2008 Olympics...

You beat us to the starting line! It's going to be a tough medal count race this time.

Go USA!

Krieger.

That was one AMAZING finish!

I have to admit, hearing the Star Spangled Banner being played as the flag was being raised caused me to get a bit emotional.

My wife and I saw it last night and jumped out of bed with repect for those hard working Olympians. I guess you have to watch what you say (referring to French athletes) because it will bite you later.

Go Red White and BLUE!!

The event is great but I would like to see TV coverage of other athletes and not just USA and China, its a global event. On a side note has anyone found a nice web link to see what's on and what station as flipping from channel to channel drives me crazy and killing my dvr.

Who here saw the amazing men's swimming 4x100 relay? That was something incredible.

When team USA is covered the opposing team is from another nation, in other parts of the world they show their home teams against whomever, so the argument of being a global event is muted.

They have the TV and online listing for webcast
For TV choose your zip code and broadcast provider.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_online_listings/index.html

Bah humbug. Weight lifting, beach volleyball, give me a break. I like the women's gymnastics, but have yet to find it on the schedule.

Besides, and far more importantly, I'm tired of the Chinese government's behavior and tyranny to its own citizens, and its insensitivity to its dealings with this country, re: poisoned toothpaste and whatnot being tolerated and never dealt with by them. So, I'm protesting for what it's worth. If enough people don't give a hoot about China's showcase moment, maybe it'll have a little bit of difference.

Remember that kid standing against the tank in Tiannamen Square? Little acts have power. I say protest the games.

GC

I feel the same way, enough of this BS. China sucks in their attitude to human life. But, they have a few billion people to spare, eh? I refuse to watch the Olympics.

I don't watch for the host country's benefit, I watch to support our athletes. They deserve it.

I agree with gpfoster totally - I too watch the games to support Team USA, not the political views of the host nation. I am proud of the dedication and sacrifice of our athletes.

Ditto!

And that 400 M relay had me jumping up and down in my livingroom.

I came across these two China Olympic Venue POI files from Garmin (http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/cache/offonce/us/services/f...), and would like to convert them to KML (or csv). However, unfortunately none of the gps converters I've tried recognize the GPI file. Any thoughts? Can GPI files be encrypted? Thanks for your thoughts- Enjoy the games!

NBCs coverage of the Olympics is legendary for its suckage. I am actually downloading some UK and AU broadcasts. The difference between the AU opening ceremonies coverage and the NBC coverage is like night and day.

by giving them a $$ donation. I'm not supporting China by giving them my viewership.

GC

Go to www.nbcolympics.com They have all of the information you'll need...some people can even watch the Olympics through a live streaming broadcsst through that website (it's up to the internet provider though).

Games are exciting. GO USA!

The imperialist Chinese government should leave Tibet and pay reparations.

Who's boneheaded decision was it to give the Olympics to a oppressive communist country?

In 1936 Hitler planned to make a statement to the world. It was Jesse Owens who put the Nazis in their place. Today we have Michael Phelps putting the Red Chinese in their place. And he's doing it in water stolen from the poor farmers.

I can only hope that all the Global Warming Fanatics are boycotting, that polluted city called Beijing, at very least not buying from the sponsors of NBC, If you truly believe in your cause.

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Bob

What a sham, especially for the reasons stated! Sad...

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2008/08/12/olympics-lipsynch...

What abiut those Girls US Gymnastics that was a heartbreak and Michael Phelps He is amazinng

USA! USA! USA!

O yeah I was reding on CNN .com that The US asked China to ask chineeses resturants to take dog off of the menu for the olympics

Mr.SuperMan Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps has won his seventh gold medal in perhaps his closest race to tie U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz's record for seven gold medals at a single Olympics.

Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly Saturday by one one-hundredth of a second. Mr.Super Man goes for number eight tonight!

I am so proud of all of our athletes, with a heart felt hell yes to the winners of medals!

Bob

I catch other events on HD channels.

