London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

DB10

why wouldnt the russian be pissed after losing such a close contest?

the crowd didnt even cheer her ffs, shes only human

Anyone

Brilliant, thanks Katie.....brought a tear to my eye every time she fought.

Made my Olympics that

Kerrydude1981

We were all there Darragh

Pherekydes

DB10 wrote: »

why wouldnt the russian be pissed after losing such a close contest?

the crowd didnt even cheer her ffs, shes only human

Seb Coe was pissed off when receiving his silver for the 800m in Moscow, but he wasn't disrespectful.

johnmcdnl

Katie has her gold now - lets keep the support up for John Joe, Michael and Paddy - why the **** can't we get 4 golds when we're at it

pc7

DB10 wrote: »

why wouldnt the russian be pissed after losing such a close contest?

the crowd didnt even cheer her ffs, shes only human

I didn't hear booing? I was hoping they wouldn't I heard cheering?

nice_very

Jimmy Magee just after the anthem: "I bet you have a tear in your eye.."

I did Jimmy, I did.. so proud.

donfers

i'm sure the fact that PR seeker Pat Hickey was there will fuel further comments from that delusional Russian sore loser after the fight

unfold your arms, show some respect - you just had a reality check and were beaten by the better fighter

Fowler87

Its mighty to hear our national anthem on a massive world stage and a gold medal to boot!

Johnny Bitte

When will she be presented her medal?

opinion guy

F**k sake people the Russian shared a laugh and smile with Katie when the medals were given out there - give her a break.


Jesus RTE - another 4 hours of ****e talk now I guess :rolleyes:

Sunnyisland

Its great its great its great. Fair play to her and her team and may they become happy and financially secure for ever & ever.

Anita Blow

Johnny Bitte wrote: »

When will she be presented her medal?

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/128/slowpoke_pokemon.gif

Johnny Bitte

Johnny Bitte wrote: »

When will she be presented her medal?

Done and dusted.

darced

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Kerrydude1981

opinion guy wrote: »

F**k sake people the Russian shared a laugh and smile with Katie when the medals were given out there - give her a break.


Jesus RTE - another 4 hours of ****e talk now I guess :rolleyes:

Has to be done,especially when we win something

Super-Rush

Next person to insult the Russian fighter gets a ban, a long ban.

Mr.Crinklewood

Mad eyes from Darragh

Sea Filly

DB10 wrote: »

why wouldnt the russian be pissed after losing such a close contest?

the crowd didnt even cheer her ffs, shes only human

Of course she's understandably disappointed as are all the silver medallists at all the other events. Doesn't matter. There's a way to behave in this situation.

blueser

Super-Rush wrote: »

Next person to insult the Russian fighter gets a ban, a long ban.

Agreed. Some of the comments on here were very poor, to be honest. As was the booing of the Russian in the arena before the bout. Left a bad taste in the mouth.

patmac

opinion guy wrote: »

F**k sake people the Russian shared a laugh and smile with Katie when the medals were given out there - give her a break.


Jesus RTE - another 4 hours of ****e talk now I guess :rolleyes:

Take as long you want lads.

J. Marston

She's praising God.

Cue a dramatic U-turn on her by After Hours.

Kerrydude1981

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Mad eyes from Darragh

He is totally rattled by all of this

cgpg5

blueser wrote: »

Agreed. Some of the comments on here were very poor, to be honest. As was the booing of the Russian in the arena before the bout. Left a bad taste in the mouth.

I presume that was down to what she said in the papers? Not saying it was right but that was probably the motive for it. Either way don't like hearing booing agreed

kfallon

blueser wrote: »

Agreed. Some of the comments on here were very poor, to be honest. As was the booing of the Russian in the arena before the bout. Left a bad taste in the mouth.

To be honest some of the quotes from her that were reported last night were bordering on disgraceful

mike65

Ireland are now 38th on the medal table.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/olympics-2012/results-medals-schedule?widget=medals

mauzo

J. Marston wrote: »

She's praising God.

Cue a dramatic U-turn on her by After Hours.

Just makes me like her even more

Higher

I doubt many people on this forum know what its like to miss out on your dreams by mere inches.

