EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted August 20, 2004 Track & Field starts in earnest today. The USA Womens' Soccer team starts quarterfinal action against Japan. And earlier, the USA Womens' Basketball team defeated Spain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest croweater Report post Posted August 20, 2004 Australia is doing pretty well so far in cycling. I find this to be probably the most adrenaline pumping event in the whole Olympics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nanks Report post Posted August 20, 2004 Anna Meares threw down a World Record in the 500m to take gold for Australia!!! Shane Kelly produced a massive Olympic Record in the 1000m only to watch his new record reset 3 times out of the last 4 riders to relegate him to 4th. Shattered. Some good swimming to come tonight with the 100 fly and 50 free. Did anyone see who prevailed in the Aussie v Aussie chicks' beach volleyball earlier?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nanks Report post Posted August 20, 2004 I don't know who it is that's declaring Thorpe the best swimmer in the world. Phelps has got it over him now I reckon. Sure, Thorpe is hands down the best freestyler in the world, but he's leaving Athens with 2 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze, all from freestyle events. Phelps right now has 5 gold and 2 bronze coming from Individual Medleys, Butterfly and Freestyle Relays. He will leave Athens with 6 gold as the US are an absolute certainty to take out the Medley Relay. Peirsol-Hansen-Phelps-Lezak is an unbeatable lineup. He copped a lot of flak for calling the 7 gold, but he's given it a real fuckin' shake. Champion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Der Kommissar 0 Report post Posted August 20, 2004 Not a bad Olympic day thus far. So far, I have seen women's doubles table tennis, even though it was a squash for the Chinese. I also got to cross Indonesia + Thailand off my list of countries that I haven't seen, as I saw them in the badminton semis. I also managed to watch the Japanese women's soccer team lose again on an absolutely embarrassing play(FUCKING PASSIVE OFFSIDES!) It's just as well, since I doubt they would have beat the Germans anyway. At least, they are a competitive team on the rise now, better than the Chinese who seem to be on the fall in Women's soccer. Did anyone see who prevailed in the Aussie v Aussie chicks' beach volleyball earlier?? I saw it, but wasn't paying too much attention, but the team without the formerly retired player won. NBC's announcers may have jinxed them though as they basically wrote off their next opponent(The Italians) as having no chance in hell against the Aussies. I am half expecting an upset, considering the Italians already pulled one against the Germans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted August 20, 2004 I don't know who it is that's declaring Thorpe the best swimmer in the world. Phelps has got it over him now I reckon. That's because Thorpe beat Phelps in the match that everybody cared about. Sort of like how it doesn't matter what you win in track, it is the 100m winner that becomes the 'fastest man on earth'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2004 Wow Heavyweight Judo Women have more workrate than Mark Henry vs The Big Show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ramsdell Report post Posted August 21, 2004 trampoline should be interesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2004 Anybody know the rules of Judo? It seems like if the aggressor can do a throw or sweep and get the opponet to land on the back then the match is over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nanks Report post Posted August 21, 2004 That's pretty much it, but the match is only over then and there if they throw them to the mat outside the rectangle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2004 I dig volleyball women. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nanks Report post Posted August 21, 2004 I hope you're ashamed of yourself for that one Kotz, you're capable of far better.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest syncer55 Report post Posted August 21, 2004 Womens volleyball is pretty hot. Jumping and screaming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dogbert 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2004 Holy McCrap, Benoit Gaudet got screwed against the Korean guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2004 Kyle Shewfelt won Canada's first ever Gold in Artistic Gymnastics today on the Floor. And Greene losing the 100m just makes me giddy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2004 Men's artistic gymnastics, Canada must be proud Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2004 We have a new Olympics thread pinned to the top of the page. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
