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Olympics
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:39 amby kitesurfer
Anyone else watching online?
Just enjoying the cycling at the moment as our team is kicking ass. Especially good to see as here at work we assisted in their development programme.
Come on!
KS
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:54 amby thaya
i've been glued to the tv for a week already!!! been loving the swimming. just watching the mens100m heats at the mo. it's great to have something to watch when i can't sleep at night too
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:30 pmby essex sucks
yep i am cycling for me at the mo to there kicking lets hope they keep it up
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:38 pmby Real Pol
Lovin it.
Got bored with the swimming, it goes on and on. Did that grey haired 38 year old bloke go for only one 50m freestyle race that he didn't even qualify in? You know the bloke who carried the Brittish flag? Is that what my lottery money goes on? A jolly for him to China just to flap around in a pool for 20 seconds?
I have been appreciating the ladies hockey. (insert smille of dirty old man here)!!
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:51 pmby Jc
tbh I never watch them
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:48 pmby SDCali
Been watching as much as I can. Definately enjoying watching swimming, though it's being touted as "live finals", it's on a three hour delay, so I check results before watching the race. Watched a bit of a few other sports too.
Too bad no surfing, the closest they get is windsurfing, though it's part of sailing and I don't think they call it windsurfing. Haven't got to see any of that though.
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:55 pmby drowningbitbybit
Being in Oz, the olympics are hard to avoid! They've even set up a wide screen TV in the (huge) coffee room at work, which is now full to bursting most of the time
And its live, which is a bit of a novelty for the aussies.
Im still supporting Team GB though!
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:02 pmby Rico
only interested in judo
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:44 amby tomcat360
Been watching it a bit, watching beach volleyball currently. Gonna watch Phelps here in a bit for butterfly, going for the 7th gold. Nuts.....
Anyone keep up with what happened with those "15" year old Chinese gymnastics girls? I heard something of a DQ because of age but that very well could be bitter Americans because we lost to communism
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:25 amby tomcat360
Ok just watched the mens 100m fly. Everyone watch the end of it and tell me what happened?
Pretty much it looks like this dude from Czech I think beat Phelps by a good bit, but they were talking about him not getting all the way there or something?
Also Abdington just got ya'll Brits a gold. And WR
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:58 amby pkbum
go US WOO HOO!
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:40 amby Sar
just watched us get gold in the rowing which was good
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:36 amby Real Pol
It's a nice sunny day outside and I'm not moving from the couch watching the cycling!
We're winning too many medals, it's getting confusing!!
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:09 pmby Sar
crikey, gold and silver in one race! good medal haul so far - i really must get on with something other than watching tv though
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:24 pmby thaya
i'm watching it too... can't switch off!
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:13 pmby teaweed
tomcat360 wrote:Ok just watched the mens 100m fly. Everyone watch the end of it and tell me what happened?
Pretty much it looks like this dude from Czech I think beat Phelps by a good bit, but they were talking about him not getting all the way there or something?
Also Abdington just got ya'll Brits a gold. And WR
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:37 pmby tomcat360
Haven't seen that picture, that's nuts. Pretty cool how they were right next to each other too so we could see it this easily.
The guy filed a protest but it didn't fly.
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:09 pmby SDCali
tomcat360 wrote:Ok just watched the mens 100m fly. Everyone watch the end of it and tell me what happened?
Pretty much it looks like this dude from Czech I think beat Phelps by a good bit, but they were talking about him not getting all the way there or something?
Also Abdington just got ya'll Brits a gold. And WR
Phelps actually won, the guy that came in second represents Serbia, I say represents because he was born in my home town and raised in the same county, went to college at Berkeley, and now trains in Florida, so he really is an American, not a Serbian, at least in my book.
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:47 pmby libby
I've been LOVING it. High perve factor for the mens swimming too.....mmmmmm
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:55 pmby twerked
the olympic soccer channel on dish network is pissing me off. the announcers just keep talking about argentina and brazil like they are gods balls. any country that shows any skill or ability, they are just shocked at. i guess it's because it's american announcers, but it's really annoying