Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics - DNF thread

**DNP** · 07-31-2008, 01:08 AM

What is your favorite Olympic sport!? I love swimming and athletics of course!

Also, who will lead the medal table at the Beijing Olympics!?

**Argie** · 07-31-2008, 01:08 PM

My favorite sport is Football (Americans call it "soccer"), Argentina will win again.

I think China and US will lead the medal table.

**ddaybofb** · 07-31-2008, 01:27 PM

I just want to see the swimming part with Michael Phelps going for the record for most gold medals in the Olympics.

**DNP** · 08-12-2008, 11:05 PM

Here are some pics from 2008 Olympics opening ceremony:

http://boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08..._ceremony.html

**Makis77** · 08-12-2008, 11:44 PM

Phelps did it!

**Acro** · 08-13-2008, 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by DNP

Here are some pics from 2008 Olympics opening ceremony:

http://boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08..._ceremony.html

Thanks for sharing! The last picture is the best.

**davidyuan** · 08-13-2008, 02:29 AM

I love weight lifting

**Tia Wood** · 08-13-2008, 02:34 AM

Gymnastics has always been my favorite. China beat the USA, however. I have to admit they were pretty darn good. They killed us on the mat routine.

**Raider** · 08-13-2008, 05:25 AM

Gymnastics of course. I also like Mens Swimming, just because I like looking at all the cute guys with hot bods.

How many of you think Phelps will break Spitz's record?

**Nullmind** · 08-13-2008, 05:30 AM

Originally Posted by DNP

Here are some pics from 2008 Olympics opening ceremony:

http://boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08..._ceremony.html

wow, very quality photos

**Thomas Nash** · 08-13-2008, 05:45 AM

I love the swimming! The mens 4x100m Freestyle relay was a stunning race! Breaking the world record by 4 seconds.. Unbelievable.

**randomo** · 08-13-2008, 10:23 PM

My wife really enjoys watching synchronized diving, so I just went and bought the .com domain of it.

(Personally, I like the track & field - starting tomorrow!)

**DomainMagnate** · 08-13-2008, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by DNP

Here are some pics from 2008 Olympics opening ceremony:

http://boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08..._ceremony.html

awesome

I think China will get more medals this time

**DNP** · 08-17-2008, 12:54 AM

BEIJING — Usain Bolt celebrated his coronation as the world’s fastest man 20 meters early, throwing out his arms and thumping his chest. But he still obliterated the world record in the 100 meters Saturday night, turning his Olympic gold medal performance into a show of astounding talent.

Bolt could have run far faster than his 9.69 seconds had he run through the finish line, but he sliced 0.03 off his world record anyway. In the end, it was all about Bolt putting on a show for a crowd that has roared for him every time he steps on the track.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/sp...pagewanted=all

BEIJING — With the help of his teammates on Sunday, Michael Phelps surpassed Mark Spitz, 36 years after Spitz’s record haul of seven gold medals at the Munich Games. The United States won the 4x100-meter medley relay in 3:29.34, a world record, for Phelps’ eighth gold medal of the Beijing Games.

Phelps swam the third — the butterfly — leg of the relay. His teammates were Aaron Peirsol (backstroke), Brendan Hansen (breaststroke) and Jason Lezak (freestyle). Australia took silver and Japan the Bronze.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/sp...=1&oref=slogin