The London 2012 Olympic Games...

[lupi]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/s...minated-before-all-around-finals.html?_r=1&hp

http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/swimming/lochte-wins-phelps-missed-podium-in-400m-im.html

You guys see a trend? haha. I'm all for USA gold medals but we went into this just expecting to be handed #1 on a platter like everything else these days. Lets see how that philosophy works in an actual competition.

lolololololol

 

[CallMeJoe]

meh. its the Olympics. just because you are the favorite does not mean you are going to win.
only gold anyone SHOULD expect is in basketball. even then its getting harder every time.

They're discussing making basketball 23-and-under for future Olympiads, which would make that sport far more competitive.

 

[OverVolt]

yeah so a older olympic champion from the US lost to another US swimmer? wait..what?

oh as for the US gemnastics 1 girl got beat by another on the team.


so again..err. i missed your point?

There is more than 1 event and our top athletes are choking/not in top form. So overall I'm seeing a disappointing medal count this Olympics. I guess you think otherwise? The parts are in play right now where its entirely possible (Best gymnast didn't qualify for the team? World record holder gets 4th) etc. Lets see then

Phelps alone got us 11 medals last year I think. Probably shouldn't be counting on those

 

[Wreckem]

meh. its the Olympics. just because you are the favorite does not mean you are going to win.

only gold anyone SHOULD expect is in basketball. even then its getting harder every time.

The Americans weren't technically the favorite for the 4x100. The Aussies were and they finished 4th.

And Phelps performance in the 4x100 shows that he still has a shot at winning a couple golds.

 

[waggy]

There is more than 1 event and our top athletes are choking/not in top form. So overall I'm seeing a disappointing medal count this Olympics. I guess you think otherwise? The parts are in play right now where its entirely possible (Best gymnast didn't qualify for the team? World record holder gets 4th) etc. I'm willing to bet with you lol. Lets see then there champ.

actually no they aren't choking. the US women's Olympic team is top in standing. So what if 1 didn't do as expected others on the team did far better then thought they would

Phelps is not going to match his last olympics. good god shocking! he was amazing.

edit: btw at the womens trials Jorden didn't win that either. So no she really wasn't the favorite or the best.

 

[Demo24]

Damn, that mckayla is something else!

 

[Triumph]

And you know this because?

Because there's nothing you could have experience that compares to *real* racism that african americans endured in this country from its birth and up to the civil rights act of 1964 and onward. you compare yourself to that, you do those people a disservice. i'm sorry if some kids at school called you names, but that's not going to win you any sympathy points. the reality is that asians by and large do very well in this country. look at any measure of education and asians are over-represented.

 

[Fingolfin269]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/s...minated-before-all-around-finals.html?_r=1&hp

http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/swimming/lochte-wins-phelps-missed-podium-in-400m-im.html

You guys see a trend? haha. I'm all for USA gold medals but we went into this just expecting to be handed #1 on a platter like everything else these days. Lets see how that philosophy works in an actual competition.

Worst troll attempt ever? Or most subtle amazing US ego inflation post ever?

 

[sdifox]

Also, a male 56kg lifter in Group B took gold...lifting 3x (THREE TIMES) his body weight in the C&J. Fucking insane. Curious that he was in Group B...bad qualifying?

North Korean. I watched the lift and my jaw dropped.

 

[lupi]

who knew the brits would have problems running things






http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/s...lympic-committee-to-blame-for-problems-072912

 

[waggy]

who knew the brits would have problems running things






http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/s...lympic-committee-to-blame-for-problems-072912

I noticed that there was a LOT of empty seats. then during the gymnastics i noticed a BUNCH of military were present. that article mentioned they started giving the tickets to the military to fill up the stadium.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

China has 400% the population or the US and will end up about 1:1 ratio for medals. Congrats?

i wouldn't be surprised if those chinese were juicing.

 

[lupi]

finally watched the 400 relay, yeah lochte blew that. phelps had gotten almost a full body lead over the aussie and french, next guy kept most of it, and lochte was back to being even before the turn. if he wasn't so good over the frenchie on making the turn, it wouldn't have even been that close.

