London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

cgpg5

donfers wrote: »

i think kenny would have beaten hoy if they were allowed to have two in this competition, the fact that team gb chose kenny says it all - would be interesting to see the contest though

pendleton will take gb to 19 golds

farah should win 20 in the 5,000 metes

and then they have 6 or 7 boxers still going strong, should get 2-3 minimum gold out of that

i am not sure if they have any sailors in contention still, i assume they do
that will take them to 22-24, have they any other gold possibilities?

they got 19 in beijing and they were over the moon with that, the home olympic bounce should take them near or beyond 25


so cards on the table, will they get more or less than 25 gold medals?

it's a simple question and the olympic couch potato experts can really shine here - what do you think?

Daley would be another decent shout but will most likely get silver but you never know with diving. can't look past that Chinese guy though.

Dai Greene tonight will very likely medal. Unlikely gold though

Kerrydude1981

opinion guy wrote: »

Outdoors !?!??!?!?

Needs to be indoors in this country come-on.

Also no disrespect to Dundalk but would need to be in Dublin, Galway or Cork to get the numbers such a thing would need.

Ya outdoors just wouldnt make any sense,be some craic on a wet day trying to sprint around that

blueser

robinph wrote: »

If it wasn't for Phelps getting five hundred golds for swimming fast with a bunch of different strokes then GB would be up with them for second place in the medals table. 16 golds in the swimming is far more dominant in that sport than anything GB have done in the cycling and rowing due to the huge number of events they have in the pool.

The Americans (along with the Aussies of course) have always been strong inthe swimming events, going back to Mark Spitz in Munich (I think!), if not beyond. Remember the stink they kicked up in Atlanta over Michelle Smith? They don't like being outdone. Probably why they're so successful.

Colmustard

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Ya outdoors just wouldnt make any sense,be some craic on a wet day trying to sprint around that

LOL

But it would be good to watch,

Kerrydude1981

Colmustard wrote: »

LOL

But it would be good to watch,

Ya maybe it would be sport we would be good at,wet track cycling




Kriss Akabusi on the beeb now,gotta love his laugh

My name is URL

Jesus, some of the girls playing hockey atm are stunning lookin'.

Kerrydude1981

My name is URL wrote: »

Jesus, some of the girls playing hockey atm are stunning lookin'.

I know ya,fine looking women,great sport

garv123

My name is URL wrote: »

Jesus, some of the girls playing hockey atm are stunning lookin'.

Netherlands have great looking women.

Great country to visit

blueser

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

I know ya,fine looking women,great sport

Jolly hockey sticks, indeed!

Colmustard

I know how to improve our medal tally.

Ireland needs more black people.

keith16

My name is URL wrote: »

Jesus, some of the girls playing hockey atm are stunning lookin'.

Germany and the Netherlands in particular seem to have a disproportionate # of hotties per team

keith16

Colmustard wrote: »

I know how to improve our medal tally.

Ireland needs more black people.

Not sure how Jimmy Magee would feel about that!

Usain Bolt was seen in a nightclub at 4o'clock thus morning with 3 of the Swedish handball team. Love it

Kerrydude1981

Deleted User wrote: »

Usain Bolt was seen in a nightclub at 4o'clock thus morning with 3 of the Swedish handball team. Love it

If I was him id be giving a few of the Dutch womens hockey team a call

keith16

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

If I was him id be giving a few of the Dutch womens hockey team a call

Not so sure he would get a game with him as he doesn't qualify on grounds of nationality or gender. But you're right, a call mightn't hurt.

patmac

Is that Shane Byrne shot putting for Belarus, could be another medal for Ireland.

buyer95

Legend, in every sense of the word. 3am booty call

Colmustard

I don't think the GB pole vaulter is good enough.

opinion guy

Colmustard wrote: »

I don't think the GB pole vaulter is good enough.

She's psyched out. Pressure etc.

Namlub

Colmustard wrote: »

I don't think the GB pole vaulter is good enough.

All the Subway's catching up with her...

P_1

opinion guy wrote: »

She's psyched out. Pressure etc.

Too many jalapeños I think...

Colmustard

opinion guy wrote: »

She's psyched out. Pressure etc.

Yeah I think she is as good as finished.

leahyl

buyer95 wrote: »

Legend, in every sense of the word. 3am booty call

He broke up with his girlfriend recently so that he could "concentrate on the Olympics" - LOL

robinph

keith16 wrote: »

WumBuster wrote: »

Mens marathon, Saturday. Have the popcorn ready

Yeah, was gonna say the mens marathon allright. Probably the easiest to target security wise.

