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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 Aug - Oct: Olympics: ***SPOILERS*** Olympic Updates: Archive through August 17, 2004 users admin

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Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Friday, August 13, 2004 - 11:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I thought we should have a thread to post updates and scores that we may hear before they are broadcast on primetime.

So if you get a scoop and want to share it, but don't want to spoil anyone's fun...post it here!

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Friday, August 13, 2004 - 11:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good idea, Marysafan. Thanks!

Zachyd
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03-17-2002

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 8:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cycling- Men's Road Race

The Top Three
1 ITA  BETTINI Paolo  5:41:44 
2  POR  PAULINHO Sergio  5:41:45  +0:01  
3  BEL  MERCKX Axel  5:41:52  +0:08
 


Zachyd
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03-17-2002

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 8:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cycling- Men's Road Race

The Top Three
1 ITA  BETTINI Paolo  5:41:44 
2  POR  PAULINHO Sergio  5:41:45  +0:01  
3  BEL  MERCKX Axel  5:41:52  +0:08
 


Zachyd
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03-17-2002

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 8:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here is Paolo Bettini who won the Men's Road Race

bettini

Hamsterlady
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07-03-2003

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Phelps (U.S.) won the Gold Medal and Van Zendt (U.S.) won the Silver Medal in the Men's 400m Medley. Phelps broke his own World Record for the event.
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Taken from an article at CNN:

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Michael Phelps won his first Olympic gold medal and broke his own world record in the 400-meter individual medley Saturday night, an impressive start to his quest to eclipse Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven gold medals.

Phelps won with a time of 4 minutes, 8.26 seconds, breaking the record of 4:08.41 that he set last month at the U.S. Olympic trials in Long Beach, Calif.

The Americans went 1-2. Erik Vendt of North Easton, Mass., duplicated his silver medal performance at the Sydney Games four years ago, though far behind Phelps at 4:11.81. Laszlo Cseh of Hungary claimed bronze in 4:12.15.



Legalboxer
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11-17-2003

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 9:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
to those who post spoilers, please try to put space before the headline so they dont show up on the tree when people click new messages

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Michael Phelps won his first gold (of a possible 8) at the 400m IM...he also broke his own world record. Erik Vent of the US won the silver.

Zachyd
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03-17-2002

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 9:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Men's 400m IM

Gold
United States
PHELPS Michael

Silver
United States
VENDT Erik

Bronze
Hungary
CSEH Laszlo


phelps

Zachyd
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03-17-2002

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here is Ian Thorpe who win the Men's 400m Freestyle

thorpe

Legalboxer
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11-17-2003

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 10:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
PLEASE PUT SPACE before your posts in here - it is ruining things for people who see the beginning of the headlines on the 'new messages" tree

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 12:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What Legalboxer is trying to say is, many people use the "New Messages" feature at the top of the board. When you read the list of "new messages," the first few words of each post show up on the list. So if you put "USA Won Gold," you've spoiled it for those who want to watch the Olympics unspoiled.

Over in the Survivor spoilers thread, we usually just put a bit of gibberish first (some people get creative and "sing," recite poetry, or do a line from their favorite sit com. I don't know if a space would work, as I've tried to put spaces before (like between pics or gifs), and the board somehow condenses the spaces.

So, if you don't want to sing or do poetry, how about just something like this:

...................Michael Phelps won gold today in the 400M IM.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think that would still show Who,

you need a whole line...

abcdef.... a;djfp'asjf(then enter)

Michael Phelps won gold... or something

which is why we did the nonsense in Survivor, and then we started getting goofy with song lines, then seinfeld lines came up etc...

Fwiw


Hamsterlady
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07-03-2003

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 12:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We could just say 'blahblahblahblahblahblahblah' at the beginning of our posts.

7 'blahs' should cover it.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 12:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good point Reader.

OK everyone, lets hear ya sing!

Legalboxer
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11-17-2003

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 12:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
thanks who, reader and hamsterlady

Hamsterlady
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07-03-2003

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 1:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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Taken from MSNBC:

Aussies upset U.S. in women's 400 free relay
Thompson denied ninth relay gold; Australia shatters world record

ATHENS, Greece - Jenny Thompson lost out on a record-tying ninth Olympic gold medal Saturday night, giving up the lead on the final lap as Australia won the 400-meter freestyle relay with a world record.

Thompson, who has won all eight of her golds in relays, anchored the U.S. team and dove into the water ahead by nearly four-10ths of a second after Amanda Weir seized the lead on the third leg.

