Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ as a long time VB fan with two players in the house - they are awesome.
Originally Posted By Malin Congratulations to Nicole Cooke for being the first Brit to win gold at the Beijing Olympics. Also looks like China is ahead at the moment winning 6 gold and 2 silver.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn That dude who ran around the top of the stadium to light the cauldron, my brother competed against him in the early 1980's - and beat him (not in Olympic competition though).
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn My brother was a gymnast on the US National Team in the early 80's. He was an alternate for the 1984 LA Olympics Team, but eventually had to drop out. Shoulder tendonitis got the better of him. He competed against all those guys back then - Kurt Thomas, Peter Vidmar, Mitch Gaylord - beat a lot of them in other competitions, but not the Olympics.
Originally Posted By DAR Did anyone just see that swimming relay? That was one of the most exciting things I've ever seen.
Originally Posted By Malin Yet more great news for Team GB, congratulations to Rebecca Adlington for winning the Gold Medal in the Women's 400 metres freestyle.
Originally Posted By DAR I got a chance to watch the relay again. If there is going to be another event that is that exciting then this could be one special Olympics(no pun intended). It was nice to see the French swimmer eat his words. And if you were an American and you weren't "RAH RAH RAH USA USA WE'RE NUMBER ONE!!!!" then there's something wrong with you.
Originally Posted By Ursula Hi, My name is Ursula and I am an addict. This weekend I had a horrible cold, so I had every excuse to sit on my couch and watch 24-hour sports. I was up well past midnight last night watching all I could, too. GO USA!!! Heck, I get so into it, it is sad, really. After three minutes of watching the ladies sabre, I was an expert and got so into it! Gold, Silver, and Bronze, you GO girls!! YAY!! And last night's swimming relay, heck I don't even know how long 400m is, but I was yelling at the TV nonetheless. And who knew handball was so exciting? Water polo anyone? All I ask is that we be aware of where we live and how we post results...I don't want to know who wins what today so that when I watch hi-lights tonight before the live feed, I'm not spoiled! Thanks, Ursula
Originally Posted By Ursula ^ No, we get a live feed at 7pm. I don't want to hear during the day who wins until I get the 6 pm recaps.
Originally Posted By hopemax Actually, the west coast is on delay. In mountain we're on a one hour delay, and we looked it up. East coast comes back live at 8PM, which means it should be 5PM on the west coast.
Originally Posted By DAR <<I don't want to hear during the day who wins until I get the 6 pm recaps.>> I don't blame you. I'm trying to avoid them as much as possible.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I watched 'olympic badminton' the other night on CNBC. Some of the second tier stuff that they run on the cable channels (CNBC/USA/Telemundo) is fun to watch. I also caught some of the 2 on 2 volleyball. If you're just watching the broadcast channel and you have basic cable, take some time to poke around the other options. It's not headline stuff, but still interesting.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn The best way to enjoy the Olympics is to recognize that these are war games. The ancient Olympics were war games - a demonstration of various nation-state's best warriors expressing their superior battle skills.
