2008 Beijing Olympics Thread

[-AK-]

Deadset, when Ian Thorpe give Swimming up... I thought Swimming would take forever to re-build.

Hello Eamon Sullivan!

http://www.foxsports.com.au/common/imagedata/0,5001,5957524,00.jpg

Where the hell are we producing these people from?

- Stephanie Rice
- 15 Year old Campbell

Jodie Henry is out of the Games through Injury, and for someone like Alice Mills to miss out.

Gotta love the Swimming.
(Except I really dont like Liesel Jones)

[knight-no-7]

World Records allround, i have a sneaking suspicion it has something to do with the new swimsuit, although it had been passed by Fina.

[jamesgould]

That swimsuit was designed in NZ! :D

[-AK-]

Why isnt NZers any good at swimming?

[NGH_2_12]

Yeah i thought the same thing about the Aussie swin team after thorpe, Klim, huegill and justin norris called it quits but obviously we are really stocked to the rafters when it comes to awesome swimers. On that note i was pumped to see emily seebohm do so well at the trials. I was good mates with her brother when i was at school, i tell you now she is nothing like the skinny little girl that used to come watch her brother play cricket.

[jamesgould]

Why isnt NZers any good at swimming?

I don't know, we aren't very good at most things apart from rugby! We had Danyon Loader, he won two gold medals at the Olympics in 1996.

[shamz]

Cate Campbell ( came 2nd to Libby Tricket) goes to my school, im really good friends with her sister whose in my grade :)

[Theknightsrule7]

We dominate in the pool :)

[knight-no-7]

Eamon Sullivan Broke the World record again, twice in two days! Crazy Stuff.

[pommieknight]

I was listening to the match on ABC over the internet when all of a sudden, in the 1st half, they said "let's go over to the pool to listen to Eamon Sullivan". I'm swearing at the computer, "No, bugger the swimming - back to the rugby!!!". Luckily it was all over in about 20 seconds. I half expected 5 minutes of splashing sounds and an over excited commentator ruining my Knights feed!!

[U23]

Haha Pommie, I know how you felt last week. I was outraged, i was shouting 'GIVE ME BACK MY FOOTY!'. :p

[Frizzed]

Haha Pommie, I know how you felt last week. I was outraged, i was shouting 'GIVE ME BACK MY FOOTY!'. :p

Cheers for your updates on the swimming last week! :lol:

[-AK-]

Australia's team to take to the Olympics

AUSTRALIAN Swimming has nominated a 42-person team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, starting August 8.

Led by team captain Grant Hackett, the squad will head to China with high hopes after setting eight world records at the selection trials in Sydney this week.

Hackett, Adam Pine, Ashley Callus and Leisel Jones have all been selected to make their third appearances at an Olympic Games.

Brisbane schoolgirl Emily Seebohm is the youngest member of the team at 15, and Pine, at 32, is the oldest member.

There are 26 rookies named in the team of 20 men and 22 women. Veteran butterflyer Pine said 2008 selection felt just as special as his previous Olympic teams and urged his fellow teammates to enjoy the moment.

"It is just as exciting as ever,'' said Pine. "You're an Olympian forever, so just enjoy it and keep smiling.''


FULL TEAM DETAILS:

Men: Grant Brits (NSW), Leith Brodie (Qld), Ashley Callus (Qld), Nick D'Arcy (Qld), Ashley Delaney (Vic), Nicholas Ffrost (Qld), Grant Hackett (Vic), Andrew Lauterstein (Qld), Kenrick Monk (NSW), Patrick Murphy (Vic), Travis Nederpelt (WA), Kirk Palmer (NSW), Adam Pine (ACT), Brenton Rickard (Qld), Christian Sprenger (Qld), Nic Sprenger (Qld), Craig Stevens (NSW), Hayden Stoeckel (SA), Eamon Sullivan (WA), Matt Targett (Vic).

Women: Angie Bainbridge (NSW), Bronte Barratt (Qld), Cate Campbell (Qld), Alicia Coutts (Qld), Lara Davenport (NSW), Sophie Edington (NSW), Sally Foster (ACT), Felicity Galvez (NSW), Samantha Hamill (Qld), Belinda Hocking (NSW), Leisel Jones (Vic), Linda MacKenzie (Qld), Alice Mills (Qld), Meagen Nay (Qld), Kylie Palmer (Qld), Shayne Reese (Vic), Stephanie Rice (Qld), Jessicah Schipper (Qld), Melanie Schlanger (Qld), Emily Seebohm (Qld), Libby Trickett (Qld), Tarnee White (Qld).

[knight-no-7]

It will be interesting when USA have their trials in June ( i think it is). With the new suits, i wouldnt be surprised if they smash a few world records aswell. It normally tends to be AUS v USA in the pool.

[-AK-]

I only really watch the Olympics in the pool. Its the best sport in the Olympics!

Phelps vs Sullivan

No doubt the USA are going to take back a few World Records.

[jamesgould]

The best Olympic sport for me is gymnastics, it is crazy what those people are able to do. Oh, except the artistic gymnastics, which are boring.

[knights4premiers]

Running is my favorite followed by swimming.

[Denno]

Cmon guys what about the team sports :D
Nah im a swimming and running fan too

[Frizzed]

BMX will be the best sport this Olympics.

[mozza]

Angie Bainbridge made it in I thought you had to make the top 2 in the final
She used to go to my school and I was friends with her younger brother Wes it's awesome that she made it

[Jekk]

The best Olympic sport for me is gymnastics, it is crazy what those people are able to do. Oh, except the artistic gymnastics, which are boring.

I'm with you, thats my fav. I like when the games are on, always something interesting.. I got the chicken pox for the 1992 games and the measles for the 96 so I got to see quite a bit of those games lol.

Anyone else go to see the sydney games? I saw the Cathy freeman 400m win. Pretty exciting stuff :)

[pommieknight]

We have a swimmer who's good!!!! Liam Tancock broke the 50m backstroke world record today - I knew we had a couple of decent swimmers. There's also a 13 year old kid who's a phenom at diving - Tom Daley - he's the new European 10m diving champion!!!!

