Olympics (Discussion and Results aka Spoilers)

• sherm03

  

  Crimson streak;1240155 wrote:Men's volleyball up 2 sets to none on the 2nd ranked Russians

  Russians are putting a hurting on now. About to tie it up at 2 sets each.
• Crimson streak

  

  Going to the fifth set
• Crimson streak

  

  What a choke job by team USA
• ts1227

  

  Russia just steamrolled their asses at the end, good lord.
• Fly4Fun

  

  Was it pool play or the single elimination tourny?
• ts1227

  

  Fly4Fun;1240175 wrote:Was it pool play or the single elimination tourny?

  pool
• Fly4Fun

  

  US Women's 4x100 Medley Relay just got the Gold and World Record.
  
  Missy Franklin - Back
  Rebecca Soni - Breast
  Dana Vollmer - Fly
  Allison Schmitt - Free
• Fly4Fun

  

  Up Next is Men's 4x100 Medley Relay
  
  Matt Grevers - Back
  Brendan Hanson - Breast
  Phelps - Fly
  Nathan Adrian - Free
• ts1227

  

  Phelps gets gold #18
• Fly4Fun

  

  Grevers gets a .5 lead for Hansen who holds off Kitajima from Japan on the 1st 50, but loses it on second 50.
  
  Phelps has a great 100 Fly and gets back the lead to give to Adrian.
  
  No one was close to Adrian.
  
  Phelps gets his 18th Gold Medal.
  
  That's twice as many gold medals as anyone else.
  
  Also, something they mentioned last night, Phelps is the 1st male in 100 years to threepeat in 2 different events (200IM and 100Fly). This is not a swimming specific record, but any male in any 2 events.
• ts1227

  

  Adrian was in beast mode for that last leg
• like_that

  

  Crazy to see Phelps' last event. He could have put the record completely out reach if he competed at Rio. He would only be 31.
• said_aouita

  

  Hell of a run by Galen Rupp.
  
  Great coaching Alberto.
  
  
  
  Screw you Phil Knight.
• tk421

  

  women's 100M final up next.
• tk421

  

  Jamaica with the gold, looks like US took silver. They haven't shown the final times yet.
  
  Frazer-Pryce 10.75 was the winner, Jeter for US 10.78.
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  The Jamaicans take it again. Same as in 2008. Jeter in 2nd though.
  Looks like U.S. got 4th and 5th too. Time was around 10.75.
  BTW, the 10k was awesome to watch. What a finish by Farah. Props to the U.S. too.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Koreans and Great Britain in PKs
• Con_Alma

  said_aouita;1240222 wrote:Hell of a run by Galen Rupp.
  
  Great coaching Alberto.
  
  
  
  Screw you Phil Knight.

  Salazar has been good for Rupp.
  
  What a race. I was waiting for him to be out kicked. He held on strong.
• said_aouita

  

  Con_Alma;1240242 wrote:Salazar has been good for Rupp.
  
  What a race. I was waiting for him to be out kicked. He held on strong.

  I thought Rupp was gonna reel him in. A brilliant run for both of Alberto's guys.
  Pretty huge that teammates from other countries went 1-2.
  
  Here is a cool video (if yer into it) one of Galen's last workouts preparing for the Olympics.
  
  [video]http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/248216-2012-London-Olympics-Games/video/652294-Galen-Rupp-Olympic-Workout[/video]
• said_aouita

  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• SportsAndLady

  

  http://1045theteam.com/american-tv-neglected-the-saddest-story-in-the-olympics/
  
  Really? A 15 year old timekeeper?
• reclegend22

  

  That was pretty cool seeing Ennis win.
• reclegend22

  

  The breakfast of champions: Chocolate milk and Cornflakes. Or as Rowdy Gaines calls it, Diet Pepsi and Cialis. That dude's on serious drugs.
  
  Awesome finish to the Olympics for Michael Phelps. He's the best ever in his sport. How many people can actually say that and it really mean something? Ten? Remarkable. Can't wait to see him in Rio.
• reclegend22

  

  ccrunner609;1240345 wrote:
  
  
  
  

  
  Yeah, she's pretty nice looking. Still, the entire Olympic field is watered down without Alicia.
  
  On another note, I think Sun Yang may be having a seizure in the pool. NBC should probably call 9-1-1. What a lunatic.
• ironman02

  reclegend22;1240346 wrote:
  On another note, I think Sun Yang may be having a seizure in the pool. NBC should probably call 9-1-1. What a lunatic.

  LMAO. Couldn't have said it better myself.