"He sticks this landing all the time." Except at the Olympics.

Yea another commercial about Phelps.

Demetrius: Atypical Person Reading Fark: A lot of empty seats.

Just a qualifier. No medals on the line.

WhyteRaven74: Atypical Person Reading Fark: A lot of empty seats.

Pretty usual for the prelim rounds.

Then I wish those Londoners would quit whining about their sorry lack of tickets.

Did I just see what I think I saw? Check out the USA sign girl, I think she was checking out the guys and she licked her lips.

/might be the vodka
//might need to drink more

/yes I know it is a repeat

Mrtraveler01: TheGhostofFarkPast: Mrtraveler01: TheGhostofFarkPast: If you are in Texas you get to enjoy tea bagger commercials every break

Same in Missouri thanks to the Republican primary for Governor and US Senate here in two weeks.

Thank God for DVR.

Wow that's gotta be annoying. Talk about a ton of derp

Oh it is.

It's mostly a pissing match to see who is the most "conservative" and who can kiss the ass of big business the most (while pretending to give a shiat about small businesses).

I pause the DVR a little bit so I can skip over that and all the pointless interviews that NBC has. Makes watching it on NBC a bit more tolerable.

I hear ya. I ran expat shield and BBC Iplayer all day through the tv. I don't know how you guys can stand NBB. I think I'm going to get a roku this week then add the private nowhere TV station and watch BBC through there.

Man, the Leyva routine had me holding my breath the whole time. Pleeeeease no more falls!

This is the first medal ceremony NBC's shown so far, with one hour to go in the day's coverage. I think there were something like a dozen-plus today overall.

Gosling: Meanwhile, in judo:

Lol, the french guy won because of wardrobe malfunctions

And the Brits made a really nice recording of the US national anthem.

"Here is the medal ceremony that Phelps took fourth place in and did not medal. I repeat Phelps did not medal. Phelps....oh you want to know about who won? Not Phelps."

Zoomaster:

Are they pointing to where my dewy goes?

Earguy: Hey, you can get into equestrian dressage, no problem. It's always the way. Ladies' gymnastics medal night? Scalper's paradise.

The road race and time trial for cycling, no tickets required, just stand along the route. And there were who knows how many tens of thousands of spectators along the route for the men's road race earlier today.

Earguy: Atypical Person Reading Fark: Demetrius: Atypical Person Reading Fark: A lot of empty seats.

Just a qualifier. No medals on the line.

WhyteRaven74: Atypical Person Reading Fark: A lot of empty seats.

Pretty usual for the prelim rounds.

Then I wish those Londoners would quit whining about their sorry lack of tickets.

Hey, you can get into equestrian dressage, no problem. It's always the way. Ladies' gymnastics medal night? Scalper's paradise.

... Does it give me away as a Farkette when I say I would so much rather see the dressage?

Gosling: This is the first medal ceremony NBC's shown so far, with one hour to go in the day's coverage. I think there were something like a dozen-plus today overall.

Yes but the US didn't win Gold in those, so they didn't happen in NBC's eyes.

There might be a Brit in the pool, in London, a city famous for its Britishness, but as NBC tells it, it's "all eyes on the American."

Tax Boy: Gosling: Meanwhile, in judo:

Lol, the french guy won because of wardrobe malfunctions

That was Armenia vs. Azerbaijan.

The Armenian won.

They showed the Men's Road Race Medal Ceremony earlier. And the Italian Fencers' Ceremony. And some Chinese medal ceremony too.

Gosling: There might be a Brit in the pool, in London, a city famous for its Britishness, but as NBC tells it, it's "all eyes on the American."

Very typical, sadly - I'm an Aussie living in the US and we usually have to watch Canadian TV or BBC to get any coverage of any Aussies in international sporting events (Olympics, the tennis Opens, etc).

Earguy: Hey, you can get into equestrian dressage, no problem. It's always the way. Ladies' gymnastics medal night? Scalper's paradise.

Lots of it also depends on the teams involved. My Dad got the two of us into the men's gold medal indoor volleyball final in 1996 because it ended up being Italy and the Netherlands. We were planning on only being able to afford handball tickets but when the home and nearby countries get knocked out the street price can go down quick.

