The Olympics Thread, London 2012, Games of the XXX Olympiad, 27th July - 12th August

[Elong]

Seen the NZ media latch on to this like it was serious. Did you not read the entire article (it was News Ltd though) in how it was just taking the p**s about how we should claim the NZ medal tally like we have claimed Phar Lap and Russell Crowe?

Yes I did you trans tasman monster, it's one step away from invading and taking our kiwis and wetas. That's what National Pride does to a country, Davek was right!!!



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[Nails]

Yes I did you trans tasman monster, it's one step away from invading and taking our kiwis and wetas. That's what National Pride does to a country, Davek was right!!!

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Speaking of wetas, I remember when LOTR was released and the media here tried to claim it as Australian during the Oscar seasons. Anyway, we won't need to be Aus Zealand anymore as we are ahead of you on the medal tally. But I'm sure the "per capita" medal tally will come out.

 

[Elong]

Speaking of wetas, I remember when LOTR was released and the media here tried to claim it as Australian during the Oscar seasons. Anyway, we won't need to be Aus Zealand anymore as we are ahead of you on the medal tally. But I'm sure the "per capita" medal tally will come out.

Already has, we were about 8th, Finners is leading the show!

 

[Nails]

Already has, we were about 8th, Finners is leading the show!

Oh, that was the all-time one, yeah?

Just took a look at one from this Olympics. Can't really see Grenada being beat:

Rank Country Gold SilverBronze Gold/Million
1 Grenada 1 0 0 9.1734
2 NZ 3 1 5 0.6932
3 Jamaica 2 1 1 0.6922
4 Slovenia 1 1 2 0.5008
5 Croatia 2 1 0 0.4464
6 Hungary 4 2 3 0.4017
7 Denmark 2 4 2 0.3608
8 GB 22 13 13 0.3489
9 Kaz'stan 6 0 1 0.3424
10 Belarus 3 2 3 0.3144
11 Net'lands 5 3 6 0.2989
12 Lithuania 1 0 1 0.2836
13 Cuba 3 3 1 0.2709
14 S. Korea 12 5 6 0.2456
15 Georgia 1 1 1 0.2188
16 Australia 4 12 9 0.1817


http://simon.forsyth.net/olympics.html

 

[Elong]

Oh, that was the all-time one, yeah?

Just took a look at one from this Olympics. Can't really see Grenada being beat:

Rank Country Gold SilverBronze Gold/Million
1 Grenada 1 0 0 9.1734
2 NZ 3 1 5 0.6932
3 Jamaica 2 1 1 0.6922
4 Slovenia 1 1 2 0.5008
5 Croatia 2 1 0 0.4464
6 Hungary 4 2 3 0.4017
7 Denmark 2 4 2 0.3608
8 GB 22 13 13 0.3489
9 Kaz'stan 6 0 1 0.3424
10 Belarus 3 2 3 0.3144
11 Net'lands 5 3 6 0.2989
12 Lithuania 1 0 1 0.2836
13 Cuba 3 3 1 0.2709
14 S. Korea 12 5 6 0.2456
15 Georgia 1 1 1 0.2188
16 Australia 4 12 9 0.1817


http://simon.forsyth.net/olympics.html

Oh ****, you're not beating Grenada. Look at NZ sitting as pretty as our female hockey players in 2nd though!

 

[Nails]

NZ should finish third on that per-capita table. Once Jamaica win the 200m and the 4x100m (in both men and womens!)

 

[Deloodid]

From the Opening Ceremony
[video=youtube_share;Mec8GZkEpD4]http://youtu.be/Mec8GZkEpD4[/video]

 

[McBain]

Not an ounce of Humility when you win you bad tramps.

I for one can't see how you've gotten ace at cycling 'all of a sudden' without cheating.

Bit like the Chinese Swimmers.

Hmmmmmm.

 

[Bundy]

Not an ounce of Humility when you win you bad tramps.

I for one can't see how you've gotten ace at cycling 'all of a sudden' without cheating.

Bit like the Chinese Swimmers.

Hmmmmmm.

Good at sports where you sit down those poms.

 

[McBain]

Mears/Pendleton has been THE race a very average games so far.

Probably because we won eh.

 

[davek]

Mears/Pendleton has been THE race a very average games so far.

Probably because we won eh.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19169678

Apparently, Meare's win was "tainted" according to Pendleton's dad.

Classy.

 

[Cena]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19169678

Apparently, Meare's win was "tainted" according to Pendleton's dad.

Classy.

She won it fair and square like

 

[davek]

She won it fair and square like

Yes mate. Tantrums wont change that. With 7 golds in the bank from the velodrome you'd think they could be a bit more gracious than that, to be fair.

 

[Cena]

First ever Saudi Women to compete in an atheltics event in Olympics, boss

 

[Nails]

First ever Saudi Women to compete in an atheltics event in Olympics, boss

How progressive of the Saudi's. Seriously don't see anything to congratulate here. Except for the Olympics making countries like SA recogise the realities of sex equality.