London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

tayto lover · 07-08-2012 03:27PM

steve9859 wrote: »

I hear where you are coming from. But I'll see your volleyball beauts, and raise you the Scandinavian women's handball teams.....

What about the Shot Putters?

Kerrydude1981 · 07-08-2012 03:30PM

Leryn Franco of Paraguay in the Javelin has to be one of hottest athletes at the games.

Gandhi · 07-08-2012 03:31PM

steve9859 wrote: »

I hear where you are coming from. But I'll see your volleyball beauts, and raise you the Scandinavian women's handball teams.....

London 2012 has stunners from every corner of the globe. These Olympics are basically what Miss Universe would be like if Emily Pankhurst had invented it.

keano_afc · 07-08-2012 03:31PM

tayto lover wrote: »

What about the Shot Putters?

Eh? They have no trouble lifting a heavy shot, yet cant pick up a razor.

Larianne · 07-08-2012 03:39PM

Ooh the USA gymnast got the bronze for beam after an inquiry into her score. Sickner for the Romanian.

I could look at gymnastics all day long.

el diablo · 07-08-2012 03:41PM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Did they bring in minimum ages for the gymnastics? Somewhere in my head I thought it was 16 - the Chinese girl on the beam there a few mins ago looked about 11.

She's 20 apparently.

JONJO THE MISER · 07-08-2012 03:42PM

I see the Americans cant take there beating again, appealed and won:rolleyes:

Larianne · 07-08-2012 03:43PM

Oooh the chinese gymnast not happy about her team mate getting the gold instead of her. Frosty!

She's already taken the silver medal off her neck, the minute she walked off the podem.

Kerrydude1981 · 07-08-2012 03:43PM

That female bullet Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce is on later on in the 200m

libra02 · 07-08-2012 03:44PM

Larianne wrote: »

Ooh the USA gymnast got the bronze for beam after an inquiry into her score. Sickner for the Romanian.

I could look at gymnastics all day long.

Well the Romanian did fall off the beam so it wouldn't be fair that she gets a bronze with a fall over a gymnast who stayed on and just had a wobble or two.

I think she was right to inquire. Im glad she got her bronze. She was great on the beam very powerful

keano_afc · 07-08-2012 03:44PM

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Leryn Franco of Paraguay in the Javelin has to be one of hottest athletes at the games.

Wow, very nice. Alex Morgan for the US soccer/football team last night was very easy on the eye. The Yank goalkeeper, which I kept thinking was called Han Solo, was very tasty as well.

kfallon · 07-08-2012 03:45PM

Came across this little beauty (not literally

:P) yesterday in the women's football, pity they didn't make the final

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1c5g4dt7gks/TiYFtAQrZbI/AAAAAAAAYH4/rhLTZAs25Ng/s1600/Louisa%2BNecib%2B%25281%2529.jpg

http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1809486900/373458_110790842278690_1810990277_n.jpg

opinion guy · 07-08-2012 03:46PM

keano_afc wrote: »

which I kept thinking was called Han Solo, was very tasty as well.

Lol.....also useful to know if you need to smuggle some rebels across the galaxy under the Empires nose in the fastest ship possible

Micky Dolenz · 07-08-2012 03:46PM

Mod

Can we please keep the comments more geared toward the sport then how hot or not the athletes are.

gabsdot40 · 07-08-2012 03:46PM

What is the difference between artistic gymnastics and ordinary gymnastics.

Larianne · 07-08-2012 03:46PM

libra02 wrote: »

Well the Romanian did fall off the beam so it wouldn't be fair that she gets a bronze with a fall over a gymnast who stayed on and just had a wobble or two.

I think she was right to inquire. Im glad she got her bronze. She was great on the beam very powerful

Oh, I wasn't saying she shouldn't have. Just horrible to think you've got a medal and lining up beside the Chinese to then be told no you haven't got a medal.

libra02 · 07-08-2012 03:46PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

I see the Americans cant take there beating again, appealed and won:rolleyes:

Not really once you fall off any appartus you never get a medel as you loose the points and the Romian had a fall off so she should have been out of medal race.

