Do you care about the Olympics?

[Sauza12]

I like the idea of pro's in sports.  I see the olympics of the best from each country competing against each other, not just the best who aren't getting paid for it.  Besides, it's fun to watch dream teams face off against each other in hockey (I know it's not getting played right now.....sheesh).

The only thing that I don't like is that no country seems to challenge the USA for the overall medal count.  That might seem a little braggish, but I like having that little something extra to root for.

btw, did anyone see the parade of nations when the guy from the British Virgin Islands came out?  They had one athlete and he came out by himself and looked sooooo unhappy.  

[Hydrobond]

I finally caught some of the olympics this morning.  I couldn't sleep and they were showing re-runs at 4:00AM on NBC.  

[Arrrhalomynn]

Am I the only one who is annoyed by the huge array of different swimming types and distances? There's 50 meters, 100 meters, 200 meters, in all different kinds of shapes, and then there's swimming with 4 people in all different kind of shapes, etc. etc.

Just swim a 100 meter and get it over with! The same few guys will win it anyway, There's van den Hoogeband, Ian Thorpe and that American guy. Bronze, Zilver, Gold. Done!

[Lord Nepenthean]

I just found out two days ago that the Olympics were even going on, when they were talking about how HORRIBLE the American basketball team is on the TV in a restaraunt.  I won't watch one minute of the Olympics, and I couldn't care less about who wins what medals.  Blech.

[Sauza12]

I started watching womens water polo because there is a chick on the Italian team Named Gisy (pronounced "juicy") Mulatto.  It made my day.  |D

[shadytool]

just an after thought here...

i didnt think that i would watch much of the games at all, but i was sucked in big time.  it seemed like any free time was given to watching the games on tv.  even watched the closing ceremonies...

and i find myself kinda sad that i have to wait 4 more years till they start up again.
maybe the winter games will be good... thats only 2 years away, right?

[Arrrhalomynn]

You can watch the special olympsics. Then you'll only have to wait 3 years and 10 months.

[shadytool]

thanks arrr

[Hydrobond]

Yeah, the winter olympics are in 2006 in a city called Torino in Italy.  Never heard of the place before, but then again, I am a nieve American.  

Looks like it will be a nice setting for the winter games:

[Arrrhalomynn]

Torino? That's Turin. You must indeed quite the naive American if you've never heard of that place before.  I've never been there, but it's supposedly beautiful and has more history than the USA and Canada combied (as a figure of speach, not really of course, don't get mad)

[Izret101]

My dads girlfriend has been there.
And it is probably older than US and Canada combined so i think youre right about the history thing.

[Hydrobond]

Oh wow.  Turino must be what it is called in Italy.  Althought I feel pretty stupid for not making the connection between Turin and Turino.  And yes, I have heard of Turin.  

http://www.torino2006.org/index.php?lang=en

Oh, and we know we can't comapre to anything in Europe as far as history goes.

[Lord Nepenthean]

Maybe if the Europeans (our ancestors) hadn't killed 90% of the 60 million people that lived here (and their cultures) at the beginning of the 15th century, we'd have a little more history here.

[Zimbacca]

Getting back to the Olimpics, I'll watch them if nothing better is on.