Olympic games thread - General

Post #561 » by **Rich Rane** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:00 am

From a guy that played three years of high school volleyball, I'm incredibly happy the US made it to all four volleyball finals. That was a crazy match the US and Russian men just played. Probably the two best teams in the tournament.

Nuzzo · Post #562 » by **Nuzzo** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:10 am

Great game by USA mens volleyball team. I think that they can even stun Brazil.

Post #563 » by **The Duke** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:48 pm

is the mens relay at 9:15 EST or 10:10 EST .. sites have both times up

Post #564 » by **The Duke** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:52 pm

Female Jamaica Team drop baton, Russia takes Gold
Mens at 10:10am EST

XcalibuR · Post #565 » by **XcalibuR** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:11 pm

ANOTHER WORLD RECORD FOR BOLTTTT!!!

Post #566 » by **5DOM** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:11 pm

another WR

XcalibuR · Post #567 » by **XcalibuR** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:13 pm

Japan did very well for themselves as well.

eyeatoma · Post #568 » by **eyeatoma** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:22 pm

Sweet lord, another world record for Jamaica...Bolt and Powell were flying...Powell in particular...

dacher · Post #569 » by **dacher** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:31 pm

Are there usually so many baton drops? Man, they need to wear sticky gloves.

Or maybe just get rid of the baton. I mean, this is the 21st century. Look at all the high tech in fencing, video replays, electronic "eyes" on tennis court. There's got to be a better way.

Post #570 » by **The Duke** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:13 pm

The baton passing is by far the best part of the relay.... anything can happen.

Diving into a pool is quite easy, but theres no other way really

canoner · Post #571 » by **canoner** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:37 pm

They don't practice enough. Look at other teams not filled with individual stars, they rarely drop the baton because they actually work on it.

dacher wrote:Are there usually so many baton drops? Man, they need to wear sticky gloves.

Or maybe just get rid of the baton. I mean, this is the 21st century. Look at all the high tech in fencing, video replays, electronic "eyes" on tennis court. There's got to be a better way.

Post #572 » by **studcrackers** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:13 pm

Rich Rane wrote:Dalhausser = Beast

good god that was one of the most dominant performances in this game in that 3rd set, him and his partner sorta fell apart in the 2nd set but dalhausser could not be denied in the 3rd set, there was no stopping him he was blocking everything

Posey H8er · Post #573 » by **Posey H8er** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:45 pm

The United States women's basketball team defeats Australia to win the gold!

XcalibuR · Post #574 » by **XcalibuR** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:50 pm

The Duke wrote:The baton passing is by far the best part of the relay.... anything can happen.

Diving into a pool is quite easy, but theres no other way really

Ya thats true, although if you are overly anxious you can easily get dqed in the swimming relays.

hermes · Post #575 » by **hermes** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:59 pm

mens water polo team continues it amazing run by beating Serbia 10-5

now face 2 time defending gold medalists Hungary

Palmeirense · Post #576 » by **Palmeirense** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:03 pm

YES!
Our girls won the gold medal in indoor voleyball...i'm incredibly happy for them,especially after all the criticism they received after that colapse they had against Russia in Athens.

I think we will lose to USA in the men's match though,that Stanley guy is a beast.

Blame Rasho · Post #577 » by **Blame Rasho** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:49 pm

You want to talk about being sore losers.... Cubans take the cake...

BEIJING (AP) -- A Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after the athlete, Angel Matos, kicked the referee in the face following his bronze-medal match disqualification. Cuban coach Leudis Gonzalez offered no apology for Matos' actions during the men's over-80 kg (176 pounds) match.Matos was winning 3-2, with 1:02 in the second round, when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov. He was sitting there, awaiting medical attention, when he was disqualified for taking too much injury time. Fighters get one minute, and Matos was disqualified when his time ran out.

Matos angrily questioned the call, pushed a judge, then pushed and kicked referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden. Matos then spat on the floor and was escorted out."He was too strict," Gonzalez said, referring to the decision to disqualify Matos. Afterward, he charged the match was fixed, accusing the Kazakhs of offering him money.

"This is a strong violation of the spirit of taekwondo and the Olympic Games. The sanctions are the following and are effective immediately: Lifetime ban of the coach and athlete in all championships sanctioned by the (World Taekwondo Federation) and at the same time, all records of this athlete at the Beijing Games will immediately be erased," said the announcer, reading a WTF release

hermes · Post #578 » by **hermes** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:50 pm

synchronized swimming is crazy, they hold their breath forever

LLJ · Post #579 » by **LLJ** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:54 pm

I saw so many 4th place finishes for Canadians this morning, I found it tough to swallow my breakfast. There's nothing more hurtful to a fan than teasing for a medal and ending up one spot out. Ugh.

Nuzzo · Post #580 » by **Nuzzo** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:12 am

Congratulations americans, you have amazing Team USA - 2 golds in beach volleyball, 2 gold in basketball, 1 gold and 1 silver in volleyball, 2 silvers in water polo. Every nation in the world would like to have team spirit like Team USA.