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[Diprosalic]

If its a China GB final, that makes me very nervous.

where?

 

[Wes]

GB might get disqualified for overtaking too early.

 

[jett]

So why isn't Karate an olympic sport?

 

[killer_clank]

uh oh what's happening :/

 

[planar1280]

GB might get disqualified for overtaking too early.

Why

 

[Kjellson]

If table Tennis is a sport. Why the hell is not pool/billiards or darts a sport?

Also, the Brits showing of the gymnastics is so much more boring than NBC's because it is too objective. I prefer the American centrism in their broadcast. Moving on to beach volleyball.

I'm not against having pool and darts in the Olympics, but why the comparison? Don't see what table tennis have in common with pool and darts.

 

[fly high ~ayunite~]

Medal table wise..there's no point..I know a lot of people who just want to see GB ahead of everyone else in Europe because there's no point trying to compete with China & US.

 

[davidsaurus]

If this is a DQ it's pretty dumb. I could understand a penalty of sorts, but a straight DQ for something like that seems harsh.

 

[numble]

Stupid rules.

 

[linsivvi]

i think it's interesting. just one more thing to follow and i'm neither american or chinese.

Federer better wins gold.

 

[Wes]

Why

You can't pass the leadout until you pass the lap marker.

 

[killer_clank]

even if we do et dq'd this china team looks too good.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Wow China

 

[LTWheels]

Christ China will get the Gold. Another WR.

 

[dc89]

China set another world record!

 

[Nolan.]

Wow impressed with China on this track

 

[Brinbe]

China are killing this track

 

[StealthGoblin]

Wow, female Chinese cyclist is doing brilliantly. Two world record breaks in one day.

 

[Kikujiro]

Sorry your country’s no competing on that level.

I don't really care

The fact is that I was jumped on because I made a snarky comment about Americans caring the most about the medal table, which is true as this thread shows. Not that I have any problem with that, but the reaction some people had were exagerrated, so I hope they are reading. Hey look, I was right.

 

[AngryMoth]

China with another WR. Please don't let us be DQed

 

[Empty]

holy shit china. another new wr for them in the cycling,

 

[davidsaurus]

even if we do et dq'd this china team looks too good.

But we'd lose a silver?

 

[masud]

It seems like it's pushed as a huge meta thing in the US.

Yeah the Chinese clearly don't care.

 

[MrPing1000]

 

[numble]

They can't disqualify gold medal home team favorites for that silly rule...

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

This is probably old or a repost but thank fuck this was sorted out:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19088420

Loving the crowd hating the cheating fuck and the dude from Japan getting all the love.

 

[Dance Inferno]

Damn, Spain just blew their lead in beach volleyball. Pull it back girls!

 

[Subitai]

Do people really give a shit about where countries end up in the overall table?

For me its about individual/team medals.

Caring about medal counts is as old as the modern Olympics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics_medal_table

 

[andylsun]

Damn, NBC feed is a couple of minutes behind. Haven't seen China women sprint yet. What was the result with Team GB? DQ?

 

[Sky Chief]

holy shit china. another new wr for them in the cycling,

They're doping

 

[LTWheels]

No China don't get good at cycling.

 

[davidsaurus]

Yeah the Chinese clearly don't care.

I'm just saying this thread has quite a few people like yourself who seem to think the medal table is the olympics.
PS. China gonna win gold in track cycling, where are US?

 

[killer_clank]

No China don't get good at cycling.

well they've found us out. it's all over

 

[krishian]

Do people really give a shit about where countries end up in the overall table?

For me its about individual/team medals.

Only medal table that matters, China/USA so bad.

 

[Xun]

China are definitely doing something.

A new type of untraceable drug?

 

[Diprosalic]

Federer better wins gold.

sadly he won't. the way this olympic is going for us were going out with no medals.

 

[Ark]

It's GB luck, of course we'll be DQ'd.

 

[AngryMoth]

Crowd is going to go nuts if this dq goes through

 

[StealthGoblin]

Caring about medal counts is as old as the modern Olympics.

Yet another thing I dislike about the modern Olympics then.

Should be about individual/team triumph in my opinion, not what country has more population/funding to throw at something. All my favourite moments this Olympics have come from underdogs overachieving/excelling.

 

[Adamm]

Only medal table that matters, China/USA so bad.

Ive been looking for a medal table like that.

Quality over quantity

 

[Brinbe]

Isner is putting up more of a fight in this set.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Do people really give a shit about where countries end up in the overall table?

For me its about individual/team medals.

I don't care at all but it seems a lot of Americans do

It's daft as it doesn't take into account size of population etc so a bit pointless although still mildly interesting

 

[Gareth Bale]

GB are going to get DQ'd, you can tell...

Spoiler

I hope not!

 

[davidsaurus]

China are definitely doing something.

A new type of untraceable drug?

Or they are having a big population and good talent selection and training programs.

 

[Hunter S.]

I'm not against having pool and darts in the Olympics, but why the comparison? Don't see what table tennis have in common with pool and darts.

It dooes not require athleticism like the two I mentioned. So it is only a pseudo-sport. I actually am saying it is the one event I think should not exist in Olympics.

 

[Majine]

Some velodrome will do for now.

 

[Vyrance]

I'm just saying this thread has quite a few people like yourself who seem to think the medal table is the olympics.
PS. China gonna win gold in track cycling, where are US?

When you're from larger countries like the US/Russia/China you certainly care about overall medal count because you expect to be #1.

 

[Diprosalic]

Ive been looking for a medal table like that.

Quality over quantity

australia was truly impressive in 08. 46 medals to the us 110 but only 20 million citizens to us 300+.

 

[masud]

I'm just saying this thread has quite a few people like yourself who seem to think the medal table is the olympics.
PS. China gonna win gold in track cycling, where are US?

It's a large part of the Olympics. Always has been (for the nations that actually have a chance).

 

[Darth Sonik]

It seems like it's pushed as a huge meta thing in the US.

Well it was major feature of the cold war era. So I guess that's where it really became an obsession.

But the US lost the plot when they switched to total medal count in 2008.