Olympics 2008 - Page 35

innerSpaceman · 08-15-2008, 08:16 AM

Uch, another gold medal, how boring.

Not Afraid · 08-15-2008, 09:43 AM

I'm very happy for Nastia. She has been my favorite member of the US team. I'm sorry I missed the live coverage, but the bit of replays I saw looked like she did great.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-15-2008, 09:44 AM

Her first 2 rotations were so-so, but the last two were really great. She earned it.

Incidentally, "Nastia" needs to be a female villain name in the next Bond movie.

Kevy Baby · 08-15-2008, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Uch, another gold medal, how boring.

If you are referring to Phelps, I think of it as history in the making. And you never know what exciting moments there might be: I am still buzzing from the finish of the relay that earned Phelps his first gold.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-15-2008, 09:47 AM

I'm thinking iSm was being sarcastic.

Alex · 08-15-2008, 09:50 AM

Yes, history in the making. But boring history. I'm pretty actively rooting against him just so people will shut up (nothing against him personally). If they'd waited until race five or six to start the endless hype I'd have been fine but now I just want him to lose so all the hype monkeys look foolish.

BarTopDancer · 08-15-2008, 09:51 AM

They are rerunning the coverage this evening.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-15-2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Yes, history in the making. But boring history. I'm pretty actively rooting against him just so people will shut up (nothing against him personally). If they'd waited until race five or six to start the endless hype I'd have been fine but now I just want him to lose so all the hype monkeys look foolish.

If it weren't for that relay, I don't think it would have been as bad as it is. But that image of him cheering happened so early, and is the kind of image a producer of hype segments has wet dreams about, so they've jumped all over it. It was also the race he stood the biggest chance of losing, so once that was sealed, they could pretty safely just go ahead and talk as if it were a guarantee from there on out.

Kevy Baby · 08-15-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I'm thinking iSm was being sarcastic.

Oh

Alex · 08-15-2008, 09:56 AM

I had heard endlessly about his march to history before the Olympics began. So yeah, that may have been a key hurdle and launched to another level but it was hardly the start of annoying-level hype.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yes, history in the making. But boring history. I'm pretty actively rooting against him just so people will shut up (nothing against him personally). If they'd waited until race five or six to start the endless hype I'd have been fine but now I just want him to lose so all the hype monkeys look foolish.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I had heard endlessly about his march to history before the Olympics began. So yeah, that may have been a key hurdle and launched to another level but it was hardly the start of annoying-level hype.
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