16 y.o girl just took gold in the 400IM and broke the world record. Amazing. When i was 16 I was still writing emo poetry and wearing too much eyeliner. Getting to school on time was my biggest challenge.

Better check the Chinese swimmers for something...two golds in swimming.

How does that work when the tests are made in China?

Catalina Ponor is apparently back in the Olympics

bextraordinary: 16 y.o girl just took gold in the 400IM and broke the world record. Amazing. When i was 16 I was still writing emo poetry and wearing too much eyeliner. Getting to school on time was my biggest challenge.

but your parents were not chinese extremest who's survival was based on how fast you swam in the yellow river.
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bextraordinary: 16 y.o girl just took gold in the 400IM and broke the world record. Amazing. When i was 16 I was still writing emo poetry and wearing too much eyeliner. Getting to school on time was my biggest challenge.

She was a little behind (heh, little behind) the WR mark with 100m to go. She ended up breaking the record by a full second. She closed that shiz OUT.

TheBaldOneMpls: bextraordinary: 16 y.o girl just took gold in the 400IM and broke the world record. Amazing. When i was 16 I was still writing emo poetry and wearing too much eyeliner. Getting to school on time was my biggest challenge.

She was a little behind (heh, little behind) the WR mark with 100m to go. She ended up breaking the record by a full second. She closed that shiz OUT.

Yeah she did! Just amazing. I can't imagine being that young and that accomplished.

Oh, here's the gymnastics again... time to hold my breath. (I am so annoyed that the women have to prance around and dance to music while the guys just get to go out there and do their tumbling in silence.)

12349876: Lots of it also depends on the teams involved

It also depends on the nation, in some countries, people want to see it whoever is there.

bextraordinary: (I am so annoyed that the women have to prance around and dance to music while the guys just get to go out there and do their tumbling in silence.

I remember years back they had this thing called Rock and Roll Gymnastics which was basically an all-star competition and the men could, and did, use music for their floor exercise routines and some looked much better going along to music than to silence.

mitchcumstein1: how the hell is that not more popular in the United States?

good question.

I have a friend whose daughter is in gymnastics. She made it to nationals this year. They pay $600 a month JUST on her coach. Then there is the space rental, uniforms and all the travel....I will be stearing my kids away from gymnastics. I hear ping pong is fun.

WhyteRaven74: mitchcumstein1: how the hell is that not more popular in the United States?

good question.

So I just had to check on the handball, which is... totally not what we called handball when I was growing up (which was like playing squash with your hands and a tennis ball). Actual handball seems like basketball without the net, which seems like the... difficult part of basketball. I guess I need to watch more.

mitchcumstein1: I just watched some handball replays...how the hell is that not more popular in the United States?

i was routing for Norge, but the bar clientele i was at did not like handball.

TwoLegit2Quit: I have a friend whose daughter is in gymnastics. She made it to nationals this year. They pay $600 a month JUST on her coach. Then there is the space rental, uniforms and all the travel....I will be stearing my kids away from gymnastics. I hear ping pong is fun.

Pics or it didn't happen.

Earguy: WhyteRaven74: bextraordinary: (I am so annoyed that the women have to prance around and dance to music while the guys just get to go out there and do their tumbling in silence.

I remember years back they had this thing called Rock and Roll Gymnastics which was basically an all-star competition and the men could, and did, use music for their floor exercise routines and some looked much better going along to music than to silence.

It's an also-ran sport, but I really like rhythmic gymnastics. Dancing with balls and paper streamers. It helps that the larger, more developed women go there after they outgrow the midget gymnastics that everyone loves.

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I like that stuff, too. Ahaha, midget gymnastics. I gotta say, I am kinda disturbed by all the photos in this post of young gymnast ass. Dude, 16-year olds. I feel like we need some decent pictures of age-of-majority athletes to kinda cleanse the place.

A Phelps commercial. Since when did he start doing commercials?

Visa commercial with a Michael Phelps mention: Take two shots.

Did he just say he added some "Cali Swag" to that mens' gymnastics routine?