Badminton Olympics 2004 Gold Medal Final [Part 1 / 7]

[mWAZLIB]

Lee-Yong Dae's and Jung Jae Sung's coach Ha Tae Kwon <3

[Faucialone]

the smashes sound so sexy

[vacinus]

I want the old scoring system back!

[Willster54321]

if baseketball players get all the hot chicks

what chicks do badminton players get

[Sleepingpillz]

@Willster54321 oh umm.. Basketball players get the hot chicks in America. Not other countries.

[Willster54321]

@Sleepingpillz yes they do basketball is becoming worldwide

[TheSchnez]

Same! Well, I used to, like, 2 years ago...

[drezler5]

Is it true that all badmitton players are overweight? Is it required?

[TColeTrainT]

omg this is crazy how fast is that little birdy going??

[therealsolstice]

I love the audio on this vid. the mic they're using to capture the sound of the shots is perrrrrrfect. it's so hi-fi. you can hear every little nuance.  it makes the smashes sound like thunder.

[lala24woogi]

I love to play Badminton in my backyard!

[d3008]

backyard badminton started it all!

[Mustacio]

lol i use to play this game in P.E wen i was in high school

[archron1234]

ur point?

[monkwithpants]

water polo in america is for white people no offense

[revowithin]

its so sad those days not much ppl like badminton. so few ppl int he stadium..

[bagelbites10]

actually badmin is the 2nd most played sport in the world

[spyco3tard]

yeah right next to ball in a cup.

[PublicAwkwardness]

@bagelbites10 only because theres so many fucking asians

[Zeronum2]

@PublicAwkwardness word

[aznpersazn]

kim dong is my coach now in winter club lol

[bigholmes31]

It's really the "obscure" sports, as I call them, that are the most exciting. That includes badminton, table tennis, handball, curling (winter), gymnastics. Love it!

[ahtat]

actually its 1/2 correct.. it actually depends on the country its hosted... u should check out the 2000 sydney finals. the crowd is crazy. i believe this year's 08 beijing crowd will be crazy as well

[bdmntn07]

you'd be suprised, but badminton is actually the second most popular sport in the world (no joke)? because it's huge in all far eastern countries which make up a large portion of the world. Dont expect such a small crowd in Beijing this year!!

[lerianchan]

wats the 1st most popular sport???

[igrac]

Its water polo

Because everyone has a pool or lives near a water source

[LaPerssonandro]

lol. Water Polo. Ahtat, you're awesome! been looking for Badminton vids everywhere so I could pick up some pointers. Thanks for the vids. And yes, football is the most popular sport (european football... Known as soccer to some Aussies.

[bdmntn07]

fotball is obviously. o and taufik no.1 badminton player

[togarthrxd12]

Taufik's da best. period.

[Admiral3131]

I thought it was football (soccer)

[G1tarHero]

Lookin forward to dis years Olympics in Beijing

[greatfungi]

i'd say it depends on your teammate's balance.

if they have good balance landing from the smash, they should be able to make it to the other corner without problems.

with bad balance, however, they will struggle to make good use of the lifted shuttlecock. it COULD potentially be better if you went for it and your teammate took the fractionally longer time to go to the front court.

discuss it with your partner!

[Darthimpervious]

If you know that your partner is going to the rear corner, you need to think fast. there are 2 options on what your partner is going to do; either attacking(drop, smash, drive) or defending (clear)- you must get ready for the next shot. when your partner defends, which is the usual shot played, go into the position side by side. when your partner attacks however, you should remain in the front getting ready for the pop up forced. Either one, you should react fast to it.

[lowdown3007]

will they ever change the 15 point system to 21 rally??... or did they already? haha.. im so not keeping up with the Olympic competitions.

[XinKun]

they probably will this year, cuz they changed it after the 2004 ollies, the 15 point system takes too long anyway

[HCB428]

i always thought you couldn't switch positions in the middle of the game, cousr i tend to play g singes or mixed side by side. personally i think it'd be better toleave it, because unless your partner calls it you might crash into each other, but that's only one person's opinion though. good question, i nver encountered a problem like that beofor.

[nejiandtentenfan]

Thanks for uploading this! :]

[need4speed4245]

yes, they have nothing on us

[Oompaalec]

because you touch yourself at night, me and andy would kick their asses

[squishyorange]

Great deception and placement!

[puffymatt]

fast reflexes O.O