The Olympic Games Thread
Aug 2nd 2012 | 11:30 am
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What an amazing day at the games. Great day for team GB. So many brilliant performances.
Chris Hoy getting another gold and a world record (twice) with the sprint team. Shame for Pendelton and Varnish... and the pursuit looked incredible.
Canoe gold and silver.
Trap shooting - a machine! (love that when his funding was cut years ago one of the Maktoum's stepped in and funded him)
Judo - top result
and more....
Phelps - sorry The Dean - has performed again and that medley was such a great defence and the first man to retain the gold not once, but twice over 3 games....
Oh and Andy Murray won twice today too
Loving this already - can't believe the athletics has yet to start tomorrow...
Chris Hoy getting another gold and a world record (twice) with the sprint team. Shame for Pendelton and Varnish... and the pursuit looked incredible.
Canoe gold and silver.
Trap shooting - a machine! (love that when his funding was cut years ago one of the Maktoum's stepped in and funded him)
Judo - top result
and more....
Phelps - sorry The Dean - has performed again and that medley was such a great defence and the first man to retain the gold not once, but twice over 3 games....
Oh and Andy Murray won twice today too
Loving this already - can't believe the athletics has yet to start tomorrow...
Aug 2nd 2012 | 4:03 pm
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I just so happened to be passing through London this week, my train came in at Stratford. Can't say I was overtly shocked by the amount of people in the station or on the tube. It was rush hour'ish time. Saw some pink phoneboxes.
My friends in London all seem to be working from home, the tube was almost empty in other parts of town.
My friends in London all seem to be working from home, the tube was almost empty in other parts of town.
Aug 2nd 2012 | 7:31 pm
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Gemma Gibbons's hand - she's had this injury since before the Games, and reached the Final............
Aug 2nd 2012 | 8:19 pm
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Oh good........... Day One of the athletics and there are problems on the Central Line........ 
The girls are back out at Horse Guards Parade, and it's.... er.... Germany v Germany.........
[Sara Goller is playing though, so the world is good
]
The girls are back out at Horse Guards Parade, and it's.... er.... Germany v Germany.........
[Sara Goller is playing though, so the world is good
]
Aug 2nd 2012 | 8:47 pm
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It's a shame that the Olympics seems to be having a negative effect on the London economy but with hindsight I guess that was predictable. Still a great thing for London and putting the country on the world stage though.
Dean - what's your prediction for the day? Think we can move to 4th place? When you think about it that would be a remarkable achievement - the countries that hold places 1 & 2 have a combined population of 1.4bn people and are the world's two largest economies. If you take all that into consideration TGB aren't so bad after all.
Aug 2nd 2012 | 9:47 pm
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Aug 2nd 2012 | 9:57 pm
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So should the gold medal winning British cycling 3 man team be disqualified cause they 'did not conduct themselves in the spirit of the Olympics' 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/oly...ntroversy.html
From Hinds:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/oly...ge--costs.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/oly...ntroversy.html
From Hinds:
We were saying if we have a bad start we need to crash to get a restart. I just crashed, I did it on purpose to get a restart, just to have the fastest ride. I did it. So it was all planned
Aug 2nd 2012 | 10:03 pm
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Busiest day apparently and the drain is down the drain. You couldn't predict it. Oh, you could.
It's a shame that the Olympics seems to be having a negative effect on the London economy but with hindsight I guess that was predictable. Still a great thing for London and putting the country on the world stage though.
Dean - what's your prediction for the day? Think we can move to 4th place? When you think about it that would be a remarkable achievement - the countries that hold places 1 & 2 have a combined population of 1.4bn people and are the world's two largest economies. If you take all that into consideration TGB aren't so bad after all.
It's a shame that the Olympics seems to be having a negative effect on the London economy but with hindsight I guess that was predictable. Still a great thing for London and putting the country on the world stage though.
Dean - what's your prediction for the day? Think we can move to 4th place? When you think about it that would be a remarkable achievement - the countries that hold places 1 & 2 have a combined population of 1.4bn people and are the world's two largest economies. If you take all that into consideration TGB aren't so bad after all.
Unbelievable crowd - I have never seen a stadium so full for the first morning session of an Olympics. "Central Line delays won't stop us....."
Millhouse - I think we can finish ahead of the Koreans who have already had some of their best events but not sure that it will be today........
Aug 2nd 2012 | 10:05 pm
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So should the gold medal winning British cycling 3 man team be disqualified cause they 'did not conduct themselves in the spirit of the Olympics'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/oly...ntroversy.html
From Hinds:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/oly...ge--costs.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/oly...ntroversy.html
From Hinds:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/oly...ge--costs.html
Aug 2nd 2012 | 10:47 pm
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mens waterpolo.... swoon
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/thing...ens-water-polo
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/thing...ens-water-polo
Aug 2nd 2012 | 10:52 pm
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mens waterpolo.... swoon
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/thing...ens-water-polo
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/thing...ens-water-polo
Aug 2nd 2012 | 11:08 pm
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Millhouse- basically yes 
and I should add I have the utmost respect for the dedication these athletes have to their sport and a large appreciation for the side effect that is super toned muscly hot bodies - I applaud them all- in particular the person who designs their teeny tiny performance outfits :-)
and I should add I have the utmost respect for the dedication these athletes have to their sport and a large appreciation for the side effect that is super toned muscly hot bodies - I applaud them all- in particular the person who designs their teeny tiny performance outfits :-)
Last edited by kittycat1; Aug 2nd 2012 at 11:12 pm. Reason: trying not to sound as shallow
Aug 2nd 2012 | 11:42 pm
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Millhouse- basically yes
and I should add I have the utmost respect for the dedication these athletes have to their sport and a large appreciation for the side effect that is super toned muscly hot bodies - I applaud them all- in particular the person who designs their teeny tiny performance outfits :-)
and I should add I have the utmost respect for the dedication these athletes have to their sport and a large appreciation for the side effect that is super toned muscly hot bodies - I applaud them all- in particular the person who designs their teeny tiny performance outfits :-)
This was interesting: http://www.metro.us/boston/sports/ar...ach-volleyball
Aug 3rd 2012 | 1:31 am
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Ennis below her PB in the HJ but leads after two events - and see Katarina Johnson-Thompson in third overall (HJ PB of 1.89m).
And Grainger-Watkins win gold in the rowing (can everyone stop banging on about Grainger now please?)..............
And Grainger-Watkins win gold in the rowing (can everyone stop banging on about Grainger now please?)..............
Aug 3rd 2012 | 1:44 am
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You'll be seeing more of this little angel in the years to come.........
