Olympics Discussion Thread

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

It is a travesty that two ice dancers, with a 5 minute routine that beats out only a few other pairs from the few countries that do the sport, can win a Gold and up their country's medal count, while a large team of soccer players has to play a dozen games, and compete with almost every country in the games just to get the same reward.

Why? Can the soccer players do the same ice dancing routine? Different requirements for different medals. And what does medal count matter anyway? Me thinks you don't get the goal of the Olympics .

Well that puts him in the same league as NBC then.

[Eli]

Yay! We got Gold!

[Az]

Good Job, Gal Fridman.

[Winston]

Congratulations Israel!

Isn't this your first Olympic Gold ever?

[Az]

yep.

[Winston]

Wow. That must really be a special feeling, for the winner and for the entire nation, I'd imagine.

[Az]

Esp. since in the last decade we've sent lots of people who came 1st at world championships, and then failed miserably....

[Urban Ranger]

The number of athletes messing up is incredible this year.

Johnson is tha latest one.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well that puts him in the same league as NBC then.

Yep, you're right. I hate NBC's coverage of the Olympics. Yeah, it's nice to see some Americans winning gold, but can we please, once in a while, get to focus on some of the OTHER athletes in Athens? *sigh* Apparently not.

[Az]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Well that puts him in the same league as NBC then.

Yep, you're right. I hate NBC's coverage of the Olympics. Yeah, it's nice to see some Americans winning gold, but can we please, once in a while, get to focus on some of the OTHER athletes in Athens? *sigh* Apparently not.

exactly the opposite here... the IBA shows other athletes all the time. Actually at one time, in the gymnastics finals, the commentators were describing our athlete's performance, while the camera was showing Paul hamm, IIRC.

I think that the TV should cover the most important events, no matter who participates.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Yep, you're right. I hate NBC's coverage of the Olympics. Yeah, it's nice to see some Americans winning gold, but can we please, once in a while, get to focus on some of the OTHER athletes in Athens? *sigh* Apparently not.

We have the same problem with France2, it's realy a plague.

Well, the easy solution is to pump down the volume (or cut it already). You'll still only see your athletes, but at least you'll avoid the flag waving comments.

[The Mad Monk]

France2 is focusing on Americans too?

[Drake Tungsten]

I can't believe I'm actually enjoying field hockey. This sport is completely gay, yet something about a bunch of fit young women running around in skirts and tight tops is appealing to me...

[The Vagabond]

Hell, not a single medal ceremony with Russian winners shown on NBC. My thirst for hearing the Russian anthem in such circumstances remains unsatisfied. They only play the American and now Israeli anthems. By the way, I was rather surprised to find out that the opening part of the Israeli anthem closely resembles "An Old French Song" by Tchaikovsky.

[Bosh]

Yep, you're right. I hate NBC's coverage of the Olympics. Yeah, it's nice to see some Americans winning gold, but can we please, once in a while, get to focus on some of the OTHER athletes in Athens? *sigh* Apparently not.

Just be happy that you live in a country where archery doesn't get half of the TV coverage