Infinite_Olympics Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 What will be the events you are definitely going to or at least try to catch during the upcoming Olympic games (competition starts in just 31 days!)? Here's what I will be trying to watch, and hopefully catch the majority of thanks to a combination of NBC/USA and NBCOlympics.com: Archery - Women's Team USA Baseball - Team USA Badminton - Women's Doubles Badminton - Women's Singles Basektball - Women's Team USA Basketball - Men's Team USA Beach Volleyball - Women's (All) Cycling - Men's and Women's BMX Equestrian - Jumping Field Hockey - Women's Team USA Gymnastics - Women's Team Competition Judo - Select Women's Matches Modern Penthalon - Women's Rythmic Gymnastics Shooting - Women's All Soccer - Women's Team USA Softball - Women's Team USA Swimming - Women's (Finals Only) Swimming - 10k Open Water Swim Synchronized Swimming (All) Table Tennis - Women's Singles Table Tennis - Women's Doubles Tennis - Women's Singles Tennis - Women's Doubles Track & Field - Women's Track (400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m, Relays, Hurdles) Track & Field - Men's Track (800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m, Relays, Hurdles) Track & Field - Race Walks Track & Field - 3000m Steeplechase Track & Field - Women's Field (All) Trampoline - Women's Volleyball - Women's Team USA Water Polo - Women's Team USA Wrestling - Women's 48kg How about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinite_Olympics Posted July 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 Ooops, forgot to add Men's Team USA for Soccer as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryjane Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 Gymnastics - Women's Team Competition Rythmic Gymnastics Table Tennis - Women's Singles Track & Field - Men's Track (800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m, Relays, Hurdles) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 I will watch anything except artistic gymnastics, dressage, baseball, and softball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 For me Rowing Finals, Trialthlon, Cycling events and athletics will be the preferred events but I will watch anything event at the olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkWithBode Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Sailing and dressage try my patience a bit, but I'll watching any and everything that I can. If I had to rank the five sports that I'm most excited about, I'd say (1) swimming, (2) track & field, (3) basketball, (4) gymnastics, (5) indoor volleyball. Some other personal favorites are rowing, water polo and handball. I'm actually kind of excited about baseball, too. It'll be interesting to see how the USA rebounds from missing the '04 Olympics and one of the Orioles' (my favorite team's) top pitching prospects, Jake Arrieta, will likely be one of the top players on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 If I have the time, I will try to watch all swimming events (although the finals will take place in the middle of the night, according to Central European Time), athletics, canoeing and rowing (traditional German strongholds), the women's football tournament, handball, the equestrian events and a little bit of hockey. Actually no specific events -- maybe besides the horizontal bar event in gymnastics where World Champion Fabian Hambüchen will compete for the gold medal. But it really sucks big time that I'll probably have to spend the opening and the closing weekend of the Games with attending a wedding. The closing weekend is for certain, the opening weekend still in doubt. That probably shows that still too few people care about the Olympics. Who can seriously schedule one's wedding during the most important sports event in the world? But we're in Germany, where probably only a wedding during the World Cup or the EURO is a taboo. So I maybe shouldn't complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 I know I'm going to miss the first night of Swimming and possibly a full day of competition some time the first week. I shouldn't be complaining though, I'll still be on vacation for the entire 2 weeks and 2 days, with nothing else to do but stay home and whore-out every event I can, day and night! Though Swimming, Diving, Athletics, Artistic Gymnastics, and Tennis are the sports to watch for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 A lot will depend on time difference and how long I can sit up into the night and remain fully functioning at work afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobart Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 But it really sucks big time that I'll probably have to spend the opening and the closing weekend of the Games with attending a wedding. The closing weekend is for certain, the opening weekend still in doubt. The wedding is in doubt or you attending is in doubt? If its the wedding in doubt then prob not worth going as it wont last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobart Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Big one for me will be women's 400m hurdles. Also swimming, hockey and rowing all big Aussie chances for gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 (edited) To me, I would choose the men's swimming events, especially the ones that Michael Phelps are confirmed to be in. You see, if he does win that many Olympic gold medals, as some commentators are saying, he will be the most decorated in Olympic history that may not be matched for many future Olympiads to come. That is and at least, in terms of the gold medal category. The bigger question would be whether Phelps would want to go to London 2012 or not. Edited July 7, 2008 by Guardian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 the fireworks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 