One of my life ambitions is to go to an Olympic games and I reckon I'm not going to get a better chance than in 2012. There's a bit of a hoo-haa about the Olympics only benefitting London, so the other parts of the UK are clamouring for a bit of the Olympic pie. Coincidentally, there's a programme on BBC's North East England regional TV about how Newcastle benefitted from the Sydney games. Spooky or what? I might record that.

[Theknightsrule7]

My fav sport in the Olympics for some reason is the water sports!!!! eg swimming but white water rafting looks so much fun excpet they have to get through those flags, I like the rowing too, just love seeing the competitors feel stuffed lol!!! Umm the worst sport is archery, dead set looks so boring.

[pommieknight]

We're a bit sh*t at the relay too!!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7332942.stm :lol:

[Jonno_Knights]

Thought i would give this thread a bump, not long to go now

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

I only really watch swimming if Aus is swimming, dont really watch the Olympics, that sounds pretty bad lol.
But I went to the para Olympics twice in 2000 i think.
My uncle coached a para Olympian then & she got silver or bronze either way it was still awesome :)

[Jonno_Knights]

well there is more sport to poke a stick at, Ch7 and SBS are pretty much having full-day coverage. SBS are focusing on a few of the lesser sports which are always interesting to watch :lol:

I went to the Olympics in 2000, went to see the athletics at a packed stadium AUS. It was a 7 hour session too whcih was awsome, Highlight was that Ji Terima getting Silver in the long for AUS.

Also went to the paraolympics on a school excursion, the day pass thingo where u could walk into anything. That was a really fun day :)

[Frizzed]

Boxing should be good, I know Luke Boyd.

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

Also went to the paraolympics on a school excursion, the day pass thingo where u could walk into anything. That was a really fun day :)

Same, but we were in kindy & had to stick with our yr6 buddies & teachers lol.

[Frizzed]

I went to the Olympics in 2000, went to see the athletics at a packed stadium AUS. It was a 7 hour session too whcih was awsome, Highlight was that Ji Terima getting Silver in the long for AUS.

I'm pretty sure I was there when he won silver!

Jumping Jai Taurima, I still remember his preparation to the Olympics was booze and cigarettes and packets of chips, who says athletes need to eat right. xD

He was a legend, would always get the crowd pumped up and he was so energetic.

[Jonno_Knights]

yeh there were two Ji's who won Silver for aus, and coincidently both in jumping sports, the other was in the trampaline, now who invents sports like that :lol:

[knight-no-7]

Friday Night 9m i think it starts with the opening ceremony and pretty much 24/day coverage on 7. And SBS too. Should be good!

[Fungus]

Olympic Soccer starts on Thursday.

Aus vs Serbia

[GUNNERS]

The opening ceremony is so boring. Its 4 hrs of boringness. Definitely watching the footy on friday night.

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

& Aus isnt on till near the end anyway.

[Denno]

Also went to the paraolympics on a school excursion, the day pass thingo where u could walk into anything. That was a really fun day :)
Yea I also remember doing that. Was a very fun day.

[knight-no-7]

Yea I also remember doing that. Was a very fun day.

So did we. All the schools must have? :lol:

8 years ago... :think: Time's flying by..

[U23]

So did we. All the schools must have? :lol:

8 years ago... :think: Time's flying by..

Yeah I went back in primary school too. :lol:

[Denno]

Haha cool. I think I was in Year 4, seems like Year 6 looking back now.
I remember watching Table Tennis, Volleyball, Soccer, and some other things..

[TSS9]

Olympics are meh, no good sporting events except boxing. Brad Pitt was ****ing good for us in Athens.

[Zephr]

Screw the olympics, boring.

[Jonno_Knights]

yeh they must have had some schools discount thing or sumthing to try and build up the crowds. I remember watching the Basketball (not wheelchair) it was Poland versus Greece or sumthing, the atmosphere was pretty good in those small stadiums. Also watched athletics, volleyball, wheelchair basketball, swimming and a lot of other stuff. I was disappointed how there was no rugby on the day we went though, that sport is crazy.

The best part of the olympics was getting the month off school :lol:. I use to stay up every night and watch the dream.

[TSS9]

Screw the olympics, boring.

****, looks like we finally agreed on something.

[Newcastle Forever]

Im quietly confident that the Olyroos will beat the Serbs, but GA is the coach. :(

[-AK-]

Screw the olympics, boring.

In Beijing Yes, in Australia no.

I'm only interested in the swimming, because thats where our medals come from anyway.

[shamz]

I love the Olympics :)

[Joey]

In Beijing Yes, in Australia no.

I'm only interested in the swimming, because thats where our medals come from anyway.
i agree

i watch the swimming and a few other things but my favourite event is the swimming coz that is where we win!

i will probably watch the footy on friday night though....ratings war! olympics vs footy

[jamesgould]

Best sport is the gymnastics, it is amazing what the people in that sport can do.

[Jonno_Knights]

whats everyone think of the tickets scam? i would be devo it if bought tickets through that site.

[knight-no-7]

whats everyone think of the tickets scam? i would be devo it if bought tickets through that site.

Most are getting their money back, but still it would suck that they cant go now, coz its sold out.

[Denno]

Anyone watch AUS vs USA in men's basketball today? Just a friendly match, but we were the closest to get to the Yanks out of all their friendlies so far.

