What is your favorite Olympic sport?

[NNN0LHI]

I was lucky enough to be living in Indianapolis during the Pan Am games in the late 1980's and was able to watch Olympic calibre weightlifting there live one evening.

That was all it took. I was hooked for life.

It is an amazing sport.

The saying "Mind Over Matter", had to be written for that sport. Because most of it is psychological.

If you believe you can lift it you probably can. If you don't believe you can lift it you can't.

Don

[Broken_Hero]

1. Wrestling,

hmm, followed by Disc, Shot, and the track events.

[B Calm]

2. I really got into the women's volleyball.

Amazing talent! I like the beach volleyball too. .

[w8liftinglady]

3. LOL... you took the words out of my mouth

granted,I competed in Powerlifting,not olympic weightlifting...

But I used a lot of cleans and jerks when I trained.

[Autumn]

4. Dressage.

[w8liftinglady]

6. LOL...

[arely staircase]

32. lol nt

[B Calm]

5. Dancing Horses

are my least favorite.

[coalition_unwilling]

7. Serving on DU juries - n/t

[Raine]

8. I'm enjoying the sychronized high diving and the beach volleyball so far. nt

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[B Calm]

14. I missed the high diving, I know

would have loved that! Did any of them do the Rodney Dangerfield dive?

[Raine]

37. LOL, if they did I missed it. :-) nt

[11 Bravo]

9. Water Polo

At the level at which they play, that sport is absolutely exhausting.

[Warpy]

10. I've seen the nationals in gymnastics

and I've actually played volleyball creditably since the damned thing was big enough for me to see, so I can watch those two. Mostly the summer games leave me cold.

Now luge, that's my favorite. Those guys are nuts!

[jberryhill]

11. Twister

If it isn't one, it should be.

Tug of war is pretty cool. That and crab soccer.

[snooper2]

35. for somebody that hates the olympics so much you sure like posting in these threads..

It's your own mini Olympics! And the silver goes to jbeanhill!

[jberryhill]

36. I don't "hate" anything

I do follow cycling and watch all those events.

I'm just pissed they don't have horseshoes.

[MrSlayer]

12. Handball, gymnastics, field events, diving.

Water polo, table tennis.

A lot of them.

[Jack Sprat]

13. Track.

The various single races and team relays. I like a good race.

[brush]

21. Yes

I'm with you on track but we have to wait until the second week. They show a little too much swimming for me as all the races look the same.

[part man all 86]

15. Quarters! Especially with mescal.

[AnnieBW]

16. Swimming and Gymnastics

Hubby seems to really like the women's beach volleyball. I can't figure out why.

[bayareamike]

17. Hm..in order:

1) Boxing
2) Soccer
3) Basketball
4) Handball
5) Table Tennis/Badminton (tie)
6) Swimming
7) Volleyball
8) Fencing
9) Beach Volleyball

So many to choose from!!!!

[Blue_In_AK]

19. I really have no interest in the summer Olympics.

I like everything in the winter Olympics.

[AsahinaKimi]

20. Fencing... I suppose

As I am a kendōka. Student of Kendo. I prefer the Winter Olympic games over the Summer ones. Bob sledding is fun to watch..down hill skiing I can relate to, cause I have done it. Ice skating... cause I like kristi yamaguchi'

[riderinthestorm]

22. I like all three of the equestrian events

Obviously!

[justabob]

23. I'll say it out loud

I like the equestrian events, especially the cross country part of combined training, and show jumping. I like dressage too, but it is less exciting. They never televise more than three or four competitors in any case.

I love the Olympics and all the random events like archery and shooting, table tennis (those kids are nuts), crew, weightlifting, and the swimming, diving, track and field, gymnastics, and so many more I can't even think. I never watch that stuff unless it is the Olympics.

I *don't* like the common team sports, though it was interesting to see field hockey on tv.

[AllyCat]

30. The horses!

My event horse is now retired but I always dreamed what it would have been like to ride her on one of those courses. I too like all the sports they never show.

[justabob]

34. yes, addicted since I was very little

I had Olympic dreams a long, long time ago....not eventing though. I was never brave enough for the cross country part. I was aiming for show jumping. Sigh. A bad crash in junior jumpers and a lack of money ended that dream. Oh well, I still love it and hope NBC shows more than the little bit of dressage that aired today.

[cherokeeprogressive]

24. Decathlon. I know it's an event, but I think it's an awesome thing

to watch, blending different track and field competitions.

100 metres
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
400 metres
110 metres hurdles
Discus throw
Pole vault
Javelin throw
1500 metres

[Locut0s]

26. Good choice. Also game defining, in a different way. nt

[Locut0s]

25. Men's 100m. Defines the entire games to me. There's a reason Usain Bolt is a star world wide. nt

[AllyCat]

27. Eventing

[DJ13]

28. Ticket scalping

[TlalocW]

29. Cross Country Stoop Tag

Followed closely by Squirrel Stretching.

TlalocW

[jberryhill]

31. Modern or Greco-Roman Squirrel Stretching

[longship]

40. ROFLMAO

Now that's really funny!

[arely staircase]

33. futbol (las mujeres)

Loves me some hope.

Oh, and arguing about the Olympics on DU.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

38. Log throwing.

[malaise]

39. Track

then field

[Evasporque]

41. sailing....nt

[Capt. Obvious]

42. Plunge for distance

[Javaman]

43. I enjoy the whole Olympic experience.

So far, at least what I can watch on my TV, I have enjoyed all of the events. I do wish they would show some of the less popular events but that's the breaks I guess.

