London Olympics
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I agree completely with you, Madame B, about the technical and physical demands of Synchronized Swimming, but the whole thing is based on "pretty". They have to wear makeup and smile like coked up cruise directors. Same thing for gymnasts. I just don't like it. And whenever there's some sort of scoring drama/controversy, all I can think is that it wouldn't happen in an event like rowing. Did you cross the finish line first? Well, then you won. Congratulations.
I, like you, love getting to see less mainstream stuff (in the Winter Olympics I got seriously obsessed on curling). And the Olympics straddle the nexus of sports, entertainment, spectacle and pageantry, in my opinion. They're kind of the exception to all the rules.:)
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Oh, and while I’m on my soapbox: am truly delighted with Team GB’s success, but we (and I think many other countries) rely very heavily on overseas training facilities and coaching - in particular in the USA - so whilst we’re patting ourselves on the back we should remember that (and say a huge thank you)
p.s. Totally agree with Chris about the forced presentation of many of these “sports”, the sparkly outfits and heavy make-up are gag-making
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I think that was one of our rules- if you have to wear makeup or sequins, it's not a sport. Fun to watch, sure. Sport, no.
On a slightly different note, indoor volleyball has a totally different vibe than beach volleyball. I think I like it better.
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Curling in beach volleyball outfits is where it's at.
With a few added sequins on the womens’ bums!
*Mme B remembers back to some of those women and winces…
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I saw that Lando. I'm surprised he didn't break his neck. They showed it in slo-mo on tv and the bar actually bent across his neck
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That part is most certainly tabloid journalism
agree…
the weightlifter seems to be fine, we had some interview stuff in the German TV...
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Good to hear. I saw that too, and it looked painful. That had the potential to go really badly.
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That had the potential to go really badly.
True, he could have wet himself at the same time!
Well the Aussies have won a couple of golds in the past day or two, so the media here is going nuts. I get pissed off with the hypocricy of the media. One moment they're watching someone lose a race and patronising them with "oh, isn't it great that Joe Bloggs has given it everything…the Olympics is not about winning, it's about giving it your best", and 2 seconds later they show the medal tally and say "Australia has two more golds, which means we are better than Uruguay and Tajikistan, and now move into 17th place on the table just behind Moldova...".
I reckon the winners deserve a medal, but the Medal Tally thing is a pile of shit which goes against the spirit. Who cares what country won most or least?
I feel better now, thanks.
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Usain : maaaaad!
Big up to the 800m guy too -
the Medal Tally thing is a pile of shit which goes against the spirit. Who cares what country won most or least?
I feel better now, thanks.
My sentiments exactly. Total medal count is a meaningless waste of air time. I don't care if the US leads on the overall number, but China had more golds. Just show me one of the damn events. I swear, every time I turn on the TV, it's some in studio craptastic feature instead of, oh, I don't know, the Motherfecking Olympics. Just broadcast the damn events and stop wasting my time with all the meaningless filler trivia.
Perhaps this should have gone in random rants instead…
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every time I turn on the TV, it's some in studio craptastic feature instead of, oh, I don't know, the Motherfecking Olympics. Just broadcast the damn events and stop wasting my time
Well said. My worst Olympics were 2008, thanks to fucking NBC time delayed bs, reports from the hometown of such and such athlete, this year I made sure to be in France during most of the Olympics. with the sound off, cant take French sport journalists' nationalistic idiocy, but at least they show some sport… My daughter just came back from the UK and she told me coverage there was lame, too.
Is there any country with a halfway decent coverage of the Olympics? Alex1976, what is it like in Germany?