Bryant has high praise for Boomers

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200808/r279050_1182225.jpg (http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200808/r279050_1182230.jpg)

Kobe Bryant tries to get past CJ Bruton. (Reuters: Aly Song)


United States basketball star Kobe Bryant says Australia is the best team he has faced in the lead-up to the Beijing Olympics.
Team USA held off a tough Boomers outfit 87-76 in Shanghai on Tuesday evening, with Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade scored nine points in the fourth quarter to hold off a second half three-point barrage by the Boomers, who got 13 points from point guard Patrick Mills.
Wade finished with 22 points, while NBA scoring champ LeBron James scored 16 and Los Angeles Laker Bryant had 13.
Bryant is one of the world's highest paid sportsmen and the NBA's reigning MVP and said he was impressed with the Boomers' style of play.
"That team, I wasn't familiar with any of them until today," he said.
"But they've got some players over there that are some pretty damn good players.
"We knew they were going to go out there and be physical and play hard, not do anything dirty.
"I mean you had a little altercation out there but you understand that both teams are just out there playing basketball and just trying to win and compete.
"I think they played extremely well.
"I think it was clear to me that they were an extremely well coached team, they executed extremely well. I mean they're great.
"This is the best team we've faced so far in terms of their execution and how hard they played and it was a fun game to be a part of."
Australia went into the third quarter down 44-29, but a three-pointer by swing man Matthew Nielsen pulled the Boomers within four to 48-44 with six minutes left in the period, silencing the largely pro-US fans.
During the Australian-run, sharpshooter David Barlow scored 10 of his 12 points, hitting four of five from behind the arch for the night.
Centre Chris Anstey scored 13 points and had six rebounds for Australia, who played without injured Milwaukee Bucks centre Andrew Bogut.
Bogut sat out the match with an ankle injury but will be fit for the Boomers' opening match of the Games against Croatia on Sunday.

-ABC/AFP

[knight-no-7]

The Dream team isnt what it used to be! The Aussies played well, good platform going into the games.

[Newcastle Forever]

It's football day - Olyroos v Serbia. On channel 7 at 9PM.

Fire up!!

[bboy_555]

The Boomers V Dream Team was alright but the Dream Team will win, when you have the best players in the world it's hard to lose.

[Jonno_Knights]

The Boomers V Dream Team was alright but the Dream Team will win, when you have the best players in the world it's hard to lose.

they havnt won a major tournament since the 2000 olympics, they are a team of champions not a champion team. Too many ego's and superstars. But i think this yr they are taking it more seriously and as ususal they are odds on

[Newcastle Forever]

Olyroos 1-1 Serbia

Not a bad game, but there was a heap of ads in it!

Stupid C7!

[knight-no-7]

Olyroos 1-1 Serbia

Not a bad game, but there was a heap of ads in it!

Stupid C7!

But we didnt miss anything... They must have paused it ie. delayed abit, when they put the ads.

The Aussies goal was awesome. Argentina next up, going to the toughest game.

[Newcastle Forever]

Yeah I spose we didn't miss anything which was good.

The argies are gonna be though - Messi is playing with them even though fifa ruled he isnt allowed to.

In the other game in our group, Argentina beat the Ivory Coast 2-1

[shamz]

Olyroos 1-1 Serbia

Not a bad game, but there was a heap of ads in it!

Stupid C7!

I know it's only the Olyroo's but how poor was the quality ?? It was terrible, ended up watching football superstar finale. :)

[bh7]

should hear all the pommies in the U.K talking about how they are gonna beat us in the medal tally.........kidding themselves

[Frizzed]

should hear all the pommies in the U.K talking about how they are gonna beat us in the medal tally.........kidding themselves

:lol:

Do they even have an Olympic team ? :razz:

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

I know it's only the Olyroo's but how poor was the quality ?? It was terrible, ended up watching football superstar finale. :)

Yeah, not good quality at all, & all the ads was pathetic!
& ohh i missed it adam won didnt he?

[pommieknight]

should hear all the pommies in the U.K talking about how they are gonna beat us in the medal tally.........kidding themselves

:think: We'll see.

[Frizzed]

I know it's only the Olyroo's but how poor was the quality ?? It was terrible, ended up watching football superstar finale. :)

Yea the quality was terrible, reminded me of an A-League match tbh.

[Jonno_Knights]

:lol:

Do they even have an Olympic team ? :razz:

yeh, but they have to make it out of like 6 countries :razz:

[Zephr]

wow is anyone watching the opening ceremony, much better than I expected.

[-AK-]

I was falling asleep through it.

Those moving blocks for 10 minutes :fist:

[Denno]

I saw Australia walk out cos my mum called me over and that's about it. Looked heaps good

[Zephr]

great opening ceremony, that lighting the torch bit was awesome, not to mention pretty damn dangerous.
Best fireworks display I have ever seen also, made NYE in Sydney look like a sparkler.

[Zephr]

I saw Australia walk out cos my mum called me over and that's about it. Looked heaps good

Yeah the Aussies looked pretty good, nice to see we have loosened up a bit in what we wear at it.

[shamz]

Yeah, not good quality at all, & all the ads was pathetic!
& ohh i missed it adam won didnt he?

Yea Adam won. Apparantly he's a good chance at making Sydneys 1st team for the game against Melbourne.

[~knightsgirljess~]

The cauldron lighting was spectacular and agreed about time the aussies wore a decent opeing ceremony uniform

[knight-no-7]

The cauldron lighting was spectacular and agreed about time the aussies wore a decent opeing ceremony uniform

Yup, something unexpected.

Wasnt too bad. They could have done somethings quicker but, they how good are they with pyrotechnics.

[Newcastle Forever]

I think the opening ceremony, bar the first ten minutes, was pretty boring to be honest.

[Jonno_Knights]

how good are they with pyrotechnics.

Probably exlains all the smog in the city :lol:

great opening ceremony, that lighting the torch bit was awesome, not to mention pretty damn dangerous.
Best fireworks display I have ever seen also, made NYE in Sydney look like a sparkler.

They were obsessed with people getting taken up by cables, probably copying what we done with Niki Webster :razz:

[Zephr]

They were obsessed with people getting taken up by cables, probably copying what we done with Niki Webster :razz:

I heard they got our Olympic opening ceremony guys as advisors.

