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[numble]

Yeah its a stupid sport.......... TRADITION!!!!!

(but srs.....cut this and bring back baseball and softball)

The sports that have a ton of countries participating are the least likely to be cut. There were 56 athletes in the race.

 

[woolley]

I always wondered how that works. Where the line is.

I mean any stumble could look like a jog for a couple steps. How lenient are they?

You have to have one foot on the ground at all times.

 

[Loofy]

If you have seen the toll it takes on the athletes you wouldn't be talking "this nonsense". They probably walk faster than you can jog.

Id watch it if they wore proper suits.

"Youre nothing but a common jogger!!"

 

[Regulus Tera]

Brits had a funny attitude about it after they lost to Korea. They spend like 4 pages of this thread discussing about how they couldn't care less about football, lol.

Well, I didn't want to call people out, but yeah.

I always wondered how that works. Where the line is.

I mean any stumble could look like a jog for a couple steps. How lenient are they?

Basically, it is considered a jog if you don't have at least one of your feet on the ground at any point.

 

[Timbuktu]

I say 10. She's attractive and a great athlete.

Ennis actually seem genuinely nice and sincere too. One of the best possible role models for our youngs girls now, when they are just surrounded by celebrities who have done nothing.

 

[numble]

I always wondered how that works. Where the line is.

I mean any stumble could look like a jog for a couple steps. How lenient are they?

A judge comes and waves a card in from of their face. I think they get 2 warnings before ejection. The guy that was #3 last year got ejected close to the end.

You have to always have 1 foot on the ground, but 2 feet off the ground is okay if it's very slight and not apparent to human eye. When they show these guys in slow motion, they always seem to have both feet off the ground slightly.

 

[Branduil]

Race walking is basically a Monty Python skit except they give you a medal at the end.

 

[Dan]

The obvious next step is for a new event to be created where the athletes have to have both feet on the ground at all times. Olympic Shuffling.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Race walking is basically a Monty Python skit except they give you a medal at the end.

I wanna see you race walk for one hour straight and not collapse, Mr. Kininarimasu.

 

[Branduil]

I wanna see you race walk for one hour straight and not collapse, Mr. Kininarimasu.

I didn't say it was easy, just comical.

The obvious next step is for a new event to be created where the athletes have to have both feet on the ground at all times. Olympic Shuffling.

Why isn't crawling a sport?

 

[Lulubop]

Anyone have Verizon FIOS? I'd love to watch the livestream, but I'm sure the Username/Password and neither is my mom. Any assistance would be appreciated.

 

[dc89]

Jess Ennis on BBC Breakfast now.

 

[Wafflecakes]

The sports that have a ton of countries participating are the least likely to be cut. There were 56 athletes in the race.

I could get way more people than that to come thuumb wrestle.....olympic sport am confirmed.

Y NO ARM WRESTLING? (this one is semi serious....could be fun)

 

[Regulus Tera]

Why isn't crawling a sport?

Ssssh, we don't want any discipline overtaking swimming in medal count.

 

[Good Job Bob]

Their should be an event at the Olympics where people compete to see who can whine the most on an internet forum about how sports their country is getting humiliated at should be cut.

 

[Wafflecakes]

Their should be an event at the Olympics where people compete to see who can whine the most on an internet forum about how sports their country is getting humiliated at should be cut.

You would win obviously. I mean your whine about people whining was so stealthy I almost missed it.

(People are just having fun......really the walking one is just weird....don't think anyone seriously thinks any other events should be cut)

 

[Staccat0]

Children of Men....

 

[Timbuktu]

Children of Men....

Awesome. Don't think we've even won the games yet back then.

 

[numble]

I could get way more people than that to come thuumb wrestle.....olympic sport am confirmed.

Y NO ARM WRESTLING? (this one is semi serious....could be fun)

I was only talking about things that would get cut. Getting in is a different matter.

You can reduce a lot of sports into fake ridiculousness.

Swimming backwards.
Swimming like a butterfly.
Throw a long thing very hard.
Throw a heavy thing very hard.
Jumping over things while running.
Throw a ball into a basket more than the other team.
Etc.

The only thing I really think should be removed are the equestrian events, since I don't think animals should be apart of the games.

 

[Wafflecakes]

I was only talking about things that would get cut. Getting in is a different matter.

You can reduce a lot of sports into fake ridiculousness.

