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Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 9:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
Chess has it's own olympiad every two years. I wonder what score Nadia would've gotten if they used today's scoring system back then.

Tigerfan
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11-06-2003

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 9:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tigerfan a private message Print Post    
Ian Thorpe was there rooting Phelps on last night. Spitz coulda done the same thing...buy your own ticket and go watch history be made. I lost all respect for him after that article. The world owes him nothing.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 9:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I wonder if Ian Thorpe went on his own dime or if the Olympic Committee invited him. I wonder who they invite, if they invite anyone at all, and if they do, why do some get the honors and some don't..

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 10:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
Surprised Thorpe was there at all since he said some pretty rude things about Phelps. As for Spitz not sure what to say....

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Well, as Dee said about Charlie on Sheer Genius, when he was dissing her, she said that it is coming from an insecure, jealous person.

I think it fits Thorpe to a tee if he was actually saying rude things about Phelps.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 11:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
So anything happening with the Olypmics today?

Tvfreak
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04-09-2008

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 11:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tvfreak a private message Print Post    
Isn't the goal with each passing Olympics to break records, keep improving, and really test your limits? And furthermore, isn't it about respect for your fellow athlete? Thorpe should be cheering on these athletes, not questioning their goals! I fully respect his opinion, but now is the time for hope...not skepticism.

Also, a quick Olympic sidenote: an Olympic documentary is premiering this week both at the Olympics and select theaters across the country. It's showing some of the best moments in Olympic history and interviewing the athletes involved, so I wanted to let everyone know! Trailer included: http://www.kleenex.com/Let-It-Out/Let-It-Out-Movie.aspx?id=video I cried at the trailer, won't even lie. It's premiering here in DC tomorrow!

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Spoilers....


I don't know if this constitutes spoiling, but during the course of the day Michael PHelps won his third gold medal and another guy (Vandersomething?) won a medal also. US easily defeated Angola in basketball. That kind of anything?

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 3:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I just watched the 4x100 again, and I mean, I friggin know what is going to happen, yet I was feeling so much anxiety, silently saying go, go, go to Lezak. That takes the cake for me as one of the most amazing olympic moments for me.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Thank you Roxip!! I wish I could watch all the channels during the day, but they frown on that here at the office.

ITA Escapee! It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 4:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Roxip, Once the event has been run, you are welcome to report the results in the Olympic area (here). It is not considered spoiling.

So thanks for the info!


Mak1
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08-12-2002

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 6:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
The little 9-year-old Chinese girl who "sang" in the opening ceremonies was actually lip-syncing. Another little girl was offstage doing the actual singing.

"As it turns out, the ceremony's production team was put under intense pressure by the ruling Communist Party to find what the paper called the "perfect face and voice" for the performance, and they ended up using two girls instead of one. Apparently, third-grader Miaoke was judged to be cute enough but "not suitable" as a singer, while another girl, 7-year-old Yang Peiyi had a good voice but was not considered as attractive due to her crooked teeth.

What viewers heard and saw was Miaoke lip-synching to Peiyi's vocals, and, according to the Times, it's unclear if Miaoke even knew her voice was being overdubbed. It's not unusual for even major recording artists to sing along to a pre-recorded track or lip-synch all together at events like the Super Bowl, where acoustics and conditions might sometimes make live performance difficult, but singing along to another person's vocals is highly unusual.

The general music designer of the opening ceremonies, Chen Qigang, who owned up to the bait and switch during a radio interview on Sunday, said it was done "for the national interest. ... The child on camera should be flawless in image, internal feeling and expression." The song coincided with the pivotal arrival of the Chinese national flag in the stadium, which is why Qigang said a member of the Communist Party's powerful Politburo committee demanded a change during rehearsals.

On Monday, Peiyi appeared on China Central Television and said, "I'm OK with it. ... My voice was used in the performance. I think that's enough." "


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Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 7:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
YAAAA Phelps!!!!!!

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 9:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
Does anyone know about Phelps's Dad. I only see his mom and sisters in the stands.

also, bella karoli seems positive that the tiniest gymnist from china is under 16 yrs old. and watching her tonight, i think he is right.
she looks about 12 or 13 yrs old.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 9:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
He and his dad are estranged...

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 10:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Mom has raised him alone since he was 7.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 6:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I have heard that one of the Chinese gymnasts has been in "training" since age 3 and she has seen her parents maybe once a year. She called her parents at one point to tell them she wanted to come home and they wouldn't let her. It almost seems inhumane...

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 6:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
i wonder if this helps the parents get around the 'one child' law?

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 6:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
The announcers talked about that last night. The families of the girls get certain "perks" for having their child taken to train. If she had come home, they'd have had to give that up. No mention was made of exactly what the perks were.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 7:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
heh...they age three or four years while training...It's kinda like dog years.

So, in essence, 12 years of Chinese Womens Gymnastics training is equal to 16 normal years.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 7:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Yeah Nick, I Think thats got to be it!! I laugh when they call it the "womens" gymnastic team...

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 8:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
I see Phelps is on track to mine for more gold!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL! So far he is 5 for 5 and 5 WR to boot!

Spitfire
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07-18-2002

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 9:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spitfire a private message Print Post    
I totally think China is lying about the gymnastics girls. They have been less than honest about several other minor things, why not try to get away with something bigger. They fibbed about the fireworks, show us one girl singing who is not really singing because she's not cute enough, and they saw they stopped the rain. Last night I was watching something that was talking about the rain stuff and they said it's not proven that they can actually stop rain. There was no rain in the forecast that night and the report stated there is no way to actually know for sure if it works.

Neko
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 11:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
Watching gymnastics last night, there's NO WAY that at least one of those Chinese girls (I think 2 of them are underage, one for sure) is 16 or older.

So who cares if they won Gold, the American's will get it once the truth about their ages is proven. LOL

Kearie
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07-21-2005

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 11:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kearie a private message Print Post    
I have to make a few comments about what I've heard about the Chinese.

In China, they don't really celebrate birthdays.
Each year, when January 1st rolls around, EVERYBODY has a birthday and adds a year.

A baby can be born December 15th, and by the new year...at 16days old, they are considered one year.

This maybe be why the one looks young. I too, think the one girl is about 12 0r 13 though.

Another thing I want to add is the chinese can have more than one child...even the general population. The catch is, you have to have approval to have a second child...and then you must pay for the privledge. (Way above medical expenses) Kind of like a tax...which is around 10k for the 2nd child.

If parents divorce...the man gets the boys and the woman gets the girls. No custody battles there.

For what it's worth.