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asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/36876 ... cs-bbc.htm

They sold the US rights for $1.1 Billion to NBC

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 13:07

Good silver medals by the lightweight men's 4 in the rowing!

Got a chance at shooting gold later on today, and we have a lass in the semi-finals of the judo (!!!) at 2pm too.

BRING ON TE MEDALS!

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

That race was absolutely fantastic. Incredible finish.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 13:14

WTB wrote:

That race was absolutely fantastic. Incredible finish.

Aye. Amazing that they race so far and it is settled by centimetres!

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Finalist in the 78KG judo! Guaranteed silver.

Morte · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 14:58

asfish wrote:

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/368766/20120731/viewers-using-proxy-watch-olympics-bbc.htm

They sold the US rights for $1.1 Billion to NBC

It's funny browsing through the #NBCFAIL tweets, there seems to be an awful lot of love flowing towards the beeb.

Anyway, hurray for the BBC.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

Medals are raining down

Gold and silver in the C2 canoeing and Gold in the shooting

romanista · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 15:42

damn, we've been having a horrible olympics... luckily today ranomi kromowidjojo will swim who deseves gold for her name alone

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Hmm. BBC1 are now showing the canoeing but seem to be pretending that it's live...

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 15:50

In which case, I predict a surprise 1-2 finish for us!

MEDALS!

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Wanna bet?!

Morte · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 15:53

Those filthy yanks seem to have broken the BBC with their VPN access...leaving Upstanding Englishmen unable to access 5live with their VPN access.

Not happy :'(

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

Silver in the Judo. Silly yank

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Watching the cycling. It's weird when we're actually good at stuff. Makes me uneasy.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

WTB wrote:

Watching the cycling. It's weird when we're actually good at stuff. Makes me uneasy.

I agree, it really goes against our "plucky underdog" mentality

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

WTB wrote:

Watching the cycling. It's weird when we're actually good at stuff. Makes me uneasy.

We're good at transport, rather than sport though.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 16:56

I'm not.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

What's the deal with China? They're sinister in their dominance. I'm suspicious of China. There, I said it.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Dimrill wrote:

I'm not.

You transport gippys in your beard!

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Disqualified possibly.

Plissken · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 17:22

Disqualified definitely.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Sinister conspiracy theory asks if boxing was fixed: http://deadspin.com/5931226/?utm_campai ... socialflow

From the description, it sounds like an odd judging decision.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 17:28

I always think that boxing is fixed, and horse racing.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26097

Wullie wrote:

WTB wrote:

Watching the cycling. It's weird when we're actually good at stuff. Makes me uneasy.

We're good at transport, rather than sport though.

We're good at all the sports that allow us to compete whilst having a sit down.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 17:35

Mimi wrote:

Wullie wrote:

WTB wrote:

Watching the cycling. It's weird when we're actually good at stuff. Makes me uneasy.

We're good at transport, rather than sport though.

We're good at all the sports that allow us to compete whilst having a sit down.

heh, looking at the 2008 results:

Sitting down sports: 31
Not sitting down sports: 16

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Dominating here!

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

World record!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26097

WTB wrote:

Dominating here!

you?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26097

WTB wrote:

World record!

at sitting down?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26097

What's happening BEEX TV watchers?

krazywookie · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 17:59

Go us!

I like the way they ask for quite by going SHHHHHHHH very loudly

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26097

krazywookie wrote:

Go us!

I like the way they ask for quite by going SHHHHHHHH very loudly

ZOMG in what sport, Sir?!

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

Just waiting for the finals in the velodrome at the moment, GB has smashed everyone in the 4 man heat.

krazywookie · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 18:02

Mimi wrote:

krazywookie wrote:

Go us!

I like the way they ask for quite by going SHHHHHHHH very loudly

ZOMG in what sport, Sir?!

In the velodrome cycling, they SHHHH'd right over Jake Humphrey

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26097

Yay, more sitting down excellently done by the Brits. Can you imagine if they wrote drinking tea into the rules? We'd be unbeatable.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Mimi wrote:

Yay, more sitting down excellently done by the Brits. Can you imagine if they wrote drinking tea into the rules? We'd be unbeatable.

Bikes & tea!? Where do I sign up for 2016?

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 18:16

Just read about the women's team. That's some disappointment for them. I three pendleton.

krazywookie · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 18:27

hah, I was trying to find out what the red frame things that the riders launch out of on the track are called, but found something better.

Attachment:

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Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 18:46

It does seem somewhat ridiculous that the German team that won gold didn't even qualify for the final, and then lost the final.

Luckiest winners ever!

Morte · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 18:55

GOLD!!!!

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

WTF BBC online feed? The main BBC2 feed dropped to some bullshit graphics just before the race and I missed it!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 18:58

Incredible race! Set up well and Hoy just destroyed their guy on the final lap.

Another gold!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 19:18

Nice to see Doctor Who win the shooting.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

The red frame is a timing sensor thing. As soon as the wheel leaves the sensor the clock starts.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

The women's team sprint thing was disappointing. Question - China's world record appears to stand even though they were DQd. How come?

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 19:39

Craster wrote:

The women's team sprint thing was disappointing. Question - China's world record appears to stand even though they were DQd. How come?

I thought that was the WR from the previous round?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Ah. If that's the case, it would explain it.

krazywookie · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 21:04

WTB wrote:

The red frame is a timing sensor thing. As soon as the wheel leaves the sensor the clock starts.

THANK you!

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Harsh!

myp · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 22:37

We are doing well in the sailing.

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