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Started by mongers, June 18, 2012, 02:47:00 PM

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Liep

#165
July 31, 2012, 08:31:15 AM
First medal! Silver in skeet shooting. Wooo!
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Valmy

#166
July 31, 2012, 12:49:25 PM
Nobody can synchronize their dives like Chinese people.
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Valmy

#167
July 31, 2012, 12:50:45 PM Last Edit: July 31, 2012, 12:53:26 PM by Valmy
Speaking of China, I watched them lose to the South Korean women in archery and I couldn't help but think there should be Olympic Horse Archery.  Man that would be awesome.
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Warspite

#168
July 31, 2012, 12:57:17 PM
Who cares if we get a medal or not, we stuffed Serbia in the handball :yeah:
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Baron von Schtinkenbutt

#169
July 31, 2012, 01:05:23 PM
Quote from: Valdemar on July 31, 2012, 04:33:52 AM
When UK got the OL they got a free ride into the tournament, but didn't have a national team, so they went to DK to train and learn. When they got a team they tried on a few danish teams and even lost to school teams :D but that was a few years ago :)

Not exactly.  FIBA was originally going to deny them the automatic berth because of the state of British basketball, but the Brits managed to convince FIBA that they could actually put together a competitive team.

Drakken

#170
July 31, 2012, 02:11:34 PM Last Edit: July 31, 2012, 02:14:27 PM by Drakken
Quote from: Liep on July 30, 2012, 02:27:00 PM
A 15 year old Lithuanian girl won the women's 100m breaststroke. What the hell? :O

And a 16 year old Chinese swims her last 50m faster than Ryan Lochte or Michael Phelps with 30 pounds less of muscle, beats the record by more than 1 and a half second, yet she doesn't dope. :mellow:

Barrister

#171
July 31, 2012, 02:17:34 PM
Well they were predicting a lot of swimming records would be broken - swimsuit technology has changed a lot since 2008. :mellow:
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Drakken

#172
July 31, 2012, 02:19:16 PM
Quote from: Barrister on July 31, 2012, 02:17:34 PM
Well they were predicting a lot of swimming records would be broken - swimsuit technology has changed a lot since 2008. :mellow:

They were banned in 2010.

Valmy

#173
July 31, 2012, 02:20:06 PM
I don't get the deal with shock over teen girls winning Olympic swimming events.  They have for years.  I remember a 14 year old American girl won a gold once...I think it was in Athens.  That is just something see alot in Women's sports, they reach their physical primes alot younger.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Valmy

#174
July 31, 2012, 02:21:00 PM
Quote from: Drakken on July 31, 2012, 02:11:34 PM
And a 16 year old Chinese swims her last 50m faster than Ryan Lochte or Michael Phelps with 30 pounds less of muscle, beats the record by more than 1 and a half second, yet she doesn't dope. :mellow:

Maybe she is a physical freak with massive flipper-like feet and hands like Phelps has.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Drakken

#175
July 31, 2012, 02:24:48 PM
Quote from: Valmy on July 31, 2012, 02:20:06 PM
I don't get the deal with shock over teen girls winning Olympic swimming events.  They have for years.  I remember a 14 year old American girl won a gold once...I think it was in Athens.  That is just something see alot in Women's sports, they reach their physical primes alot younger.

I don't mind teens winning, but seeing totally unknown teenage girls going faster than adult young men twice their size and with thirty pounds more of muscle, and destroying records while doing that, should give pause. It's like seeing a 15 year old chinese run the 100m sprint faster than Usain Bolt and beat the OR by almost one second.

And let's not be idealistic, China is today's DDR and Soviets, sport-wise.

Valmy

#176
July 31, 2012, 02:26:53 PM
I was speaking more about the Lithuanian girl there Drakken.  Not really sure what is up with that Chinese girl.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Drakken

#177
July 31, 2012, 02:27:11 PM
Quote from: Valmy on July 31, 2012, 02:21:00 PM
Maybe she is a physical freak with massive flipper-like feet and hands like Phelps has.

She's 5'8" and 140 pounds.

derspiess

#178
July 31, 2012, 02:52:25 PM
Quote from: Valmy on July 31, 2012, 12:50:45 PM
Speaking of China, I watched them lose to the South Korean women in archery and I couldn't help but think there should be Olympic Horse Archery.  Man that would be awesome.

Mongolia would dominate.
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Tonitrus

#179
July 31, 2012, 02:54:22 PM
Japan would do pretty well also.
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