Olympics '08 - China

Cerebro · 08-08-2008, 07:20 AM

Opening Ceremony.

Always interesting.

sput·nik · 08-08-2008, 08:02 AM

gotta love all the withdrawals & "tendonitis" that have sprung up since the IOC announced the 2000% increase in blood & urine testing compared to the 2004 Games.

when WADA revealed the positive tests for CERA at le tour, it was pretty clear that plenty of swimmers/runners/cyclists would pull out.

nations leaving their entire weightlifting teams at home...

sport is quite fucked these days.

Cerebro · 08-08-2008, 08:32 AM

Interesting to see how well China do.

Lloydy · 08-08-2008, 08:36 AM

i always thought they should have an olympics where drugs are allowed

sput·nik · 08-08-2008, 08:58 AM

i think they've had plenty of those

this seems like the first time there are a lot of genuine intimidation tactics in play from the anti-dopers.

course then you hear about the gene therapy... it's just like any goodguy/badguy cat&mouse out there. technological advances will always allow for windows of opportunity, just matters who seizes upon them first.

in any case, that birds nest thing is fucking wild...
all in all most of it should be an awesome spectacle.

Plissken · 08-08-2008, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lloydy

i always thought they should have an olympics where drugs are allowed

Two different kinds of olympics would be awesome. If nothing else it'd be really entertaining to see people break every record and push themselves to unsafe limits with steroids.

Peace seeker · 08-08-2008, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lloydy

i always thought they should have an olympics where drugs are allowed

drugs are tolerated

as long as they re not traceable...

the country with the most high tech biotechnology, wins the most medals
since they can supply their athletes with top notch chemicals that arent traceable

and the athletes who buy the cheap "made in china" anabolics, get busted

but it would be funny indeed to see an olympiad with fully druged athletes

by the way, the birds nest looks awsome

verklingen · 08-08-2008, 12:18 PM

a day of responsibility for the chinese leadership. i wonder how they'll handle it. i wonder what demonstrations may occur.

edit - in numerology 8 is a number of responsibility. in the east it also means wealth and fortune.

clive · 08-08-2008, 01:45 PM

I think that's the main reason they won the vote to host the olympics, 8 is Chinas luckiest number so it couldnt get any better for them to host on 08/08/08 anyway I'm more interested in the politics side than the actual events.

Peace seeker · 08-09-2008, 12:12 AM

i had mixed feelings about the opening ceremony

for the most part, it was a nice show. Quite cultural and well orchestrated

the only part i didnt like was when the stadium turned red (with lights) and four military personel carried the chinese flag with a nazi-like walk.

made me kinda skeptical..

Cerebro · 08-16-2008, 08:41 AM

wow

Men's 100m won by Usain Bolt of Jamaica, I think the time was 9.69sec, new WR.
The most amazing race I can remember seeing, ever.

Rubix · 08-16-2008, 05:34 PM

yea its pretty insane, i can't wait to see the look on those girls' faces when china gets stripped of their team gymnastics gold

Rubix · 08-16-2008, 09:12 PM

w00t, eight gold medals

Dozer McDozer · 08-16-2008, 09:54 PM

theres things i like about the olympics, global contests should be great and friendly

but i feel sad about the gymnasts cause the gym is the only place some of those girls know

Rubix · 08-16-2008, 11:44 PM

yea, its pretty sad, the age rule was meant to protect young girls from this kind of behavior and its so blatant the amount of exploitation of pre teens china is doing.

Cerebro · 08-17-2008, 08:51 AM

men's 10,000m atm

**Maturin** · 08-17-2008, 09:22 AM

Yay, Phelps gets his 8 medals. Now will they show something that isn't fucking swimming!?

Women's beach volleyball though. I could watch that all day.

stoneric · 08-17-2008, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Rubix

yea, its pretty sad, the age rule was meant to protect young girls from this kind of behavior and its so blatant the amount of exploitation of pre teens china is doing.

We do the same thing. We just don't try to sneak them into the olympics.

Plissken · 08-18-2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by stoneric

We do the same thing. We just don't try to sneak them into the olympics.

Good point, I mean these girls have been training their whole lives for this. They might be fully 16 when they get there but both Chinese and American girls are being groomed for this. It's just the way gymnastics goes though I suppose.

