Beijing Olympics 2008 Discussion Thread (5 Viewers)

[Zippora]

aus won

and the opening ceremony was the best ive ever seen

 

[stazi]

yeah it's def live


so close

edit: yay

damn. i was doing a poo and missed the last set.

 

[uhawww]

oh wow china already has one gold

 

[stazi]

yeah that was for the weightlifting. it's an event traditionally dominated by asians, as it's for women under 48kg. white people don't come in such packages (apart from scarybunny)

 

[menelaus]

the opening ceremony was impressive at the start. best parts of the last few ceremonies: the torch lighting in sydney, the water flooded stadium with flaming rings in athens, and the drums, countdown, light show in beijing.

is it just me or did other ppl find channel 7's coverage/commentary pathetic?

 

[uhawww]

i thought the torch lighting was amazing last night too

and yeah channel 7 failed, commentary was beyond retarded

 

[Zrap]

Fuck the Chile guy in cycling is on some type of performance enhancing drug.

 

[uhawww]

Fuck the Chile guy in cycling is on some type of performance enhancing drug.

hahaha i just said the exact same thing to one of my flatmates


or he might just burn down really fast really soon

 

[stazi]

he's not going great though. as they're saying on the commentary, he's losing ground fast (e.g. he lost 4 mins between 'laps'). he went all out with the bolivian at the beginning, and there's no way he'll have the energy for the later stages

 

[Zrap]

Yeah he really isn't pacing himself, Simon Grennan is the best Aussie, c'mon

 

[Fortify]

i thought the torch lighting was amazing last night too

and yeah channel 7 failed, commentary was beyond retarded

LOL, that's why I watched it on CCTV1.

How good was the ceremony? The drums and fireworks were pretty hectic.

 

[stazi]

Yeah he really isn't pacing himself, Simon Grennan is the best Aussie, c'mon

lol who's simon grennan?

you men gerrans

 

[stazi]

LOL, that's why I watched it on CCTV1.

How good was the ceremony? The drums and fireworks were pretty hectic.

seven's broadcast is in HD though

 

[Silver Persian]

Who wants to bet that Cadel will come second

Glah damn Americans...swimming finals in in the middle of the day >.<

 

[latvia]

does anyone know when the swimming competitions will be aired?

 

[Silver Persian]

does anyone know when the swimming competitions will be aired?

Not exactly - the heats will be on at night time for us, and the finals will be on in the daytime

 

[Zrap]

Men's volleyball is pretty good imo, we're winning yew.

 

[shsshs]

hectic drumsss.
and lol at those cheerleader-style girls who had to dance continuously while 204 countries came in.

i'm gonna watch: swimming, athos, rowing, cycling (the velodrome ones), tennis.

and can someone explain why usually (this year an exception) the big tennis players don't play in the olympics? i mean.. its the fukn olympics why wouldnt you play.

 

[Zrap]

Anyone know the tally?

 

[stazi]

Anyone know the tally?

http://en.beijing2008.cn/

noob.