2016 Rio Olympics & Paralympics
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Why does this event need commentary? Okay, the ceremony is in Portuguese, but the commentators are trying to make out that they're experts on the subject when they're clearly reading from a script (in A Serious Voice, no less). This ruins it every time - commentators who seem to think that they being the ones to present the Olympics is a bigger deal than the Olympics themselves.
That, and commentators who think that the only way to represent your country is to win gold medals. Ironically, a country that prides itself on its sporting culture will almost certainly bring you some of the worst examples of unsportsmanlike behaviour that you will see. Remember the London Games, where one of our athletes was sulking because he got second while the guy who finished third nearly exploded with joy?
That, and commentators who think that the only way to represent your country is to win gold medals. Ironically, a country that prides itself on its sporting culture will almost certainly bring you some of the worst examples of unsportsmanlike behaviour that you will see. Remember the London Games, where one of our athletes was sulking because he got second while the guy who finished third nearly exploded with joy?
Full credit to them for doing it pretty much straight away.I wondered how long it would take for them to wheel out one of their many supermodels
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I agree I loathe the BBC talking over the whole opening ceremony basically reading Wikipedia, I get whats happening! I would rather experience it as the choreographer intended. Sure a little bit of info here and there is fine but they have so far talked over the whole first hour!
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Because it helps people who don't understand what is going on to understand?
Maybe the guy who finished second was the nailed on favorite and let himself down and the guy that finished third didn't have a hope of getting anywhere near the podium. I bet your one of those who would give everyone a medal.
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Really, I take it you grew up with him then?
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So you take a very extreme example and project that onto a whole country, good job!
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Australia is a country that prides itself on its sporting achievements, sporting culture and sense of sportsmanship. When we hosted the 2000 Olympics, the behaviour that this guy showed would have been unthinkable to the point where he would likely have been kicked off the team. Just twelve years later, his behaviour on the podium was disgraceful and his conduct on tour unthinkable. And he's not alone, either - look at some of the behaviour of our tennis players.
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Good choice of person to light the cauldron. Apparently it was supposed to be Pele, but he could not attend, so they chose the guy who was leading the mens' marathon in Athens before he was tackled by a defrocked priest and serial pest (the same lunatic who ran onto the circuit at the 2003 British Grand Prix). He ultimately finished third because of it, despite an appeal from the Brazilian sporting federation.
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Opening ceremony was pretty good I thought. The Olympic flame sculpture was way better than ours.
And they didn't have Dizzy Rascal, which is a good thing.
And they didn't have Dizzy Rascal, which is a good thing.
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All in all I think they did a very good job considering the budget. The 'green' Olympic rings were a nice touch, simple and less likely to mess up unlike Sotchi. The flame sculpture looked totally sci-fi, like a cross between a Sun and an opening portal! The projection system really saved the day, it's amazing what you can do with light. When the plane took off that was pretty spectacular.
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It wasn't that bad; it just wasn't particularly well-shot. It was very murky and largely consisted of a sequence of shots with no real connection to one another. It looked like a rough first cut of a film school student's semester project.I kinda cringed at the CGI movie of that ancient plane flying above Rio.
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Well... it wasn't a stunt person dressed as the Queen parachuting into the stadium to the James Bond Theme.
Anyhow... Watching some Rowing. God it's boring.
Anyhow... Watching some Rowing. God it's boring.
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Or Daniel Craig apparently dropping acid and losing his mind when the statue of the Duke of Wellington randomly comes to life.
It's interesting in the sense that it's taking place in the middle of that large reservoir in the middle of the city, so it's vulnerable to strong cross-winds and choppy waters.
Anyway, I have to laugh at our broadcaster - every two years, they go out of their way to acquire the rights to the Summer and Winter Olympics and spend a lot money on their production values ... and they're already advertising their post-Games programming.
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Watching the mens' road race and I am struck by the way the Brazilians appear to have created a circuit that is cycling's Nürburgring.
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Those cobbles are brutal and some of the descents are on rather narrow roads. I was pretty shocked when before the race the BBC announcer said that Froome, fresh from a Tour win, would not be the favourite to win this road race. Now that I'm watching it I think I agree. I'd like to see the British take this one since, in my opinion, it's our best hope at medals (cycling) but having noted that Nibali and Wout Poels are riding the Brit team will have to work hard for a win.
Kinda hope the Karussel part is going around Jesus statues.
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Team USA basketball will start destroying the world again tonight. 
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Team USA basketball will start destroying the world again tonight.
Im predicting they'll win tonight by 50 points
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