i think diversity means more than medal count. China sucks at swimming, track and field. until the day they are good at those, i couldn't call them sports power. heck, even the Russians are more diverse in medals. i am not belittling their accomplishment. but there are room for improvements.
Here's an interesting way to count medals: http://www.nbcolympics.com/newscenter/news/newsid=254895.html
Whoooaaa... take it easy there y'all this is the Olympic closing ceremony about peace and love. Unless they take up my brawl idea.
Actually, I wasn't directing that at nobody, I was replying to Yu, as he said he wouldn't do it because you could be armed showing up. Just letting it be known I can legally carry guns, that can put a red-dot on ya head if someone if feeling froggy and want's to pull a weapon. It wasn't being racist, it was making a comparison. there is a difference you know. you are a jerk, and probably love watching yourself type, peace and chicken grease.
You can just see the progress of the Chinese olympics program, it is just getting better and better, i expect one day they will have many winners in swimming and field and tracks.
I was actually pretty surprised with the diversity of the medals China was awarded. They obviously don't compete very well in swimming and track and field...but they received medals in a lot of the other sports.
But then couldn't you also say the US sucks because its not good at Judo, ping pong or rythmic gymnastics? Winning a gold medal is a great achievement whatever the sport is.
come on. chill guys. the new season is about to start. we need to concentrate on hating the jazz fans. by the way, when is the first preseason game? i can't wait for the new season already.
Yeah I was rooting against the Russian Federation in rythmic gymnastic because they had AK47 as the flag bearer.
One thing that impresses me about my country is our diversity. No other country in the world has the diversity that we have among our population. I know we have our problems, and what country doesn't, but the Olympics make you really realize how special of a country you live in. The U.S. was probably the only country with a person from nearly every continent participating in the games. Very nice.
Best and Worst Commentators of the Games: http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/be...Medals-Television-commentators?urn=oly,103045 Sports broadcasters are like referees, umpires and offensive linemen; you don't really notice them when they are good, but they can ruin a game when they are bad. Every now and then, though, a pulling guard will obliterate three defenders on a touchdown run, and an announcer will make a sports event a little more enjoyable, although sometimes unintentionally so. In that spirit, FPM awards our best and worst announcers of the Games. Bob Costas chatted with numerous guests in the studio, everyone from gold medal winners to President George W. Bush. In the first few days of the Games, I cringed as he interviewed the women's fencing trio that swept the sabre event, as he marveled that all three attend prestigious American universities ("Golly, you girls must be so smart!"). But once the gymnastics events started, Costas was saved by the Bela Karolyi, whose over the top theatrics and nearly incomprehensible commentary made for the most entertaining comedy of the entire two weeks. For Bob and Bela, an FPM medal in the pairs event. In the worst announcers category, Tiki Barber was a shoo-in for the men. His gaffes and missteps were so frequent that if Awful Announcing ever builds a Hall of Fame, they'll have a separate wing called the Tiki Tiki Tiki Room. At the very least, Barber will have a place to display his FPM medal. Joining Barber atop the FPM medal stand of shame is diving analyst Cynthia Potter. Her critique of the divers was fine, but she had some outstanding foot-in-microphone moments, like when she said the divers showered after each dive because, "It's fun." And then this gem in an exchange with diving announcer Ted Robinson that I remember as follows: Robinson, commenting about the imposing look of a Russian diver who had shaved his head: "I feel like I've seen this guy in a James Bond movie." Potter: "I think I've seen him in some other kinds of movies." Robinson, stunned into awkward silence: " ... " Potter, as replay of the Russian's dive rolls: "Those other movies were about violence, not anything else." Rick Majerus, we've found your soulmate. To be fair, there was so much diving on TV, I was surprised Jacques Cousteau didn't make an appearance, so if those were her only mistakes in all that time on the air, I can understand. So if not in quantity, then definitely for quality, an FPM medal for Cynthia Potter. And let's get Tiki and her together as soon as possible. We have a few other special awards as well. The American sprinters collapse in the track and field events provided numerous uncomfortable post-race interviews conducted by Bob Neumeier, who gets a special FPM medal for performance under duress as he weathered the two-mile stares and curt responses of Jeremy Wariner and the like. In our Mr. and Mrs. Congeniality category, Cris Collinsworth and Mary Carillo were so helpful and so gosh-darn nice, they deserve a medal. Like the president and vice president of the student council who work so hard to make the Homecoming Dance a success and then get elected King and Queen, you just can't find anything not to like about these two. Naturally, I hate them. Finally, let's end this FPM medal post with a mystery for the FPMIU. Why was American sprint icon Michael Johnson working for the BBC while NBC had sprinter Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago? Regardless of the answer, I thnk we can all agree NBC dropped the baton on that one.
Time for the montage. When NBC had the NBA, their montages were always amazing at the close of their NBA coverage.
Yahoo! Best Ad of the Olympics: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ae3tFI8wXE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ae3tFI8wXE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
Yep, I bet the USA Chinese Athletes were proud to be competing in their homeland. And I applaud everyone that were in the games for our Great Country... The Olympics made me proud to be an American just that much more.
Bob Costas doing Communist propaganda with Tianamen gate shown behind him. Clearly NBC is a tool of the communists.
honestly, before the Olympics started, i was worried that all the controversies are going to mess it up. i am glad it pulled through with no major problems. smooth is good.
Of course it was racist because you implied that all 7-11 owners were indians "with dots on their heads", akin to the dot that you would presumably aim at my head from your firearm in that previous threat/comment of yours.
