London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

DEFTLEFTHAND

kfallon wrote: »

Last!!! :eek:
Stupid Kazzie bastards :P

Don't worry, I've an awful feeling that I'm going to finish up bottom. I've been getting steadily worse each day. :pac:

mike65

Rascasse wrote: »

She jumped 1.80 and 1.85 but failed at 1.9. I think her SB is 1.91, but compared to the others it was always going to be an uphill task.

I was going by dopey Des on RTE radio!

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Also worth noting that she's battling an injury, in the form of a trapped nerve in her back, as of very recently, and only arrived in the Olympic village the other day.

which leads to

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Sure she wouldnt have been brought to the Olympics if she wasnt.

I assuming that no other Irish athlete made the standard to qualify for the Olympics therefore she wouldn't have denied anyone a spot. Bit like the hoo-har with Triple Jumper Phillips Idowu in Team GB.

westendgirlie

kfallon wrote: »

Last!!! :eek:
Stupid Kazzie bastards :P

Did you not read my running commentary on yesterdays table? :mad::mad::mad:

mike65

Got 88.6 on the google canoe slalom (is that any good?)

Pherekydes

LordSutch wrote: »

I guess Bolt will get Gold & Blake Silver, but does anyone else rate Lemaitre's chances for a Bronze tonight? as the token whits sprinter I would like to see him do something, although I thought he was below par in the heats!

Bronze or bust for Lemaitre?

Mens 200 Metres Final 20:55 TONIGHT.

Below par? He ran 20.03 in the semis. He has a legitimate shot at the bronze, but lane 2 isn't good for him, as his bend isn't great due to his very long stride. But he's young and he'll fight all the way to the line. As for bronze or bust, no. He's only 22 and still improving.

It wasn't me!

She's our first female high jumper I believe. So definitely not denying anyone a place there. Simple fact is athletes have to compete and contend with injuries all the time.

Jimmy Iovine

kfallon wrote: »

Watch the France bronze medal match in the women's, you won't be disappointed by Louisa Necrib!!!

Elodie Thomis as well is pretty nice looking.

Jesus Shaves

kfallon wrote: »

Last!!! :eek:
Stupid Kazzie bastards :P

4 of the top 6 have Kazakhstan :pac:

kfallon

westendgirlie wrote: »

Did you not read my running commentary on yesterdays table? :mad::mad::mad:

No, I was a very busy man yesterday*
You got a link to the running commentary?








*total fabrication

kfallon

westendgirlie wrote: »

kfallon, well he's happy where he is behind everyone else. The motto on his top says it all "I can't get a sneaky finger in if i'm in the front"

Every cloud...... :pac:
Excellent work

kfallon

Jesus Shaves wrote: »

4 of the top 6 have Kazakhstan :pac:

Listen don't get smart with me Jesus...if indeed that is your real name

BraziliaNZ

I think the Irish high jumper is hot

mike65

RobbieGrabarz is NOT SAFE FOR WORK

westendgirlie

Jesus Shaves wrote: »

4 of the top 6 have Kazakhstan :pac:

Most of us got the Khazzies. Next time (4 yrs away) USA and China will not be allowed in our table.

Actually, I'm gonna zero their scores and see how much difference it would have made..... brb

pherekydes 240
sparks 237
jesus shaves 233
barney92 230
tadghSk 224
mynameisurl 223
mars bar 215
god 199
irish stew 192
deftlefthand 175
nicevery 174
westendgirlie 171
diegomaradona 157
kfallon 154
samich 141

@ kfallon...... nah, still didn't help ya

Guy:Incognito

It wasn't me! wrote: »

. Simple fact is athletes have to compete and contend with injuries (and sickness) all the time.

