Name the 5 Olympic moments most remembered in your Country

[Jinzha 702]

7 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

This is also probably the number one example of the Mandela effect in Dutch sports commentary history

 

Timmertje meaning 'Little Timmer, like a nickname' --> Most people remember it was "Timmertje, Timmertje, wat doe je nou?", whereas it was actually "Timmertje, Timmertje, wat ga je doen?"  

I've got to admit I always remember it the wrong way as well...  

 

I believe 'Timmertje Timmertje' and 'Hij staat! Iedereen staat!' are the two Olympic commentary moments in the top 5 most legendary sports commentary quotes. The other three being football moments (European champions 1988, Bergkamp's goal vs Argentina in 1998 and the 5-1 vs Spain in 2014).

[Jinzha 702]

1 minute ago, rafalgorka said:

 you guys forgot Bródka vs Verweij moment 😛

 

is it remembered in your country or just here on totallympics???

Hmm I didn't think of this one initially, I was thinking of the close finish between Smeekens and Mulder in the 500m at the same Olympics initially. I think it has to do with Verweij not being a very popular media figure here, compared to the Mulder brothers and some of the others we've named. This moment would probably rank more in my top 20 range, but definitely the second moment I'd think of from Sochi 2014.

[rafalgorka 1,517]

17 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

This is also probably the number one example of the Mandela effect in Dutch sports commentary history

 

Timmertje meaning 'Little Timmer, like a nickname' --> Most people remember it was "Timmertje, Timmertje, wat doe je nou?", whereas it was actually "Timmertje, Timmertje, wat ga je doen?"  

Man, we had a Dutch student once at home (some students exchange programme) and i must admit your language is so damn difficult. I hardly remember a few words, „Max Verstappen” are two of them… 😉

Edited December 4, 2022 by rafalgorka

[rafalgorka 1,517]

 

[phelps 7,674]

part 3, the 2000's

 

Sydney 2000, the greatest Summer Games ever by far...so many memories...
I could write a book on them, but I have to be quite short, so...
first of all, the Italian Swimming finally becoming "a thing" on the world stage thanks to guys like Fioravanti and Rosolino (but not only them), then women's Foil (individual and team) and men's team Epee (Fencing), Giuseppe Maddaloni in the men's -73kg (Judo) and Alessandra Sensini (women's Windsurfing).
finally, Sefi Idem (women's K1 500m) and Rossi & Bonomi (men's K2 1000m) in Canoeing, to close those glorious Games in a glorious manner.
outside the Italian medals, for sure Cathy Freeman (both at the Opening Ceremony and on the Track) was the icon of those Games, followed by the amazing duels in the swimming pool and the unexpected dramatic loss in the last match of an amzing and unbeaten career by Aleksandr Karelin (men's Greco Roman Wrestling, -130kg).

Salt Lake City 2002, not so many good vibes...my main memories are still the doping scandals in Cross Country Skiing (Johann Muhlegg and the Russian women).
on a good note, Armin Zoeggeler finally winning his first Olympic Gold, Stefania Belmondo winning her second Olympic Gold 10 years after Albertville, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen sweep in Biathlon.

Athens 2004, a lot of great memories this time...from the men's Basketball team winning the most unexpected of the silver medals to the most expected Gold medal won by the Waterpolo girls.
Yuri Chechi's last show on the Rings and Igor Cassina on the Horizontal Bar (Gymnastics), Marco Galiazzo winning a surprising Gold in Archery, all the Fencing medals and the rise of a star, Federica Pellegrini (silver over the 200m Freestyle as the youngest Italian Olympic medallist ever).
but, above all, nothing still makes me cry like the amazing run by Stefano Baldini, winning the men's Marathon Gold in the Panathinaikon Stadium. that was "the" moment of the Games.

Torino 2006, my first "home" Olympics...
even if there wasn't much to enjoy, because of the poor performance by most of the Italian Winter Sports and because of the usual organizing troubles when Italy hosts a big event.
the most emotional moment, however, was the men's 1500m in Speedskating, when Enrico Fabris pulled out a true miracle and won an unbelievable Gold medal.
then, Armin Zoeggeler confirming himself as the best Luge specialist and the 2 gold medals in Cross-Country Skiing, the men's Relay and the men's 50km Freestyle in the last morning of the Games.

Beijing 2008, Federica Pellegrini and Alex Schwazer...and that's all, folks!
just kidding, of course, but the events won by Federica and Alex are surely the 2 that gave me the strongest emotions.
just a fraction behind, Giulia Quintavalle (women's -57kg, Judo), Andrea Minguzzi (finally, a Gold Medal in Wrestling, Geco-Roman -84kg) and Roberto Cammarelle (Boxing, men's super-Heavyweights).
among the non-Italian related events, I just can't forget the Opening Ceremony and Michael Phelps and his record of gold medals (especially the really controversial one in the 100m Fly against Milorad Cavic).

 

more to come in the next couple of days...I'm coming to nowadays, slowly but steadily...I can do it...I know...

[phelps 7,674]

part 4, up to Today...

