padfoot Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 The Olympics are happening this July in London, is anyone here attending them? Do you have favourite sports or athletes? Link to post Share on other sites
Rena Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 do you know what date they start? and are they like a month long? Link to post Share on other sites
Unreal Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 yeah! im a londoner so can't wait. the money thats gone into it is ridiculous though. i was at the olympics borough flag unveiling and met with jonathan edwards who holds the record for the triple jump the other day, which was great, and listened to loadsa athletes give different advise. it's pretty exciting, i hope britain do us proud Link to post Share on other sites
padfoot Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 do you know what date they start? and are they like a month long?They start on July 27 and end August 12. Link to post Share on other sites
relevancy Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I am so excited! I've been seeing ads here everywhere on TV! I love the Summer Olympics; my favourite sports to watch have got to be diving, synchronized swimming, gymnastics, and volleyball. I am so excited! Hopefully Canada will win something Did you guys know tug-of-war, and underwater swimming were once part of the Olympics? They took it off along with other lists of sports (I just listed the two I thought were interesting ) because of lack of appeal to audience. I find it interesting, they used to have underwater swimming way back in the 1900. Basically, the competitors were awarded two points for each meter swam underwater, and one point for each second they stayed underwater. Fascinating! Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Pumpkinhead Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Wrestling.. which is a winter sport, is actually part of the Summer Olympics I believe, and as a former wrestler I'll be watching that. The sports I probably enjoy most during the summer olympics though are the swimming events and gymnastics which are kind of the "glamour events" here on U.S. television. That said, I love watching all of them and love to hear the stories behind the athletes. I think the track events, weightlifting, table tennis, tennis, water polo and diving also interest me quite a bit. here's a list of events for this Summer Olympics. GO U.S.A.! <3 Link to post Share on other sites
Arie Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I am super excited for the Olympics!!! I love watching them so much!!! I was looking into going back to London for a little an attending something, but looks like I wont be able to in the end I took a job instead and I am already missing too many days. I have some friends going though, so jealous!!! I am most looking forward to gymnastics. It is amazing what they can do!! With dancing you have to learn a bit of gymnastics. I have taste of how insanely hard it is too do all that. I love watching!! Other then that everything else is sort of equal to me! I love watching all of it!! I also like to support every country equally!!! Of course I lean more towards the 3 that I have lived in and feel an actual connection to!! Link to post Share on other sites
relevancy Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Aw I've always wanted to go to the Olympics and watch it live. I LOVE gymnastics too! I remember give summers ago, watching Nastia Luikin and Shawn Johnson. They were my role models what they could do on the beam. Link to post Share on other sites
I am Not Purple Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Fencing of course. Link to post Share on other sites
Unreal Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I got tickets for volleyball Link to post Share on other sites
The Dude Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 So are you guys in England all totally amped for this? Are you running out to buy Blu-ray copies of Chariots of Fire in order to prep for it (even though the Olympics in that movie are the '24 Paris Olympics)? Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 My uncle pointed that out to me ages ago lol Link to post Share on other sites
Jade Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I'm actually not interested in this in the slightest. I wasn't for the last one and I can't say I've ever celebrated it either. A couple of my friends are working the Olympics as stewards and photographers and it's all they talk about. I'm happy for them working for something so big but it gets tiring. Link to post Share on other sites
Comrade Chris Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I'm in France for a lot of the Olympics and am not attending them. But I am off to the Paralympics Athletics finals on the 7th of September, really looking forward to it!! Link to post Share on other sites
padfoot Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Looking good, Voldemort. Link to post Share on other sites
Rena Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) so excited Jk rowling was there! i kinda thought the opening to the bejing olympics were better though in my opinionbut i thought that mr. bean skit was funny Edited July 28, 2012 by Rena Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 It was so British rofl Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Deadpool Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Really now Rog? Really? Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Deadpool Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 -Sorry double post, but I can't edit- I meant to say Rogge; spelled his name wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
Rena Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 ok stupid question but did the queen really jump off the helicopter? or was it a stunt double? Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Pretty sure it wasnt the queen lol Women beach volleyball is great Link to post Share on other sites
The Midnight Q Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Still, I thought it was pretty badass with Daniel Craig as 007 escorting the Queen. Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Yeah totally Link to post Share on other sites
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