Destinee Hooker is yummy.
Destinee Hooker is yummy.
Yup
That... is a truly stripperiffic name. That might bump out my all-time favorite stripperiffic name, a receptionist at an old job in California named Venus de Fleur.Quoting Kurosawa Fan (view post)
By the way, I just looked her up. She is very pretty for someone who could crush me dead with her foot.
...and the milk's in me.
Interesting article on weightlifter Holley Mangold and perceptions of the athletic female body:
http://www.salon.com/2012/07/30/holl...an_look_small/
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Holley Mangold rules because her brother Nick rules even harder.
couldn't agree more.
Not for Mara.
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This I have no problem with. She's lovely, but the camera is focusing on her performance, and not trying to give her a colonoscopy.
...and the milk's in me.
oh. Well here. :P
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Well, that's enough of watching the American Men Gymnasts shit the bed...
“What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, er... an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks and that's all.”
NSFW probably.
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Legs.
The pommel horse event makes my abs hurt just watching it.
That poor Japanese gymnast better be placed on suicide watch.
EDIT: Nevermind, they disputed the score. Japan went from 4th to 2nd.
Gotta love the Olympics :lol:ritch:
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Rain wreaked havoc with my antenna, so I missed most of the good stuff last night. Bah.
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I wonder what the The Aussie Synchronized Swim Team is going to be doing in the Olympic Village tonight.
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Russia just killed it on the beam. (gymnastics)
I think I'll stay out of this thread since I like to watch Prime Time w/o being spoiled.
“What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, er... an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks and that's all.”
Wow. Gymnastics scoring has changed alot since I last watched it (probably the 96 Olympics with Kerri Strug and Shannon Miller). Why are the girls only vaulting once? And the scores aren't out of 10 anymore. Last I remember they did two vaults and kept the higher score. With these new rules Strug never would have had her epic Olympics moment.
This is amazing:
I stayed up to watch some of the events that aired today that were replayed, just to see them in action even though I already knew who won. Despite not liking Phelps I'm still a bit in awe that he has 19 medals in the Olympics, although granted swimming enables you to win a ton of medals (team events count towards everyone's totals). I can't believe that Russia stumbled in gymnastics, thus enabling the USA women's team to take home gold. Getting a nearly flawless routine is pretty tough.
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Definitely not a fan of yesterday's NBC editing of the women's gymnastics final. NBC only showed other countries' competitors when they self-destructed. There was no suggestion that we should watch this individual or that one because they'll be dominant in the sport soon. Instead, it was Russia falls here, Romania falters there. Never a discussion of why they're in contention in the first place. And the insistence on Jordyn's redemption... sigh.
Also, Costas's dancing around Ye Shiwen and doping allegations was just weak. He gets to have it both ways--suggesting doping, but getting to say, "no, no, I identified how Phelps exploded on the scene as well." Hopefully the track and field segments are better handled.
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NBC sucks. Stream the live feed if you can. You won't miss anything.
I don't mind being spoiled on results before watching the event. 90% of my enjoyment comes from watching the athleticism and grace on display, and not from the element of surprise. This may be why I am generally not a sports fan.
I didn't get to see anything yesterday because I had my book group, but I'm catching up on highlights and I've watched McKayla's vault in extreme slo-mo about seven times. CHILD. MY HEART.
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They showed both Romania and Russia when they rocked the uneven bars. I don't think they really had enough time to show everything and since this is broadcast in the US, they made sure to show the US girls at every event. It is necessary to also see the falters so we know why and how the US is winning.
I also do think they should insist on Jordyn's redemption. The weak-ass rule needs to be exposed. I mean, the crowd rocked for her; it isn't like the idea of her redemption is unique to NBC.
I still like Costas, but he has shown is old-fogie crassness on many occasions throughout the years. The way he was jumbling back and forth to build the drama and actually give in to the unsubstantiated allegations was pathetic.
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Complaining about the rule is one thing, but I feel like every time they complain about Jordyn being judge too harshly, they are implying that she was actually better than one of the Americans who beat her. It seems unfair that those two put on superior performances and are then mostly ignored (or implicitly have their performances rundown) by NBC.
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