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2008 Beijing Olympics

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We've got the women's beach volleyball final on now. I commend the American duo for their choice of white bikinis in the apparent steady rain.

This should make for plenty of unintentional humor concerning these women "handling wet balls". :lol:
 
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Thump;1234411; said:
Judging = Not a sport

All those "sports" you named are not "sports", they are athletic events.
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Sport (Noun)

An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively
Logic disagrees with your opinion, so does the dictionary and most rational thinking people. While I do agree with some aspects of what I think you are trying to say, saying judged athletics are not sports is flat out stupid. Yes, there's way too much emphasis on the human mind, and plenty of room for bias, that still doesn't take away from the activity. As I have said, I have seen fat ass baseball players who can throw a ball or hit real hard, and I have seen a skateboarder who has broken his bones many times yet still trains and gets back on the board, or a gymnast who's essentially sacrificed their life for the sport they compete in, all of the above are different types of activities involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.

 
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jlb1705;1234719; said:
We've got the women's beach volleyball final on now. I commend the American duo for their choice of white bikinis in the apparent steady rain.

This should make for plenty of unintentional humor concerning these women "handling wet balls". :lol:
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May and Walsh were awesome! Congrats on 2 golds in a row...can't be an easy task. They were doing some crazy celebrating down there after the match...good stuff.

And speaking of "handling wet balls," the two said in the post game interview, they want to take some time off to have some babies. Perfect preparation. :biggrin:
 
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Bucky Katt;1234436; said:
BREAKING NEWS ON THE GYMNASTICS FRONT!!!!!!!



Not sure if anyone has heard this yet, but apparently, Shawn Johnson's coach, Liang Chow is originally from Beijing. He moved to West Des Moines, Iowa and opened a gymnastics studio there. Shawn Johnson went there when she was 6 and now she's won a gold medal in his former country! What an incredible story!



















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Actually she came bouncing in the front door. Get your story straight
 
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Can anyone explain this to me?

When I watched the women's hurdle sprint last night, LoLo hit a hurdle and it was over for her. Nobody else touched them. But now I was just watching the men, and it seems like they all hit several hurdles, some seemed to hit the hurdles every time. It just seemed so different? Does hitting them not affect the men like it affects the women?
 
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JonathanXC;1234776; said:
Can anyone explain this to me?

When I watched the women's hurdle sprint last night, LoLo hit a hurdle and it was over for her. Nobody else touched them. But now I was just watching the men, and it seems like they all hit several hurdles, some seemed to hit the hurdles every time. It just seemed so different? Does hitting them not affect the men like it affects the women?
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In many hurdles races, you will see people knocking over the hurdles. The difference (I think) is that when a runner catches the top with their back foot, it doesn't slow them down much, but Lolo caught the hurdle with her front foot dead on, which transferred the energy of her forward motion into pushing over the barrier, thus sapping her momentum. She caught the top of the hurdle right in the middle of her arch, which is much worse than nicking it with a heel on the front foot, or the toe of the back foot. Keep in mind that I have never run track, let alone hurdles, but I'm awake at 2:30 in the morning, which makes me an expert by default. But I do believe that it was the way that she caught the hurdle dead on that caused her to lose the race.
 
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OCBucksFan;1234725; said:
Sport (Noun)

An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively
Logic disagrees with your opinion, so does the dictionary and most rational thinking people. While I do agree with some aspects of what I think you are trying to say, saying judged athletics are not sports is flat out stupid. Yes, there's way too much emphasis on the human mind, and plenty of room for bias, that still doesn't take away from the activity. As I have said, I have seen fat ass baseball players who can throw a ball or hit real hard, and I have seen a skateboarder who has broken his bones many times yet still trains and gets back on the board, or a gymnast who's essentially sacrificed their life for the sport they compete in, all of the above are different types of activities involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
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You ready to call Ballet a sport? I ask because it fits the definition you provided
 
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scooter1369;1234917; said:
FUCK!!!!!

Japan 3
USA 1

Japan wins the softball gold medal!! Biggest upset of the Olympics.
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The one possible upside - the claim of USA dominance isn't totally valid any more, so it may be more likely to return in future Olympics. Hey, If Chicago wins them for 2016, I'll see what I can do - do you know any softball players that will be in the 18-20 years old range then? :biggrin:
 
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BB73;1234927; said:
The one possible upside - the claim of USA dominance isn't totally valid any more, so it may be more likely to return in future Olympics. Hey, If Chicago wins them for 2016, I'll see what I can do - do you know any softball players that will be in the 18-20 years old range then? :biggrin:
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Just, I don't know, A LOT
 
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BB73;1234927; said:
The one possible upside - the claim of USA dominance isn't totally valid any more, so it may be more likely to return in future Olympics. Hey, If Chicago wins them for 2016, I'll see what I can do - do you know any softball players that will be in the 18-20 years old range then? :biggrin:
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I wonder if Japan pitched that samerubber armed "lady" the pitched the previous two games for them one of which went extra innings. I guess our Babe Ruth did not come through for us.

The Europeans and Middle Eastern countries and probably ever other country except for Japan and the United States will probably vote against any type of baseball.
 
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