I like Olympic sports but wow, opening ceremonies are dumb as hell. Go straight to the sports.
― Jeff, Saturday, 6 August 2016 00:31 (seven years ago) link
Andy Murray one fisting it there. As it were.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 6 August 2016 00:44 (seven years ago) link
Can't wait for the entrance of the Refugees' Team.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 6 August 2016 00:49 (seven years ago) link
Didn't know Palestine competed as its own nation, pretty dope.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 6 August 2016 01:18 (seven years ago) link
Refugee team was a moment...
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Saturday, 6 August 2016 01:59 (seven years ago) link
Truly. Was worth the wait.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 6 August 2016 02:03 (seven years ago) link
Agreed.
Also FU Heatherwick, that torch is beautiful.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Saturday, 6 August 2016 02:52 (seven years ago) link
Quite glad it wasn't Pelé.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 6 August 2016 02:55 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, the torch rules. And cool to see Gil and Veloso just continuing to do the damn thing.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 6 August 2016 03:53 (seven years ago) link
God I hate NBC coverage.
― Sentient animated cat gif (kingfish), Saturday, 6 August 2016 04:07 (seven years ago) link
Oh believe me, the way to see this is via the BBC website and VPN access. Especially since they offered a feed *without* commentary, which is what I was watching. Kinda perfect.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 6 August 2016 04:08 (seven years ago) link
Meantime, I question the adverb in the headline.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/nation-world/article/USA-basketball-players-accidentally-visit-brothel-9125583.php
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 6 August 2016 04:09 (seven years ago) link
This is why I don't watch broadcast tv. Too many trailers for movies I could otherwise ignore.
― Sentient animated cat gif (kingfish), Saturday, 6 August 2016 04:12 (seven years ago) link
WTF: Jim Gaffigan is in an advert for Chrysler minivans scored by "Real Human Being" from the Drive soundtrack
― Sentient animated cat gif (kingfish), Saturday, 6 August 2016 06:24 (seven years ago) link
So Gil and Veloso did turn up? Maybe I should have stayed up and watched more of the ceremony.Seemed pretty nice. Not that interested in the sport. Do hope refugees and Palestine get some high scores. Would be nice to see some gold but wonder if they've had as much chance to train.
― Stevolende, Saturday, 6 August 2016 07:03 (seven years ago) link
Ceremony was v colorful & creative, good vibes imo
Nbc commentary lame jingoistic & dullas usual
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 6 August 2016 07:52 (seven years ago) link
dull as*
flame contraption was so dooooope
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 6 August 2016 07:53 (seven years ago) link
Enjoyed that, pretty restrained after Beijing and London but the forest section looked awesome. We turned off and went to bed sometime around the Cook Islands so I missed the refugee team and whoever ended up lighting the torch.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 6 August 2016 07:59 (seven years ago) link
Caught like two minutes worth of the BBC's 'Olympic Breakfast' this morning, that was two minutes too long.
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan an' aw noo (Tom D.), Saturday, 6 August 2016 08:17 (seven years ago) link
Proper coverage:
http://gawker.com/a-perfectly-legal-and-transformative-visual-interpretat-1784908618
― Sentient animated cat gif (kingfish), Saturday, 6 August 2016 08:35 (seven years ago) link
caught up with it this morning, ended up fwding through the silly spectacle and just watching the athletes' parade. might have teared up at the refugee team (am hungover). also, the iranian flagbearer! former taekwondo competitor who was disabled in (??? forgot - bomb blast or earthquake?) and turned her focus to archery, and has qualified for both olympic & paralympic games in it :)
― lex pretend, Saturday, 6 August 2016 11:26 (seven years ago) link
Early highlight in women's handball, reigning Olympic champions Norway vs World champions Brazil. Nervous opening though, and as usual Norwegian team slow out of the gate.
― abcfsk, Saturday, 6 August 2016 13:32 (seven years ago) link
yusra mardini won the first 100m butterfly heat!
