Which are the 3 Best and Worst Olympic Moments of your Nation?

[Pavlo 149]

   

[intoronto 6,475]

I am only going to comment on moments from 2002 onward (ie the Olympics I have seen live).

 

Best

1) Vancouver Men's gold medal hockey match - you cannot write a better moment

2) Penny Olekisak's 4 medals, breaking the record for most medals by a Canadian at a Summer Olympics.

3) Women's soccer team wins bronze in London.

 

Worst

1) Perdita Felicien falls in the 2004 Olympic final (women's 100m hurdles). This one was so crushing, as she was the defending world champion.

2) Norwegian referee robbing Canada's women's soccer team from advancing to gold medal game in London.

3) Jeremy Wotherspoon falls at the 2002 Olympics (speed skating)

[LDOG 2,471]

Best (none of them a "gold medal moment" curiously, just the ones that made the most impact on me)

 

1) Argentina - Serbia CG Basketball 2004 (I always post the same whenever these threads come up  )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVpefP_uIac

 

2) Argentina - Brazil Volleyball 2000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IvqTdBuwzU

 

3) Del Potro - Djokovic Rio 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoHBw-zj0cs

 

 

Worst

 

1) Medal-less in 1976 & 1984

 

2) football gold lost in the last minute with a dumb off-side trap (Atlanta 1996)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiUlc4eda5s

 

3) The football disaster of Rio

 

[Mkbw50 449]

Best:

AND THEY SUCCUMB TO THE INEVITABLE

Our heroic comeback victory in table tennis vs France in Rio if it's for minor things that had an effect on me

And of course, beating PRC in Rio 2016

Worst:

1 gold in Atlanta 1996

The terrorist attack one day after getting London in 2005 must be referenced I feel

Of course, the closing ceremony of London 2012 made me feel very sad

[Vojthas 949]

Best:
1. Win against Soviets in final of men's volleyball in Montreal 1976.
2. Kozakiewicz in Moscow 1980 (+Ślusarski with silver)
3. Gold of Kowalczyk in Vancouver after wonderful finish against Bjoergen.
Worst:
1. Szewińska losing baton in Mexico 1968.

2. Fall of Seroczyńska on last turn at 1000 m in Squaw Valley as she was heading for gold and WR.
3. No gold for Małysz.

Edited August 4, 2017 by Vojthas

[De_Gambassi 1,267]

(personnal)

 

Best

 

1. Llodra-Tsonga reaching the final in London, winning 18-16 in the last set. I've never been so much into a sporting event. Ever.

 

 

 

2. Lemaitre bronze medal in Rio

 

 

 

3. 4x100 m freestyle win in 2012

 

 

 

Worst

 

1. London beeing awarded the 2012 Games

 

 

2. Alexis Vastine beeing screwed over by referees... twice.

 

 

3. Aurélie Muller beeing DSQ after winning Silver in Rio's 10 km swimming

 

[Pavlo 149]

Best:

1. Gold woman`s 100m relay 1964

2. Gold men`s volleyball team 1976

3. 2 golds by Robert Korzeniowski in 20+50 km walk in Sydney

 

Worst:

1. Lost handball semi-final with Denmark in Rio

2. Paweł Fajdek`s two missed qualifications in hammer-throw

3. Andrzej Rżany`s loss in boxing in Athens

[hckošice 15,549]

that´s super Easy

 

 

Best:

Absolute Number 1- Ice Hockey win against Sweden in Vancouver 2010 quarterfinal, something around 6 AM our time can´t even explain how such thing can made your day

and the unforgettable commentary

 

 

2- Matej Tóth winning Gold in Rio 50km, our very very first ever Athletics olympic medal and the very very first non canoeing slalom Olympic gold since the independence

 

3- The Škantár cousins winning in Canoe Slalom C2 Rio 2016 Day 6 our first olympic gold since Beijing 2008 Day 6 and the Hochschorner Bros gold in Canoe Slalom C2 ! (it was about time )

 

Worst:

1- Disastrous 3rd period of the Bronze Medal Match in Vancouver 2010, from 3-1 after 2nd frame we lost the historic bronze in last few minutes...again around 6 AM our time...can´t even explain how such thing can destroy your day

 

 

2- Michal Martikán lost the gold in Athens 2004 few minutes before the medal ceremony after French accepted protest accusing him to had a touch in one gate, The touch wasn´t visible from any video.

 

3- London 2012 (First ever summer Olympics without a single gold medal for team Slovakia since first appearance as a independent country in Atlanta 1996)

 

 

 

 

[vlad 392]

Top 3 best:

 

1. Nadia Comaneci won gold with a perfect ten in 1976 at Montreal. First ten of Olympic Games history.

2. Constantina Dita Tomescu and Alin Moldoveanu won gold medals in Marathon at Beijing 2008 and shooting at London 2012, respectively. Two unexpected medals for Romania.

3. Camelia Potec won gold medal in 200m Freestyle at Athens 2004, finishing ahead of Federica Pellegrini (ITA), Solenne Figues (FRA) și Franziska van Almsick (GER) who were favourites.

 

Top 3 worst:

 

1. The artistic-gymnastics scandal when USA won a medal and Romania lost bronze. Everybody knows that moment I guess.

2. Dissapointment in fencing, women's team epee in London 2012. 

3. Rio 2016 Olympics, worst olympics for Romania ever.

 

[hoversaBR 628]

Top 3 Best:

1 - Our historic medal at the Modern Pentathlon in London 2012

2 - Cesar Cielo won the gold in swimming in Beijing 2008

3 - Brazil 3-0 Netherlands - 1992 Men's volleyball final. First great title of our most successful sport.
 

Top 3 Worst:

1 - No Medals in Athletics at the 2012 Games.

2 - No Gold in Sydney 2000.

3 - Of course, Brazil vs Russia in Athens 2004 and the famous 24-19 in women's volleyball.