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Tell us what your favorite Olympic sport is, what country you're rooting for, what your favorite Olympic moment has been, etc., and you will be entered in a raffle to win one of these Oskes!

Anything Olympic-related goes, you just have to post by 2:00 PM AST today (the 5th)!

- Eri

Posted by Eri & -- (#17) on Sun Aug 5, 2012 12:12am

Comments: 509

Sara D (#36489)

Posted on: Sun Aug 5, 2012 3:24am

My favorite Olympic sports are the swimming and the diving, USA's Michael Phelps is a wonder to watch in the pool and when it comes to the diving the way the synchronized diving, oh my what a vision, to see two people doing the same dive and if they get it right it only looks like one from the side.

The country you're rooting for would have to be Australia. We as a country are proud in our Olympic Athletes. No matter where they place in the rankings we are proud that they have done well for Australia.

My favorite Olympic moment, well that's a hard one there has been so many. First off from the Woman's Basketball, the Australian Opals' Liz Cambage dunked a basket to help the Opals win that match. Second would have to be the USA's Michael Phelps and his total medal record of 22 Medals, Grats on a stunning Swimmer. Thrid would have to be from the cycling and Team GB's men's team pursuit. This team broke their own World Record which they set either the day before or two days before, winning Gold over Australia. Last but not least would happen to be an Australian by the name of Drew Ginn. He is a rower, in the last three Olympic Games not including Sydney due to an injury, he has helped his teams win gold in either the Coxless four (Australia's Oarsome Foursome) or the Coxless pair (with James Tomkins). This year while rowing in the Oarsome Foursome, they could not over come Team GB, thus taking a Silver Medal. The team looked well spent and unhappy, (as Australia and Great Britin have a long grudge match going with many sports).

I can't wait for the next games. Also Grats to the USA on so far topping the Medal table.

Storm (#23558)

Posted on: Sun Aug 5, 2012 3:26am

I've been enjoying gymnastics the most. I'm rooting for Canada, my country, even though we are downright awful at the Summer Olympics!

Shizuku (#27621)

Posted on: Sun Aug 5, 2012 3:28am

My favorite Olympic sport is swimming , I love swimming :)

and I'm rooting for USA .

Marjo (#5741)

Posted on: Sun Aug 5, 2012 3:30am

Naturally, Marjo is rooting for Belgium! =D Only 2 medals so far, but there are quite a few sports for which we still have a big chance of winning! My favourite olympic moment so far must've been when I saw Charline Van Snick grab our first bronze medal this year (for judo) - she fell to her knees when the judges gave her opponent her second shido, making Van Snick win with yuko ^^

Kalkina (#34946)

Posted on: Sun Aug 5, 2012 3:44am

Oh! I'm definitely cheering for the USA! I've never been prouder of our Olympians. Watching the women's gymnastics (seeing Gabby go for the gold) and all of the swimming events (especially all of Phelps' races) has been absolutely amazing this year.

Eggy (#18951)

Posted on: Sun Aug 5, 2012 3:47am

Rooting for USA and China. I used to enjoy figure skating a lot until Michelle Kwan retired. Now it's swimming. My favorite moment was back in 2008 - I'd caught seven of Michael Phelps' races on TV, but during his last race, I was visiting my dad's house and he didn't have a TV, and I couldn't find a live stream of it online. I did, however, find a site that was updating the swimmers' positions in real time (in text, not video), so I remember I just sat there, refreshing the page over and over, watching the numbers change. Then Phelps won and made history and it was maaaaaaaaagical. *____*

KureiSaiga (#40981)