Beijing Olympics Thread - Part II

[sulawesigirl4]

And the American girls falling over.

well, they WERE tumbling.

 

[corianderstem]

ba-doom TISH

 

[coolian2]

Um, the Chinese will pull your friggin teeth out for talking about the Watercube that that. Not to mention your statement is blasphemy.

The Watercube is awesome. The only way it would be better was if they put some fish in the exterior.

I'm sick of swimming. I feel as though I can smell the chlorine now.

 

[coolian2]

well, they WERE tumbling.

ba-doom TISH

.

 

[No spoken words]

I'm sick of swimming. I feel as though I can smell the chlorine now.

That could be a Spinal Tap follow up to Smell the Glove.

 

[coolian2]

That could be a Spinal Tap follow up to Smell the Glove.

I expect royalties.

 

[Lancemc]

I want a watercube.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I have a hard time deciding which women's gymnastics events I like the best. What they can do on the balance beam just astounds me, but then I watch them whip themselves into the air on that floor ... I know it's aided by springs under the mat, but god DAMN, that is something.

I love 'em all but I think the balance beam is my favorite. Does anyone remember Dominique Moceanu? She's the best gymnast I've ever seen and she used to KILL on the beam. It was amazing.

 

[corianderstem]

I remember her - she had the floor routine to "Devil Went Down to Georgia," and I can still picture her clapping to the audience to the beat for one part.

 

[sulawesigirl4]

The balance beam does seem to really separate the girls from the, um...women. or whatever. But really. As if flipping and twisting and spinning wasn't hard enough to do on the ground, hey yeah let's do it several feet up in the air on a tiny strip of beam! *shudder* I can't even imagine trying that.

 

[No spoken words]

I always liked the parallel bars best....high bar for men.....

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I remember her - she had the floor routine to "Devil Went Down to Georgia," and I can still picture her clapping to the audience to the beat for one part.

Yup, that was so cool. She was the best.

YouTube - Dominique Moceanu 1996 Olympics Floor

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

I like the beam. They almost have feline type grace on it.

 

[bono_212]

Yup, that was so cool. She was the best.

YouTube - Dominique Moceanu 1996 Olympics Floor

wow, now that you point it out, her having to do all that dancing about (more like prancing here) is just ridiculous, but she was amazing, how old was she?

 

[bono_212]

It's not like the apple juice you've always known

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

And here's Dominique on the beam...

YouTube - Dominique Moceanu - 1996 Olympics Team Optionals - Beam

 

[corianderstem]

but she was amazing, how old was she?

36.

I'm telling you, all that training stunts their growth!

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

wow, now that you point it out, her having to do all that dancing about (more like prancing here) is just ridiculous, but she was amazing, how old was she?

She was 15 at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

 

[anitram]

Does anyone remember Dominique Moceanu? She's the best gymnast I've ever seen

Gymastics Gods weep somewhere.

My favourite is the uneven bars.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Gymastics Gods weep somewhere.

My favourite is the uneven bars.

Alright, fine. Maybe I should have said that she's my personal favorite gymnast ever...not the best.

 

[bono_212]

right now at Old Navy great jeans come at great prices

 

[corianderstem]

I like the bars, too. There's one move I used to see gymnasts do that I always thought was the most ungraceful thing I've ever seen them do, on any apparatus.

It was something like them standing on the lower bar and getting to the upper bar from that position, and it looked so awkward and something a beginning gymnast would do. I haven't seen anyone do it recently, but I haven't seen many of the routines.

 

[anitram]

I actually hate the floor the most. It's unimaginative, usually accompanied by heinous music (notice they don't force the men to prance around).

As for men, I like the high bar and rings.

 

[sulawesigirl4]

right now at Old Navy great jeans come at great prices

and apparently babies can open accounts at e-trade as well. (and talk and use blackberry too!)

what a great country this is.

 

[No spoken words]

The bars are the fucking best, I say it again.

 

[bono_212]

Oh yeah, Uneven bars are the best, I forgot about those

 

[No spoken words]

and apparently babies can open accounts at e-trade as well. (and talk and use blackberry too!)

what a great country this is.

I like how the baby says "don't worry about it, you don't know how old I am".

Makes me giggle, ok?

 

[bono_212]

and apparently babies can open accounts at e-trade as well. (and talk and use blackberry too!)

what a great country this is.

And VOMIT on television....I feel a little sick now

 

[Lancemc]

There's definitely some homoeroticism going on with this commentary right now.

 

[corianderstem]

I find vomit on TV wholly unnecessary. We need THAT in the parental warnings.