Swimming backwards.
Swimming like a butterfly.
Throw a long thing very hard.
Throw a heavy thing very hard.
Jumping over things while running.
Throw a ball into a basket more than the other team.
Etc.

The only thing I really think should be removed are the equestrian events, since I don't think animals should be apart of the games.

Forgotten about that. May as well include NASCAR. If I had my choice of events to cut Equestrian and Shooting would be gone (not sports imo).
Speed walking is iffy but it kinda falls into the absurd category like those others you posted.

 

[SolidSnakex]

You can reduce a lot of sports into fake ridiculousness.

People are annoyed with swimming simply because how many variations they've come up with for it. Having a few events is all well and good, but it seems like they've come up with every variation of swimming and then made it an Olympic event. But they didn't stop there as they've decided that you'd have those swimming events at various distances and with team relays.

 

[Kurtofan]

Wait, there was an actual speed walking event? How is that a thing? I've never heard of this nonsense.

That was just the 20 km, there's still the 50 km.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Id watch it if they wore proper suits.

"Youre nothing but a common jogger!!"

Pfffft they don't even have mountain climbing sticks for slight inclines and curbs. Amateurs.

 

[hylje]

Oh GAF. Shit talking about race walking. The event has been in Olympics for over hundred years now. One foot has to be on the ground all the time. So they give warning if not.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Oh GAF. Shit talking about race walking. The event has been in Olympics for over hundred years now. One foot has to be on the ground all the time. So they give warning if not.

Yeah, I first learned of it when I caught this movie late on TCM one night.

 

[krishian]

People are annoyed with swimming simply because how many variations they've come up with for it. Having a few events is all well and good, but it seems like they've come up with every variation of swimming and then made it an Olympic event. But they didn't stop there as they've decided that you'd have those swimming events at various distances and with team relays.

Keep the freestyle events, get rid of everything else.

 

[Wafflecakes]

Oh GAF. Shit talking about race walking. The event has been in Olympics for over hundred years now. One foot has to be on the ground all the time. So they give warning if not.

Has been silly for 100 years too. Gives me the giggles when I see it on TV.

(there is no real reason to remove it though)

 

[masud]

Why do people want to cut sports? No add more sports!

 

[NekoFever]

Keep the freestyle events, get rid of everything else.

I'd keep a medley event as well. The slower strokes don't need their own races, but I kind of like that test of their ability to do them all.

 

[Loofy]

I would so watch a doggy paddle swim race.

 

[dabig2]

Why do people want to cut sports? No add more sports!

I want to see a moonwalk edition. And a crip walk one as well.

 

[hylje]

Has been silly for 100 years too. Gives me the giggles when I see it on TV.

(there is no real reason to remove it though)

It is tad silly, but besides that, I watch it to see drama over the warnings. Sometimes leaders get dsq'd. 50km event seems to last forever (3-4hrs).

 

[Branduil]

People are annoyed with swimming simply because how many variations they've come up with for it. Having a few events is all well and good, but it seems like they've come up with every variation of swimming and then made it an Olympic event. But they didn't stop there as they've decided that you'd have those swimming events at various distances and with team relays.

People are only annoyed about that because the U.S. has won a million swimming medals the last couple Olympics.

 

[numble]

Here are the DQ rules in race walking:

In Race Walk events, an athlete must (to the human eye) be in contact with the ground at all times, unlike in running events, where both feet are momentarily off the ground. The leading leg must be straight from the moment it is first in contact with the ground, and the technique looks very different to ordinary walking. Athletes must be incredibly disciplined to fight the urge to break into a run for extra speed.

Judges are stationed at points along the course and will be looking closely at the athletes’ technique. If a judge is unhappy about any aspect, they will show a yellow paddle to the athlete as a warning. If an athlete is clearly not complying with the rules, the judge will show a red paddle. If an athlete is shown three red paddles by three different judges they are disqualified.

 

[Regulus Tera]

The real thing the Olympics need is to be expanded at least one more week --there's barely enough time to follow most of the events, and news about successes keep getting buried one under the other due to the quickness of the games. It also sucks for athletes who prepare for four years for the event only to get knocked out in the span of a day.

I understand this might create some issues considering the Paralympics are immediately afterwards.

 

[Withnail]

Awesome. Don't think we've even won the games yet back then.

Yeah we had, London won the games in summer 2005 and Children of Men came out towards the end of 2006.

 

[evilhomer]

Men's singles badminton bronze match is 1-1 Korea vs. China going into final set.

