As you've pointed out, the laydeez get all the eye candy. Whats in it for us men (and similarly inclined wimmin?). Gigantic muscular female freakazoids. Not my cuppa tea.

[runs and ducks for cover]

As you've pointed out, the laydeez get all the eye candy. Whats in it for us men (and similarly inclined wimmin?). Gigantic muscular female freakazoids. Not my cuppa tea.

(a) Be patient. The pole vault is coming.

(b) In the meantime, click the GayNZ link. On the internet, no one?

As you've pointed out, the laydeez get all the eye candy. Whats in it for us men

Okay, they might've been a touch tall, but that's never bothered me – did anyone see the Polish women's volleyball team? Not beach, indoor. OMFG. My friend Ben and I were channel surfing?

As you've pointed out, the laydeez get all the eye candy. Whats in it for us men (and similarly inclined wimmin?). Gigantic muscular female freakazoids. Not my cuppa tea.

Oh come on Mark, you can also have tiny little pre-adolescent stick-figures with faked birth certificates. Geez, fussy.

And as GayNZ highlights, the Spanish mens water polo team are damned hot...

Oh come on Mark, you can also have tiny little pre-adolescent stick-figures with faked birth certificates. Geez, fussy.

ha! you're just illustrating my point. all these giants and midgets, its like the circus. did you see the under-46kg womens weightlifters? the gold medal winner lifted something like 115kg! yikes

while?

Bootylicious indeed.

And for the guys? I recommend the indoor volleyball or the pole vault, while Deadspin and Yahoo, suggest watching the Paraguayan javelin thrower.

Not only are they...bootylicious? (Is that the term nowadays?) But there are also more of them.

But?

Handball is where it?s at people. Trust me.

You'll go blind .... and it stunts your growth. ;-)

...bootylicious? (Is that the term nowadays?)

As was pointed out just this week, you can use callipigyian if you so prefer...

The problem comes when the men come out for their matches ? in singlets. "O Noes!" cry the laydeez, "we can haz beefcake?!"

The laydeez over at Jezebel have been drooling over the shirtless New Zealand football team doing a haka.

(Which in turn has led to a few New?

His head didn't come up until 30m in. Too cool.

The laydeez over at Jezebel have been drooling over the shirtless New Zealand football team doing a haka.

And gettin' kinda dirty too:

two of my favorite things: Pacific Island dance and nekkid men. #17, I have a place you can put that tongue.

Ohh, errr, missus ...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/aug/12/bushlol?picture=336501045

George Bush at the olympics, given a LOLcat makeover.

George Bush at the olympics, given a LOLcat makeover.

LOLed at those this morning. My favourite is #4. "You invade other Georgia, right?"

His head didn't come up until 30m in. Too cool.

Can someone explain this to me please? Hadyn? Is there some cost-benefit formula here, or is it always faster to stay underwater as long as possible doing that funny dolphin kick thing, rather than surfacing and flailing ones arms out?

__"I'm not surprised, dear," says Professor Janice Thompson, head of Bristol University's department of exercise, nutrition and health sciences, when, belching quietly, I return to my desk. "There's no way you should be able to eat what Michael Phelps eats. This?

1) Who ate all the pies? (Michael Phelps)

2) Why is there a world food crisis (Michael Phelps)

Oh come on Mark, you can also have tiny little pre-adolescent stick-figures with faked birth certificates. Geez, fussy.

I have to say, from an attracted-to-men perspective the men's gymnastics (esp. the all-round competition) does provide some fine viewing.

just watched Asafa Powell in his first heat and not only is he fast, he's totally smooth.

His head didn't come up until 30m in. Too cool.

Can someone explain this to me please? Hadyn? Is there some cost-benefit formula here, or is it always faster to stay underwater as?

Lil Wayne, apparently.

I'm pretty sure it's slower ... not least because you'd first have to exit the stadium and go over to the swimming venue :-)

Ahah, classic – and there's another reason why I'm not writing the sports blog.

I thought we were talking about swimming (it was the Phelps discussion)?

Can someone explain this to me please? Hadyn? Is there some cost-benefit formula here, or is it always faster to stay underwater as long as possible

I know that in the swimming they've only been allowed to swim for 15m underwater since 1998. It creates much less turbulent flow.

Underwater?

However, Jake Does Science is a hilarious sport in its own right around these parts, based on?

The only thing is, because they need to have the best possible power-to-weight ratio, they tend to be on the short side.

Oh come on Mark, you can also have tiny little pre-adolescent stick-figures with faked birth certificates. Geez, fussy.

Gymnasts are indeed tiny and very young. Pound for pound, pubescent girls are the strongest of our species, in terms of strength to weight ratio.

They may freak you out, but believe?

the gymnasts SHOULD be naked

The point Dyan makes above is a very good reason why they shouldn't!

the gymnasts SHOULD be naked

The point Dyan makes above is a very good reason why they shouldn't!

Which point? That the girls are pubescent, that the men are tiny or that they all eat a lot?

From the point of view of the athletes, the male gymnasts anyway, that?

Gymnasts are indeed tiny and very young. Pound for pound, pubescent girls are the strongest of our species, in terms of strength to weight ratio.

I think that qualifies as a Killer Fact!

The Chinese gymnasts seem atypical, though: most of the women are pocket rockets: five-footers with huge shoulders?

The Chinese gymnasts seem atypical, though: most of the women are pocket rockets: five-footers with huge shoulders and narrow waists. That looks even more unusual.

That's a pretty typical gymnast's body – big shoulders, tiny waist, and the girls who do the floor routine have very solid thighs too -?

That still doesn't mean they're not pushing them to the?