Does anyone know if the route is the same as the womens?

I was under the impression that the marathon finished with one lap of the olympic stadium which wasn't the case with the ladies event.

It's the same route finishing on the Mall. Much better than going into an empty stadium.

Colmustard

Shes gone.

She was really agitated. Poor girl.

opinion guy

Yeah that was rough

Colmustard

Deleted User wrote: »

She was really agitated. Poor girl.

I think she was over think it, sometimes its best to just do it;

As the presenter said she is young, she will learn from this and will be back.

Tox56

Pleasantly surprised to read about the Brownlee brothers going in the triathlon tomorrow, possible gold + silver there for GB. They're Number 1 and 2 in the world apparently.

blueser

Colmustard wrote: »

I think she was over think it, sometimes its best to just do it;

As the presenter said she is young, she will learn from this and will be back.

Couldn't take the pressure. It's a big stage for a young girl like that.

mike65

400m final up soon, can Dai Green make it a very good Welsh games? (the principality has as many golds as Australia right now)

Colmustard

Tox56 wrote: »

Pleasantly surprised to read about the Brownlee brothers going in the triathlon tomorrow, possible gold + silver there for GB. They're Number 1 and 2 in the world apparently.

I have nothing but respect for ironman triatletes

I did a sprint triathlon a 750m swim, 20 k cycle and a 5 k run and I was half dead after that, as for my time, everyone else had a stop watch I had a stop calender.

P_1

mike65 wrote: »

400m final up soon, can Dai Green make it a very good Welsh games? (the principality has as many golds as Australia right now)

Read somewhere that Yorkshire have more golds than Australia too.

Kerrydude1981

Colmustard wrote: »

I have nothing but respect for ironman triatletes

I did a sprint triathlon a 750m swim, 20 k cycle and a 5 k run and I was half dead after that, as for my time, everyone else had a stop watch I had a stop calender.

LOL

Colmustard

This should be good.

Go green.

Kerrydude1981

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

cgpg5

Wow disappointing for Greene

titan18

Deleted User wrote: »

Usain Bolt was seen in a nightclub at 4o'clock thus morning with 3 of the Swedish handball team. Love it

According to the original article on it, that's not what happened at all. They ran into his coach in the canteen, asked could they see him, and the coach told them to go on up. Yohan Blake was there and a few others aswell apparently. They were there for an hour to an hour and a half, and ate McDonalds. Bolt was sober

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/os2012/article15219328.ab

CatFromHue

Bill :pac::pac::pac::pac:

Seren_

"Why is it that no Kenyan women have won the 3000m steeplechase and 9 Kenyan men have?"

"That might be due to the fact that it's only been in the Olympics since 2008 Bill"

Colmustard

I have to say Colin Jacksons punditry impresses me, he has a great knowledge of his subject.

Daroxtar

Gerry Kiernans hair deserves its own medal.

blueser

Colmustard wrote: »

I have to say Colin Jacksons punditry impresses me, he has a great knowledge of his subject.

Take it you didn't see the ''off screen'' shots of him during the 100m final last night then? He was filmed up in the BBC ''pundit's area'' (for want of a better phrase!) during the race and he was like; ''Look at whatsisname!'', and ''Go on big man!''. Granted, he wasn't supposed to be onscreen at the time, and so it was an unscripted, off the cuff moment, but even so. Michael Johnson looked distinctly unimpressed! And Denise looked mighty fine as usual!

My name is URL

Kaylyn Kyle is so damn hot. Good game of football this is

WumBuster

Whats the deal with that water jump

Colmustard

blueser wrote: »

Take it you didn't see the ''off screen'' shots of him during the 100m final last night then? He was filmed up in the BBC ''pundit's area'' (for want of a better phrase!) during the race and he was like; ''Look at whatsisname!'', and ''Go on big man!''. Granted, he wasn't supposed to be onscreen at the time, and so it was an unscripted, off the cuff moment, but even so. Michael Johnson looked distinctly unimpressed! And Denise looked mighty fine as usual!

I did, but I like those pictures, I wouldn't be able to contain myself either and I would be screaming the place down.

Pdoghue

Jackson and Lewis, albeit easy on the eye, are both annoyingly hyperbolic in their analysis.

patmac

Good news for Robert Heffernan the Italian reigning 50km champion has been done for EPO and is suspended for the final.

fionnsda

WumBuster wrote: »

Whats the deal with that water jump

They add 4 seconds to your time if you hit the water!

opinion guy

Katie Taylor gets loudest cheer of the Olympics!!!

:eek:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/loudest-cheer-olympics-far-created-irish-female-boxer-163836554.html