The Olympics

red_acid said:
Whom do you support?

Hong Kong or China?

If both why?
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Hong Kong for sure
china.... depends on who their opponents are...
team my pick
china vs. Canada ( Canada)
china vs. Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
china vs. others (50% china, 50% i don't care)
 
red_acid said:
Whom do you support?

Hong Kong or China?

If both why?
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For me, it's Hong Kong 99.99% of the time (0.01% being pre-season friendly against United ;) )

China, well, most of the time unless they're up against my favourite sportsmen(women). ;)
 
btw, Ian Thrope vs. Michael Phelps, who's better?
Phelps gets my vote
 
Jacqueline_S said:
no, why should I, it's only the START of the game!!!
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Dont know bout you,but i've been watching the Olympics since 84',and i find it hard to get exited about anything in this Olympics...even Womens Beach volleyball or Womens Diving ;)

Maybe because of all the drug cheats thru the years,sours the legitimacy
of a win.

Still waiting for track and field tho.
 
red_acid said:
Dont know bout you,but i've been watching the Olympics since 84',and i find it hard to get exited about anything in this Olympics...even Womens Beach volleyball or Womens Diving ;)

Maybe because of all the drug cheats thru the years,sours the legitimacy
of a win.

Still waiting for track and field tho.
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i don't know, maybe I love watching diving, swimming, baseball, hockey events? these events started on the 14th and all the way until the very last day... I'll never get bored ;)
 
Jacqueline_S said:
btw, Ian Thrope vs. Michael Phelps, who's better?
Phelps gets my vote
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Thorpe obviously has the better free.

I think Phelps is the better all-around swimmer.
 
DanishDevil said:
The only attractive female in Badminton was Camilla Martin anyway... and she's out now... :(
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Her former fiancee Peter Gade is still in it but it'll be damn tough to overcome the Indonesian...by the way, he is a Liverpool supporter

DanishDevil said:
Btw... got 2 teams to the semi-finals in mixeddouble :D
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So at least a bronze medal for Denmark
 
red_acid said:
Still waiting for track and field tho.
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Any idea who is that American who clocked 9.88s in the 100m sprint this year??
 
Jacqueline_S said:
I hope Li Lai Shan can get another GOld in sailing
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and everyone will be highly interested in what are the rewards she's gonna get this time if she strike gold again...:D
 
Jeffchin said:
Her former fiancee Peter Gade is still in it but it'll be damn tough to overcome the Indonesian...
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I know... he is on right now :) - Gade is deffo favourite against this Indonesian... he have won 6 out of 7 games against him - the latest being in All England earlier this year...

Jeffchin said:
So at least a bronze medal for Denmark
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:D - But we'll be going for Gold and silver :cool:
 
DanishDevil said:
The only attractive female in Badminton was Camilla Martin anyway... and she's out now... :(
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I beg to defer ;)

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Jeffchin said:
and everyone will be highly interested in what are the rewards she's gonna get this time if she strike gold again...:D
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what did she get in 96'?
 
Jacqueline_S said:
what did she get in 96'?
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If I remember correctly, she pocketed some HKD 2.5mil then, plus other gifts as well like 2 years supply of free air tickets from Cathay Pacific to anywhere in the world, cant remember what else but there're more...they even built a statue of her at her home town in China.....for Olympics 2004, I heard that any athlete that strike gold will automatically collect HKD 1mil in cash......It's good to be a sports person....
 
Jeffchin said:
If I remember correctly, she pocketed some HKD 2.5mil then, plus other gifts as well like 2 years supply of free air tickets from Cathay Pacific to anywhere in the world, cant remember what else but there're more...they even built a statue of her at her home town in China.....for Olympics 2004, I heard that any athlete that strike gold will automatically collect HKD 1mil in cash......It's good to be a sports person....
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red_acid said:
C'mon Jacq get in there...Hockey?,Badminton?,Swimming?
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don't you think that's crazy? 2.5M + a statue + lots of different fantastic prizes for a gold medal, well although I know that's our very first medal, its.... :eek:
i had had a chance to train with the national swimming coach (er.... team hong kong swimming coach) when i was 6, but i said 'no i don't wanna go' ...God knows why in the world i said no back then.... :mad: :angel:
 
Jacqueline_S said:
i had had a chance to train with the national swimming coach (er.... team hong kong swimming coach) when i was 6, but i said 'no i don't wanna go' ...God knows why in the world i said no back then.... :mad: :angel:
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Its not too late now you know...try to pick up golfing...;)
 
Jeffchin said:
Its not too late now you know...try to pick up golfing...;)
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i remember my mom said 'i should've just kicked you in regardless of what you've said...' :smirk:
 
Rank
by
Gold NOC Total
1 CHN 11 7 4 22
2 USA 10 10 9 29
3 JPN 8 3 2 13
4 AUS 6 4 6 16
5 UKR 5 1 1 7
6 RUS 3 6 6 15

US catching up as expected
 
DanishDevil said:
I know... he is on right now :) - Gade is deffo favourite against this Indonesian... he have won 6 out of 7 games against him - the latest being in All England earlier this year...


:D - But we'll be going for Gold and silver :cool:
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Men's doubles the only hope for gold now...
 
Jeffchin said:
Rank
by
Gold NOC Total
1 CHN 11 7 4 22
2 USA 10 10 9 29
3 JPN 8 3 2 13
4 AUS 6 4 6 16
5 UKR 5 1 1 7
6 RUS 3 6 6 15

US catching up as expected
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Do you think China will remain first in the medals tally by the end of the Olympics? It's a long shot.
 
kelvinhole said:
Do you think China will remain first in the medals tally by the end of the Olympics? It's a long shot.
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I certainly hope so but like you said it's a long shot
 
This has to be the most uneventful Olympics ever... :boring:

Why is it?...am i getting older? :( .....

Oh how i long for the days where the images of Svetlana Buginskaya use to
illuminate my young mind...

The sheer fabric of a young Jennifer Capriati triggered phone calls to friends similarly participating in our knowledge of Tennis....

When is Track & Field starting ?? :mad: i'm gonna loose it soon... :wenger:
 
Jens said:
I tend to agree, but the medals table sees it differently.
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I just find it odd that a country with say, 2 Golds and nothing else is higher than a country with 1 Gold and 35 silver and bronze.

I think the Olympic Medal Ranking System should abide by the Historical Law of Russia (and China for that matter), and that is quantity has a quality all its own ;)
 
hong kong are assured of a silver medal! yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
DanishDevil said:
feck - Gade is out to Taufik! :(
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Sorry DD

Taufik is probably the most naturally talented badminton player ever. He's certainly one of the best I've ever seen - the only one that came close was Zhao Jianhua. My dad tells me that Rudy Hartono could also compare.

Like all geniuses though, he's a bit of a nutter, and that's why he hasn't won anything much. He seems to have it together this time though.
 
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