Olympics Poll

[RICHARD]

Track cycling, rowing, canoeing, soccer, shooting, archery, team handball, volleyball, wrassling, fencing.


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Baseball/softball was tossed out from the games.

Why is jumping on a trampoline and BMX bike riding in the mix?

[Grace]

Track & Field, Gymnastics, Basketball, Sailing, Diving - love the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Remember the Marathon in Rome, 1960 - Abebe Bikila running barefoot?

Winter Olympics are really my favorites - fewer events, but love all the skiing and hockey. Lillehammer in 1994 was the very best of all the ones I've seen - and my first was 1956 in Melbourne, Australia

Does anyone else remember Franz Klammer, Innsbruck 1976 - or Lake Placid 1980, Miracle on Ice?

[Alysser]

Probably watch it when it's convienent. I don't even turn on my TV much as it is. I am more of a winter sports person anyhow

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

We will watch as much as possible

[pomtzu]

I'm more of a winter Olympics fan too, but will probably watch the opening and closing event, and some of the swimming, diving and gymnastics if the time is convenient.

[Bonny]

My favorites are the horses dressage, cross country, & then the stadium jumping & the girls gymnastics.

[Killearn Kitties]

Does anyone else remember Franz Klammer, Innsbruck 1976 ...

An all time classic! They still show that run from time to time.

[sparks19]

Definitely will be watching.

We love the swimming, gymnastics, track and field, diving. probably a bunch of others

[Kirsten]

Wanted to watch the opening ceremony tonight but now I probably won't because I heard they've got farm animals involved which may be slaughtered after the ceremony. Signed a petition against it earlier today.
But I will probably watch some of the sport events, not sure which ones.

BTW, does anyone still remember our Kitty Olympics thread from 2004? Lily and Luna teamed up with Barbara's Tigris and Filou. We had so much fun those days!

[Randi]

I probably won't be watching much of it, I'll be cat-sitting. I'm not that much into sport anyway.

[momcat]

I'm very much looking forward to equestrian show jumping and dressage. Soncat has 40+ ribbons in jumping and I was learning dressage - my absolute favorite is the kur (dressage to music). Also love gymnastics, swimming, and track & field.

Even though I'm a gazillion percent behind Team USA, I wish good luck to all of the athletes in their competitions.

[phesina]

Wanted to watch the opening ceremony tonight but now I probably won't because I heard they've got farm animals involved which may be slaughtered after the ceremony. Signed a petition against it earlier today.
But I will probably watch some of the sport events, not sure which ones.

BTW, does anyone still remember our Kitty Olympics thread from 2004? Lily and Luna teamed up with Barbara's Tigris and Filou. We had so much fun those days!

Is this the thread you're talking about, Kirsten? - http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...=2004+olympics

Looks like fun, right from the start!

[Kirsten]

Is this the thread you're talking about, Kirsten? - http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...=2004+olympics

Looks like fun, right from the start!

Yes, it's that thread. (I didn't even remember that it was me who started it ).
It's been a lot of fun; unfortunately, most of the pictures in it are no longer online...

Thanks you for searching for it!

[RICHARD]

Track & Field, Gymnastics, Basketball, Sailing, Diving - love the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Remember the Marathon in Rome, 1960 - Abebe Bikila running barefoot?

Winter Olympics are really my favorites - fewer events, but love all the skiing and hockey. Lillehammer in 1994 was the very best of all the ones I've seen - and my first was 1956 in Melbourne, Australia

Does anyone else remember Franz Klammer, Innsbruck 1976 - or Lake Placid 1980, Miracle on Ice?

Bill Johnson, So Cal boy wins a medal.

I remember the Mex City protest, the 72 games and the end of the basketball game.

The first woman's marathon, Mary Slaney and Zola Budd! Dan and Dave? The premier of short track skating.

The Nagano games and the U.S. hockey team tearing up the rooms, The premature celebration at the end of the snowboarding race.

I saw the SLC Flame when it came thru El Lay, and the Atlanta and L.A. torch runs too.

I love the Olympics and think that they should ban all corporate BS and make the games true amateur comps like before....



EDDIE THE EAGLE! Katarina Witt.

[david p]

I'll be watching (and taping) the opening and closing ceremonies, and I'll be watching both the men's and women's gymnastics, and a lot of the track and field competitions. The rest get a little boring!