Jacen123 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 They were definitely chanting Aly then. My favorite crowd sound moment came during the medal ceremony for Phelps tonight. Someone in the crowd yelled "O" during the national anthem, though it was just barely audible on tv. Phelps started cracking up right after that through the rest of the ceremony. The commentators were wondering what made him laugh. They clearly don't follow sports in Baltimore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Also, holy shit, the gymnastics team is made of cylons. No wonder they're so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 I know, right. I just watched it. I'm going to be dead to the world tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Poe Dameron Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 It was awfully nice of Facebook to spoil the outcome of the women's gymnastics competition In fairness, that wasn't much of a spoiler. They're so ridiculously far ahead of the field that one of them would literally have to suffer a catastrophic injury to lose. And that's only if it happened early in a routine. Also, holy ****, the gymnastics team is made of cylons. No wonder they're so good.I laughed a couple nights ago when her Simone Biles grandparent said, without an ounce of irony, that she was jumping around like all little kids. And there's video of her doing backflips in the middle of a hall like it's nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Oh, I know they're so good that it wasn't a shocker or anything to read that they won, but it really did rob the event of any tension as a result. If I had just seen it on any post on Facebook or on the sidebar (as I later did, not that it mattered at that point), I would have viewed it as my fault completely for browsing it, but to put it front and center at the prompt for writing a post is pretty absurd. I really don't get why they did that for this event, but not others. Oh well. I watched some of the US's rotations a few times because I couldn't believe just how good they were. It just seems crazy that people can pull off some of the routines that they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerina Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 It was awfully nice of Facebook to spoil the outcome of the women's gymnastics competition In fairness, that wasn't much of a spoiler. They're so ridiculously far ahead of the field that one of them would literally have to suffer a catastrophic injury to lose. And that's only if it happened early in a routine. Also, holy ****, the gymnastics team is made of cylons. No wonder they're so good.I laughed a couple nights ago when her Simone Biles grandparent said, without an ounce of irony, that she was jumping around like all little kids. And there's video of her doing backflips in the middle of a hall like it's nothing. Fixed that for ya. I completely forgot Nightly had a Sports forum that I could talk about the Olympics in! I'm completely in awe of our women's gymnastics team. I've seen their floor routines probably a dozen times each. They're inhuman. Like the people on American Ninja Warrior. Also inhuman - Chinese synchro divers. Also, rugby just might be my new favorite team sport. Why don't we do this on Sunday afternoons?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Dameron Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Fixed that for ya. Saw that was the latest outrage du jour this afternoon. Grow up world! Also, rugby just might be my new favorite team sport. Why don't we do this on Sunday afternoons?!? Near as I can tell, that sport has no actual rules, it's just kill the man with the ball. Though it does amuse me that it occasionally mixes football and cheerleading with those human pyramids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Dameron Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 BTW, one of the cuter aspects of the women's gymnastics team is that, even though they jump around like Cylons, whenever the camera's pointed at them as a group, they're just gabbing like girls at a slumber party. Their scores get posted and they barely look up before continuing to just talk about whenever little thought is floating through their head about how they feel being in this competition (I'm willing to bet they wish they could take back the "vomit" discussion from preliminary night). I bet the girls had no idea NBC was going to basically show them talking to each other on the set with Costas while they showed the tape of the medal ceremony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Dude. The green pools. Please give me Ukrainian gymnast wins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Michael Phelps is a Ravens fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Dameron Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Michael Phelps is a Ravens fan!The Ravens are Michael Phelps fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 I still loved it when the Ravens paused their preseason game to watch Phelps. Track and field starts today. It's supposed to rain today so I guess I'll stay in and watch Ledecky beat the pants off other swimmers, track start and just basically be a couch potato who thinks I could exercise today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I wish they'd show track events other than running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Dameron Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I wish they'd show track events other than running.I wish they wouldn't show so many qualifying races for both track and swimming period. I get a few glamour events like the 100m, women's gymanstics, Phelps, and Ledecky, but they could have fit in a few quick recaps on other sports during a lot of these qualifying swims in events that don't have as much interest. I doubt the 400m qualifying during the first hour was a huge ratings grabber. Problem is that NBC is focused like a laser on sports where Americans do well. And, that's more or less just swimming, beach volleyball, and gymnastics so far. I don't remember the coverage being so monolithic back when I was a kid. Maybe they think that they can get away with it because they show the other sports on other channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 I WANT MORE SWIMMING! Although the 10 meter final makes me feel extremely lazy as I watch it on my couch with a beer and a slice of pizza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I fell asleep earlier, but fortunately woke up just in time to watch Phelps' last race. The first and last legs by the Americans were outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 OMG how nice was that sign that said Thank You Rio! After Phelps and Co. received their medals for the relay? i have seen some great sportsmanship this olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Dameron Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I fell asleep earlier, but fortunately woke up just in time to watch Phelps' last race. The first and last legs by the Americans were outstanding!Always nice for the first guy on your relay to set a world record. It's weird how they talk about strategy and stuff in regards to these relay races. Who's going where and how they fit together. It's a relay, not rocket science. Whichever four swimmers go the fastest are the ones that go in the pool guys. If you're thinking goes much beyond that simple equation, you done messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas1138 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 USA basketball is gonna fuck around and not win the gold medal aren't they? K is doing a shit job with this group so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 I get the feeling that USA basketball is like screw this, let's just have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Dameron Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 We'll see. They certainly aren't taking things as seriously as they did in '08 or '12 when LeBron and Kobe set a standard of making the gold a mission and they spent their off-years getting the team prepared. This time, most of the best players deferred, the team just came together recently and are pretty young, and it seems like the players are spending a whole lot of time traveling around watching all the other sports instead of preparing. Simple fact is, Team USA isn't nearly dominant enough to steamroll other teams with that attitude. But it is their vacation. If they're at the Olympics to soak up the atmosphere, who am I to argue? They're the ones that showed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 The team just sort of fell apart over zika and people getting out so I'm thinking they're just half-assing it. They were at the midnight beach volleyball venue rooting the women's team. They were at the swim finals in the evening. If they win half-assing it, it'll be amazing. In other news I am rooting Torie Bowie on this morning in her heats. I like seeing someone other than a Jamaican win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 I gotta say, I was cheering for Bolt even though he had to beat an American to win. That was an awesome race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Choc Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 We'll see. They certainly aren't taking things as seriously as they did in '08 or '12 when LeBron and Kobe set a standard of making the gold a mission and they spent their off-years getting the team prepared. This time, most of the best players deferred, the team just came together recently and are pretty young, and it seems like the players are spending a whole lot of time traveling around watching all the other sports instead of preparing. Simple fact is, Team USA isn't nearly dominant enough to steamroll other teams with that attitude. But it is their vacation. If they're at the Olympics to soak up the atmosphere, who am I to argue? They're the ones that showed up. This is why Olympic basketball is a waste of time. I've said it before but the Olympics should be reserved for sports where the Olympic Gold Medal is the highest honor in that particular sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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