Is anyone looking forward to the Olympics?

I'm interested in certain events... but probably more interested to see how China cope with all the pollution problems which are due to affect events.

The 2012 Olympics in London should be interesting, actually they'll be quite close to me - just 2 stops along the railway line. Maybe I could get a job at them in the summer of 2012.

The thing that is going to annoy me the most about the Olympics is that all the event well be finished by mid afternoon this time round... I'm looking forward to the footy and the tennis and I dont know the schmourguas board of sport on a constant feed!

I'm not really bothered about the 2008 Olympics, but I am looking forward to the 2012 Olympics.

I'm looking foward to the 2012 Olympics! It's going to be great. Hopefully we will win as well!

I'll be watching the badminton this year...Robertson and Emms were incredible in Athens and they've only upped their game since!

Yes, that's a very fast paced sport - always good to watch (and occasionally play). The Chinese are the ones to watch there.

3 hours to go...

A beautiful introduction, if I might say so myself.

Those drummers were unbelievable!

That little lad has to get the UK a gold medal! Dive for the gold.

I watched the whole opening dramatic bit and wow we'll do well if we can match that in 4 years... (How long have the tems been marching in for now?! )

Sorry I feel asleep after Greece.

Here be the flame coming...

WOOP We're under way....

Great opening ceremony. Four years to find a way to beat that.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms3UFVmUycY

That was a great opening ceremony...I ended up watching most of it...

I never normally bother watching these opening ceremonies but today, me and some mates were had just had a party so a fry-up at 1 in the afternoon was, of course, essential. Flicked the TV on, saw this was on and ended up watching the whole thing- it was simply stunning. Beautifully choreographed and brilliantly performed by all involved- there's no way London can match that.

After all, when we have to show examples of our culture, what we might as well have is two fat people sat on a couch shouting "consonant please Carol" at a TV

A 4 hours version of countdown would be an amazing opening ceremony

They even mentioned Carol Vorderman during the countdown

In some strange way, it actually would. It doesn't matter anyway though, we won't get 204 countries turning up to our games... we'll be lucky to get 4 so we don't have to put on a flashy performance

Just found out the tennis tournament seedings and draw...guess who Andy Murray could very easily be facing yet again in the quarter-finals?