treeduck Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Jul 28 2012, 09:49 AM) Rough day for this year's Tour de France heroes. Froome had to leave the race, Wiggins nowhere to be found...Gold to Kazakhstan. The other teams' tactics were to break up the GB teams race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 QUOTE (treeduck @ Jul 28 2012, 12:43 PM) QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Jul 28 2012, 09:49 AM) Rough day for this year's Tour de France heroes. Froome had to leave the race, Wiggins nowhere to be found...Gold to Kazakhstan. The other teams' tactics were to break up the GB teams race. I can't believe the peloton wasn't able to catch that first group. It was only a 55 seconds lead with 25 km left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Jul 28 2012, 02:17 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Jul 28 2012, 12:43 PM) QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Jul 28 2012, 09:49 AM) Rough day for this year's Tour de France heroes. Froome had to leave the race, Wiggins nowhere to be found...Gold to Kazakhstan. The other teams' tactics were to break up the GB teams race. I can't believe the peloton wasn't able to catch that first group. It was only a 55 seconds lead with 25 km left. Most disappointing, as I can think of few people who deserve gold less than Vinokourov. Let's see if he passes the dope screen. For those of you who, like me, are utterly disgusted with NBC's coverage, I downloaded Expatshield VPN (free) and have been watching BBC's coverage. I can't do the live stream as that requires $$$, but just about everything is available, including Sports That Are Not Basketball. (I am so sick of Le Bron and the damn Dream Team I could vomit). So far (crosses fingers) I haven't had any problems other than the odd buffering as I was watching the equestrian feed a few minutes behind the live action. And my home computer is an ancient and slow Dell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 QUOTE (Mara @ Jul 28 2012, 06:12 PM) QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Jul 28 2012, 02:17 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Jul 28 2012, 12:43 PM) QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Jul 28 2012, 09:49 AM) Rough day for this year's Tour de France heroes. Froome had to leave the race, Wiggins nowhere to be found...Gold to Kazakhstan. The other teams' tactics were to break up the GB teams race. I can't believe the peloton wasn't able to catch that first group. It was only a 55 seconds lead with 25 km left. Most disappointing, as I can think of few people who deserve gold less than Vinokourov. Let's see if he passes the dope screen. For those of you who, like me, are utterly disgusted with NBC's coverage, I downloaded Expatshield VPN (free) and have been watching BBC's coverage. I can't do the live stream as that requires $$$, but just about everything is available, including Sports That Are Not Basketball. (I am so sick of Le Bron and the damn Dream Team I could vomit). So far (crosses fingers) I haven't had any problems other than the odd buffering as I was watching the equestrian feed a few minutes behind the live action. And my home computer is an ancient and slow Dell! I like to go to LiveTV.ru and Sportlemon.tv. They have feeds from different countries and you can watch almost all of the competitions. There are glitches (started watching table tennis and the internet guy switched over to swimming) but overall I'm satisfied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Wimbledon finalist, Agnieszka Radwanska, out of the tournament in the first round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 (edited) Am I the only one who finds synchronized sports ridiculously silly? They might as well be dancers at a Britney or Gaga concert. It always seemed to me that people in synchro sports were mostly mediocre athletes. They probably couldn't win a medal on their own in a solo event. Just my honest opinion. I know-- Canada has won LOTS of medals in synchro sports. I'm supposed to be proud of this, but for some reason I'm hesitant. I can't watch synchro sports without laughing my head off. They're so funny. It doesn't matter what particular sport it is. The same could be said about pairs figure skating. Jamie Sale & David Pelletier never won any championships by themselves. On their own, they were nothing special & no one cared about them. A commentator even said so in a documentary I saw on the CBC. Edited July 29, 2012 by Boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 QUOTE (Boots @ Jul 29 2012, 11:49 AM) Am I the only one who finds synchronized sports ridiculously silly? They might as well be dancers at a Britney or Gaga concert. It always seemed to me that people in synchro sports were mostly mediocre athletes. They probably couldn't win a medal on their own in a solo event. Just my honest opinion. I know-- Canada has won LOTS of medals in synchro sports. I'm supposed to be proud of this, but for some reason I'm hesitant. I can't watch synchro sports without laughing my head off. They're so funny. It doesn't matter what particular sport it is. The same could be said about pairs figure skating. Jamie Sale & David Pelletier never won any championships by themselves. On their own, they were nothing special & no one cared about them. A commentator even said so in a documentary I saw on the CBC. i heard they want to make pole dancing an olympic sport which would be a disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilCastro Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 mike emrick and Pierre McGuire covering water polo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 QUOTE (PhilCastro @ Jul 29 2012, 02:50 PM) mike emrick and Pierre McGuire covering water polo. Who the usual Water polo go to guys over there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 QUOTE (PhilCastro @ Jul 29 2012, 02:50 PM) mike emrick and Pierre McGuire covering water polo. i find emerick less annoying announcing the water polo than when he does hockey. mcguire is annoying all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Just watched some awesome volleyball...Poland 3 Italy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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blackhawkrush Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 QUOTE (RodrigoAltaf @ Jul 29 2012, 04:04 PM) QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Jul 29 2012, 03:59 PM) Just watched some awesome volleyball...Poland 3 Italy 1 Quite a surprise for Poland, I think. The Poles just won the World League and are favorites in the tournament... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 ping pong now there's a game.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 horseshoes should be a part of the olympics. great game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Jul 29 2012, 05:09 PM) ping pong now there's a game.... I saw a girl, who was born with one hand, play table tennis today. Had a good start, was leading 2-0 but then lost the next 4 sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ReflectedLight Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Jul 29 2012, 05:28 PM) QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Jul 29 2012, 05:09 PM) ping pong now there's a game.... I saw a girl, who was born with one hand, play table tennis today. Had a good start, was leading 2-0 but then lost the next 4 sets. i saw some of the replay. incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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blackhawkrush Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Jul 29 2012, 05:35 PM) QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Jul 29 2012, 05:28 PM) QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Jul 29 2012, 05:09 PM) ping pong now there's a game.... I saw a girl, who was born with one hand, play table tennis today. Had a good start, was leading 2-0 but then lost the next 4 sets. i saw some of the replay. incredible. She just had enough below the elbow to hold the ball. I was really pulling for her... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 we just lost a close ping pong match to china. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Jul 29 2012, 05:56 PM) we just lost a close ping pong match to china. It's amazing how many countries naturalize Chinese players. They're just too good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Jul 29 2012, 06:02 PM) QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Jul 29 2012, 05:56 PM) we just lost a close ping pong match to china. It's amazing how many countries naturalize Chinese players. They're just too good... guess they have the right genetics for ping pong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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