View Poll Results: Will you watch the 2012 Olympics?

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  • Yes, wouldn't miss it! Love it all!

    9 21.95%
  • Yes, whenever it's convenient

    10 24.39%
  • Opening and Closing Ceremonies mostly

    7 17.07%
  • Specific events only

    10 24.39%
  • Maybe, not sure

    5 12.20%
  • Nah, why bother

    4 9.76%
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  1. #1
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    A wonderful example of the Olympic spirit -

    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/lo...-1226442722824

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    I had goose bumps watching Oscar Pistorius! Wowie wow!

    A little Olympic humor (source unknown but I think partly from Bob Costas, I got this from a friend from church)... the camera operators covering the trampoline event had a very up-and-down day; the crews covering tennis and volleyball reported great shots over and over; and there were so many who wanted to cover gymnastics that they had to flip for it.
    Praying for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine, and around the world.

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    Wow, what an end to the Woman's soccer game.


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    RICHARD did you see our valerie in the shotput miss out on a gold, such a shame ,she was the current holder of the world title,still a silver better than nothing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by carole View Post
    RICHARD did you see our valerie in the shotput miss out on a gold, such a shame ,she was the current holder of the world title,still a silver better than nothing.
    The coverage here is terrible, as usual.
    The broadcasters have spread the coverage over 5 networks, three I do not get and list the events like this..

    9:00 to 5:00
    Equestrian, track and field (finals), volleyball, men's quarterfinal rowing and dog racing.



    You are stuck watching hours of sports for a three minute snippet of an event you wanted to see -you can stream over the computer, but that is unreliable.

    The other problem is that the world didn't show up to these games. It seems like it's either Micheal Phelps, the gymnastic team or some other US athlete that has a twitter page or commercial deal...

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    The NY Times has a great daily schedule available. Shows what is going on at the time you access, plus what is coming up later in the day. http://london2012.nytimes.com/schedule

    As for livestream, I use http://www.nbcolympics.com/online-li...-28/index.html

    Pick the sport you want, then the day. The time shown is the time it will be here - not there. I've been using it with few problems.

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    I watched some canoeing and kayaking video clips from the NBC Olympics Web site. I didn't realize how fast the kayakers were going till I saw the people behind them following the race on bicycles! Wow! I learned some canoeing as a kid at summer camp and liked it a lot. The kayaking looks fun to me.
    Praying for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine, and around the world.

    I've been Boo'd ... right off the stage!

    Aaahh, I have been defrosted! Thank you, Bonny and Asiel!
    Brrrr, I've been Frosted! Thank you, Asiel and Pomtzu!


    "That's the power of kittens (and puppies too, of course): They can reduce us to quivering masses of Jell-O in about two seconds flat and make us like it. Good thing they don't have opposable thumbs or they'd surely have taken over the world by now." -- Paul Lukas

    "We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays." -- Persius, first century Roman poet

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