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08-10-2016, 01:26 PM

#21

donac

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Originally Posted by Chester the bunny

Curling, so I have to wait another couple of years

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My son and I just said this yesterday

08-10-2016, 01:35 PM

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ILoveToQuilt

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Any of the shooting sports, gymnastics and volleyball (regular and beach).

08-10-2016, 01:46 PM

#23

Wonnie

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I love it all!

08-10-2016, 03:13 PM

#24

Watson

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Of course, my favourite is the dressage and I doubt that any of the stations are showing it. I had to buy a subscription to FEI (Federation Equestrian International) TV so I could see this sort of thing.
There's talk this year of not including the equestrian disciplines anymore in the Olympics because they don't draw big spectator numbers for the TV stations, but heck...they don't show them! How are they supposed to know whether we'd watch or not?

Watson

08-10-2016, 03:34 PM

#25

RugosaB

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I saw this list yesterday and decided my favorite is
TRAMPOLINE!!!!

http://www.sbnation.com/london-olymp...ics-trampoline

08-10-2016, 04:23 PM

#26

Karamarie

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My Favorite is gymnastics, then diving.

08-10-2016, 05:19 PM

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GailG

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Originally Posted by Quilter 53

I, too thought there were too many wedgies with the girl gymnasts outfits. Announcer said each one cost $1200.00. Since Alaska has a lady on the women's rugby team, my daughter and I tuned in to watch. What a scrappy bunch! Don't know most of the rules, but it was very fast paced and fun to watch.

I read an interesting article on Yahoo today about the leotards worn at the Olympics. Each year the number of crystals on each leotard has increased into the thousands. Each gymnast has 20, 8 for competition and 12 for practices. Gymnastics is my favorite competition, but the water sports especially the swimming run a close second. In winter Olympics, ice skating is tops.

08-10-2016, 09:23 PM

#28

QuiltnLady1

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Originally Posted by Chester the bunny

Curling, so I have to wait another couple of years

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Me too, I LOVE curling, but I do like the swimming/diving and volley ball.

08-11-2016, 04:21 AM

#29

Geri B

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How much $$$$ is awarded to each medal winner?

Regarding outfits.....might as well go back to original Greek outfit...skin!

08-11-2016, 04:58 AM

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ibex94

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Here's an article I just found about financial awards made by individual federations to their sport's winners: http://www.totalsportek.com/news/oly...l-prize-money/