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As someone who doesn't watch much TV, things are about to change drastically for me in about a week (as they do every 4 years). Starting with the Open Ceremonies on Aug. 8th through the Closing Ceremonies on Aug. 24th I will be watching as much of the 2008 Olympics as I possibly can.

What Olympic sport(s) are you most looking forward to watching?

For me it's gymnastics, swimming, diving, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.

Even though I work in the industry, I eagerly await watching the exact sports you mention. I love seeing the volleyball of course because I compete as well.
The track and field always has drama and I love the grace and beauty of gymnastics.

cmjdc saidFor me it's gymnastics, swimming, diving, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.

Same as you, but subtract tennis and add kayaking

Well, I can tell you which sport I'm NOT going to watch.

If all the swimmers are going to wear those shark suits, forget it! I really don't care who swims the fastest, I just want to see hot swimmers in their tiny little speedos!

So, I'll be watching men's diving and gymnastics. I'll watch tennis too since I'm a tennis buff.

i'm totally lookin forward to the Olympics!!

Would love to see the opening and closing ceremonies, and sports-wise:

Indoor volleyball
Men's Diving
Men's Gymnastics

In order of importance for me:

1. Men's gymnastics
2. Women's gymnastics
3. Diving
4. Swimming
5. Track & Field sprint races

Track and field

Gymnastics

Swimming

As a former swimmer (and now an official for high school swimming and diving), those are, of course, is the one I am most looking forward to seeing.

1. Men's & Women's GYMNASTICS!
2. Men's & Women's Tennis!
3. Men's & Women's Track and Field.
4. Men's Soccer.
5. Cute guys in speedos, I mean swimming and diving.

Men's gymnastics. ALWAYS men's gymnastics.

well track and field is going to be recorded everyday, this is the first olympics that i actually know at least 5 of the US runners and throwers. so that will make an exciting sport even more exciting1!! other then track, it will be gymnastics and a little swimming and then just a little of everything else

I love the Olympics, I usually watch as much as I can. All except basketball. No offense to anyone, the USA should really dominate that and we don't.

Uh hello? How about WRESTLING?

Just about everything! The Olympics and the World Cup are the only times that I'm glued to my TV.

I've already printed out the Olympics schedule! It's on my refrig.
http://en.beijing2008.cn/schedule/

Can't wait...

Gymanstics... I'm sorry I'm biased... even if I weren't gay... It's where my focus would be drawn.

Wrestling.
Swimming/Diving.
Kayaking/Crew events.
I'll watch a lot.. so.. whatever.

swimming/diving
rowing
gymnastics
watah polo (even though I don't know the rules)

Soccer, BMX, and Gymnastics...in that order.

Swimming, soccer, and track.

Gymnastics and diving can be fun to watch, but the scoring at times ruins it for me. I like sportst that are as close to totally objective as can be.

Men's diving and swimming, gymnastics and rowing!

Oh, and football! (Not American Football.)

SoDakGuy saidTrack and field

Gymnastics

Swimming

That's my order there as well. I can't wait to see the running events since Jorge Torres was someone that I recall racing against one time when I was in high school. Just me being corny I guess.

is anyone watching lolcats olympics?




BTW I love men's gymnastics

Gymnastics
Diving
Wrestling

LOL almost everybody in this thread listed either gymnastics or swimming, or both.

I'm definitely watching both of the above, as well as diving, tennis, weightlifting and tracks.

almost everything, especially gymnastic, badminton, diving, and swimming. if only they have wushu that would be cool!

For me it's gotta be Swimming and Diving (cause i coach it) and both indoor and outdoor volleyball since I played in college and am obsessed with the sport. This is one of the few times those two sports get to finally be important. It's been helpful having someone like Phelps to promote swimming, but I still wish they showed more competitions.

I'd recommend Water Polo if you can catch it. I went to a match here in Atlanta in '96. Woof! I also remember being in Macy's that week seeing the Italian gymnastic team and the Irish wrestling team. It was an eye candy week!

Lightweight women's double in rowing--'cause my friend is rowing!

I will be watching all the equestrian sports, especially the eventing. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie...

Okay,

First off I am skipping college on Friday as I keep having recurring nightmare that I miss the Opening ceremonie which is pretty much the highlight for me. In terms if sports I am really looking fowards to watching:

Beach Volleyball
Volleyball
Gymnastics
Handball
Maybe Swimming
Synchtronised swiming ( no men's team yet?)
Diving
Archery


Ps: MMM. USA Looses its dominance in the meddle tally. ITS predicted... China begins to cement its path to be the ULTIMATE Superpower for the 200 years.

PS2: This the time when soccer becomes the most insinifiucant sport on the calender. I love it.

metropolitan saidis anyone watching lolcats olympics?




BTW I love men's gymnastics

HAHAHAH Caslon, Metro beat yo to it!



Very cute and funny!

Now that I have the Invisible Olympiks to watch...

But honestly, I'll be watching the Men's and Women's Marathon, 10000 and 5000 and 400s. I'll be recording/TIVO:
Gymnastics
Volleyball
Swimming
Baseball
All other Track and Field Events

SWIMMING AND DIVING... MAN I CANT WAIT

Since the IOC should never of given the games to Communist China. My home is an Olympic free zone.

Swimming, diving, gymnastics and any other sport in which the guys are topless or in form-fitting and revealing gear.

Badminton!!

You guys should check it out too..

Looking forward to watching tennis to see if Roger wins the gold.

I loved our US mens gymnasts tonight!

Water Polo. I used to play in high school and still love it

I'm loving watching tennis - its the only sport where I care more than the athletes! Hehe.

NBC's online coverage has been fantastic. Feeds my tennis beast!

Swimming, Diving, and Gymnastics like most people.

But especially: Men's 10m Platform Final


I find it slightly ironic that nobody has mentioned the weightlifting competition on a forum where most people lift~ I suppose it isn't especially entertaining to see, not like gymnastics and diving.

Trampoline, Gymnastics, Diving, Volleyball (court and beach) ... but i've been trying to watch everything i can because i am in love with th Olympics.

any sport where the athletes are devoted and barely dressed.. which at the olympics.. is most..

but my faves are

anything involving people in water

anything involving people flipping through the air

anything that can be played in slow-motion so that you can see a man's pecker going back and forth, from side to side, as the man goes faster than most every other human on the planet

god bless sports and spandex


btw.. me
perv first, sports fan second... lol


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Somebody record it for me.

H20-polo is my sport!

Men's diving -- WOW

The Chinese guys were not only drop dead gorgeous, hot or other superlatives but really performed to perfection.

sexually exited? gymnastics,swimming,kayaking,wrestling

I missed all the swimming. Sorry, Phelps. Forgive me!

But now since I have more time I was enjoying the men's diving. That truly is amazing how they fearlessly perform all those acrobatics right before plunging into water.

Taekwondo....Go GB

My DVR has been on overload recording the Olympics so far. I'm mostly excited by gymnastics, swimming, diving, track & field and volleyball.
Go Team USA!

I remember replying to this thread, but damn I just want to add volleyball is so exciting lol! Such display of strength and power.

I really enjoyed Men's gymnastics, but I think these guys REALLY enjoyed it:

How could they relegate the gold medal water polo match between Hungary and the USA to a early afternoon broadcast on a secondary cable network?!?! That totally sucked.... while they showed prelims for boring sports in primetime .