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Originally Posted by jorgelito
3. China is choking already. The first medal to be lost by Du Li in Women's Rifle on the first day. She was the heavy favorite to win gold but choked and came in 5th instead. Seems like there is an awful lot of pressure on the Chinese athletes with so much riding on these games for them. I kind of feel sorry for them a bit.
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Er... well... they're kicking ass in gold medals won (6 as of now), and they're tied with the US for most medals right now, so I don't really expect this juggernaut to be dying down soon. I do feel bad for all of the pressure and high expectations that the public and media are setting for them, but at the same time, I think the thrill of playing in front of the home crowd will even this out. There definitely is a "home country" advantage in the Olympics, it seens.
I really enjoyed the US vs. China basketball game. It was really fun to watch the highlight factory created by the Redeem Team.
Also, this picture:
