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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    did anyone see the mens 400 relay?? that was a crazy finish!! :D
  • leafs4ever
    leafs4ever Posts: 833
    cutback wrote:
    did anyone see the mens 400 relay?? that was a crazy finish!! :D

    ya i just watched it... phelps was freaking pumped. That was a huge comeback win for the US, amazing job. Congrats

    The canadians knocked 4 seconds off the CND record. Amazing jobs guys
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    cutback wrote:
    did anyone see the mens 400 relay?? that was a crazy finish!! :D
    Swimming analysts are already calling it the best relay race of all time.
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    I was searching like hell for this thread to comment on what was the most incredible race I've ever seen. Just short of daughter winning gold in her competitive swimmeet in freestyle. Phelps going for those crazy 8 gold medals.

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  • leafs4ever
    leafs4ever Posts: 833
    i just saw it again on cbc and checked the times... The top 5 all beat the WR and canada (in 6th) was only off by 0.03seconds... that's incredible
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  • DonJon
    DonJon Posts: 5,089
    The swimming is def the most exciting for me but I must admit Ill watch any sport.

    Thank God there is actually something to watch mid week at night for a while. No Big Brother, Neighbours, Idol, So you Think You Can Be a Fuckwit etc
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  • Hinny
    Hinny Posts: 1,610
    Is this over yet? I'm missing my dose of Top Gear. And weird foreign language movies.
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  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    Swimming analysts are already calling it the best relay race of all time.

    Lezak did an amazing job. It was definitely one of the most beautiful, exciting races I've ever seen.

    Also kudos to Sullivan.
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  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    The opening ceremony was awesome, the stadiums are awesome and the sport will be a spectacle.

    Not sure what the Chinese people who had their homes knocked down, were given paltry compensation and now live in subways think. The rest of the world should have boycotted these games.
  • Taft
    Taft Posts: 457
    4 x 100 Men's relay=goosebumps
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    no offense to any french folks on here but the US mens team winning that relay, coming from behind, and that finish by Lezak was pretty incrediable. Espcially since that guy from the french team decided to talk smack! I was laying in my bed getting ready to fall asleep and thank goodness i stayed up.

    it was one of the best experiences i've seen in the olympics. Watching Phelps get pumped up was awesome.

    Too bad about the US mens soccer team giving up the win in at the end of the game.

    I can't wait to see some of the archery and judo and other stuff like that. I am an olympic junkie!!

    I have been trying to watch videos on NBC.com and can't get them to work :(
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  • Black Diamond
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    itsevobaby wrote:
    that was cool, and i really liked the fireworks footsteps across the city, that was freakin' incredible :eek:

    brazil take on the mighty NEW ZEALAND in football tonight, ronaldinho isn't gonna know what hit him! ;):D

    Well this will ruin it for you. I can't believe this one.

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/11/olympics_feet_faked/
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  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    I guess the French really smashed us!! hehehehehee :p
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  • BetterThanYou
    BetterThanYou Posts: 853
    kcherub wrote:
    But, after watching the opening ceremonies, and then flipping channels, we came across "Blades of Glory" with Will Farrell and (oh, crap, what is his name?!?)...

    The final scene in BOG was eerily similar to the opening ceremonies. I sh*t you not. The LED suits, the flying through the air...check it out if you don't believe me. :)

    BTW, China did a kick-a job with it, and I really, really, really want one of those suits.

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  • r1vers
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    for anyone who missed the men's 4x100 freestyle relay that everyone's talking about w/ the epic comeback to defeat the smack-talking french, do yourself a favor and watch it here - you may have to download a plugin/player, but it's well worth it.

    http://www.nbcolympics.com/videoplayer.html?assetid=0811_hd_swb_hl_l0194


    if this doesn't motivate you then you're hopeless
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  • DonJon
    DonJon Posts: 5,089
    r1vers wrote:
    for anyone who missed the men's 4x100 freestyle relay that everyone's talking about w/ the epic comeback to defeat the smack-talking french, do yourself a favor and watch it here - you may have to download a plugin/player, but it's well worth it.

    http://www.nbcolympics.com/videoplayer.html?assetid=0811_hd_swb_hl_l0194


    if this doesn't motivate you then you're hopeless

    Yeah thats some serious stuff.

    Believe it or not I have run into a few 'fuck the olympics' people. Very sad
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  • itsevobaby
    itsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Well this will ruin it for you. I can't believe this one.

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/11/olympics_feet_faked/
    i read this in the news today, it was like being told for the first time that santa's not real. cheeky fuckers :mad:
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  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    oh, how i love men's swimming.......... :o:D
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    Anyone else havign trouble getting the video to work on nbc.com ?

    I've gone on there two nights in a row to watch some stuff they don't show on tv like archery, judo, and such and can't get any of the video to work.
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    When is the table tennis coming on?

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