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London 2012 Summer Olympics |OT|
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Diprosalic
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Exactly.
except not. top 10 olympic medalist has 4 swimmers.
How often does a Decathlon athlete perform well enough to medal in individual events?
If it was possible for them to compete in both the decathlon and all the other events simultaneously without dying, or if the decathlon followed the "one event per day" scheme, that number would probably be pretty respectable.
except not. top 10 olympic medalist has 4 swimmers.
lol
Whatever, man.
Exactly.
Nope not even close. It's silly to compare difficulty of sports and even sillier to comment on a sport you know nothing about.
Ha, my BBC stream's are buffering like crazy now too... bet they're probably getting killed from all the extra Americans/Canadians hopping on to watch.
It's perfectly fine in the UK. I've got 4/5 streams all running in HD at the same time. It's probably the VPNs and stuff being used are buckling under the weight.
Please stop ending everything with "PEACE." ._.
But dude. He needs it. PEACE.
rangersfan414
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USA just upset Montenegro.
How often does a Decathlon athlete perform well enough to medal in individual events?
Gymnasts can. I'd say gymnasts have it even harder, as one small mistake can cost you.
The reason why you can compare the swimming strokes and not compared the field and other track events is look at the bodies of the athletes. Swimmers who do the shorter distances all look the same. Track is far more specialized.
This. I'm not saying it doesn't take hard work and skill to master the different strokes but the degree of specialization in the track and field events are much higher. And the sport is much more accessible so I'm going to have my bias for it admittedly.
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How do you guys watch the BBC stream? It pauses and buffers for minutes at a time...
Yep. I switched to it an hour ago and couldnt stand it. Every 20 seconds or so. I had top switch back to NBC.
Mobile app continues to be flawless
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
If it was possible for them to compete in both the decathlon and all the other events simultaneously without dying, or if the decathlon followed the "one event per day" scheme, that number would probably be pretty respectable.
I always thought of decathletes as being failed track and field athletes, to be honest.
Kind of how shit tennis players go over to doubles.
Vulcano's assistant
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Nope not even close. It's silly to compare difficulty of sports and even sillier to comment on a sport you know nothing about.
Sorry your right. Ill stop responding to people that know nothing about swimming.
Diprosalic
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This. I'm not saying it doesn't take hard work and skill to master the different strokes but the degree of specialization in the track and field events are much higher. And the sport is much more accessible so I'm going to have my bias for it admittedly.
nobody thinks winning 8 gold medals is easy but it is proximately a 1000 time easier than winning 8 track and field medals in one year.
nobody thinks winning 8 gold medals is easy but it is proximately a 1000th time easier than winning 8 track and field medals in one year.
And why does that matter? What part of that makes swimming "ridiculous" (your own words)?
Exactly.
Excatly what? You people are completely out of your mind. Speedwalking is just like running? Do you know you have to race for 20km? Steeplechase?
None of this runners do more than one speciality, their builds are completely different.
I always thought of decathletes as being failed track and field athletes, to be honest.
Kind of how shit tennis players go over to doubles.
I think with tennis that is just due to where the money is at.
Hey guys, I have a question I hope someone can answer. So I'm watching Olympic soccer and it got me wondering just how seriously the teams were taking the games. I mean, I imagine winning the World Cup is the penultimate goal of a soccer player, not winning the gold medal. Similarly, the U.S. basketball team will (presumably?) care little for getting a gold medal as much as they do winning the NBA Finals.
So exactly how seriously are the Olympics taken when the sport is superseded by a professional sports league? Is anyone going to risk playing injured when they need to be 100% a year or two from now?
So exactly how seriously are the Olympics taken when the sport is superseded by a professional sports league? Is anyone going to risk playing injured when they need to be 100% a year or two from now?
Exactly. Especially when your comments make cheapen someone else's accomplishments/sport.Nope not even close. It's silly to compare difficulty of sports and even sillier to comment on a sport you know nothing about.
And why does that matter?
