Olympic Games

[The Coon Dog]

Who's looking forward to the Olympic Games?

I can't wait!

There are some sports I much prefer to watch than others.

Love the swimming, just annoyed the finals will be swan in the mornings to accommodate Yankee TV!

Also love the athletics too.

[Chops]

Meh
I'll pretend I give stuff later

[Sockeye Salmon]

Meh
I'll pretend I give stuff later

I do.

I'm an expert on every sport for two weeks.

[Chops]

I do.

I'm an expert on every sport for two weeks.

I never pictured you for a fan of Synchronised swimming, Synchronised diving, Show jumping and Dressage. Some of them aren't even sports.

Whats worse about this years Olympics, Roy & HG aren't doing a program so the 'exciting' stuff like Gymnastics and Greco-Roman Wrestling will just boring again.

[Sockeye Salmon]

I never pictured you for a fan of Synchronised swimming, Synchronised diving, Show jumping and Dressage. Some of them aren't even sports.

Whats worse about this years Olympics, Roy & HG aren't doing a program so the 'exciting' stuff like Gymnastics and Greco-Roman Wrestling will just boring again.

Yeah, there's a few 'sports' I struggle with and it gets worse every Olympics. One day they'll include snooker and darts.

[ledge]

I used to enjoy the running, but last 2 olympics just havent been interested, drugs and money just make it another useless thing that has lost its reason for being.
I did hear that the english are focussing on beating aus for medals in the next games, and they are putting heaps of money and experience into it.

[westdog54]

Yeah, there's a few 'sports' I struggle with and it gets worse every Olympics. One day they'll include snooker and darts.

Would be no different to including shooting as far as I'm concerned.

[Mantis]

I used to enjoy the running, but last 2 olympics just havent been interested, drugs and money just make it another useless thing that has lost its reason for being.
I did hear that the english are focussing on beating aus for medals in the next games, and they are putting heaps of money and experience into it.

Did your dog write this??

[1eyedog]

Sounds like he's been on the turps. The only point of interest for me is the medal count at the back of the paper. A summary if you like without all the boring bits. If the clay shooting was conducted with live birds or after 5 strokes of the 50m freestyle sharks were released or runners of the 100m were chased by tigers that would be interesting. The Romans did it right.

[craigsahibee]

Unfortunately the drugs issue has tainted the Olympic games for me.

Having said that some of the track cycling is good to watch, and I do like to watch the 100m track final. Just to hear Bruce name all 8 runners twice, in a race that lasts under 10 seconds is pretty amazing.

The Football is good but rarely do you get to see a full game. "It's always back out to the football to see what's happened out there" sort of stuff.

Personally, I don't think anything you can do in your garage should be in the Olympic Games, so I will not be watching any of the Table Tennis. Unless of the course each table was actually a Pub Pool Table with two pieces of green chipboard placed on top and a half rebuilt Torana is strategically placed so one player has to negotiate it each time they try one of those cross table backhands that just clips the edge of the tape along the side of the chipboard.

[GVGjr]

Personally, I don't think anything you can do in your garage should be in the Olympic Games, so I will not be watching any of the Table Tennis. Unless of the course each table was actually a Pub Pool Table with two pieces of green chipboard placed on top and a half rebuilt Torana is strategically placed so one player has to negotiate it each time they try one of those cross table backhands that just clips the edge of the tape along the side of the chipboard.

You are missing a great chance of seeing Miao Miao go for a medal in the Olympics then. She is a terrific player.

I still cannot understand why Soccer is an Olympic sport. Is there any other game that puts an age restriction on a players? What is it, under 23 with 2 overage players!!!!!!
To me it should be the best teams each country can assemble or drop the sport from the games completely

[Sockeye Salmon]

I still cannot understand why Soccer is an Olympic sport. Is there any other game that puts an age restriction on a players? What is it, under 23 with 2 overage players!!!!!!
To me it should be the best teams each country can assemble or drop the sport from the games completely

Any sport where the ultimate prize is not an Olympic gold medal should not be in the Olympics.

