London Olympics 2012 thread

[Puggit]

schmalex said:

Do they lose points if the horse does a st in the ring?

Telegraph horse prancing commentary said:

You won't see a better extended trot than that

Too late!

[schmalex]

The problem is (rather like the dressage), it's really bloody difficult to explain stuff without using the jargon, which, unfortunately, makes it appear rather elitist.

Re. the dressage. The control those people have over the horses is absolutely phenominal.

[Puggit]

schmalex said:

The problem is (rather like the dressage), it's really bloody difficult to explain stuff without using the jargon, which, unfortunately, makes it appear rather elitist.

Re. the dressage. The control those people have over the horses is absolutely phenominal.

So when does Crufts become an Olympic sport?!

[schmalex]

Hopefully, it'll stay out for as long as I have a hole in my arse

[JonnyFive]

thanetspeedshop said:

... and where'd they find that many gay horses?

They're definitely the gay horses.. The ones who did ballet at school instead of rugby.

[Use Psychology]

we could have sheepdogs too, or is it called sheepdogging? er...

[egor110]

anonymous said:

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No the only person was also ruled out injured, he also receives no money from uk athletics, he pays for his own coaches,physios etc.

[WeirdNeville]

JonnyFive said:

thanetspeedshop said:

... and where'd they find that many gay horses?

They're definitely the gay horses.. The ones who did ballet at school instead of rugby.

I did ballet at school. I was hugging hotties round the waist and watching girls change into leotards in the back of mums Volvo as she drove us all there.

You were showering with a bunch of sweaty naked dudes.

Which smacks more of cock lovin'?

Those horses are definately light in the loafers though.

[Zaxxon]

So with GB third in the medals table, has any of the countries below us stand a chance of beating us?

I doubt South Korea has many track and field specialists and the other countries seem a long way off, especially as the US may hover up quite a few of the track golds.

[Raify]

Zaxxon said:

So with GB third in the medals table, has any of the countries below us stand a chance of beating us?

I doubt South Korea has many track and field specialists and the other countries seem a long way off, especially as the US may hover up quite a few of the track golds.

Sports that haven't started yet include BMX, mountain bike, rhythmic gymnastics, Taekwon-Do and Modern Pentathlon.

"Nice" Korea should do well in the TKD, but we're quite a way ahead of them...

[Kermit power]

WTF??????????

The Bronze medal in the beam final was just won by an actual woman!! One that has been through puberty and everything!

[TheHeretic]

Kermit power said:

WTF??????????

The Bronze medal in the beam final was just won by an actual woman!! One that has been through puberty and everything!

You lie, surely?

[Nom de ploom]

At the end of the games though - will the IOC head say "these have been the greatest games ever"....

I can still recall the face of the Atlanta organiser fella when samaranch (was it he?) said "these have a been a very good games"

[Kermit power]

TheHeretic said:

Kermit power said:

WTF??????????

The Bronze medal in the beam final was just won by an actual woman!! One that has been through puberty and everything!

You lie, surely?

Apparently I do. When I posted this, they were showing Catalina Ponnor of Romania in Bronze, but it seems they've subsequently changed their mind and given it to some American teenager.

Meanwhile, over in the dressage, the commentator actually said "ooh, this is one of her good bits - the extended walk! Just look at that walk!" and yes, the horse was just walking across the sand.

[Derek Smith]

Raify said:

Sports that haven't started yet include BMX, mountain bike, rhythmic gymnastics, Taekwon-Do and Modern Pentathlon.

Can we use magic wheels in any of these?

[Steameh]

Raify said:

Sports that haven't started yet include BMX, mountain bike, rhythmic gymnastics, Taekwon-Do and Modern Pentathlon.

"Nice" Korea should do well in the TKD, but we're quite a way ahead of them...

Similarly to Australia, what has happened to Russia? They had 23 golds overall in Bejing, they have 7 so far

[ewenm]

Derek Smith said:

Can we use magic wheels in any of these?

I think the round wheels have been rolled out to the BMXers and MTBers

[DJRC]

Derek Smith said:

Raify said:

Sports that haven't started yet include BMX, mountain bike, rhythmic gymnastics, Taekwon-Do and Modern Pentathlon.

Can we use magic wheels in any of these?

Shanaze Reade is favourite in the BMX.
We have one of he favourites in the Modern Pent.
TKD is the poster child for for bhing about selection. We do have the world no 1.

He wasnt selected.

[TheHeretic]

Looking forward to the Velodrome action!

[Puggit]

TheHeretic said:

Looking forward to the Velodrome action!

Booting up the iPad to watch it