CAHoya07
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Post by CAHoya07 on Aug 7, 2012 14:21:56 GMT -5
Haha, wow, that was amazing.
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Post by rosslynhoya on Aug 7, 2012 16:38:21 GMT -5
Sorry there are not 36 canoe medals...there are 48, didn't realize that "canoe slalom" and "canoe sprint" were two totally seperate events. 16 canoe gold medalists. That's absurd. Yes, let us feel sorry for the poor basketball players and soccer players. It's not like this is the only chance for the canoe people (canoeists? ;D ) to get any attention. Probably "canautists" ... you know how niche people are always fancifying up their titles
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Post by hoyainspirit on Aug 7, 2012 20:13:44 GMT -5
Haha, wow, that was amazing. I agree. Hilarious!
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Post by hoyarooter on Aug 7, 2012 20:25:29 GMT -5
That was hilarious.
Who knew that Steven Spielberg was an Olympian?
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Post by CTHoya08 on Aug 7, 2012 22:20:35 GMT -5
Does anyone else think it's dumb that they do the team and individual all-around competitions before all of the individual gymnastics events? It seems like doing the individual events first would build tension/drama/interest for the all-around and team events.
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Post by jgalt on Aug 7, 2012 22:58:08 GMT -5
Does anyone else think it's dumb that they do the team and individual all-around competitions before all of the individual gymnastics events? It seems like doing the individual events first would build tension/drama/interest for the all-around and team events. Yes. I also think its odd they have separate competitions for the team and individual and event. Why dont they just have all the competitors do like three goes at each even then who ever has the best scores on each apparatus gets the medal for that one; whoever has be best score overall is the individual winner; and the team with the best score wins. I know they separate them to build drama, but it doesnt make much competitive sense
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Post by CAHoya07 on Aug 8, 2012 2:06:51 GMT -5
Leo Manzano wins silver for the US in the 1500, first USA medal in this event since Jim Ryun took silver in 1968. One hell of a kick, Manzano went from 6th on the final turn to a second place finish.
Teammate Matt Centrowitz ran a gutsy race and was right in the thick of it, but finished 4th, missing the podium by .04 seconds. He is also only 22 years of age.
Of the male distance events, just the 5,000 to go.
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Post by kchoya on Aug 8, 2012 7:27:02 GMT -5
Boz, the winner is the one who finishes first over the line, except if he ran the last few steps. The chief judge will give the DQ paddle (red) on the course to anybody, who has accumulated three judges determinations for DQ. Once a judge has given a card, he cannot give the same person another card, so it has to be three judges. The worst DQ could have been Jane Saville of Australia was DQ'ed in the Sydney Olympics just as she was coming into the stadium. Worst in the sense that it came so late in the race of a competitor from the home country as she was leading the race. To me racewalking was a good exercise to do after you can no longer run or want to preserve your knees. Not so much pounding as running. And I wanted the competitive nature of the sport, and having it in the Olympics gives it some credibility. No qualms about the breathstroke??? And yes, I do love John Cleese's ministry of silly walks routine. Meh. I won't watch race walking until they clean up the sport and get rid of the dopers.
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Post by Filo on Aug 8, 2012 8:56:23 GMT -5
Leo Manzano wins silver for the US in the 1500, first USA medal in this event since Jim Ryun took silver in 1968. One hell of a kick, Manzano went from 6th on the final turn to a second place finish. Teammate Matt Centrowitz ran a gutsy race and was right in the thick of it, but finished 4th, missing the podium by .04 seconds. He is also only 22 years of age. Of the male distance events, just the 5,000 to go. Good race. Nevada -- as our resident track guru, any thoughts? Manzano really poured it on! The Algerian gold medalist looked to be in a class by himself. Whaddya think about him bailing in the 800?
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Post by thebin on Aug 8, 2012 9:55:56 GMT -5
Is the 5k Lopez Lomong's event? Is he a favorite for a medal or not really? I see his qualifying times thus far are well off the top but I understand he could be coasting at this point.
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Post by TC on Aug 8, 2012 11:57:28 GMT -5
Why is it that the NYT sports section only hires horrible, insufferable excuses for human beings like Thamel, Murray Chass, and now this Jere Longman guy?
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Aug 8, 2012 12:08:49 GMT -5
Leo Manzano wins silver for the US in the 1500, first USA medal in this event since Jim Ryun took silver in 1968. One hell of a kick, Manzano went from 6th on the final turn to a second place finish. Teammate Matt Centrowitz ran a gutsy race and was right in the thick of it, but finished 4th, missing the podium by .04 seconds. He is also only 22 years of age. Of the male distance events, just the 5,000 to go. Good race. Nevada -- as our resident track guru, any thoughts? Manzano really poured it on! The Algerian gold medalist looked to be in a class by himself. Whaddya think about him bailing in the 800? Manzano has always been known for his kick. At the NCAAs one year, GU alum Chris Lukezic took the 1500m race out hard attempting to run away from Manzano's kick, but he eventually ran Chris down. The knock on Manzano has been his inconsistency, but this year he has parlayed his big kick into some great performances. So I was not surprised that he used that to a great result yesterday. He and Centrowitz should have the gold and bronze. The Algerian should have been DQ'ed, as he was for a while. His DQ'ed was overthrown on medical grounds, claiming he had a bad knee. Sure! The way he ran yesterday indicated that he did not have a bad knee. The Kenyan favorite came into the race with some injury problems and the way he ran showed that was true. Also, the talk on the running boards is that the Algerian is a doper. That could be sour grapes, but to come out of the woodwork, so to speak, and run away from that world class field has you scratching your head. A similar situation happened last Olympics when Ramzi won going away, but after the games was DQ'ed for drugs, and the Kenyan Kiprop was given the gold.
