Darn it! It's gone. :(

LOL...and now that video is gone. I guess they snatch them when people link them.

Leslie Ann: Just look up his name on youtube. About 5 of those links are gone now so hopefully you can still find something. Don't post the link because I think that means something. LOL.

What I find so crazy about the whole thing, is he was disqualified for taking too much injury time for a broken LEFT toe. What foot is he kicking the ref with?

Why haven't I seen any of the U.S. Olympians singing the National Anthem? I've seen other countries do it. Kinda gets me sad. Shawn Johnson was the only one I saw put her hand on her heart too. :(

Maybe I'm just watching it too much, but almost all of the swimmers both sang and had their hands on their hearts. I haven't seen it too much during the Track and Field competition though

None of the women in the 4x400 put their hands on their hearts. I usually give people a break about singing because I figure they are very emotional and reflective during the anthem. Those 4x400 athletes are the only ones I have noticed that didn't put their hands on their hearts.

Co-Sign. At least the women looked proud. I was a little embarrased about the men. Jeremy Warner looked completely bored.

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All of the US Women's Gymnastic Team had their hands on their hearts, from the ceremonies I saw. Michael Phelps tried to sing (with his hand on his heart), but was too overcome.

I'll be the first to admit that I haven't seen most of the medal ceremonies, but I wasn't terribly upset by those I did see.

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200703/r134918_454701.jpg

http://www.insidegymnastics.com/cont...;20victory.jpg

The men's basketball team all had their hands on their hearts and Kobe Bryant was singing his little heart out:)

It was so exciting - I, somehow, woke up in the middle of the night last night, and turned on the game, Spain kept it so close to the bitter end, and I was worried they might suffer a defeat like the women's softball team. When they won, they were so happy, like kids, jumping up and down and hugging. I loved it!!! Of course then I was so wound up I ended up not being able to go back to sleep:(

Naptime!!

I noticed that too. I was a little ticked off by it.

I think it was Kobe I saw during the opening ceremonies. Some other athletes from another country came over and asked him for autographs. Afterwards, I just caught part of what he said to them, "How do you say 'thank..." Seems he was asking how to say thank you in their language. :) Now, that's the Olympic spirit!

Kobe is fluent in Spanish and Italian

Really? The swimmers I saw (including Michael Phelps) didn't do it. Of course, i'm not a big fan of the swimming competitions, so I didn't see all of them. The Track & Field ones i've seen, they haven't done it either.

Hence why I said that I saw Shawn Johnson do it. I know that from the ceremonies I saw, Nastia didn't do it. I didn't see the team competition medal ceremony.


I guess when I compare it to China, who all the competitors have sung (from what i've seen) and even the audience gets involved. That hasn't happened, from what i've seen, from the U.S.

I'm a swimming nut and lost a lot of sleep. Phelps did have his hand over his heart on all of them. So did his relay teammates. Although, those I saw trying to sing along, were usually off tempo to the music.:rolleyes:

All of the fencers (the three USA women) and the women's rowing team stood with their hands over their hearts, and I believe all of the swimmers did (I know all of the men's relays did).

Co-Sign^^^^

The women's rowing team was very emotional when they won! All of those girls were singing and crying! It was a great moment! The women's basketball team was also singing!

Thought I saw it!

http://www.nastialiukin.com/latest/photos/009.jpg

This next one isn't from the Olympics, but shows that it's not a one time thing:

http://www.nastialiukin.com/images/about/bio/bio009.jpg

WOW! I just saw 4 of my friends on the broadcast of the athletes walking in! So Exciting!!!! They look very happy! What a thrill!

Ok, so I was happy to see the Men's volleyball team singing. At the end, you could hear them belting it out! YAY!!!

And you could see audience members, hands to their heart & singing. I'm glad I got to witness that, since I was feeling left out cause y'all saw them. lol

I haven't seen it in TV yet, but I was very happy to hear about the Men's Volleyball team's Gold Medal.

I was one of the Clay Stanley groupies while I was a student at Hawaii and had intro History classes with him (when he showed up, anyway). He looks hotter than ever!

Hate to say this but the people climbing up that "memory tower" reminded me of cockroaches.:eek:

I never knew that Britian's "God save the Queen" or whatever it's called has the same melody as "America" (aka "My Country, Tis of Thee")

What does everyone think of the closing ceremonies?