― lex pretend, Saturday, 6 August 2016 16:32 (seven years ago) link
Watching the men's cycling road race here -- not even the first circuit at the end and this is clearly going to take out a lot of competitors before it's all over. Wonder how many will actually finish.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 6 August 2016 16:41 (seven years ago) link
I'm a bit behind watching on dvr - dumoulin abandoned so early! weird that he would race if he wasn't healed up
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 6 August 2016 17:35 (seven years ago) link
Whew well I won't give away anything but my prediction is coming true.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 6 August 2016 17:49 (seven years ago) link
water polo teams all look like the guys who stole yr lunch & stuffed u in lockers in high school
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 6 August 2016 18:05 (seven years ago) link
Watching these streams (table tennis and soccer) without commentator blather is great.
― pleas to Nietzsche (WilliamC), Saturday, 6 August 2016 18:19 (seven years ago) link
i need to investigate the streams
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 6 August 2016 18:35 (seven years ago) link
Just don't try to step in the same stream twice.
― The Rest Is A Cellarful of Noise (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 6 August 2016 18:48 (seven years ago) link
lol
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 6 August 2016 18:52 (seven years ago) link
I'm jumping between the four streams of women's table tennis and it's really interesting to see the different styles of play.xp fnarrr
― pleas to Nietzsche (WilliamC), Saturday, 6 August 2016 18:52 (seven years ago) link
first Olympic gold ever for Vietnam! Hoang Xuan Vinh, men's 10m air pistol.
Big upset in tennis as Aga Radwanska loses R1 to Zheng Saisai though tbh considering Radwanska had to fly from Montréal to NYC to Lisbon to Rio in the past week thanks to a missed connection - and played like it - she was always a R1 upset candidate
― lex pretend, Saturday, 6 August 2016 19:06 (seven years ago) link
OH JESUS CHRIST THAT VIDEO OF THE FRENCH GYMNAST BREAKING HIS LEG NOOOOOO
― lex pretend, Saturday, 6 August 2016 19:09 (seven years ago) link
SILVER MEDAL TO DENMARK IN CYCLING! HELL YEAH!!
― Frederik B, Saturday, 6 August 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
https://ssl.gstatic.com/onebox/media/olympics/photos/o16/live/RIOEC8613SYM1_768x432.JPG
― brimstead, Saturday, 6 August 2016 19:27 (seven years ago) link
I hope you're athletes are as funny and undisciplined as ours. Two cyclists were interviewed about the silver medal, one said it was 'fucking sindsygt (insane)', the other went 'yeah... hum... it's... fuuuuuck...' :)
― Frederik B, Saturday, 6 August 2016 19:27 (seven years ago) link
Hearing the crowd completely TRASH Hope Solo every time she has the ball is one hell of a thing.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 6 August 2016 20:04 (seven years ago) link
this table tennis match between the czech dude and the nigerian dude is high quality
― have you ever even read The Drudge Report? Have you gone on Stormfron (k3vin k.), Saturday, 6 August 2016 20:32 (seven years ago) link
Archery is lit. Loved watching the final between Korea and USA.
What's the big fuss about Hope Solo? Am I missing something?
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 6 August 2016 20:47 (seven years ago) link
Solo overreacted to Zika fears. So now the home folks are giving her their thoughts (booing whenever she has the ball and screaming "ZIKA!" whenever she does a goal kick).
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 6 August 2016 20:50 (seven years ago) link
Also, it IS Hope Solo.
waiting on USA basketball with stronger bated-breath anticipation than the frank ocean album tbh (even tho it'll prob be a blowout)
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Saturday, 6 August 2016 21:09 (seven years ago) link
She can't have overreacted that much given she's at the tournament.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 6 August 2016 21:31 (seven years ago) link
Hmph, my stream access was blocked for a while but is back now.
― pleas to Nietzsche (WilliamC), Saturday, 6 August 2016 21:58 (seven years ago) link
dvr lost the last 10k of the cycling finish ;_;
bruuuuutal course. poor Richie Porte! and such awful luck for Geraint Thomas. Craziness. time trials will be a welcome relef
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 6 August 2016 22:35 (seven years ago) link
henao - broen pelvisporte - unconfirmed broken collarbonenibali - broken collarbone
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 6 August 2016 22:38 (seven years ago) link
Great 4x100 m race by the women, glad to see a bright future for Canada Swimming.
But why are the swimming races so late?
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 7 August 2016 02:38 (seven years ago) link
the classic beach volleyball challenge walkoff match win
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 7 August 2016 03:19 (seven years ago) link