What is your favorite moment/event/performance/competition of the Olympics?

[Tazio]

A little early however I thought I would post it before they're done and dusted:
Of all the events I watched (which were not all) the one that sticks out in my mind was the 1-nil British Women’s victory over Brazil. If you missed that match you missed something special. It's easy to argue that Brazil had a bad game; however GB had much more desire, and a perfect scheme. With great coaching GB are only a couple players away from being championship contenders.

[Rollo]

Hamadou Issaka coming last at the 2000m men's single sculls.
Sometimes simply competing carries with it something noble. Issaka will have inspired people in a nation where nationally subsidised sporting programs simply don't exist.

The way that the crowd cheered him on his way, the way he was so gracious, and the fact that he is an Olympian when so many of us will never be is worth more than a gold medal could be.

[janneppi]

The one thing that still makes me smile is when they footage from the runners warm up track where Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was goofing off to someone on the bleechers, then she saw the that the camera was pointed towards her she froze for a second and ran away.

The worst part was when Fabian Cancellara managed to crash in mens road race, i was just waiting him to blitz the field on a 10km sprint for the gold.

[BleAivano]

Fredrik Lööf & Max Salminen winning the gold in the men's Star boat.

[pino]

Each medal won by Italy with special mention to women foil quartet

[Brown, Jon Brow]

I think 3 moments made the hair stand up of the back of my neck. Two of those were Mo Farahs gold medals. 80,000 people roaring him on was incredible. The 3rd moment was Chris Hoys victory in the velodrome.

[Alexamateo]

Mexico winning Gold in Men's soccer was just awesome.

[Tazio]

I must say that Adam Eaton, and Trey Hardee winning gold and silver in the Decathlon (world’s greatest athlete competition) was a high point for me.
Ashton Eaton beats Trey Hardee to win Olympic decathlon for USA - YouTube

[gadjo_dilo]

All British moments but its the same for anybody I would think. Your countrymen doing you proud is what its all about.

That's exactly why I don't have a fav moment. We used to have so many good athlets in a lot of sports and now we can light a candle for our sport movement.

On these circumstances all I can mention is that I was happy to see again The Spice Girls.

[driveace]

Watching the Brownlee Brothers from Bramhope near Leeds competing ,and winning Gold and Bronze Well done guys,They used to run past my house on Otley Chevin