Also I was freaking out about the guy running in space 200 metres off the ground, I kept thinking he would get nervous and drop the torch haha and then what, how bad would that be, the guy just hanging there crying for screwing up in front of over 4 billion people, they must have glued it to his palm or something, surely they wouldnt have taken the chance on him dropping it with nothing to stop it from falling, and when he lit the fuel pipe, that could have gone bad too, I was picturing the fuel blowing back and igniting him lol

[Theknightsrule7]

Has the fog improved since the Olympics started?

[~knightsgirljess~]

sought!! of china has 2 gold medals already

[-AK-]

I was very happy to see James Tonkins waving that flag!

Aussies went off :lol:

[Jonno_Knights]

I heard they got our Olympic opening ceremony guys as advisors.

Also I was freaking out about the guy running in space 200 metres off the ground, I kept thinking he would get nervous and drop the torch haha and then what, how bad would that be, the guy just hanging there crying for screwing up in front of over 4 billion people, they must have glued it to his palm or something, surely they wouldnt have taken the chance on him dropping it with nothing to stop it from falling, and when he lit the fuel pipe, that could have gone bad too, I was picturing the fuel blowing back and igniting him lol

at one stage i though the torch got blown out, there was no flame for like 10 secs, then it reappeared.

I was very happy to see James Tonkins waving that flag!

Aussies went off :lol:

they should go back to the old school days when they had to do proper marching :tongue:

The Camera was focused on either Tennis players (Federer, Nadal, Ivanavic) or NBA basketball players (Bryant, James, Boozer, Williams, Ming, Nowitzki and Kirelenko) pretty much as soon as they came out. On the topic of Yao Ming, how massive did he look next to the little kid

[Zephr]

at one stage i though the torch got blown out, there was no flame for like 10 secs, then it reappeared.
they should go back to the old school days when they had to do proper marching :tongue:


Same here lol it looked like it had gone out twice, and I prefer the more relaxed attitude to the marching, I thought the soldiers were pretty snappy.

[-AK-]

Trickett & Schipper through to 100m Butterfly semi.

Just for Trickett...

[Frizzed]

Can't wait for 54kg Bantamweight boxing to start.

Luke Boyd FTW!!!

[Joey]

did anyone see that chick fall over when she was lifting weights?

[shamz]

Yea i saw that Joey, it looked like it fell on her leg. Painful stuff.

[-AK-]

Yeh, I thought she held it more than the chick who won. Her legs just buckled from underneath her. Painful look.

Steph Rice & Grant Hackett as well as the Girls 4x100m in the pool today from 12pm to race for medals. Get excited!!!!

[~knightsgirljess~]

Im enjoying the olympic coverage this year! Yesterday i watched the road race and was amazed with it, not a fan of dressage though lol

[knight-no-7]

Phelps wins his First Gold / 8.

[~knightsgirljess~]

Trickett swam well just than! Hackett is swimming as i type this! GO AUSSIES

[~knightsgirljess~]

Hackett bombed i think he came 5th! I think he is more focused on the 1500m!
Aussie have no medals at all yet thats a bit of a bummer

[~knightsgirljess~]

steph rice just won woo hoo and world record first gold for aussies

[Newcastle Forever]

Stephanie Rice the hottest woman in Aussie sport just got a world record in the 400 IM!! :D:D

EDIT: Damn jess beat me haha

[Frizzed]

I was cheering for Coventry tbh.

[~knightsgirljess~]

Coventry put up a fight didnt she! the americans were blown away aussie aussie aussie yay

[~knightsgirljess~]

The relay team (womens) just won bronze!

[~knights1~]

I'm going to be flicking between the olympics and the footy game...haha

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

Congrats to steph!

[Denno]

Anyone watch USA vs Japan volleyball last night? Heaps good to watch.

[~knightsgirljess~]

Nah i missed it heard it was good!! Dressage is so boring! Gymnastics coming up

[~knights1~]

Dressage is so boring!

it's very boring !!!!:brickwall:

they shouldn't have boring sports in the olympics :p

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Great Swim by Steph.

4X100m needs Jodie Henry who is sick and was unable to participate in these games.

Does anyone know the team for the 4x100m Medleys. We are going to kill it surely!

Backstroke: Rice ?
Breathstroke: Jones
Butterfly: Schipper
Freestyle: Trickett

[knight-no-7]

Well done to Steph. Most of our Medals is going to come from the pool. I have a feeling we wont do that well this time.

Current Medals table:
1st United States 2 2 4 8
2nd China 2 1 0 3
2nd South Korea 2 1 0 3
4th Australia 1 0 1 2

[Vallabinho]

Swimmers Are The Key. I Also Think That Australia Will Start Getting Way More Medals In 2020 Because They Are Starting 20/20 Cricket In India.

But That Is Still 12 Years. Go Aussie!!

[Denno]

USA already have 8 medals!

Did we draw in the football?

[knight-no-7]

0-0 2nd half just got underway.

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

0-0 2nd half just got underway.

They're doing pretty good to be nil all with Argentina.
i only just got told it was on b someone on msn im like sh*t totally forgot.

[Newcastle Forever]

****in argies winning 1-nil

[Denno]

They just kept possession so easily. We didn't play aggressive enough but we had a few chances - nothing near the amount Argentina did.

[Newcastle Forever]

A few points

- commentator is crap. he doesnt know how to pronounce names properly + won't stop talking about how good messi is

- archie thompson is crap, why did arnie pick him as our overage player!?!?

[~knightsgirljess~]

Libby trickett gold
Jessica Schriper bronze

[-AK-]

Excellent Job Girls.

Eamon Sullivan broke the 100m WR in the relay by nearly 2 seconds, so he is on target to break it come the final.

[~knightsgirljess~]

Weightlifting there is a kid that is 17 and he is killing them unbelievable
He just lifted 158kg

[Penny.Lane]

I love the diving. Clever kids. There was that 13 year old in the Mens Synchronized 10m Platform... admittedly they came 8th, but he'll be a star in 2012.

