Being a former competitive swimmer myself, I'm looking forward to the swim events at this years Olympics. Michael Phelps definitely won't win every race, might not even win the 200 IM or 400 IM either. Ryan Lochte is crazy this year, all he's been doing for the past 3 years is training for the Olympics. Phelps has been out getting that cash, which I commend him for. Be prepared for an upset this year.

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Originally posted by verndogs it's time for us Americans to make fun of NBC's pathetically shitty coverage of the Olympics again!

pfft, NBC demanded (and got) the whole schedule of the swimming competition changed to suit American audiences.







In other news, a member of Australia's BMX bike team - his legal name is Kamakaze

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Originally posted by Trance Nutter pfft, NBC demanded (and got) the whole schedule of the swimming competition changed to suit American audiences.

It's nice to know that NBC is pissing off the entire world for once!


As for NBC, they show more human interest stories than actual events. Plus most of the events were shown on tape delay.

Their coverage has pissed me off so much that I lost a lot of interest in the Olympics (both summer and winter) because of that station.

http://www.intuitive.com/blog/why_i...s_so_awful.html

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Originally posted by Trance Nutter In other news, a member of Australia's BMX bike team - his legal name is Kamakaze

http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.c...y_in_the_6.html


a nice article talking about NBC not realizing it's 2008 and using more tape delay!

anyone remember the Triplecast?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triplecast



why can't NBC stay out of this and leave it to a station that actually covers sports as part of their daily programming like ABC or Fox.


btw, major lulz at the video trunks posted

us men's bb team looked pretty decent the other night. opposed to the last couple of teams they've put together...this one can make a couple jump shots.

the only news from the Olympics I've heard is that the US Olympic footy squad beat Japan. Did any other events happen?

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Originally posted by verndogs the only news from the Olympics I've heard is that the US Olympic footy squad beat Japan. Did any other events happen?

us women lost to norway
brazil won its match against belgium.

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Originally posted by verndogs the only news from the Olympics I've heard is that the US Olympic footy squad beat Japan. Did any other events happen?

Sorry about the other thread Vern, I didn't see this one. I remember one being made a while back but I didn't recognise it

I'm confident the majority of Great British success will be in events such as Rowing, Sailing & Cycling.

been watching all the matches online through nbc(pretty good stream). So far, in terms of football, Argentina and Italy have looked the strongest. Great overall play. The chinese crowd is awesome. They really get into it. Can't wait for swimming, basketball and the other sports to begin this weekend.

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Originally posted by DiegoParra32 been watching all the matches online through nbc(pretty good stream). So far, in terms of football, Argentina and Italy have looked the strongest. Great overall play. The chinese crowd is awesome. They really get into it. Can't wait for swimming, basketball and the other sports to begin this weekend.

Guatemala lost 6-0 vs Argentina... ya they are def strong

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Originally posted by nchs09 Guatemala lost 6-0 vs Argentina... ya they are def strong

guatemala qualified for the olympics?

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Originally posted by DJ_Eternal Sorry about the other thread Vern, I didn't see this one. I remember one being made a while back but I didn't recognise it

vern is a merciful mod, but don't test his patience or your sig will be taken away

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Originally posted by jonze guatemala qualified for the olympics?

no close though.

Just found a picture of my future wife.



Certainly won't be missing any of the women's pole vaulting this year.

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Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike Just found a picture of my future wife. Certainly won't be missing any of the women's pole vaulting this year.

allison stokke... so 2007

j/k. i believe she's pole vaulting at a university in california somewhere.

While the rest of the world gets to see the Olympic opening ceremonies live, we in the US have to wait for it on tape delay.

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For Olympic Viewers, a Long Wait American television viewers are in for a 12-hour wait to see the opening ceremonies of the Olympics on Friday, as NBC is waiting until the evening in the United States to show the three-hour spectacle from the Bird�s Nest in Beijing. The ceremony started at 8 p.m. in Beijing and at 8 a.m. on the East Coast of the United States. Because the network paid $894 million for the United States rights to the Olympics, it is waiting until prime time to show the ceremony. A wider audience will equal higher revenues for NBC, which has sold $1 billion in advertising time during the Olympics. In an Internet age where virtually every other news outlet is covering the ceremony in real time, NBC�s lack of timely coverage irritated some would-be viewers. �The opening ceremonies are under way and �Today� has a cooking segment,� remarked Charles Barthold, using Twitter to complain about the restrictions. On �Today,� the network�s morning show which is broadcasting from Beijing for the duration of the Olympics, the co-hosts barely acknowledged that the nearby stadium was abuzz with activity. That may be because, according to TVNewser, Friday�s Beijing segments on �Today� were pre-taped. The program interviewed Michael Phelps, showcased Olympic fashion and hosting a dumpling tasting session, and repeatedly reminded viewers that the ceremony broadcast would begin at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time on NBC. On NBC the ceremony will be part of a four-and-a-half hour block of coverage co-hosted by Matt Lauer and Bob Costas. Because NBC is the United States rights-holder for the Games, television viewers will see little video of the ceremony during the day on Friday. But other television networks sought out unique ways to cover the event. CNN broadcast live from one of the �fan zones� in Beijing where citizens could watch the ceremony on giant screens. On Twitter, frustrated users posted links to international live video feeds of the Games, including one from the CBC in Canada. The Rings blog has collected links to other video sources. Alexander Meyer, a mechanical engineer in Milwaukee, summed up the predicament in a post on Twitter Friday morning: �Trying to not look at any media because I want to watch the NBC hi def broadcast of the opening ceremony.� For viewers like Mr. Meyer, it�ll be a long day.

http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/...rs-a-long-wait/

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