[NateShaw92]

QUOTE (AlexGTAGamer @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 23:04)

Woo, major congrats to you Mo. Also congrats to Usain Bolt too for smashing a World Record. And to think that the closing ceremony is around the corner. The Spice Girls, Jessie J and George Michael are confirmed, The Who (yes you heard right), Madness, Muse, Kate Bush, and the one and only Mr. Brian May are all rumored to perform.

the spice girls? what the f*ck?!

anway great run by Mo, fantastic moment, and what a run by te Jamaicans, was never in doubt

[Kirsty]

I can't believe it's over already, I've really enjoyed the last few weeks as it's all I've been watching. Team GB have done the country proud even moreso since it's a home games. I'm looking forward to the Paralympics now

[Ryan]

That 4x100 earlier today was a heart breaker for Canada. We finished in third place, and seconds after the race ended, we were put up on the board as finishing in third place. The guys no sooner started celebrating, and then got disqualified for stepping on the line. There were officials the whole way along the track. If there was any question in the validity of Canada's run, they shouldn't have been shown on the board after the race until it was officially determined.

[Miamivicecity]

A bit disappointed we're down compared to Bejing (Well really since Sydney), but I must say seeing the smaller countires have a go and get gold is simply awesome.

See you in Rio.

[Gtaghost22]

QUOTE (Robinski @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 18:57)

Mo' Farah mo' medals.

This guy is a f*cking legend.
Congrats to Usain bolt too, 6/6 Olympic medals in 4 years is quite an achievement.

[El_Diablo]

QUOTE (Gtaghost22 @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 21:56)

Congrats to Usain bolt too, 6/6 Olympic medals in 4 years is quite an achievement.

that nigga' ain't got nothin' on Michael Phelps

[docrikowski]

QUOTE (Gtaghost22 @ Sunday, Aug 12 2012, 04:56)

QUOTE (Robinski @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 18:57) Mo' Farah mo' medals. This guy is a f*cking legend. Congrats to Usain bolt too, 6/6 Olympic medals in 4 years is quite an achievement.

Great achievement by Farah. Loved to watch both races.

Bolt can be definitely crowned the King of the Olympics.
100m, 200m and 4x100m are by far the most important events of the Olympics. Heavy gold.

[4 Bagger]

QUOTE (Kirsty @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 23:14)

I can't believe it's over already, I've really enjoyed the last few weeks as it's all I've been watching. Team GB have done the country proud even moreso since it's a home games. I'm looking forward to the Paralympics now

It took me a few days to get into watching it to be honest, but it's the only reason I've turned my TV recently as I'm not really a "television person".


Usain Bolt is a machine. The speed he crosses that finish line at is unbelievable.

[Robinski]

QUOTE (NateShaw92 @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 22:06)

QUOTE (AlexGTAGamer @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 23:04) Woo, major congrats to you Mo.  Also congrats to Usain Bolt too for smashing a World Record. And to think that the closing ceremony is around the corner. The Spice Girls, Jessie J and George Michael are confirmed, The Who (yes you heard right), Madness, Muse, Kate Bush, and the one and only Mr. Brian May are all rumored to perform. the spice girls? what the f*ck?!

From what I've heard, the closing ceremony is going to (mainly) be a big celebration of the history of British music. You might not like them, but you can't say that the Spice Girls weren't a massive part of the British music scene in the 90s.

As someone who doesn't really follow a lot of sport with enthusiasm, I've gotta say I'm quite sad the games are nearly over. In the run up to the games starting I was prepared to mock it and revel in gloriously British cynicism and national shame, but right from the get go with the opening ceremony it's been absolutely fantastic. Coverage has been amazing (if you wanted to watch some obscure event or match between countries nobody's even heard of, you could), there haven't been any major f*ck ups barring one or two blips with judge's calls in some events, the British competitors have done great things and most impressively it's managed to get the British public to stop whining and bitching for two weeks and just accept that sometimes we're actually good at doing things. I'm not sure what sort of legacy it will leave behind but it looks pretty bright. The Olympic park is largely going to hang around as a refurbished home for sport, with lot of places becoming training venues and things like that. We've learned that the city of London can apparently handle large volumes of extra traffic on public transport and not grind to a complete halt, and also that even if the private sector f*cks up (G4S) a number of our public sector organisations can be competent in logistics.

