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re: Daily Olympic thread - Monday 08-18-08 ***SPOILERS***
Posted on 8/17/08 at 11:42 pm to LSUlunatic
Posted on 8/17/08 at 11:42 pm to LSUlunatic
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We also have the best 4X100 relay team. And though it may sound ridiculous, don't be surprised if an American wins the marathon. Ryan Hall is an absolute distance running beast, and I think he can easily place in the top 3. Also, Anthony Famiglietti, a 3000 M steeplechaser also has a good chance of winning his event.
i like famiglietti as much as the next guy and i really cheer on any U.S. athletes, but he stands absolute no chance in the final. hes not even gonna medal, much less win.
ryan hall could possibly medal, ill give you that. althought it wont be easy.
4x100 all depends on exchanges. should be close.
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Posted on 8/17/08 at 11:47 pm to silkyjohnson
we are kicking china's arse i softball right now. 9 to nothing and it's only the first inning
Posted on 8/17/08 at 11:48 pm to LSUlunatic
famiglietti's biggest problem is he just doesnt have the staying power to run out front from the very start. i hope he does well, cause he holds nothing back from the very start
Posted on 8/17/08 at 11:49 pm to mburne4
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famiglietti's biggest problem is he just doesnt have the staying power to run out front from the very start. i hope he does well, cause he holds nothing back from the very start
that and the fact that like 11 guys in the final have PRs faster than him.
Posted on 8/17/08 at 11:51 pm to silkyjohnson
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i like famiglietti as much as the next guy and i really cheer on any U.S. athletes, but he stands absolute no chance in the final. hes not even gonna medal, much less win.
His time in the semis was less than a second slower than the fastest time run.
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4x100 all depends on exchanges
As does every relay in the Olympics. But we enter with the fastest time.
Posted on 8/17/08 at 11:54 pm to LSUlunatic
Nevermind. It's gonna be a long shot for him. I just got excited when I saw him in the semis.
Posted on 8/17/08 at 11:56 pm to LSUlunatic
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Nevermind. It's gonna be a long shot for him. I just got excited when I saw him in the semis.
he does have an exciting style. just dont think its gonna translate well in a championship race, esp one that the kenyans have historically dominated at the olympics.
would love to see ryan hall steal a medal though, as well as ritzenhein.
Posted on 8/17/08 at 11:57 pm to LSUlunatic
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We also have the best 4X100 relay team.
Disagree. If Gay were 100%, I might call them equal, but Jamaica has the WR holder, the former WR holder and an Olympic 100 finalist. We're pretty fricked.
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Ryan Hall is an absolute distance running beast, and I think he can easily place in the top 3.
I posted this the other day. Normally, I would count any (non-tansplanted) American runner out, but Hall is better than we have had in the past. Also, as the women's race proved, those who are used to the home conditions and terrain do well. Well, the "terrain" is pretty flat, so that's out, but the air quality is, I believe, a factor, and Hall being from the L.A. area might help him. We'll see.
Posted on 8/18/08 at 7:20 am to blueboy
The hosing by the judges continues on the uneven parallel bars...Just sayin...
Posted on 8/18/08 at 7:24 am to LuckySo-n-So
The asian version of "Hey Baby" sounds fricking horid.
Posted on 8/18/08 at 8:02 am to Greenspan
Since obviously no one other than me keeps up with the boxing, the US Boxing team's Deontay Wilder became the only medalist for the team, advancing to the semifinals.
Demetrius Andrade, the reigning world champion, was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Kim Jungjoo of South Korea. He was one of the last two (along with Wilder) remaining for the US, in contention for a medal.
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Thanks to heavyweight Deontay Wilder's victory on punch statistics in a bout that finished in a 10-all tie with Morocco's Mohammed Arjaoui, the U.S. won't leave an Olympics empty-handed for the first time - but Wilder's single medal is the lowest total in team history.
"I don't want the world to remember Team USA as being failures," Wilder said.
Demetrius Andrade, the reigning world champion, was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Kim Jungjoo of South Korea. He was one of the last two (along with Wilder) remaining for the US, in contention for a medal.
Posted on 8/18/08 at 8:33 am to mburne4
US gymnist got screwed out of a gold by a 13 year old Chinese one 
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I'd say that is a pretty dumbass rule, but what else would you expect in gymnastics.
US represented in the hurdles. And got a gold in the discus.
Men's basketball owned Germany big time. They seem to be getting better as they go.
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I'd say that is a pretty dumbass rule, but what else would you expect in gymnastics.
US represented in the hurdles. And got a gold in the discus.
Men's basketball owned Germany big time. They seem to be getting better as they go.
This post was edited on 8/18/08 at 9:48 am
Posted on 8/18/08 at 11:33 am to tylercsbn9
Do we have any chance at overtaking china in the gold medal race? I think they have 16 more than us right now.
Posted on 8/18/08 at 1:16 pm to CCTV
SPOILERS
Well, our chicks lost the pole vault but won the discus.
Well, our chicks lost the pole vault but won the discus.
Posted on 8/18/08 at 1:20 pm to blueboy
U.S. Baseball beats China, 9-1. 3-2 in preliminary play.
Posted on 8/18/08 at 2:49 pm to brad8504
I'm watching it right now, just plowed the frick out of the catcher. Awesome.
Posted on 8/18/08 at 4:41 pm to brad8504
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U.S. Baseball beats China, 9-1. 3-2 in preliminary play.
That's good
Posted on 8/18/08 at 4:47 pm to hendersonshands
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I'm watching it right now, just plowed the frick out of the catcher. Awesome.
loved it
Posted on 8/18/08 at 4:57 pm to fightingtiger2335
hijack- we are about to get digital cable, can you watch the reruns on there, specifically the opening ceremony? tia.
Posted on 8/18/08 at 5:01 pm to ella
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hijack- we are about to get digital cable, can you watch the reruns on there, specifically the opening ceremony? tia.
Ummm.....I dont think they have a NBC on demand.......I may be wrong..but I doubt it.
Prob. have to go to nbcssports.com or something.
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