See? You guys take this thing too seriously, all jumping on me for a little (dickish ok) comment. This is the same reason why when other nations win it's because they dope (according to the US media) and you can't seem to give them credits. But I'll drop it here, I'm just here to enjoy the Olympics (I'm probably on the wall of shame of the first Topic), I'm just tired to see the same discussion around petty things (like the medal table).
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See? You guys take this thing too seriously, all jumping on me for a little (dickish ok) comment. This is the same reason why when other nations win it's because they dope (according to the US media) and you can't seem to give them credits. But I'll drop it here, I'm just here to enjoy the Olympics (I'm probably on the wall of shame of the first Topic), I'm just tired to see the same discussion around petty things (like the medal table).
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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It's old from earlier today. The semis for later tonight when the medals are up. NBC is showing older footage from earlier today. I just saw the video now and the lead we had was HUGE.
What are you watching? Early heats? Night swims start in 15 minutes.
Ok man. I guess you didn't make a retarded "American Salt" comment. I don't give a shit about how many more medals China has than the US or how many more medals the US has over Ghana.
Broad sweeping comments are stupid. There is your salt.
And yes, Equestrian is ridiculous.
Just wait for the track cycling.I wonder if more people agree gold is the only way to rank things after USA over take china once more swimming is done and track and field starts
We top the overhyped table by miles anyway
GB GB GB GB GB
first time watching fencing now for me the arena thingy is badass
I can't believe this is a sport lol.
You surely mean "THIS IS THE BEST SPORT EVER."
2 Golds for Germany!
Wafflecakes
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John Dunbar
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Which is better, 1 gold or five 5th places? A bronze or two 4th place finishes?
GB sitting down champions!
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Yup, NBC is catching up on old footage and I didn't see the race earlier today. I was just surprised that the lead was like 2 or 3 body lengths it seemed. Thought it was a lot closer.
:lol
Just rewatch the Eventing Competition, especially the cross country ride! It's clearly a sport.
Wafflecakes
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Ummm.......you do realize that most people do put value on 2nd and 3rd place. The gold/silver/bronze mentality is pretty ingrained. After than the prestige drops significantly. Fact is if you win ANY medal you will be remembered forever in most records. Can't say the same for 4th downward.
Yeah I haven't really watched much of it. May have to tune in to a few events to get some more perspective on it.
Wafflecakes
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DP
Well, they give out medals to 2nd and 3rd place for a reason.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Wow, some of the table tennis volleys looked intense from earlier.
Better to just not compare. I see them as individual and national achievements. For example, GB getting a Bronze in mens gymnastics yesterday was an achievement for their country and athletes.
The BBC are just repeating the equestrian event from this morning. I'm confused though. They showed the show jumping where Germany won the gold, but then showed them jumping again for the individual medals (where the UK women dropped out of the medals). I thought they took the score they did during the event as their individual score? I don't remember them doing the dressage or cross country twice.
Edit:eventing not a sport? Smh. Maybe you'd have an argument for chess not being a sport, but there is clearly physical skill, agility and mastering of your equipment (your horse). These guys have longer relationships with their horses than most people do with each other.
Edit:eventing not a sport? Smh. Maybe you'd have an argument for chess not being a sport, but there is clearly physical skill, agility and mastering of your equipment (your horse). These guys have longer relationships with their horses than most people do with each other.
Alebrije
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Gold is the best.
By example, 45 bronze medals do not have the same importance of a single gold medal.
I am pretty sure anyone can remember more a gold winner than a bronce one. No one remembers silver and bronze winners.
I see nothing wrong with this.
Wafflecakes
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lol pretty much.
100 meter dash, Hockey, Woman's Figure Skating, Woman's Gymnastics, and a few swimming events are all that most people care about (most casual olympics watchers). May have missed a couple.
Show jumping involves two rounds and calculates from both. So they take the score from the team event and then those individuals with the best show jumps "qualify" to do the second round and go for a medal.
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Haha! I felt this way running Invitationals and States in Virginia during high school. You run your races and see what's going on and you're like, "fuck this noise." lol
I can't believe this is a sport lol.
Never ridden a horse before I take it?
Wafflecakes
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No one huh?
I think people who come from a background interest in team sports where its championship or bust have this attitude. Most general Olympics watchers I have met though do place importance on the lesser medals. I know I do. Maybe I am a freak though
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Rowing looks like something that would be fun to do.
John Dunbar
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Most records remember everyone who competed, so that's not really true. But with that logic we also have to rank the sports based on which is the most prestigious. A gold in 100 meter dash is definitely more prestigious than one for one of those horse shows. It doesn't matter when we are tallying the numbers, objectively, and then the only logical choice is to rank countries by Gold, or assign a point value to all finishes, so all finalists, the top 8, get points. In fact, I think they do that, but nobody cares. Ranking is done by Gold, as it should be. The rest are tiebreakers. The "bu bu what about 46 bronzes vs. a gold" argument is pretty silly.
Very tiring, though.
I can't believe this is a sport lol.
IOC should make Nascar racing an event.
MaritalWheat
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No gifs of the Choi fencing? Boo!
MasterShotgun
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Time for the bronze medal match in fencing.
What? Pretty much all track and field events are more important than Hockey, and why not Men's Gymnastics?
Even qualifying to get to the Olympics is a fantastic achievement. Getting any medal, even making it through the qualifier is an intense battle for any sport.
People sitting on the sidelines can't put down a team for getting third in the OLYMPICS. They're going against the cream of the cream, the best of the world, and still placed.
People sitting on the sidelines can't put down a team for getting third in the OLYMPICS. They're going against the cream of the cream, the best of the world, and still placed.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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I'm sure it's absolutely exhausting, your arms must feel like they're on fire. Especially with the distance they go in the olympics but still seems like something that would be pretty cool to compete in.
So if a team won a silver medal in every single event in the Olympics, but no golds, they would be worse than a team which won a gold medal in dressage and no other medals?
Track and Field is the only thing that really matters. I love watching every Olympic event but this is a fact.
Saw this on my local news website...
No sure if safe for work but here is the link:
http://i.imgur.com/5uh1X.jpg
and the quote:
No sure if safe for work but here is the link:
http://i.imgur.com/5uh1X.jpg
and the quote:
Wafflecakes
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Couldn't disagree more. Not going to get too much into it though since people obviously insist on thinking only gold matters. Luckily the vast majority of common watchers disagree so.....whatever. (hell I have never talked to anyone outside of gaf with that attitude).
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