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London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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  • #3992
    Beefy78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,166 ✭✭✭Beefy78


    Gold & a World Record for Britain.

    That Velodrome is FAST.


  • #3993
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Tox56 wrote: »
    Yes, I meant both GB and China were faster

    By stealing a bit of ground.


  • #3994
    Tox56
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,636 ✭✭✭✭Tox56


    Guy:Incognito wrote: »
    Tox56 wrote: »
    Yes, I meant both GB and China were faster

    By stealing a bit of ground.

    They set a WR in the first round, mistake was in the second round


  • #3995
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    The velodrome is really living up to my expectation world records even in the heats and the crowd are great.

    Chris Hoy 5 gold medals WOW.


  • #3996
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Tox56 wrote: »
    They set a WR in the first round, mistake was in the second round

    Fair enough, but the same could happen in lots of sports. A swimmer could set a WR in a heat then come last in the final.


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  • #3997
    Lyaiera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭Lyaiera


    Anyone watching the GB vs USA water polo. It's really interesting, a huge amount of tactics and a discernable battle in getting the ball in the goal. (A comparison to basketball where I don't have any involvement in whether a shot is going to go in or not.) Also they're all scratched and bruiesed from getting beat about. ALSO! They're wearing speedos! :D And they're not old men or hairy bellied Greeks.


  • #3998
    Gandhi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 976 ✭✭✭Gandhi


    Lyaiera wrote: »
    Anyone watching the GB vs USA water polo. It's really interesting, a huge amount of tactics and a discernable battle in getting the ball in the goal. (A comparison to basketball where I don't have any involvement in whether a shot is going to go in or not.) Also they're all scratched and bruiesed from getting beat about. ALSO! They're wearing speedos! :D And they're not old men or hairy bellied Greeks.

    A friend of mine who plays it told me you actually have to wear leather speedos as it is such a rough sport that normal speedos would get ripped to shreds.


  • #3999
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    Lyaiera wrote: »
    Anyone watching the GB vs USA water polo. It's really interesting, a huge amount of tactics and a discernable battle in getting the ball in the goal. (A comparison to basketball where I don't have any involvement in whether a shot is going to go in or not.) Also they're all scratched and bruiesed from getting beat about. ALSO! They're wearing speedos! :D And they're not old men or hairy bellied Greeks.

    Hello Boys :);):)


  • #4000
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    Gandhi wrote: »
    A friend of mine who plays it told me you actually have to wear leather speedos as it is such a rough sport that normal speedos would get ripped to shreds.

    Leather speedos F me imagine the pain of breaking them in.


  • #4001
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    Brussels Sprout wrote: »
    Ian Thorpe is a great pundit and ridiculously camp to boot!

    is he gay?

    cause he seems to have a nancy boy air about him


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  • #4002
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    fryup wrote: »
    is he gay?

    cause he seems to have a nancy boy air about him

    Err "nancy boy"

    He says he isn't gay, he has a jewellery and fashion line not that that means anything.

    I think he is a very good pundit, he is certainly knowledgeable about swimming and so what if he is gay.


  • #4003
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    I am watching the ladies hockey now and surely with all our camogie players and the comparative skills we should at least be able to field a good team.


  • #4004
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,251 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Colmustard wrote: »
    I am watching the ladies hockey now and surely with all our camogie players and the comparative skills we should at least be able to field a good team.

    We have two very good teams, men and women, both of which just failed to qualify this year.

    Men are ranked 16th and women 14th.


  • #4005
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    Pherekydes wrote: »
    We have two very good teams, men and women, both of which just failed to qualify this year.

    Men are ranked 16th and women 14th.

    Very good I didn't know that

    Thanks.


  • #4006
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,000 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    Eh did one of the GB cyclists just admit to pullign some kind of fast one on BBC interview?!??!!?


  • #4007
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    Just out of interest, what sports did you all participate in via your schools curriculum and what country was that in?

    Would be interesting to see a range of different countries to make comparisons with.


  • #4008
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    westendgirlie wrote: »
    Just out of interest, what sports did you all participate in via your schools curriculum and what country was that in?

    Would be interesting to see a range of different countries to make comparisons with.

    We just done PE and that was a range of sports I don't think there was a curriculum as there was no exam.

    I played basketball, running mainly the sprint events, GAA and volleyball which I was shlt at.


  • #4009
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,000 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    westendgirlie wrote: »
    Just out of interest, what sports did you all participate in via your schools curriculum and what country was that in?

    Would be interesting to see a range of different countries to make comparisons with.

    Gaelic football.
    Gaelic football in the rain.
    Gaelic football in the snow.
    Getting beat up for not being good at Gaelic football.

    That is all.


  • #4010
    Max_Charger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭Max_Charger


    opinion guy wrote: »
    Eh did one of the GB cyclists just admit to pullign some kind of fast one on BBC interview?!??!!?

    Yes he did, a very very foolish thing for him to have said.


  • #4011
    cgpg5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,656 ✭✭✭cgpg5


    westendgirlie wrote: »
    Just out of interest, what sports did you all participate in via your schools curriculum and what country was that in?

    Would be interesting to see a range of different countries to make comparisons with.

    Murderball it was called!


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  • #4012
    cgpg5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,656 ✭✭✭cgpg5


    C'mon ze lochtenator


  • #4013
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,000 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    cgpg5 wrote: »
    Murderball it was called!


    We did also "play" this "game" where everyone threw rocks at each other.
    No really. Really. Everyday at 11 this happened for 15 mins.

    Though I can't say it was part of the school curriculum. Mostly the teachers just ignored it


  • #4014
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,433 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    This should be an exciting one!


  • #4015
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    westendgirlie wrote: »
    Just out of interest, what sports did you all participate in via your schools curriculum and what country was that in?

    Would be interesting to see a range of different countries to make comparisons with.

    What is the atmosphere like over there? did you get to go to the Olympic park?


  • #4016
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Max_Charger wrote: »
    Yes he did, a very very foolish thing for him to have said.

    What did he say?


  • #4017
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    opinion guy wrote: »
    We did also "play" this "game" where everyone threw rocks at each other.
    No really. Really. Everyday at 11 this happened for 15 mins.

    Though I can't say it was part of the school curriculum. Mostly the teachers just ignored it

    Apparently that is banned now, claims etc.


  • #4018
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,251 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Max_Charger wrote: »
    Yes he did, a very very foolish thing for him to have said.

    What did he actually say?


  • #4019
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,433 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    OMG Lochte is only THIRD?!


  • #4020
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Lochte 3rd. :eek:


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  • #4021
    cgpg5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,656 ✭✭✭cgpg5


    Gee that's a surprise. Lochte holding out? Took it for granted?


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