But the greatest relay swimmer in U.S. history couldn’t hold it. Jodie Henry passed Thompson after they made the final turn nearly in unison, touching the wall in 3 minutes, 35.94 seconds to break the mark of 3:36.00 set by the Germans two years ago.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5707006/

Hamsterlady
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07-03-2003

Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 6:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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Kaitlin Sandeno won the Silver Medal in the 400M IM. She also broke the AR (American Record) by more then 3 seconds!

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 2:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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The US Swimming team won bronze in the 4x100 relay, so Michael Phelps won't win 8 golds...he still has a chance for 7 tho.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 2:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

Here are the prelim results for women's gymnastics...Q=Qualified for next round/final R=Reserve/alternates to fill in if a qualifier can't compete.

Team:
1. Romania 152.436pts - Q
2. United States 151.848pts - Q
3. China 151.085pts - Q
4. Russia 149.420pts - Q
5. Ukraine 148.908pts - Q
6. France 148.759pts - Q
7. Spain 147.921pts - Q
8. Australia 147.419pts - Q
9. Brazil 147.345pts
10. Canada 146.947pts
11. Great Britain 145.797pts
12. Korea, Republic of 144.372pts

Individual All Around (I won't list the whole list, just the top qualifiers).
1. Carly Patterson (USA) 38.337 - Q
2. Nicoleta Daniela Sofronie (Rom) 38.062 - Q
3. Oana Ban (Rom) 37.975 - Q
4. Courtney Kupets (USA) 37.937 - Q
5. Svetlana Khorkina (Rus) 37.836 - Q
6. Nan Zhang (Chn) 37.799 - Q
7. Anna Pavlova (Rus) 37.711 - Q
8. Mohini Bhardwaj (USA) 37.699
9. Tiantian Wang (Chn) 37.649 - Q
10. Alina Kozich (Ukr) 37.486 - Q
11. Marine Debauve (Fra) 37.437 - Q
12. Emilie Lepennec (Fra) 37.312 - Q
13. Courtney Mccool (USA) 37.287
14. Kate Richardson (Can) 37.224 - Q
15. Irina Yarotska (Ukr) 37.149 - Q
16. Daniele Hypolito (Bra) 37.086 - Q
17. Allana Slater (Aus) 37.011 - Q
18. Elena Gomez (Spa) 36.974 - Q
19. Elizabeth Tweddle (Gbr) 36.912- Q
20. Elena Zamolodchikova (Rus) 36.874
21. Alona Kvasha (Ukr) 36.711
22. Melanie Banville (Can) 36.649 - Q
23. Kwang Sun Pyon (PRK) 36.512 - Q
24. Stefani Bismpikou (Gre) 36.486 - Q
25. Monette Russo (Aus) 36.436 - Q
26. Camila Comin (Bra) 36.411 - Q
27. Ana Paula Rodrigues (Bra) 36.386
28. Katy Lennon (Gbr) 36.237 - Q
29. Aagje Vanwalleghem (Bel) 36.225- Q
30. Leyanet Gonzalez Calero (Cub)36.224 - R

Personal Observations: If not for the "2 per country" limit, all four of the USA women who competed in AA would be in the finals (24 get in). The lowest placement among these four was 13th. Other countries also had more than two place in the top 24, and because of the "2 per country" rule, they had to go all the way to 29th place to find the "24th" finalist. How sad is it to be, say Mohini Bhardwaj and take 8th in the AA, but not officially qualify for the finals?

Individual Event Qualifiers (top 8 from each event, but again, 2 per country rule, so not exactly the "TOP" 8 get in):

Balance Beam:
1. Catalina Ponor (Rom) 9.775 - Q
2. Carly Patterson (USA) 9.725 - Q
3. Alexandra Georgiana Eremia (Rom) 9.687- Q
4. Anna Pavlova (Rus) 9.637 - Q
5. Oana Ban (Rom) 9.625
6. Ya Li (Chn) 9.600 - Q
7. Allana Slater (Aus) 9.587 - Q
8. Nan Zhang (Chn) 9.550 - Q
9. Courtney Kupets (USA) 9.550 - Q

Floor
1. Catalina Ponor (Rom) 9.687 - Q
2. Fei Cheng (Chn) 9.650 - Q
3. Daiane dos Santos (Bra) 9.637 - Q
4. Oana Ban (Rom) 9.600 - Q
5. Patricia Moreno (Spa) 9.587 - Q
6. Kate Richardson (Can) 9.562 - Q
6. Alina Kozich (Ukr) 9.562 - Q
8. Mohini Bhardwaj (USA) 9.525 - Q

