London 2012 Summer Olympics |OT|
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CherryWoodFuton
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This motherfucker Lochte already got commercials minutes after he won
Haha, I knew something was amiss.
ElectricBlue187
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I never understood this. Technology is always good
yep. in sport decided by 100ths of seconds having people shave 2 - 4 seconds off their times is difficult.
when those suits first came out, experienced swimmers were taking seconds of their times over 200m, it was ridiculous
I'm sure that massive tape delay helped a bit.
The article I linked said that in the 17 months after that super suit hit the market, over 130 world record times were beaten. That's pretty dramatic.
Victory Red
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Wow Phelps seamed very stunned at what happened. Hasn't Lochte been kicking his ass for a while now?
Agreed. If everyone is using the same suits, I don't see the problem. It's not like they're pulling the records off the books, so it seems kinda silly. PEACE.
so motors in the TdF then??
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The commercial was already airing even before Lochte won guys lol. I will admit that Lochte sounded really salty when he said he knows he could beat Phelps every time he got off the blocks. That sounds like someone bitter about being in Phelps' shadow for 4 years.
CherryWoodFuton
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Holy shit an African American gymnast!!!
More surprised about the Cuban Miamian doing gymnastics actually
Gamer @ Heart
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Oh no. They were made weeks ago. They plan voice over additions for these commercial fo all the big stars.
perfectchaos007
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How diplomatic of us
Not the same. The suits don't propel the swimmers through the water. This would be like banning the suits the cyclists wear, which are aerodynamic down to the fiber. Since everyone is wearing one, what difference does it make? PEACE.
Victory Red
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One of the U.S. dudes fell off
His arms looked so disproportionate to his body. These gymnists are freaks of nature.
Yeah, but they don't take into account that the SAME FUCKING NETWORK announces the results before they even broadcast it. That's how I learned about Phelps.
It's not primetime on the west coast yet.
There's no live Olympics, no. It's being shown tape delayed, so west coast tape delayed Olympics we're watching will start at 8pm local time I figure.
Well, some of it is live in the morning.
Well, I just meant right now.
RangersFan
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I wonder how Lochte is doing in his quest for gold in Hiding the Salami
Wafflecakes
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Couldn't disagree more. Breaking records and winning should be based on athletic ability. Not who has the newest and best suit. Not to mention poorer teams couldn't afford them.
Fuck technology.
golf has banned various things (look up square grooves), the NFL are always tweaking the rules, TdF cycles HAVE to weigh X kg, you're an F1 fan, F1 cars can be much much lighter but the FAI mandate 500 odd kg. (and way more powerful)
it's not just swimming.
it changes the sport and the sport wanted a central tenent of itself back, who swims the fastest not who floats the best
They were geting a competitive advantage as not everyone could afford it. From what i remember they were near a $1000 each. At olympic level its one thing but at lower level preliminaries that can make a huge difference.
So even with Live Extra access I can't watch certain events later? I'm locked out of the ones they're showing in tape delayed primetime on NBC and am not able to stream NBC. What the fuck?
Is there any legitimate way to watch Gymnastics / Swimming when I'm away from my TV? I just got out of work and would like to catch up on them.
Is there any legitimate way to watch Gymnastics / Swimming when I'm away from my TV? I just got out of work and would like to catch up on them.
You can watch any events online when they're live. The tape delayed stuff is just for primetime US viewing and it's stupid. As for watching previous events, you can watch the replay from NBCOlympics.com
If the price/cost thing is true then that makes sense.
I'm not able to replay the swimming finals or any gymnastics. Stupid bullshit.
and you can wear them a max of 4 times if you are lucky. one race or two is about the normal wear
Oh wow, yeah I just looked at that. That's fucking ridiculous. >:[
Can't wait for the Olympics to be in the US again so I don't have to put up with this bullshit from NBC.
It's there, I just did it. I had to click the event. The replay link was missing but the event allowed me to watch it.
Oh wow, they just put "concluded"? "Give us ratings or else!"
It's not clickable for me
Same with beach volleyball and I presume other "prime time" stuff
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Everyone's momma would be freaking out watching their baby compete on the world stage.
Well that makes a great deal of sense then. Expensive and quickly consumable isn't a good mix. PEACE.
Huh? The swimming and gymnastics aren't even links on http://www.nbcolympics.com/liveextra/index.html
Dammit I'm in the wrong place, I lied.
Wait, is it not here? http://www.nbcolympics.com/results-schedules/day=2012-07-28/list.html
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