facing the tv and just cycle...pretending you are competing against them haha

    LOL
    That is a brill suggestion.


  • #3910
    Corruptedmorals
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,195 ✭✭✭Corruptedmorals


    Women's artistic gymnastics all-around coming up at half 4 on BBC3. It's not as open as the men's, there's 2 favourites and 3 other top contenders. Still exciting though!


  • #3911
    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    Colmustard wrote: »
    OK The Vellodrome is starting now :D:D

    OK I will go for a walk this evening I promise.

    How does the team sprint work or what's the idea behind it? Do they take turns leading to reduce drag etc???


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  • #3912
    The_Kew_Tour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,805 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    What a bitter bunch some Irish people are. A Girl gets to final of Olympics and we still have a dig at her.

    She had to do this all through her own pocket. Yes, would have been nice if she did better, but she was not given much hope of getting to final in first place.

    She beat a Girl who has been training at that base all year.

    EVENFLOW



  • #3913
    DebDynamite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,735 ✭✭✭DebDynamite


    Colmustard wrote: »
    I have always watched the olympics and up to now I thought the Sydney games could not be beaten as the "best games ever" but so far I think these games are better.

    I think its because like the Australians the British love their sport and the crowds are really making the occasion.

    Well, the London games are much better for me purely for the reason that we are in the same time zone to it's eay to watch everything. Work is ruining that somewhat though :(


  • #3914
    daisybelle2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,403 ✭✭✭daisybelle2008


    whippedcream wrote: »
    What a race in the lw 4s! I remember as a junior peter chambers who was bow in the British 4 was competing in events all around Ireland for bann, even rowed for Ireland as junior. Unreal to see him at the highest level in the world.
    Excellent sport.

    Nice connection!

    I have to say it was kind of cool seeing the mixed-race in the South African boat. I don't think that would have happened in the dark old (not so distance) days of Apartheid.


  • #3915
    IrishAm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭IrishAm


    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    God, I wish Ireland excelled at at least ONE sport :(

    We do. Gaelic games.:D


  • #3916
    cgpg5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,656 ✭✭✭cgpg5


    What an atmosphere at the Velodrome! Gb hoping to clean up!


  • #3917
    Richard Hillman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    Victoria Pendleton WOW :eek: She was about half a second behind when she took over the lead


  • #3918
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,185 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    What's on in the Velodrome?


  • #3919
    Beefy78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,166 ✭✭✭Beefy78


    I wish I had tickets to the velodrome. I went to an event a couple of years ago at the one in the Olympic Park in Munich and the atmosphere was insane (although the super-strength German bier contributed to that...).


  • #3920
    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    Mars Bar wrote: »
    What's on in the Velodrome?

    The Rose of Tralee


  • #3921
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,185 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Deng LinLin looks about 7 years old.


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  • #3922
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    Are all the Irish swimmers finished now for these games? Pity it didn't go very well, nobody even made it out of heat.


  • #3923
    G.A.Ay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭G.A.Ay


    How many medals have Team Ireland won thus far?


  • #3924
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Are all the Irish swimmers finished now for these games? Pity it didn't go very well, nobody even made it out of heat.

    We only have one Olympic pool that is not even 10 years old so we don't have a swimming tradition. Perhaps in time.


  • #3925
    Pudsy33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,904 ✭✭✭✭Pudsy33


    G.A.Ay wrote: »
    How many medals have Team Ireland won thus far?

    Nothing, but we haven't contested any finals. Our best hopes are to come still


  • #3926
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    G.A.Ay wrote: »
    How many medals have Team Ireland won thus far?

    None but I predict we will win 3, I won't name the events out of superstition.


  • #3927
    Pudsy33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,904 ✭✭✭✭Pudsy33


    Colmustard wrote: »
    G.A.Ay wrote: »
    How many medals have Team Ireland won thus far?

    None but I predict we will win 3, I won't name the events out of superstition.

    I predict 4, hopefully im right.


  • #3928
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    Pudsy33 wrote: »
    I predict 4, hopefully im right.

    :D I hope so to.

    I think this is going to be a good Olympics for us, fingers crossed.


  • #3929
    cgpg5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,656 ✭✭✭cgpg5


    Talks team GB could be disqualified here in the women cycling


  • #3930
    cgpg5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,656 ✭✭✭cgpg5


    Real drama here at velodrome :o

    As for irish medals. 3 at best I'd say!


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  • #3931
    Beefy78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,166 ✭✭✭Beefy78


    cgpg5 wrote: »
    Talks team GB could be disqualified here in the women cycling

    What did they do?


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