[Frizzed]

Wasn't he 14 ? from Great Britain, Tom Daley or something ?

Anyhow, he was better than his partner.

[knight-no-7]

Wasn't he 14 ? from Great Britain, Tom Daley or something ?

Anyhow, he was better than his partner.

Yea he was. They did well considering he was only 14. Always next time.

[Frizzed]

Yea he was. They did well considering he was only 14. Always next time.

I thought the 14 year old was loads better than the other guy, if Tom Daley had a better partner they would've been contending for bronze imo.

Anyone see the Germans final dive ? it was virtually perfect!

[pommieknight]

Wasn't he 14 ? from Great Britain, Tom Daley or something ?

Anyhow, he was better than his partner.

That's him - Tom Daley. He's diving on his own later in the comp. He's really using this as experience for 2012 but the papers here have gone mental over this kid.

[Penny.Lane]

Oh, my Beijing - Your Complete Guide To The 2008 Beijing Games magazine lied to me. They said he was 13. But then again, they spelt quickly with a "w"
...He did well, regardless.

[newcastle_fan_4eva]

woah this is bloody amazing this year! arnt the 2012 ones in londen?

[~knightsgirljess~]

yep 2012 and il be going to support my friend who went to the athens olympics in judo but is preggers at the moment so this olympics were a no go

[Frizzed]

That's him - Tom Daley. He's diving on his own later in the comp. He's really using this as experience for 2012 but the papers here have gone mental over this kid.

Yea he was doing well good, just the other boffin let him down!

Hopefully(For Great Britain's sake) he can do well during the rest of the competition.

Have you been watching much PK ? you interested in the Olympics ? keen for 2012 ?

[pommieknight]

Hopefully(For Great Britain's sake) he can do well during the rest of the competition.

Have you been watching much PK ? you interested in the Olympics ? keen for 2012 ?

He should do well in the individuals.

I've not been watching too much TBH. I watched the GB women archers lose to France for bronze and Nicole Cooke win gold in the women's road race but not much more. Now the Test cricket's finished, I might see a bit more but the Premier League starts on Saturday! :D

One of my life goals is to go and see the Olympics, and London 2012 is probably my best bet for that.

[newcastle_fan_4eva]

my uncle wants us all to go to the olympics in londen. it will be expensive but worth it. i went to the para olympics when they were in sydney. i was 8 years old.

[Frizzed]

Woah anyone just see Hayden Stoeckl(sp) come equal third ? deadset same time in a final, so crazy.

[~knightsgirljess~]

Yeah was a good race! and we got another gold aswell we must not like silver

[jamesgould]

He should do well in the individuals.

I've not been watching too much TBH. I watched the GB women archers lose to France for bronze and Nicole Cooke win gold in the women's road race but not much more. Now the Test cricket's finished, I might see a bit more but the Premier League starts on Saturday! :D

One of my life goals is to go and see the Olympics, and London 2012 is probably my best bet for that.

My life goals are to score 100 in a cricket game and 200 in a tenpin bowling match haha.

[~knightsgirljess~]

Ummm and i think the boys should start winning 3 golds to women!!

[pommieknight]

My life goals are to score 100 in a cricket game and 200 in a tenpin bowling match haha.

Ha ha!! Yours may be a little more achievable than mine!!!

[jamesgould]

Ha ha!! Yours may be a little more achievable than mine!!!

Going to see the Olympics isn't all that hard! Doubt I will ever get 200 bowling, but 100 in cricket is a chance, I'd have got it once fore sure, but ran out of overs ... 77 not out, and I took 16 off the last over.

[Frizzed]

Woo hoo New Zealand just got into the final of an event, who would've known.

And earlier Toga won their first ever Olympic medal in the mens Kyaking, woo hoo go TOGA!

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

I watched the start of the rowing event thing, & wow they go so quick lol!

[Frizzed]

China just won another gold medal.

At least someone is beating America in the medal count tbh.

[Denno]

Yeah I was surprised to see USA in second. Their overall medals are good though.

[Zephr]

dont worry the US track and field team will blow everyone out of the water as usual, the chinese are like frozen chickens when it comes to this.

[Frizzed]

dont worry the US track and field team will blow everyone out of the water as usual, the chinese are like frozen chickens when it comes to this.

You mean blow them off the track ? :razz:

It's a shame Australia hasn't got the population to contend these medal counts with other countries.

[Zephr]

yeah of course blow them off the field, we have the population, but we have a stupid policy to only fund events we are already good in, so millions go into swimming, cycling rowing etc, **** all for track and field, we go alright for a country of 20 million, we have punched well over our weight in the last two games, finishing in the top 4, with giants USA, Russia, and China, we are like the Sparta of the Olympics.
If we had between 30 and 40 million we would be one of the top three, nothing to sneeze at.

[~knightsgirljess~]

Anyone here that steph rice and eamon sullivan are actually still together they just wanted the media to get off there backs about being the golden couple!! The boys here wont be happy about that and im sure the girls wont be happy either lol

[Zephr]

Anyone here that steph rice and eamon sullivan are actually still together they just wanted the media to get off there backs about being the golden couple!! The boys here wont be happy about that and im sure the girls wont be happy either lol

speaking for myself I couldn't give a rats bum whether their together or not.

[Jonno_Knights]

Just on the news, apparently in the opening ceremony the little girl that sang was miming to another girls voice. and didnt they also pre-record fireworks? what a hoax

[knight-no-7]

STEPHANIE Rice has become Australia's first dual gold medallist of the Beijing Games, winning the women's 200m individual medley and setting a world record.

:applause:

[~knightsgirljess~]

Rice won again woo hoo

[~knightsgirljess~]

Yeah the girl was miming!!! Well Zephr most guys here think she is hot it was a joke

[Zephr]

Yeah the girl was miming!!! Well Zephr most guys here think she is hot it was a joke

yeah I think shes hot too, I just dont give a **** whether their together or not.