In talking about who was more impressive in 2008, it matters because sane people will say it is Bolt. Bolt does not have the build for a 100m yet he massacred the competition and made people look stupid and then beat a record that many thought would not be broken in the 200.
I always thought of decathletes as being failed track and field athletes, to be honest.
Odd, as the Decathlon winner gets the unofficial honor of "World's Greatest Athlete", similar to the way the 100m winner is "World's Fastest".
Diprosalic
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And why does that matter? What part of that makes swimming "ridiculous" (your own words)?
too many too similar events.
Hey guys, I have a question I hope someone can answer. So I'm watching Olympic soccer and it got me wondering just how seriously the teams were taking the games. I mean, I imagine winning the World Cup is the penultimate goal of a soccer player, not winning the gold medal. Similarly, the U.S. basketball team will (presumably?) care little for getting a gold medal as much as they do winning the NBA Finals.
So exactly how seriously are the Olympics taken when the sport is superseded by a professional sports league? Is anyone going to risk playing injured when they need to be 100% a year or two from now?
Men's soccer teams are Under 23 with 3 older players. So it's not the same teams as the World/Continental cups.
In talking about who was more impressive in 2008, it matters because sane people will say it is Bolt. Bolt does not have the build for a 100m yet he massacred the competition and made people look stupid and then beat a record that many thought would not be broken in the 200.
That was not his point. His point was that "swimming is ridiculous" because they award medals for "swimming backwards".
too many too similar events.
Why do you care? You don't have to watch them all.
CrunchinJelly
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Hey guys, I have a question I hope someone can answer. So I'm watching Olympic soccer and it got me wondering just how seriously the teams were taking the games. I mean, I imagine winning the World Cup is the penultimate goal of a soccer player, not winning the gold medal. Similarly, the U.S. basketball team will (presumably?) care little for getting a gold medal as much as they do winning the NBA Finals.
So exactly how seriously are the Olympics taken when the sport is superseded by a professional sports league? Is anyone going to risk playing injured when they need to be 100% a year or two from now?
Well, they're not proper football teams playing. It's under 23's with three senior players.
As in 'how serious is it being taken', depends on the team.
Hey guys, I have a question I hope someone can answer. So I'm watching Olympic soccer and it got me wondering just how seriously the teams were taking the games. I mean, I imagine winning the World Cup is the penultimate goal of a soccer player, not winning the gold medal. Similarly, the U.S. basketball team will (presumably?) care little for getting a gold medal as much as they do winning the NBA Finals.
So exactly how seriously are the Olympics taken when the sport is superseded by a professional sports league? Is anyone going to risk playing injured when they need to be 100% a year or two from now?
The USA basketball team cares about winning a gold pretty much just because they will be made fun of forever if they lose it. Especially after the team's comments about thinking they are better then the Dream Team.
I assume that the Soccer suffers from the same problem the Basketball team has though, in that superstars don't want to play for such little money with such a high risk of being injured.
Well, they're not proper football teams playing. It's under 23's with three senior players.
As in 'how serious is it being taken', depends on the team.
That explains a lot. I remember being stunned when the USA team didn't make it. That would explain it. Our pipeline for young talent isn't exactly super awesome.
Why is one of the players in each volleyball team wearing different coloured kits?
They're the liberos.
Oh wow, embarrassing loss for GBR coming up in Handball.
Not really embarrassing, France are defending olympic champions and several time World/European champions whereas GB is not a major Handball team.
I was taught that too, but I don't think there's too much science behind that advice.When lifting I was always told to not lock my joints but these poor men and woman got to lock their arms with so much weight. Jesus.
great lift from that 18 year old from Azerbaijan
Yeah. To be in medal contention at the Olympic level at that age is amazing.
Diprosalic
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Why do you care? You don't have to watch them all.
i just think it cheapens the worth of a gold medal, that's just all. i don't really care that much.
to the other debate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multiple_Olympic_gold_medalists_at_a_single_Games
this list is dominated by swimmers (and gymnasts but i know to little about them)
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lol I like the hat on the Chinese swimmer.
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