I do lean toward track and field and love the long distance events, but that's because of my running background.

[NNN0LHI]

44. Go to the NBC website

Takes a little navigating and figuring out how everything works, but everything is there. One page lists all the stuff that can be watched live with the time and day given. Its all there.

I have found it to be one of the most amazing sites I have ever visited.

Lot of man hours went into it.

Check it out if you have the time. You won't be disappointed.

Don

[Javaman]

48. Thanks for the info!

Cheers!

[ananda]

45. Hmm..

Gymnastics, swimming, diving, equestrian and the ends of all the long races.

I think they should add aerial silks to the Olympics. That would be my
favorite then.

[Lucy Goosey]

46. Hockey

Ice hockey. And curling, figure skating and short track speed skating. Why, yes, I am Canadian, why do you ask?

I don't really pay much attention to the summer Olympics. Diving can be fun to watch, and so can gymnastics.

[GoCubsGo]

63. That's my favorite, too.

And, I'm not Canadian.

As for the summer Olympics, I don't have a real favorite, although I quite like the synchronized swimming and the equestrian sports, particularly the show jumping. I like the diving, too.

[LibertyLover]

47. I like to watch archery

because I shoot too. And the fencing as well because I fenced in college.

[FSogol]

49. Women's Beach Volleyball, fencing, archery, & Modern pentathlon

I'm a bigger fan of the winter Olympics and love almost every event there.

[KansDem]

50. Pole vault

I vaulted in high school. Watched Bob Seagren win the gold in Mexico City in 1968. in 1972, watched him take the silver in Munich due to a "pole controversy" although he was the best in the world then.

[NNN0LHI]

55. Remember when high jumper Dick Fosbury perfected the "Fosbury Flop" and changed the sport forever?

He was a very smart man.

Don

[GreenPartyVoter]

51. Artistic gymnastics, Figure skating, Ice dancing, & Rythmic gymnastics. (And cheerleading, when

they finally add that. )

I also enjoy diving and equestrian events, and watch beach volleyball. Aw, heck. I pretty much just keep the TV on all day long when the Olympics are on!

[HappyMe]

52. My new favorite is water polo.

I like gymnastics and decathalon.

I prefer the Winter Olympics.

[NNN0LHI]

56. When I was a kid I thought they were standing on the bottom of the pool for water polo

[HappyMe]

59. I looked into it yesterday.

The pool is about 6 feet deep.

[NNN0LHI]

62. Finding that out sure changed my view of that sport

Anyone who can do that has to be some of the best athletic specimens known to man.

Pure physical endurance.

I would be drowned within minutes.

Don

[HappyMe]

66. Yup, me too.

[agent46]

53. High diving, judo, fencing

We don't get much in the media on these sports just a few short articles and clips.

[xchrom]

54. judo

[xchrom]

58. London Olympics: Marti Malloy wins, Nick Delpopolo loses in judo

http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-us-judo-20120730,0,5338440.story


Marti Malloy of the United States, top, competes with Telma Monteiro of Portugal during the women's 57-kg judo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London. Photo: Paul Sancya / APLONDON (AP) — American judo player Marti Malloy has knocked out the No. 2 seed in a victory that her coach said could allow her to fight for a medal later Monday.

Portuguese fighter Telma Monteiro defeated Malloy in their two last meetings, but U.S. coach Jimmy Pedro described Malloy's recent form as "spectacular."

On Monday, Malloy fought off Monteiro's aggressive attempts to grip her uniform and repeatedly tried to throw Monteiro. The fight went into overtime, when Malloy swept Monteiro's foot to make the winning throw.

Last week, Pedro predicted that if Malloy could get past Monteiro, she would be likely to make it to the semifinals of the women's 57-kilogram division and fight for a medal.

[surrealAmerican]

57. match sprint cycling ...

... just because it's such a kick to watch.

I also like to see the hammer throw.

[NNN0LHI]

60. That is some heavy duty psychological stuff too

One big mind game.

If you ever get a chance to see that live, please don't miss it.

I sure am happy I didn't miss it at the Pan Am games.

Don

[Lucy Goosey]

67. I'd forgotten about sprint cycling

I guess because it's really only on TV once every four years.

But it's a good one though, really fun to watch.

[Champion Jack]

61. Wing eating and the 16 ounce curls

[Purrfessor]

64. Synchronized Fly Swatting

Men's Individual & Team Crockpot

[Marrah_G]

65. Gymnastics and figureskating

[Erose999]

68. Curling. Also table tennis and women's soccer. I've noticed that with a lot of sports, the sport has

its own championships that are more prestigious than the Olympic gold.

For example, in (Men's) Soccer you have the World Cup, the Euros, the Champions League, etc etc. In both club play and international play these events have become greater, more prestigious, and more beneficial to a player's career than Olympic gold. I assume that this has much to do with the age restrictions on players in Olympic soccer, that gameplay is more exciting and competitive in events where there are more veteran players.

And even in Women's soccer, while there may not be as many club championships, there's the Women's World Cup. The team the US fielded for the Olympics is pretty much the same team we had for the WWC. I still watch because the

I like curling, table tennis, and other, lesser known sports where the Olympic Gold is still the highest honor an athlete can strive for.