2012 Summer Olympics Thread

[Burgundy Burner]

A run on medals for the USA today.

Gold and Silver in Women's Beach Vollyeball (Misty and Kerri won).
Gold and Silver in Men's 110m Hurdles.
Gold in Women's Long Jump.
Gold and Bronze in Women's 100m.

The USA has captured several Silver and Bronze medals in various sports today as well.

And Lolo Jones. Well, she is nice eye candy for the guys.

 

[Lanky Livingston]

Speaking of Lolo Jones - NBC's coverage is the worst...here they are trying to make reality television out of the Olympics.

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/tr...llie-wells-sit-down-with-michelle-beadle.html

 

[Fear The Spear]

Here's some new Olympic games they recently added

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wRwZrThGXI[/media]

 

[Burgundy Burner]

Today's latest USA update:

Claressa Shields takes Gold in Women's Boxing.
Marlen Esparza takes Bronze in Women's Boxing.

Haley Anderson takes Silver in Women's Swimming 10km Marathon.

Volleyball women have advanced to the Gold Medal match.

Basketball women advance to the Gold Medal game.


#RakingInTheMedals

 

[Lanky Livingston]

Women's soccer for the gold medal against Japan kicks off in just under 10 minutes! Let's go Alex Morgan!

 

[Lanky Livingston]

US Women holding on to a slim lead, 2-1, with about 20 minutes to go. Shades of the World Cup! Hold on, ladies!

Also, US's Hardee leads the decathalon going into the final event.

 

[Goaldeje]

Consider it done.

Sweet mother of Abraham Lincoln ...

US Women holding on to a slim lead, 2-1, with about 20 minutes to go. Shades of the World Cup! Hold on, ladies!

Also, US's Hardee leads the decathalon going into the final event.

Ummm, Henry? A word? I'm seeing Lanky hasn't been banned yet, and seeing as how I will not be going to sleep again, you know, EVER, I will keep bugging (pun intended) you until this gets done. Just, you know, FYI.

 

[Henry]

Yeah but I need to know who won women's soccer.

 

[Burgundy Burner]

More USA updates:

Women's Water Polo wins Gold (first ever in this sport).
Women's Soccer wins Gold (beat Japan to get revenge for WC loss in 2011).
Men's Triple Jump wins Gold (Chistian Taylor) and Silver (Will Claye).
Men's Decathlon wins Gold (Ashton Eaton) and (Trey Hardee) Silver (USA gets top two in this sport - first time since 1956).

USA is now running away with the overall medal count and leads in all three medal categories. The margin should continue to grow as the USA will add many more medals by Sunday's closing ceremonies.

 

[Goaldeje]

Good! Beat those Commies!

 

[Henry]

Good! Beat those Commies!

I have to admit ive wanted to out-medal China more than ive ever wanted us to out medal anyone in any olympics ever. Is that wrong?

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[Goaldeje]

If it IS wrong, I don't wanna be right.

 

[Lanky Livingston]

Your gold-medal winning women's water polo team: Warning, this was a magazine cover, but could be NSFW depending on your office.

 

[renaissance]

This one's for Mike: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olymp...ire-carrying-mexican-flag-171127666--oly.html

 

[Goaldeje]

Your gold-medal winning women's water polo team: Warning, this was a magazine cover, but could be NSFW depending on your office.

So... yeah. Apparently I need to start paying more attention to ESPN the Magazine.

 

[Burgundy Burner]

USA Olympic News

Bryshon Nellum will carry the flag/be the flag beaear in the closing ceremonies.

USA Men's Basketball advances to the Gold Medal game.

Jordan Ernest Burroughs wins a Gold Medal in the Men's Freestyle Wrestling (74kg).
Women's Track wins a Gold Medal in the 4x100 Relay.
Men's Track wins a Silver Medal in the 4X400 Relay.
Paige McPherson wins a Bronze Medal in Taekwondo (Women's Welterweight 57-67kg).

USA continues to pull away in the overall medal count and leads in all three medal categories.

 

[Burgundy Burner]

Latest USA news.

USA wins Gold Medal in Women's Basketball.
USA wins Gold Medal in Men's 10m Platform Diving (David Boudia).
USA wins Gold Medal in Women's 4x400 Relay.
USA wins Silver Medal in Men's 4x100 Relay.
USA wins Silver Medal in Women's High Jump (Brigetta Barrett).
USA wins Silver Medal in Women's Volleyball.
USA wins Bronze Medal in Men's Freestyle Wrestling (60kg - Coleman Scott).
USA wins Bronze Medal in Women's Cross Country Cycling (Georgia Gould).

Team USA continues to pull away in the medal count and is leading in all three medal categories.

 

[Burgundy Burner]

Today's USA update.

USA wins the Gold Medal in Men's Freestyle Wrestling (Jacob Stephen Varner - 96kg)
USA wins the Gold Medal in Men's Basketball.


Team USA wins the most medals overall and wins the most of each medal - golds, silvers, and bronzes.

See you in Sochi on 02/07/14 and in Rio on 08/05/16.

 

[Lanky Livingston]

See you in Sochi on 02/07/14 and in Rio on 08/05/16.

Maybe Mike will learn to avoid this thread by then.
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[Elephant]

Am I the only one who is over the Olympics? Have been for over a week! NBC sucked!


Edit: They did offer many channels of events, but overall their broadcasts were terrible. They used the time lapse to set up for commercials! Commercials! And more commercials!