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Beautiful gold, so-so silver and shameful bronze: The running Olympics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by deskslave, Aug 6, 2008.

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  1. deskslave

    deskslave Active Member

    Damn straight.
     
    deskslave, Aug 17, 2008
    #2653
  2. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    36 Track and Field medals awarded thus far, the USA has 2 (no gold)
     
    heyabbott, Aug 17, 2008
    #2654
  3. PeterGibbons

    PeterGibbons Member

    That's absolutely pathetic!
     
    PeterGibbons, Aug 17, 2008
    #2655
  4. sportshack06

    sportshack06 Member

    I'm shocked that Alicia Sacramone is the 2nd most popular athlete on NBCSports.com
     
    sportshack06, Aug 17, 2008
    #2656
  5. Italian_Stallion

    Italian_Stallion Active Member

    Re: Beautiful gold, so-so silver and shameful bronze: The running Olympics threa

    How many U.S. medals would there without the drug-testing issues of the past few years?
     
    Italian_Stallion, Aug 17, 2008
    #2657
  6. Clerk Typist

    Clerk Typist Guest

    Heats in the 400 just finished on CBC. NBC's 12 hours and more behind.
     
    Clerk Typist, Aug 17, 2008
    #2658
  7. Flash

    Flash Guest

    Oh good Lord ... the temperature for the water in the triathlon swim portion is 27 C. That has to be out of the normal.
     
    Flash, Aug 17, 2008
    #2659
  8. Flash

    Flash Guest

    No peeing while swimming! It's the drinking reservoir for the City of Beijing!
     
    Flash, Aug 17, 2008
    #2660
  9. deskslave

    deskslave Active Member

    Yeah, really. What normal person gives the temperature in Celsius? :D
     
    deskslave, Aug 17, 2008
    #2661
  10. Flash

    Flash Guest

    SHUDDIT! Everywhere else in the world is metric. It's just you damned Yankee holdouts!
     
    Flash, Aug 17, 2008
    #2662
  11. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Re: Beautiful gold, so-so silver and shameful bronze: The running Olympics threa

    Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt won their 400 heats.
     
    Football_Bat, Aug 17, 2008
    #2663
  12. PeterGibbons

    PeterGibbons Member

    Sacramone got robbed
     
    PeterGibbons, Aug 17, 2008
    #2664
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