Beijing Olympics
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Yep! This is what it's all about. Nothing like hearing our national anthem.
Getting ready to watch Dara Torres in the relay now.
~ She's pretty amazing but the netherlands had to much of a lead. eh, Silver is good.
Getting ready to watch Dara Torres in the relay now.
~ She's pretty amazing but the netherlands had to much of a lead. eh, Silver is good.
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two words...
MICHAEL PHELPS!!!!
i was reading an article about him in usa today i think, and his coach said he is built like a dolphin
he's 6'4 but has such a long torso he only has a 30 inch inseam, and wears a size 14 shoe so he has flippers :funn:this kid was built for the water, huh ?
I'm watching the games tomorrow and can't wait to sit my butt on the sofa and just enjoy. fluff and all! the commercials can be a little much, but I'll try to get through it (we typically watch all commercial free TV here - but with sports you can't really do this, not even Olympics! damn).
Can someone explain how some of the sports start before the opening ceremoniesIsn't that what opening means, "the start."
Some of the team tournaments simply take too long to fit in within the standard Olympics time frame.
i was reading an article about him in usa today i think, and his coach said he is built like a dolphin
No kidding -- his technique, his body type and his training all contribute. I wonder if we'll ever see a swimmer this versatile again.
I'm kind of getting into it now. I was so wrapped up in my planning my high school reunion this weekend that maybe the reason I wasn't excited is because I had blocked everything else out. It's great to hear from everyone else ...
USA 2 - 2 Netherlands, in a very entertaining (albeit sloppy pitched) match. Goals by Sacha Kljestan (Orange County, CA) and Jozy Altidore (New Jersey), for us.
USA should have had this one. Only a last minute penalty kick saved Holland from defeat.
USA's work is not nearly done. Final Group match, to see if we go through to the quarterfinals, will be against a quite "game" Nigerian squad.
Fingernail biting time...... USA! USA! USA!
USA should have had this one. Only a last minute penalty kick saved Holland from defeat.
USA's work is not nearly done. Final Group match, to see if we go through to the quarterfinals, will be against a quite "game" Nigerian squad.
Fingernail biting time...... USA! USA! USA!
I am so happy that the U.S. took the gold out from under France with luck from the final leg. Makes me mad them running their mouths talking trash talk before the race saying they were going to smash the Americans, that is what they came for, and they ended up having their hopes smashed. The Australian guy broke Bernard's first leg record, and the U.S. got the world record, and the olympic record. Take that France.
WOW!!!
What a race! USA completely destroyed France in the Men's 400m Relay in Swimming.
I was jumping up and down in my apartment and cheering. My downstairs neighbors quite obviously heard me and started banging on their ceiling. I yelled down "Sorry!" and they yelled back up:
"GO USA!"
2 down, 6 to go for Phelps. Two more gives him more total gold medals than any athlete in Olympic history.
What a race! USA completely destroyed France in the Men's 400m Relay in Swimming.
I was jumping up and down in my apartment and cheering. My downstairs neighbors quite obviously heard me and started banging on their ceiling. I yelled down "Sorry!" and they yelled back up:
"GO USA!"
2 down, 6 to go for Phelps. Two more gives him more total gold medals than any athlete in Olympic history.
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I was yelling and screeming also!!