Vault
1. Monica Rosu (Rom) 9.650 - Q
2. Yun Mi Kang (PRK) 9.574 - Q
3. Elena Zamolodchikova (Rus) 9.456 - Q
4. Coralie Chacon (Fra) 9.437 - Q
5. Anna Pavlova (Rus) 9.424 - Q
6. Annia Hatch (USA) 9.418 - Q
7. Alona Kvasha (Ukr) 9.381 - Q
8. Tiantian Wang (Chn) 9.381 - Q

Uneven Bars
1. Svetlana Khorkina (Rus) 9.750 - Q
2. Li Lin (Chn) 9.700 - Q
3. Ya Li (Chn) 9.675 - Q
4. Emilie Lepennec (Fra) 9.662 - Q
5. Courtney Kupets (USA) 9.637 - Q
6. Nicoleta Daniela Sofronie (Rom) 9.625- Q
6. Terin Humphrey (USA) 9.625 - Q
8. Carly Patterson (USA) 9.600
9. Ye Fan (Chn) 9.600
10. Kwang Sun Pyon (PRK) 9.600 - Q

Personal Observations: The Diva of Gymnastics, Svetlana Khorkina, qualified 5th in AA, and on only one individual event (Bars). Something tells me though, its not all over. She usually does one of two things, self destructs and basically gives up in a hissy fit, or comes back out and kicks some major butt to win AA and Bars. There usually seems to be no in between. It should be interesting to see which Sveta shows up.


Jan
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08-01-2000

Monday, August 16, 2004 - 1:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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I'm not sure if the USA channels showed this yet but be sure and watch the men's 10 metre Sync diving. The GREEKS win the gold ..totally unexpected but the 3 fav teams (USA, China and Russia) all mess up their last dives so three other teams win allthe medals. Yeah for Greece. They were so thrilled , I was moved to tears.

PS and Canada finally won a medal! a bronze in the women's 10 metre sync diving.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Monday, August 16, 2004 - 2:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

Results of the Men's team final.....


RankCountryFloorPommelRingsVaultParellelHoriz.Points
HorseBarsBar
 1  JPN  28.311(3)  29.075(3)  29.124(1)  28.837(2)  29.012(3)  29.462(1)  173.821 
 2  USA  29.137(1)  29.050(4)  28.237(7)  28.599(4)  29.274(1)  28.636(5)  172.933 
 3  ROM  28.724(2)  29.249(2)  28.962(6)  29.025(1)  28.462(5)  27.962(8)  172.384 
 4  KOR  28.137(4)  28.637(5)  29.099(2)  28.562(5)  28.737(4)  28.675(4)  171.847 
 5  CHN  27.311(7)  29.299(1)  29.011(5)  28.825(3)  28.274(7)  28.537(7)  171.257 
 6  RUS  27.362(6)  27.661(7)  29.050(4)  28.324(7)  28.412(6)  28.999(2)  169.808 
 7  UKR  27.661(5)  26.049(8)  29.062(3)  27.849(8)  29.061(2)  28.562(6)  168.244 
 8  GER  26.512(8)  27.762(6)  28.024(8)  28.362(6)  28.012(8)  28.700(3)  167.372


Here's the accompanying article: Men's Team Final Article

I sort of like knowing what to look for when I watch it. China, the reigning World and Olympic Champion, failed to even medal (and were second to last on three of the events)!

This is Japan's first gold in 28 years, USA's first medal in a non-boycotted Games (since 1932), and Romania's first Men's medal. I'd say that was probably a very happy podium!

Check out what happens to China on the high bar (towards the end of the article). Yikes!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, August 16, 2004 - 2:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
DON'T tell me not to LIVE, just sit and putter . . .



Men's team gymnastic results -

Gold - Japan
Silver - United States (WOO HOO!!)
Bronze - Romania



link



Jan
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08-01-2000

Monday, August 16, 2004 - 3:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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I must make a correction re the diving post above..it was 3metre not 10 metre sync diving! Sorry about that. I just watched it again on the west coast feeds. Such a moving moment!!

Jan
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 8:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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Michael Phelps just won his second gold meadal in the 200 m butterfly, I think. He set a new olympic record

Japan was silver and Britian (Parry) was bronze. The Japanese swimmer trains in Waterloo (ON) for any Canadian fans.