BS: The Olympic Games

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 08 Aug 12 - 02:20 PM

The Equestrian Events, including Dressage, are followed closely by me and others in the Calgary area, where one of the international competitions is held each year at Spruce Meadows.
Dressage requires cooperation between rider and horse which equals or exceeds the precision necessary in many athletic events, and no "enlivening" is needed (perhaps SJ would like to see the riders in bikinis).

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: olddude
Date: 08 Aug 12 - 12:56 PM

The french scream doping on anything they don't win at ... problem is, they don't win on much of anything ... sour grapes.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 08 Aug 12 - 12:49 PM

""Just enjoy their achievements rather than being so bloody negative and miserable.""

No point whatever asking a leopard to change its spots Allan.

Being "Bloody negative and miserable" is what he does!

I have this sublime mental picture of his ""lady attempting to lift a 25kg bag of raw material into a hopper"" dropping the bag on his toe and kneeing him in the danglers.

Perhaps that would teach him to think about what she wants to do, rather than what a chauvinist thinks she ought to do, and act accordingly.

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 08 Aug 12 - 11:19 AM

The French indeed have room to talk!
Bradley recently stated that he was surprised that French drugs cheat Richard Veronque is so respected in his homeland.
That didn't go down well with the French!

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: MikeL2
Date: 08 Aug 12 - 10:06 AM

hi Allan

You are quite right in the change of rules comments.

Reducing the number of entrants to 1 for each country prevented the spectators from seeing some top athletes for appearing and also some mouthwatering clashes.

For instance I am sure the whole World would want to have seen Jason Kenney race against Sir Chris Hoy (along with several other tops British riders ) were unable to ride because of this one-sided rule.

Also they changed the actual events in some cases - ones that Britain were the best participants.

I understand the some of the Archery rules were changed to the detriment of our shooters.

On this same subject .....what the hell is Skeet Shooting ???

There have been several claims the the British riders ; especially Bradley Wiggins have been "involved" with drugs. The French particularly hinted as much during this last week. How the French cycling can claim anyone is guilty of drugs escapes me !!!!!!

cheers

MikeL2

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Allan Conn
Date: 08 Aug 12 - 09:50 AM

It seems that rules really differ from sport to sport too. For instance the likes of the US can get multiple medals at some of their strong events with several swimmers or athletes in the same race - as can the Kenyans, Jamaicans etc in the athletics. Yet the rules were changed in the velodrome this year to allow only one entrant per country - suppposedly at least partly in response to Britain's dominance 4 years ago. Had the best riders been allowed to compete then I'm sure Britain may have filled the podium in some races. Of course other events have restrictions too but the change in this one has afected Britain somewhat

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 08 Aug 12 - 09:38 AM

As said four years ago, I think, the best way to work out the national medals tally is 3 points for a gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 08 Aug 12 - 09:17 AM

..."Horses For Courses?" - http://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/walkaboutsverse-146-of-230.html

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: olddude
Date: 08 Aug 12 - 09:15 AM

I am still very excited about your British brothers, what an achievement. anytime there is a connection to folks that I know, I am routing. Great job, I bet the town is going crazy.

watching TV this morning, so sad to see LoLo Jones in tears, not that she didn't medal, but because the US press ripped her to pieces saying she is all image and no substance. I would like to see those writer creeps train like any of the Olympic young girls .... just hate I guess

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Stu
Date: 08 Aug 12 - 03:47 AM

The dressage, which is simply training animals to do tricks as far as I can tell, could do with some enlivening. I suggest members of the public are stationed at regular intervals around the arena and must try to knock off the rider's hat with water bombs.

Of course, the poor horse suffers enough as it is so instant disqualification for water bombing the nag. The toff's hat is fair game though. Gold here we come!

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 08 Aug 12 - 02:46 AM

All in all, money very well spent.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Allan Conn
Date: 08 Aug 12 - 02:10 AM

"I would try and stop her and do it myself"

Come on this is just a red herring! The women competing at this Olympics are on the whole far faster and fitter than I am sure you are ever likely to be. Certainly I couldn't hope to compete with them either on the track, in the pool or on the velodrome. Just enjoy their achievements rather than being so bloody negative and miserable.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: olddude
Date: 07 Aug 12 - 08:30 PM

Oh your guys are wonderful .. just wonderful ... quite a race
Awesome ....

Charlie
Holly is great, next Olympics will be hers I think. She had a little trouble this time but she has the goods for sure.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Les from Hull
Date: 07 Aug 12 - 06:01 PM

I think there's a lot of difference between making someone do something and allowing them to do it.

Congratulations to all the Olympians and I hope they are enjoying the experience as a reward for all the hard work they have put in.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 07 Aug 12 - 05:31 PM

Ebbie: as well as that light-hearted post, I have said on this thread, whole-heartedly, I'd be quite happy for our next Archbishop of Canterbury or first/second (Cromwell?) President to be a female.

