oops.. Bronze gone in the 4 x 100 for the Canadian sprinters.. Stepped on a line.. DQd.. 
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I wonder how you can make this spin this to be the fault of the US.oops.. Bronze gone in the 4 x 100 for the Canadian sprinters.. Stepped on a line.. DQd..
Nope, it was all our own fault, you can't step on any part of the inside line at any point in the race.. it's the same for everybody. It's why the 4 X 100 is so technical and difficult.. with batons and passing zones and 48 inch lanes and distractions galore.. and trying to keep that all that together while maintaining your speed, balance and fighting centrifugal force on the turns.
It's why we got into the Final in the first place with the Brits screwing up a pass. It's why there's always drama in this relay. Unfortunately it landed on us in this race. It would have been an outstanding result given the absolute spectacle of Sprinting we've seen in these Olympics and rivalry of the Jamaicans and Americans.. but it wasn't to be. See if we get a fair shake, i call it so. Then move on, it's all water under Tower bridge.
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Ya know I have watched a bunch of Olympics in my time and I have to say it might be time for anything that is judged to be tossed from the games. Some of these 'sports' are ludicrous to begin with then you throw in the subjective nature of judging and it becomes a gong show. How about we start giving points for 'artistic impression' to the 100m sprinters? What about a few seconds deductions for riding high up on the bike track? Judging needs to go for something more tangible to measure IMHO.
Russia’s Kanaeva becomes first with two Olympic rhythmic gymnastics titles
Evgeniya Kanaeva defended her Olympic gold medal in historic fashion.
The Russian became the first rhythmic gymnast to win two individual all-around titles Saturday. It caps off a spectacular four-year run for Kanaeva, who has also won the last three world titles. A Russian has now won the last four all-around titles.
Kanaeva had the highest score on all four events, finishing with a total of 116.90.
Daria Dmitrieva won the silver medal — not bad for someone who wasn't even supposed to be at the London Olympics. The 19-year-old was added to the Russian roster earlier this month after Alexandra Merkulova got hurt. Liubou Charkashnya of Belarus won the bronze medal.
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These ladies are truly phenomenal athletes. I kept flashing back to that scene in Titanic where Rose rises on her toes during her dance - I still wince when I think of the sheer fortitude that must have taken. These ladies don't rise that high but boy do they come close - they spend a good portion of their routines on their tip-toes.....think about that - then add the fact that they are whirling ribbons, or tossing batons or throwing balls as they dance across the floor doing all manner of intricate maneuvers. I was spellbound by them.
Evgeniya Kanaeva is mesmerizing. Precise, flowing, athletic, graceful - she has it all. Congratulations Evgeniya.
Evgeniya Kanaeva defended her Olympic gold medal in historic fashion.
The Russian became the first rhythmic gymnast to win two individual all-around titles Saturday. It caps off a spectacular four-year run for Kanaeva, who has also won the last three world titles. A Russian has now won the last four all-around titles.
Kanaeva had the highest score on all four events, finishing with a total of 116.90.
Daria Dmitrieva won the silver medal — not bad for someone who wasn't even supposed to be at the London Olympics. The 19-year-old was added to the Russian roster earlier this month after Alexandra Merkulova got hurt. Liubou Charkashnya of Belarus won the bronze medal.
Russia
These ladies are truly phenomenal athletes. I kept flashing back to that scene in Titanic where Rose rises on her toes during her dance - I still wince when I think of the sheer fortitude that must have taken. These ladies don't rise that high but boy do they come close - they spend a good portion of their routines on their tip-toes.....think about that - then add the fact that they are whirling ribbons, or tossing batons or throwing balls as they dance across the floor doing all manner of intricate maneuvers. I was spellbound by them.
Evgeniya Kanaeva is mesmerizing. Precise, flowing, athletic, graceful - she has it all. Congratulations Evgeniya.
Canada men’s relay team of Jared Connaughton, Gavin Smellie, Oluseyi Smith, Justyn Warner at the 4 x 100 meter relay.
The Bronze was theirs.............then it wasn't. Jared Connaughton, Captain of the team immediately stepped forward and took responsibility for stepping on the line which broke a rule that disqualified the team after they had crossed the finish line in 3rd place. Heart-breaker guys......................but no one can take away what you accomplished today. I am so proud of you all. Bravo, Jared.
He wanted to finish in the top ten...............he had personal bests in all but one event of the decathlon for a total of 6. He is 22 years old. This is his first major competition. He is Canada's own Damian Warner.............and he's a keeper. He finished 5th overall.
ROCK ON, DAMIAN..........WELL DONE LAD. :canada:
VERY old. But terribly taxing on the athlete who must race walk 50K which is longer than a marathon. Any "lift" when the feet are off the ground can be penalized. While not aesthetically pleasing, it is a very challenging sport which takes a lot out of an athlete.
