The 2012 London Olympics Sports Thread

[Neil]

Great women's volleyball match on. Brazil!

I'm watching that too.  Indoor volleyball is a better sport than beach volleyball.

[Admiral Yi]

Boris Johnson: "We tend to do well at sports that involve sitting down."

[Admiral Yi]

NBC also showed a great clip of the BBC announcers completely spazzing out when Mo Farrah-Fawcett won the 10K.

[Sheilbh]

NBC also showed a great clip of the BBC announcers completely spazzing out when Mo Farrah-Fawcett won the 10K.

They did

Mo just won the 5k too, an awesome race. First Brit to win two athletic golds since 1908.

[Admiral Yi]

Slightly disappointed by the Norwegian handball team Gups.  You and I might just have different tastes.

Tom Broakaw is doing a show on the Battle of Britain tonight at 8 Eastern in a plot to make anti-American Brits feel bad about themselves.

[CountDeMoney]

Tom Broakaw is doing a show on the Battle of Britain tonight at 8 Eastern in a plot to make anti-American Brits feel bad about themselves.

No joke.  If there's anything or butthurt to American sensibilities, it's busting the illusion that we needed to save them from Hitler in the first place.

[mongers]

I caught the womens mountain bike race/final, and despite me not like any bike sport that isn't road racing, it was pretty good entertainment and an excellent advert if you happen to own a cycle shop. 

Nice looking course, good weather and an interesting mix of young and old competitors; won by a pedal perfect 23 year old french women, 2nd a 40+ German.   

[Admiral Yi]

No joke.  If there's anything or butthurt to American sensibilities, it's busting the illusion that we needed to save them from Hitler in the first place.

There's a strange tendency in your posts of the last few days to express agreement then go on to make a point opposite to that of the poster you claim to be agreeing with. 

[Admiral Yi]

French coach said in his pre-game press conference that France had no chance to beat the US in basketball.

[Neil]

French coach said in his pre-game press conference that France had no chance to beat the US in basketball.

I approve of his truthfulness.  After all, no US player wants to repeat the disgrace of 2004, a shame which none of the players could ever live down.  2004, more than anything else, is what branded LeBron forever as a loser.

[Admiral Yi]

I was talking about chick ball.

[CountDeMoney]

No joke.  If there's anything or butthurt to American sensibilities, it's busting the illusion that we needed to save them from Hitler in the first place.

There's a strange tendency in your posts of the last few days to express agreement then go on to make a point opposite to that of the poster you claim to be agreeing with. 

ITS A TRAP

[sbr]

Canadian 4x100 relay team dq'ed for stepping on the line.  How often to they call that?

[Ed Anger]

Canadian 4x100 relay team dq'ed for stepping on the line.  How often to they call that?

Clearly an American plot against them.

[Eddie Teach]

It was an American player who pointed it out to the ref.