Will You Be Watching The Olympics?

[SJRod55]

Bits and pieces between packing and moving to Nigeria!

[J.P.]

I love rowing. It's an awesome sport to watch. Mainly cause our Olympic team normally does well at it.

Swimming is a winner too.

[pan!c139]

So is softball.

[J.P.]

We're Canadian. Generally, we're not a softball powerhouse.

But maybe this year will prove different. *crosses fingers*

[salterrae]

JM + JT

[quote name='Farsight one' post='1618891' date='Aug 6 2008, 03:00 AM']My prefered option of "no, because there's no rugby" is not available...[/quote]
I agree ... except I'm still watching.

[Madame Vengier]

Despite the fact that it's being held in China--which infuriates me to no end--a massive abuser of human rights, especially of Christians, and a strong-arm supplier to the diabolical Sudanese regime that is responsible for the torture, rapes, deaths and displacement of 2.5 million innocent people--I will tune in it to watching the opening but then that's all. It's disgusting that it's being held in China. Just appalling. Plus the smog that's so bad people can't even breathe. Whose bright idea was this???

[dominicansoul]

[quote name='Madame Vengier' post='1619515' date='Aug 6 2008, 03:50 PM']Despite the fact that it's being held in China--which infuriates me to no end--a massive abuser of human rights, especially of Christians, and a strong-arm supplier to the diabolical Sudanese regime that is responsible for the torture, rapes, deaths and displacement of 2.5 million innocent people--I will tune in it to watching the opening but then that's all. It's disgusting that it's being held in China. Just appalling. Plus the smog that's so bad people can't even breathe. Whose bright idea was this???[/quote]


For some reason the Olympic committee felt China would somehow transform themselves into a bastion for human-rights if they were given a chance to host the Olympics.

[DemonSlayer]

I'm most looking forward to the swimming since we win most of our gold medals there, the basketball and the football.

[HomeTeamFamily]

I love the olympics because I always know who to root for!

Also, for those who dont have cable or TV access, www.nbcolympics.com has some really nice online feeds of live events. This morning at work we watched some prelim soccer group play.

Pretty awesome

[CatherineM]

Does anyone have trouble calling the rhythmic gymnastic stuff a sport? They are cutting baseball and softball after this Olympics, but running around a mat with trailing ribbons is still in. It seems more like a dance or Circe de Sole.

[Sarah_JC]

Since the getting the olympics China has only gotten worse... boo Chinese government. I won't be watching at all - nor buying products that are official sponsors.

[Ash Wednesday]

My fiance compared Beijing 2008 to Berlin 1936. I think he has a point. I have no enthusiasm for these Olympics at all.

That being said, Go USA!

Edited August 8, 2008 by Ash Wednesday

[Selah]

USA! USA! U-S-A!!!!!

[DemonSlayer]

[quote name='CatherineM' post='1620762' date='Aug 8 2008, 09:08 AM']Does anyone have trouble calling the rhythmic gymnastic stuff a sport? They are cutting baseball and softball after this Olympics, but running around a mat with trailing ribbons is still in. It seems more like a dance or Circe de Sole.[/quote]Yeah, it doesn't seem like much of a sport.

[doe-jo]

i'm only going to watch the basketball games.

[Selah]

I do like watching them at times, though. They can be fun.

[pan!c139]

DAAAAAANG Michael Phelps is winng gold in EVERYTHING!!!!


But forget swimming, I can't wait for USA Softball to kick some booty!!! Prepare to be spaked!

[Madame Vengier]

My beloved Korea has won some gold, too. I think two or three so far. Sweet!

[J.P.]

[quote name='Ash Wednesday' post='1620792' date='Aug 7 2008, 07:34 PM']My fiance compared Beijing 2008 to Berlin 1936. I think he has a point. I have no enthusiasm for these Olympics at all.

That being said, Go USA![/quote]

That ran through my head as well. Not cheering team USA , but the Berlin 1936 connection.

Here's to hoping that in three years we don't see China marching into Poland. It's a long shot, still. China's got so many of their own problemss.

[dominicansoul]

Speaking of commies..

Did the US Volleyball team beat the Cubans?