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Watch Team GB get DQ'd.

 

[Hunter S.]

Sweet, Gabby is looking to do us proud!!!!!

 

[BGBW]

Shooting was my favourite result. Nice to see both the Union Flag and Swedish flag go up the poles together.

 

[Randdalf]

Har har! Anybody know the rules of Team Pursuit? Why do they all split up at the end?

 

[Kjellson]

The girl on gymnastics right now is dancing to a Shine on You Crazy Diamond cover.

 

[Monroeski]

nm

 

[inky]

Watch Team GB get DQ'd.

LOL

 

[LTWheels]

Yeah, she'll take that badly I reckon. I still can't believe how much of a shit her other team mates were to her after the 2008 Olympics.

Uhh? Story recap please.

 

[numble]

Can someone explain the 4th rider shedding off? Why, when?

 

[MIMIC]

Aly slides to 5th:

1 DOUGLAS Gabrielle..........47.199 (United States)
2 KOMOVA Victoria.............46.873 (Russia)
3 MUSTAFINA Aliya.............44.966 (Russia)
4 DENG Linlin.....................44.466 (China)
5 RAISMAN Alexandra .........44.433 (United States)

 

[Deadman]

Har har! Anybody know the rules of Team Pursuit? Why do they all split up at the end?

Can someone explain the 4th rider shedding off? Why, when?

Time is counted when your 3rd rider crosses the line. So they bunch up so that its as fast as possible, instead of being all in a line.

 

[weekend_warrior]

Ally needs one of those Russian girls to choke to medal now.

 

[andylsun]

Can someone explain the 4th rider shedding off? Why, when?

Clock stops when the third rider crosses the line at 4000 meters

 

[BravesCountry]

Aha, aha and whatever happened to this 'Olympic spirit' thing? or does that only apply when people feel they want to use it. I would much prefer leaving the technical stuff to those people whose job it is to find anyone that's cheating. Then I will start calling foul until then as far as I'm concerned it's a celebration of the world's best athletes showcasing the heights of performance. Also like I said it's not as if China exclusively excel on sports where you can dope like mad to win. So even the excuse of 'no history of success' doesn't really hold much water.

Apparently their success largely falls upon putting their athletes into boarding schools where they don't get an education or ever see their family, their life is basically their sport. All day every day. It isn't much of a surprise that they would excel considering the circumstances.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Uhh? Story recap please.

She got into a relationship with one of the support staff for the Cycling team, after she told everyone following the end of 2008 Olympics she was treated as an outcast. It was only relatively recently that she started training with the GB team.

 

[Threi]

GB mad doping as usual.

Never trust anyone from GB

 

[Alebrije]

Apparently their success largely falls upon putting their athletes into boarding schools where they don't get an education or ever see their family, their life is basically their sport. All day every day. It isn't much of a surprise that they would excel considering the circumstances.

You are tlaking about the U.S. right? ; )

 

[masud]

Ally needs one of those Russian girls to choke to medal now.

Those lil Russian girls stay chokin'

 

[Dark Schala]

Fencing should start soon...

 

[Pixel_boy]

Records breaking everywhere on this track and some people need to bring up fraudulent charges of doping.

Is they any USA's to bring it up?

 

[Nolan.]

So why don't these girl do rings

 

[MasterShotgun]

Team fencing should be interesting.

 

[Randdalf]

Aussies going nowhere near the pace of us in the Team Pursuit.

 

[Wes]

Varnish :*(

 

[bud]

gymnastics and swimming are my favorite olympics sports.

 

[jl4855]

Never trust anyone from GB

this is factual.

 

[Setsuna]

So why don't these girl do rings

upper body strength?

 

[Miles X]

Varnish :*(

Ugh, I'm trying to forget this whole incident happened, so bitter towards those who DQ them

 

[Nekki]

Any good place to watch events online??? I can't on any of the OP links.

We have four channels showing the olympics, and all four are showing the same thing, men's voleyball Arg-Pol :/

 

[fly high ~ayunite~]

Those Russian gymnasts are hardcore

 

[Ark]

Ugh, I'm trying to forget this whole incident happened, so bitter towards those who DQ them

After watching the replay it was the riders fault.

Good on Pendleton for taking the blame though.

 

[Macattk15]

So why don't these girl do rings

Need a ton of upper body strength for rings. I just don't think the girls have it.

 

[masud]

Russian men making basketball statements.

 

[Bo-Locks]

Destroying the WR has washed away some of the bitter aftertaste of that DQ. At least Pendleton has got other events to compete in, Jess Varnish isn't involved in any other events. At least she's young, so she still has time on her side and can still get better.

 

[Brinbe]

All on this for Gabby...

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Need a ton of upper body strength for rings. I just don't think the girls have it.

They don't have the upper body strength to lift their own body weight?

 

[MIMIC]

Russian gymnast with the epic movie trailer music =p

 

[LTWheels]

Varnish :*(

I feel so bad for her. Everyone should go and send her some love to her twitter account.

 

[BravesCountry]

Let's go Douglas!!

 

[Nolan.]

Americano? haha

 

[Brinbe]

Christ, she nailed that routine. Excellent job by Gabby.

 

[numble]

Team Sprint starting up again.

 

[giga]

Gabby!!!

 

[LegoArmo]

She can't keep that smile off her face. Congratulations to Douglas.

 

[Nesotenso]

GABBY WILL GET GOLD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(HOPEFULLY)

 

[ezrarh]

Gabbby!!! USA!

 

[MasterShotgun]

Gabby holding it down.

And fencing is starting!

 

[Nolan.]

Well done Gabrielle she didn't hold back

 

[Levyne]

Go Gabs!

 

[giga]

Gabby is so strong watching her in the air.