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Xavior
08-08-2008, 02:52
Beijing 2008 Results - Day 1.5

Medal Count
# Country G S B T
1 USA 1 1 1 3
2t CHN 2 0 0 2
2t KOR 1 1 0 2


Athens 2004 Final Results

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States United States 36 39 27 102
2 China China 32 17 14 63
3 Russia Russia 27 27 38 92
4 Australia Australia 17 16 16 49
5 Japan Japan 16 9 12 37
KLL
08-08-2008, 07:42
I hope that Germany will get more medals than AUstralia and Japan again. Its kinda annoying to be the masters of silver and bronze medals but failing the gold.

China will definately have an advantage, seeing they're strong in many sports such as table tennis, diving (both barely a sport imo) or gymnastics, where you can get lots of medals.
DBozMen
08-08-2008, 07:59
This is a good 1 for the bookies! Let us bet!
KLL
08-08-2008, 08:10
anyone watching the opening ceremony right now?

the parents of the little girl singing msut be like the proudest parents ever at this moment :P
DBozMen
08-08-2008, 09:15
anyone watching the opening ceremony right now?

the parents of the little girl singing msut be like the proudest parents ever at this moment :P

No :(, i'm at work
Xavior
08-08-2008, 09:20
Stayed up all night to watch :)

I thought the huge scroll was really cool. Along with the globe at the end.
KLL
08-08-2008, 09:26
i was a bit disapointed to be honest

but its not over yet
DBozMen
08-08-2008, 09:28
btw are you guys following what's happening in Georgia? Russia, has send over 140 tanks and has aircraft support. While Georgia is bombing the province Ossetia.
KLL
08-08-2008, 09:34
btw are you guys following what's happening in Georgia? Russia, has send over 140 tanks and has aircraft support. While Georgia is bombing the province Ossetia.

my last update was that they denied doing anything

i expect an news update on TV when georgia or russia march into the stadion
DBozMen
08-08-2008, 09:36
my last update was that they denied doing anything

i expect an news update on TV when georgia or russia march into the stadion

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/08/georgia.ossetia/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

i don;t think that they can deny this
KLL
08-08-2008, 09:37
this morning at least all the news said that russia sent a bunch of fighters on a bombing run into georgia and 1 got shot down... and the russians denied that

video doesn'T play for me btw
KLL
08-08-2008, 09:48
I just realized how Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sounds like some 70s or 80s pop band
Xavior
08-08-2008, 09:49
Their clothing isn't as cool this time :(

Last time they came in their island wear. Whats up with all these suits this time...
KLL
08-08-2008, 09:50
even the japanese were a bit boring

and so is the music.. athens was much better in that sense.
i'm still trying to find out what that bagpipe song was when the irish marched in

but it is very funny to watch these countries march in, whose entire population wouldn't fill the stadion

lol.. as Guam marched in.. "Why doesn'T the President of Guam stand up?" camera zooms in on Bush slightiny banging his head... "Does he even know he is?"
-Z-
08-08-2008, 10:19
holy ****.


u need to see that video.



Z
KLL
08-08-2008, 10:23
holy ****.


u need to see that video.



Z

works now.. and my first thought was.. why is there an EU flag in the background?

its interestign that all that **** is going on in georgia while putin is in china
DBozMen
08-08-2008, 11:26
works now.. and my first thought was.. why is there an EU flag in the background?

its interestign that all that **** is going on in georgia while putin is in china

Well Poetin in the prime minister and Dmitri Medvedev is the president :)
KLL
08-08-2008, 11:28
Well Poetin in the prime minister and Dmitri Medvedev is the president :)

Putin still does pull the strings. ;) He was the one responding to it, rather than Medvedev
DBozMen
08-08-2008, 11:31
Putin still does pull the strings. ;) He was the one responding to it, rather than Medvedev

hmm so medvedev is the puppet, maybe some people from russia could shed some more light on it.
KLL
08-08-2008, 11:33
hmm so medvedev is the puppet, maybe some people from russia could shed some more light on it.

i doubt that there are any kremel members on NW
KLL
08-08-2008, 11:38
the Games have begun.
DBozMen
08-08-2008, 12:10
the Games have begun.

i saw the end, and it looked nice :).

So let's start!
KLL
08-08-2008, 12:36
lol i heared the opening wasn't broadcasted yet i nthe US
Crimson Shadow
08-08-2008, 13:48
Nope...opening ceremonies won't be broadcast for another 6 hours lol
KLL
08-08-2008, 14:08
Nope...opening ceremonies won't be broadcast for another 6 hours lol

hooray for the live broadcast without commercials
Crimson Shadow
08-08-2008, 16:31
If it was broadcasted live in the US, then there wouldn't be many viewers, since it would have been friday morning and most people would have been at work.
KLL
08-08-2008, 16:36
If it was broadcasted live in the US, then there wouldn't be many viewers, since it would have been friday morning and most people would have been at work.

that never stoped illions watching TV here

the main reason you'Re getting it broadcasted prime time is because of advertising revenue.
peopel pay more for commercials during prime time
Xavior
08-08-2008, 17:17
I was going through my channels and was quite confused when only CBC was broadcasting live. I thought NBC had pulled out for some boycott or whatnot :P

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2008/08/08/beijing-cp-584-5292733.jpg

Beautiful, is it not? :)
KLL
08-09-2008, 06:59
An american was killed in Beijing today...
Crimson Shadow
08-09-2008, 08:03
Yup a relative to the men's volleyball coach.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26104003/