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Jeremy
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Joined: 03 Oct 2002
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Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Great Britain has 23 medals so far - 7 Gold, 8 Silver and 8 Bronze. Pretty good for such a small nation,  I enjoy the olympics as they show the less well known sports to everyone, and make a change every 4 years. Some of the "larger" sports are pointless, such as football (soccer) as the main teams don't care as they want the world cup instead of the olympics so smaller teams that aren't so good get the medals.
Hinen did great for Belgium, especially coming back from that injury. I remember watching her when she got the the wimbledon finals before she was big, and she was amazing.
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DemonClassY
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Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 1986
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
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It is for me! 
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superwoman
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Joined: 25 May 2004
Posts: 5742
Location: Sweden
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| Wed Aug 25, 2004 2:57 pm |
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OH MAN! I saw this clip from the olympic in 84 or something... and they showed this wrestler, I think he was German. Anyway, he was in the lead and was about to win the gold medal... but then the opponent got this awful grip on him! He was lying on his back with this guy on top of him...
and we all know that the opponent get points if the guy has his shoulders on the ground for to long...
But this guy was really hot for the gold!!! He went up into "brygga", (you know where you have your hands and feet on the ground and your belly pointing upwards)
Anyway, he was standing like that for 1� minute! I mean I can't do that for one and a half minute, but this guy hade his opponent on top of him pressing him down with his whole body weight as well! I was very impressed if you haven't notised.  That was... AWESOME! It really was! He couldn't stand up when they blowed the whistle. But he won!
OH man! That was so cool!
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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
Posts: 27256
Location: United States of America
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| Wed Aug 25, 2004 6:28 pm |
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| Quote: | United States 76 25 29 22
Russia 54 14 19 21
China 52 24 16 12
Australia 42 16 11 15
Japan 34 15 9 10
Germany 33 9 11 13
France 26 10 7 9
Great Britain 24 7 8 9
Italy 22 8 6 8
South Korea 21 6 10 5
Netherlands 19 4 7 8
Ukraine 18 8 3 7
Romania 17 8 5 4
Spain 14 1 9 4
Greece 12 6 3 3
Belarus 12 2 3 7
Hungary 11 4 6 1
Cuba 11 2 2 7
Bulgaria 9 2 1 6
Poland 8 2 2 4
Canada 7 2 4 1
Czech Republic 7 1 3 3
Sweden 6 3 1 2
Austria 6 1 4 1
Kenya 6 1 4 1
Denmark 6 1 0 5
Turkey 5 3 1 1
Slovakia 5 2 2 1
Brazil 5 2 1 2
Ethiopia 4 2 1 1
Thailand 4 2 0 2
Indonesia 4 1 1 2
South Africa 4 1 1 2
Switzerland 4 1 1 2
North Korea 4 0 3 1
Croatia 4 0 2 2
Kazakhstan 4 0 2 2
Slovenia 4 0 1 3
Georgia 3 2 1 0
Chile 3 2 0 1
Zimbabwe 3 1 1 1
Azerbaijan 3 1 0 2
Belgium 3 1 0 2
Portugal 3 0 2 1
Estonia 3 0 1 2
New Zealand 2 2 0 0
Norway 2 2 0 0
Lithuania 2 1 1 0
Morocco 2 1 1 0
Bahamas 2 1 0 1
Israel 2 1 0 1
Jamaica 2 1 0 1
Latvia 2 0 2 0
Mexico 2 0 2 0
Chinese Taipei 2 0 1 1
Argentina 2 0 0 2
Colombia 2 0 0 2
Cameroon 1 1 0 0
Iran 1 1 0 0
United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0
Finland 1 0 1 0
Hong Kong, China 1 0 1 0
India 1 0 1 0
Serbia and Montenegro 1 0 1 0
Eritrea 1 0 0 1
Mongolia 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago 1 0 0 1
Venezuela 1 0 0 1
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The first number is the amount of medals the country has. The second is how many gold, the third how many silver, and the fourth how many bronze.
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superwoman
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Joined: 25 May 2004
Posts: 5742
Location: Sweden
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| Fri Aug 27, 2004 3:16 am |
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OMG! I saw the final 200meter last night! And it was so totally unfair!!! I mean the audience booing like that!!! That was just mean!
And it was really cool when they got all the meddals even thou they got booed like that.
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Defiant
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Joined: 04 Jul 2001
Posts: 15946
Location: Oregon City, OR
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| Fri Aug 27, 2004 4:18 am |
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I watched some olympics, because I was bored. I think its cool and all, I just think its boring as hell to watch.
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Oliver
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Location: Antwerp, Belgium
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| Fri Aug 27, 2004 1:22 pm |
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3 Medals for Belgium! It's not a lot but we're proud!
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superwoman
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Joined: 25 May 2004
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Location: Sweden
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| Fri Aug 27, 2004 2:34 pm |
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I wonder which country would be in the lead if they counted medals per habitant... I mean china has like 50-60 but they have a population of 1.3Billion people...