[~knightsgirljess~]

Fair enough! I was saying it as a joke for the guys who posted her pics in a previous thread

[shamz]

Woo it was a great race wasnt it ! She only just got Coventry in the last 15 metres.

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

Woo it was a great race wasnt it ! She only just got Coventry in the last 15 metres.

Yeah it was so close!
Congrats to her :)

[pommieknight]

Just on the news, apparently in the opening ceremony the little girl that sang was miming to another girls voice.

Yeh, apparently the girl who could sing wasn't deemed pretty enough to appear on TV. And the reason the organisers gave? "It was for the good of the country." :evil1: :fist:

[jamesgould]

Also the fireworks during the opening ceremony were computer generated haha.

[U23]

Yeh, apparently the girl who could sing wasn't deemed pretty enough to appear on TV. And the reason the organisers gave? "It was for the good of the country." :evil1: :fist:

I was Nikki Websters voice. http://i30.tinypic.com/24mu96o.jpg

[Zephr]

Fair enough! I was saying it as a joke for the guys who posted her pics in a previous thread

oh joke rigggght

[~knightsgirljess~]

It was it was refering to the pics someone posted of both of them and all the guys were drooling over her

[Zephr]

It was it was refering to the pics someone posted of both of them and all the guys were drooling over her

lol shes ok, she not that great

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

Just on the news, apparently in the opening ceremony the little girl that sang was miming to another girls voice. and didnt they also pre-record fireworks? what a hoax

Haha, yeah apparently the little girls voice who it originaly was, wasnt cute enough to do it.
So the fact thats not even her recorded voice is pathetic, & thats so mean to the other little girl they showed a pic of her, she was still cute.

[Newcastle Forever]

lol shes ok, she not that great
stop kidding yourself

hottest thing ever

[Nathan_oo7]

all of the swimmers are to buff

[Zephr]

stop kidding yourself

hottest thing ever

yeah right, you need to get out more.

[Joey]

opening ceremony was a hoax

[Denno]

Never enjoyed gymnastics so much. Shawn Johnson is a babe haha

[U23]

Anyone see about or hear the weight lifter who snapped his arm? I just watched the video and OUCH.

Poor guy.

[-AK-]

Anyone see about or hear the weight lifter who snapped his arm? I just watched the video and OUCH.

Poor guy.

Eww! I dont think I want to. However, today there was a columbian man who couldn't grip the bar with his thumb, it ws funny at first but then got sad, his dream was shattered.

He tried 8 times.

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

Anyone see about or hear the weight lifter who snapped his arm? I just watched the video and OUCH.

Poor guy.

Aww yuck yes, that would have hurt so much, it was like bent round the other way!

[-AK-]

Ehhh!!! I watched it on Youtube! And it looked sooo bad!!!!!!!!!!

Tonights Results in the Swimming:

- Hackett qualifies fastest in 1500m
- Aussie Womens 'B' Team 4x100m Medley qualified fastest, with Trickett, Schipper & Jones still to come into the team.
- Aussie Male 'B' Team won their Heat just. They are 2nd or 3rd fastest for the finals on Sunday!

[~knightsgirljess~]

did eamon sullivan win any gold?

[-AK-]

did eamon sullivan win any gold?

He was 6th fastest in the Semi's. Ashley Callus was 2nd fastest!!!

He swims tomorrow I think at around 12pm.

Also Trickett & Cate Campbell through to the 50m Final.

[knight-no-7]

He was 6th fastest in the Semi's. Ashley Callus was 2nd fastest!!!

He swims tomorrow I think at around 12pm.

Also Trickett & Cate Campbell through to the 50m Final.

Yea Campbell qualified the fastest too. Not bad for a 16 year old, imagine her in the next few olympics.

[-AK-]

Hey, Libby has won a gold already didn't she? In the butterfly?

I hope she smashes the 50m tbh. Today she just took off in the 100.

[newcastle_fan_4eva]

good luck to her.

[Jonno_Knights]

Hey, Libby has won a gold already didn't she? In the butterfly?

I hope she smashes the 50m tbh. Today she just took off in the 100.

Best performance in a final by a swimmer qualified 9th in years i reckon :razz:

[Joey]

i am so happy the athletics started

i love it

[-AK-]

Sullivan finished 6th today in the final. He hasn't lived up to the expectation this olympics. I think the split with Rice has affected him, not her though!

Trickett & Campbell through to the 50m final tomorrow.

Hackett to also compete tomorrow around 12pm in the 1500m final.

Aswell as the relay.

And well Michael Phelps is just a freak. 7 medals now, he got gold in the 100m butterfly by .001.

[Joey]

And well Michael Phelps is just a freak. 7 medals now, he got gold in the 100m butterfly by .001.
My sister said that the bloke he beat (Covic) was a real arrogant guy so we were cheering for Phelps. It was freakishly close.

[newcastle_fan_4eva]

My sister said that the bloke he beat (Covic) was a real arrogant guy so we were cheering for Phelps. It was freakishly close.
yeah i seen that.

[U23]

And well Michael Phelps is just a freak. 7 medals now, he got gold in the 100m butterfly by .001.

I watched the race and it was tight! I wasn't sure if Phelps was either going to do another half stroke or just race and reach out for the wall.

I think had he chosen to let momentum get him to the wall he would have lost.

[Fungus]

Gold for Australia in pairs rowing! :D

[jamesgould]

New Zealand have just won their first gold, Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell taking it out by ... 1/100th of a second over Germany in the double skulls. Woohoo!!! They won in 2004 as well, outstanding stuff.

[newcastle_fan_4eva]

New Zealand have just won their first gold, Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell taking it out by ... 1/100th of a second over Germany in the double skulls. Woohoo!!! They won in 2004 as well, outstanding stuff.

congratulations and good luck.

[Joey]

Gold for Australia in pairs rowing! :D
YES!
http://nybrit.com/Images/Beijing%202008%20Logo.jpg

I hate these medals:
http://images.beijing-2008.org/20070509/Img214070895.jpg

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

YES!


