The 2012 Olympics Thread

[Jabara]

[quote name='cursona pirate' timestamp='1343676626' post='1106751']
I love the USA women's volleyball team. There pretty good. Watching water polo now.
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The US Women Volleyball team is amazing, watching them play has helped me learn to like indoor volleyball. Beach volleyball; I can't stand to watch that. There should at least be 3 or 4 of them out there to make it interesting

[ravens__]

[quote name='Purple Nurple' timestamp='1343705828' post='1107139']


Can you expand on that?
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I think he's talking about the on tape delay coverage of the Olympics. I thought it was pretty funny that they showed the Today Show promo of Franklin winning gold before showing the actual race.

[cursona pirate]

[quote name='Jabara' timestamp='1343714966' post='1107182']

The US Women Volleyball team is amazing, watching them play has helped me learn to like indoor volleyball. Beach volleyball; I can't stand to watch that. There should at least be 3 or 4 of them out there to make it interesting
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They also are Besides that...
They are excellent we have a good chance to win gold! Hooker is a beast at killing. No stopping her.

[BmoreRav]

Gobsmacked by that finish in the 200M Butterfly. I was sure Phelps was going to win!

[Purple Nurple]

Did he metal at least?

[BmoreRav]

[quote name='Purple Nurple' timestamp='1343761121' post='1107447']
Did he metal at least?
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Yeah he got silver. Lost gold by a fingernail!

[Purple Nurple]

So he's now tied for most metals of all time.

[BmoreRav]

Yeah and will be outright later on after the 4x 200 freestyle.

[Purple Nurple]

Awesome. Baltimore native as well!

[Moderator 2]

I have been looking all over for those results and finally found them before here-- he should take gold in the 100m butterfly, his best swim. Good for Michael!


Watching mens water polo-- that's what I remember lol I played co- ed so the womans was watered down looking. Romanian men are beasts!!! And the Americans make speedos look amazing lol

[BmoreRav]

And Phelps just became the greatest Olympian of all time. Team USA just won gold in the 4 x 200 Freestyle!

[Purple Nurple]

Woot woot!!!

[arnie_uk]

Great way for Phelps to retire at the tender age of 27

[Ragin'Raven]

Knowing the outcome of the women's gymnastics final won't deter me away from watching it on replay tonight! Good job, ladies! First gold since '96! (I was at those games too!)

[Moderator 2]

WTG Phelps! I remember staying after at a preseason game in 2008 to watch him swim.

[Purple Nurple]

[quote name='Ragin'Raven' timestamp='1343768285' post='1107525']
Knowing the outcome of the women's gymnastics final won't deter me away from watching it on replay tonight! Good job, ladies! First gold since '96! (I was at those games too!)
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What time will it air? You know, so I can tell my wife. Lol.

[ghost1986]

How bout the genocide of Tunisia's basketball team? LOL I joked to my friend "I didn't know Ted Bundy was alive and playing basketball"

[Ragin'Raven]

[quote name='Purple Nurple' timestamp='1343775941' post='1107610']
What time will it air? You know, so I can tell my wife. Lol.
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Oh, don't be so proud. My husband is working at the hospital tonight, but he told me to record it for him when he gets home. ;D I don't know what time it'll air. The past couple of days, gymnastics has been showing late night (11:00-12:00), so I'm not really sure. Sorry!

[cursona pirate]

Great for Phelps!

[Alexir]

Props to ladies Gymnastics! They just got us Gold and beat some very talented girls who couldnt get it together tonight.

Glad Weiber got gold in something, she got robbed out of that All Around position because of politics.

[FerrariFan87]

Congrats to Mchael Phelps and the Women's Gymnastics team!

[ravensfan2424]

Any way the Ravens can specially honor him at a game this season? I know he's a fan and it'd be great to have his home city have a big ceremony for him

[Purple Nurple]

Phelps can raise the bar to 23 metals? That will be hard to ever top.

[ghost1986]

That was so amazing. I thought Phelps had it in the Butterfly. But that South African did very well. Oh well Phelps is the Greatest Olympian of all time. That's so amazing. That was just amazing to witness. And wow what great teamwork. They really did give Phelps a huge lead. And the Women's gymnastic team was amazing. Another display of dumb judges on McKayla's vault. That was perfect. Oh well. We smashed the Russians too. And the Chinese didn't even medal. POW!

[Moderator 3]

[quote name='ghost1986' timestamp='1343793839' post='1107791']
That was so amazing. I thought Phelps had it in the Butterfly. But that South African did very well. Oh well Phelps is the Greatest Olympian of all time. That's so amazing. That was just amazing to witness. And wow what great teamwork. They really did give Phelps a huge lead. And the Women's gymnastic team was amazing. [b]Another display of dumb judges on McKayla's vault. That was perfect.[/b] Oh well. We smashed the Russians too. And the Chinese didn't even medal. POW!
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Not only perfect...phenominal! I have watched it over and over and am in total awe.

[darklight1216]

[quote name='ravens__' timestamp='1343733599' post='1107208']
I think he's talking about the on tape delay coverage of the Olympics. I thought it was pretty funny that they showed the Today Show promo of Franklin winning gold before showing the actual race.
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Well that stinks for everyone who wanted to be surprised. Apparantly some fans went to "extreme measures" (according to the local news commercial) to avoid spoilers, but some of them were betrayed by the very channel they were counting on.

I'm glad the womens gymnastics wasn't spoiled for me. Well except for the vault judges, but that's another story...

[BmoreRav]

Congrats to Bradley Wiggins become the most decorated Brit of all time with his gold for the time trial cycling. Huge month for him coming off his Tour de France win!

[Moderator 2]

The bias against anything USA by Olympic judges is crazy

[cursona pirate]

I cant believe both men and women fencers we didn't get anything.

[FerrariFan87]

I can't wait for the track and field events...