DEAD! Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 The man is an absolute beast.Well, do we need to run tests to make sure of that? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 This run of Phelps is really like nothing I've ever seen in sports before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorade09 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 God I hate watching the Chinese in Olympics first off they are underaged and breaking the rules and now they are getting help form the judges. Shawn Johnson's performance was way better then that Chinese Athlete's but the judges give her the better score. I don't get this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 It's not like the all judges there are Chinese and they're blatantly fixing the scores for their home girls.EDIT: Wow...I just used there, they're, and their in the same sentence. Weird. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorade09 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Hey were in the lead with some love from the judges they must have looked at my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakwood Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Day 2 of Baseball is kind of in the books:USA 7-0 Netherlands (8 innings, shortened due to rain)China 0-0 South Korea (postponed due to rain)Canada 6-7 CubaJapan 6-1 Chinese TaipeiStandingsCuba 2-0Korea 1-0Canada 1-1USA 1-1Japan 1-1Chinese Taipei 1-1China 0-1Netherlands 0-2I'm really pleased that Canada was able to play Cuba so closely. Losing by 1 to the Cubans was much better than I was expecting. If they can keep the momentum going they should be able to win a medal. The China-Korea match that was postponed will be played on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorade09 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Yes gold and silver tonight for the USA in all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 At least Johnson got a little justice by still coming ahead of the Chinese for Silver. @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamikel Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Haha, wow. Almost half of America's gold medals are Michael Phelps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Haha, wow. Almost half of America's gold medals are Michael Phelps.6 out of 14 aint bad. @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Bella Karoyli is a tad bit weird. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Great finish in the women's all-around individual. Great for USA, that is....not that China can complain...Bela Karolyi reminds me of a cheerful european uncle from a TV sitcom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 AIBA has not recovered from 1988 and Seoul. Electronic scoring is still biased to a host nation. If I were an boxing coach, I would tell my fighter, "You have 8 minutes to knock that MF out!" When world champions they year before get beaten in the first round, there is something to be said of the system. Plus, look at how little "white part of the glove" there is now compared to youtube clips of 76, and even 84.As for the women's gymnastics, if the USA did not place, would we really complain or rather would Romania or another nation complain as loudly as we have? Honestly, before the Games started, I heard NBC Sports' Ted Robinson on KNBR talk of the rumors that internationally the Chinese teams were using "their JV squads" only to have them, possibly even declared as World Champions, to be replaced by better athletes at these Games. I guess I would have heard the same things if we did not boycott the Moscow Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sproullie03 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Talk about a bad inning for the Canadian softball team going into the 6th they were up 1-0 after the US bats score 4-1 on 3 Errors 2 Walks 1 Hit batter and 1 Wild pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Well, there will be no no-no tonight for Team USA softball, as Canada got a hit with 2 outs in the bottom of the seventh (the last inning of a regulation softball game). On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 North Korean shooter, Vietnamese gymnast test positiveThe International Olympic Committee said shooter Kim Jong Su tested positive for propanolol after winning the silver medal in the 50-metre pistol and bronze in the 10-metre air pistol.Propanolol is a banned betablocker, which can be used to prevent trembling in events such as shooting and archery.The bronze medal in the 10-metre event now goes to American shooter Jason Turner. In the 50-metre event, China's Tan Zongliang moves up to the silver and Russia's Vladimir Isakov is upgraded to the bronze.Gymnast Thi Ngan Thuong Do, who finished in last place in the women's floor exercise, tested positive for the diuretic furosemide.Cheats the game and finishes in last place. That's just grand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucsBoy02 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 This run of Phelps is really like nothing I've ever seen in sports before...Just Imagine if he take a couple more golds. He's already one of the greatest Olympian's ever according to most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 WOW! Still no medals for Canada. This has to be the first time ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 North Korean shooter, Vietnamese gymnast test positiveThe International Olympic Committee said shooter Kim Jong Su tested positive for propanolol after winning the silver medal in the 50-metre pistol and bronze in the 10-metre air pistol.Propanolol is a banned betablocker, which can be used to prevent trembling in events such as shooting and archery.The bronze medal in the 10-metre event now goes to American shooter Jason Turner. In the 50-metre event, China's Tan Zongliang moves up to the silver and Russia's Vladimir Isakov is upgraded to the bronze.Gymnast Thi Ngan Thuong Do, who finished in last place in the women's floor exercise, tested positive for the diuretic furosemide.Cheats the game and finishes in last place. That's just grand... ... sneaky North Koreans...PropanoLOL? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 North Korean shooter, Vietnamese gymnast test positiveThe International Olympic Committee said shooter Kim Jong Su tested positive for propanolol after winning the silver medal in the 50-metre pistol and bronze in the 10-metre air pistol.Propanolol is a banned betablocker, which can be used to prevent trembling in events such as shooting and archery.The bronze medal in the 10-metre event now goes to American shooter Jason Turner. In the 50-metre event, China's Tan Zongliang moves up to the silver and Russia's Vladimir Isakov is upgraded to the bronze.Gymnast Thi Ngan Thuong Do, who finished in last place in the women's floor exercise, tested positive for the diuretic furosemide.Cheats the game and finishes in last place. That's just grand... And it's ready-made fodder for anti-doping PSA campaigns. This is the type of incident that the IOC, USADA, etc. should be playing up if they want to discourage athletes from getting juiced, because it goes to show that that's no guarantee of even being a medal contender, much less a medalist.As for the North Korean, no surprise there. But again, I'm not a fan of playing "musical medals" and rearranging the final standings after the fact. Even though that means an American shooter would have been SOL, they should just leave Kim's spot vacant and not re-award his medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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