No_Positives said:... (But there is one thing you can push for: Add Golf to the games)
The olympics is for sport.
No_Positives said:... (But there is one thing you can push for: Add Golf to the games)
Perhaps in theory, but how do you explain synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics?mitosis said:The olympics is for sport.
I agree 100% with that statement. Paid-off judges, political vendettas, etc...but I still love boxing...Bro Deal said:Perhaps in theory, but how do you explain synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics?
I say get rid of everything that has subjective scoring.
Yeah... I got to admit... I like watching amateur boxing. It's just three rounds of an all-out punchfest. And they wear protective headgear to satisfy the pacifists. Gold medal night is great viewing.tonyzackery said:I agree 100% with that statement. Paid-off judges, political vendettas, etc...but I still love boxing...
I have to say, it is pretty impressive what an inexhaustible supply of extremely impoverished labor can produce in terms of an opening ceremony.Bro Deal said:Jeebus Christ. I just want to see some of the $300 million the Chinese spent on the opening ceremonies and it's been fifteen minutes of NBC **** without a ceremony in sight. This blows.
Some of it was impressive. I was surprised to see that the matrix of boxes that made patterns were controlled by people.thoughtforfood said:I have to say, it is pretty impressive what an inexhaustible supply of extremely impoverished labor can produce in terms of an opening ceremony.
I've read that the Athens stadium is unused and a lot of the other venues are falling apart. It does not look like Greece got much in return for their Olympics.Chris_E said:The Munchen Olympiastadion was opened in 1972.
From season 1972-3 until 2005-6 both TSV 1860 Munchen and Bayern Munchen (never Bayern Munich) shared the stadium.
Both play now in the Allianz Arena
Just thought you'd want to know.
We have failed to have 2012 olympic games in Paris but many of the stadium were already build, and it was a green project in accordance with the IOC request.Bro Deal said:I've read that the Athens stadium is unused and a lot of the other venues are falling apart. It does not look like Greece got much in return for their Olympics.
That has been a local complaint around here (in Chicago) with the potential of the 2016 games coming here. Personally, I still think it's a long shot. But they've talked a lot about what venues would have to be built, would they make temporary buildings out of some of them. More painful is the potential for emminent domain and usurping mostly African-Americans from their housing to build. I live in Evanston now, but voted for Comrad Daley when I lived in the city. The guy is out of control with the power he has and has really turned totalitarian with some of his tactics. Unfortunately, for Chicago, unless Jesse Jr. runs, no one can overthrow him.Bro Deal said:I've read that the Athens stadium is unused and a lot of the other venues are falling apart. It does not look like Greece got much in return for their Olympics.
The evening tends to be the more popular sports (especially swimming & gymnastics) for the average American.Bro Deal said:Is 90% of NBC's coverage gymnastics, swimming, and diving?
They are the major spectacle sports in the early stage. It's hard to capture the excitement of some of the other sports like sailing, equestrian, archery and fencing.Bro Deal said:Is 90% of NBC's coverage gymnastics, swimming, and diving?
I found out what must be one of the most boring things to watch on TV today, was cleaning in the kitchen with the TV on and didn't want to watch Olympic boxing so switched to the CBC alternate channel (called "Bold", figure that out ) where they were supposed to be showing sailing. Except, there was a delay because the wind had changed direction and they had to reset the start line. Really riveting viewing (not), all the boats just hovering around - impressed that the commentators actually managed to find enough stuff to keep talking about as this channel only covers equestrian and sailing events at the Olympics so not like they could go back to an anchor or to another sport ...Crankyfeet said:They are the major spectacle sports in the early stage. It's hard to capture the excitement of some of the other sports like sailing, equestrian, archery and fencing.
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