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Beijing Gold medallists.

In before snide nationalism.
>> Anonymous
have fun even trying to medal
>> Anonymous
>>215458

Have fun drying your eyes when we medal better than you.
>> Anonymous
have fun not watching the olympics, just like the rest of the world.

no one cares about teh olympics, except for the host country. and they only care about the economics.
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>>215503
>>no one cares about teh olympics, except for the host country.

Congrats on being stupid or being out-of-touch .

In the US, the average TV rating of any night of Olympic coverage is higher than any NBA Finals/NHL Finals/MLB World Series game.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02E3D91731F932A0575BC0A9629C8B63
>> Anonymous
Australia has a decent team, but the problem is there are about ten other VERY decent teams as well. Anyone will win.
>> Anonymous
Australia will not win gold, slim chance of bronze I guess but gold no way.

How the fuck didnt Australia qualify for the Madison no one but Australia has won that event since it came in, gold medal previous olympics should equal automatic qualification.

I have to say I hate most olympic sports swimming is the most boring sport but we love it (ausfag) just cause we are good at it. Olympic boxing is way to soft any bleeding and the fight is over, track an field has only one watchable event and that is the 100m. The only thing I really watch during the olympics is the handball and a few cycling events.

Winter olympics is where it is at...pity we suck at it so it doesnt get the coverage it deserves
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>>215513
>>is higher than any NBA Finals/NHL Finals/MLB World Series game.

When 'premier' Olympics events like gymnastics, swimming, diving, etc are shown on TV, it outdraws all US sports except for the NFL Super Bowl.

And just to emphasize how much higher the TV ratings are as compared to the other major US sports - in the 2004 Olympics on the nights in which gymnastics were shown - it drew 32 million viewers - which is :

1) moar than DOUBLE (2x) the TV viewers as the average NBA Final game
2) moar than EIGHT TIMES (8x) the TV viewers as the average Stanley Cup NHL game
3) moar than 50 PERCENT the amount of TV viewers as the average MLB World Series game
4) on par with the NFL AFC/NFC Championship game

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,687598,00.html
>> Anonymous
>>215533
>>215513

How is beating American sports in the ratings impressive? That doesn't mean people care just because you beat Baseball or some other third world sport. Most people tune in for the opening ceremony and then don't give a shit. China will care because they're hosting it, maybe the US will care since it's the only international tournament they don't suck at but other then that who cares? It's gymnastics and swimming.
>> CapitalistBastard !!f/pELCnjRD0
>>215823

I always love this argument from butthurt Europeans.

South Koreans STILL bitch about losing ONE GOLD METAL in short track speed skating.

Ausfailians practically suck the cocks of their Olympic swimmers.

>My Country sucks at (put worldwide competition here) but it's not because they fail it is because "no-one" cares.

Maybe you will win a bronze in something and have a new national hero, eurofag.
>> Anonymous
lol oregon has no chance to win the Olympics. i don't even think college teams can play
>> Anonymous
>>215831

I'm American, fail less faggot.

No one cares about the Olympics, get over it. It's the one time in FOUR YEARS that we even hear about swimmers or whatever the fuck. Most Americans couldn't even name a medal winner from the last Olympics. The highest rated parts are THE CEREMONIES.
>> Anonymous
>>215831
Hint: Europe and the rest of the World only care about football(soccer). No one cares about any other sport.
>> Anonymous
>>215831

Oh and by the way I doubt Eurofags need crappy bronze medalist when they already have the most famous athletes in the world as their "national hero".
>> Anonymous
>>215831
I feel that CB's argument is made all the more hilarious by the fact that Michael Phelps is going to destroy Australians all day long in the pool this year.
>> Anonymous
>>215841
Plus, America could give two shits about swimming. So it's even funnier that all your Australian swimmers that get their anuses licked clean by your populous will fail to an American that practically nobody cares about.
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>>215823
>>Most people tune in for the opening ceremony and then don't give a shit.

Lrn2rd. The average US TV Rating of Olympic coverage that shows 'shit sports' like rowing/sailing gets higher ratings than the Finals of ALL MAJOR US SPORTS except for the NFL.

I love anon who thinks just because HE doesnt care about the Olympics, HE thinks the rest of the US doesnt care about the Olympics. The proof is in the TV Ratings.
>> Anonymous
>>215945

lrn2read, beating American sports in ratings isn't that impressive.
>> Anonymous
>>215841
>>215845

Phelps won't achieve half of what he's expected to.
>> Anonymous
This thread tldr'd: the Olympics is a major spectator sporting event, except in the US where the seppos remain mesmerised by padball, fake-tit skank cheerleaders and GM greasefood.
>> Anonymous
>>218090

Shittiest insult term ever. The vast majority of Americans live in modernized areas with sewer drainage.
>> Anonymous
>>218090
apologies all around for liking a good sport that none of the rest of the world is good enough to compete in. our bad.
>> Anonymous
I will watch pre-season football games instead of the Olympics.