mmmmm...

^Its such BS that the woman wear that and the guys are dressed in t shirts and board shorts??

lazycrockett said:

^Its such BS that the woman wear that and the guys are dressed in t shirts and board shorts??

I'm pretty sure they changed the rule so it's not mandatory anymore

They should make it mandatory for the men to play in speedos like the divers.

Ellie said:

They should make it mandatory for the men to play in speedos like the divers.

hell yeah, speedos and bikinis

nude (almost) athletes: the true essence of the original greek games

semi-naked perfect male/female bodies

					Table ViewBar View
Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	People's Republic of China	17	9	4	30
2	United States of America	12	8	9	29
3	Republic of Korea	6	2	4	12
4	France	5	3	5	13
5	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	4	0	1	5
6	Germany	3	8	2	13
7	Italy	3	4	2	9
8	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3
9	Japan	2	4	11	17
10	Russian Federation	2	4	5	11
11	Great Britain	2	3	4	9
12	Hungary	2	1	1	4
13	Ukraine	2	0	4	6
14	South Africa	2	0	0	2
15	Australia	1	6	2	9
16	Romania	1	3	2	6
17	Brazil	1	1	1	3
17	Netherlands	1	1	1	3
19	Georgia	1	0	0	1
19	Lithuania	1	0	0	1
19	Slovenia	1	0	0	1
19	Venezuela	1	0	0	1
23	Colombia	0	2	1	3
23	Cuba	0	2	1	3
25	Mexico	0	2	0	2
26	Canada	0	1	5	6
27	Indonesia	0	1	1	2
27	Norway	0	1	1	2
29	Czech Republic	0	1	0	1
29	Denmark	0	1	0	1
29	Egypt	0	1	0	1
29	Spain	0	1	0	1
29	Poland	0	1	0	1
29	Sweden	0	1	0	1
29	Thailand	0	1	0	1
29	Taipei (Chinese Taipei)	0	1	0	1
37	New Zealand	0	0	2	2
37	Slovakia	0	0	2	2
39	Azerbaijan	0	0	1	1
39	Belgium	0	0	1	1
39	Belarus	0	0	1	1
39	Greece	0	0	1	1
39	India	0	0	1	1
39	Republic of Moldova	0	0	1	1
39	Mongolia	0	0	1	1
39	Qatar	0	0	1	1
39	Singapore	0	0	1	1
39	Serbia	0	0	1	1
39	Uzbekistan	0	0	1	1

http://www.london2012.com...dal-count/

iloveannie said:

Does anyone else think that some countries have different motivators than others? Cough, cough, China "we have your family" cough, cough.

China would not top that list. Probably not even in the top thirty.

China's more likely to cheat, but motivating atheletes by holding their families hostage isn't very good motivation. It's counter productive.

Chinese work to win medal for national pride. Chinese, like Americans, love their country even though they know it's not perfect.

This China vs USA thing reminds me of the Cold War, you know the USSR vs USA thing

JoeTyler said:

This China vs USA thing reminds me of the Cold War, you know the USSR vs USA thing

Funny how the world's top three economies are the top three medal winners...

PurpleJedi said:

JoeTyler said:

This China vs USA thing reminds me of the Cold War, you know the USSR vs USA thing

Funny how the world's top three economies are the top three medal winners...

China and the USA are smart countries who encourage young folks to start a professional career

the USSR was another story, it was the land of doping, stereoids and the "win or you'll enjoy the rest of the summer in Siberia" shit; not to mention that the USSR (aka Moscow) enjoyed the successes of Russia, Ucraine, the Stans states, the Baltic states, the Caucasian states etc combined

JoeTyler said:

PurpleJedi said:

Funny how the world's top three economies are the top three medal winners...

China and the USA are smart countries who encourage young folks to start a professional career

the USSR was another story, it was the land of doping, stereoids and the "win or you'll enjoy the rest of the summer in Siberia" shit; not to mention that the USSR (aka Moscow) enjoyed the successes of Russia, Ucraine, the Stans states, the Baltic states, the Caucasian states etc combined

I just find it interesting how - as opposed to the Cold War-era Olympics where military might preceded medal counts - today the big economic powerhouses (USA, China and Japan) are the ones with the most medals.

