The one in which i-just-hide has watched Day 2 of the Olympic games
Basically I've spent this entire weekend watching the Olympic games. Today I started watching at 10.15am and finished at 10.30pm. I went for Sunday dinner with my parents as usual and they were watching the Olympics too. We even had the radio on during dinner which is almost unheard of (my parents consider dinner time to be family conversation time).
After a slow start yesterday we got our first two medals today. Neither were unexpected but I'm really glad as it'll stop the media moaning about us not getting any medals. I hope we win a gold soon or else they will start complaining that we don't have any. I also hope LOCOG or the IOC sort out the empty seats issue pretty soon as it's pretty embarrassing.
Today I watched the following sports:
- Archery
- Equestrian (only Zara Phillips' ride)
- Shooting (not a great spectator sport)
- Gymnastics (go Team GB!)
- Canoe Slalom (which is a great spectator sport)
- Sailing (highlights only)
- Rowing
- Judo (which I really don't understand)
- Table Tennis
- Swimming
- Football (Men - GB vs UAE)
- Cycling (not the whole race)
Obviously the highlights of the day were the two medals but the womens' gymnastics qualifiers were also very impressive. I'm not sure that GB team have a chance of getting a medal in the team competition (unless the Chinese, Russian and US gymnasts all fall off all their apparatus or something) but Beth Tweddle has a serious chance in the Uneven Bars.
Tomorrow is apparently the busiest day of the games. Sadly I have to go to work. I'd prefer to spend the day glued to the TV screen but needs must. Viewing streamed media has been banned at work for the duration of the games as they are worried about the bandwidth so I reckon everyone will be cramming into the public canteen to watch the widescreen TV if anything significant happens.
Go Team GB!
After a slow start yesterday we got our first two medals today. Neither were unexpected but I'm really glad as it'll stop the media moaning about us not getting any medals. I hope we win a gold soon or else they will start complaining that we don't have any. I also hope LOCOG or the IOC sort out the empty seats issue pretty soon as it's pretty embarrassing.
Today I watched the following sports:
- Archery
- Equestrian (only Zara Phillips' ride)
- Shooting (not a great spectator sport)
- Gymnastics (go Team GB!)
- Canoe Slalom (which is a great spectator sport)
- Sailing (highlights only)
- Rowing
- Judo (which I really don't understand)
- Table Tennis
- Swimming
- Football (Men - GB vs UAE)
- Cycling (not the whole race)
Obviously the highlights of the day were the two medals but the womens' gymnastics qualifiers were also very impressive. I'm not sure that GB team have a chance of getting a medal in the team competition (unless the Chinese, Russian and US gymnasts all fall off all their apparatus or something) but Beth Tweddle has a serious chance in the Uneven Bars.
Tomorrow is apparently the busiest day of the games. Sadly I have to go to work. I'd prefer to spend the day glued to the TV screen but needs must. Viewing streamed media has been banned at work for the duration of the games as they are worried about the bandwidth so I reckon everyone will be cramming into the public canteen to watch the widescreen TV if anything significant happens.
Go Team GB!