2016 Summer Olympics - Ready or not, here we come!!

[The Rube]

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Michael Phelps, see you in Tokyo.......as a swimming analyst. No way NBC doesn't sign him to a long term contract. Or at least try.

I think he'll try out, but depending on the tryouts, he'll retire if he is not doing well. He will leave his legacy untarnished, so to speak. Go out on top.

[bigblue_dl]

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It might be boring to you, but when Usain Bolt announces in Berlin that he is going to work out for free at such and such an arena and 50,000 people show up simply to watch a workout, well maybe others don't quite agree. Yesterday for the preliminary heats of the 100 there were 45,000 in the stands, and after Bolt's heat there were 4000.

For me it's the most exciting 10 seconds in sports, and there is a lot going on in that 10 seconds.

http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/sto...vent-right-way
If you've never seen a video of one of Bolts workouts, you should google it up.

I'd say the two best olympic events are the 100 and the mile.

Pass. Running is boring.

[Slap Shot]

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Yeah, but skeet shooting...

[PrezdeJohnson09]

Pass. Running is boring.

Try watching the 4x1 or the 4x4 relay if you think running is boring.

[First Time, Long Time]

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Ryan Lochte and his mother say Lochte and and two other swimmers were robbed at gunpoint last night. IOC & USOC deny it.
So a game of to tell the truth unfolding...this'll be fun.

[Greyeagle]

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Ryan Lochte and his mother say Lochte and and two other swimmers were robbed at gunpoint last night. IOC & USOC deny it.
So a game of to tell the truth unfolding...this'll be fun.

They need to bribe the IOC to get an acknowledgement.

[joecct]

Ryan Lochte and his mother say Lochte and and two other swimmers were robbed at gunpoint last night. IOC & USOC deny it.
So a game of to tell the truth unfolding...this'll be fun.

NBC says they wuz robbed!

[First Time, Long Time]

They need to bribe the IOC to get an acknowledgement.

USOC now confirming it. Says the robbers posed as cops.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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These Olympics are going to go down like the Edsel - entering the lexicon for "synonymous with failure".

Sochi couldn't be happier.

[RaceBoarder]

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These Olympics are going to go down like the Edsel - entering the lexicon for "synonymous with failure".

Sochi couldn't be happier.

I had this conversation with my dad yesterday....

Are these Olympics really that bad? The housing issues seem to have been ironed out. Yes, there was a robbery last night, but not an everyday occurrence prior. And the next biggest blunder is a green swimming pool. In the grand scheme of things, not the total failure projected 12 days ago....

[joecct]

I had this conversation with my dad yesterday....

Are these Olympics really that bad? The housing issues seem to have been ironed out. Yes, there was a robbery last night, but not an everyday occurrence prior. And the next biggest blunder is a green swimming pool. In the grand scheme of things, not the total failure projected 12 days ago....

Still need the Kraken to come out of the lagoon.

[St. Clown]

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I had this conversation with my dad yesterday....

Are these Olympics really that bad? The housing issues seem to have been ironed out. Yes, there was a robbery last night, but not an everyday occurrence prior. And the next biggest blunder is a green swimming pool. In the grand scheme of things, not the total failure projected 12 days ago....

Firstly, the housing situation was really bad. Have you seen some of what the various nations' athletes have put out there about their living conditions? Their apartments have been missing sinks, and a guy was turning on his shower by turning on the sink.

A bridge that extended over the ocean, planned as part of the bicycling events' routes, collapsed. They failed to complete all the necessary mass transit projects. Insufficient security was a known issue going into the games. What all has to go wrong before Rio gets called out for its failures?

[alfablue]

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These Olympics are going to go down like the Edsel - entering the lexicon for "synonymous with failure".

Sochi couldn't be happier.

Except that the athletics is really entertaining. Other than the water, the facilities are great.

Poverty does manage to bring the worst out in people.

[alfablue]

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Firstly, the housing situation was really bad. Have you seen some of what the various nations' athletes have put out there about their living conditions? Their apartments have been missing sinks, and a guy was turning on his shower by turning on the sink.

A bridge that extended over the ocean, planned as part of the bicycling events' routes, collapsed. They failed to complete all the necessary mass transit projects. Insufficient security was a known issue going into the games. What all has to go wrong before Rio gets called out for its failures?

Even with that, the revised cycling route was really great. Very challenging from a technical standpoint, hilly in some places, fast in others. Made for lots of drama both for the women and the men.

This hasn't sucked nearly as much as you would suggest.

[St. Clown]

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Even with that, the revised cycling route was really great. Very challenging from a technical standpoint, hilly in some places, fast in others. Made for lots of drama both for the women and the men.

This hasn't sucked nearly as much as you would suggest.

Two people died and three others were injured due to this Olympics - due to Rio's inability to find honest and/or capable contractors to build the cycling bridge. How is that not bad enough? Screw the level of competition and its difficulty -- people died due to Rio's failures!