Ya waterpolo is big in east europe too i think. At least they are very good at it.
I cant watch either...
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Ya waterpolo is big in east europe too i think. At least they are very good at it.
I cant watch either...
I wish I didn't see it. I wanted to kill somebody after seeing it
invictus43
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I worked with a woman who was on the Euro Champion team or Olympic Gold Medal team..she said "handball" and I stared at her like she was speaking a foreign language..which she was..Polish I think... :-D
Are you referring to Sun from China in the 1500? He didn't false start. The starter issued a 'stand' command (ie cancel), and he jumped in. That's not a false start and that's why he didn't get DQed.
As for the weed incident, that was a Canadian Ross Rebagliati and they gave him the medal back because THC was NOT on the banned list. The judo guy got the boot because THC now IS on the banned list.
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Don't knock it until you tried it
Edit: What's with all the hate for sports that are not popular here? The above could be said about hockey, lacrosse, etc. I wish people had a more open mind, after all, the Olympics are a welcome break from the all hockey all the time sports coverage we get here.
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Yea, just before the last hand off, the Canadian stepped outside his lane. It sucks as they ran a great race, but rules are rules.
I was referring to Sun, and there was no stand directive, the starter asked for quiet and he dove in, which is still a foul start. Even he believed he was disqualified, and lucky for him no other swimmer protested otherwise he would have been booted http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2012olympics/2012-08/05/content_15645095.htm Look at the Algerian who "walked" the 800 was booted from the olympics, only to be reinstated a few hours later and take gold in the 1500m. More consistency please, Rogge and his IOC buddies are beginnning to look alot like the UN security council. How did Pistorius' team end up being reinstated to the finals after falling out of the race? Being accidentally tripped in a race has never been grounds for a protest call, especially in a race that puts everyone in the same lane, an intentional trip, sure. If he wasnt who he was they would have felt no way about sending the team packing and not coming back, but ppl like Pistorius, Bolt, Phelps and Sun fill the stands and are considered heroes by some, so I guess are deserving of a different set of rules to anyone else
Can someone post up a pic of when our guy in the relay actually stepped on the line, sorry its just that I havent seen any clear proof other than Connaughton stepping right next to the line. But thats what I mean about giving our runners a bit more leeway. It used to be three steps on the line and youre out, but some IOC official thought that everything should hinge on a single step. Changing the rules hasnt done anything towards fairness and taking the controversy out of the events, in fact I think its made it worse.Edit: apparently weed and THC is only illegal during the actual games, not during the training season. I guess buddy shoulda eaten the hash brownie sooner, or bought a bottle of Tommy Chongs Urine Luck.
http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/W...be_effective/WADA_Prohibited_List_2011_EN.pdf
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I was referring to Sun, and there was no stand directive, the starter asked for quiet and he dove in, which is still a foul start. Even he believed he was disqualified, and lucky for him no other swimmer protested otherwise he would have been booted http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2012olympics/2012-08/05/content_15645095.htm Look at the Algerian who "walked" the 800 was booted from the olympics, only to be reinstated a few hours later and take gold in the 1500m. More consistency please, Rogge and his IOC buddies are beginnning to look alot like the UN security council. How did Pistorius' team end up being reinstated to the finals after falling out of the race? Being accidentally tripped in a race has never been grounds for a protest call, especially in a race that puts everyone in the same lane, an intentional trip, sure. If he wasnt who he was they would have felt no way about sending the team packing and not coming back, but ppl like Pistorius, Bolt, Phelps and Sun fill the stands and are considered heroes by some, so I guess are deserving of a different set of rules to anyone else
Edit: apparently weed and THC is only illegal during the actual games, not during the training season. I guess buddy shoulda eaten the hash brownie sooner, or bought a bottle of Tommy Chongs Urine Luck.
http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/W...be_effective/WADA_Prohibited_List_2011_EN.pdf
The incident that happened to Sun happened to korean swimmer park and a female swimmer from the states too. Based on ur logic if jumping in is a foul start regardless the situation, then none of them should have been back to the game.
Exactly, either abide by the rule, or admit that the rule leaves room to appear like you're giving preferential treatment when u decide someone didn't really break it. I believe the ones actually doin the running, swimming, etc, should have more say in the rules they're required to follow. How many runners/swimmers do you think complained that ppl were getting too many foul starts? Or that three consecutive steps on the line was too much? I believe if they had their input the games would have a much better balance. IOC rules leave too many "ya, but if so and so didn't happen then these guys woulda won" moments. Pistorius' team lost even tho they were allowed back into the event, imagine the situation had they medalled, what do you tell other people who got DQ'd similarly, "sorry, had your name been a bigger draw to the games we may have decided you should carry on" unless the athletes runnin the final were brought in on the decision to let him race, which I doubt, it wouldn't seem fair, would it?
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Not really paid too much attention to the olympics but it does seem like this preferrential treatment has gotten worse.
I do see your point but its impossible to have absolute fair game in this world. The swimming is relatively easy to judge but what about sports like soccer, judo, and etc that are harder to judge... China lost a women's world cup championship to the states cuz the referee didnt count the goal that happened in sudden death...
I agree it's hard to have a completely fair sport, but seeing what I've been seeing in these events a few changes here and there may save some poor dude whose been pouring blood sweat and tears into training for this 12 second event only to get jittery and foul start, and IOC says that dude should go home? C'mon clearly the IOC is out of touch with these athletes. I'm not saying cater to every one of their whims either, but a few changes here and there would go along way towards making it more even handed in their dishing out of punishments. What ever happened to yelling a warning at a goalkeep for holding up a play, as it's done in apparently only 99% of the time, with the last time an identical call like that was made in 2002? If the ref's not listening to the crowd on how to officiate a game, why are they listening to the players on the field? The ref clearly didnt have issue letting our keeper hang onto the ball for ten seconds or she wouldve called her on it at seven, or any of the other times that the US keep had possession for longer than six seconds(which did happen and wasn't called) when you make a decision like that at that point in the game your setting yourself up to have your calls questioned. Remain impartial and keep the game movin. There a reason why Sinclair stood by her comments about ref after all was said and done.
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Before all that happened the Canadians lost the lead twice to the US. As one reporter said keeping a lead in football should be a reasonably simple thing to do. Bad referreeing is nothing new in the game. Whining badly afterwards is.
I find it a bit tough, I've did a bit of track when younger and keeping yourself on the track can be quite a challenge. When you're running with all your might, nobody looks at a bloody line
Whining badly afterwards is new to soccer? That's interesting, but also the point, the current state of things leaves alot to interpretation.
OMFG just saw the handball event, lmao!! It's like b-ball minus the dribble, oh crap they do dribble, too funny. When you guys said handball, i was thinking the elementary school style handball, against a wall. This looks more tiring than fun
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TheNewDude
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I saw the Bronze medal game yesterday and was like WTF?!? Didn't know this was an olympic sport. Those girls get rough!
Because False starts were starting to be used as a Tactic to throw other competitors off their concentration.
I find it a bit tough, I've did a bit of track when younger and keeping yourself on the track can be quite a challenge. When you're running with all your might, nobody looks at a bloody line
but we aren't talking High school track and field
These are Top level athletes
Staying in the Lines has been drilled in to their heads for 10 years 7 days a week 5 hours a day
You Step on the Line you're DQ Simple
