The KHV 2012 Summer Olympics Thread

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  1. Meilin Lee RPG (Red Panda Girl)

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    Seeing as how the Olympics begin tomorrow, I thought I'd create this thread. I'm not much of a big sports fan, yet I do enjoy watching the Olympics. Discuss whatever matches you've watched or anything else involved in the Olympics. I'll update the OP every now and then listing the number of medals each country has. I'll be rooting for Team USA, but I wish every other country good luck.
    [video=youtube;YWdOFgDQIn0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWdOFgDQIn0[/video]

    Medal Count

    United States: 104 (46 Gold, 29 Silver, 29 Bronze)
    China: 87 (38 Gold, 27 Silver, 22 Bronze)
    Great Britain: 65 (29 Gold, 17 Silver, 19 Bronze)
    Russia: 82 (24 Gold, 25 Silver, 33 Bronze)
    South Korea: 28 (13 Gold, 8 Silver, 7 Bronze)
    Germany: 44 (11 Gold, 19 Silver, 14 Bronze)
    France: 34 (11 Gold, 11 Silver, 12 Bronze)
    Italy: 28 (8 Gold, 9 Silver, 11 Bronze)
    Hungary: 17 (8 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze)
    Australia: 35 (7 Gold, 16 Silver, 12 Bronze)
    Japan: 38 (7 Gold, 14 Silver, 17 Bronze)
    Kazakhstan: 13 (7 Gold, 1 Silver, 5 Bronze)
    Netherlands: 20 (6 Gold, 6 Silver, 8 Bronze)
    Ukraine: 20 (6 Gold, 5 Silver, 9 Bronze)
    Cuba: 14 (5 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze)
    New Zealand: 13 (5 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze)
    Iran: 12 (4 Gold, 5 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    Jamaica: 12 (4 Gold, 4 Silver, 4 Bronze)
    Czech Republic: 10 (4 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    North Korea: 6 (4 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Spain: 17 (3 Gold, 10 Silver, 4 Bronze)
    Brazil: 17 (3 Gold, 5 Silver, 9 Bronze)
    Belarus: 13 (3 Gold, 5 Silver, 5 Bronze)
    South Africa: 6 (3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Ethiopia: 7 (3 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    Croatia: 6 (3 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Romania: 9 (2 Gold, 5 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Kenya: 11 (2 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze)
    Denmark: 9 (2 Gold, 4 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    Poland: 10 (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze)
    Azerbaijan: 10 (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze)
    Turkey: 5 (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Switzerland: 4 (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Lithuania: 6 (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    Norway: 4 (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Canada: 18 (1 Gold, 5 Silver, 12 Bronze)
    Sweden: 8 (1 Gold, 4 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    Colombia: 8 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze)
    Georgia: 7 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    Mexico: 7 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    Ireland: 5 (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    Argentina: 4 (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Slovenia: 4 (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Serbia: 4 (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Tunisia: 3 (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Dominican Republic: 2 (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Uzbekistan: 4 (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    Trinidad and Tobago: 4 (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    Latvia: 2 (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Bahamas: 1 (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Venezuela: 1 (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Algeria: 1 (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Grenada: 1 (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Uganda: 1 (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    India: 6 (0 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze)
    Mongolia: 5 (0 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    Thailand: 3 (0 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Egypt: 2 (0 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Slovakia: 4 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze)
    Belgium: 3 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Finland: 3 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Armenia: 3 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Chinese Taipei: 2 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Malaysia: 2 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Estonia: 2 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Indonesia: 2 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Puerto Rico: 2 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Bulgaria: 2 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Portugal: 1 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Guatemala: 1 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Gabon: 1 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Cyprus: 1 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Montenegro: 1 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Botswana: 1 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)
    Moldova: 2 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Qatar: 2 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Greece: 2 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Singapore: 2 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze)
    Tajikistan: 1 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Hong Kong: 1 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Morocco: 1 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Saudi Arabia: 1 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Bahrain: 1 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Kuwait: 1 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)
    Afghanistan: 1 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)
     
    Meilin Lee, Jul 26, 2012
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  2. Kubo Kingdom Keeper

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    We already have 3 athletes disqualified... 2 for doping, the other one because she told a joke in twitter and some idiots said it was a racist comment. FU, ****ers.
     
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  3. Meilin Lee RPG (Red Panda Girl)

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    Opening ceremony is in about 9 hours. Can't wait to see it. I really enjoyed Beijing's opening ceremony in 2008.
     