 

[waggy]

finally watched the 400 relay, yeah lochte blew that. phelps had gotten almost a full body lead over the aussie and french, next guy kept most of it, and lochte was back to being even before the turn. if he wasn't so good over the frenchie on making the turn, it wouldn't have even been that close.

yeah they just showed it. phelps had a good size lead

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

1. I don't know about the aussie poster, but I wouldn't root AGAINST US. I'm a god damn proud motherfvcking Korean-American. I relate more to Americans some ways, and relate to Korean culture in some ways. It doesn't have to be one or the other. This is who I am- both. This applies for millions of immigrants in US as well. I don't believe US makes you abandon all your prior cultures and background. Actually, just the opposite which makes this country great.

[edit]
2. Polish heritage? That's laughable (not being polish, but zero fvcking hardship & discrimination in US, you're WHITE). You haven't and never will experience being a 'real' minority in USA.

this is why we should've stopped open immigration into our country decades ago.
fucking immigrants have allegiance to their native countries... why'd you come here anyway?

 

[Wreckem]

Also, a male 56kg lifter in Group B took gold...lifting 3x (THREE TIMES) his body weight in the C&J. Fucking insane. Curious that he was in Group B...bad qualifying?

Apparently you can choose to go in group A or group B. Group B doesn't get that many spectators as its mostly those who aren't anywhere near getting a medal. The North Korean said he choose group b out of strategy. IIRC he tied the world record with one of his lifts. It put tons of pressure on everyone in group A. They knew many hours in advanced/pretty much all day that they more or less had to break the world record to win gold. That is not the easiest thing to deal with while stewing for 7-8 hours.

 

[irishScott]

this is why we should've stopped open immigration into our country decades ago.
fucking immigrants have allegiance to their native countries... why'd you come here anyway?

Yes, God forbid an immigrant be proud of where they come from. No, they should all masturbate to the pledge of allegiance for the rest of their lives the moment they set foot on American soil.

 

[Udgnim]

Here’s The Opening Ceremony Tribute To Terrorism Victims NBC Doesn’t Want You To See

http://deadspin.com/5929778/

why would NBC do this? don't want to anger muslims?

 

[sdifox]

why would NBC do this? don't want to anger muslims?

Because we should never forget 9/11 !

 

[SSSnail]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yaetvTj5DE

USA! USA! USA!

p.s. if you've trained in the US, a US citizen, and compete for your other "country", kindly leave citizenship certificate, and Passport on your way out. TYVM.

 

[sunzt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yaetvTj5DE

USA! USA! USA!

p.s. if you've trained in the US, a US citizen, and compete for your other "country", kindly leave citizenship certificate, and Passport on your way out. TYVM.

If you can't get on the US team and competing for your "country" is your only ticket to the olympics then you can't really blame them.

 

[BladeVenom]

Best gymnast didn't qualify for the team?

She didn't qualify for the individual all around. The reason is because only two member from any team can qualify, and the USA has such a strong team. Of the top 4 scoring gymnasts, 3 were from the USA. So scoring the fourth best was only not good enough because of how good two of her other team mates did. Only on the USA team would her score not have been good enough to qualify for individual all around.

Overall the US had the highest qualifying score.

That doesn't sound like a bad situation for the US women's gymnastics team.

 

[Doboji]

They're discussing making basketball 23-and-under for future Olympiads, which would make that sport far more competitive.

Ah yes artificially adjust the rules to reduce the advantage... Awesome why do we pretend the Olympics are legitimate again?

 

[datalink7]

She didn't qualify for the individual all around. The reason is because only two member from any team can qualify, and the USA has such a strong team. Of the top 4 scoring gymnasts, 3 were from the USA. So scoring the fourth best was only not good enough because of how good two of her other team mates did. Only on the USA team would her score not have been good enough to qualify for individual all around.

Overall the US had the highest qualifying score.

That doesn't sound like a bad situation for the US women's gymnastics team.

I think that's BS. This is the Olympics, which should be about competition to find the best athletes. They should take the top 24, period. No restriction to two per country.

 

[iCyborg]

I saw a women's volleyball player named Destinee Hooker last night. We also have a male volleyball player with the last name Suxho.

I watched part of the USA - S. Korea game, and was like "wait, did I hear it right". And apparently she's among the best in the world. If there ever was a legit reason to change your name...