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Originally posted by Sacred Cow:
It just gets curiouser and curiouser.

Underage gymnast

Moo

That's too funny that her "official" birth date is January 1, 1992 the earliest possible date that would make her eligible, not January 4 or 5, etc, talk about good luck

When am I going to see any Track & Field?

Track & Field starts tonight. It's always in the second week of the games.

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Originally posted by futronic:
Track & Field starts tonight. It's always in the second week of the games.

What a longgggg first week!

Thanks...

Women's beach volleyball tonight.

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by futronic:
Track & Field starts tonight. It's always in the second week of the games.

What a longgggg first week!

Thanks...

Don't you mean looooong?

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Originally posted by gigabit:

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by futronic:
Track & Field starts tonight. It's always in the second week of the games.

What a longgggg first week!

Thanks...

Don't you mean looooong?

Whatever.

Swimming at the beginning, track and field at the end. A little overlap in the middle.

Two of the premiere disciplines if you ask me!

No arguments about "judging" when it's all about who runs/swims fastest, jumps/throws farthest, scores the most goals/runs, etc. Objective sports. The true essence of the Olympics.

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Originally posted by futronic:


No arguments about "judging" when it's all about who runs/swims fastest, jumps/throws farthest, scores the most goals/runs, etc. Objective sports. The true essence of the Olympics.

HALLELUJAH!!! I repeat, HALLELUJAH!

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by gigabit:

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by futronic:
Track & Field starts tonight. It's always in the second week of the games.

What a longgggg first week!

Thanks...

Don't you mean looooong?

Whatever.

Sorry, I forgot: <insert empty suit razz>

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Originally posted by gigabit:

Sorry, I forgot: <insert empty suit razz>

Touche'.

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by futronic:


No arguments about "judging" when it's all about who runs/swims fastest, jumps/throws farthest, scores the most goals/runs, etc. Objective sports. The true essence of the Olympics.

HALLELUJAH!!! I repeat, HALLELUJAH!

Women's 100m hurdles on right now on CBC. Score!

Correction:

100m hurdles as part of the women's heptathlon.

Men's 100m heats have been on tonight. Has that not been aired on NBC yet? They're already through 3 or 4 heats. 2nd round is also tonight.

Rant alert:

Geez, more swimming?!!! Eight dark faceless shapes churning along. The only part worth watching is the reaction after they touch. And, ENOUGH of George Muresan Phelps already! We know he has big feet, big hands and eats through the buffet table every morning. And, do we really have to see shots of his mom sitting in the stands putting on chapstick?

Rant over.

Gay is in 100m heat 5 right now on CBC.

NBC needs to pick up the pace.

It also aired Phelps live.

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Originally posted by indybob:
Rant alert:

Geez, more swimming?!!! Eight dark faceless shapes churning along. The only part worth watching is the reaction after they touch. And, ENOUGH of George Muresan Phelps already! We know he has big feet, big hands and eats through the buffet table every morning. And, do we really have to see shots of his mom sitting in the stands putting on chapstick?

Rant over.

Yeah, "Jerome Bettis is from Detroit" and "A.J. Hawk is dating Brady Quinn's sister" think Phelps is tired.

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Originally posted by gigabit:

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Originally posted by indybob:
Rant alert:

Geez, more swimming?!!! Eight dark faceless shapes churning along. The only part worth watching is the reaction after they touch. And, ENOUGH of George Muresan Phelps already! We know he has big feet, big hands and eats through the buffet table every morning. And, do we really have to see shots of his mom sitting in the stands putting on chapstick?

Rant over.

Yeah, "Jerome Bettis is from Detroit" and "A.J. Hawk is dating Brady Quinn's sister" think Phelps is tired.

"Uh oh!!!"

Well the U.S. stormed back in gymnastics taking 1/2 in the women's individuals. On a related note, Shawn Johnson has to be the poster child for adoreable, you can tell she just loves what she's doing out there.

Congratulations to the US women's gymnastic team of Shawne Johnson and Nastia. They did a great job against their Chinese 13 year old competitors.

It is a mockery and degradation of the Olympic spirit when the host country so blatantly flouts the rules by including underage women in their gymnastics team. I guess the Chinese weren't listening when it was explained to them what the Olympic games are supposed to be about in Athens 2004.

These games are a sham. I guess that is what happens when the Olympics are awarded to a dictatorship.

Not sure if anyone was watching the boxing last night, I think on CBC, but there was a light heavy-weight match between the reigning silver medalist from Russia and a Chinese boxer. It was one of the worst "homer" officiated matches that I have ever seen. The Russian was better technically, stronger, and faster, and his corner was going crazy, along with the announcers, but the Chinese fighter was literally just leaning in, putting a headlock on the Russian, and then hitting him on the break to get a point.

Terrible fight and I feel badly for the Russian.

Dale,

Would have been nice to see. Unfortunately, the NBC-only viewers are stuck with wall to wall George Muresan coverage during primetime.

Big China vs. USA women's volleyball (indoor, sorry pervs, ) match right now, on MSNBC, in case anybody's interested.

Indy - guess I forget sometimes that everyone doesn't have CBC coverage as part of life, as it has always been there for me. Some fond moments growing up and having a sleepless night cured by turning on CBC at 3am and seeing the junior world curling championships in Alberta!

Of course, Hockey Night in Canada and sneaking downstairs to peak around the corner to see if my father would let me stay up late to watch some of the game (and Don Cherry, of course), is a great memory as well.

Dale

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Originally posted by Dunder:
Well the U.S. stormed back in gymnastics taking 1/2 in the women's individuals. On a related note, Shawn Johnson has to be the poster child for adoreable, you can tell she just loves what she's doing out there.

I also like the look of determination on her face. You can almost tell she is seeing red, like the look on my friends' faces in high school and college right before we would go into a debate round.

And congratulations to her! on winning the silver. And congratulations to Nastia Liukin on winning the gold! They both deserved it, and it is nice to see that not all the judges were idiots. (I really thought they, especially Liukin, got shafted in the earlier competitions.)

I'm also sympathetic to those who complain about China's inclusion of the underage girls. It is an obvious, blatant sham. But, honestly, I'm most sorry for the girls. I mean, 16 is young but at least Shawn is old enough that it is not laughable to call her a young woman. These Chinese girls are children. Whereas our girls are college students, or in Shawne's case an upper-class high school student, these Chinese girls are pre-pubescent, and I feel quite bad for them to be exploited like that. Though, as was recently pointed out, the Chinese exploit their young -- better this way than in a sweat shop. But still...