Olympics (Discussion and Results aka Spoilers)

• tk421

  

  100M men's backstroke up next.
• vball10set

  tk421;1237105 wrote:Franklin wins the 100 backstroke!

  awesome!
• vball10set

  vball10set;1237091 wrote:whew!!!
  
  btw, we'll be lucky to have anybody on the podium after the mens 200 free

  tk421;1237095 wrote:wow, Lochte misses the podium. France completely wide open for the gold.

  
• tk421

  

  US goes Gold, Silver in 100 men's backstroke.
• vball10set

  tk421;1237112 wrote:US goes Gold, Silver in 100 men's backstroke.

  excellent
• tk421

  

  women's 100m breaststroke final up next.
• tk421

  

  ugh, Larson almost false starts.
• tk421

  

  gun went off early, she should be ok, not DQ.
• tk421

  

  here we go again.
• tk421

  

  so close, Soni gets the Silver for the US.
• tk421

  

  youngest to ever win 100 breaststoke, gold medal winner is 15 years old.
• vball10set

  tk421;1237128 wrote:youngest to ever win 100 breaststoke, gold medal winner is 15 years old.

  The girl from Lithuania or something like that?
• tk421

  

  vball10set;1237130 wrote:The girl from Lithuania or something like that?

  yeah, can't pronounce her name.
• vball10set

  tk421;1237095 wrote:wow, Lochte misses the podium. France completely wide open for the gold.

  Unlike Phelps in '08, Lochte's going to be remembered for the races he lost while leading, instead of for the race(s?) he won.
• tk421

  

  vball10set;1237135 wrote:Unlike Phelps in '08, Lochte's going to be remembered for the races he lost while leading, instead of for the race(s?) he won.

  for all NBC has been trying to sell the competition between Phelps and Lochte, it's been disappointing so far.
• tk421

  

  men's 200m butterfly semis up next.
• vball10set

  tk421;1237136 wrote:for all NBC has been trying to sell the competition between Phelps and Lochte, it's been disappointing so far.

  
  and I'm sure they're none to happy about Jordyn Wieber's early exit either
• tk421

  

  both Americans make 200m butterfly final.
• tk421

  

  Phelps not with the fastest time again, looks beatable.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Man, you watch a lot of olympic coverage...
• tk421

  

  it's all online
• tk421

  

  women's 200m IM semi next.
• Fly4Fun

  

  I'd be surprised if Phelps is beat in the 200 fly. This is his bread and butter event. Just because he wasn't fastest going into finals doesn't mean much. There is no way in hell he doesn't medal, but he should still be the gold favorite.
  
  Missy Franklin showed she's going to be a force for years to come, qualifying in the 200Free and then 20 minutes later winning gold in the 100 Back was no easy feat. That takes Phelpsian type talent and resolve.
  
  Lochte is definitely showing he's no Phelps. He's a good swimmer, but he's not in the same conversation as Phelps. Even though they are the same age, they are at different stages in their careers. Phelps "big show" was Beijing after doing amazing in Greece. This was supposed to be Lochte's big show, and he just hasn't delivered. Phelps is more or less on a farewell tour. He put in effort while training, just not the same that he did for previous Olympics.
  
  I think this should also put in perspective how amazing what Phelps did not only in Beijing but Athens as well truly was.
  
  100 Back Gold-Silver 1-2 punch was no surprise. Nick Thoman has been a great backstroker for quite a while. He was just behind Peirsol and Grevers previously. I believe he holds the World Record in short course meters for the 100 Back. But congratulations to a kid from Cincinnati, Ohio (Mariemont HS) for winning a silver medal!
• vball10set

  tk421;1237112 wrote:US goes Gold, Silver in 100 men's backstroke.

  http://www.toledoblade.com/Olympics/2012/07/30/Matt-Grevers-sets-Olympic-record-to-win-100-back.html
  

  LONDON — Matt Grevers collected his first individual gold medal on Monday when he led an American one-two in the final of the men’s 100 meter backstroke at the London Olympics.
  Using every inch of his 6-foot-8 frame, Grevers stretched his long arms out to win in a time of 52.16 seconds, a new Olympic record and just 0.22 outside the world record set by Aaron Peirsol.
  American Nick Thoman finished second in 52.92 while Japan’s Ryosuke Irie got the bronze medal.
  Grevers is the latest in a long line of great American backstrokers, but like his predecessors, he had to bide his time, serving as the understudy to Peirsol before his retirement.
  Grevers won two relay gold medals and a silver in the 100 at the last Olympics but this was the first time he climbed the top step of the podium alone.
  

• tk421

  

  both Americans into the women's 200m IM final