I hate these medals:

Yeah, i dont really like them are they meant to be all gold & all silver & bronze.

[-AK-]

I watched the race and it was tight! I wasn't sure if Phelps was either going to do another half stroke or just race and reach out for the wall.

I think had he chosen to let momentum get him to the wall he would have lost.

I was hoping he would tbh. I think he has been greedy all meet :p

[jamesgould]

Even if Covic is arrogant, it would have been nice for someone else to win a gold. I don't think it's so great some guy just winning everything, it would be like a team in the NRL not losing a game all year ... boring!

[Joey]

Even if Covic is arrogant, it would have been nice for someone else to win a gold. I don't think it's so great some guy just winning everything, it would be like a team in the NRL not losing a game all year ... boring!
except if it was newcastle :lol:

[jamesgould]

except if it was newcastle :lol:

That would still be boring for all the other team's supporters haha.

[-AK-]

There was death staring before the race between them that's for sure. And Covic said something in the media not long before about Phelps.

[knight-no-7]

Into fourth position. We should finish in 3rd tbh, if not it will be disappointing.

[~knightsgirljess~]

The track and field is very interesting the americans are running as fantastically as we have come to expect from them.

[Jonno_Knights]

Into fourth position. We should finish in 3rd tbh, if not it will be disappointing.

in medal tally?

I think out best is fourth (athens-17 Gold and Sydney- 16 Gold). IMO we wont reach that in Biejing, we didnt win as many Golds in the pool as we would have liked, and traditionally we dont win as many Golds in the second week as we arnt very good at athletics, our best event is the Pole Vault i think, our biggest chance.


Also we are gaurenteed Gold in the Sailing, we have wrapped it up with a day to go thats how dominant we are

[jamesgould]

Valerie Vili won another gold for NZ in the shot put! Woohoo! That means we started off today with no medals and ended up with two golds, one silver and two bronzes. I think our main hope for another medal now is the triathlon.

[Frizzed]

Are all the rowing events over ? NZ may snag a medal somewhere in the rowing, if they haven't done so already.

[jamesgould]

Yeah, it was all the finals last night,that is where we got one of our golds and the two bronzes.

[knight-no-7]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6201642,00.jpg

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

Hackett gets silver :(

[shamz]

Girls relay team win in WR time :)

[Frizzed]

Yeah, it was all the finals last night,that is where we got one of our golds and the two bronzes.

Yea NZ have some fantastic rowers.

[-AK-]

Anyone laugh with Tamsyn Lewis bowing out? Sorry, but she is such a put on. Her interview was disturbing.

Swimming Results, the end of a great meet.

- 50m: Cate Campbell 3rd, Libby Trickket 4th
- 1500m: Grant Hackett 2nd
- 4x100m Medley Female: Australia (Schipper, Jones, Seebohm, Trickett) 1st
- 4x100m Medley Male: Australia (Stoeckel, Lauderstein, Rickard, Sullivan) 2nd

Phelps gets his 8 Gold medals with USA winning 4x100m Medley.

[Frizzed]

I laughed at Tamsyn, but at the same time also felt sorry for her.

She's always struggled in that event and I wasn't the least surprised to see her lose in the semi, the competition this Olympics was just too superior for her and she was way out of her league.

Good work by our Medley girls to beat their previous world record, lol @ Natalie Coughlan hitting the lane rope in the Backstroke.

I'm so sick of hearing about Phelps, great swim by our relay guys to push them so hard.

Two more years until the better competition, Commonwealth Games.

[Newcastle Forever]

Tamsyn is a bit of a drama queen but what she siad about the druggos was right.

Unfortunate that hacky couldn't win but second isn't bad.

Nice stuff in the medley relays :D

[Frizzed]

Australian Women's basketball just beat Russia.

Unfortunately the match has now finished and I have to watch the Knights playing absolute rubbish.

[Jodie]

My brother isn't really into the Olympics, but once Womens Basketball and Womens Beach Volleyball start up, he's the biggest Olympic supporter around :p

[Jonno_Knights]

AUS V NZ right now in the cycling for Bronze

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

The Gymnast guy that was just on forget where hes from i think hes 23, he was quite good looking lol.

[knight-no-7]

in medal tally?

I think out best is fourth (athens-17 Gold and Sydney- 16 Gold). IMO we wont reach that in Biejing, we didnt win as many Golds in the pool as we would have liked, and traditionally we dont win as many Golds in the second week as we arnt very good at athletics, our best event is the Pole Vault i think, our biggest chance.


Also we are gaurenteed Gold in the Sailing, we have wrapped it up with a day to go thats how dominant we are

We are 3rd now. Trust me we will finish 3rd....hopefully.

[U23]

Anyone watch the Opals and Russian Federation game yesterday? That was a cracker of the game.

[Frizzed]

We are 3rd now. Trust me we will finish 3rd....hopefully.

Doubt it, we've got nothing in Track & Field.

[Frizzed]

Anyone watch the Opals and Russian Federation game yesterday? That was a cracker of the game.

Yea I did, it was awesome, I've watched all their games so far.

[U23]

Yea I did, it was awesome, I've watched all their games so far.

Great game by the Opals. Looked to be down and out after the 1st quarter then stormed back in the 2nd and never looked back.

[Denno]

37 golds for China :eek:

[pommieknight]

should hear all the pommies in the U.K talking about how they are gonna beat us in the medal tally.........kidding themselves

Do they even have an Olympic team ? :razz:

yeh, but they have to make it out of like 6 countries :razz:

Anyone notice who's third in the medal table with loads more opportunities to come? :whistle:

[Denno]

Anyone notice who's third in the medal table with loads more opportunities to come? :whistle:
Well said haha. Sure shuts everyone up

China are nearly at 40 gold! 39 atm.

[Newcastle Forever]

As long as we beat the Kiwis and finish in the top 5 I will be happy

[Denno]

I'll be happy with a top 3 finish.