 

Vancouver 2010, wonderful Games, great atmosphere, exciting competitions.
but very few Italian success.
however, the first memory unfortunately is avery sad one, the death of the Georgian luger Kumaritashvili during the training sessions of the men's singles.
apart from that, my personal highlights were Giuliano Razzoli saving the face for us, Pittin's first ever Italian medal in Nordic Combined, the first individual medal won by Arianna Fontana in Short Track Speedskating, Sven Kramer missing out "in style" on an already secured gold medal in the men's 10k in Speedskating and the amazing gold medal match in the men's Ice Hockey torunement between and

London 2012, finally, the Summer Olympics back to a favourable time zone.
the beginning of a new era, with a truly comprehensive coverage of basically any event...a true orgasm for all those fans always abused by the linear tv channels broadcasts not showing anything of most disciplines.
fun fact, the first official day of competitions was also my birthday...and what could have been a better present than a clean sweep in women's Foil and the amazing, unexpected gold medal in the men's team Archery?
then, Niccolò Campriani and Jessica Rossi in Shooting, Carlo Molfetta in Taekwondo, the very first Open Water Swimming events, some of the best Athletics competitions ever...and unfortnantely also the Boxing scandals, back to the Seoul & Barcelona times.
finally, even if at the time it wasn't an argument, have to re-think also to some of those wonderful competitions in Athletics and Weightlifting, which have been later discovered to be a cheat fest.
and this is something that really makes my memories of those Olympic Games so bitter.

Sochi 2014, doping, doping, doping and again doping.
and the shameful 0 gold medals won by Italy.
all this, makes those Games something to forget as soon as possible, as I can't enjoy anymore even those few things that at the time were somehow exciting.

Rio 2016, for me, the end of an era.
the last Olympics I could watch together with my mum (not that she was interested in any sport, but she's always been trolling around to keep my enthusiasm within acceptable measure)
the Games themselves were great, with so many exciting events.
From Swimming (Paltrinieri's Gold over the men's 1500m Free, the last ride of Michael Phelps, Katinka at her best, the Open Water races in front of the Copacabana Beach) to Beach Volleyball (the stadium on the beach, but also the silver medal won by Nicolai/Lupo), from Judo (Fabio Basile and his surprising gold medal in the men's -66kg) to Cycling (Viviani winning an amazing Omnium event in a direct matchup vs Cavendish on the track above all), from Shooting (the celebration of Niccolò Campriani as the best Rifle specialist ever, the almost clean sweep of the Shotgun events) to wrestling (Frank Chamizo putting Italy back on the map of this sport, but also the Russian Tank, Abdulrashid Sadulaev and the unbelievable protest of the Mongolian coach and his famous striptease on the mat).
Everything was amazing, but that veil of sadness connected to my personal situation still hits the deepest part of my heart when I recall those Games' memories.

Pyeongchang 2018, as I wrote before, the first Games of a new personal era.
no more enthusiasm as before, and moreover a "difficult" timezone, snowsports events penalized by the weather and the venues.
it's been difficult to follow those Games.
among the few highlights, the 3 great ladies of our Winter sports: Arianna Fontana (Short Track Speedskating), Sofia Goggia (Alpine skiing), Michela Moioli (Snowboardcross).
lowest point...maybe the Biathlon's epic fail.

Tokyo 2020 (in 2021), well, it's difficult to recall memories for an event that happened just a short time ago.
I can say that I still remember well any second of those Games.
and the first thing that comes to my mind, unfortunately, it's just the true sadness (and disappointment) watching all those empty seats in those big, wonderful venues (well some weren't that wonderful, but still).
for those reasons, it's difficult to find just a few highs and lows among all the competitions, even if I obviously enjoyed some moments more than others.
If I only have to choose a couple, however, I'd say that the most heartbeating was the men's Team Pursuit Gold medal (Track Cycling), while the most surprising, obviously, was Marcell Jacobs winning the men's 100m dash in Athletics.

Beijing 2022, I still have to make it something for the memories. I haven't processed it fully, yet.
and once again, all the empty stands took all the poetry away.
among the competitions and the athletes, my highlights were once again Arianna Fontana (Short Track Speedskating) and Sofia Goggia (Alpine Skiing), because of what she did, but also for the regret of what could have been if she didn't injure herself just before the Games.
mention of honor also to Francesca Lollobrigida and Davide Ghiotto (Speedskating) and the amazing Curling pair Stefania Constantini & Amos Mosaner, who won (and how they did it!) the most improbable of the Gold medals Italy has ever won at the Olympics.
Not to be forgotten, the first Olympic appearance (and medal) of Queen Jutta (Leerdam) in Speedskating    

 

[vlad 359]

 Romania:

 

1. Montreal 1976 -  Nadia Comaneci gets the first 10 in history in artistic gymnastics

2. Munich 1972 - Ivan Patzaichin - in the qualifying race for the 1972 Munich Olympics, when during the race, immediately after the start, his paddle was broken. Given that the referees did not stop the race (according to the rules), he had to continue rowing and finished the race to the applause of the spectators, and then, in the final, he won the Olympic gold, at the end of a race he dominated unappealable.

3. Sydney 2000 - Simona Amanar's vault. The Amanar vault (roundoff onto the springboard, back handspring onto the table and a flip done with two and a half twists in the layout position before landing) is so difficult that it carries a score half a point higher than most other vaults in the Code of Points.

4. London 2012 - Alin Moldoveanu won gold in shooting. Totally unexpected and very surprising for Romania.

5. Beijing 2008 - Constantina Dita-Tomescu won the women's gold in marathon race. Maybe the most surprising gold medal in Romanian history.

[Bohemia 1,411]

Vincent Defrasne winning the 2006 pursuit against the legend Bjorndalen after almost falling near the end:

 

 

That one French clean sweep in ski cross in 2014:

 

Florent Manaudou winning 50m freestyle gold in 2012 (I'll never forgive myself for missing this...):

 

I'll probably add more later, and I don't really know if these are actually well remembered in my country  but they were definitely memorable for me.

[LuizGuilherme 267]

Very hard to say but i think the gold medal in volleyball in 1992 is the most remembered one 

[Dragon 1,844]

On 12/4/2022 at 5:58 PM, rafalgorka said:

 

I'm taking half the glory because his mother was from  :-)

Edited December 6, 2022 by Dragon