Me either....as I heard them sing it I was like, "Hey wait a sec, this is an American song!" lol! It was most likely a British song first; it got the history teacher in me, intrigued! I will investigate it tomorrow, I am too tired right now, and 6 am comes early! :eek:

The closing ceremony was cool, but not as awesome as the opening! I did like the thing with the bus, and Leona Lewis, though it was odd with Beckham popping out! lol!

According to Wikipedia, the person who wrote the lyrics to "My Country, Tis of Thee" didn't know that the melody was the same as the British National Anthem.


I loved watching Jackie Chan singing a song!! Ahahaha. And that Beijing song is stuck in my head.

Was it just me or was the whole Leona Lewis performance off beat?

what are we going to watch on tv now???? Still a few weeks before the fall season premieres. Thank goodness it was an Olympic year because the writers' strike made tv really stink and there weren't even good re-runs to watch because the seasons were so short and disappointing.

There were some parts during the closing ceremony that I wasn't all that impressed with, honestly.

I'm gonna have to stick to watching my "Friends" DVDs until "Heroes" and "ER" returns!!!

Re: the song, I'm not sure I buy that Wikipedia fact. I'm normally pretty forgiving of Wikipedia, but that statement is marked as unsourced. The American lyrics are from 1831, and the song was popularized in England by 1745. It's all in the "God Save the Queen" article, which is far better IMO than the My Country 'Tis of Thee article, notes that it's a traditional tune which has been adopted by many composers into symphonies and used by many countries:

Re: Leona Lewis, I don't think she was off beat exactly. Just when you're in a venue that large, it's hard to get the vocal reverb to match the person's lips, which is pretty disconcerting in a television broadcast.

Same for me. The London 2012 segment was especially pitiful. I think the London games are going to be great in some respects, but I don't think they'll top the Chinese opening ceremonies.

I just saw the win and the ceremony. God bless Hugh McCutcheon. I can only imagine how he feels right now -- losing your father in law, almost losing your mother in law, and now winning the Gold.

College football.

I don't think the plan for London is that they will try to top it. I expect the UK to have a more understated ceremony rather than something over the top like Beijing. They have already said they won't build new venues for everything. For example, tennis will be played at Wimbleton, which I think is so cool,

I turned off the TV right after they spoke with Phelps in London. Will need to watch the rest tonight.

Mens Basketball Team including Kobe singing. At the end, you can see Coach K was teared up: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/pla...elcode=sportbk

and the Women's: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/pla...elcode=sportbk

I know I was thinking the same thing. I actually teared up thinking - 4 more years (not counting the winter olympics, which I don't care for as much). So many things change in 4 years. I will totally be an "empty nester" because my baby will be off at school, my oldest will be married (he's engaged and planning a June wedding), my middle will hopefully be done with college - WOW, many changes.

BOO HOO!!!

That covers Saturday. There are 6 other days of the week!

And Thursdays!

Thanks for the info!

And regarding Leona Lewis, I wasn't talking about her vocals, per say, just the way her singing, the drums and the guitar went together. It hurt my ears, I don't know if it was the venue, but they sounded off.

Hmmm, Chicago 2016....







....................................ROAD TRIP!!!

Everyone needs to come to VANCOUVER in 2010! C'mon, the skiing events are going to be at Whistler!

I was in Athens and 2006 and everything looked great still - the public transportation they'd built for the games, the original Olympic stadium - all of it still looked gorgeous. Granted, I did not go to the 2004 Olympic stadium, just the 1896 one.

LOL - you know I have already started a thread on this. I am OBSESSED with getting tickets to the Vancouver games.

A few nights ago they did one of those "packages" about the structures for Athens. They did profile a few venues that have not been in use since, and did show some with grafitti. I wasn't watching too closely at that point, so do not remember specific details, but I do remember the baseball stadium has not been used. In addition, the venue that I (believe) had sand volleyball, among others, was featured. Many of the venues featured were in the same part of Athens. They interviewed several residents of the area who were very disapointed that the promised business boom, etc, had not been realized. They also interviewed the former mayor who stated that the city was still looking at ways to use the venues.

Sorry that I can not remember more details.

I love Whistler. Damn cold though.
If you rent out the hostel, I'll be there