what the hell does the 'omega' mean when it comes on the screen in the olympics?!?!?
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I believe Omega is a sponsor. They make watches and are the official timekeepers
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a few years back, there was an olympic swimming event that had a european nation that was new to the olympics (at least in that event). it was one of the prequalifying runs, and the guy swimming was nowhere near finishing in time for the event, but he just wouldnt stop, and the crowd went NUTS. they didnt care where he was from, they didnt care that he wasnt going to win, they just were cheering on a guy who was clearly pushing himself, and didnt give in. even when he knew he lost, he was going to finish for him, and his ppl. THAT was a great moment in my book.
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Finally :) someone else out there hears what I've been hearing this whole time too.   They are saying "Damn" and not "Gym" in that theme song.   Seems to me Cartoon Network had some idiot sound editor make a joke with this theme song by slipping "damn" in there instead.   Trust me...there's no "J" sound in that song where "gym" is suppose to be said!
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Welcome to the new age where hoping your country is beaten, embarrassed and weakened equates being a "true patriot".  Only a left wing dumbass could go through the Olympic level mental gynastics that are required to justify that.  In some cases I think it actually rises to the level of treason, but good luck getting anyone with the balls to call it that publically.
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The Olympics games were not originally an international competition, they were held with in Greece.  They used to be male only competitions, and the men had to compete naked to prove they were male after a woman competed and beat some men somewhere back in history before they had to do it nude.\nThere are many more sports in the modern olympics than there were in the classic games, tho there are some that remain, mainly athletic events such as javelin, discus, jumps and running events.\nDuring the classical period the olympic movement did not have the same ideals as the modern one, and there were no winter olympics.\nThe 5 interlocking rings is a new symbol, though there was a torch in the classical period.\nThe games from classical greece were held to honour the gods, now they are used to spread a message about good sportsmanship and international co-operation.\nRules have become rationalised in the modern olympics, no doubt in the classic games the final decision was made by an important official, probably with a few favourites....
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When will everyone see that it's NOT about the gold medal.  It's about team work, cooperation, working together.  It's about overcoming the 'me' thing that puts the individual above the 'greater' good.  I did see the interview - I too, was upset.  In my opinion, he was rude, arrogant and inappropriate.\nRead the Times article by:  Jemele Hill entitled:  Davis' Manner Impedes Message in the Tuesday, February 21 edition.\nSays it perfectly!
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There are five interlocking rings coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red.\n\nThese five rings represent the five parts of the world which now are won over to Olympism and willing to accept healthy competition.\n\nThe rings are with a WHITE background on the Olympic flag, the six colours thus combined reproduce those of all the nations without exception. The blue and yellow of Sweden, the blue and white of Greece, the French, British, American, German, Belgian, Italian, and Hungarian tricolours, the yellow and red of Spain lie next to the new Brazilian and Australian flags, and the old Japan and the young China. This is really an international emblem\n\nThough the Baron de Coubertin obviously considered the rings and colours as two independent characteristics, and even though the IOC explicitly states no ring represents a specific continent, still some people list matches. These are some such lists. (Since users of each list claim that list to be the explanation in general use, they are ordered here alphabetically according to the arbitrary, somewhat explanatory titles.)\n\nA map, of sorts\n\n* Blue - Americas\n* Yellow - Africa\n* Black - Europe\n* Green - Oceania\n* Red - Asia\n\n\n\nColours representing peoples, Blue ocean\n\n* Blue - Oceania\n* Yellow - Asia\n* Black - Africa\n* Green - Europe\n* Red - Americas\n\n\nColours representing peoples, Greek flag\n\n* Blue - Europe\n* Yellow - Asia\n* Black - Africa\n* Green - Oceania\n* Red - Americas\n\nThis is the colours continents meanings who choose an IOC organism: The Association of National Olympic Committees who englobes to all 204 National Olympic Committee like the colours symbology for its emblems
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gaaaah!!! This drives me crazy!! IT MEANS NOTHING!!!!!!
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That is quite a stretch there but the way it works now is that an Olympic athlete can be replaced by another top finisher from the same nation. But if there were no available candidates then the specific sport would be listed as having no winners.
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There are actually two themes. The one you're probably referring to was written by Hollywood composer John Williams. It's called Summon the Heroes. TV stations don't play it when athletes win medals, but they do blast it whenever the host network goes to commercial, comes back from commercial, or airs a commercial about their stellar Olympic coverage.\n\nThe official Olympic Anthem was written by a Greek composer named Spyros Samaras and it's played far less often. Details on Samaras are sparse, but this page from the 2004 Summer Games in Athens includes a few interesting tidbits. Samaras, already well-known for his operas, worked with Greek poet Costis Palamas on the anthem. As far as we can tell, Palamas wrote the words first and Samaras added the music later. Perhaps we shouldn't admit this, but we didn't even know there were lyrics.\n\nThe anthem was first performed at the Summer Games in Athens in 1896. In 1958, the International Olympic Committee named it the official anthem of the Olympics, and it's been played at every opening ceremony since 1964 (according to Wikipedia). Not bad. Though in terms of royalties, we'd rather be John Williams. Ca-ching!
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Like Bluestar said! It is making a mockery out of the game, the silly showmanship Prats. And it insults the intelligence of the fans.\nWell, my humble opinion!
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Haven't found your medal, but the words "ne oublie" are the motto of the Scottish Clan Graham.  They mean "never forget".  Perhaps this helps?
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It is French... and it is not good. It looks like a translator was used.\n\nIt seems like it is supposed to be something like this: In place of taking certain images from the star. It has put more on it. Ok at I can say I at least tried.\n\nDoes not make much sense.
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The white background symbolizes peace and truth. The five rings represent the five continents of the world, but a prevalent post-facto interpretation has tied specific colors to specific continents:\n• Blue representing Europe \n• Black representing Africa \n• Red representing America \n• Yellow representing Asia \n• Green representing Australia (Oceania)\n\nThe Olympic flag is a symbol of peace, goodwill, and global solidarity and tolerance. True to this meaning, she has lent her colors to many athletes who were unable to compete under their own flag.\n\nAt Barcelona in 1992, athletes from a part of Yugoslavia not represented at the Games participated as independent athletes under the Olympic flag. They did not march in the parade of flags, but the Olympic flag was raised on their behalf during award ceremonies for them. In the 2000 Games at Sydney, four athletes from East Timor were allowed to compete under the Olympic flag because East Timor did not have international status as an independent country.
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APOLO ANTON OHNO ROCKS!!! Go onto nbcolympics.com or anywhere else that says something about the olympics. I prefer nbcolympics.com though. I go there all the time for updates, I have a class report to do on him, that's why I know this stuff.
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Spielvereinigung\nthe literal translation is "play combination" when i put it into a translation program. \nI am guessing because they have a football club, and bobsled team it is more a designation to their multi team origin. \n\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpVgg_Unterhaching
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This is getting hysterical, Sports Fan 123 asks questions like "How is boxing scored?", "Can Someone Explain To Me How Proffesional Boxing Works?", or "Is there a 'Regular Season' in boxing?". But he knows enough now to tell you this fight is "Awesome!" Later today he'll be giving a conference on Molecular Instability. Because it's "Awesome!" (ps Fan 123 there's only one "f" in Professional, maybe you should become a "fan" of Webster's Dictionary).