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Old 08-21-2008, 01:50 AM   #87 (permalink)
jorgelito
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Originally Posted by highthief View Post
Duck if a Scot or Welshman enters the room (as in, England does not equal Britain, and Britian comprises more than England).
Oops, consider it a typo then. I knew that, I just brain farted.

With 3 days left:

1. USA wins gold in Womens' Beach Volleyball in a rain soaked match - The Chinese took the silver and beat Brazil for the bronze as well. This will probably be Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh's last Olympics as both have made starting families their next goal. What a way to go out, with a golden bang.

2. Netherlands swimmer Maarten van der Weijden not only beat Leukemia, he took the gold medal for the 10k open swim. This guy is freakin' 6'9" (205 cm). Should be playing basketball. Open swim is kind of like the derby of swimming. It sounds rough with a lot of kicking, elbowing, jostling, even drafting other swimmers to get an edge. And these race seem to culminate in furious finishes. Read more about this interesting Dutch guy here: Van der Weijden wins 10K swimming race - Olympics - Yahoo! Sports

3. Chinese continue their dominance at Diving, both men and women. Racking up perfect 10s all over the place, their dives are spectacular to watch. They are 6-6 in gold medals so far and just 2 medals short of a clean sweep. Wow!

4. USA's Wang Chen makes makes it to the Women's Table Tennis quarter finals for the first time in history. The competition has been furious and full of fast action. She faces some stiff competition in the matches ahead. Table Tennis is a whole other world there. Some interesting stuff: fierce competition and rivalries.

5. Yet another gold for Great Britain in Sailing. Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson won the 4th sailing gold for Great Britain and the 6th sailing medal overall. Sailing and other water events have been really challenging due to fast currents and high winds. Many boats capsized, broke down, and many did not even finish.

6. Georgia beats Russia!!... in wrestling - despite a tense situation at home, at least Georgia is able to beat Russia in Olympic events. Georgian wrestler Revazi Mindorashvili beat Russian Georgy Ketoev decisively in a politically tinged match. The Russian declined Revazi's offered hand to help him up after the bout.


Events to Watch:

1. Team USA dukes it out with Argentina, the defending Olympic champs.

2. Mens' Track 4x400m relay - Will Usain "Lightening" Bolt and Team Jamaica take the gold giving Bolt an unprecedented 3 golds in the 100m 200m, and Relay?

3. USA Womens Volleyball - Gold medal game - the ladies face either Brazil or China in a sure to be emotional game especially after the stabbing incident. Led by coach Jenny Lang Ping, legendary Chinese volleyball icon, Team USA has quickly become the darling of the Chinese fans. I swear, for the Americans, playing in Beijing is like having home court.

4. Field Hockey. Ladies Field Hockey. I gotta tell you, I have enjoyed watching Ladies Field Hockey. The action is decent and the girls are cute (especially for athletes) and not in that gross gymnast way either. Cute feisty girls running around and grunting in skirts while banging into each other equals great entertainment. The Netherlands play China for the gold in sure to be exciting match. My money's is on the Dutch girls cause they have been dominant throughout the games. China is the underdog and will be playing for their first medal ever in this sport and have home field.

I have tried to be more varied with different countries and stuff but after 10 days or so and countless hours scouring the net for info, I gotta say, it is difficult to try and provide snippets or lines of interest for the 205 countries of the Olympic Games. I know my posts lean USA but I have made every effort to be more inclusive. Plus this is tiring .

Almost to the end!
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