Kerrydude1981 · 07-08-2012 03:48PM

Im surprised there hasn't been a thread set up for the Hot Female Athletes at London 2012

Larianne · 07-08-2012 03:48PM

gabsdot40 wrote: »

What is the difference between artistic gymnastics and ordinary gymnastics.

It's the same thing, isn't it? I think they call it that to differentiate between rhymthic gymnastics. OOoh, when's that on??

Kerrydude1981 · 07-08-2012 03:50PM

Whats the name of RTEs commentator for the gymnastics,he is another fella they should use for other sports

keano_afc · 07-08-2012 03:51PM

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Im surprised there hasn't been a thread set up for the Hot Female Athletes at London 2012

Off you go....

mike65 · 07-08-2012 03:51PM

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Im surprised there hasn't been a thread set up for the Hot Female Athletes at London 2012

The mods would probably kill it before it took off (they are very PC these days)

Ulysses Gaze · 07-08-2012 03:52PM

kfallon wrote: »

Came across this little beauty (not literally :P) yesterday in the women's football, pity they didn't make the final

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1c5g4dt7gks/TiYFtAQrZbI/AAAAAAAAYH4/rhLTZAs25Ng/s1600/Louisa%2BNecib%2B%25281%2529.jpg

http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1809486900/373458_110790842278690_1810990277_n.jpg

Louisa Necib. The French call her 'The Female Zidane'. Born in the same district of Marseille as ZZ. She's a quality player - superb playmaker. She plays for Olympique Lyonnais Ladies who are probably the strongest team in Europe. The French squad is OL Ladies plus about 4/5 players from other teams.

Pity the French seem to bottle it when it counts as they have some quality players going forward.

libra02 · 07-08-2012 03:53PM

Larianne wrote: »

Oh, I wasn't saying she shouldn't have. Just horrible to think you've got a medal and lining up beside the Chinese to then be told no you haven't got a medal.

Oh I was not having a go at you or anything but I know it must be awful to think you have a medal and then it taken away but I say she knew that an appeal would go and was hanging in there by pure luck.

Could you imaging if it was the Russain Komova, I could see her totally freaking out & loosing it. I mean I was amazed she was not crying today as she has bawled all week.
Mind you she was given a place on the Russain team as her mother was a top gymnast so I suppose she never had to fight for a place like the Americans, etc so I think that is why at times she just seems to loose interest or does not fight for medals alot of the time.

Larianne · 07-08-2012 03:53PM

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Whats the name of RTEs commentator for the gymnastics,he is another fella they should use for other sports

Dunno. I only watch BBC, where the commentators know what they're talking about.

Mens High Bar is excellent to watch.

Larianne · 07-08-2012 03:56PM

libra02 wrote: »

Could you imaging if it was the Russain Komova, I could see her totally freaking out & loosing it. I mean I was amazed she was not crying today as she has bawled all week.

She's her own worst enemy that one. She makes a mistake then riles herself up and makes more matches. I mean, she fell on her arse after her dismount from the beam! :eek:

IrishAm · 07-08-2012 03:57PM

The long bar competition is unreal to watch.

The next time I am drunk I am going to attempt it myself.

Potential Darwin award winner, me.

Malari · 07-08-2012 04:00PM

Larianne wrote: »

Dunno. I only watch BBC, where the commentators know what they're talking about.

Switched to RTE for a laugh last night and it's so Mickey Mouse! At one point they went to someone called Andy Lee I think, who was never introduced, no name was displayed on screen. Who the hell is he? I presume I was meant to know :rolleyes: They are such cowboys

BBC for most sports; Eurosport for cycling

westendgirlie · 07-08-2012 04:03PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Mod

Can we please keep the comments more geared toward the sport then how hot or not the athletes are.

Spoilsport! I was in the middle of compiling a list of Damn Fine Fitties for us Girlies to drool over.

Kerrydude1981 · 07-08-2012 04:03PM

IrishAm wrote: »

The long bar competition is unreal to watch.

The next time I am drunk I am going to attempt it myself.

Potential Darwin award winner, me.

Be some craic alright after a feed of pints

London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

Comments