The 2012 London Olympics Sports Thread

[Admiral Yi]

I'm curious, do other countries' broadcasters spend shitloads of time showing medal ceremonies?  US broadcasters can't get enough of it, and IMO it's the most boring and worthless part of the show.  Except maybe those breathy background stories about the spunky gymnast who bounced back from a mistake on the uneven beam to win gold on the vault.

[Sheilbh]

We get medals ceremony and sports live. Thank God there's no segments about their 'journey'

[Admiral Yi]

I do sort of like the stories about penniless refugees going on to realize the American dream and representing their country. 

[Sheilbh]

We have that before, in the news and papers, and no doubt afterwards (there'll be a biopic of Mo) but during the games, just sport.

[DGuller]

I'd take a rhythmic gymnast over a real gymnast, they aren't so solidly built.

I have to say, there is something to rhythmic gymnastics.  It makes artistic gymnasts look like cats high on catnip.

[CountDeMoney]

I'd take a rhythmic gymnast over a real gymnast, they aren't so solidly built.

I have to say, there is something to rhythmic gymnastics.  It makes artistic gymnasts look like cats high on catnip.

It makes me all tingly in my Stranger-No-Go places.

[mongers]

SEEDY! ASIAN CHICK VOLLEYBALL!  NBC NOW!

ON IT

[dps]

We get medals ceremony and sports live. Thank God there's no segments about their 'journey'

I have to admit, all of our networks will do that crap, but I still say NBC is the worst about it.  and they've got the Olympic contract through 2020m, or is it 2024?  Sheesh.

[mongers]

We get medals ceremony and sports live. Thank God there's no segments about their 'journey'

I don't know I've seen at least one, there was a rather naff one about Bradley Wiggins, before the time trial, sufficently long along with all of the other studio bound presenter crap, that they didn't bother show many of the starts.

[Valmy]

I have to admit, all of our networks will do that crap, but I still say NBC is the worst about it.  and they've got the Olympic contract through 2020m, or is it 2024?  Sheesh.

Really?  It seemed like we had less of that this year than in years past.  Or maybe I am just better at tuning it out.

[Ed Anger]

SEEDY! ASIAN CHICK VOLLEYBALL!  NBC NOW!

ON IT

I'm covering his six. TEN FOUR GOOD BUDDY

[DGuller]

I have to admit, all of our networks will do that crap, but I still say NBC is the worst about it.  and they've got the Olympic contract through 2020m, or is it 2024?  Sheesh.

Really?  It seemed like we had less of that this year than in years past.  Or maybe I am just better at tuning it out.

I also noticed that it seems like they have much, much less of that crap than in the past. 

[DGuller]

I'd take a rhythmic gymnast over a real gymnast, they aren't so solidly built.

I have to say, there is something to rhythmic gymnastics.  It makes artistic gymnasts look like cats high on catnip.

It makes me all tingly in my Stranger-No-Go places.

What does?  Rhythmic gymnastics, or the imagery of cats?

[dps]

I'd take a rhythmic gymnast over a real gymnast, they aren't so solidly built.

I have to say, there is something to rhythmic gymnastics.  It makes artistic gymnasts look like cats high on catnip.

It makes me all tingly in my Stranger-No-Go places.

What does?  Rhythmic gymnastics, or the imagery of cats?

Maybe it;s the catnip.

[CountDeMoney]

It makes me all tingly in my Stranger-No-Go places.

What does?  Rhythmic gymnastics, or the imagery of cats?