We might not have got the most medals, but we certainly did ourselves proud and smashed a number of domestic records. Hopefully some of the role models that the games have given us can help "Inspire a generation" into more sport, even if Cameron's government is simultaneously orchestrating the sale of school playing fields and cutting education while trying to enforce mandatory PE schemes in schools.

For the TLDR crowd, hers Mo Farah and Usain Bolt being awesome together:


This post has been edited by Robinski on Sunday, Aug 12 2012, 13:38

[Ryan]

Just watched the Russia - Brazil vollyball final and wow. Brazil took the first two sets and they were within 5 points of sweeping the Russians in three straight sets. The Russians fought back and took the third, forth and the fifth sets to claim gold.

[Nah Tso Gud]

Anyone watching basketball this morning?

Edit: Wow, that's crazy, Ryan... Wish I could've caught the match. I sort of wish Brazil would've won I want number 8 to have mah babies hahaha..

This post has been edited by Nah Tso Gud on Sunday, Aug 12 2012, 14:25

[Canoxa]

Just watched the mountain bike race. Felt sorry for Marco Aurelio Fontana, his pace throughout the race was great, but he broke his seat by the end. That forced him into a position of constant muscular stress and he broke down in the final lap. Still, he got the bronze. The front trio was amazing to watch.

The basketball final is on, the first period was great. Spain v EUA, what better basketball game can there be?

[Nah Tso Gud]

QUOTE (Canoxa @ Sunday, Aug 12 2012, 09:36)

Just watched the mountain bike race. Felt sorry for Marco Aurelio Fontana, his pace throughout the race was great, but he broke his seat by the end. That forced him into a position of constant muscular stress and he broke down in the final lap. Still, he got the bronze. The front trio was amazing to watch. The basketball final is on, the first period was great. Spain v EUA, what better basketball game can there be?

The bronze medal game was a great one too, glad I got to watch it. This final is pretty close very fun to watch... I wish my boy Rubio was in for Spain though a LOT of Spanish fans there.

[ajbns87]

Come on Spain, huge underdogs vs USA in basketball, and they are still keeping it tight, amazing display. (Not even a basketball fan, but you gotta support the underdogs)

[Nah Tso Gud]

QUOTE (ajbns87 @ Sunday, Aug 12 2012, 10:34)

Come on Spain, huge underdogs vs USA in basketball, and they are still keeping it tight, amazing display. (Not even a basketball fan, but you gotta support the underdogs)

Will I be slain if I happen to cheer for my own country? Which happens to be the USA?

[Master of San Andreas]

india won 5 medals!proud of my country!


USA won in basketball by the way!

[Jimmy_Leppard]

Great job for the US in basketball.

[4 Bagger]

Well, the closing ceremony has begun, it's sad to see the Olympics end. It has been really enjoyable.

Looking forward to the Paralympic games now.

[GeorgieNJ]

Watching closing ceremony now and i feel sad that games ended already. I'm happy for USA beating China in medal count this time, you are awesome guys Nice to see UK coming 3rd too. My country Lithuania had the best Olympics ever with 2 gold medals and 5 medals overall, not much but still great for us:)

[darthYENIK]

QUOTE (4 Bagger @ Sunday, Aug 12 2012, 13:06)

Well, the closing ceremony has begun, it's sad to see the Olympics end. It has been really enjoyable. Looking forward to the Paralympic games now.

Yeah, it's sad, but I think we'd all be saying different if it lasted another week.

I can't wait for the Rio games. But mostly because Brazilian sports fans are f*cking nuts. And of course I can't wait for the Sochi games, and hopefully redemption for USA hockey. You're going down Canada!