If however, I saw a lady attempting to lift a 25kg bag of raw material into a hopper, e.g., I would try and stop her and do it myself; and I think our H & S regulations would back this up.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: BrendanB
Date: 07 Aug 12 - 02:07 PM

The Brownlees were magnificent! What a fantastic triathlon for those two boys - I find it hard to believe that anyone can sustain that amount of effort over the three disciplines. I do not understand the hype over the 100 metres, for me the triathlon, heptathlon and decathlon are much more demanding events. Mind you I have really enjoyed the cycling as well.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: MikeL2
Date: 07 Aug 12 - 05:36 AM

hi

Today I will be watching all of the Men's Triathlon. I have watched many Triathlons live because our niece competes in the events. She is not of International standard but we are proud of who she is and what she does.

We - GB - have two brothers going today who are well fancied but I don't want to spoil it by saying that they are going to get medals....but fingers crossed.

The most amazing Triathlon that we have ever seen was in Madeira - which as anyone who knows the place is extremely mountainous. Why we were amazed was to see the cyclists doing upwards of 60mph on the steep descents. There were many sharp bends and all that was there to protect them were ordinary domestic mattresses strapped to the walls. Amazingly we neither saw nor heard of any bad accidents or injuries.

Last year our niece was in The Llandudno Sea Triathlon. The weather was British Summer at it's worst.

The high winds and rain were so bad that the sea swimming stage was cancelled on safety grounds and the event became a Biathlon. It pelted down with strong winds throughout the run and the cycling. Many did not finish. Our niece though enjoyed it. Swimming is her worst stage so she featured higher than she would have done.

At the moment ( 10.30am) here in the Northwest it is raining hard. Not sure what London is getting but hope it stays dry. The City roads played havoc in the Women's Triathlon with many crashes and accidents.

Cheers

MikeL2

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: fat B****rd
Date: 07 Aug 12 - 05:23 AM

Yes, well done that Jenn. Better luck for Holly next time.
How ya doin, Dan?

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: MikeL2
Date: 07 Aug 12 - 05:16 AM

Hi Dan

Well done Jen. I watched it all in hope of course that our "new girl on the block" Holly Bleasedale would do well. She got to the final and then it just didn't happen for her.

Then we had the nail-biting period when the top three jumped for gold.
Even the London rain couldn't dampen your great competitor. She was grat and fully deserved her win.

We too have a "local hero" here in Matthew Langridge who was in the Men's rowing Eight boat final. They sacrificed a sure silver by going for gold and were beaten and finished in Bronze position absolutely knackered.

The town is proud of him and his achievements and like you Dan we know just how hard these people work to follow their dream.

Yes of course there is much hype and hysteria at the games but there too is a great display of guts,skill and dedication by many contestants who are honest in their endeavours and who prefer a low key life.

Cheers

Mike

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Allan Conn
Date: 07 Aug 12 - 02:10 AM

"The United Kingdom is doing well." We hit a low point in 1996 obtaining only one gold and 15 in total and ended up in 36th place in the table. Since then we've been in the top ten every time. In 2000 we got 11 golds and 28 in totoal; in 2004 it was 9 golds and 30 in total; then 2008 it jumped to 19 goals with 47 in total and incredibly 4th in the table just behind Russia. This year so far we have 18 golds and 40 in total and currently sitting in 3rd position! The national lottery was launched 1994 and a fair proportion of its funds goes to UK sport so I think it has definitely had a big impact!

Big surprises for me this year is the poor performance of Russia - and the collapse of Australia who are having a shocker - certainly as far as gold medals go.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 09:24 PM

Saw her winning vault on the BBCAmerica channel, I couldn't watch the livecast today. It will be rebroadcast on the U.S. network tonight. I was looking at the Washington Post tonight, and they posted the heights as distance in their summary.

The Olympics so far are great, the London organizers have done a great job.
Yes, a big raspberry to the boobirds.

Glad to see gold medals going to places like Grenada and Dominican Republic. The U.S. and China are dominant in so many events. The United Kingdom is doing well. surprising to me to see South Korea so far ahead of Japan in medal count.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 07:56 PM

She went to the same HS as my daughter, they were in classes together. My daughter is completely thrilled also ... awesome

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 07:03 PM

Jenn's mom and dad were just on TV, they are beaming from ear to ear. Her mom is just a little skinny girl, so darn cute and sweet like Jenn. She was in tears as was her dad. They are just such good people, I could not be happier. The town is loving every minute. Jenn has been chasing the Russian girl for a number of years. She was determined to beat her. Last Olympics she fell short and got the silver but this year ... amazing.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 06:53 PM

I second that raspberry Don
well done my friend, that was an Olympic raspberry for sure

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 06:28 PM

Team GB needs one more gold to equal Beijing tally, and 8 more medals of any colour to beat Beijing total.

