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Official 2012 London Summer Olympics Thread

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1337
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Well, the olympics start in a month and I don't see a thread that isn't about the actual competitions... So, let the discussion begin!

USA! USA!
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(also lets hope the images work this time...)
Jun 25 2012 2:38PM
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Hoppy
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cool
Jul 31 2012 5:10PM
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Laurent.
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An absolutely incredible effort but to nuance, you are much more likely to score more medals in swimming.

Sixteen pool events for the males, and there isn't as large difference between the different events as there is with running etc...

Great effort, but with most disciplines you have just one shot at a medal per games.
Jul 31 2012 5:47PM
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Avifarer
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american gymnasts are bunk this year
Jul 31 2012 9:35PM
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Bodhisattva_
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Not the girls...
Jul 31 2012 9:40PM
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jason...
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naah, theres some sexy little 16 year olds in there.
Jul 31 2012 9:41PM
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Avifarer
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only decent looking one is raisman
Jul 31 2012 9:42PM
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Bodhisattva_
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Fuck I should have realized that nobody on NS would actually give a shit about the competition.. I thought you were talking about the skill level LOL
Jul 31 2012 9:45PM
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jason...
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her and mckayla maroney get my vote.

best looking girls is going to the swedish womens soccer team though. dayum.
Jul 31 2012 9:45PM
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Avifarer
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lol yeah no doubt the americans are best ski wise. canadians actually looked pretty good this year. pleasantly surprised
Jul 31 2012 9:58PM
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wesley.
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maroney is fine
Jul 31 2012 10:05PM
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whoa-dere
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even that name sounds juicy
Aug 1 2012 12:45AM
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PJS.
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i heard you like womens soccer

nsfw
http://imgur.com/a/GvNQT

ill work on the swedish team.
Aug 1 2012 12:49AM
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_Jeffrey_
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USA waterpolo was fun to watch. super close game
Aug 1 2012 1:01AM
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*SNO*
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First gold of the olympics for team GB!

Aug 1 2012 7:57AM
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.RYAN66
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have you ever seen police academy?
Aug 1 2012 9:39AM
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theBearJew
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Aug 1 2012 9:45AM
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.Hugo.
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very nice!
Aug 1 2012 9:45AM
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Deluge
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Michael Phelps.
Aug 1 2012 9:50AM
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CliffyByro
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i posted this in another thread and it got deleted. le fuuuuu
Aug 1 2012 10:13AM
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JDA
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Aug 1 2012 12:35PM
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Hoppy
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I'd still call him greatest olympian ever, with almost double the athletics all time winners. Its getting too much into semantics otherwise. Plus im giving credit to an American, with happens rarely :P
Aug 1 2012 1:10PM
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Nate_Higgers
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YOUR FUCKING OUT! I'M FUCKING IN!
Aug 1 2012 1:17PM
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MISSNEWBOOTY
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Brogan of swimming

DOES NOT GIVE A FUCK THIS YEAR OR ABOUT SWIMMING

cant blame him. Anyone that went through his training would have burnt out by now
Aug 1 2012 1:22PM
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Hoppy
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which happens rarely :P***
Aug 1 2012 1:31PM
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Bogs
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true, but i think the different strokes are still quite a distinction. you see plenty of swimmers who specialize in one stroke and just make it in that, but phelps mastered all four. how often can you say that of a swimmer? look at lochte this year, more or less trying what phelps did on '08 and so far not doing nearly as well

just think about it. he won 8 gold medals in '08. he won a gold in literally every event he entered. thats incredible. i think its hard, at this point, to argue he ISN'T the greatest olympian ever. who would you put above him? jesse owens also had an incredibly olympics, but phelps put two incredible olympics' together back to back, and is on his way to having a very good third olympics.
Aug 1 2012 2:43PM
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TheClap.
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7*

the 8th was given to him to make history, he actually didnt win the relay
Aug 1 2012 2:46PM
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theBearJew
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Yea but that tie was lame.
Aug 1 2012 2:46PM
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Bogs
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doubt thats true, but even if it is 7 gold medals is still pretty damn impressive, especially when some of the events are relays and thus dependant on your teammates swimming will enough
Aug 1 2012 2:57PM
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TheClap.
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IMO

relays are easier then individual event
Aug 1 2012 2:58PM
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Cufe.
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http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/us-gymnast-mckayla-maroney-landed-the-vault-of-her?sub=1700888_479100

I jizzed!

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Aug 1 2012 3:05PM
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Bogs
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yeah, maybe, but you still have to rely on someone else doing the job correctly
Aug 1 2012 3:06PM
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theBearJew
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STOMPED.
Aug 1 2012 3:19PM
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Laurent.
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She also has that slutty/seductive look.

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Aug 1 2012 3:24PM
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1337
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dub full 14? too much future spin.


hahah that was so nuts though, and landed like a champ!
Aug 1 2012 3:24PM
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The_Beekeeper
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That was stomped to fuck.
Aug 1 2012 3:56PM
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wesley.
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All i can think about is how good she could be at skiing
Aug 1 2012 5:34PM
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shibby
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gross dude all the female gymnasts look like 14 year old aliens
Aug 1 2012 7:18PM
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PJS.
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Aug 1 2012 7:26PM
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EmperorKuzco
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Mckayla Maroney is a baaaabe
Aug 1 2012 7:49PM
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84891jnf92048
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probably not very good. i bet she can't stand up on a pair of skis, and the whole style thing could be a little difficult for anything more than boner landings with her hands in the air. creativity past doing a lot of flips and spins would probably be nonexistent as well.
Aug 1 2012 8:48PM
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babe, 16, gymnast.

what more could you want?
Aug 1 2012 10:28PM
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Bogs
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yeah but you can learn style. i think having that kind of balance and air awareness is a lot harder to learn than style. and shes probably pretty fearless as well. you may have a point about the creativity thing, its really hard to say just from watching her perform gymnastics though
Aug 1 2012 10:34PM
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Aug 1 2012 10:34PM
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84891jnf92048
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I'd disagree with you there, but that's not for this thread.
Aug 1 2012 11:10PM
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yuck
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canadian swimmer julia wilkinson, I have known her for pretty much my entire life.

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she competed in beijing too , its way more exciting to watch when you know the athlete.
Aug 1 2012 11:54PM
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That's gotta hurt.
Aug 2 2012 12:32PM
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Hoppy
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Boss

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Aug 2 2012 3:30PM
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howlongcanausern
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oh god why did i watch that
Aug 2 2012 3:31PM
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Caspaaa
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no

style is nearly impossible to learn because it's unique to everyone. you wanna learn air awareness, go jump on a trampoline for an hour everyday. in a month you'll have it down.... and these gymnasts are training like 8 hours a day.

it's not hard to learn air awareness, balance is difficult but most gymnasts are just born with good senses of balance.
Aug 2 2012 3:46PM
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Tinga
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yuck
Aug 2 2012 4:47PM
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