Go athletes

Alright did any of you guys see the wgirls gymanastics on Thursday Night i believe When they announced who won i jumped off of my couch It was so amazing how they do it and even more amzing during the medal ceremony and the playing of the national anthem in the national indoor stadium. Iwas playing Halo 3 the other day and i was playing with a dude from des moines Iowa who actually said he knew her because last year he went to valley HS

That was just simply amazing i jumped out ofmy bed and started yelling go USA and when i saw him win i was simply stunned

China is acting like a bunch of A-holes to just about every country and I watch the US olympic teams to support the land of the free and the home of the brave

First I will say congratulations Michael Phelps for the awesome performances in both Olympics and establishing a record in the swimming pool that may never be broken.

Having said that and hearing the NBC commentators calling him the best athlete of all times in all sports I most disagree, as good as he is and with all his 8 medals in one Olympic he will never come close to breaking Lance Armstrong’s record of 7 Tour De France for seven consecutive years after battling cancer.

Agree or disagree?

congratulations Michael Phelps, Your an Olympic Champion, and made big dreams come true for yourself and our country.

I Disagree, That record didn't stand for 36 years for nothing. not to take anything away from Armstrong, swimming is much tougher, and with out a doubt bicycling The Tour De France is psychical, but doesn't even come close to using every muscle in your body like swimming does.

Here is what I found on Bicycling:
Because the bicycle supports your body weight, cycling isn't necessarily a weight-bearing exercise. This means it's good for people with certain bone and joint problems because it puts very little pressure on them, but it makes it less effective for protecting against osteoporosis.

Here is what I found on Swimming:
Swimming is a great way to tone up and trim down, because to swim you need to move your body against the resistance of the water. Just swimming a few lengths involves most of the major muscle groups, giving your body a good workout. And if you crank up the pace, you'll get a brilliant aerobic workout, too.

My hats of to Marc Spitz for being such a class act while passing the baton.

I did find a flaw with Michael Phelps however, He's a Baltimore Ravens Fan.

Bob

Remember Tibet?
Remember Falon GOng?
Remember the cloud of polution that came out of china a ew years ago?
Remember the tainted pet food last year?

I suppose I shoiuldnt complain about why it took the olypics to get people to start talking about boycotting China, as long as they finally do,,...BUt i wonder why now?

over all I agree...and dont stop with the games

I'm just amazed with this talented swimmer. He truly is the best Olympian of all time in my opinion. The 100M sprint was just amazing too. Bolt even slowed it down at the end and still smashed the world record. Can you imagine what his time would have been if he kept it going right to the end. I think he's capable of 9.50 or close to it.

Bolt is an amazing runner. It just escapes me why he would slow down. I know.. he already won but still, gotta give it your all or something you know.

Kinda sucks about Tyson Gay though with his hamstring and all. It would have a pretty crazy race if he was in top shape and in the finals.

phelps is a fish !!

I agree that Phelps and Armstron are athletes of the absolute greatest order HOWEVER:

I would like to throw out another name for consideration as best of all time - Babe Zaharias. This lady excelled in every sport she played which was virtually all. She won track and field gold in the 1932 olympics. She played organized basketball, and baseball winning the an AAU championship in basketball. She was a champion golfer making the cut in men's tournaments also. On the cancer front she won a major golf championship after surgery for colon cancer. (check her out in Wikipedia)

Thanks for the history lesson! That is interesting to hear about people competing in such a wide array of sports during the current trend of specializing in one sport. In regards to comparing s wimming to bicycling, the Tour De France is no ordinary bike ride. I would say the 7 TDF's compared to what MIichael Phelps did was very close in overall accomplishment. Few realize how hard both sports are, and as someone who used to do both, they are both incredibly grueling.

No history involved just the facts. plus 8 gold medals, Hmm was it seven days this year and 6 in seven days 4 yeas ago?

Plus Armstrong is tainted by performance enhancing drug use allegations, and he will never be able to prove or disprove he did or didn't, because of the designer types of enhancements being used such as Balco manufactured before tests where available for them. Just look at Baseball, and what's about to happen to them.

