The 2012 London Olympics Sports Thread

[Ed Anger]

Oh god, that popping sound.   

I'm sure yours sounded like a series of claymores going off.

a long ripping sound. A MG42.

[Eddie Teach]

and the United States tied the Bahamas in the second heat in 2 minutes, 58.87 seconds - the fastest time ever run in the first round of the relay at the Olympics.

You'd think with all that speed we'd have managed to get somebody in the finals in the individual 400.

[MadBurgerMaker]

The amount of vaginal distress in this thread over some loser third place soccer team is really quite impressive, and has really made me appreciate the US team a lot more than I normally would have.




Maybe next Olympics I'll even watch a game. 



E:  Oh yeah:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2012/08/07/olympics-us-canada-soccer-ref.html

warned Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod twice for holding the ball beyond the allowable six seconds before whistling her for it.

McLeod was holding the ball for up to 11 seconds when Canada was in the lead.

"When the score was 0-0, 1-1, 2-2," he said, "the goalie was much faster."

Here's more!



http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/canada-melissa-tancredi-got-away-stomping-carli-lloyd-173222381--oly.html

The fuzzy image above (and the clearer one below) shows Canada's Melissa Tancredi, who finished the match with just one yellow card despite being called for at least seven fouls, stomping on the head of fallen U.S. midfielder Carli Lloyd in the box. You can see a gif of the incident here for context. Tancredi appears to deliberately step back in order to plant a boot on Lloyd's head, but what could have very well been a straight red card that wasn't called at all. The referee did stop play soon after to check on Lloyd's condition, though.

Suck it, Canada.

[Ed Anger]

Canadians are so cute when they get that chip on their shoulder.

[sbr]

Canadians butthurt about their betters to the south.  News at 11.

[Neil]

Meh.  It's women's soccer.  Canada should take pride in beating the US at real football, and ignore these losses in less worthy sports.

[Eddie Teach]

Meh.  It's women's soccer.

Still counts! As do women's water polo and volleyball. 

[Neil]

Meh.  It's women's soccer.

Still counts! As do women's water polo and volleyball. 

Counts for what?

[Eddie Teach]

Beating the PRC.

[derspiess]

Meh.  It's women's soccer.  Canada should take pride in beating the US at real football, and ignore these losses in less worthy sports.

See, now that's the correct attitude to have.  Pity the other Canuckleheads can't seem to figure that out.

[CountDeMoney]

The amount of vaginal distress in this thread over some loser third place soccer team is really quite impressive, and has really made me appreciate the US team a lot more than I normally would have.

Yup, those girls rock.  And those scoring shots--and the goalie play--against Japan were works of art.

Suck it, Canada.

Lulz.

[Valmy]

The general dominance of the American women in the Olympics for the past 20 years or so is a great vindication of Title IX and College Football money.  The men are getting left behind in Olympic sports (I mean they do well but nothing like the women do) but really male athletes have NBA, MLB, NHL, and NFL glory so really I think our current policies work great.  I mean it is starting to look like the USA might beat the PRC both in golds and in total medals

[CountDeMoney]

I mean it is starting to look like the USA might beat the PRC both in golds and in total medals

Anything less is unacceptable.

[katmai]

There is no might, with the events left to award medals we will beat them on both counts.

[Neil]

Beating the PRC.

The PRC is already beaten.  Is it so important that your drugs are better than theirs?

Besides, it'll all be irrelevant if China ever lands a man on the moon.