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The 2008 Summer Olympics #2 ****SPOILERS (WINNERS/MEDALS) INCLUDED****
The Games of the XXIX Olympiad are currently being held in Beijing, China, from August 8th to August 24th. There are 28 Olympic sports and 302 events that over 10,000 athletes will compete in. This is the place to discuss any of those athletes or events.
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To answer the question previously posed, not only is this Bernard's first Olympic competition, but it's only his second major completely international long course meet (and the world was pretty much shocked when France medaled at all in this event with a bronze in Melbourne at Worlds last year). With a little more experience, he'll be even more intimidating.
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*sigh* I love rooting for Canada to win medals at the Games, but in the summer olympics it is so hard..I just dont get it
 But congrats to the powerhouse Canadian men's eight rowing team for advancing straight through to the finals. Hopefully they can erase the previous disaster that was 2004, and get the gold.  __________________
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Aww, well you have Alexandre Despatie coming up, and he should have a pretty good chance of winning one of his diving events. I think he's the best chance to upset China's sweep of the diving golds, really.
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Yes but Alexandre won't be competing in the 10m only the 3m due to an injury a couple of months ago. He is usually very good at the 10m so I hope he does well at the 3m. He could bring a medal to Canada and I hope so.
I love rooting for Canada also but we are much better at the winter Olympics IMO. I guess all the snow we get does help __________________
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He's competing in two different 3m events though, right? Since he's doing synchro as well? I fall into that group who has always preferred his 3m dives anyway, so... *shrug*
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Maybe it is my love for the 10m dive that makes it hard for me to enjoy the 3m dive also. Alexandre does well on both but no matter who is diving, I always enjoy more the 10m dive... I will watch him for sure. I read on his thread here that he is also doing the 3m synchro dive.
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...Random, but it's so wtf the "This isn't a 4x100; it's a 400... we're a team" quote keeps getting attributed to Phelps. Since, you know, he was repeating what Jason Lezak said. __________________
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Hopfully more gold for Australia in the pool today
We are doing well in the equestrian too  __________________
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Misty May and Kerri Walsh are amazing at volleyball. I don't know if anyone's mentioned them in the Olympic thread, but they're totally dominating.
I love watching the Olympics. Even sports I would normally not watch like water polo. Too bad we only get an Olympics every other year.. __________________
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I don't remember synchronized (?) diving in the previous Olympics, but I was pleasantly surprised to see it on tonight. I love watching the diving as well. Too bad the young Americans couldn't at least get bronze. But, damn! The Chinese kicked so much. That one dive was PHENOMENAL.
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Men 200m freestyle
Gold: USA, Michael Phelps, New World Record (1:42.96) Silver: Korea, Park Bronze: USA, Vanderkay __________________
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6 Gold, 5 Silver, 7 Bronze = 18 total(2nd)
Gold: Mariel Zagunis, Fencing, Women's Sabre Michael Phleps, Swimming(2 individual ), Men's 400m Individual Medley, World Record time; Men's 200m Freestyle, World Record time Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay team, World Record time(Michael Phleps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak; Nathan Adrian, Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Matt Grevers swam the heat race) Natalie Coughlin, Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke Aaron Piersol, Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke, World record time Silver: Sada Jacobson, Fencing, Women's Sabre Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay team(Dara Torres, Natalie Coughlin, Kara-Lynn Joyce, Lacey Nymeyer; Julia Smit, Emily Sliver swam in the heat race) Christine Magnuson, Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly Katie Hoff, Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle Matt Grevers, Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke Bronze: Becca Ward, Fencing, Women's Sabre Ryan Lochte, Swimming, Men's 400m Individual Medley Katie Hoff, Swimming, Women's 400m Indivdual Medley Larsen Jensen, Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle Corey Cogdell, Shooting, Women's Trap Peter Vanderkaay, Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle Margaret Hoelzer, Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke __________________
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Caughlin just won gold as well!!
Women's 100m backstroke Gold: USA, Caughlin Silver: ZIM, Coventry Bronze: USA, Hoelzer && Men's 100m Backstroke Gold: USA, Peirsol, New World Record (52.54) Silver: USA, Grevers Bronze: RUS & AUS __________________
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YAY FOR AARON!
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