Willie D · 08-20-2008, 10:11 PM

USA beats China to win gold in Women's Volleyball

take that, communism

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sput·nik denizen Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: the blackest lodge Posts: 3,728 Thanks: 142 Thanked 152 Times in 108 Posts	gotta love all the withdrawals & "tendonitis" that have sprung up since the IOC announced the 2000% increase in blood & urine testing compared to the 2004 Games. when WADA revealed the positive tests for CERA at le tour, it was pretty clear that plenty of swimmers/runners/cyclists would pull out. nations leaving their entire weightlifting teams at home... sport is quite fucked these days. __________________ and those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music . . .

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sput·nik denizen Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: the blackest lodge Posts: 3,728 Thanks: 142 Thanked 152 Times in 108 Posts	i think they've had plenty of those this seems like the first time there are a lot of genuine intimidation tactics in play from the anti-dopers. course then you hear about the gene therapy... it's just like any goodguy/badguy cat&mouse out there. technological advances will always allow for windows of opportunity, just matters who seizes upon them first. in any case, that birds nest thing is fucking wild... all in all most of it should be an awesome spectacle. __________________ and those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music . . .

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verklingen Radical Dreamer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: texas Posts: 6,923 Thanks: 431 Thanked 989 Times in 630 Posts	a day of responsibility for the chinese leadership. i wonder how they'll handle it. i wonder what demonstrations may occur. edit - in numerology 8 is a number of responsibility. in the east it also means wealth and fortune. __________________ History shows again and again how nature points up the folly of men rip matt Last edited by verklingen; 08-08-2008 at 12:22 PM.

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clive ( . Y . ) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,183 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 96 Thanked 79 Times in 58 Posts	I think that's the main reason they won the vote to host the olympics, 8 is Chinas luckiest number so it couldnt get any better for them to host on 08/08/08 anyway I'm more interested in the politics side than the actual events. __________________ () "Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive, because your words become your behaviours. Keep your behaviours positive, because your behaviours become your habits. Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny." (M. K. Gandhi)

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Peace seeker free the herb Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,820 Thanks: 604 Thanked 467 Times in 330 Posts	i had mixed feelings about the opening ceremony for the most part, it was a nice show. Quite cultural and well orchestrated the only part i didnt like was when the stadium turned red (with lights) and four military personel carried the chinese flag with a nazi-like walk. made me kinda skeptical..

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Cerebro Marine Biologist Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: White Plume Mountain Posts: 3,382 Thanks: 287 Thanked 475 Times in 394 Posts	wow Men's 100m won by Usain Bolt of Jamaica, I think the time was 9.69sec, new WR. The most amazing race I can remember seeing, ever. __________________ The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran

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Rubix Stoner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 3,700 Thanks: 166 Thanked 140 Times in 117 Posts	yea its pretty insane, i can't wait to see the look on those girls' faces when china gets stripped of their team gymnastics gold __________________ would you like a cone with that?

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Rubix Stoner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 3,700 Thanks: 166 Thanked 140 Times in 117 Posts	w00t, eight gold medals __________________ would you like a cone with that?

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Dozer McDozer YaHookan Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Right here Posts: 753 Thanks: 146 Thanked 78 Times in 70 Posts	theres things i like about the olympics, global contests should be great and friendly but i feel sad about the gymnasts cause the gym is the only place some of those girls know __________________ An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody will see it. - Mahatma Gandhi Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance. - Albert Einstein

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Rubix Stoner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 3,700 Thanks: 166 Thanked 140 Times in 117 Posts	yea, its pretty sad, the age rule was meant to protect young girls from this kind of behavior and its so blatant the amount of exploitation of pre teens china is doing. __________________ would you like a cone with that?

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Maturin Hmm? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Das Kapital Posts: 1,816 Thanks: 72 Thanked 56 Times in 47 Posts	Yay, Phelps gets his 8 medals. Now will they show something that isn't fucking swimming!? Women's beach volleyball though. I could watch that all day. __________________ "Creating something is not a democracy. The people have no say. The artist does. It doesn't matter what the people witter on about: they and their response comes after. They're not there for the moment of creation." --Russell T Davies

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