London 2012 Olympics Thread

[Filuwaúrdjan]

It is exactly as dumb as it looks, and if they followed their rules to a T and surveyed everything with slow-motion cameras, every single competitor would be disqualified (until they developed a new "walking" style that would be much slower). I am not making this up.

Quite, quite. I'm sometimes tempted to think that it's the most ridiculous event at the whole thing, and that's remembering the existence of synchronised drowning and horsey dancing.

[minionofmidas]

It is exactly as dumb as it looks, and if they followed their rules to a T and surveyed everything with slow-motion cameras, every single competitor would be disqualified (until they developed a new "walking" style that would be much slower). I am not making this up.

Quite, quite. I'm sometimes tempted to think that it's the most ridiculous event at the whole thing, and that's remembering the existence of synchronised drowning and horsey dancing.

And the childrens' catwalk ("beam", I think it's officialese name is.)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

And the childrens' catwalk ("beam", I think it's officialese name is.)

I'd forgotten about that, actually. And yet, 'walking' (or Bizarre Waddle Run Thing) still 'wins', I think...

[minionofmidas]

And the childrens' catwalk ("beam", I think it's officialese name is.)

I'd forgotten about that, actually.

It's called "denial".

[Platypus]

Race walking is awesome!

(Australia's most successful athletic discipline over the last decade or so )

Silver to Tallent, his wife racewalks this arvo

[Hatman 🍁]

Oh guess what folks. Another bronze. Surprise surprise. Canada matches our 2008 medal tally. Four more to tie our best ever tally at a non-boycotted games. However, we just have one gold.

[Hash]

Oh guess what folks. Another bronze. Surprise surprise. Canada matches our 2008 medal tally. Four more to tie our best ever tally at a non-boycotted games. However, we just have one gold.

I don't know what's left, but I feel that Canada's gold medal will be its only gold medal this year.

[Hatman 🍁]

Oh guess what folks. Another bronze. Surprise surprise. Canada matches our 2008 medal tally. Four more to tie our best ever tally at a non-boycotted games. However, we just have one gold.

I don't know what's left, but I feel that Canada's gold medal will be its only gold medal this year.

Probably. We used up all our gold medals at the Winter olympics.

[Platypus]

Apparently the Russians have nicknamed Jared Tallent 'The little podium devil' because he always sits on the shoulder of Russian gold medallists. Cute

[BaldEagle1991]

Oh guess what folks. Another bronze. Surprise surprise. Canada matches our 2008 medal tally. Four more to tie our best ever tally at a non-boycotted games. However, we just have one gold.

I don't know what's left, but I feel that Canada's gold medal will be its only gold medal this year.

Blame UK, they probably took a lot of Canada's chances at gold.

[Hatman 🍁]

No.

Gold medalist countries where Canada won silvers:
Germany (1)
USA (1)
China (1)
Norway (1)
Japan (1)

Additionally for our bronze's:
Golds:
China (2)
Korea (1)
Kazakhstan (1)
USA (2)
Great Britain (2)
Russia (1)
Germany (1)
Japan (1)
Tunisia (1)

Silvers
USA (3)
Mexico (1)
Germany (2)
Russia (1)
Australia (1)
Spain (2)
Azerbaijan (1)
Japan (1)

So, GB won 2 gold medals where we won bronze. So if it weren't for them, we'd have 2 more silvers at least. Looks like the US is our biggest problem....

[Platypus]

Oh guess what folks. Another bronze. Surprise surprise. Canada matches our 2008 medal tally. Four more to tie our best ever tally at a non-boycotted games. However, we just have one gold.

I don't know what's left, but I feel that Canada's gold medal will be its only gold medal this year.

Blame UK, they probably took a lot of Canada's chances at gold.

They certainly took a few away from us. Off the top of my head, at least one in sailing, the long jump, a couple in the rowing...

[Hatman 🍁]

Russian walkers are from Mordovia. How would independent Quebec perfom.

Medals by province:
Ontario - 1 gold, 3.5 silver, 4.3 bronze
BC - 1.5 silver, 2.3 bronze
Quebec -  3 bronze
Sask. - 1 bronze
Alberta - 1.3 bronze

(for team sports, I gave the medal to the province with the most team members. Decimal points are for the ties)

Soccer team
BC: 4
Man: 3
Ont: 7
Sask: 2
Que: 2
NL: 1 (Sessleman's father is a Newfy, but she was born and raised in the US)
Alta; 1

[BaldEagle1991]

No.

Gold medalist countries where Canada won silvers:
Germany (1)
USA (1)
China (1)
Norway (1)
Japan (1)

Additionally for our bronze's:
Golds:
China (2)
Korea (1)
Kazakhstan (1)
USA (2)
Great Britain (2)
Russia (1)
Germany (1)
Japan (1)
Tunisia (1)

Silvers
USA (3)
Mexico (1)
Germany (2)
Russia (1)
Australia (1)
Spain (2)
Azerbaijan (1)
Japan (1)

So, GB won 2 gold medals where we won bronze. So if it weren't for them, we'd have 2 more silvers at least. Looks like the US is our biggest problem....

What about China?

[minionofmidas]

Russian walkers are from Mordovia. How would independent Quebec perfom.

There was a bronze medal match in Judo between a Dagestani starting for Russia and a "Russia German" who's basically a Russian starting for Germany.
And Chechnya won a silver medal in Weightlifting.

[Platypus]

What a 5000m! Farah does the double.

[BaldEagle1991]

I think Rhythmic Gymnasts are rejected ballerinas.

[Hatman 🍁]

Another bronze! Even though the announcers were Canadian, they ignored us during the 4x100 race because Usain Bolt set a record. So, maybe they're not that biased.

[MaxQue]

Another bronze! Even though the announcers were Canadian, they ignored us during the 4x100 race because Usain Bolt set a record. So, maybe they're not that biased.

And finally, no, the umpires decided to stole it to give it to some random useless island.

[Hatman 🍁]

No!!!

[patrick1]

Unreal relay.  US match the previous world record but Jamaica just too good.

[Holmes]

These games have been so horrible I can't even believe.

[Platypus]

These games have been so horrible I can't even believe.

Paying your debts from Vancouver, maybe?

[Holmes]

Apparently, but it's not like Canada has ever been that competent at the summer games, either way.

[Hatman 🍁]

It's tied for our third best medal tally ever. (2nd best if you dont count the boycotted games). We only won one gold, but we still brought in the medals. And, the women's soccer team is an inspiration to us all. </cliche>