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Zeke Zabertini
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| Fri Aug 27, 2004 3:21 pm |
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| Morphy wrote: | | You guys think the Olympic Games with judge scores are fixed? The events that need judges to score are too subjective and open to exploitation. I prefer events with head-to-head competition with the athlete finishing first for scoring the most points or getting the best time. |
While it's certainly true that the judges' scoring is subjective, some events can't be judged by computer. I'd hate to lose gymnastics just because the scoring is subjective. Besides, they have pretty good guidelines in place. Certain point deductions for certain mistakes, etc. Plus, they always throw out the highest and lowest scores, to prevent bias.
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1/1
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Joined: 12 Apr 2002
Posts: 3311
Location: La La Land
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| Fri Aug 27, 2004 4:34 pm |
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Awww Paula Radcliffe dropped out of the race she was in tonight too. Does anyone know what's wrong with her?
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Kyre
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| Fri Aug 27, 2004 5:01 pm |
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| 1/1 wrote: | | Awww Paula Radcliffe dropped out of the race she was in tonight too. Does anyone know what's wrong with her? |
She's crap?
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1/1
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Location: La La Land
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| Fri Aug 27, 2004 5:12 pm |
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I don't think she's crap. I mean she has the record for the marathon and everything. Has she got some sort of injury?
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superwoman
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Joined: 25 May 2004
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Location: Sweden
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| Fri Aug 27, 2004 5:15 pm |
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maybe it's the heat that effected her preformence?
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1/1
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Joined: 12 Apr 2002
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Location: La La Land
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| Fri Aug 27, 2004 5:18 pm |
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Aww, I hope she's ok. Maybe the olympics should be somewhere cold next year.
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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
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Location: United States of America
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| Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:27 pm |
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| 1/1 wrote: | | Aww, I hope she's ok. Maybe the olympics should be somewhere cold next year. |
In two years, they will be someplace cold. As it will be the winter olympics, 
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Defiant
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Joined: 04 Jul 2001
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Location: Oregon City, OR
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| Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:41 pm |
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Indeed. Then another two for summer olympics. Who do you think will get the bid? Canada perhaps? Maybe russia?
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Zeke Zabertini
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| Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:13 am |
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Turin, Italy will be the site of the XX Olympic Winter Games in 2006.
Beijing, China will be the site of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008.
Vancouver, Canada will be the site of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010.
All these sites have already been chosen by the respective Olympic Commissions. Just taking the guesswork out of it for you guys.
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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
Posts: 27256
Location: United States of America
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| Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:18 am |
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| Quote: | United States 89 29 34 26
Russia 65 17 23 25
China 56 27 17 12
Australia 44 17 11 16
Germany 42 12 14 16
Japan 35 15 10 10
France 28 10 7 11
Great Britain 26 7 8 11
Italy 25 9 7 9
South Korea 24 8 10 6
Netherlands 21 4 9 8
Ukraine 19 8 4 7
Romania 17 8 5 4
Spain 17 3 9 5
Hungary 16 6 7 3
Cuba 15 3 4 8
Greece 14 6 4 4
Belarus 12 2 3 7
Bulgaria 10 2 1 7
Poland 9 3 2 4
Canada 9 2 5 2
Czech Republic 8 1 3 4
Sweden 7 4 1 2
Brazil 7 2 3 2
Turkey 6 3 1 2
Ethiopia 6 2 2 2
Slovakia 6 2 2 2
Austria 6 1 4 1
Kenya 6 1 4 1
Denmark 6 1 0 5
Norway 5 4 0 1
New Zealand 5 3 2 0
Chinese Taipei 5 2 2 1
Thailand 5 2 0 3
Switzerland 5 1 1 3
Georgia 4 2 2 0
Jamaica 4 2 1 1
Indonesia 4 1 1 2
South Africa 4 1 1 2
Mexico 4 0 3 1
North Korea 4 0 3 1
Croatia 4 0 2 2
Kazakhstan 4 0 2 2
Slovenia 4 0 1 3
Chile 3 2 0 1
Lithuania 3 1 2 0
Zimbabwe 3 1 1 1
Azerbaijan 3 1 0 2
Belgium 3 1 0 2
Latvia 3 0 3 0
Portugal 3 0 2 1
Estonia 3 0 1 2
Argentina 3 0 0 3
Iran 2 2 0 0
Morocco 2 1 1 0
Bahamas 2 1 0 1
Egypt 2 1 0 1
Israel 2 1 0 1
Finland 2 0 2 0
Colombia 2 0 0 2
Cameroon 1 1 0 0
Dominican Republic 1 1 0 0
Ireland 1 1 0 0
United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0
Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0
Hong Kong, China 1 0 1 0
India 1 0 1 0
Serbia and Montenegro 1 0 1 0
Eritrea 1 0 0 1
Mongolia 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago 1 0 0 1
Venezuela 1 0 0 1
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Sevenofninenz
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Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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Location: New Zealand Penal Colony
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| Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:28 am |
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Yay NZ has 5 medals. That's so good. Even though the states have like 89, NZ's team is about 1/8, if that, the size of the US team.
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Jeremy
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Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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| Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:08 am |
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Well, they ended yesterday. I felt so sorry for the brazilian would was pushed off the track by that nutter Irishman. He managed to get bronze anyway, but he could have got gold. Britian managed to get 30 medals in the end.
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