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[krae_man]

If anyone wants to know about "best Olympian ever" by some measure other then most medals. Here are a couple of contenders:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladár_Gerevich

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit_Fischer

 

[killer_clank]

AND HE'S A SCOT!

WHAT A LAD

 

[Brazil]

I HAVE ALWAYS FULLY SUPPORTED BRITISH SWIMMERS

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD FAITH IN OUR SWIMMERS

Every single time I give your avatar a glance I think it's a close up of a Gyarados' face.

 

[Subitai]

Gratz Jamieson

 

[Nesotenso]

US field hockey women beat Argentina 1-0

 

[ag-my001]

Egypt takes the lead!

 

[Meadows]

Every single time I give your avatar a glance I think it's a close up of a Gyarados' face.

this changes everything

 

[Wafflecakes]

If anyone wants to know about "best Olympian ever" by some measure other then most medals. Here are a couple of contenders:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladár_Gerevich

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit_Fischer

And thats not even including winter Olympians. There are easily 10-15 real contenders imo.

 

[Wes]

a second over his best apparently. rising to the occasion.

He's been eating too much Chinese obviously.

 

[numble]

3 minutes left, tied.
Gold medal foil fencing.

 

[MasterShotgun]

I wish this fencing match would finish soon. I'm fucking hungry.

 

[killer_clank]

GO WILLIS

 

[Kikujiro]

This Fencing final is really close.

 

[The Omega Man]

Table Tennis:

Chuang anihilated Crisan 4-0, Crisan looked like he wasn't even trying, some good rallies though.
Up next is the last bracket with westerners in it Ovtcharov (GER) vs Maze (DEN)

 

[Battersea Power Station]

Do you guys think there's any chance the IOC will retroactively vacate Phelps' medals from Beijing, or at least move them to silver? There's no way there could be this much of a drop off in quality; obviously there must have been other factors in play in 2008.

 

[Zapages]

Fencing final is epic!!!

 

[MasterShotgun]

Abouelkassem has a two point lead. You can do this!

 

[Hoo-doo]

Do you guys think there's any chance the IOC will retroactively vacate Phelps' medals from Beijing, or at least move them to silver? There's no way there could be this much of a drop off in quality; obviously there must have been other factors in play in 2008.

That will never, ever happen.

 

[Chumly]

It's true , swimming is one of the few Olympic sports where you can participate and medal in at least 5-10 events thus inflating your medal count . That doesn't mean Phelps 18 medal feat is by any means a low bar

How many swimmers have actually done that? O wait......

 

[bjaelke]

What channel?

Danish tv. Not sure anyone else is showing it. 14-14 7 min into the second half

 

[Dark Schala]

Fencing final is soooo good.

Three out of the four final fencers have been left-handed. Is there a competitive advantage to this, such as usually fighting right-handed opponents who aren't used to lefties?

Well, when you consider that almost half of the top fencers in the world are lefties, you can sort of say that. Reactions, movements, and space management are controlled by the same area of the brain in the lefty's case, so they react a little faster. The righty also has to adjust their movements and stuff to compensate for engaging in combat with a left-hander.

I also have to say that apparently it's hard to train lefties. If you're a righty and training a lefty, then you have to mirror the technique and demonstrate it for the lefty to grasp.

 

[Meadows]

YES!

What are they putting in the water in Bath?

 

[Wafflecakes]

Just finished watching Gymnastics comp. Really impressed by the Americans they won 3/4 of the apparatus'. Domination. Could easily win a bunch of medals in the event finals. Almost all the girls could have contended for a vault medal but most didn't even try to qualify for the event for some reason.

 

[killer_clank]

go willis!

another UTTER LAD!

2 BRITS IN THE FINAL!

 

[ColossalLazy]

Do you guys think there's any chance the IOC will retroactively vacate Phelps' medals from Beijing, or at least move them to silver? There's no way there could be this much of a drop off in quality; obviously there must have been other factors in play in 2008.

Nope.

 

[Chumly]

Do you guys think there's any chance the IOC will retroactively vacate Phelps' medals from Beijing, or at least move them to silver? There's no way there could be this much of a drop off in quality; obviously there must have been other factors in play in 2008.

They will probably do it the same time they ban all the Chinese golds for the past 10 years for cheating.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Yay Willis!

 

[MasterShotgun]

And it's tied again. So tense.

EDIT: Fucking right-of-way rules.

 

[Empty]

awesome by willis.

another lifetime best. these guys know what's up.

looking forward to the final now

 

[schuelma]

Do you guys think there's any chance the IOC will retroactively vacate Phelps' medals from Beijing, or at least move them to silver? There's no way there could be this much of a drop off in quality; obviously there must have been other factors in play in 2008.

clever

 

[Wafflecakes]

Do you guys think there's any chance the IOC will retroactively vacate Phelps' medals from Beijing, or at least move them to silver? There's no way there could be this much of a drop off in quality; obviously there must have been other factors in play in 2008.

WTF are you smoking?

You must be trolling. There is no way.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

These GB swimmers on fire!

 

[killer_clank]

adlington > gb male swimmers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>other female gb swimmers

 

[Kikujiro]

Fencing final is nuts

 

[Jamie OD]

First table tennis game ended very quickly. Chinese Taipai defeated Romania in 4 straight sets. Only have Denmark Vs Germany left and that's it. I bet this one lasts longer.

 

[Sarcastic Response]

WTF are you smoking?

You must be trolling. There is no way.

He is.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Is there any way to manage ignore list on the mobile skin?

Gb lads did decent then

 

[giga]

Ye is about to kill everyone

 

[Meadows]

adlington > gb male swimmers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>other female gb swimmers

.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Ye is about to kill everyone

Is this surprising? Ye is phenomenal.

 

[fuenf]

LEI AMAZING!

 

[keit4]

Lei wins the gold in fencing.

 

[Diprosalic]

How many swimmers have actually done that? O wait......

8 or 9

 

[LTWheels]

OMG 2 BRITS IN A FINAL.

Ready for the, it was good to take part speech.

 

[MasterShotgun]

Dammit. China gets yet another gold.

Congrats to Egypt anyway for getting their first medal.

 

[Bo-Locks]

I think we can all agree than Don Bradman is the greatest athlete of all time, the statistics certainly back it up.

 

[Subitai]

Ye is about to kill everyone

She scary X[

 

[Brazil]

Fuck yeah Lei. Great stuff.

That final moment of silence before the referee decided was intense, haha.

 

[helloresolven]

Damn, China ;(. Was hoping for the Egyptian.

 

[ag-my001]

I don't agree with that 13-13 call, it looked to me like the Egyptian started his attack first. But then again, I have no formal training in officiating a fencing match. Great match all around.