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nautilus
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 Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject: Beijing Olympics 2008 |
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eamo
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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Ah yes. One day to go!
I love the Olympics. I even get into soprts I've never heard of every four years.
A bit of controversy.......I saw this picture on the BBC website and thought, that's a bit insensitive.....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7533400.stm
Click on to picture 9.
Some USA team members arriving at the airport wearing face masks.........That's like arriving at someones home with your hand over your nose expecting a bad smell! Quite rude! |
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chest rockwell
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Speaking of which, where is the best place to watch it for free on the internet? Im talking about a site that won't show a billion replays of some Korean winning gold in tkd. |
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nautilus
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
Some USA team members arriving at the airport wearing face masks.........That's like arriving at someones home with your hand over your nose expecting a bad smell! Quite rude! |
I suppose it is... but then again don't Beijingers wear similar face masks?
Marathon record holder Haile Gabreselassie actually pulled out of these games because of the poor air quality...so i think the Chinese will just have to get used to tackling the problem. |
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Kuros
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| nautilus wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
Some USA team members arriving at the airport wearing face masks.........That's like arriving at someones home with your hand over your nose expecting a bad smell! Quite rude! |
I suppose it is... but then again don't Beijingers wear similar face masks?
Marathon record holder Haile Gabreselassie actually pulled out of these games because of the poor air quality...so i think the Chinese will just have to get used to tackling the problem. |
Yes, many Beijingers wear the same face masks here. The pollution here is harmful for your health. And these are athletes, for whom their health means their livelihood and profession. |
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eamo
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if foreign athletes arrived in L.A. for the 1984 Olympics wearing face masks? What with the notorious smog in L.A.
Anyway, I hope this thread is more about the sports than 'issues'. |
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nautilus
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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Heres the official website and schedule of events:
http://en.beijing2008.cn/schedule/
..I see we have to wait til next Friday for the athletics to start.. |
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Newbie
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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Woo-hoo. Nothing but Korean coverage for me: Fencing, ping pong, badminton, and archery. I'm super excited! 
Better than the alternative, I guess. Watching in Canada and seeing our athletes embarrass themselves and fail to get anywhere near their expectations. |
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A2Steve
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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Woo-hoo. Nothing but Korean coverage for me: Fencing, ping pong, badminton, and archery. I'm super excited!
Better than the alternative, I guess. Watching in Canada and seeing our athletes embarrass themselves and fail to get anywhere near their expectations. |
As I remember on the CBC coverage of the 2000 Sydney games, the Canadians almost stroked out when Australia actually was doing fairly well- I think one guy called for some sort of investigation into the Canadian organizers, and all sorts of head-rolling behavior.
I take it nothing really changed though? Fret not, though. just two years to reclaim to your rightful spot among the tops of curling! |
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Crockpot2001
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| Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:07 am Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
Ah yes. One day to go!
I love the Olympics. I even get into soprts I've never heard of every four years.
A bit of controversy.......I saw this picture on the BBC website and thought, that's a bit insensitive.....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7533400.stm
Click on to picture 9.
Some USA team members arriving at the airport wearing face masks.........That's like arriving at someones home with your hand over your nose expecting a bad smell! Quite rude! |
Yeah, they were cyclists and showed up wearing masks. I don't blame them one bit. They swear there was no political intention and I tend to believe them. road and mountain cyclist will scoop up more bad air than any other event largely due to racing behind camera vehicles and racing longer than most other events. The track racers might be racing indoors so that might help. http://www.velonews.com/article/81369/cyclists-apologize-over-mask-row |
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Trumpcard
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| Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:17 am Post subject: |
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| anyone know the best places to watch the opening ceremony in Seoul? (in English?) or on tv - not sure if AFN will - or if any of the cable tv channels will... |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
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| Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:27 am Post subject: |
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| nautilus wrote: |
| ..I see we have to wait til next Friday for the athletics to start.. |
I was under the impression that events begin Saturday. Certainly, it would be foolish to have the opening ceremonies and then one week of no events.
Please define athletics. |
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nautilus
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| Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:48 am Post subject: |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
| nautilus wrote: |
| ..I see we have to wait til next Friday for the athletics to start.. |
I was under the impression that events begin Saturday. Certainly, it would be foolish to have the opening ceremonies and then one week of no events.
Please define athletics. |
Cultural confusion of terms.If i meant tomorrow, i would've said This Friday. however, next Friday means a week tomorrow.
I think North Americans say the opposite: "Next" friday means "this Friday coming" to them. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:38 am Post subject: |
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| nautilus wrote: |
| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
| nautilus wrote: |
| ..I see we have to wait til next Friday for the athletics to start.. |
I was under the impression that events begin Saturday. Certainly, it would be foolish to have the opening ceremonies and then one week of no events.
Please define athletics. |
Cultural confusion of terms.If i meant tomorrow, i would've said This Friday. however, next Friday means a week tomorrow.
I think North Americans say the opposite: "Next" friday means "this Friday coming" to them. |
Are you caught in some sort of time loop? Are you saying the opening ceremonies begin tomorrow and the events start a week after them? Are you saying you're drunk? Retarded, perhaps?
I need clarification. |
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nautilus
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| Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
Are you caught in some sort of time loop? Are you saying the opening ceremonies begin tomorrow and the events start a week after them? Are you saying you're drunk? Retarded, perhaps? |
Can you read english, dumkopf?
I said the athletics start a week later. A-T-H-L-E-T-I-C-S
Are we clear?
Sparkling. |
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