Live streaming of 2016 Olympic Host City Presentations/Announcement, Friday, 2 Oct
universal sports will do LIVE streaming of host city presentations and the host city pick
08.45 local / 2.45am edt usa - Chicago presentation
10.25 local / 4.25am edt usa - Tokyo presentation
12.05 local / 6.05am edt usa - Rio de Janeiro presentation
14.45 local / 8.45am edt usa - Madrid presentation
16.00 local / 10.00am edt usa - Host City Announcement (voting session begins)
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umwolverine
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Of course I know what's going on....
….eeerrrr, what year are they competing for?
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
by Hons on Oct 1, 2009 5:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And Copenhagen is officially shut down as of now
Since The No 1 Chicagoan (no, the other one. Oprah arrived yesterday) landed about an hour ago.
Is Washington permanently shut down or do they just do this when he travels abroad?
by Jens on Oct 2, 2009 2:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Here's what happens if you demand that all your prime ministers have the name Rasmussen
People will confuse Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Lars Lökke Rasmussen. Or maybe Lökke Rasmussen is still out on his bike and Fogh Rasmussen is doing a stand-in?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Oct 2, 2009 3:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, we don't want to cause confusion
But I tell you, one day they will run out of Rasmussens and they will have to elect the Chicken (now is the time to post that pic, btw).
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Oct 2, 2009 4:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTW, always spelling out all your given names,
is that a typical Scandinavian custom?
by tedvdw on Oct 2, 2009 7:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you mean the double surnames
Then I would say yes. But the naming customs is not the same in Sweden as in Denmark and Norway. Two surnames given at birth is quite rare in Sweden, here it happens mostly when the woman keeps her maiden name and uses the husbands name as a middle name when they marry.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Oct 2, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No I meant 1st & 2nd names, not family names
Like: Lars Ytting Bak, Gustav Erik Larsson, Chris Anker Sørensen.
by tedvdw on Oct 2, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK
As far as I know, Ytting is a family name. Gustav Erik Larsson is in Sweden known only as Gustav Larsson, the fact that you often see Gustav Erik is probably because of some oddity when he got his license (or something like that). Double first names is not uncommon in Scandinavia, but at least in Sweden the names are most often joined by a hyphen and they have a third name too.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Oct 2, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My favourite licence oddity
is Thomas Geraint.
by civetta on Oct 2, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, yes
It’s really a Welsh name, right?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Oct 2, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Obama. Right city, wrong meeting
Was the message from Greenpeace. Hard to argue.
(Summit on climate to be held in Copenhagen later this year, slightly more important)
by Jens on Oct 2, 2009 4:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Am I the only one gunning for Rio...?
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
by Albertina on Oct 2, 2009 6:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure most of the woman here are wanting that
by Vlaanderen90 on Oct 2, 2009 6:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol...I was thinking more for reasons of intercontinental fairness, but yes!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
by Albertina on Oct 2, 2009 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
South America should finally get it, yes
by tedvdw on Oct 2, 2009 7:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So do we know yet?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 2, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
madrid is still presenting
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
see schedule in the thread start.. earliest result isn't expected for an hour or more
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're down to the last rounds of bribes
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Oct 2, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
voting starts at 16.50 local
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 10:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
For those outside of NAmerica (where Universal doesn’t work),
http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/Candidate-Cities/Elections-for-the-2016-Games/
Start of next broadcast scheduled for 17:10 local = 11:10 EDT = 8:10 PDT
by tedvdw on Oct 2, 2009 10:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Huh
Not much point to adding EDT and PDT times then, Ted!
by tedvdw on Oct 2, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doe Facebook answer back too?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 2, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not at all. Ted had mentioned earlier that Facebook allows you
to refer to yourself in the third person. (You had to be there).
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 2, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was there. I got it. It was good.
Ted approves.
by tedvdw on Oct 2, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seahorse is glad he does ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 2, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
chicago out
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"Huge shocker!" according to the Indy newscasters.
Would have been cool to have the Olympics right up the road. Oh, well.
by majope on Oct 2, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
95 votes, 94 voted
Apparently one person changed his mind.
by tedvdw on Oct 2, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the most dangerous round of voting...
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
those familiar with ioc voting say often the 1st round is "continental" voting
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
go rio
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 11:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Go Madrid...they were in the running for '12
by Vlaanderen90 on Oct 2, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it'll prob be rio... madrid would mean three european olympics in a row
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 11:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
?? The last Euro Olympics was Torino for the '06 winter
by Vlaanderen90 on Oct 2, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
london 2012. sochi 2014, madrid 2016
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really sorry for Chicago
I had a dream last night that Rio won. We’ll see…..
by Veloki on Oct 2, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And you're staying up for this?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Oct 2, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not really
I watch too much cycling….can’t sleep early…..
by rbjhan on Oct 2, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good
I was beginning to look for synonyms to “people that are crazy”.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Oct 2, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mirrors don't give you much information on synonyms
And I’m not crazy.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Oct 2, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This still going on? Oh my...
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
by Albertina on Oct 2, 2009 12:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it's party time !!!
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 12:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
so, we looking at late sept/early oct?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 12:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As I understand it, the weather's pretty similar there all year round.
by civetta on Oct 2, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
pretty much, looks like lows and highs thru-out the year vary by abou only 7 to 8 degrees
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve never really thought about cycling in Rio.
I wonder what kind of course they will have for the RR and TT?
by Veloki on Oct 2, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
up sugar loaf !!!!
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope they race up towards Jesus ...
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
by Phil H. on Oct 2, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think i already said that
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You did not mention the Jesus
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
by Phil H. on Oct 2, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congratulations to the people of Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Oct 2, 2009 1:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rubbish.
You wouldn’t deny them their chance to watch synchronized swimming at vastly inflated prices & then spend the next fifty year paying for the pool, would you?
by civetta on Oct 2, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To tell you the truth
I’m actually kind of intrigued by synchronized swimming (and rhythmic gymnastics for that matter), they do some cool stuff.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Oct 2, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woke up and Chicago was out, quite surprising. Congrats to Rio
and DENVER 2018!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
by Phil H. on Oct 2, 2009 1:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hope it works better for a colorado town this time around... as opposed to 1976, iirc
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Oct 2, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well Denver won in 1976...then managed to give them away
that was stupid, but Denver is a far different city now, and I have a feeling people want redemption for 76, this is a great sports town.
ROCKTOBER!…ahem
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
by Phil H. on Oct 2, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well then I think Oakland should go for 2020 =]
by Vlaanderen90 on Oct 2, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So they can FAIL as always?
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
by Phil H. on Oct 2, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well they could just do what they did in Beijing and build walls around all the gang areas and then they would be all good
Oakland/San Fran 2020…You could start the triathlon at Alcatraz and the bike courses would be super tough plus if anybody tries to dope you can put them in Alcatraz and leave them there
by Vlaanderen90 on Oct 2, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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