Ours apparently saved all theirs for the Olympics though

Jesus Shaves

westendgirlie wrote: »

Good morning my fellow couch/office chair olympians. No real change in the leaders

I've included the over 300 scored posters countries underneath their score.

god 357
USA, China, Russia, Germany, France, South Korea, Japan, Spain, Canada, Kazakhstan

nicevery 332
USA China GB Germany France South Korea Italy Spain Brazil Kenya

diegomaradona 315
USA China Russia Australia Italy Japan Cuba Brazil Khazakhstan Jamaica

jesus shaves 314
USA Russia GB Australia Germany South Korea Japan Kenya Khazakhstan Jamaica

tadghSk 305
USA Russia GB Australia France South Korea Italy Netherlands Kenya Khazakhstan

mynameisurl 304
USA Russia GB Australia Germany Ukraine Japan CubaBelarus Spain

irish stew 273
pherekydes 240
sparks 237
barney92 230
samich 222
mars bar 215
deftlefthand 175
westendgirlie 171
kfallon 154

This "god" person is really starting to grind my gears.

DEFTLEFTHAND

It's going to be a tight shave for the bronze medal. Only a point separates Jesus and Diego.

It wasn't me!

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Ours apparently saved all theirs for the Olympics though

It happens. You're probably dealing with something more often than not.

Brain Stroking

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Ours apparently saved all theirs for the Olympics though

Have observed you on this thread over the past few days and you are a very negative man. Best staying incognito with that personality.

westendgirlie

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It's going to be a tight shave for the bronze medal. Only a point separates Jesus and Diego.

Oh hard to call too. as both have Jamaica and Russia who will get medals. Diego has China but do they have any more events they could win?

DEFTLEFTHAND

westendgirlie wrote: »

Oh hard to call too. as both have Jamaica and Russia who will get medals. Diego has China but do they have any more events they could win?

I think there's a diving final happening today that a Chinese girl is tipped to win. After that I'm not really sure.

Rascasse

4 x 400m heats on BBC 3 now. Jamaica & USA in this heat.

The_Kew_Tour

6 hours to the fight!!!

Colmustard

Just heard on Sky news Usain bolt will earn 20 million this year. Other big earners will be Jess Ennis and the surprise package of these games Laura trott.

RikkFlair

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

6 hours to the fight!!!

5!

Guy:Incognito

Brain Stroking wrote: »

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Ours apparently saved all theirs for the Olympics though

Have observed you on this thread over the past few days and you are a very negative man. Best staying incognito with that personality.

Yes, I'm the only person that's brought up the large amounts of sickness and injury that seems to have hit our athletes.....

Everything is not always rosey in the garden and not blindly falling in with the belief that everything is great is perfectly valid.

Other than that I see no issue with questioning someone who thinks god is helping them win. What happens if the girl Taylor is fighting is a better believer in god? Does she then think she can't win? The idea of god is that he loves everyone , no? So to think he is helping one against another is totally against the belief . Can't work both ways. It's the same for any athlete or anyone else that thinks god is helping them. Whether it's usain bolt or a rower that finishes 2 minutes behind everyone in a 3 minute race.

westendgirlie

Jamaica out of the 4 x 400 relay

Pherekydes

westendgirlie wrote: »

Most of us got the Khazzies. Next time (4 yrs away) USA and China will not be allowed in our table.

Actually, I'm gonna zero their scores and see how much difference it would have made..... brb

pherekydes 240
sparks 237
jesus shaves 233
barney92 230
tadghSk 224
mynameisurl 223
mars bar 215
god 199
irish stew 192
deftlefthand 175
nicevery 174
westendgirlie 171
diegomaradona 157
kfallon 154
samich 141

@ kfallon...... nah, still didn't help ya

Hah! I knew it!

Guy:Incognito

westendgirlie wrote: »

Jamaica out of the 4 x 400 relay

3 teams either dnf or were dq'd . I assume the Jamaicans dropped the baton? What happened the others?

opinion guy

westendgirlie wrote: »

Jamaica out of the 4 x 400 relay

:eek:

Wtf ?!?!?

The_Kew_Tour

RikkFlair wrote: »

5!

