Olympic Talk

[KinkiDude]

How does the medal count mean anything when some countries have 250 athletes competing and others have like 20? In half the events, there's always several from one country that skews the odds significantly. I never understood how you could have 3 athletes from country X competing in one event. Each country should only be able to send one in and that's it.

[twist]

Anything Olympic related is inherently flawed and its administration corrupt. Just enjoy the show.

[tokyobloke]

Busy day at work then?

[randomcow]

Since this is a government program and using my tax money then I expect oversight on this

Do you also expect oversight on the running of the healthcare system? What's your ROI on that?

No, you vote in representatives to handle all these things. Don't like the way they are doing things? Vote them out.

RC

[Edogaijin]

The Olympics is the ultimate. Always should be always will be.
It gives young kids a goal.
It gives them heroes.

We don't need a pie chart next to each medal explaining who paid for what and who is sponsored, professional or amateur.

Some countries support the athletes too much and some don't support any at all.

The greatest Olympic moments are when an athlete from a shite country with no funding or support beats the best the world has to offer.

The basketball has become a bit of a joke over the years but America does not do as well as it used to which is great. Other countries have bridged the gap.

And it is the strive to beat the bigger and better that helps give hope to the weak.

If the world could afford it they should do the Olympics every year...not from the cost or public's point of view but from the point of an athlete. 4 years is just too much of a gap for some sports. Miss out one year and you may be too old the next time. The timing is sometimes not fair for peaking. Especially power sports. 4 years waiting only to miss out on selection too. But that what may make it all the more special. The small window of time and the limited chance to get that Gold medal or even the luxury of competing or being selected or even coming last. The journey.

The only bad things about it all are the cheats who dope and use drugs.
They should be neutered, deneutered and neutered etc... again for four years and then let them compete again.

One thing I've noticed with the Japanese athletes of late is they've stopped competing for their country but are taking it a lot more personal and have cut out a lot of the apologizing for not getting GOLD.
More of a 'I did my best and I'm happy with that'.

Deep down it is about the individual but the inspiration it can give to people from each nation is also something that should not be taken away.

If Joe Blog won the ski jump you'd still be interested to know what country he came from.
I don't particularly care how he trained, who paid for it or who his sponsors are (unless he cheated).


They don't call it The Olympics for nothing...

[randomcow]

The only bad things about it all are the cheats who dope and use drugs.
They should be neutered, deneutered and neutered etc... again for four years and then let them compete again.

I'd be interested in the Drug-enhanced Olympics. You can compete by choice, and people who had been busted in the real Olympics could still freely compete here.

Go science!

RC

[KansaiVet]

Germany is kicking ass!

[Bairen]

Overthinking the Olympics takes the fun out of them. Sure the logic points to waste and inefficiency. But for me, what it comes down to is a chance every two years (or four depending on how you look at it), where we come together as a planet and are able to be proud of our countries, as well as feel happiness for other countries, all in the name of sport. People aren't killing each other, and a lot of them are loving each other (if you've ever see the stats on the number of condoms given out and used at the olympics, you'll know what I mean).

I'm always proud to be Canadian around the Olympics, regardless of whether Canada does good or not.

[Bairen]

It is, but you must not read the news much. They canceled a significant number of programs, set up a panel to evaluate current spending, and have announced internal measures within their own party to prevent waste.

[Kantodude]

It is, but you must not read the news much. They canceled a significant number of programs, set up a panel to evaluate current spending, and have announced internal measures within their own party to prevent waste.

Yeah and these are great starts, but we can not let off on this and need to keep the momemtum. Still though I want to see that debt start to come down, give me plans around that. again, we are all going to have to pay for it so I want to see the details. Bairen you know one other country who successfully did this in the 1990`s and it was painful for the people living there but they did it. That is going to have to come to Japan.

[randomcow]

hahaha dude you"re talking about Japan?!?! Sorry, you don't get to vote here.

RC

[KansaiVet]

What's up with the grumpy Australian guy who won a medal in a snowboard event?

[kitsune]

wow. remember when Russia used to be good at the Olympics?

[KansaiVet]

Whiney Koreans...


http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-feature ... epage&cid=

[Slick]

Somebody Give Kanto a valium.

Bread and Circuses my friends!

[Oscar]

The Chinese figure skating pair was outstanding. Hands down amazing performance. Reminicent of the Soviet era Russians.

The Koreans are still stuck where they always were.

[Slick]

Overall the Koreans are a power though...more and more.

Figures. They could adopt the Soviet regimen well. Makes sense as Koreans take to facism and strict religion like flies on shit.

[Slick]

"Own the Podium" Huh?

[Bairen]

Not owning much of shit right now.

[bomboy]

KV- That bitter Aussie is a Canadian that had a falling out with the Canadian National Team so Australia gave him citizenship to help their chances for a gold. He got a silver and the gold went to his ex teammate. I am sure there was a lot of finger pointing and laughing coming from the Canadian team to help along the bitterness.