Summer Olympics thread

[SabiNation]

Best summer Olympics sport: Pick one of either track and field, swimming or basketball.
Most underrated summer Olympics sport: Fencing. Cuz come on, who doesn't like two dudes fighting with sharp objects?
Worst summer Olympics sport: Definitely synchronized swimming.

So excited!   

[Pete]

Best summer Olympics sport: Pick one of either track and field, swimming or basketball.
Most underrated summer Olympics sport: Fencing. Cuz come on, who doesn't like two dudes fighting with sharp objects?
Worst summer Olympics sport: Definitely synchronized swimming.

So excited!   

We have black fencers.  No joke.

[star seed 7]

Really excited for another summer of Shawn Johnson on my tv screen

 

[3maw]

Really excited for another summer of Shawn Johnson on my tv screen

 

watching her and the other gymnasts just amazes me. not because of their flexibility, flips, etc.... but that they're like 4'8" and stuff, and not considered dwarfs or little people or w/e. then i look at team china and think "are they 4 or were they bound during puberty?"

[Dugout DickStone]

Really excited for another summer of Shawn Johnson on my tv screen

 

watching her and the other gymnasts just amazes me. not because of their flexibility, flips, etc.... but that they're like 4'8" and stuff, and not considered dwarfs or little people or w/e. then i look at team china and think "are they 4 or were they bound during puberty?"

Confession: I really enjoy automatically accusing every country that beats the US of cheating.  ESPECIALLY the Chinese gymnastics team.

[3maw]

Really excited for another summer of Shawn Johnson on my tv screen

 

watching her and the other gymnasts just amazes me. not because of their flexibility, flips, etc.... but that they're like 4'8" and stuff, and not considered dwarfs or little people or w/e. then i look at team china and think "are they 4 or were they bound during puberty?"

Confession: I really enjoy automatically accusing every country that beats the US of cheating.  ESPECIALLY the Chinese gymnastics team.

[bakerman]

Really excited for another summer of Shawn Johnson on my tv screen

 

watching her and the other gymnasts just amazes me. not because of their flexibility, flips, etc.... but that they're like 4'8" and stuff, and not considered dwarfs or little people or w/e. then i look at team china and think "are they 4 or were they bound during puberty?"

Confession: I really enjoy automatically accusing every country that beats the US of cheating.  ESPECIALLY the Chinese gymnastics team.

This might be the best part of the whole thing.

[WillieWatanabe]

Really excited for another summer of Shawn Johnson on my tv screen

 

sorry abe.

[chum1]

synchronized diving?  this crap is stupid.

[chum1]

i guess lots of divers are gay.

[felix rex]

Really excited for another summer of Shawn Johnson on my tv screen

 

watching her and the other gymnasts just amazes me. not because of their flexibility, flips, etc.... but that they're like 4'8" and stuff, and not considered dwarfs or little people or w/e. then i look at team china and think "are they 4 or were they bound during puberty?"

Confession: I really enjoy automatically accusing every country that beats the US of cheating.  ESPECIALLY the Chinese gymnastics team.

This might be the best part of the whole thing.

agreed. Didn't watch any gymnastics in 2008 but probably spent 2 hours reading google cache conspiracies about Chinese cheating.

[felix rex]

Oh, and the emotionless racism in Chinese state media explaining which sports each country will win and why is also just wtf great.

[chum1]

i guess there's an increased prevalence of us women's sprinter donk.

[chum1]

dax, how much do you love the oregon tracktown facilities?  are they bitb?

[chum1]

i guess some kstate cat high jumper is going to london. 

[Dugout DickStone]

i guess some kstate cat high jumper is going to london.

A Kstate footballer is going to rail the Bachlorette.  Big whoop, it's normal

[sonofdaxjones]

dax, how much do you love the oregon tracktown facilities?  are they bitb?

Yes, they are nice.   They completely renovated them a few years ago before they hosted the last Olympic Trials.

[AbeFroman]

i guess some kstate cat high jumper is going to london.

Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. — Kansas State high jumper Erik Kynard Jr. is headed to the London Olympics, while Kansas triple jumper Andrea Geubelle came up just short.


 

[Trim]

i guess some kstate cat high jumper is going to london.

Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. — Kansas State high jumper Erik Kynard Jr. is headed to the London Olympics, while Kansas triple jumper Andrea Geubelle came up just short.


 

I'm sure there's other lucrative opportunities for someone somewhat good at jumping medium twice and then jumping far.

[AbeFroman]

Typical ku, takes them 3 times to do something a  does once.

[Dugout DickStone]

High jump is moving up my list of favorite summer events.

[joda]

High jump is moving up my list of favorite summer events.

I love watching most T&F events and HJ is one of my favs.

[420seriouscat69]

When he wins gold, I really hope he runs around the track with two flags. MERICA' & EMAW!

[AbeFroman]

 



 

[CNS]

This is the guy that high jumped JO, right?