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[Jamie OD]

I was pretty annoyed when I found out I wouldn't be able to go to the the olympic park

Was your hotel opposite the ExCel Arena? Same rates as the one I've got booked. How were the queues and the spectator zones?

My hotel is on Stratford High Street, so it's very close to Olympic Park. Only a ten minute walk away. I collected my tickets from the park box office and each one came with a free travel pass. I don't know how flexible they are or if they last the entire day but the passes are perfect for getting trains to the arena. They saved me a lot of money from travel costs.

 

[Wafflecakes]

Eh Syncro is one of the few events I have very little (no) interest in. It just doesn't appeal to me at all even though I end up watching it most years (family loves it).

They have syncro figure skating as well. Thank god thats not an olympic sport.

 

[SteveO409]

WOW DAT BRAZILIAN KICK IN VOLLEYBALL!!!

 

[HoodWinked]

brazil playing soccer even when they're not.

lol korean coach couldnt rally it back in.

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

Wow, didn't know you can use your feet.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

My connection is being throttled because an idiot in my house is streaming two BBC streams simultaneously. Thanks for wiping out the data limit for me you bloody idiot.

 

[Levyne]

At first I thought you guys were talking about beach volleyball...I was confused

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

So is our USA womens basketball full of WNBA stars?

 

[ag-my001]

My connection is being throttled because an idiot in my house is streaming two BBC streams simultaneously. Thanks for wiping out the data limit for me you bloody idiot.

Do you live by yourself?

 

[Kurtofan]

wat the Canadian is leading?bs.

 

[Vic]

Hahaha @ the kick.

 

[Kikarian]

Really want the Czech's to win this Volleyball

 

[bishopcruz]

Wow did anyone else pick up on the music, I wasn't watching at the time

http://kotaku.com/5930983/olympic-gymnast-uses-zelda-medley-during-performance

Here's the complete floor exercise

Took me a bit of searching. At the time of posting, it's at the top of the page, who knows where it will be later. Yeah, the site's in Portuguese, only place where I could find a decent quality video.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Do you live by yourself?

No. I live with an idiot that knows nothing about data bandwidth so he merrily goes on his way and uses up all of it for himself.

 

[Monroeski]

So is our USA womens basketball full of WNBA stars?

Trick question - there are no stars in the WNBA.

 

[Wafflecakes]

My connection is being throttled because an idiot in my house is streaming two BBC streams simultaneously. Thanks for wiping out the data limit for me you bloody idiot.

lol I am probably going to be fucked in a couple weeks myself. I had actually forgotten about my cap.

 

[Brazil]

I agree.

Though with beach volleyball I get the closest I probably every will to understanding heterosexuality. Luckily I can just watch a stream of mens diving to right myself afterwards.

It's unfortunate that you guys probably won't see a match in this tournament in the level of those from the old days when Brazil, Italy, Russia and Cuba shared dominance. Every single set ended well over 30 points.

It was so freaking mind-blowing that Volleyball was probably my favorite sport back then.

But it's still an amazing, incredibly competitive sport. The number of teams in these tournaments (both Men's and Women's) that actually have good chances of getting the Gold Medal is quite a feat.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

Random question for RIO:

Are beach soccer players allowed anything on their feet? I am just imaging tackles and such with bloody flipped toe nailes and it make me flinch 4 years early.

 

[Kurita]

Dat rally
Could the crown stop booing everytime a Korean serves ?

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Wow that boxing match had the loudest booing I have heard from any olympics
Japan dude should have won.

Commentators were even pissed.

 

[Kurtofan]

Wow Canada rigged the match.

Boxing is corrupt.

 

[SuperBonk]

So is our USA womens basketball full of WNBA stars?

Yes, they're pretty much all WNBA "stars".

Seriously though, for all the (understandable) talk about the various "dream" teams, the US women's teams have probably been just as if not more dominant.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

Trick question - there are no stars in the WNBA.

Ouch.

'Pros' then?

Edit: ^ thanks for the confirmation

 

[Kikujiro]

This volleyball match between Brazil and SKorea is really great.

 

[Konosuke]

Wow, didn't know you can use your feet.

You can use every part of your body, it's awesome.

 

[HoodWinked]

koreans cant match brazil's height but are so much more cunning, with the mind games. LOL.

the boos only feed them.

 

[davidsaurus]

Dat rally
Could the crown stop booing everytime a Korean serves ?

Why? Strong Brazilian crowd.

 

[ezrarh]

Number 10 on the Korean side has a monster spike.

 

[Brazil]

Random question for RIO:

Are beach soccer players allowed anything on their feet? I am just imaging tackles and such with bloody flipped toe nailes and it make me flinch 4 years early.

They can wear ankle guards... But that's it.

 

[Kurita]

Dat number 10.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

You could hear this boxing commentator in the background then checking how to say the Chinese boxers name.

 

[Kikarian]

This beach volleyball is amazing.

 

[Wes]

Look how happy the Czechs are!

 

[keit4]

YES, the czechs won!!

 

[ag-my001]

And the Czechs win!

 

[Zaph]

Whoever decided to schedule beach volleyball at night basically wiped out half the photo-ops of the Olympics.

Dick.

 

[Brazil]

Our girls are playing so badly right now

 

[Kikarian]

Zhang looks a lot heavier than Linde.

 

[davidsaurus]

Wow that boxing match had the loudest booing I have heard from any olympics
Japan dude should have won.

Commentators were even pissed.

Which match was this?

 

[Kurita]

Is Korea going to win the match ?
I think so.

 

[thomaser]

I've no problem with handball, it's a legitimate question---I never hear about the sport outside of the Olympics.

I often heard that handball is the second biggest sport in the world if you count players. Not very likely to be true, but it's really big and popular in many countries. Where I live, in Norway, it's only second to soccer. It's big in most parts of Scandinavia and continental Europe, and also in Russia/former Soviet countries and South Korea.

I played it when I was a kid, and it's really fun and interesting when you get into it. I remember scoring a goal once by rolling the ball between the legs of both a defender AND the goalkeeper. They never saw it coming! Didn't work when I tried it again half a minute later, though. Good mix of strategy and explosive movements, a little like basketball. You can get pretty beat up as well if you're often on the offensive.

Only problem with the sport is that it's really hard to make into a good videogame. I don't think I have ever seen one, and if I did, it probably wasn't very good.

 

[HoodWinked]

lol @ brazil thinking they're coming back.

I love those spike mixups.

 

[Kurita]

lol @ brazil thinking they're coming back.

Dat cockblock by Korea hahaha.
The arms in slow-mo... blocks look painful.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

10 IS a beast!

 

[Kikarian]

Why in Volleyball, does each side have one person in a different color kit?

 

[pappe]

These super heavyweight boxer's punches look so damn painful in slow mo. makes me wonder how they manage to stay up after being hit full on with one of those.

Just as I was typing this the Chinese guy knocked out the Aussie with a super right hook.

 

[dc89]

Good to see loads of us posting about the volleyball. I know I keep saying it but it's has me hooked since day one. The quality has been really good, I've always felt entertained when watching it.

 

[Nolan.]

He is very ignorant.

I don't really find him too likeable personally but maybe it's his way of avoiding the hysteria

 

[bloodforge]

Why in Volleyball, does each side have someone in a different color kit?

They're defensive specialists I think.

 

[ag-my001]

Why in Volleyball, does each side have someone in a different color kit?

Libero, defensive specialist, special sub rules, cannot block or spike.