Olympics

[Smiley73]

So the Olympics start soon, will you be watching, or more specifically what will you be watching, and how does your country usually do?

 

I didn't watch much of the last Olympics, actually none at all.

 

Not that I really missed out on much, SA only got one medal, silver in long jump by a Khotso Mokoena I believe

 

I'm a little more curious this time round, I'm keen to spend 10 seconds of my time watching the 100m and then tune into some other random ones, like table tennis

[Crimson_Ayla]

I like watching gymnastics

[Nyanna al'Meara]

We no haz a tv at home, so never watched much Olympics...although we had extensive school projects on them :P

I like watching teh athletics, especially sprinting, some horse disciplines (dressage bores teh taint outta me but eventing ish awesome)

Gymnastics iz fun - they're advertising their 'hero' here, apparently there's a Chilean gymnast worth watching out for :)

Maybe some triathlon...swimming...whatever the family is watching :P

 

Oh an definitely the opening ceremony!! :D

[Niel an' Tyomn]

IKR gymnastics is AWESOME and I'm from the US!

[Razen]

The opening ceremony is usually the best part. The British sure know how to showcase themselves to the world, so I'm expecting something quite grand.

 

As for events, I just watch whatever is on TV at the time. Last Olympics, I was fascinated by the diving events as well as some of the swimming races. Who knows what it will be this time?

[dicetosser1]

i never watch the opening it bores me but i MUST watch day one for the Diving i usually watch the swimming cause oz is good or were were :( love the gymnastics but not the floor of ribbon crap and of course track and field for some reason i love the pole vaulting

[Aiel Heart]

I love watching the opening and gymnastics and the races are fun and I hope I can catch more of it this year!!!!!

[flash_fire]

Fencing is my favorite.

 

Although, watching attractive neat and well-proportioned people go crazy against each other is always fun.

[Smiley73]

Fencing is my favorite.

 

Although, watching attractive neat and well-proportioned people go crazy against each other is always fun.

 

aaah fencing, that might be fun to watch

[Smiley73]

actually Oscar Pistorius is running the 4X100m so I'll watch that as well

[Niniel]

Of course I will watch the opening on Friday. I will mostly watch the athletics but Olympics is fun because then you can see all sports that you never watch otherwise, like judo.

[Smiley73]

Of course I will watch the opening on Friday. I will mostly watch the athletics but Olympics is fun because then you can see all sports that you never watch otherwise, like judo.

 

and handball, which I have yet to watch

[Nyanna al'Meara]

O.o

 

I just saw on teh news...are the Spice Girls going to be performing at the Opening??

 

Thought they weren't a group anymore..

[Niniel]

Noooooooooooo! Ever since I read that I can´t get that stupid song out of my head.

 

If you wanna be my lover...

 

*sigh*

 

@ Smiley - I watched a lot of handball in the 90´s. Sweden was really good at handball back then. It´s fun.

[dicetosser1]

just for you Tina!!

 

[Niniel]

You are so kind.

[Xamol Na]

I'll be watching the Diving for sure =) Tom Daley is a local boy =)

[Millon]

I caught last years a little bit. Saw Usein (sp) Bolt set the world record. That was pretty amazing. I am looking forward to the race between Michael Phelps and his boy. I can;t remember his name. They are like rivals.

 

I like to watch the odd games. Shot put, discus, pole vault, etc.

[Smiley73]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Im_Dong-Hyun

 

This guy is legally blind and shot a world-record breaking score of 699 in archery (I think it's out of 720)

 

I don't know how he does it but that's flat out mindblowing

[Ithillian Turambar]

What was the opening ceremony like then? I totally forgot it was on.

 

Was it completely rubbish?

[Niniel]

You forgot it?! I liked it.

 

Smiley - I saw that too. It´s amazing.

[Smiley73]

What was the opening ceremony like then? I totally forgot it was on.

 

Was it completely rubbish?

 

I think the general sentiment is that it was quite good, very englishy, had Mr Bean, James Bond

[Smiley73]

I spent a lot of the morning watching Olympics, gymnastics was really cool and I got my first glimpse of Handball which is very different. South Africa might be in for a gold in swimming later today...

[Smiley73]

That US gymnastics team was insanely good, only problem was those penalties in the floor event...

 

and that English woman's uneven bars was amazing, Elizabeth something (Tw-something)

[Ithillian Turambar]

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