The wedding is in doubt or you attending is in doubt? If its the wedding in doubt then prob not worth going as it wont last No, only my attendance is in doubt -- it's my cousin who plans that wedding on the opening weekend, and we had some serious quarrels with that part of the family in the past. So that needs to be settled first before we (my family and I) make any step towards that wedding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympia Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 My focus will be on the hockey-tournament. The Netherlands is participating in the men's and women's competition and both teams can win a medal. The Netherlands will also have medal-chances in judo, equestrian (jumping, dressage and eventing), swimming, baseball, softball, waterpolo for women, athletics (shot put men, discus trow men and steeple for men), beach volleybal for men, track and road cycling, men's football and sailing. In gymnastics we have a former world champion and this years worl cup winner, but he is not qualified because we don't have a team at the Games. Yuri van Gelder is the best men on the rings. But he is at home... I don't see medal chances for both Dutch athletes in gymnastics: Epke Zonderland (men, horizontal bar) and Suzanne harmes (allround)). So I have enough to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Volley, some swimming, football (from quarter finals on), some athletics (with a special look to high and long jump), some gymnastics and the last 20 min. of the marathon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 The bigger question would be whether Phelps would want to go to London 2012 or not. They talked about just that last night on Olympic Trials coverage. Phelps says he'll stop swimming when he hits 30 years of age. So he says London will be his last Olympics (he'll be 27 at the time). Though I wonder if a possible Games in the US, Chicago 2016, will make him keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobart Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 the fireworks!!! Good new is that this event is free! you can even participate buy buying your own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 anything that CBC, TSN and the other networks show. I will make an effort to watch rowing and canoe/kayaking finals but unfortunately i might be working during the time. Because they will be on between 10pm and 1am my time. I will get the full schedule in a couple weeks of broadcasting here. I will watch as much as I can but will not get to see a lot unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiejie Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 This is my first Olympics, and may be my only one in life, so I'm going all out and want to see/experience so much. I've got as my priority tickets: swimming, diving, athletics, M/W gymnastics, M/W basketball, W football, beach volleyball, water polo, canoe/slalom, rowing. Also have tickets for archery, canoe flatwater, volleyball, handball, rhythmic gym, hockey, baseball, boxing. So with multiple events on most days, I'll be exhausted, but at least I live here and won't have to fit in sightseeing (which is even more exhausting than spectating sports). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 jiejie, where are you originally from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiejie Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Faster, I'm from the USA. I've gotta believe that in that big team we are sending and all those sports I'm watching, there's got to be a medal or two somewhere in there! However, I love to watch a good competition in most anything--I'm even keen to give handball a try, and the USA didn't even qualify teams for that--it just looks like a sport that I would have enjoyed playing (well, in my younger days at least). The only things I probably wouldn't be up for watching are dressage, sync swimming, wrestling, and weightlifting, and I'm not big on judo either (but taekwondo is OK). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattperiolat Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 How about you? Swimming, Diving, Gymnastics, Track and Field are my bread and butter. Will also try to catch volleyball and cycling as I like those sports. Can't believe it's so close now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobart Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 If you do get some spare time and can get tickets Handball is well worth it. I saw it in Sydney and was pleasantly surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 From a Canadian POW the following events are important: Athletics August 19th - Women's 100m Hurdles August 19th - Men's 1500m (Personal, a relative is a competitor) August 21st - Men's 400m August 23rd - Men's 800m Canoe/Kayaking August 22nd - Men's K-1 1000m August 23rd - Men's K-1 500m Diving August 12th - Women's 10m Synchronized Diving August 13th - Men's 3m Synchronized Diving August 17th - Women's 3m Springboard Final August 19th - Men's 3m Springboard Final August 21st - Women's 10m Platform Final Equestrian August 18th - Team Jumping Final August 21 - Individual Jumping Final Gymnastics August 17th - Men's Floor August 18th - Women's Uneven Bars August 18th - Men's Vaut August 18th - Women's Trampoline August 19th - Women's Beam Rowing August 16th - Women's Pairs August 17th - Women's Lightweight Double Sculls August 17th - Men's Lightweight Fours August 17th - Women's Quadruple Sculls August 17th - Women's 8's August 17th - Men's 8's (Canada is current world champion which means no Gold medal) Cycling August 21st - Women's BMX August 22nd - Women's Cross Country Swimming August 13th - Men's 4x200m Relay August 14th - Men's 100m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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