Ground&Pound

Which events, other than wrestling, are you looking forward to seeing?

I enjoy track & field and the marathon.

Swimming may be my least favorite. There are so many different events and the same people usually win them all.

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rustyshackleford

Rythmic gymnastics, equestrian, and race walking, in that order.

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bluestater

Whenever I see race walking, I hear "Shake Your Groove Thing" playing in my head.

I love every bit of the Olympics. I try to watch every second I can. I watched every second of the trials that was televised.

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Big

I enjoy synchronized swimming.

Tight-Waist

You GOTTABE kidding!

Tight-Waist

The sprints, the diving, judo, boxing, hoops, team handball. Is womens beach volleyball an olympic sport? If it is I'll DAMNED sure be watching that!

bluestater

Yes, and one the U.S. is quite good at. Misty May-Treanor and Kerry Walsh won gold in Athens and are odds-on faves for gold in Beijing.

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gg121and2

I love to watch the athletes for whom competing in the Olympics is the attainment of a lifetime goal. I won't watch much basketball, baseball or tennis - but I WILL watch the equestrian (I ride a little bit and have spent a lot of time around horses, so I know just how hard dressage is).

I'll, of course, have to watch the Iowans: Shawn Johnson, hurdler Lolo Jones and biker Jason McCartney - and that Schwab guy.

My one complaint is that we'll have to watch more hours of NBC's "drama" than actual sporting events.

ctc

Long, long time ago, I was glued to the TV for all of it. Now, very little.

The coverage in the US is by far the worst. There is very little of actual competition that is actually aired ... mostly blab, blab, blab and comercial, comercial, comercial. If I do want to watch something, I record it and skip, skip, skip....FF, FF, FF.

bluestater

They did a pretty good job on the trials broadcasts as keeping that stuff to a minimum. Also, the swimming, track and gymnastics are going to be shown live. Since China is exactly 12 hours ahead of the East Coast, they are running those activities at 8-11 a.m. in China so that they can be shown during primetime here in the states. With the events going live, there will not be as much room for fluff. Also, these games are going to have more televised options than ever before, not to mention all that will be streamed online. I can't wait!

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