Dyan, you can correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I know the age of competition in gymnastics has been raised to 16 by the IOC. Hence the complaints by the American team that the Chinese appear 'underage'.

I'm not sure – I haven't heard that but it?

There are 14yr old synchronised divers though, boys and girls.

I've just watched (LIVE via the internets!) the men's individual pursuit?

16 is the lower age limit for the Olympics in gymnastics. However, i just heard the commentators talk about a 14yr old Romanian gymnast, so now I'm not sure...

I was sure I heard a commentator during the women's final today refer to one of the competitors as a fifteen-year-old,?

Age controversies in gymnastics

An excerpt:

Supporters of the age restrictions have pointed out that it has encouraged older gymnasts to remain in the sport. The average age of an international gymnast was 18.10?

Eg see the Chinese basketballers. You can't tell me the average Chinese person is very tall, but sheer population size means there are far more people on the extremes of the bell curve than anywhere else.

It depends where in China you're talking – my Aunt's family (she was born?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I_PeLNzxNQ

I was sure I heard a commentator during the women's final today refer to one of the competitors as a fifteen-year-old, so it's all pretty confusing.

The requirement is that they must minimally turn 16 within the calender year of competition, therefore there are some competitors who will, but have?

Loves the rap, clearly.

It depends where in China you're talking

I think Stephen was talking more about the normative distribution curve of a population (also known as a bell curve).

For example with height you have a few really short people, a few really tall people and most of the population bunched together?

Wet Girl Drumming? I approve.

Yes!

Wet Girl Drumming? I approve.

That's not generally the way my tastes run, but even I thought that was worth a good perv. I want a go, it looked like fun. I see an opportunity for the next hot trend in gym classes :-)

Like Kerry, my personal?

Fuck you Germany*!!!!!

* Actually Germany, you're cool, I'm just kidding around

Wet Girl Drumming? I approve.

the wet girl drumming was weird, but not really prev-worthy, for that you have to see the beach volleyball cheerleaders, you'll never guess what they are wearing.

John McBeth made me laugh this afternoon though with his paean to the effects of the new togs?

WWWOoooooo!!! yeah!!!!

Fuck you Germany*!!!!!

* Actually Germany, you're cool, I'm just kidding around

Go you good things! Bloody hell, that wasn't good for the heart. I am impressed with how fast the German women got their smiles back afterwards. I'm not sure I'd have been so sanguine when I'd?

Was I the only one who had a sneaking hope that he'd throw up on those smarmy IOC hangers-on they always seem to find to present the medals?

No you definitely weren't

Ah, no PM, those are their lane numbers

Also, re perving, I agree with Damian, accidentally happened to flick across to the Poland/Cuba indoor volleyball match and found myself momentarily incapacitated.

And by the way how much of a fool was Pete Montgomery

I s'pose it's too much to hope we'll see the last of him now? I thought he was going to have a Quinn/Lomu moment at one point there.

Seems they are saying Nicola Coles and Juliette Haigh came third.
Pics (coz it did happen) here, here and here

Ah, no PM, those are their lane numbers

That was a "oops, sorry, I'm a bit irie and not paying attention" mistake, not a "I've been practising for this" mistake. I picked it by eye ...

I picked it by eye ...

Were you able to pick Phelps earlier in the day? I couldn't :)

Were you able to pick Phelps earlier in the day? I couldn't :)

Honestly? Yeah, I called that too ...

Anyway, congratulations to the Evers-Swindells and their coach *&@!# Tonks.

Weird #2: Peter Williams & Toni Street implying that Mahe Drysdale might die

I think that might be turning up in a certain television montage ...

"A sleeping giant has been woken...is his name Hayden Roulston? ...He must climb this mountain"

I think by the end he was just free associating.

I scared the crap out of my dogs

Our cat ran under the?

She owns so many world records, is one of the greatest female runners of all time and the only thing people tend to remember her for is stopping for a pee on national television during the London Marathon.

So what happens when she?

Also, did anyone notice the sheer insanity of the cycling commentary for Hayden Roulston's silver-medal race?

Oh yes. Made even weirder by the Kiwi commentator's complete inability to pronounce his surname correctly...

So what happens when she stops for a toilet break during the Olympic marathon? We get a replay?

a desperate urge for a more ladylike daughter...

Yeah, cos there's nothing more ladylike than doing the splits in stretch lycra ...!

is this Olympic pervy?

The waltz of Usain Bolt over the line. Absolutely surreal.

The unstoppable Phelps in the 4x100 mens relay – with the New Zealand team recording an amazing 3.34 and still coming fifth.

There are other NZ athletes worth mentioning, but for me it's all about Valerie?

It reminded me of nothing so much as the dog show judging commentary in Best in Show. Unfortunately, our guy was the moron judge...

Heh, that was classic commentary. And if anyone missed it, there's a chance of a repeat, as NZ and GB could be in the final of?

There can't be much fun in having a right thumping being played over and over on TV as a "medal moment"

Like poor Roulston.

What's up with the (lack of) Hockey coverage?

I was watching hockey this afternoon. Or are you talking about New Zealanders?

Oh, shit! Hadyn. Sorry, bro.

?

There's a theme there.

I was watching hockey this afternoon. Or are you talking about New Zealanders?

Yeah. Black Sticks vs. Belgium wasn't played by TVNZ at all, I gather, and there's only half an hour scheduled for tonight's match vs. China, on One (though you can catch all of GBR vs. CAN on?

Anyone else notice that the TV One news repeatedly mentioned how confused everyone was after the women's double sculls, and despite showing the finish of the race 3 times, didn't once play Pete Montgomery's race-end commentary?

I've seen it replayed at least three times. And I too thought the Germans?