Official 2008 Summer Olympics Thread

[NewGen33]

Post any and everything relatedd to the oylmpics here.

I'm looking forward to the Soccer and Track and Field.



USA

[Spektrewing386]

amazing opening ceremony, i watched all 4 hours

[Paree4g63]

It was amazing until all the countries & nations starting walking out on the track. It got boring one after another so I just got on my ps2 and played snk vs capcom 2. practice makes perfect... :) USA ALL THE WAY!! It makes me wanna be in the Olympics one day..would be a dream come true. I heard the tickets to be @ the Olympics were like $670 eacH! let alone tryin to go to Beijing from here..ahah dang; BALLERS

[Complete]

i think womens vball is at 10 am, waiting to watch the mens

[Infamous_1]

i think womens vball is at 10 am, waiting to watch the mens

x2. mens vball ftw! BRASIL number one! :goodjob:

[tdurr]

x2. mens vball ftw! BRASIL number one! :goodjob:

your :gay: wemens vball ftw! lol :boobies:

[BB6dohcvtec]

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A Chinese man wielding a knife stabbed an American couple in central Beijing on Saturday, killing the man and seriously wounding the woman before jumping to his death from an ancient tower, said U.S. Olympic officials and state-run media.
Todd Bachman, seen in a 1995 photo from KARE-TV, was stabbed to death Saturday in Beijing, China.

Todd Bachman, seen in a 1995 photo from KARE-TV, was stabbed to death Saturday in Beijing, China.
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A female Chinese tour guide also was wounded in the attack, which happened around noon at the Drum Tower, a popular tourist site, China's official news agency, Xinhua, reported.

The U.S. Olympic Committee identified the dead man as Todd Bachman, the father-in-law of Olympic Men's Indoor Volleyball Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon. Bachman's wife, Barbara, suffered "serious and life-threatening" injuries, the committee said.

However, Xinhua reported that she and the tour guide were in "stable" condition at a hospital.

The couple's daughter, Elizabeth Bachman McCutcheon -- the coach's wife and a member of the 2004 indoor women's volleyball team -- was with them during the attack but was unharmed, USOC said. Video Watch where Americans were attacked »

Dale Bachman, second cousin to Todd, said that Barbara Bachman had made it through surgery Saturday and was being treated in intensive care at a Beijing hospital.

"The next 24 hours are critical and we appreciate all your thoughts and prayers," he said.

The Bachmans were not wearing apparel that identified them as relatives of members of the U.S. delegation at the time of the attack, USOC said.
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Dale Bachman said the family has been "simply overwhelmed" by an outpouring of support and sympathy from across the globe since news of the attack broke.

"The U.S. Olympic family is another family for Todd and Barbara," he said. "They were very excited about making this trip to China. One of the messages that came back was to a friend of Todd's, an e-mail after the opening ceremonies letting her know that Todd had seen the opening ceremonies and enjoyed them and was inspired by them."

The attacker, identified as a 47-year-old man from the Hangzhou, in eastern China, jumped from the second level of the building, a spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Government Information Office told Xinhua. Video Watch a USOC official describe security for Americans »

"It is impossible to describe the depth of our sadness and shock in this tragic hour," USOC Chairman Peter Ueberroth said. "Our delegation comes to the Games as a family, and when one member of our family suffers a loss, we all grieve with them. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences are with the Bachman and McCutcheon families."

President Bush, who is in Beijing for the Games, said in a statement that he and the first lady were "saddened" by the attack.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. And the United States government has offered to provide any assistance the family needs," Bush said.
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The U.S. Embassy has offered the victims' families whatever assistance is needed, a White House spokesman said.

The ancient Drum Tower in and the nearby Bell Tower are popular tourist sites. Both sites told the time in the capital city, with the bell rung in the morning and drum beaten in the evening, throughout the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties

[dc2teg2006]

I want to see the men basketball. It will be on tomorrow Sunday morning/afternoon not sure, but I want the USA to take the gold, and become the dream team again rather then the redeem team!! :goodjob:

Also Michael Phelps just won the gold medal in the 400 meters and broke his record again (fastest)!! I believe it is his 7th gold medal and he is likely going into the history book as the most gold medalist in the history of the Olympics if he win three more medals!!:cheers:

[imbosile]

amazing opening ceremony, i watched all 4 hours


x2. i don't remember any past opening ceremonies, but i can't imagine any being much better than this one.

[WalkS]

x2. i don't remember any past opening ceremonies, but i can't imagine any being much better than this one.
x3 I def. agree on the amazing opening ceremonies, i was glued to the t.v!

But im looking forward to the Tae kwon do, Judo and the boxing. Hell imma watch all of it!