I just thought that it would be nice for people to say in either words or video what they will remember from the Olympics.
Good or Bad it doesn't matter.
Just share those memories with everyone else.
My memory was when the runner from the Dominican Republic 'Felix Sanchez' was presented with his Gold medal and ultimately cried his eyes out
My memories was going down London and experiencing the fantastic buzzing atmosphere and sense of history. Also watching the the TT from 200m to go adn shaking the hand of Chris Froome.
On TV watching an able bodied athlete run with prostetics, awesome achievement that will encourage more to do the same. Jess Ennis' hepthalon win, such a dominant display!
As a Romanian I would say the gold for Sandra Izbasa at gymnastics , and then the face of Maroney , disappointed with silver. I will also remember the dominations of Bolt (and Jamaica ), Wiggins at TT and of the USA Basketball team .
The Bolt n Blake Show,
Mo Farrahs Face Expressions and Michael Phelps advancing to be the most successfull athlete in the history of the modern olympics were clear highlights.
The Irish Gold medal and the well presentation of DUHAC my Team Mates & College Compatriots Mark Kennealy and Tal Coyle in the Marathon and Modern Pentathlon, are great Memories
But the most memorable of all was Oscar Pistorious running in the Olympics!
Go on, Blade Runner!
When it finally ended and the media stopped annoying me with it.
Ah, those were the days.
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"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
Some of you are cheering for the Pistorius taking part in the games, but i have to confess i dont like it. Of course it is great when handicapped paeople live their life fully and focus on sports and encourage the others to do the same,but because of that we have Paralympic games following the Olympic games.
If i am not mistaken Pistorius will attend also the Paralympics, so how he can do the both games, is he handicapped or not?
I know it sounds like the most moronic thing,but Pistorius has many advantages compared to the other athletes, maybe rather complete different setup. He does not need oxygen for his legs and also he cant have unlucky injury (twisted ankle or so), which is also the part of the sport. Question is "Would be Pistorius so great athlete to compete in the semis of the Olympics also with his proper legs?"
But what frightens me is the future which can be affected by this breakthrough. What if the prosthesis will go better and better,while the human body will be pretty the same? I am not looking forward much to the half-cyborg olympic athletes in 30-50 years.
Sorry if i offended someone with this opinion. I have deepest respect for handicapped people who are trying to live "normal" life, but thing is it will never be "normal".
Edited by Avin Wargunnson on 16-08-2012 06:11
I think the moments I got the most emotional over were the Canadian Womens soccer matches. I could tell they were making a statement, and then when we nearly beat the USA (some would say it was an injustice we didn't due to the ref, but thats the game) I just got so proud.
I also enjoyed Bolt. Not for his wins, as they weren't all that astonishing, but the way he interacted with everyone in the stadium, and just how much passion he showed. That was fun to watch.
Phelps becoming the statistical best olympian ever, pretty exciting.
The Canadian 4x100 team that shocked the world with a bronze, only to lose it minutes later for stepping on the line of their lane.
AS much as I dont want to admit it, the British domination. They really did well in front of the home crowd....
And of course the cycling, that was great. Track Cycling has a new fan!
- The entire BMX-race, with Strombergs winning his 2nd gold, and the unexpected Bronze for Laura Smulders (well, what a surprise that I mention BMX).
- Epke Zolderland and his epic Horizontal bar exercise, with 3 flight elements in a row, and the deserved gold.
- The exciting men's cycling RR.
- The Belarusian man/woman that got caught with doping after winning gold in shot put: justice!!!
- Magic Usain and Churanday "happy' Martina.
- The amazing camerawork in most sports (well, not the cycling RR)
- The jury decision to give Teun Mulder and the New Sealand-guy both the bronze in the Keirin-sprint.
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Some of you are cheering for the Pistorius taking part in the games, but i have to confess i dont like it. Of course it is great when handicapped paeople live their life fully and focus on sports and encourage the others to do the same,but because of that we have Paralympic games following the Olympic games.
If i am not mistaken Pistorius will attend also the Paralympics, so how he can do the both games, is he handicapped or not?
I know it sounds like the most moronic thing,but Pistorius has many advantages compared to the other athletes, maybe rather complete different setup. He does not need oxygen for his legs and also he cant have unlucky injury (twisted ankle or so), which is also the part of the sport. Question is "Would be Pistorius so great athlete to compete in the semis of the Olympics also with his proper legs?"
But what frightens me is the future which can be affected by this breakthrough. What if the prosthesis will go better and better,while the human body will be pretty the same? I am not looking forward much to the half-cyborg olympic athletes in 30-50 years.
Sorry if i offended someone with this opinion. I have deepest respect for handicapped people who are trying to live "normal" life, but thing is it will never be "normal".
I read a discussion on the subject recently.
The gist of it is: the three things that affect how fast you run are cadence, power on the ground and stride length. The first is almost exactly the same in any human, the last two vary and can be trained.
Pistorius having massively lighter "legs" means he has a much higher cadence and thus has a gigantic advantage in the one thing that any normal human cannot train.
I agree with you, it's unsporting.
Edited by issoisso on 16-08-2012 17:02
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"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
So my Olympic bubble has popped. (Seriously, if the games ever come to your town, get involved in it. Be in the Olympic bubble, it's amazing!).
I've got so many great memories (and I've not even seen too much sport!).
My biggest highlights:
-The TT, I was a games maker on this one and had a ball. The crowd was a delight, and well, the gold medal topped it all off.
- I loved the basketball. My first experience of the sport and thought it was great. I'll try pop down to see some wheelchair basketball in a few weeks.
- Beach Volleyball: What a fantastic venue horse guards parade was. The atmosphere looked great on TV, so I was really excited to get down there. Turn up, "you are right on the back row". This turned out to be a good thing! As I climbed up, London's skyline opened up. I saw not just the sport (which I actually quite enjoyed), but the London skyline. Unforgettable.
- The Olympic Park is beautiful and fun! I spent an entire day after my Hockey session just walking around and enjoying myself!
- Hadleigh Farm where I spent a week as a games maker. It's an incredible venue. Guys, if you can try out the course. Make sure you do. And UK based folk: Go and iPlayer the race. You have until January.
- Opening and Closing ceremonies. I get that some of the world may have been lost in them, but from a British perspective I felt it represented us well. The opening ceremony was spectacular and the closing... well Music is our greatest artistic export. We're known for it. We showed it off. Excellent.
So much more I could mention, like my trip to the velodrome. But it'd take way too long!
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