Pretty interesting match, slower paced than others would play. Cool to see the different style. Finals match will much more fast paced I imagine.

 

[bjaelke]

Men's singles badminton bronze match is 1-1 Korea vs. China going into final set.

Pretty interesting match, slower paced than others would play. Cool to see the different style. Finals match will much more fast paced I imagine.

Lin Dan already won the final.

Omnium starting now. 4km individual pursuit.

 

[Kurtofan]

France is crushing Russia in basketball.

 

[mrklaw]

Olympic judge's diving chair for 250 quid anyone?

I'm wondering whether to get a bean bag from the athletes' village, only £15.

I want a couple of traffic wands and then I can pretend to direct planes

 

[evilhomer]

Lin Dan already won the final.

Omnium starting now. 4km individual pursuit.

Haha, when did that happen?

It seems the bronze match usually comes first in most events. Wish I didn't miss it.

 

[numble]

South Korea and China tied at 1 set apiece in bronze medal men's badminton. Middle of final set.

Haha, when did that happen?

It seems the bronze match usually comes first in most events. Wish I didn't miss it.

The final is much later.

 

[bjaelke]

Haha, when did that happen?

It seems the bronze match usually comes first in most events. Wish I didn't miss it.

It's later today - I just assume he'll win. Should've said that. Sorry.

 

[Wes]

BBC viewing figures: 17.1m watched Mo Farah win gold, and 16.3m saw Jess Ennis's triumph.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Brits had a funny attitude about it after they lost to Korea. They spend like 4 pages of this thread discussing about how they couldn't care less about football, lol.

Personally, I think it finally got interesting today. Plenty of goals and entertaining matches overall.

That's because we don't. The GB team didn't exist before this Olympics, barely trained together, contains a fraction of our main footballing "talent" and only an England "die-hard" will spend any mental energy being upset about it.

 

[evilhomer]

It's later today - I just assume he'll win. Should've said that. Sorry.

No worries

 

[mclem]

Stupidly good BBC ratings for last night, although there's some conflict as to what they exactly were:

15 Million watched Ennis smash it last night while 16 million watched Super Mo bag gold.

Stunning viewing figures for last night's amazing athletics. 17.1m watched Mo Farah win gold, and 16.3m saw Jess Ennis's triumph.

I suspect the first figure is the 15-minute peak, the latter is the 5-minute peak, since I know they track both.

If people are wondering about Mo's celebration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mLvTDuWRyc&feature=player_detailpage#t=1522s

 

[Peru]

Sweden paying for mistakes vs Korea in handball.. but they're already out, so.

 

[mrklaw]

Great article on Mo Farah and Galen Rupp.

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/or...f/2012/08/john_canzano_galen_rupp_mo_far.html

Wow, that has me welling up for some reason. Great article. I figured the others were running as a team and is that perhaps against the spirit of an individual race (but then pace setters are commonplace).

 

[mrklaw]

I was only talking about things that would get cut. Getting in is a different matter.

You can reduce a lot of sports into fake ridiculousness.

Swimming backwards.
Swimming like a butterfly.
Throw a long thing very hard.
Throw a heavy thing very hard.
Jumping over things while running.
Throw a ball into a basket more than the other team.
Etc.

The only thing I really think should be removed are the equestrian events, since I don't think animals should be apart of the games.

That's traditional though, and has enough following to keep it. You don't need to watch everything you know

I think the only argument for excluding/including sport should be how widely is it competed at a high level globally. Eg baseball isn't done at a high level by enough countries to include. Possibly cricket and rugby too, although they are widely supported across the commonwealth.

The Olympics is a perfect venue for minority sports to get anmomentnin the spotlight. It should be inclusive. The guy in the 50m pistol probably trains hard too, why kick him out just because its not fashionable?

I wonder if there are restrictions for individual sports from the IOC. Eg in theory the swimming, athletics, rowing and cycling could go on for the entire two weeks as they all have their own dedicated arenas.

People are annoyed with swimming simply because how many variations they've come up with for it. Having a few events is all well and good, but it seems like they've come up with every variation of swimming and then made it an Olympic event. But they didn't stop there as they've decided that you'd have those swimming events at various distances and with team relays.

Honestly,so what? If you aren't into swimming, you'll just watch the headline races (like a non athletics fan will just watch the 100m). If you are into swimming, you'll appreciate the different disciplines. How is breaststroke vs butterfly different to épée vs foil? Still poking people just with different pointy things.