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Originally Posted by ktspktsp
Well, I guess I tend to like underdogs, and countries that I feel attached to. It would be great if Lebanon got a medal, but that's quite unlikely. And it would be very nice if Iceland got something too, since I will be in the middle of the celebrations  .
The US, though I plan to move there, I'm not as excited about, sportswise, because they're such a giant. But I'm not against them, for sure . |
Ooh, this is always a fun part for me. One of the reasons I like the Olympics is the diversity of nations in attendance. This year there are 205 out of 206 (thank you very much Dlish) countries. It should be obvious that I am deeply entrenched in rooting for USA! USA! USA! BUT, I always enjoy hearing about other nations, especially the "underdog" or smaller, lesser known nations. I always feel it's good exposure for them. I am also touched by so many of their extraordinary stories; what they went through, how they got there.
This year I've adopted Cambodia (their runner couldn't even afford shoes), Afghanistan, Iraq, India, and of course Team USA.
A word on Team USA. One of the reasons why I love Team USA so much is because of its diversity. I will for sure be rooting for that Sudanese refugee Lopez. In addition, we have Russian, Chinese, Indian, etc Americans on this team - all competing their hearts out for the USA. That means alot to me. Keep an eye out for Sadam Ali (gotta love that name), the first Arab-American athlete to compete in the Olympics. I believe he is in boxing. Although a long shot, a medal by Ali would do wonders for raising Arab-Americans' profile in the US.
Enjoy the games everyone!
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Originally Posted by abaya
The Icelandic handball team happens to be kicking ass and takin' names right now! But ktsp already mentioned that...
I'm a fan of any of my 3 nationalities (+ Lebanon, my adopted one) winning any medals.
That said, in Iceland they aren't showing much of anything on the one channel that we have... mostly because they only show it live (we're 8 hours behind Beijing), which is in the middle of the night for a lot of things. So I might have settled for at least NBC so I could see SOME events... alas, I can't even watch on NBC's stupid website because my computer is not in America. 
Mostly, though, I would love to watch the rowing events... there's no sport more beautiful than that, in my biased opinion. But they very rarely show it. |
There's gotta be a way you can watch the events (routing your ISP etc). Look at some of the previous posts for helpful hints and maybe someone else can show you a way too. Haven't seen any rowing yet but looking forward to it. Heard there was supposed to be dragonboating as well but haven't heard anything about it yet.