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Post by Paean on Aug 1, 2012 8:21:15 GMT -5
The whole round robin system was stupid in the first place. At the last Olympics they had a regular tennis-like draw and here they went with the round robin where the 2 best from the group advance? This was bound to happen and at the same time could've easily been avoided by using common sense.
DQ the teams is not fair. Those who came up with these rules are to blame.
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Post by DBBN on Aug 1, 2012 9:12:08 GMT -5
They all got kicked out? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL I can and will laugh. If some assholes tried to do this in tennis I'd laugh too, even if it was Bepa and Petra.
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Post by Edna Krabappel on Aug 1, 2012 9:53:37 GMT -5
Our shooter just finished 4th. I'm bummed.
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Post by DBBN on Aug 1, 2012 10:05:57 GMT -5
4th (turd medal) is the worst.
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Post by Wagasi on Aug 1, 2012 14:34:03 GMT -5
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Post by Traveling Man on Aug 1, 2012 14:38:40 GMT -5
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 1, 2012 19:33:31 GMT -5
I had an amazing time at the swimming tonight. First of all, I loved the fact that I could WALK TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES! Secondly, the atmosphere in the Olympic Park was amazing (if you know not to even think of buying anything, of course, due to the LOL prices). Thirdly, my inaugural Olympic live experience involved both a WORLD RECORD (thanks Daniel Gyurta) and a British silver medal (which meant an absolutely electric atmosphere in the Aquatic Centre). There were lots of fourthlies, including Ryan Lochte's body IRL (but the hitherto-unknown-to-me gold medallist Nathan Adrian is even hotter), seeing Michael Phelps and Ye Shiwen perform etc. Amazing experience.
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Post by DBBN on Aug 1, 2012 23:49:36 GMT -5
ENVY. Yes Adrian Nathan Adrian Nathan Adrian's body is fantastic but his babyface, while gorgeous, doesn't help to get my motor running (because faces NOC duh).
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 2, 2012 2:59:50 GMT -5
Faces are even more important at the Olympics, when every body is a perfect 10 a great face can really push the entire package up to the max. Anyway it turns out I did know who Adrian Nathan Adrian was, he was the dude whose suits split that time. Apparently I just didn't bother to learn his name then
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Post by DBBN on Aug 2, 2012 7:15:17 GMT -5
Pics or it didn't happen.
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 2, 2012 8:26:25 GMT -5
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Post by DBBN on Aug 2, 2012 8:39:22 GMT -5
Remind me to look when I'm not at work.
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 2, 2012 9:22:34 GMT -5
One of the Hipster Glasses Korean archers LOST her QF to a Mexican 18-yr-old Ki Bo Bae restoring KOR pride though.
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 2, 2012 9:33:44 GMT -5
Archery right now = wind + nerves
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Post by jon on Aug 2, 2012 10:04:09 GMT -5
Man, women's archery has as much choking as SEWTA. Amazing final though. Poor mexican girl, she had it.
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Post by Brinyi on Aug 2, 2012 12:21:26 GMT -5
I must say, the sight of Boris Johnson dangling for five minutes from a zipline was the Games highlight for me (until the closing ceremonies that is!).
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 2, 2012 12:34:13 GMT -5
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Post by DBBN on Aug 2, 2012 14:19:20 GMT -5
She doesn't, and I love it that a black girl won the title of America's Sweetheart. Too bad for Komova, but this is pretty cool.
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Post by DBBN on Aug 2, 2012 14:20:05 GMT -5
And, wow, it went USA-RUS-RUS-USA with USA actually tying for the bronze (but then not really at the end).
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Post by Brinyi on Aug 2, 2012 14:29:46 GMT -5
Our valiant women's badminton team that backed into the semis are losing -- and they lose without doing so intentionally!
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 3, 2012 2:25:43 GMT -5
Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Dutch gold medallist swimmer, has one of my favourite names of the Games so far
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 3, 2012 2:37:31 GMT -5
UHHHHHHHHHHHH. I saw this on TV last night and was hoping someone would gif it. I am speechless/transfixed/everything.
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Post by Paean on Aug 3, 2012 7:47:31 GMT -5
Shaved even down there? Meh.
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Post by DBBN on Aug 3, 2012 9:18:44 GMT -5
It's alright I guess. Which one is it.
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 3, 2012 9:21:45 GMT -5
It's Lochte.
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Post by DBBN on Aug 3, 2012 9:54:06 GMT -5
I knew I was unenthused for a reason.
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Post by Wagasi on Aug 3, 2012 9:59:58 GMT -5
Are you guys insane? That's mesmerizing.
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Post by The Chloe on Aug 3, 2012 10:01:34 GMT -5
I get it.
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Post by Edna Krabappel on Aug 3, 2012 10:07:37 GMT -5
Lochte is hotness.
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Post by The Chloe on Aug 3, 2012 10:09:57 GMT -5
I just googled him and realized that he wears a grill. That kills it.
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