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wow the phelps gold medal race was crazy, USA just dominated edit* Phelps amongst greatest athletes of all time, if not greatest? |
Daaaaaamn just watched Ye Shiwen in the 200 and 400. She's behind by like a second with 100m to go in the 400 and just RIPS past the leader as soon as the freestyle starts. She goes from being about .8 seconds down to being over .9 seconds up on 2nd IN LESS THAN 50 METERS. That is a flat out miracle. Phelps chased down the French in Beijing in that one race and it was already amazing...and he only won by a fraction of a second. This girl beat the WR by a whole second and was almost 3 seconds ahead of 2nd...all built in the final 50m. |
i still think phelps had the 200m butterfly, he just didnt push the wall hard enough for the light to come on o well, 19 medals so far, still beastly |
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wouldnt say he's the greatest athelete, look at how many different chances to medal there are if you're a swimmer Id call him greatest athlete if he medals in some other contests like triathlon, rowing? and a winter sport :D |
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Another link: http://www.lovewarnews.com/2012/07/a...e-description/ Yet another. http://www.thestar.com/sports/london...er-had-a-point |
Has there been any official statement by the London Olympics committee / officials (or whatever you call them) regarding the Korean fencer's mishap? I think I read somewhere there would be one Tuesday, but never found / heard of one yet |
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Fencing's Shin Lam offered 'consolation prize' following display of sportsmanship - Olympic News - Olympics - The Independent She absolutely got screwed if you look at what happened. It isn't even debatable, it's ridiculous. |
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Hahaha ... don't worry I'm in the same boat as you ... same goes with Judo, like how the hell do they score points ... none of it makes any sense to me ... and wtf is Golden Time or whatever lol ... |
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or go CTV Olympic website |
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Gold is still the most prestigious, but you have to give credit to all our brothers and sisters who are bringing home bronzes and silvers. GO CANADA! I just finished watching Canada finish 5th in Women's Gymnastics, and even that was amazing to watch. |
MORE Olympic controversy..... hilarious.. "trying to lose to get a better matchup" Eight Badminton Players Disqualified for Throwing Matches | - 2012 Olympics | Raquet sports Eight Badminton Players Disqualified for Throwing Matches LONDON - Eight female badminton doubles players were disqualified from the London 2012 Olympic Games after trying to lose matches to receive a more favourable place in the tournament, Indonesia's team leader said Wednesday. The Badminton World Federation investigated two teams from South Korea and one each from China and Indonesia. It accused them of "not using one's best efforts to win a match" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport" in matches Tuesday night. Erick Thohir, the head of Indonesia's Olympic team, told The Associated Press that the Indonesian team will appeal. He also accused China of losing on purpose in the past. "China has been doing this so many times and they never get sanctioned by the BWF," Thohir said. "On the first game yesterday when China did it, the BWF didn't do anything. If the BWF do something on the first game and they say you are disqualified, it is a warning for everyone." IOC Vice-President Craig Reedie, the former head of the international badminton federation, welcomed the decision. "Sport is competitive," Reedie told the AP. "If you lose the competitive element, then the whole thing becomes a nonsense. "You cannot allow a player to abuse the tournament like that, and not take firm action. So good on them." The eight disqualified players are world doubles champions Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China and their South Korean opponents Jung Kyun-eun and Kim Ha-na, along with South Korea's Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jung and Indonesia's Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii. The players went before a disciplinary hearing Wednesday, a day after spectators at the arena booed their performance after it became clear they were deliberately trying to lose. International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge had been at the venue but had left shortly before the drama unfolded. The IOC said it would allow badminton's ruling body to handle the matter. Paul Deighton, chief executive officer of the London organizers, said there would be no refunds for the evening's badminton program. Chairman Sebastian Coe called what happened "depressing," adding "who wants to sit through something like that?" Teams blamed the introduction of a round-robin stage rather than a straight knockout tournament as the main cause of the problem. In the round-robin format, losing one game can lead to an easier matchup in the next round. The Chinese players were accused of leading the way by deliberately losing a game. This led to other teams behaving in a similar way to try to force an easier quarter-final. At one stage, both teams appeared to be trying to lose. Wang and Yu and their opponents were booed loudly by the crowd after dumping serves into the net and making simple errors, such as hitting the shuttlecock wide. The longest rally in their first game was only four strokes. The umpire warned them, and tournament referee Torsten Berg spoke to all four players but it had little effect. At one stage, Berg showed a black card, which usually means disqualification, but the game continued. Eventually, the Chinese women lost 21-14, 21-11 and both pairs were jeered off the court. The teams had already qualified for knockout round, but the result ensured that the top-seeded Wang and Yu would have avoided playing their No. 2-seeded Chinese teammates until the final. The problem was repeated in the next women's doubles between South Korea's Ha and Kim Min-jung and their Indonesian opponents. Both teams were also warned for deliberately losing points in a match the South Koreans won 18-21, 21-14, 21-12. China's Lin Dan, the No. 2-ranked men's singles player, said through an interpreter the sport is going to be damaged. "Especially for the audience," he said before the disqualifications were announced. "This is definitely not within the Olympic spirit. But like I said before, it's not one-sided. Whoever sets the rule should make it knockout so whoever doesn't try will just leave the Olympics." Beijing badminton silver medallist Gail Emms said the matches were embarrassing to watch. "It was absolutely shocking," she said. "The crowds were booing and chanting 'Off, off, off.'" |
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silver for canadas rowing 8 awww yeaaaa |
Not only should they be disqualified, they shoud be banned from participating in future olympics. It's an insult to their sport. |
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You can't blame the players for trying to get the best chance of winning the tournament. The problem is the format. They done nothing wrong, they didn't break any rules or anything. If you want to disqualify them, then there should be a rule that says you are not allowed to throw matches. |
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was watching womans judo today.. honestly the chinese competitor didnt even look female. everyone in the bar thought it was doping or transgendered at very least. especially in the match where "she" was losing 2-0 with 30sec left then went beast mode and tied it. |
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