Give the Russian a break ffs. Getting a gold medal was probably what she had been dreaming of all her life and she lost it by the narrowest of margins. The Russian might even had won that last round by 2 points if were honest.

Fair play to her for hugging and congratulating Katie

steve9859

Sea Filly wrote: »

Of course she's disappointed as are all the silver medallists at all the other events. Doesn't matter. There's a way to behave in this situation.

Vince Lombardi: "Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser"

I 100% agree.....

darced

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JONJO THE MISER

J. Marston wrote: »

She's praising God.

Cue a dramatic U-turn on her by After Hours.

johnmcdnl

J. Marston wrote: »

She's praising God.

Cue a dramatic U-turn on her by After Hours.

It's well known she's a devout Catholic - regularly mentions her faith..

Sea Filly

Super-Rush wrote: »

Next person to insult the Russian fighter gets a ban, a long ban.

I didn't see many insults. The way the Russian was acting stuck out like a sore thumb. It's going to be commented upon.

ceegee

johnmcdnl wrote: »

J. Marston wrote: »

She's praising God.

Cue a dramatic U-turn on her by After Hours.

It's well known she's a devout Catholic - regularly mentions her faith..

Shes not a Catholic

zero19

kfallon wrote: »

To be honest some of the quotes from her that were reported last night were bordering on disgraceful

Any links to them?

blueser

kfallon wrote: »

To be honest some of the quotes from her that were reported last night were bordering on disgraceful

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Super-Rush

Sea Filly wrote: »

I didn't see many insults. The way the Russian was acting stuck out like a sore thumb. It's going to be commented upon.

Thats because i deleted them. There are ways to criticize people but calling someone a cnut is not one of them.

Sea Filly

kfallon wrote: »

To be honest some of the quotes from her that were reported last night were bordering on disgraceful

Yep, she was already preparing excuses for if she lost. She had a bad attitude going into this fight.

Aidric

Super-Rush wrote: »

Jaysus the Russian has some puss on her.

Super-Rush wrote: »

Next person to insult the Russian fighter gets a ban, a long ban.

Biggins

Super-Rush wrote: »

Jaysus the Russian has some puss on her.

I though the Russian showed serious disrespect with her arms stubbornly folded all the time at the awarding of the medals.
Not just to Katie but to the boxing competition over all.

cgpg5

zero19 wrote: »

Any links to them?

Darragh read out a good few before the fight. Not sure what source he got them off. I read direct quotes in the start this morning too. They were disgraceful

keano_afc

johnmcdnl wrote: »

It's well known she's a devout Catholic - regularly mentions her faith..

Not a Catholic buddy, she's a bible believing Christian.

efb

johnmcdnl wrote: »

It's well known she's a devout Catholic - regularly mentions her faith..

She's not catholic- she's a Christian

kfallon

zero19 wrote: »

Any links to them?

It was on Newstalk last night when I was going to football, feel free to email them or use google

johnmcdnl

keano_afc wrote: »

johnmcdnl wrote: »

It's well known she's a devout Catholic - regularly mentions her faith..

Not a Catholic buddy, she's a bible believing Christian.

Ah they're all the same to me :P

cgpg5

kfallon wrote: »

It was on Newstalk last night when I was going to football, feel free to email them or use google

Exactly. "any links" is the most annoying thing I see on boards. Google it and make up your own mind!

Colmustard

I have something for the favourite unsolved mystery thread.

Where did all those Irish get the tickets for the boxing arena for 2 final fights. Like how.

Meauldsegosha

zero19 wrote: »

Any links to them?

There was an article on Journal.ie, can't link it I'm on my phone.

1ZRed

mike65 wrote: »

Ireland are now 38th on the medal table.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/olympics-2012/results-medals-schedule?widget=medals

Michael Phelps on his own still beats us out!!:eek:

This guy should be his own country!

Aidric

Very nervy watching that fight, particularly how it stood after the second round. Like all class athletes, however, she stepped it up when it mattered. Taking a 2 point lead in to the final round gave her the psychological edge to take in to the final round.

She is an inspirational person and deserves every accolade coming her way. That she is a very grounded human being makes at all the sweeter.