Korea is big enough to have their own flag?
Probably a subtle British hint at Korean reunification
So when you go to mexico do you call it soccer or futbol? Which do you think of it as? I'm just curious.
The only time I refer to it as soccer is when I'm talking about it with a non-Spanish speaking/American crowd.
English speaking Europeans know it as football.
I love watching the parade of nations, but hate that they have to break it up with commercials
I can't believe we're still on C. Jeeze.
A NEW GAME BEGINS
It's not live anyway, I don't understand why they have to do that catch up after a break. Just show the whole thing. I think it's just unfair to the countries that get recapped.
Bout to get off work and go watch some olympics on "On Demand"
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Lochte took the 400m!!! Phelps was 4th!!!
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
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The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
Our ladies swimming team wasn't able to defend their Olympic title on the 4x100 m relay this time (they won gold in Beijing and they also won several world championships) but they still finished second! Wooohooo! Our gymnast Epke Zonderland finished first in the high bar qualifications. Finals on August 7...
More opportunities for The Netherlands today with cyclist Marianne Vos and the qualification rounds for the ladies' hockey team (also defending their Olympic title).
Who's going to watch the US basketball Dream Team play France?
There's only one Dream Team,
the original with Magic Johnson, M. Jordan, K.Malone, J. Stockton, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird .....
Would of course look, if the U.S. team can win against Tony Parker and his team.
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How the heck is there no Olympics thread?
How's everyone's country doing? Canada isn't getting as many golds as we did in Vancouver but we're still near the top for overall medal count. The hockey has been great too watch and there has been a lot of good moments so far, like Junio Gilmour giving up his spot to his Canadian Speed Skating teammate who ended up winning gold, and the Canadian ski-coach who gave a ski to a Russian skier who was hobbling along with a broken ski.
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What's a Canada?
'We' are doing pretty damn well I think, with 17 medals so far and complete domination of virtually every speed skating event. Of course, we suck at everything else
The Dutch have been absolutely killing in speed-skating, it's astonishing. Netherlands finished top-four in the women's 1500 m. event....
I've enjoyed watching some of it. I like most of the sports.
I don't go in for the hype, propaganda, jingoism and nationalism though.
I'm very glad of the DVR so I can skip the BS.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
Love the curling. It's a great tactical sport, but you only get to see it on TV once every 4 years - shame.
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I agree that it's a shame that most of these sports are hardly every broadcast other than during the Winter Olympics. I haven't watched everything but my wife and I really like seeing all the different stuff these amazing athletes are doing.
Looks nice for the German Team...
Olympia - Sotschi: Medaillenspiegel Olympia nach 46 von 98 Entscheidungen
Rang Land Gold Silber Bronze Gesamt
1. Deutschland 7 3 2 12
2. Schweiz 5 1 1 7
3. Kanada 4 5 2 11
4. Norwegen 4 3 6 13
4. USA 4 3 6 13
6. Niederlande 4 3 5 12
7. Weißrussland 3 0 1 4
8. Russland 2 5 5 12
9. Österreich 2 4 1 7
10. China 2 2 0 4
11. Frankreich 2 0 2 4
12. Polen 2 0 0 2
13. Schweden 1 5 2 8
14. Japan 1 2 1 4
15. Slowenien 1 1 2 4
16. Großbritannien 1 0 1 2
16. Südkorea 1 0 1 2
18. Slowakei 1 0 0 1
19. Italien 0 2 2 4
20. Tschechien 0 2 1 3
21. Finnland 0 2 0 2
22. Australien 0 1 1 2
23. Kroatien 0 1 0 1
24. Lettland 0 0 2 2
25. Kasachstan 0 0 1 1
25. Ukraine 0 0 1 1
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