As for your first comment, I don't think that's 100% accurate. Yes, China & the USA have high levels of education...but when it comes to sports, I'm sure it's all about winning (games/tournaments/medals) and less about "education". Look at how many college athletes in the USA are given scholarships based on their athleticism ALONE.

I'm sure there must be alot of that in any country, especially China.

I suspect the nations with low medal counts (Great Britain for example?) may have higher standards for their education and that reduces the pool of qualified athletes that they can choose from.

PurpleJedi said:

JoeTyler said:

China and the USA are smart countries who encourage young folks to start a professional career

the USSR was another story, it was the land of doping, stereoids and the "win or you'll enjoy the rest of the summer in Siberia" shit; not to mention that the USSR (aka Moscow) enjoyed the successes of Russia, Ucraine, the Stans states, the Baltic states, the Caucasian states etc combined

I just find it interesting how - as opposed to the Cold War-era Olympics where military might preceded medal counts - today the big economic powerhouses (USA, China and Japan) are the ones with the most medals.

As for your first comment, I don't think that's 100% accurate. Yes, China & the USA have high levels of education...but when it comes to sports, I'm sure it's all about winning (games/tournaments/medals) and less about "education". Look at how many college athletes in the USA are given scholarships based on their athleticism ALONE.

I'm sure there must be alot of that in any country, especially China.

I suspect the nations with low medal counts (Great Britain for example?) may have higher standards for their education and that reduces the pool of qualified athletes that they can choose from.

hmm, but isn't that the secret of the USA?, i mean, the fact that the government makes sure that the folks who (when they're like 10-14) show some real skills (basketball, soccer, football, hockey, gymnastics, athletics, etc) can have all the commodities/support to develop a professional career? I mean, jezz, how many of the young athletes from the USA come directly from college or have graduated recently?? the 60% ? the 70% ??

in Europe, colleges don't encourage a career in sports, in fact, students have to PAY to use the gym/installations it's all about private clubs and limited (very limited) government support, but only once they have become professionals...

Looking forward to seeing Gabby in the all around

I watched archory in spanish this morning. We lost the bronze to korea. But it was funny to see both contestants from Mexico competing to win the gold, that was weird and funny.

Go, Flying squirrel, go!!!!

Tokyo89 said:

Looking forward to seeing Gabby in the all around

Just waiting for the Ceremony here in London, it was a fantastic competition!

JoeTyler said:

PurpleJedi said:

I just find it interesting how - as opposed to the Cold War-era Olympics where military might preceded medal counts - today the big economic powerhouses (USA, China and Japan) are the ones with the most medals.

As for your first comment, I don't think that's 100% accurate. Yes, China & the USA have high levels of education...but when it comes to sports, I'm sure it's all about winning (games/tournaments/medals) and less about "education". Look at how many college athletes in the USA are given scholarships based on their athleticism ALONE.

I'm sure there must be alot of that in any country, especially China.

I suspect the nations with low medal counts (Great Britain for example?) may have higher standards for their education and that reduces the pool of qualified athletes that they can choose from.

hmm, but isn't that the secret of the USA?, i mean, the fact that the government makes sure that the folks who (when they're like 10-14) show some real skills (basketball, soccer, football, hockey, gymnastics, athletics, etc) can have all the commodities/support to develop a professional career? I mean, jezz, how many of the young athletes from the USA come directly from college or have graduated recently?? the 60% ? the 70% ??

in Europe, colleges don't encourage a career in sports, in fact, students have to PAY to use the gym/installations it's all about private clubs and limited (very limited) government support, but only once they have become professionals...

Wait...what?

Are you saying that getting skilled young athletes into school regardless of their grades is our secret to "win"?

I suppose that could be correct. I thought that when you stated "smart" in your comment, that you meant "highly-educated".

Any bombs yet?

