The 2012 London Olympic Games

[Fenster]

Trust me, Fenster's money cost Phelps that race. I can get anyone beat. (fucking dopey American divvy muppet)

[Howlin Mad Missy]

phelps fucked up the touch

yeah was his all the way ?!?

is that just luck in swimming eg at the end the distance you are from the touch pad at end determines what stroke you can do ? If he's have gone into a full stroke he would have twatted his head !

or is it a fuck up ??

no, you'll know how many strokes on average per length but it will depend on how tired you get that will shorten your stroke or whether you can stretch out. You can adjust, if you see the replay he glides in to touch where as Clos nails it.

If you want a different visual watch showjumping the rider pulls or pushes the horse on to adjust it's stride length, it's not a case of the horse figuring it out and the rider hanging on.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Trust me, Fenster's money cost Phelps that race. I can get anyone beat. (fucking dopey American divvy muppet)

would you let us know in advance so everyone can bet elsewhere?

[superheavyrhun]

Okay, my hopes for being an Olympian have been completely changed, the reality is that I need to take up Judo.

BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Ricardo Blas Jr : Guam, Judo

This guy is only an inch or so taller than me and weighs in at an impressive 34 stone!

BBC News - Your Olympic athlete body match

This tells you which athlete is closest to your height and weight. Mine is Japanese weightlifter Kazuomi Ota. Yes.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Okay, my hopes for being an Olympian have been completely changed, the reality is that I need to take up Judo.

BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Ricardo Blas Jr : Guam, Judo

This guy is only an inch or so taller than me and weighs in at an impressive 34 stone!

BBC News - Your Olympic athlete body match

This tells you which athlete is closest to your height and weight. Mine is Japanese weightlifter Kazuomi Ota. Yes.

apparently you should take up shooting if you're not built like an athlete.

[ryanman]

I have tickets for the boxing on sat evening but I might sell them back to the Spanish Olympic Commitee. I don't know if it's worth it - 60 pound ticket, trains, booze, food etc and only one British fighter in Stalker (if he gets to that stage).

[Howlin Mad Missy]

I have tickets for the boxing on sat evening but I might sell them back to the Spanish Olympic Commitee. I don't know if it's worth it - 60 pound ticket, trains, booze, food etc and only one British fighter in Stalker (if he gets to that stage).

Then don't drink or eat loads when you're there

[Howlin Mad Missy]

I have tickets for the boxing on sat evening but I might sell them back to the Spanish Olympic Commitee. I don't know if it's worth it - 60 pound ticket, trains, booze, food etc and only one British fighter in Stalker (if he gets to that stage).

Then don't drink or eat loads when you're there

in fact just give them to me

[Howlin Mad Missy]

when did the asymmetric bars become the uneven bars?

[ryanman]

I have tickets for the boxing on sat evening but I might sell them back to the Spanish Olympic Commitee. I don't know if it's worth it - 60 pound ticket, trains, booze, food etc and only one British fighter in Stalker (if he gets to that stage).

Then don't drink or eat loads when you're there

in fact just give them to me

I would - but I couldn't. Named person only. I probably wouldn't anyway

[Ghost]

when did the asymmetric bars become the uneven bars?

About 30 years ago.

The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. It is used only by female gymnasts. It is made of a steel frame. The bars are made of fiberglass with wood coating, or less commonly wood. The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is UB or AB, and the apparatus and event are often referred to simply as "bars" or "uneven bars". The bars are placed at different heights allowing the gymnast to jump from bar to bar.

The uneven bars apparatus originally consisted of men's parallel bars set to different heights. Consequently, the bars were very close together, and gymnasts could transition from one to the other with little difficulty. Routines of the early 1950s chiefly consisted of simple circles, kips, and static balance elements and holds. In the late 1950s the trend shifted toward fluid motion, and gymnasts began to perform routines composed of more difficult circles, kips, beats (bouncing the body off the low bar while hanging from the high bar), wraps (wrapping the body around the low bar while hanging from the high bar) and transitions. Release moves also began to come into play, although they were almost entirely limited to transitions between the low and high bars. In the late 1960s/early 1970s, companies began manufacturing uneven bars as a separate specific apparatus. The design was changed slightly to allow the bars to be adjustable, with tension cables that held the apparatus to the floor. As a result of this change, coaches could set the bars further apart. Additionally, the circumference of the bars themselves decreased, allowing gymnasts to grasp and swing from them with greater ease.
As other events in gymnastics increased in difficulty, so did the uneven bars. Gymnasts and coaches began experimenting with elements, attempting more challenging dismounts, and adapting moves from men's high bar. In 1972 Olga Korbut pioneered the Korbut Flip, the first high bar salto release move. Nadia Comăneci continued the trend with her original Comaneci salto at the 1976 Olympics and advanced handstand elements four years later. The giant swing, the staple of high bar in men's artistic gymnastics (MAG), was also adopted into the women's Code of Points, and quickly became a basic uneven bars skill.
By the mid 1980s, routines had become so based on swing and release moves that the bars were moved even further apart. The distance between bars increased even more as gymnasts developed difficult transition elements that required space, such as the Pak salto.
Of all the apparatus in women's artistic gymnastics (WAG), uneven bars is probably the one that has seen the most radical changes. Most elements from 1950s and 60s bars routines, such as the Hecht dismount and the Radolcha somersault, are now completely obsolete; others, such as the once-traditional beats and wraps, are impossible given the current diagonal separation between bars; and still others, such as static holds and the Korbut Flip, are not permitted under the current Code of Points. In USAG levels 1-6, everyone in the same level performs the same compulsory routine. In levels 7 through Elite, gymnasts make up their own routines within specific requirements.
In Gymnastics Australia levels 1-3 gymnasts have a choice of three routines with different difficulty. In levels 4-6 gymnasts have the option to include more difficult skills in their routines for bonus points. In levels 7 to Elite gymnasts make up their own routines within set guidelines.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