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Aug 8, 2012 12:15:15 GMT -5
Is the 5k Lopez Lomong's event? Is he a favorite for a medal or not really? I see his qualifying times thus far are well off the top but I understand he could be coasting at this point. Yes, Lopez Lomong is running the 5000m this year (incidentally all three Americans qualified for the final today vs three Ethiopians and two Kenyans), but he just started running this event this year. In fact his first 5000m race he sprinted into a big lead on what he thought was the last lap, but he had miscounted (the 1500m race is easier to keep track of, because it is just 3.75 lap vs 12.5 for the 5000m ), but at the urging of the crowd he got back into the race after stopping for a few seconds and still won the race by a big bit. Had he had competed in his usual 1500m race at the OT, Bumbi would have been on the team in the 5000m. I am not sure why they had Lomong entered into the 5000, since he trains with Bumbi, and their team surely wants to maximize their Olympic participation. But I would think that Lomong has a very good chance of a medal in the 5000m. It should be a great race.
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Aug 8, 2012 12:22:00 GMT -5
Meh. I won't watch race walking until they clean up the sport and get rid of the dopers. Yeah, even I was on steriods for a while. It sure didn't help my times.
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Post by hoyarooter on Aug 8, 2012 13:24:30 GMT -5
An amazing, Paul Pierce-like recovery by the Algerian runner. Too bad they didn't take him off the track in a wheel chair following his quitting the 800.
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Post by sleepy on Aug 8, 2012 23:13:52 GMT -5
Does anyone else think it's dumb that they do the team and individual all-around competitions before all of the individual gymnastics events? It seems like doing the individual events first would build tension/drama/interest for the all-around and team events. Yes. I also think its odd they have separate competitions for the team and individual and event. Why dont they just have all the competitors do like three goes at each even then who ever has the best scores on each apparatus gets the medal for that one; whoever has be best score overall is the individual winner; and the team with the best score wins. I know they separate them to build drama, but it doesnt make much competitive sense They aren't separate to build drama. They are separate because by the end of the Olympics gymnasts are to physically and emotionally drained and usually aren't performing their best anymore. A whole week of competition is insane in gymnastics when you have to stay at your peak. You need to have the most important competitions come first so the gymnasts will be fresh and get the most competitive results possible. If you had team or all round finals last you would just see fall after fall after fall. Much like you saw in the event finals themselves. Or you would see event finals with girls not going 100%.
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Aug 9, 2012 11:51:24 GMT -5
Good to see the US win an individual men's track gold with Merritt and Richardson finishing 1,2 in the 110H. Helped by the DNF and DQ of their closest rivals from China and Cuba.
The 4x400 relay, which we have owned in the Olympics, will be interesting, as we do not have a significant anchor, so if it is close going into the fourth leg, all bets are off. The US can possibly have Jerimy Wariner on the anchor; he is in the 4x400 pool, having finished 6th at the trials and I bet he has a lot of running in his legs. He has been subpar for the last two years, but I would still like him on the anchor leg.
In the qualifying heats this morning the Bahamas just edged the US but both with the same time. The Jamaicans and the Kenyans did not qualify, as they possibly had the best anchors in Bolt and Rudisha. Belgium just qualified on time and they had the Borlee brothers, who both made the 400m final.
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Post by quickplay on Aug 9, 2012 20:52:56 GMT -5
That 1:40.91 by Rudisha is more impressive to me than Bolt's WR's (even though I'm biased because I was a sprinter at Gtown!).
49.2 - 51.7 splits. 1:14 at the 600.
He was a second slower at the 400 than his previous world record and faster at the 600.
I have never seen a combination of speed and strength like that in the 800 before, absolutely unreal.
(Also, two Americans under 1:43 and they don't even medal! What a race!!)
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Aug 10, 2012 11:31:24 GMT -5
That was an impressive run by Rudisha. He essentially acted as his own rabbit. In his previous world records, he has had Tanui do the pacing for him, but he took the responsibility on himself, thus making himself vulnerable. But no, this is Rudisha and he held on to win by a healthy margin.
Yes, sub 1:43's for the Americans and no medals. Unbelievable.
The US is in trouble in the 4x400m relay, which we have won the last eight straight Olympics. Not only is Merritt out (our best 400m runner now), but Mitchell is out, running the last half of his qualifying leg with a broken leg and I read that Wariner is out too with an injury. The US will have to dip into the 400m hurdles for replacements.
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Post by hoyarooter on Aug 10, 2012 12:42:13 GMT -5
Yeah, that was an astounding race by Rudisha, and an amazing final.
Props to the Americans for one two finishes in the decathlon and the triple jump. I certainly didn't see that coming in the triple jump.
Also props to the American women's teams - golds in water polo, soccer, gymnastics and playing for the gold in hoops and volleyball. Did I forget anything? I guess I could add the gold/silver in "beach" volleyball.
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