QuicheFontaine
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STOP with this sports popularity pissing contest please.
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London 2012 Summer Olympics |OT|
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Ok, I'm looking at the splits.
Magnussen did a 48.03 when his best is 47.1 from back in March, compared with Adrian, who won the lead off with 47.89 tonight.
Phelps was very good with a 47.15. Jones did a 47.6, so Lochte was the slowest with a 47.74 (that would be a low 48 off a flat start). Still that is pretty solid and probably as fast as he's ever gone. Might have been better to put Lochte 3rd and have Phelps bring it home, but then there might not have been a lead.
Yannick went off though with a 46.74 (edit: Yannick swam out of his mind as his best before was 48.08). Not much that could have been done against that for America. Australia on the other hand had the top 2 times in the world this year in the 100 going into the Olympics.
Magnussen did a 48.03 when his best is 47.1 from back in March, compared with Adrian, who won the lead off with 47.89 tonight.
Phelps was very good with a 47.15. Jones did a 47.6, so Lochte was the slowest with a 47.74 (that would be a low 48 off a flat start). Still that is pretty solid and probably as fast as he's ever gone. Might have been better to put Lochte 3rd and have Phelps bring it home, but then there might not have been a lead.
Yannick went off though with a 46.74 (edit: Yannick swam out of his mind as his best before was 48.08). Not much that could have been done against that for America. Australia on the other hand had the top 2 times in the world this year in the 100 going into the Olympics.
weekend_warrior
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hmm, I had no idea, I thought cricket was mostly just a UK sport.
I've seen Japanesse Football (American)! It Exists!
Kamakazie!
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Huh? GB had more possession and about 3 times as many shots on target. Controlled most the game.
Handball is fun
Soyongdori
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LOL, spain... for World Cup champion, they sure aren't playing like one...
Field hockey is the 2nd most popular sport in the world after basketball.
Vulcano's assistant
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I think he means that even for jokes there are standards, and leaving south america outside the joke is bellow those standards.
oh Germany has scored a second goal. I think you are right!
commonwealth countries mainly but some European nations like the Netherlands sometimes field World Cup teams. Pretty popular in the Caribbean as well.
Jezbollah
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After seeing the Dutch women squad play today I'd believe you. Hubba.
It is, actually.
Fucking terrible losers.
Vulcano's assistant
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I think the German girls are cute, and I'm rooting for them.
In the US, field hockey is usually only sponsored for girls to off set gender imbalance from American football in schools. Hence, it is sadly scene here as a women's sport by most.
Red Blaster
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Cricket is only popular worldwide because of disgusting imperialism
China won the most gold medals in the last Olympic and has no chance to win any medal in basketball, yet their flag bearer is a basketball player. Pau Gasol is the flag bearer of Spain. Basketball has a large following in many European and Asian countries, especially the Philippines. Just because you don't know the popularity of a sport in countries other than your own doesn't make your perception true.
Who even buy tickets to a swimming event outside the Olympics?
Diprosalic
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funnily enough it really is.
CrunchinJelly
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Everything seems to have finished at once... anything still live now?
Plaid skirts make it better. Disappointed in these two teams.
Can't believe so many people missed that joke.
Time to watch some badminton. 3rd post popular sport after basketball and field hockey.
Yea I complain about Lochte blowing it but Australia didn't even MEDAL. They were the favorites also. That is a huge fall.
Over here it's mostly played by females, and it's fine to watch. Already similar to what we already casually play off-the-ice, just a lot more fucking brutal.
Really no excuse for not at least having a national team good enough to play in the Olympics.
It's alright, but ice hockey is much better.
davidsaurus
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Is she like speaking chinese?
Also, what are spain doing that is so appauling in the football?
Lion Heart
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Ukraine table tennis girl is cute.
And lol spain
And lol spain
MasterShotgun
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I think I'm done for the day. Nothing else I really want to watch.
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