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Elephant crashes pool party

Aug 1, 2012

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rokur

in Fun, Nature

I hate when that happens, via Buzzfeed
Animated 8-Bit Montage of the Summer Olympic Games

Jul 31, 2012

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rokur

in Fun

Ahh, my kind of 3d #oldfart, via Laughing Squid

The 8-Bit Games! from Flikli on Vimeo.
“Hang your head in shame, John Leonard”

Jul 31, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Doping

Wow, John Leonard needs to write an official apology real fast, see ESPN

The attack on the little Chinese girl was just hateful.

Some of the Chinese athletes lack a bit of emotion and for that they appear to be easy game for rumours and suggestions. I hope the fella from USA swimming has no ghosts in his closet. Hang your head in shame.

Here’s IOC medical commission chairman, Arne Ljungqvist
Jon Stewart slams NBC for replacing tribute to bombing victims with Phelps interview

Jul 31, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Fun, Organization

NBC is apparently really making a mess out of the Olympics, opting for tape delay instead of live coverage while stillÂ tweeting spoilers live. And then they pissed of Jon Stewart / The Daily Show, deciding ‘to edit a moving tribute to the victims of the 7/7 London bombings out of the opening ceremony, only to replace it with Ryan Seacrestâ€™s singularly pointless interview with swimming champ Michael Phelps.’ See Los Angeles Times

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U.S. Olympic Team Tribute by DJ Steve Porter

Jul 31, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Fun

Lots of swimming featured, Steve Porter is awesome !
“Olympic athletes come in all shapes and sizes”

Jul 31, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Wow

Wow, just wow … visit the BBC and see how you measure up.
‘No Sex Before Sport’ myth debunked for Olympians like Pellegrini (and Magnini)

Jul 31, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Health

Read the International Business Times (I kid you not)

It’s been an old wives tale for Olympic athletes that engaging in sexual activity before competitions can inhibit sports ability ever since ancient Greeks as far back as 776 BC said abstinence, on the other hand, is key for performance enhancement.

The myth, however, has been debunked by experts, according to Reuters, just in time for some athletes competing in the 2012 London Olympics, like Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini.
London 2012 day 4 finals: Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympian in history

Jul 31, 2012

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rokur

in Competition

Another historic day at the London 2012 Olympics, Michael Phelps winning his 15th Olympic gold medal and 19 medals in total, becoming the most decorated Olympian ever. This after demonstrating true statesmanship at the 200 butterfly ceremony, applauding South Africa’s Chad Le Clos for out-touching him from what could have been his historic 3rd individual gold medal in the same event. USA first in the men’s 4×200 relay, clocking 6.59.70 ahead of France in 7:02.77 and China in 7:06.40. Chad Le Clos first in the men’s 200 butterfly, clocking 1:52.96 ahead of Michael Phelps in 1:53.01 and Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) in 1:53.21. USA’s Allison Schmitt first in the women’s 200 freestyle with a new Olympic Record of 1:53.61 ahead of Camille Muffat (FRA) in 1:55.58 and Bronte Barratt (AUS) in 1:55.81. China’s Shiwen Ye winning the women’s 200 IM in a new Olympic Record of 2:07.57 ahead of Alicia Coutts (AUS) in 2:08.15 and Caitlin Leverenz (USA) in 2:08.95. James “The Missile” Magnussen (AUS) clocking fastest time of 47.63 in the men’s 100 freestyle semifinal, Kathleen Hersey (USA) the fastest of 2:05.90 in the women’s 200 butterfly semifinal and Michael Jamieson (GBR) the fastest of 2:08.20 in the men’s 200 breaststroke semifinal. Brilliant!
Magnussen shattered after the 4×100 flop

Jul 31, 2012

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rokur

in Competition

The talk of the Australian team at the Olympics has been all about ‘The Missile’ that failed to fire, with James Magnussen shattered after his poor start. This video unfortunately posted a bit late, so that they are looking forward to Seebohm’s gold.