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jmslsu01
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northern VA | posted: 8/9/2004 at 7:05:05 PM ET
Are you planning on watching the Games? What's your favorite event? Do you have a particular athelete you're rooting for? What sport makes you crack up,even though you know these athletes are gifted and hardworking,and they're at the Olympics and you're not? Let's start the thread by acknowledging that all the Olympic athletes are hardworking and have sacrificed a lot to get there,and again...they're there and we're not. But there are some events that are...unusual. So let's not have any chiding posts. We know that all Olympians are special,hardworking,and have done a lot to get there.
I grew up watching the Olympics-my favorite summer events have always been gymnastics (women's and men's artistic,and rhythmic gymnastics when I remember),diving,and swimming.
As foe events that strikes me as being unusual-I'm sorry,but it's synchronized diving for me. There's a pair of twin brothers competing this year,and I feel so bad. I can't help myself. I know it must be extremely hard to do. And again,they're Olympic athletes,and I'm not.
But the weirdest thing I ever saw was synchronized *solo* swimming. Of course,that was dropped after its only appearance in the Olympics. I think the synchronized swimming event that's still there is in danger of being dropped for the next Olympics.
Jenn
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 Mandy
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8/14/2003 | posted: 8/9/2004 at 7:09:22 PM ET
I'll be watching Michael Phelps (swimming) as he is from Baltimore!
~Mandy
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jmslsu01
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northern VA | posted: 8/9/2004 at 7:11:19 PM ET
Carly Patterson (women's artistic gymnastics) is originally from Baton Rouge-her family later moved to TX to further her gymnastics career. TX has greater gymnastics opportunities for gifted gymnasts-and apart from the Karolyis too.
Jenn
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BPfan11
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Rhode Island | posted: 8/9/2004 at 7:39:57 PM ET
I'll definitely be watching gymnastics, I've always loved watching it. It's crazy what they can do! I should probably watch some tennis too seeing as I play for my college team, though I find it rather boring to watch.
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futuremamarose87
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I will most likely watch ICESKATING and some gymnastics.
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jmslsu01
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northern VA | posted: 8/9/2004 at 9:35:14 PM ET
futuremamarose-Ice skating is in the Winter Olympics. So don't look for ice skating!
Jenn
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BPfan11
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Rhode Island | posted: 8/9/2004 at 9:47:42 PM ET
oooh, ice skating is fun to watch. if the winter olympics were coming up i'd be watching it with you futuremamarose!
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jmslsu01
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northern VA | posted: 8/9/2004 at 10:08:48 PM ET
futuremamarose-I think Michelle Kwan is going to try for another medal in 2006. I don't know if Sarah Hughes is going-I think she's concentrating on college. Do you like Michelle and/or Sarah? I remember watching the last Winter Olympics-I was shocked when Michelle fell. The next Olympics are in Italy. That should be beautiful.
I realize I didn't refer specifically to the Summer Olympics and I apologize. I watch the Winter Olympics too.
Jenn
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 Jean
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6/7/2003 | posted: 8/11/2004 at 11:26:53 AM ET
I'll watch every minute that I can and tape the rest. I love big-time events, be they Olympics, Super Bowl, New York Marathon, or Presidential elections.
My favorites are probably the high dive, gymnasts, and of course anything that the USA is doing well at. Go team.
I am concerned though that both Capriati and Serena W. have left the tennis team due to injury.
In my water aerobics classes we occasionally do a mock-tribute/excercise to the Olympics--you would not believe how funny a bunch of grey-haired, uncoordinated ladies look trying to "synchronize".
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futuremamarose87
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lol. i didn't even think about it. i don't often watch the summer olympics minus some gymnastics. but i was just thinking olympics in general.
"It was like being high when you reach those high notes."
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jmslsu01
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northern VA | posted: 8/11/2004 at 7:09:09 PM ET
Well,this should be a great year for U.S. women's gymnastics-an All-Around win is certainly possible.
Jean-you do realize the Olympics will be on 24/7?! Spread across four or five networks,I think.
Jenn
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jmslsu01
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northern VA | posted: 8/15/2004 at 1:20:35 PM ET
NBC's Oympics homepage
You can look at the TV schedule to the right of your screen (and adjust it to your time zone!).
Results are updated as they happen,but they are hidden (you have to click on the link to the sport,and then click on the "Results" link) so you won't get spoiled accidentally.
Women's gymnastics (artistic) starts tonight. Men's started last night. Swimming started last night as well,with 19 year old Michael Phelps winning his first gold medal and setting a world record. And Australia's Ian Thorpe is outstanding,of course.
Jenn
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 hutchandsuch103
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washington, dc | posted: 8/15/2004 at 3:52:57 PM ET
the olympics are rad. i also will be watching phelps (MD represent) and was watching katie hoff (too bad things didn't go well). i also will be watching USA play basketball (they just lost for the first time in 12 years) and gymnastics. but i disagree that syncronized (spelling?) diving is unusual...because while an interesting sport i think it is really fun to watch. Oh yeah, soccer/football too. and track/field. okay so it seems like i iwll be watching everything. i think that a weird sport is ping-pong because even though it is a very competitive sport i only think of ping-pong of something you play at the pool or in my grandmother's basement.
damn, she's cool.
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 Skibabi1
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Texas | posted: 8/21/2004 at 2:33:01 AM ET
Carly Patterson - YAY!
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