[Frizzed]

Anyone notice who's third in the medal table with loads more opportunities to come? :whistle:

Isn't Australia third ? :whistle:

[pommieknight]

Erm, no. (http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/)

[pommieknight]

It's all well and good doing OK now and in 2012 when London has the games but a lot of the funding will probably get cut after 2012. They've no long term ambitions for 2016 and 2020. You watch, the sport organisers in the UK will be typically short-sighted.

[Frizzed]

Dammit, epic phail Australia. :brickwall:

Nah it's all good PK, I know usually come across as Anti-Britain, but I'm really not, I just love the banter.

Tbh I can't wait for the commonwealth games in India, we get to watch fantastic countries like Aus, Canada, Brits, Jamaica and NZ, but best of all no freakin Americans. :tongue:

[pommieknight]

Nah it's all good PK, I know usually come across as Anti-Britain, but I'm really not, I just love the banter.

Fair one! :lol:

Tbh I can't wait for the commonwealth games in India, we get to watch fantastic countries like Aus, Canada, Brits, Jamaica and NZ, but best of all no freakin Americans. :tongue:

I know what you mean. Was I the only one who didn't want to see Phelps get 8 golds? I was cheering the Serbian Cavic on in the 100m butterfly.

[Frizzed]

Yea I was hoping he would fail also, damn it was close. :(

[Jonno_Knights]

AUS is down on previous olympics, out best performance is 4th but that was with 17-18 Golds. This year we will only get 14 max IMO, dont see many more opps left for us. i reckon we will be just inside the top 10

[jamesgould]

As long as we beat the Kiwis and finish in the top 5 I will be happy

Beat the Kiwis? That's aiming preetty low, we usually only get a maximum of three golds.

[jamesgould]

I know what you mean. Was I the only one who didn't want to see Phelps get 8 golds? I was cheering the Serbian Cavic on in the 100m butterfly.

I said earlier on in this thread that I hoped he wouldn't get them, I think.

[Jonno_Knights]

anyone else rekon this Olympics is slightly rigged towards the Chinese/ I mean they have always got a lot of golds but they are all of a sudden world beaters at all these other sports

[pommieknight]

The Chinese have concentrated solely on this Olympics. They've worked their athletes hard and thrown gobfuls of cash at it. Probably more money than any other nation.

[Frizzed]

The Chinese have concentrated solely on this Olympics. They've worked their athletes hard and thrown gobfuls of cash at it. Probably more money than any other nation.

Ya that's pretty much it.

They just pwnd the poo out of everyone.

[GUNNERS]

And they have a massive population.

[pommieknight]

Yeh, it's not bad when you've got 1.3bn people to choose from.

[Frizzed]

Yeh, it's not bad when you've got 1.3bn people to choose from.

Yea compared to Australia's 21mill. xD

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

Opals smash Czech republic like 77 or something to 40 something.

[Frizzed]

Opals smash Czech republic like 77 or something to 40 something.

Yea Opals are pretty much awesome.

<3

[~knightsgirljess~]

yeah they are a great team! hopefully they will go all the way

[Pumba]

Sally McLennan just won a Silver in the Hurdles!

[~knightsgirljess~]

she was funnny after her heat lol!! she was so excited she said she didnt care about the girl she beat as in record for first women to get in hurdles final in like 28 years lol good on her

[Frizzed]

Woo BMX is on.

[Newcastle Forever]

does anyone know what time the boomers game against usa is tonight

[knight-no-7]

does anyone know what time the boomers game against usa is tonight


http://www.olympics.com.au/ScheduleAndResults/DailyEventSchedule/tabid/370/Default.aspx?link=370&date=20/08/2008&

Thats the site i use to look up times.

[-AK-]

Have a look at these two. He is uggggllllyyyyy.

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6207783,00.jpg

I think Eamon still Lurrvvvsss her :p

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6206675,00.jpg

Media Day for Speedo.

[shamz]

:lol: Whats Sullivan looking at.

[~knightsgirljess~]

the new idea has an article about them only being on a break to stop media calling them the golden couple!! eamon is cute by his tatt needs to be bigger

[pommieknight]

eamon is cute by his tatt needs to be bigger

Loving the bad boys? :lol:

[Gidleys-my-knight08]

Eamon is hot as! lol.

[Newcastle Forever]

Have a look at these two. He is uggggllllyyyyy.

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6207783,00.jpg



**** off Phelphs you arogant scum.

Stephie is so hot :razz:

[Joey]

rumours that eamon and stephanie are still together

Basketball: Australia vs USA at 8:00

[Denno]

Defs tune in for the Basketball. We stuck pretty close to USA when we played em right before the games, hopefully we can cause a HUGE upset.

[NovaScouse]

intense game in the softball! Go aussies!

[Jonno_Knights]

intense game in the softball! Go aussies!

yeh it was good until it started to go FOREVER, now its cutting into the basketball which is what i wanted to watch.

How funny is that BMX guy, legally changed his name to Kamakazi, idiot, but he will get cult status if he goes good.

[Denno]

This softball is heaps good to watch. I'm a big baseball guy also that might be a reason

Basketball should be good too.. even though I can't see us getting up!

[Jonno_Knights]

its cutting into my BASKETBALL THOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

It was good 5 innings ago, now it would be just as easy to flip a coin. ;)

[Denno]

its cutting into my BASKETBALL THOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

It was good 5 innings ago, now it would be just as easy to flip a coin. ;)
haha SHUTUP it's a good game. :)

Nah I wouldn't mind the bball starting soon aye.

[NovaScouse]

damm japan won


And boomers losing by 9 which is pritty good , bogut is off

[Denno]

That 3 right before half time hurt. Down by 12 now

[~knightsgirljess~]

Im bummed the girls were awesome and were getting killed in the bball

[Denno]

Yeah that score got pretty bad by the end..
The softball didn't end well either :(