For all the naysayers who have been talking down the London 2012 Olympics, one large raspberry, delivered with real passion:

PPPPPPPPPPHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPPTTTTTTTTT!!

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 06:23 PM

She was magnificent!!

Bloody well done, Jenn.

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 05:10 PM

Greg
your balance staff is going in the mail tomorrow bro

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 05:03 PM

JENN WON GOLD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOD !!!!!!!!
TOWN IS GOING NUTS !!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 05:00 PM

I was actually doing more than mumbling when I jumped 4000 feet today
tee hee

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 04:59 PM

I think we would also if we were going 15 + feet in the air on a pole :-)

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 04:55 PM

Those female pole vaulters mumble to themselves a great deal!

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 04:25 PM

Jenn, Jenn, Jenn, Jenn
I can't pole vault but I can lead cheers ... :-) You rock girl win it

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 06:35 AM

The one thing from WAV that I do half agree with, is women boxing.

I say "half agree", because I feel the same about men boxing and would happily ban the sport entirely, had I the power.

Deliberately inflicting brain damage on another human being is, or should be, arguably Grievous Bodily Harm.

It is no justification to say that they know what the consequences are when they join.

So do two guys in a bar room brawl, but the police will still arrest and charge the one who threw the first punch, or often both.

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 05:19 AM

The pre and post race antics of the mens' 100 metre finalists were trying to say what? To me they acted like a bunch of wierdos.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 11:02 PM

great photo gallery of our Jenn

Jenn

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 10:41 PM

add Jenn to my list Jack

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 10:23 PM

nice arms

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 10:02 PM

Well Jenn's in, she is competing for gold on Monday ... OH YES

Jenn

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Ebbie
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 07:39 PM

05 Aug 12 - 07:23 AM
"I wonder if she can bake a nice stottie?"

Face it, mister- it's not the bulging veins and muscles of women athletes that disturbs you- it is that the women aspire to anything beyond the kitchen.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 07:27 PM

Our neighbors, who are African American, don't have much interest in swimming or the beach. Some have boats, but still do not swim. Maybe it is not so much body type as culture.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 07:16 PM

Black American swim team members-
Conor Dwyer and Cullen Jones on the U.S. team at the Olympics, I believe Anthony Irwin also is on the team (Black-Indian). Dwyer was part of the gold medal 4x200 freestyle relay team. Cullen Jones is part of the world record 4x100 freestyle relay team (silver medal at these games). He picked up individual silver medals in this Olympics.
Lia Neal made the women's team.

Perhaps they have more interest in the track events.
Dunno the situation in GB.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 07:11 PM

Even more so when they had segregation even into the 60's the black schools had no chance of having a pool. They were very underfunded in the south. Hopefully that will change as today things are so different today. Would be nice to see more black kids in the sport.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 07:03 PM

Tune
you maybe onto a good point. In the past black kids were not allowed in the public pool down south when they had their Jim crow laws and such. People tend to take up a sport that their dads or mom's did. I was not surprised when they panned the audience and say, that is so and so's dad who was an Olympic bronze medalist in 1968 etc. So it is possible that black kids didn't get as interested in the sport because it was not a family sport. Mainly because their parents or grandparent had no chance. Instead followed the sport of their mom's or dad's. Interesting point.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 05:28 PM

olddude, what interests me about black swimmers is that, even recently, I've heard people say that blacks can't swim because they have heavier bones and lie lower in the water - or some such silly nonsense.
I wonder if in the States - certainly in the Southern States - maybe, until quite recently, blacks and whites in the same pool was not considered the done thing.
As a result, blacks just didn't try out for the swim team.

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 05:24 PM

Enjoyed watching and hearing Bolt, and I don't think he's used drugs; but someone in that final has been caught twice, apparently - so what's he doing there?

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 02:01 PM

Tune
not about black or white, it is about a sport an individual wishes to pursue don't you think. Lots a great black swimmers I bet, Just a matter of time till someone wishes to compete in that sport. Nice to see Gabby the first black all round winner in gymnastics also. She was amazing

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 01:56 PM

Agree with me on this, DTG: almost as impressive as Michael Phelps is Ben Ainslie of England - and arguably our best sailor since Captain Bligh!

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 01:50 PM

No, no and a thousand times no, WAV. While he is winning he is BRITISH he is only Scotish when he loses...

BTW - You didn't claim 100 so I will clain page 3 instead.

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 12:00 PM

Agree, Bonzo: national clothing is correct, even at Wimbledon; but I hope one day soon Murray of Scotland is in blue and white, only!

Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 05 Aug 12 - 11:55 AM

I have no interest in tennis whatsoever, but I watched Andy Murray thrash Roger Federer. Nice to see players wearing colours at Wimbledon!!