Your right. I cant count im so nervous:pac:

westendgirlie

Nah, the Jamaican on the 3rd leg of race stopped running. Dunno why yet

DEFTLEFTHAND

Apparently there was talk of Bolt running the final 400 if Jamaica had made the final. I'd love to see him over that distance.

mike65

BBCs Steve Cram noted that Oscar Pistorius was on the third leg.

What the red button EPG says about the hockey!

DEFTLEFTHAND

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

3 teams either dnf or were dq'd . I assume the Jamaicans dropped the baton? What happened the others?

South Africans and Kenyans fell. The Jamaican guy pulled up with what looked to be an injury.

snubbleste

Dj playing Ymca in the stadium at the minute. Very funny

Edit: Now playing SClub7's Reach for the stars
C'mon people dance!
Edit2: Now playing Abba's Waterloo.

kfallon

westendgirlie wrote: »

Most of us got the Khazzies. Next time (4 yrs away) USA and China will not be allowed in our table.

Actually, I'm gonna zero their scores and see how much difference it would have made..... brb

pherekydes 240
sparks 237
jesus shaves 233
barney92 230
tadghSk 224
mynameisurl 223
mars bar 215
god 199
irish stew 192
deftlefthand 175
nicevery 174
westendgirlie 171
diegomaradona 157
kfallon 154
samich 141

@ kfallon...... nah, still didn't help ya

Random predictor me hole :mad: :pac:

Ulysses Gaze

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Also worth noting that she's battling an injury, in the form of a trapped nerve in her back, as of very recently, and only arrived in the Olympic village the other day.

Another Irish injury? :rolleyes:

We shouldn't be bringing crocked athletes to the Olympics. It doesn't matter if they have qualified.

westendgirlie

snubbleste wrote: »

Dj playing Ymca in the stadium at the minute. Very funny

Ohh Reach \ / for the stars....... i lurve S Club 7

Lapin

Womens Beach Volleyball. (Highlights on RTÉ 2 now).

Apart from the fact that this is probably the earliest time in the day that RTÉ have ever shown bikini clad girls, I was also wondering - How can there be two teams from the USA in the final ?

westendgirlie

i'm watching the livefeed on eurovisionsport. The bottom left hand of screen there are 2 young'ns dancing like mad the last 15 minutes

garv123

Lapin wrote: »

Womens Beach Volleyball. (Highlights on RTÉ 2 now).

Apart from the fact that this is probably the earliest time in the day that RTÉ have ever shown bikini clad girls, I was also wondering - How can there be two teams from the USA in the final ?

It wasn't one team per country I presume, and the 2 best teams were USA

kfallon

There's been some great music on in the stadiums/venues throughout the Olympics....S Club 7 was not one of the better choices tho

Sea Filly

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Ours apparently saved all theirs for the Olympics though

That's how it goes! Athletes get injured all the time.

Jesus Shaves

westendgirlie wrote: »

Oh hard to call too. as both have Jamaica and Russia who will get medals. Diego has China but do they have any more events they could win?

Team sports will win it

Colmustard

Jusst looking at the women's long distance 10K open air swim, lake serpentine I think is the name of the lake, what a beautiful venue for that event. TGB have a cold prospect in this event.

racso1975

Colmustard wrote: »

Jusst looking at the women's long distance 10K open air swim, lake serpentine I think is the name of the lake, what a beautiful venue for that event. TGB have a cold prospect in this event.

It is open water i suppose

On a separate note the volley ball would be a lot more interesting if downtown was commentating

westendgirlie

kfallon wrote: »

There's been some great music on in the stadiums/venues throughout the Olympics....S Club 7 was not one of the better choices tho

Oi! There aint no party like an S Club Party :pac:

Setun

Colmo52 wrote: »

Everyone go to Google right now and do the Canoe Slalom. Its brilliant.

Can't beat 24.4, I'm rubbish - keep getting hit by the bloody frog.

westendgirlie

Colmustard wrote: »

Jusst looking at the women's long distance 10K open air swim, lake serpentine I think is the name of the lake, what a beautiful venue for that event. TGB have a cold prospect in this event.

The serpentine is in Hyde Park. The triathlon swims were there too