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    Theyre on during my 3 weeks of exams -_- but if anyone wants to let me know how Australia goes thatd be great :P
     
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  5. Meilin Lee RPG (Red Panda Girl)

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    I will update the OP every now and then with all the countries and their medals, so you can check how Australia is doing
     
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    So who's looking forward to/dreading Boris's speech? Should be interesting.
     
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  7. Peace and War Bianca, you minx!

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    Prepare to be disappoint....

    From inside sources (my mum knows someone who went to see the rehearsals) it's apparently slow to start but worth it in the end.
    Maybe my pride of being a Londoner will become apparent if the Opening Ceremony is a spectacle above Beijing. But that'll take a lot of doing, I loved Beijing.

    I also know that the trains by my house have been delayed as of late. My line isn't anywhere near the Olympic site, but this is less active then a normal day for me.
     
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  8. Meilin Lee RPG (Red Panda Girl)

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    Well I saw the opening ceremony. I enjoyed it, but Beijing's was a LOT better.
     
    Meilin Lee, Jul 28, 2012
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    For our Olympic opening ceremony we honored the internet and built a 40 foot Voldemort, who battled with 30 Mary Poppins. Oh London.

    Well, while the Beijing opening was simply marvelous, I think London had a certain charm to it. I quote;
    That pretty much sums up my feelings about it.     ​
     
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    Last night at the opening ceremony Rogge said the Olympics returned "home"! wtf! Their home is Greece you *******! How much of an idiot can you be to say something like that?
     
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  12. Meilin Lee RPG (Red Panda Girl)

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    Yeah, it was weird considering that as the President of the International Olympic Committee, he can't remember where the Olympics originated.

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    Michael Phelps (4th place) loses to fellow American Ryan Lochte (1st place) in 400m individual medley. Ouch!

    http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/28/sport/phelps-lochte-swimming-olympics/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
     
    Meilin Lee, Jul 28, 2012
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  13. Sara Tea Drinker

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    I liked American Idol, and somewhat Ryan Seacrest. But seriously, I want to bash my head against a wall every damned time he's on. I seriously am annoyed he was selected as a newscaster for the U.S., here's a quote from his first interview:

    "I hear you have a naughty bench, do you go on the naughty bench a lot?"

    Seriously, I am not kidding. He doesn't deserve the spot to be a newscaster for the Olympics. I respect him as a host, but he's totally out of his league. They also cut part of the ceremony who did a memorial to 7/7's terrorist attack, and sorry if I'm wrong, it was the equivalent of 9/11 from what I read, to have him do a horrible interview with Phelps where he quoted his own coach saying Phelps wasn't ready.

    I knew Phelps wasn't going to make it. He was talented, yes... He might still be. But he had trained nine months. The thing is, you have to have your body in a different level for your body to handle this kind of competition and get a gold. Lochte won because he trained all his life and he trained non-stop for four years. Phelps decided nine months ago to come back and didn't get his body back into the shape he needs. It didn't help he got massively arrogant about it and denied that he was in trouble despite everyone telling him otherwise until he ended up fourth. The look on his face at the end said it all.
     
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  14. Styx That's me inside your head.

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    I just learned that beach volleyball teams have captains. That's right: a team consisting of two people has a captain. Am I the only one not seeing the point?
     
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    i feel like every sport has really stupid little things like that.
     
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  16. Sara Tea Drinker

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    Okay, I love the Olympics, and I've been watching it since 1996...

    But seriously.......?

    NBC is screwing up this broadcasting. At least they got Seacrest mostly off the air. God, I wanted to bang my head every time I saw him. But now they're interviewing Shaun White. Shaun White... Out of all the Summer athletes, he was picked and he's not even in the Olympics? What about all the athletes who just won?! Seriously!!!

    I like Shaun White, but he is not an athlete. I usually don't flame, but it's been like this since 2008.

    I'm sorry, I loved NBC for their coverage, they were showing signs of falling to the wayside since 2008. I love the events, just not the coverage so far.
     
    Sara, Jul 31, 2012
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  17. Meilin Lee RPG (Red Panda Girl)

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    OP updated with medal count.

    Glad to see Team USA is on a roll with gold medals! Really surprised to see Russia not doing as good as I expected them to.
     
    Meilin Lee, Aug 4, 2012
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    The modern Olympics actually sort of started here, which might be what he was referring to but I agree that Greece is really their home. That's the reason for the mascot's strange names - they're place names where the modern Olympics started, I think. I may be wrong but I think that's what I was told.

    And Britain is finally on the up ^,^
     
    Midnight Star, Aug 5, 2012
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  19. Meilin Lee RPG (Red Panda Girl)

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    Updated .... and Team USA is in 2nd place again :/
     
    Meilin Lee, Aug 8, 2012
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    the olymics is a long game
     
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