when did the asymmetric bars become the uneven bars?

About 30 years ago.

The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. It is used only by female gymnasts. It is made of a steel frame. The bars are made of fiberglass with wood coating, or less commonly wood. The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is UB or AB, and the apparatus and event are often referred to simply as "bars" or "uneven bars". The bars are placed at different heights allowing the gymnast to jump from bar to bar.

The uneven bars apparatus originally consisted of men's parallel bars set to different heights. Consequently, the bars were very close together, and gymnasts could transition from one to the other with little difficulty. Routines of the early 1950s chiefly consisted of simple circles, kips, and static balance elements and holds. In the late 1950s the trend shifted toward fluid motion, and gymnasts began to perform routines composed of more difficult circles, kips, beats (bouncing the body off the low bar while hanging from the high bar), wraps (wrapping the body around the low bar while hanging from the high bar) and transitions. Release moves also began to come into play, although they were almost entirely limited to transitions between the low and high bars. In the late 1960s/early 1970s, companies began manufacturing uneven bars as a separate specific apparatus. The design was changed slightly to allow the bars to be adjustable, with tension cables that held the apparatus to the floor. As a result of this change, coaches could set the bars further apart. Additionally, the circumference of the bars themselves decreased, allowing gymnasts to grasp and swing from them with greater ease.
As other events in gymnastics increased in difficulty, so did the uneven bars. Gymnasts and coaches began experimenting with elements, attempting more challenging dismounts, and adapting moves from men's high bar. In 1972 Olga Korbut pioneered the Korbut Flip, the first high bar salto release move. Nadia Comăneci continued the trend with her original Comaneci salto at the 1976 Olympics and advanced handstand elements four years later. The giant swing, the staple of high bar in men's artistic gymnastics (MAG), was also adopted into the women's Code of Points, and quickly became a basic uneven bars skill.
By the mid 1980s, routines had become so based on swing and release moves that the bars were moved even further apart. The distance between bars increased even more as gymnasts developed difficult transition elements that required space, such as the Pak salto.
Of all the apparatus in women's artistic gymnastics (WAG), uneven bars is probably the one that has seen the most radical changes. Most elements from 1950s and 60s bars routines, such as the Hecht dismount and the Radolcha somersault, are now completely obsolete; others, such as the once-traditional beats and wraps, are impossible given the current diagonal separation between bars; and still others, such as static holds and the Korbut Flip, are not permitted under the current Code of Points. In USAG levels 1-6, everyone in the same level performs the same compulsory routine. In levels 7 through Elite, gymnasts make up their own routines within specific requirements.
In Gymnastics Australia levels 1-3 gymnasts have a choice of three routines with different difficulty. In levels 4-6 gymnasts have the option to include more difficult skills in their routines for bonus points. In levels 7 to Elite gymnasts make up their own routines within set guidelines.

I see. The US changes it and the rest of the world follows.
ALLWAYS been AB since I were a lass

[Fenster]

Trust me, Fenster's money cost Phelps that race. I can get anyone beat. (fucking dopey American divvy muppet)

would you let us know in advance so everyone can bet elsewhere?

My pathetic bets actually came to an end.

I got dopey Phelps, a French women and the French relay team all to come second, however, I flagged up that Chinese swimming girl as a great bet. She won at a fantastic price for anyone that bet her when I did.

Now i'm gonna concentrate at getting all track and field athletes beat.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

I have tickets for the boxing on sat evening but I might sell them back to the Spanish Olympic Commitee. I don't know if it's worth it - 60 pound ticket, trains, booze, food etc and only one British fighter in Stalker (if he gets to that stage).

Then don't drink or eat loads when you're there

in fact just give them to me

I would - but I couldn't. Named person only. I probably wouldn't anyway

It can suck itself

[ryanman]

Is Stalker boxing tonight?