Re: The Olympics Thread

by PlanetPakistan Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:24 am

Men's 200 m backstroke

Ryan Lochte of central Florida wins the gold AND breaks the world record

by Red Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:50 am

Disappointing for Leisel.

by PlanetPakistan Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:00 am

6 for Micheal!!

Lochte wins the bronze.

Soni looks very innocent...

by Paul Keating Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:07 am

has all of Phelps' six gold medals in this meet been WR times.

If so, it may well be a record unbroken for a long long time. Particularly if he makes it eight golds and eight WRs.

by Paul Keating Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:13 am

Silver for Lenton

4/100s of a second for Libby.

Such a shame.

by PlanetPakistan Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:17 am

Paul Keating wrote:has all of Phelps' six gold medals in this meet been WR times.

If so, it may well be a record unbroken for a long long time. Particularly if he makes it eight golds and eight WRs.

yes and yes.

by JGK Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:23 am

Paul Keating wrote:Silver for Lenton

4/100s of a second for Libby.

Such a shame.

FFS the Aussie swimmers have choked at these Olymplics (Rice aside). While everyone else is setting records and PBs, the Aussies have plodded when it matters.

We've left 3 golds on the table now. We should get one more with the chicks medley but can't see Trickett, Sullivan or Hackett in the right form to win the events that they are the WR holders in.

by JGK Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:25 am

PlanetPakistan wrote:
Paul Keating wrote:has all of Phelps' six gold medals in this meet been WR times.

If so, it may well be a record unbroken for a long long time. Particularly if he makes it eight golds and eight WRs.
yes and yes.

If he gets the 100m butterly gold and WR - that will be his biggest achievement in the whole games.

by Paul Keating Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:30 am

Phelps had to push hard to win the semi of the 100 fly

by JGK Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:39 am

Paul Keating wrote:Phelps had to push hard to win the semi of the 100 fly

Can't blame the guy - he's swum around 20 races, let alone warmup, cool downs and press conferences. He must be rooted.

by Paul Keating Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:54 am

even though the 100 metre free in swimming and the 100 metre spint in athletics are the golden events of all games, there is no doubt the the real race is the 200 metres. The true legends of the sport should be winning these events IMO.

Michael Johnson and Ian Thorpe are examples.

by JGK Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:54 am

Aust win a bronze in shooting.

by horace Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:57 am

the collingwood of the swim team - the weasel - choked in memory of her performance at athens

by Red Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:47 pm

horace wrote:the collingwood of the swim team - the weasel - choked in memory of her performance at athens

In fairness to who the American who beat her set a world record.

by Bradman Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:05 pm

WTF our people bothered swimming WRs in the heats and semis is beyond me. It obviously rooted them for the finals. Bad coaching, buck fever? I don't know, but all I do know is that if that French 100m swimmer could've done his WR shit in the 4x100 to deny Phelps his 8 I would've run a French flag up outside the house after his victory over Sullivan in the 100 flat.

by Big_Bad_Bob Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:34 pm

Britain 'smashes the world record' in the cycling team sprint apparently. The final is at about 11.45 BST.

Ben Ainslie now guaranteed a sailing Silver and red hot favourite for the Gold.

With the rowing finals to come over the weekend, the next 24-48 hours should see GB surging up that medal table. Very Happy

by PeterCS Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:37 pm

Yup. After the kiss of death from the government minister.

("You SHALL win 407 medals minimum.")

by Big_Bad_Bob Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:40 pm

Seems our lasses are also guaranteed a silver in the bizarrely named Yngling sailing, and again ought to end up with the Gold.

by PeterCS Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:42 pm

Is that from the Chuck Berry song?

"I want to play with your Yng-a-ling"

Might make for a bracing sailing technique

by Big_Bad_Bob Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:44 pm

I'm going to stick my neck out and predict that we'll have at least 9 Golds by the close of competition on Sunday.

by JKLever Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:49 pm

Big_Bad_Bob wrote:Britain 'smashes the world record' in the cycling team sprint apparently. The final is at about 11.45 BST.

Ben Ainslie now guaranteed a sailing Silver and red hot favourite for the Gold.

With the rowing finals to come over the weekend, the next 24-48 hours should see GB surging up that medal table.

That track event we're not even favourites for - the French are the top team!

by JKLever Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:52 pm

Big_Bad_Bob wrote:Seems our lasses are also guaranteed a silver in the bizarrely named Yngling sailing, and again ought to end up with the Gold.

Yeah GO Yngling!!!

Although only guaranteed Bronze and Gold isn't a gimmie because they're only 1 point ahead. Strangely, they haven't won a race yet and the 2nd placed team have won 3 - how does that work out!? Shocked

by Big_Bad_Bob Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:08 pm

Olympic Record for Bradders Wiggers in his individual pursuit heat.

by JKLever Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:15 pm

We could do with the Cycling coming up trumps - we've fallen behind the Slovakians in the medal table...

by holcs Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:18 pm

JKLever wrote:We could do with the Cycling coming up trumps - we've fallen behind the Slovakians in the medal table...

Oh no, crikey we must pull our fingers out collectively!

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