[Mantis]

Any sport where the ultimate prize is not an Olympic gold medal should not be in the Olympics.

But within different sports you would have events where people's attitudes would differ.

Say within the cycling road race you would get a different opinion from Cadel Evans and say Stuart O'Grady. Realistically O'Grady as good a cyclist he is will never win the Tour de France so may put a bigger emphasis on the Olympic road race which he could win compared to Cadel who would put the Tour de France as has no.1 priority.

[1eyedog]

But within different sports you would have events where people's attitudes would differ.

Say within the cycling road race you would get a different opinion from Cadel Evans and say Stuart O'Grady. Realistically O'Grady as good a cyclist he is will never win the Tour de France so may put a bigger emphasis on the Olympic road race which he could win compared to Cadel who would put the Tour de France as has no.1 priority.

Nice grammar :D

[EJ Smith]

Piss off handball and replace it with Lawn Bowls and I will get excited.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Piss off handball and replace it with Lawn Bowls and I will get excited.

Geriatric marbles.

[ledge]

Apparently there is more excitement in the team selection politics in lawn bowls than there is on the greens.

[Chops]

Hand ball is a good game actually. Not that Channel 7 will show much of it.
Dressage and Gymnastics will be flogged.

[shifty]

Piss off handball and replace it with Lawn Bowls and I will get excited.

handball is one the better sports.
SBS coverage is better than 7s, they show more sports, and none of equestrian and all the shit

[Scraggers]

Piss off handball and replace it with Lawn Bowls and I will get excited.

Yeah, there's a few 'sports' I struggle with and it gets worse every Olympics. One day they'll include snooker and darts.

My doctor told me i had to lose some weight ... i told her i played 2 elite sports, both at A grade level ... Bowls and Darts

I don't play any sports that you can't compete in without a beer in your hand:D

[ledge]

Apparently SEN went live to the shooting with Mark Doran..... ummm now how good would that call be... oh he missed that one.....shit missed again.... yep he got that one.
What a stupid sport to call on a radio!
I also caught a bit of the soccer call on Friday night on SEN, no idea who it was but he was pathetic and kept repeating himself about some player having a hair net on.
Dont think he even had an idea on soccer.

[Bulldog Revolution]

http://www.theage.com.au/news/swimming/elusive-gold-on-offer-for-leisel/2008/08/12/1218306830815.html

Nice to see a gold medallist with former Bulldog connections

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21507010-662,00.html

[ledge]

Does anyone think that since the Sydney Olympics its been harder to get motivated?
I mean we spent all those years trying to get it, finally got it, had it and now its not as important.

I tend to feel like its the moment the final siren goes in the grand final and 2 teams played in it we didnt support.
Its like ok the games over all the hype its finished , im lost what do we do now?

I start to wonder whether our sporting bodies arent putting in like they were either, the amount of athletes going now is terrible and even the poms are getting more medals!
Go back 3 olympics ago and no way would this have happened.

[Mantis]

Usain Bolt - What a freak...

I jumped off the couch last night when I saw that time.... Unbelievable run in those conditions. What time is he capabale of doing in favorable conditions?

How disappointing was Mottram, arrogant tosser. To not have plan's in place to qualify as the 'fastest loser' is downright embarrassing. Geez I'm glad as a taxpayer to be helping to fund his training.

[westdog54]

I start to wonder whether our sporting bodies arent putting in like they were either, the amount of athletes going now is terrible and even the poms are getting more medals!
Go back 3 olympics ago and no way would this have happened.

The British Olympic effort is funded by a National Lottery, their OC is swimming in money.

As for the Chinese, anything that will look China look good against the rest of the world, the government will find the money for.

Considering the resources Australia has available to commit to its Olympic Team I believe we've done quite well.

[hujsh]

How disappointing was Mottram, arrogant tosser. To not have plan's in place to qualify as the 'fastest loser' is downright embarrassing. Geez I'm glad as a taxpayer to be helping to fund his training.

Yeah that was pretty crap