2012 Summer Olympics

GoonerJay29 wrote:Equestrian Dressage is a proper Olympic event because we won two Gold medals in it.

Here's the medal table, btw:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/medals/countries

Your reasoning would make more sense if you were from the U.S tbh

tonger wrote:

Ganso wrote:

Funkentelechy wrote:I know they lost on purpose lol and blatantly so

What?no they didnt........oh,who am i kidding

this is what i dont get, losing on purpose and getting in the right placement for favourable matchup happens all the time in other sports... but badminton gets punished, altho it was wayyyyyyyyy too blatant, but nature is the same, no?

not really saying spain definitely lost on purpose, but there would be suspicions, and it definitely happens in nba and nhl etc.

The nature is the same, but it's harder to prove in some cases. In team sports, a team can throw a match by starting all the substitutes, making a couple of mistakes or being lax in the last half/quarter of the match. All these things are common in sports and aren't wrong or suspect by themselves, so it's difficult to prove that they were deliberate, even though it's noticeable for the fans.

As for the badminton players, they were beyond acceptable serving into the net repeated times, missing easy balls and commiting amauterish errors to the point of getting booed and warned by the referees lol and they still persisted with the whole thing.

Let's go ladies!!! Hajrá lányok!!

*bleep*

WE RULEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Funkentelechy wrote:

tonger wrote:

Ganso wrote:

Funkentelechy wrote:I know they lost on purpose lol and blatantly so

What?no they didnt........oh,who am i kidding

this is what i dont get, losing on purpose and getting in the right placement for favourable matchup happens all the time in other sports... but badminton gets punished, altho it was wayyyyyyyyy too blatant, but nature is the same, no?

not really saying spain definitely lost on purpose, but there would be suspicions, and it definitely happens in nba and nhl etc.

The nature is the same, but it's harder to prove in some cases. In team sports, a team can throw a match by starting all the substitutes, making a couple of mistakes or being lax in the last half/quarter of the match. All these things are common in sports and aren't wrong or suspect by themselves, so it's difficult to prove that they were deliberate, even though it's noticeable for the fans.

As for the badminton players, they were beyond acceptable serving into the net repeated times, missing easy balls and commiting amauterish errors to the point of getting booed and warned by the referees lol and they still persisted with the whole thing.

ya... i watched the replay for that game, it was ridiculous... i feel shameful for the players... they could at least made it more interesting... definitely deserved the boot. i just didnt know what to think about similar actions in other sports. good points tho, thanks for the comment

Cotes wrote:

WE RULEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

yEA.. and then Bolt nuked Carl Lewis. what an ass.

I Like Usain Bolt though beacuse he is most toweringly arrogant and endlessly cocky.

(all positive there^^^)

But i can't agree that Jamaican's rule.

Lewis deserved it for beinng a huge di....

Lewis seems like a sore loser whos grasping for attention

yoonie wrote:

Cotes wrote:

WE RULEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

yEA.. and then Bolt nuked Carl Lewis. what an ass.

I Like Usain Bolt though beacuse he is most toweringly arrogant and endlessly cocky.

(all positive there^^^)

But i can't agree that Jamaican's rule.

after seeing that video of bolt stopping an interview for usa national anthem, i have alot more respect for bolt, and like bolt said, those comments from lewis are pure garbage, attention seeking, deserved all came his way.

Intense game Spain v Russia.

Sergio Llull

Going to the Final , Marc and Pau will get it done this time

Algeria with the 1500m.

Rofl at everyone accusing of makhfouli of doping. Jealous bitches

Le Samourai wrote:Going to the Final , Marc and Pau will get it done this time

'Fraid not. Argentina-USA might as well be the gold medal game.

After our guys raped the British at field hockey, our women defended their title as Olympic winners and won the gold medal today.

so happy that south korea won football bronze,now they dont have to serve the military

Lavilenie 5m97 at his third attemp. Amazing. Fantastic.

BhritanniaBhlue wrote:
bhends Current List of things that should not be Sports:

Dancing Horses
Throwing things while dancing
Ping Pong
10 meter air rifle shooting

Ive allowed badminton to stand even though I think its pretty ridiculous tbh
Im willing to take votes on synchronized swimming

sailing gets a pass...?

che wrote:

BhritanniaBhlue wrote:
bhends Current List of things that should not be Sports:

Dancing Horses
Throwing things while dancing
Ping Pong
10 meter air rifle shooting

Ive allowed badminton to stand even though I think its pretty ridiculous tbh
Im willing to take votes on synchronized swimming

sailing gets a pass...?

I prefer dressage, ping pong, rifle shooting and sailing over racewalking any day. That is just retarded. Men walking around like they shit themselves.

Men walking around like they shit themselves.

Mo Farah with another Gold.

MOOOOOOO

What a man

brazil women volleyball gold, after such a horrible start in group play, they came back with a gold, what a story! they morally destroyed usa in that game

Hete BLKSM wrote:

che wrote:

BhritanniaBhlue wrote:
bhends Current List of things that should not be Sports:

Dancing Horses
Throwing things while dancing
Ping Pong
10 meter air rifle shooting

Ive allowed badminton to stand even though I think its pretty ridiculous tbh
Im willing to take votes on synchronized swimming

sailing gets a pass...?

I prefer dressage, ping pong, rifle shooting and sailing over racewalking any day. That is just retarded. Men walking around like they shit themselves.

Yeah when i was watching them, the first thing that came to my mind was Santino Marella.

Bolt does it again

Germany 2:1 Netherlands. I like that result (and this time it's in hockey )

Le Samourai wrote:Going to the Final , Marc and Pau will get it done this time

I hope so...or at least they deliver a close game there!