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Post#141 » by GQStylin » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:24 am

Another gold for the US.
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Post#142 » by Blame Rasho » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:25 am

Natalie Coughlin is a cutie... and has gold hardware
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Post#143 » by GQStylin » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:32 am

And another gold for the US. BOOOOO! :P
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Post#144 » by Posey H8er » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:32 am

Wow the US goes 1-2 in the 100 meter backstroke!
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Post#145 » by High 5 » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:33 am

USA just got 3 golds in about 10 minutes.
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Post#146 » by Texas Longhorns » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:39 am

Easy Gold Medals, that was petty cash for the U.S.
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Post#147 » by 5DOM » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:40 am

High 5 wrote:USA just got 3 golds in about 10 minutes.


swimming has way too many medals involved.

they would have cut the number down if countries like US and Austrailia werent so good at it.
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Post#148 » by Posey H8er » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:52 am

Soni gets the silver in the 100 meter breaststroke.
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Post#149 » by GQStylin » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:53 am

What is that now? 5-6 medals in the pool for the US tonight?
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Post#150 » by Posey H8er » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:57 am

GQStylin wrote:What is that now? 5-6 medals in the pool for the US tonight?

I think 7.

Men's 200-Meter Freestyle
Phelps (G)
Vanderkaay (B)

Women's 100-Meter Backstroke
Coughlin (G)
Hoelzer (B)

Men's 100-Meter Backstroke
Peirsol (G)
Grevers (S)

Women's 100-Meter Breaststroke?
Soni (S)
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Post#151 » by GQStylin » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:02 am

Damn, how about donating a medal to Canada? :(
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Post#152 » by The Eminence » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:16 am

GQStylin wrote:Damn, how about donating a medal to Canada? :(

yes canada is epic fail :(
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Post#153 » by canoner » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:17 am

US men Gymnastic team is looking good. Good chance to steal a silver from the Japanese. Chinese team seems to be a bit out of reach now.
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Post#154 » by GQStylin » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:21 am

canoner wrote:US men Gymnastic team is NOT looking good. Good chance to steal a silver from the Japanese. Chinese team seems to be a bit out of reach now.


Fixed. One of the US gymnasts just made some major errors on his floor routine.
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Post#155 » by GQStylin » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:41 am

Wow what a performance by the Chinese men's gynastics team! Gold! The whole crowd was electric!
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Post#156 » by canoner » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:13 am

yeah, the US team blew it, BADLY! Yes, they have had a lot of adversaries, but they BLEW it at the end. The fact that they celebrated so cheerfully says how low an expectation they had for themselves.

The Chinese team is like ET among humans. #1 in 5 out 6 events. We may have to go back to former Soviet years to find a as dominating team.
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Post#157 » by Blame Rasho » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:15 am

canoner wrote:yeah, the US team blew it, BADLY! Yes, they have had a lot of adversaries, but they BLEW it at the end. The fact that they celebrated so cheerfully says how low an expectation they had for themselves.

The Chinese team is like ET among humans. #1 in 5 out 6 events. We may have to go back to form Soviet years to find a as dominating team.


That guy Sasha saved the day for the US. Without him, no metals.
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Post#158 » by Texas Longhorns » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:26 am

Man that indian and asian guy on the gymnastics team sorta ruined it. But, I'm really satisfied with the U.S. is getting bronze winning without their best gymnist.
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Post#159 » by canoner » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:53 am

Blame Rasho wrote:
canoner wrote:yeah, the US team blew it, BADLY! Yes, they have had a lot of adversaries, but they BLEW it at the end. The fact that they celebrated so cheerfully says how low an expectation they had for themselves.

The Chinese team is like ET among humans. #1 in 5 out 6 events. We may have to go back to form Soviet years to find a as dominating team.


That guy Sasha saved the day for the US. Without him, no metals.


I kind of expected them to win a medal even after the lasted injuries. After China and Japan, the filed is quite open, this current US team still had the talents to win over the rest. If not for the last minute injuries, I'd expected them have 50/50 chance win the silver. So they got what they should got tonight, but they let the silver slip away.
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Post#160 » by Texas Longhorns » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:58 am

U.S. Men's Volleyball team is doing a good job against Italy. 21 to 11 right now, 1-1 match, they are going to win. :)
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