Beijing Olympics Thread

[Mccree]

Originally Posted by octothorp

There's always two bronze in wrestling. It was discussed a few pages back, but basically there's one for the winner of the semi-final losers, and then one for the winner of the repechage.

I missed that is has been disussed before. Thanks

[Pagal4321]

A good article discusing the IOC prez's public scolding of Usain Bolt.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/bei...yhoo&type=lgns

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by looooob

clutch, that should move Canada to around 16th. need to keep racking those golds!

Boy...........and how.

Just now got a couple minutes to watch it.....great stuff for Canada and what redemption for him and burying the ghosts of his past.

Really good to see the Canadian team pulling one another along and piling up medals what seems like daily now.

[CaptainCrunch]

I'm sorry, I can't hear you, these two gold medals are plugging my ears.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Pagal4321

A good article discusing the IOC prez's public scolding of Usain Bolt.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/bei...yhoo&type=lgns

I read that earlier. Ridiculous criticism by Rogge.

I think he should show more respect for his competitors and shake hands, give a tap on the shoulder to the other ones immediately after the finish and not make gestures like the one he made in the 100 meters.”

Has he not watched the 100 metres in the olympics before? How many people did Carl Lewis, Ben Johnson, Donovan Bailey or Maurice Greene respect right after?

[troutman]

Who carries the flag for Canada at the closing?

I say Simon should do it - his performance lifted the team and country.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I'm sorry, I can't hear you, these two gold medals are plugging my ears.

Wicked!! just too awesome! hahahaha

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Excluding the 1984 boycott Olympics, this is now the fourth most medals Canada has won at the summer games, with a chance to get to second. So much for the giant disaster people were predicting after the first week.

1984 Los Angeles 10 18 16 44
1996 Atlanta      3 11  8 22
1992 Barcelona    7  4  7 18
1908 London       3  3 10 16
1928 Amsterdam    4  4  7 15
2008 Beijing      3  7  5 15
1932 Los Angeles  2  5  8 15

That 22 isn't out of the question either. It's a long shot, but it will basically be decided tonight: we need five medals tonight, and we should get two from AVK and Sergerie; we then need three medals from the remaining six competitors. Maybe Hall or one of the other two rowing teams medal, maybe Renaud makes it, or Reed in the 800m, and the relay team has a shot, too: after Jamaica and Trinidad, that final is going to be a six-team race for bronze.

[Frequitude]

Go Eric Lamaze!

And sorry, but once again, the "give the medal to the horse" crowd is out to lunch. Eric is widely regarded as the best rider in the sport. That's like saying "give the F1 championship to the car". All the horses at the olympics are capable of jumping a 1.60m course. There's a reason the same people are near the top of every competition.

[troutman]

That's like saying "give the F1 championship to the car".

People say that because it is TRUE.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

It is widely believed that the Chinese falsified the ages of a couple of their gymnasts.



http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/sp...7gymnasts.html

And a hacker uncovered documents yesterday showing a gymnast was too young.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle4578241.ece

I really hope they bust their asses. That would be the biggest story of the olympic games ahead of Bolt and Phelps.

The only drawback is that those 2 annoying US gymnastic coaches would be right.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

I really hope they bust their asses. That would be the biggest story of the olympic games ahead of Bolt and Phelps.

The only drawback is that those 2 annoying US gymnastic coaches would be right.

if youre talk about the karolyi's, they aren't coaches any more. they were pretty darn good though, not someone to ignore.

[North East Goon]

Is their an age limit for diving? Those 2 were pretty damn young for the Chinese, like Fotze so eloquently stated earlier.

[North East Goon]

Originally Posted by Table 5

those two gymnast coaches are the scotty bowmans of gymnastics. when they say something, people tend to listen.

And they are Romanian!

[mykalberta]

Originally Posted by Sune76

and sweden doesnt have a single gold medal yet. worst olympics ever

But hottest womens soccer team ever. Maybe even of all time.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Table 5

if youre talk about the karolyi's, they aren't coaches any more. they were pretty darn good though, not someone to ignore.

Really? she was hugging all the american girls when they were done their routines. I guess she is like a nanny then.

Hmmm I think they coached Nadia Comaneci in Montreal and she was only 14 then.

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Really? she was hugging all the american girls when they were done their routines. I guess she is like a nanny then.

Hmmm I think they coached Nadia Comaneci in Montreal and she was only 14 then.

You're right.

Nadia Comaneci was 14 when she won her first Olympic gold medal in 1976. Despite Comaneci’s stardom, the sport was criticized and sometimes even athletes under 14 were given exemptions to compete.

“There was quite a bit of media attention, especially in Europe, about these young children comparing them to kids that used to work in the coal mines in the 18th and 19th century,” said Hardy Fink, who heads the education program for world governing body.

FIG raised the minimum age from 14 to 15 in 1981. In 1997, it went to 16. Boosting the minimum age was supposed to encourage coaches to go easier on younger athletes.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/new...v=ap&type=lgns

[troutman]

Is it really a sport if a twelve year old can do it better than an adult?

[mmanzz]

Well great news about Lamaze! a comeback of sorts on his part. We got our third gold, i'd love to see a total of 5.

Have to say, the underage gymnast thing came out before the games. Rogge basically brushed it off rather then investigating it, not impressed, they are against cheating with drugs but ok with other types of violations. Rogge and the IOC makes the NHL and Gary Bettman look like choirboys.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Hmmm I think they coached Nadia Comaneci in Montreal and she was only 14 then.

from what i heard, they are against the age-limit rule themselves (basically saying that if they are good enough to be there, they should) but believe that if these are the rules, they need to be followed. China is good enough to compete without having to cheat.