I never said Biking wasn't grueling, it just doesn't use all the muscle groups that swimming does, period.

the proof is in the pudding so to say, TDF is a 22-day, 20-stage road race that is usually run over more than 3000km. With sleep and rest & food during the tour.

A swimmer or gymnast in the Olympics is done as one bust of energy or strength. all is put on the line for all to see right then and now, and if good enough you get a gold medal for the effort.

By Jerome Pugmire, AP Sports Writer
PARIS — Cyclists who have admitted using banned drugs say the Tour de France may need years to recover from the stigma of cheating, denial and lying that devastated the 2007 race.

Of course this is my point of view!

Bob

I'm impressed with Michael Phelps and his 8 Gold medals.

Sorry I didn't clarify, the history lesson comment was about the post above my first one regarding Babe Zaharias. I found that interesting how many different sports she was in. The drug comment is irrelevant until something is proven, so I cant say much about that one way or the other. And comparing two totally different sports is tough since we are compaparing a sport that is very high output for a short burst, to a sport that is medium output for a longer period. It is like comparing a 100m dash to the marathon. You have to be a special athlete to get gold medals in either, but trying to say one is better that the other just doesn't add up. How about we say that both are incredible accomplishments?

Ditto.

His wingspan is longer than his height.

Not just a fish.... A flying fish!!!

If you read my original post [when 7 is better than 8] the statement I made was mocking NBC commentators that when he first got the eight medal started to claim he was the best in all sports.

Someone here mention that Michael's feat was greater because swimming the length of the pool and fighting the water resistance was worst than riding in a bike, try going up a mountain "riding" for mile after mile carrying a bike that weights on average around 15 pounds and then tell me what is the greater effort.

So you don't get the impression I'm talking without ever doing either I once rode a bike from Philly to Atlantic City (60 miles) in 6 hours and there was no mountains to climb, can't imagine doing that in France.

Congratulations to all of the men and women that represented the United States in the 2008 Olympics. All of them, through their untiring efforts, are American heros.

Yes, go USA.

And I would add a congratulations to ALL the athletes representing ALL the countries. Their countries should be proud of them for their hard work and for them embracing the Olympic ideals.

And congratulations to the IOC for banning that wrestler who obviously did not embrace the Olympic ideals.

Man, they really need to change their tie-breaking procedure in gymnastics. At least Shawn got a gold in Balance Beam!

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In regards to the last paragraph found on http://tinyurl.com/5gsrq8

I wonder how many morons actually did that.

As for the Olympics, The US holds off China for the most total medals...and although China has more gold medals, several of their athletes are under investigation for being under age - which they probably are (several Chinese were disqualified for the same reason just prior to the games). So hopefully the medal count will change.

I hate cheaters...if the Chinese’ are found to be under age, they should be stripped of their medals, and given the same treatment that Cuba's Angel Matos received – lifetime ban from all Federation events. (For the story on Angel Matos, go to: http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/judo/news/story?id=35... )

Since I play the sport, I was looking forward to the Badminton competition, even though it is not as popular here at it is most other countries. Unfortunately, we did not medal in that sport.

I then turned my attention to USA Basketball. I am proud to say that USA Basketball is back on top! I was debating whether to watch it or tape the final game. Well, I decided to stayed up and watch the game. Even though, I was expecting a blow out, Spain came back in fighting form. What a FANTASTIC game! Props to Spain for not quitting and giving the USA all it could handle, but HOORAY FOR THE USA! We are back on top! Nothing but GOLD, baby!

That the womens beach volleyball do have the best uniforms

sticking it to those cheese eating surrender monkeys in the 4x100m So much for loud mouthed braggadocio.

Surprised that the US boxing team showed SOOOO poorly and pleased to see that 12 year old Chinese girls have fake passports...puts all the fake watches, handbags, toys and the like coming out of China in context.

The most incredible performances the 100m by Usain Bolt and the .01 win by Phelps in the 100 fly.

Overall great drama and a good time watching

Ted