PurpleJedi said:

JoeTyler said:

hmm, but isn't that the secret of the USA?, i mean, the fact that the government makes sure that the folks who (when they're like 10-14) show some real skills (basketball, soccer, football, hockey, gymnastics, athletics, etc) can have all the commodities/support to develop a professional career? I mean, jezz, how many of the young athletes from the USA come directly from college or have graduated recently?? the 60% ? the 70% ??

in Europe, colleges don't encourage a career in sports, in fact, students have to PAY to use the gym/installations it's all about private clubs and limited (very limited) government support, but only once they have become professionals...

Wait...what?

Are you saying that getting skilled young athletes into school regardless of their grades is our secret to "win"?

I suppose that could be correct. I thought that when you stated "smart" in your comment, that you meant "highly-educated".

hmmm, the film Forrest Gump parodied it very well: if books ain't your thing, then use your body (for a professional career in sport, not prostitution, lol)

OMG OMG OMG

THE U.S. BASKETBALL TEAM MAKES HISTORY!!!!!!!

159 FOCKIN' POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can smell the gold already

JoeTyler said:

This China vs USA thing reminds me of the Cold War, you know the USSR vs USA thing

It's China v the US because Russia can't compete any longer. I think everyone wants to beat the Americans, and now, the Chinese. It's competition.

PurpleJedi said:

JoeTyler said:

China and the USA are smart countries who encourage young folks to start a professional career

the USSR was another story, it was the land of doping, stereoids and the "win or you'll enjoy the rest of the summer in Siberia" shit; not to mention that the USSR (aka Moscow) enjoyed the successes of Russia, Ucraine, the Stans states, the Baltic states, the Caucasian states etc combined

I just find it interesting how - as opposed to the Cold War-era Olympics where military might preceded medal counts - today the big economic powerhouses (USA, China and Japan) are the ones with the most medals.

As for your first comment, I don't think that's 100% accurate. Yes, China & the USA have high levels of education...but when it comes to sports, I'm sure it's all about winning (games/tournaments/medals) and less about "education". Look at how many college athletes in the USA are given scholarships based on their athleticism ALONE.

I'm sure there must be alot of that in any country, especially China.

I suspect the nations with low medal counts (Great Britain for example?) may have higher standards for their education and that reduces the pool of qualified athletes that they can choose from.

Why would that be the case? Schools are the only place for atheletes to train. Where is the correlation that atheletes can't compete academically. Many do. The military academies in the U.S. all have NCAA DIV-1A sport teams including football for instance.

Even in the U.S., you can bet none of either the men's or women's gymnastics team did most of their training at school. The girls gymnastic team hasn't hit high school. lol

Cloudbuster said:

Any bombs yet?

No, it's London, not Atlanta.

SUPRMAN said:

PurpleJedi said:

I just find it interesting how - as opposed to the Cold War-era Olympics where military might preceded medal counts - today the big economic powerhouses (USA, China and Japan) are the ones with the most medals.

As for your first comment, I don't think that's 100% accurate. Yes, China & the USA have high levels of education...but when it comes to sports, I'm sure it's all about winning (games/tournaments/medals) and less about "education". Look at how many college athletes in the USA are given scholarships based on their athleticism ALONE.

I'm sure there must be alot of that in any country, especially China.

I suspect the nations with low medal counts (Great Britain for example?) may have higher standards for their education and that reduces the pool of qualified athletes that they can choose from.

Why would that be the case? Schools are the only place for atheletes to train. Where is the correlation that atheletes can't compete academically. Many do. The military academies in the U.S. all have NCAA DIV-1A sport teams including football for instance.

Even in the U.S., you can bet none of either the men's or women's gymnastics team did most of their training at school. The girls gymnastic team hasn't hit high school. lol

I dunno...I'm just guessing.

I mean...how is it possible that other first-world nations, with top-notch training facilities and the economic might to allow ecvellent training...are so lagging?

Cloudbuster said:

iloveannie said:

Why would someone even ask that? Sarcastic attempt at humour? Idiot.

All everyone keeps talking about is how slack security is.

But that's probably a diversion tactic because the UK is getting its ass whooped as usual.

fFor he European orgers heres a link to a free live stream.

I believe US is ok with NBC coverage?

http://www.eurovisionspor...index.html

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