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mummy_becks 
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 2:14pm |
... the Olympics???
If you are, ae you choosey about what you are watching???
I love watching the swimming and gymnastics. I get very bored with the team sports (hockey  , soccer, handball basketball etc).
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minik8e
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 2:18pm |
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We have the TV set up here in the office and it comes on at 12.30. Some relief for us really, as we're so understaffed it's scary and we need the break every now and then. Love watching the swimming and gymnastics, I also like the hockey (cos I played for so long), DF likes the badminton (he used to play) and we also like the rowing, equestrian and synchronised diving. Not so keen on the sailing, handball, soccer, basketball....
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 2:28pm |
OMG Handball is in the Olympics? 
I used to HATE having to watch my friends play that in primary, how monotonous would that be watching it on telly LET ALONE doing it as a career.
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 2:29pm |
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I'm like you ladies, I just like the diving/synchronized swimming, gymnastics and ....hmm there was something else.
I much prefer the winter Olympics. I like the Bob Sledding, , ice skating ...ahhh the list goes on.
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 2:36pm |
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Not that kind of handball Mum2Lucas, it is a team game and they have to score goals.
I have been watching quite a bit of Badminton, I a little in awe of the players. The game is so fast but the shuttlecock moves slow, and the reach on some of the players is amazing.
Also watch the rowing, gymnastics, weightlifting, swimming and can't wait for the track and field events to start.
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 2:45pm |
 fairsk8 wrote:
Not that kind of handball Mum2Lucas, it is a team game and they have to score goals.
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Ohhhh...... 
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 3:34pm |
I used to love handball - the one in the Olympics is not as good LOL
Love watching the swimming.. All the other sports are ok.. They all get better next week with more finals etc 
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 3:40pm |
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Tha handball is kind of like soccer, netball and basketball all mixed in to one....they have nets at each end of the court that they score goals in (like soccer goals I mean), they throw the ball to each other, can't run with it, I think they can dribble but only for about 2 steps and the ball is quite little...
That 4 x 200m relay was amazing, I can't believe they smashed the world record so easily!
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 4:13pm |
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Everytime I have switched over the team sports have been on, and normally countries I don't care about either so have turned it back off. I prefer the winter olympics as I love watching the ice skating and I don't mind the skiing either.
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 4:22pm |
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Yep and we like to watch swimming, track and field, Basket Ball and gymnastics and Rowing
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 4:35pm |
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Yep I'm really picky about what I watch
Diving, Gymnastics & Equestrian - That's about it really
And Steph the Handball they play at the Olympics is like Soccer with your hands so not the playground type of handball (four or two square) that we grew up with
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 4:51pm |
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Have had the tv on while vaccuuming and yeaaooooouch that weightlifter..... I had to look away and then they replayed it,
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 5:46pm |
Oh my gosh , i know monicamouse, we have the tv on in the surgery (very distracting while im suctioning) and i walked in as they replayed that part, i nearly dropped the tray i was holding
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 7:31pm |
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german friend of mine plays handball in a local competition, its very popular in germany
i'm hanging out for next week, athletics has always been my fav olympic event to watch
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 7:32pm |
Yeah, kind of. I have a tiny tv on in the afternoons on mute in class (our topic is the olympics so it does link to work) and every now and then we turn it up for a bit - like when NZ is on, or Phelps is racing :) Lots of fun! I remember sitting in Biology at high school watching Danyon Loader :)
Oh, and of course I watch the equestrian!
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 7:38pm |
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I hadn't really thought of the olympics until last night/today. I'd like to show my girls some of the gymnastics but googling timetables for tv didn't prove very helpful. It looks like there will be male gymnastics sometime tomorrow and women's g. sometime on Friday. Anyone know more specific than that?
I used to watch the iceskating when I was little, I would love to show my girls that too.
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 7:45pm |
ooops a bit late T - it was on this afternoon for a good amount of time - the girls loved watching it. They are replaying it again sometime this evening - maybe you could tape some for them?
Ayja got up last night a few times and each time was captivated by the synchronised diving - she reckons "when i'm 18 I'm going to do that" 
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 7:45pm |
T have a look here as it is the schedule.
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 7:50pm |
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I'm loving it. LOVE the rowing, the swimming, diving, gymnastics (OMG they all look about 10) got into the weightlifting today till that guy dislocated/ broke his arm (spew)
Not so much of the team stuff but watched hockey today. My fave is rowing and swimming though. Have surprised myself how much I have enjoyed watcing it. Oh and I love the pursuits cycling.
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Posted: 13 August 2008 at 7:55pm |
I love the diving too. My MIL was in the Olympic team for NZ back in 1976 but she got pregnant and couldn't go (we blame my BIL it is all his fault).
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