2004 Olympics

[sahyder1]

Micheal Phelps will not be running in the Medley Relay Final Saturday night. He will still be eligible for the medal though since he ran in the semis. He stepped aside after 17 races at this Olympics. Him moving aside gives one of his teammates who wouldn't have had received the medal (since he didn't run in the prelimary heats or the semis) a shot at another medal. Another classy move from Phelps. With all the attention that was on him he's definitely handled himself with class and definitely didn't take the easiest path to his possible 8 medals.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

SPOILER FOR CANADIANS....

MATTHEW MATTHEW PINSENT! MATTHEW MATTHEW PINSENT! Woooooo hoooooooo! Lush lush lush! Well worth getting up at 8:30am on a saturday to watch....4 Mens Coxless fours, Great Britain Olympics Champions AGAIN. 8 hundreths of a second after 2000 metres!

Really emotional, I nearly cried, and when they stood for the medals ceremony and he was crying with all the emotion after winning his fourth Olympic rowing medal in a row and then the national anthem started and the whole 'staidum' erupted into "God Save The Queen" like a football match or something it was incredible. Best moment of the Games so far.

I love the Olympics.

[Xand]

Lol - you have to love Chris for marking a spoiler and then having it in his signature...

I nearly cried as well.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Heh heh I realised that as I put it in my sig. Anyways tough, I want it in there, makes me proud! hehehehehehehe

[RawIsWar]

That was a great rowing race with Pinsent, he is a class athlete and deserves a MBE or OBE whichever

[Guest 12characters]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! NEW ZEALAND WIN GOLD IN THE WOMENS DOUBLE-SKULLS!!!!!

*parties*

[Krazy_K]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! NEW ZEALAND WIN GOLD IN THE WOMENS DOUBLE-SKULLS!!!!!

*parties*

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[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Mmmm Ben Ainslie won the Sailing Finn class by miiiiiiles. Fantastic! We're certainly on the up! Second sailing gold medal and hopeful ly another coming in the next couple of hours if our pair can finish four ahead of the Americans...

[Xand]

Whoo! Team GB! Team GB! Team GB! We could be storming up the medals tables...

[DMN in the House]

*sits back and watches as the other countries party over their medals*

We've sucked so far. I mean, how many bronzes do we have? NOT ACCEPTABLE! THIS IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! IF ITS NOT OUR ANTHEM BEING PLAYED... YOU SUCK!

[Guest 12characters]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! NEW ZEALAND WIN GOLD IN THE WOMENS DOUBLE-SKULLS!!!!!

*parties*

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When our National Anthem was finally played I cried.

Great moment. :smug:

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[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

nice. New Zealand and their horse rider woman have had those penalty points added so we're now team silver medallists and Leslie Law has individual gold! Nice! Another gold for us, post dated...

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Sycod...We all know the US will win the most medals, they always do, and good for ya!

It gives us someone to cheer AGAINST! heh heh

[Guest 12characters]

Zach, did you see the cycling? I Sarah Ulmer. Check this out:

Before qualifying: World Record - Sarah Ulmer 3:30

Before Ulmer's Race: World Record - Katie Mactier 3:29

After Ulmer's Race: Sarah Ulmer - 3:26

THREE MINUTES AND TWENTY SIX SECONDS!

*starts singing the National Anthem*

Edited August 21, 2004 by 12characters

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Wooomph! Another gold for track cycling. Bradley Wiggins caned the Aussie in the final of the 4km pursuit. Nice work fella!

[Xand]

SIX GOLD? *jaw drops*

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Damn!

Kelly Sotherton JUST missed out on the silver medal by like two seconds. At least she takes the bronze. She did deserve more though that's for sure.

Edited August 21, 2004 by JohnnyPerfect

[gunnar hendershow]

Incredbile soccer match between Italy and Mali is on CNBC right now for those of you in the U.S.

[Agent Risktaker]

US is kicking ass in the medal count. Sweet.

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Sorry to burst your patriotic bubble a bit but you do realize it's always the same 3-4 countries at the top of the medal count right? And it has nothing to do with athletic superiority.......it's about finances.

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[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Incredbile soccer match between Italy and Mali is on CNBC right now for those of you in the U.S.

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