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Official 2008 Olympics Thread - 1936, the Remix
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vas_a_morir
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Softball loses a medal they should have won.
Soccer wins a medal they should have lost.
That's sports for you.
Soccer wins a medal they should have lost.
That's sports for you.
seattle6418
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My god, that was an awesome soccer match. This time i was cheering for my country. Too bad they lost, but what a game...
Shadow780 said:
Yeah. Though she did have some pretty good saves and always made sure to knock the ball away on any free kicks and corners.
I just think what happened to her at the World Cup was all sorts of fucked up. Yeah, Scurry had a lot of experience, but not getting any play time in for several games and tossing her in against a very quick Brazilian team was just stupid on the coach's part. Guess it's good he got canned right after that.
AndresON777
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Kifimbo said:
Good for yall. Although this thread was much more fun when canada had 0 medals.
vas_a_morir
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These Rhythmic Gymnasts have creepy malnourished long features of ballet dancers. East Europe FTL. Shawn Johnson FTW.
AndresON777
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Now those were some hot chinese women, too bad I'm at work :/
vas_a_morir
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lunlunqq said:I'm watching it on NBC NOW!
It's team event now. So make it FIVE young girls, dancing together in tight clothes, with legs wide open and fetish toys...
Yeah, they like tie eachother up and shit. Rather... interesting.
:lol :lolBeezy said:
This is flat out wrong.
The reason why everyone is saying that US T&F is sucking is because everyone that has been a disappoint is because they havent been able to come close to personal best times/throws/jumps along with doing things that arent supposed to happen like dropping batons. US has the talent everyone thinks we have but everyone has just fucked up this year. Hell just go back and look how we did at like the world track and field championships last year. Big difference
AndresON777
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Chumly said:
For the next olympics they should go down to jamaica and train ferociously. Don't hold back on the drugs either, I am talking about no restraint whatsoever. Just quit a few weeks before, or however long it takes to clean the system out, and reclaim olympic glory!
vas_a_morir
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ChrisGoldstein said:
I think the fucked up part is that the Jamaican athletes are trained in the United states. I think they were told to imagine pot-sniffing dogs chasing them through customs on the way to the games.
Applying a value system in which gold = 10 pts., silver = 5 pts., and bronze = 3 pts. Here's how I rank the top 10 countries up to 12am Friday morning Beijing time.
Rank.Country....Gold....Silver....Bronze......Total Points
1......China........46........15.........22..............601
2......USA..........29........34.........32..............556
3......Russia.......16........16.........19..............297
4......G.Britain....17........12.........11..............263
5......Australia....11........13.........14..............217
6......Germany...11.........8..........12..............186
7......S.Korea.....10........10..........6...............168
8......Japan.........9..........6...........9...............147
9......France........4.........12.........14..............142
10....Italy...........6..........7...........8...............119
Rank.Country....Gold....Silver....Bronze......Total Points
1......China........46........15.........22..............601
2......USA..........29........34.........32..............556
3......Russia.......16........16.........19..............297
4......G.Britain....17........12.........11..............263
5......Australia....11........13.........14..............217
6......Germany...11.........8..........12..............186
7......S.Korea.....10........10..........6...............168
8......Japan.........9..........6...........9...............147
9......France........4.........12.........14..............142
10....Italy...........6..........7...........8...............119
Honestly I dont care if the Jamicans beat the US in shit but what IS disappointing when people fucking drop batons when hurdlers hit hurdles when the shot put people cant even throw a ball within boundries when you hear about runners way off their best times etc...... THATS whats been disppointing about these olympics. What Bolt did in the 100M dash was fucking amazing and I give him credit. But it was disappointing that Tyson Gay couldnt even challenge him in the finals after he just ran a 9.69 (Yes it was wind aided)(Hell maybe he could have pushed Bolt to go even faster like we all know he could have). But the point still stands that he was WAY off his best times and that seems to be the case for everyone in the US T&F.ChrisGoldstein said:
Chumly said:
Even if gay was running at his best there were other runners consistently decreasing their times during the rounds. He simply failed. You have to bring your best game when it matters, he didn't have a batton to drop on his own just run and he couldn't even do that enough.
Wow team rhythmic is kind of good :O .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_saluteSolaros said:First post in a stickied thread I think, and it is going to be naive one!
Can someone tell me the story or direct me to a link that tells about this picture?
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funkmastergeneral
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Really? Competitive walking is an olympic sport?
seattle6418
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vas_a_morir said:
Not this new generation according to the piece on times online (sorry, can't find the link for you, was posted here before somewhere).
One of the Jamaican Coaches said that the training in the USA ended up draining their athletes and that they were done after their scholarships ended.
I don't know, it's a possibility that should be discussed. Over training and exausted athletes? Could explain some of the failures.
So far they have 20 medals in track and field, which is good, but, according to the media, this was maybe the best team ever, rivaling with 1968 and 1996. Performances in 2007 left everybody hopeful for a strong showing this olympics.
And here's what happened so far, i''l try to remember everything i saw:
Adam Nelson and Reese Hoffa, favorites to finish 1-2 on shot put failed to throw the rock in the final round, ended up without medals.
Hyleas Fountain had a good lead in the heptathlon, but ended up choking in one event and sliding to 3rd (i know she's silver know)
Lagat failed to qualify in one event he had won in the world championship a year ago. Same thing happened with Tyson.
Muna Lee thought the 100m finals had a false start, lost momentum and gilrs ended up without medals, they could have at least one if they performed withim their limits.
Brad Walker, best pole vault jump of the year, 10 centimeters off Bubka's record failed to qualify for the finals, he missed all his attempts at 5'65! (his season best was 6'04).
U.S men didn't qualify for the finals (not even talking about winning here) for triple jump, long jump, 800m, 1500m, javelin throw or hammer throw.
Both 4 x 100 relays were leading in the last corner when they dropped the stick, DSQ.
Lolo Jones hit a hurdle, lost a medal and a 1-2 finish. Sanya Richards, ahead by a mile got cramps and ended with a bronze.
So far, the only positive note goes to the 400m, with and without hurdles.
We still have 4 x 400 relays, Brian Clay, 5000m men and woman's long jump, what will happen there?
You tell me this is not a bit of a letdown?
If they were a bunch of scrubs and did their best, nobody would say a word, but the fact is, people performed bellow their normal level, that's why we're a bit sad.
maximum360
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Beezy said:
I agree wholeheartedly.
flintstryker
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When is the female 200m?
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