The London 2012 Olympic Thread
 

Well ladies and gents the games will shortly begin so i thought a specific thread could be useful for all things Olympics.

I personally am a massive fan of the games and am fortunate to be heading over and spending a couple of days attending and being in the country during the duration.

Event i am most looking forward too would be the triathlon where GB could possibly have a trifecta and sweep all the medals. The Brownlee brothers are just incredible athletes and would be fitting after the last few years results if they could win gold and silver in London.

The host nation usually has a strong showing so GB could be possibly be in for it's highest medal count ever.

The games should always be about more than just nationalist pride and jingoism and i love watching any sports and see any countries doing well especially if an underdog wins against the odds.

Let the games begin :thumbsup:

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Before the 2012 Games begin, let's have a look at past great Olympic moments.

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The Olympic Body



"The average lead time to produce an Olympic athlete is at least 8 to 10 years."

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Bah, humbug.

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Ditto...

Narrowly missed selection for the PT (Piss Taking) Team.....

Perhaps we should have a Barbie olympics for us couch potatoes

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As a great couch potato can I nominate myself for the endurance challenge :D

In all seriousness - I'm least and most looking forward to the rowing - it's coming from about a mile from where I live so excited that it's here but not looking forward to the disruption it's going to cause

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In the spirit of sporting rivalry I hope the Australians (including the conveniently ignored imported 'new Australians') fall flat on their arses and their colonial masters give them a good kicking.

Just like the cricket.

That's my Olympic commentary, bring it on :)

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enjoying it already immensely.

Traffic queues went past my door most of last week, and we live bloody miles away from any where Olympic related...but the Zil lanes are having the desired effect of causing rush hour London traffic to grind to a standstill.

Roll on mid August.

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The Aussies may have to eat their words now that dead cert for a gold Sally has been beaten by a yank in the hurdles. Sally stormed off in a huff afterwards.

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apparently she didnt train under 'wet conditions'. she usually trains in the gold coast. :sneaky:

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well she'd better get used to it- rain is what she is going to get.

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That pole vaulter is pants too ... silly hair ... :sneaky:

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Can't have been training here then. :rolleyes:

I love the Olympics. Just putting it out there. :D

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anyone catch the Olympic TV commercial where they have a superimposed a load of Aussie supporters on the Mall and the giant boxing kangaroo flag handing from tower bridge? Now that's a wind up.

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its the channel 9 station ID

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Yep - sounds good to me. And not unlikley either by all accounts:
http://www.news.com.au/national/auss...-1226422066537

"...Australia faces the grim prospect of its worst Olympics result in two decades.." sounds FANTASTIC! :rofl:

I cant wait to hear the winging and moaning and complaining about 'dodgy rules' or 'blatant favouritism' or whatever else the aussie media come up with to explain why 'their boys and girls' dont top the table in everything...

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Smallest team too. Show's how much they care about the London Olympics. Could be comparable to Britains 34th place back in '96

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Those of you that happen to have 3D TVs, and Freeview HD receivers capable of MPEG4, and who live in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast, may like to know that the Nine 3D Olympics channel is now live for the duration. Mind they are showing the BBC package of ceremonies and highlights during the day only - which is a bit daft.

Channels to tune to, and other info in : http://nine.com.au/img/comingsoon/20...Technology.pdf

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Channel 9 is banned in my house. That said I is there was quite an interesting episode of the Mentalist on last night. Commercials every 4 minutes that went for 4 minutes. We just got so tired of the endless rubbish and switched over in the end. If I wasn't going to the games :thumbup:, Foxtel all the way.

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Since they are just running the Beeb package, you can hope that the 3D won't have adverts in it.

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He looks like Carrot Top.

http://c580019.r19.cf2.rackcdn.com/w...t-top-1994.jpg

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Sideshow Bob.....

Now we need the bart lookalike

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I'd blame the immigrants, the team is full of them :D

I didn't need to see that before dinner :blink:

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Well in anticipation of the fun and games in London I'm finishing my job on Friday and taking a month off before starting my new job I will be out of London the whole time in Scotland, Norway and Iceland.

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wotif the Icelandic volcano Eyjafwhatchacallit throws a tantrum ?

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So what would be your favourite Olympic moments?

For me i think the 2 Ovett v Coe 800m and 1500m clashes at i think the Moscow games where each won the others favoured event, epic!

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The Ovett and Coe clashes were classic.

For me Daley Thompson in competition and whistling the anthem on the podium ... top bloke :D

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The first openly-gay Olympian winning a Gold medal after performing the highest scoring dive in Olympic history! :thumbsup:

http://images.theage.com.au/ftage/ff..._300x412,0.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4...deqxo1_500.jpg

I'm not sure why the silver and bronze medallists look uncomfortable... :eek:

http://www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/O...oWiHpsytql.jpg

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I will go and see it if possible.

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I think the brits will **** it up,tis happening already:thumbdown:

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I'm really looking forward to it, the excitement is really starting to build. The facilities look amazing and it will be huge for the country.
What has happened to Australian sport, do they dominate anything anymore ?

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they are ready!

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...Y_2278086c.jpg

photo from the village

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Not building in London mate,mind you i heard 2 folk chatting about it yesterday here on Guernsey,they were French:D

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the build up has started and should be enjoyed by all.... glad we went along this route late on Monday evening, rather than in the morning...


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oly...ens-on-M4.html

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They are worse than the Germans and their beachtowel obsession.:sneaky:

Can't see through the trees but does it say' oi oi oi' on the balconies underneath?:ohmy:

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sabotage in the works :sneaky:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oly...mpic-Park.html

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Classic.:rofl:
And so it begins..
All underperforming athletes can henceforth attribute their deficiencies to having to hold their pee on the bus to olympic village..:nod:

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Let's see - I expect Australian athletes will win some gongs or are you taking the piss as normal. (?!)

Just read it...

Lots of aggrieved Englanders. (Listen to some of them!)

I say: Zil lanes are good idea. It's got eff all to do with Cameron.
But having said that, if all you want to do is get to work (and it's a busy week for you) then of course you'd be peeved. Spare a thought for those who haven't been given garden leave or can't get on a bus readily and easily.

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And you're one of them, my boy! Don't you forget!

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I'm thinking by the time it actually gets to the olympics there will be mass civil disobedience. It will only get worse from there, particularly given than this idiocy is supposed to continue till Sept.

Any plan that doesn't have the Zil lanes open to all during rush hour is not going to survive contact with reality.