Who are you rooting for in the Olympics?

[jake337]

You forgot Laos.....

 

[Robin Usagani]

I always root for the underdogs.

 

[jamesbjenkins]

I didn't get to see them, but how awful was the opening ceremony?

I'll have to defer to our British forum members for some perspective, but from where I was sitting it was pretty terrible until Rowan Atkinson did his skit, and the Parade of Nations was cool like always.

 

[Seefutlung]

USA x 1,000,000

 

[o hey tyler]

Gary, I'm not sure I understand your post. Who exactly is it that you're rooting for? Lichtenstein?

 

[mishele]

That right there is why people hate Americans.....lol

 

[Dmitri]

I would be rooting for the US Fencing team, but combat sports don't get televised like they used to.

They showed a bunch of womens fencing yesterday. It was pretty interesting.

 

[Dmitri]

I'm just in awe of all the athletes!! I'm a USA girl but I'll root for anyone!! The stories and emotions that are involved w/ these athletes getting to live out a dream, is just too intense!! It's hard to not root for everyone. :heart:

Yeah I agree. Unless a specific person acts like a jerk, I find it hard to root *against* anyone. It is good to see some lifelong dreams coming true.

 

[jake337]

I always thought the whole point of the Olympics was to bring countries from around the world together, so I will be rooting for togetherness!

 

[Seefutlung]

I always thought the whole point of the Olympics was to bring countries from around the world together, so I will be rooting for togetherness!

Parade of Nations x 1,000,000

 

[sm4him]

I didn't get to see them, but how awful was the opening ceremony?

Mr. Bean was the best part! But you can't find it on YouTube last time I looked...

-Ken Turner

This was definitely my favorite part. Don't know about youtube, but you can find it here. At least for now.

 

[mishele]

Seefutlung.......Please stop....=)

 

[spicyTuna]

Those long posts seem to crash TPF iPhone app.

 

[LaFoto]

Seefutlung.......Please stop....=)

What does he do???

 

[sm4him]

I have a serious addiction to the Olympics. I will stay up ALL night long, just to watch events that, on their own merit, I wouldn't watch if you paid me (well, yeah, I probably would if you PAID me, but not otherwise). I watched Handball last night...HANDBALL, for goodness' sake!

Admittedly, I'm a sports fanatic anyway, but still, the Olympics just entrances me--more because of all the stories about the athletes than because of the actual events. What some of these athletes have already overcome in their lives is just remarkable! Some of them have overcome such odds just to make it to the Olympics, especially those from some of the small countries that don't have the resources of the US or larger European countries, etc.

Overall, I root for the USA. But I also root for the Underdog, the person who really overcome great odds just to be there, the one who really has NO chance to win, but they still have the GUTS to go out and compete with the world's best (Anyone remember Eddie the Eagle?!? Now, HE was an underdog!!).

What I love MORE than the USA winning, or even the underdog winning, though, is seeing winners accepting graciously and giving credit to their competitors; losers conceding graciously and praising the winner...and those very special moments when rivals come together and support and encourage a competitor who has met with disaster or been injured.
I HATE watching someone win, American or not, who seems arrogant about it. Saw one of those last night, and now I'm hoping they don't win any more medals...