Official Olympics 2012 thread
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damms said:http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/03/london-2012-olympics-did-team-gb-philip-hindes-crash_n_1736088.html
plus the thing with rowing today
so not in the Olympic Spirit
plus the thing with rowing today
so not in the Olympic Spirit
Have you even be watching the cycling? The stupid thing is, he didn't need to either make a meal of it by crashing, or talk about doing it 'on purpose'. Other teams have had restarts by simply stopping and raising their hand to indicate something had gone wrong. That's all he had to do. Other teams have done so, but not been asked why. If they had been asked, the answer would've probably been similar; "I slipped at the start", "I lost my balance", or "The chain seemed slack". The badminton players were not trying their best. This cyclist guy was so intent on doing his best he felt he'd had a problem start and wanted a better go at it. And god knows why the French are involved, this happened in an earlier qualifier against a different country - France got blown off the track with out any restarts.
Risingson said:Mens 100m semi's on now, final at 21.50 GMT.....I cannot wait for this. Powell, Bolt, Blake, Gay, Gatlin, Bailey This will be special......Gatlin looks good
I'm not sure how Americans go without seeing this shit in real time. Tho, I guess they can see it online.
Water polo on NBC right now.
It's so crazy seeing these dudes let up the last few metres. Blake looks strong. But I think Bolt is gonna win.
I'm not sure how Americans go without seeing this shit in real time. Tho, I guess they can see it online.
Water polo on NBC right now.
It's so crazy seeing these dudes let up the last few metres. Blake looks strong. But I think Bolt is gonna win.
DOR said:
It's so crazy seeing these dudes let up the last few metres. Blake looks strong. But I think Bolt is gonna win.
Blake & Bolt strolling to 9.85 & 9.87's in the last 20-25 metres, crazy....Gatlin looked like he worked for his 9.82. I'll go Bolt aswell
It's so crazy seeing these dudes let up the last few metres. Blake looks strong. But I think Bolt is gonna win.
Blake & Bolt strolling to 9.85 & 9.87's in the last 20-25 metres, crazy....Gatlin looked like he worked for his 9.82. I'll go Bolt aswell
damms said:Okem said:meh. Apparently you're allowed to do this within the rules, so not many fucks can be given.
it's still cheating. it's even worse than what the badminton players did
Would the country that has no rule bending skeletons in dey closet please raise your hand now.
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No, thought not.
Anyways, after the epic of last night, tonight is a huge anti-climax.
it's still cheating. it's even worse than what the badminton players did
Would the country that has no rule bending skeletons in dey closet please raise your hand now.
......
No, thought not.
Anyways, after the epic of last night, tonight is a huge anti-climax.
damms said:Okem said:meh. Apparently you're allowed to do this within the rules, so not many fucks can be given.
it's even worse than what the badminton players did
Actually it's the same. Faking poor performance to gain an advantage. And yes it's a form of cheating. No rule against it in the cycling and I don't think their is a formal rule in badminton but they need to make a rule to cover all the Olympics. Unfortunately a crash would be harder to prove. However there should be another rule for biking "If you are given a standing start with a helper and still can't ride a bike....you can't be in the Olympics." For Pete sake when was the last time anyone over 12 crashed a bike when not doing something stupid. Brand new track with a helping start? I'm pretty sure I could ride that track without crashing.
it's even worse than what the badminton players did
Actually it's the same. Faking poor performance to gain an advantage. And yes it's a form of cheating. No rule against it in the cycling and I don't think their is a formal rule in badminton but they need to make a rule to cover all the Olympics. Unfortunately a crash would be harder to prove. However there should be another rule for biking "If you are given a standing start with a helper and still can't ride a bike....you can't be in the Olympics." For Pete sake when was the last time anyone over 12 crashed a bike when not doing something stupid. Brand new track with a helping start? I'm pretty sure I could ride that track without crashing.