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Dan

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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #120 on: August 10, 2012, 03:31:19 PM »
The US Men's Boxing failed to medal for the first time EVER.
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #121 on: August 10, 2012, 03:52:43 PM »
Quote from: juggles on August 10, 2012, 03:17:58 PM
The US failed to medal in Greco-Roman wrestling  for the first time since 1976. Disappointing. 
But we got gold in Freestyle wrestling! The kid owned it.
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #122 on: August 10, 2012, 04:05:41 PM »
Quote from: Dan on August 10, 2012, 03:31:19 PM
The US Men's Boxing failed to medal for the first time EVER.

What's wrong with our combative sports? Are we getting too nice?
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #123 on: August 10, 2012, 04:07:39 PM »
Quote from: Poolio on August 10, 2012, 03:52:43 PM
Quote from: juggles on August 10, 2012, 03:17:58 PM
The US failed to medal in Greco-Roman wrestling  for the first time since 1976. Disappointing. 
But we got gold in Freestyle wrestling! The kid owned it.

Nice match. Freestyle is much more similar to American folk style (high school and college wrestling) so we tend to do better.
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #124 on: August 10, 2012, 04:10:18 PM »
Apparently American's save their combative prowess for when it counts... like movie theaters and Sikh temples.  

I'm not saying that to be funny, before anyone goes there.  Just the sad truth.
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #125 on: August 10, 2012, 04:12:54 PM »
I don't know, does it have something to do with how the Olympic bouts are judged?

World record time for the women's 4 x 100 relay.  Take that, tiny country of Jamaica!
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #126 on: August 11, 2012, 12:45:42 AM »
HUGE disappointment today for Belgium in the 4x400m men's relay. I thought for sure they'd medal. They only finished 6th, wow. The biggest letdown for Belgium in these games  :(
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #127 on: August 11, 2012, 11:52:14 AM »
Brazil, you break-a my heart.
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #128 on: August 11, 2012, 12:24:03 PM »
Superb. well done Mexico in the footy. the Brazilians were shit.

Looking forward to the boxing tonight and tomorrow evening. Britain have boxed with guts this Olympics, lovely to see.
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #129 on: August 11, 2012, 01:22:30 PM »
Racing walking still doesn't look natural.
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #130 on: August 11, 2012, 01:25:42 PM »
Quote from: Ella Minnow Pea on August 11, 2012, 01:22:30 PM
Racing walking still doesn't look natural.
I was thinking the same thing.  The whole wiggle of the body just looks so weird.
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #131 on: August 12, 2012, 05:06:56 PM »
London closing ceremony paid a nice tribute to Robyn Hitchcock with those lightbulb-head hats.* Yay!


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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #132 on: August 12, 2012, 06:09:48 PM »
Haha, first profanity in an Olympic closing ceremony ever?
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #133 on: August 12, 2012, 07:34:12 PM »
While I like The Who, I'm sure the teen-aged Olympians were thinking, "why are they playing my grandparent's music"? Of course, some of them weren't even born when the Spice Girls were at the top of the charts. Yikes - I'm getting old!
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Re: London Olympics 2012
« Reply #134 on: August 12, 2012, 11:03:07 PM »
Nice closing ceremonies, but more than that, GREAT Olympics. Thank you, Great Brittain! You did yourself proud.
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