Skeen takes Youth Olympic Gold

My boy Odane Skeen took the 100m gold at the World Youth Olympics this morning clocking 10.42 to beat rival David Bolarinwa of Great Britain. Kid's only 15 years old! I'll be looking for great things from him in the future.
The Zurich Diamond League meet took place on Thursday. Here's some of the highlights.
Wariner takes 400m in 44.13!
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Wow, never thought I'd see those times out of Wariner again. I'll take my crow well done. He'll be in sub 44 form by next year's world championship, maybe even *gasp* break MJ's record. He looks more relaxed especially since Lashawn Merritt will be out of the picture for the foreseeable future. In case some of you don't know. He was busted for PEDS earlier this year. He claims it was from his penis enhancement drug. He's supposedly banned for two years and may lose his Olympic and WC gold medals. So not only will he forever be labeled a cheat and loser, we also know he has a small weener. Ouch!
On the other hand, Gonzales is looking GOOD. Just one year under Bert Cameron's tutelage and he's really stepping up. Training with Bolt will help a lot. He has to learn how to use his strides, and come next year Wariner may not have it so easy. He has plenty of work to do though because Wariner's technique is damn near flawless while he's all over the place. After the race Wariner looks like he could run another 400 while Gonzales is sprawled out on the ground like someone just gave him his cell phone bill. Buck up son!
Allyson Felix is seeing Diamonds!
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Damn, this girl is a model of consistency. Granted she never had to compete with Sanya in the 400m (injured), nor Veronica Campbell in the 200m (losing their only matchup this year), but can't blame her for going after those diamonds. Really disappointed she didn't matchup with VCB more often this year.

Yes, Virginia...that's a real diamond and she's pocketing two!

Spearmon narrowly clips Yohan Blake
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju0GkG2mhSU[/youtube]
Oh noes, so close. Never mind, you're only 20 Yohan and already the second fastest Jamaican 200m runner ever! I see why Adidas scooped you up before Puma could enforce their monopoly on Jamaican sprinters. Wally! You are coming back slowly, but surely. Undoubtedly sick and tired of seeing your boy Usain's backside.

X-man Carter...stick a fork in the dude. He's DONE! All that potential.

Photo Finish!
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Shazaa!!!! My wifey and queen of my heart VCB continues her "Serving up the Crow 2010" tour. Gaddamn! This is the same VCB they said should step aside from the 100m and let the youngins take over. She has been overshadowed by the the up and coming Shelly-Ann, Kerron and Sherone over the past two years. After failing to make the Olympic 100m team and placing 4th in Berlin last year, the signs were there. They said she should stick to the 200m and maybe even step up to the 400m like her rival Allyson Felix. But my girl said a big F**k You and came back this year with a vengeance! She changed her coach, worked on her start, and the ass whooping world tour began! Took out Jeter for the World Indoor 60m title, scorched Felix in their only 200m meeting this year running a world leading time, came back and dropped a 10.78 and Jeter and Shelly-Ann in the 100m (another world leading time), and ends the season with this clincher! You go my girl! Once a champion, ALWAYS a champion. What a finish, but both ladies started dipping way too early.

USA vs Jamaica baby!
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Holy ****! The US finally got the baton around. Good grief, Tyson ate Mullings' lunch on the 3rd leg. Should have matched up Blake with Tyson and let somebody else run down Rogers. I thought they would have taken the US record but Dix should be a good pickup to push them towards it. Good time for my boys as well, 37.76 with no Bolt, Powell or Carter!

I'll be looking for them to break 36secs at next year's World Championship in South Korea. Carter to Blake to Bolt to Powell. God almighty! That quartet will take any team to the woodshed. The US just doesn't have the horses to compete with that...but you still have to get the baton around.

Isinbayeva Returneth!

SINGAPORE, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Olympic pole vault champion and world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva will end her "boring" break from the sport in February, the Russian told Reuters on Monday.
Isinbayeva will return at the Pole Vault Stars competition promoted by her role model and legendary vaulter Sergey Bubka in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, nearly a year after she said she was taking an indefinite break. "I know that I will start from February," a cheery and enthusiastic Isinbayeva said on the sidelines of the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
"For sure it is going to be the Pole Vault Stars in Donetsk that Sergey (Bubka) provides every year. And (then) it will be a European Championship I think, Indoor championships... then we will decide what other competitions we (are) going (to) do."
"The most important goal of course is the London Olympic Games 2012... but still we have world championships in 2011 and my last championships will be Moscow 2013."
http://www.universalsports.com/news/art ... t+february