Canada men’s relay team of Jared Connaughton, Gavin Smellie, Oluseyi Smith, Justyn Warner at the 4 x 100 meter relay.
The Bronze was theirs.............then it wasn't. Jared Connaughton, Captain of the team immediately stepped forward and took responsibility for stepping on the line which broke a rule that disqualified the team after they had crossed the finish line in 3rd place. Heart-breaker guys......................but no one can take away what you accomplished today. I am so proud of you all. Bravo, Jared.
He wanted to finish in the top ten...............he had personal bests in all but one event of the decathlon for a total of 6. He is 22 years old. This is his first major competition. He is Canada's own Damian Warner.............and he's a keeper. He finished 5th overall.
ROCK ON, DAMIAN..........WELL DONE LAD. :canada:
Wow. See that Eagle****. Called ourselves for a foul and it cost us a medal. That's integrity for you. Your soccer *****s....I mean players should take some lessons....along with the rest of your citizens.
Japan’s Olympic soccer loss brings out the Twitter racism
By Adam Westlake / August 10, 2012 / 70 Comments
I talked about one of the reasons why I was cheering for Nadeshiko Japan to win the women’s soccer gold medal, but I didn’t really talk about what I was afraid of if they lost. Well, this is it; just as when Japan defeated the U.S. in last year’s World Cup, their loss in the final Olympic match has prompted a storm of ignorant Americans to post racist comments on Twitter, making vulgar connections between a soccer game and Pearl Harbor or Hiroshima. Just as “Olympics,” “soccer,” and “We are the champions” became trending topics on the social network, so too did the terms “Japs,” “Pearl Harbor,” and “Hiroshima.”
With Japan’s defeat on Thursday, the U.S. women’s team won the Olympic gold medal for the fourth consecutive time. And while the players held mutual respect for each other, and congratulated each other at the end on a game well-played, some disappointing American “fans” on Twitter did not behave the same. When Japan defeated the U.S. in Germany last year at the Women’s World Cup, one of the worst tweets I remember reading was to the effect of “Japan may have won the World Cup, but the U.S. scored the first two points with Hiroshima and Nagasaki,” referring to the two atomic bombings during World War II. Well, this year’s tweets did not fail to live up. JapanProbe got some great screenshots of the wonderful variety of ignorance and hatred.
http://japandailypress.com/japans-olympic-soccer-loss-brings-out-the-twitter-racism-108819
By Adam Westlake / August 10, 2012 / 70 Comments
I talked about one of the reasons why I was cheering for Nadeshiko Japan to win the women’s soccer gold medal, but I didn’t really talk about what I was afraid of if they lost. Well, this is it; just as when Japan defeated the U.S. in last year’s World Cup, their loss in the final Olympic match has prompted a storm of ignorant Americans to post racist comments on Twitter, making vulgar connections between a soccer game and Pearl Harbor or Hiroshima. Just as “Olympics,” “soccer,” and “We are the champions” became trending topics on the social network, so too did the terms “Japs,” “Pearl Harbor,” and “Hiroshima.”
With Japan’s defeat on Thursday, the U.S. women’s team won the Olympic gold medal for the fourth consecutive time. And while the players held mutual respect for each other, and congratulated each other at the end on a game well-played, some disappointing American “fans” on Twitter did not behave the same. When Japan defeated the U.S. in Germany last year at the Women’s World Cup, one of the worst tweets I remember reading was to the effect of “Japan may have won the World Cup, but the U.S. scored the first two points with Hiroshima and Nagasaki,” referring to the two atomic bombings during World War II. Well, this year’s tweets did not fail to live up. JapanProbe got some great screenshots of the wonderful variety of ignorance and hatred.
http://japandailypress.com/japans-olympic-soccer-loss-brings-out-the-twitter-racism-108819
Overall medal count after 15 days:
1. United States (USA) 44 Gold, 29 Silver, 29 Bronze
2. China (CHN) 38 Gold, 27 Silver, 22 Bronze
3. Great Britain (GBR) 28 Gold, 15 Silver, 19 Bronze
4. Russia (RUS) 21 Gold, 25 Silver, 32 Bronze
5. South Korea (KOR) 13 Gold, 7 Silver, 7 Bronze
6. Germany (GER) 11 Gold, 19 Silver, 14 Bronze
7. France (FRA) 10 Gold, 11 Silver, 12 Bronze
8. Italy (ITA) 8 Gold, 7 Silver, 8 Bronze
9. Hungary (HUN) 8 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze
10. Australia (AUS) 7 Gold, 16 Silver, 12 Bronze
11. Japan (JPN) 6 Gold, 14 Silver, 17 Bronze
12. Netherlands (NED) 6 Gold, 6 Silver, 8 Bronze
13. Kazakhstan (KAZ) 6 Gold, 0 Silver, 4 Bronze
14. Ukraine (UKR) 5 Gold, 4 Silver, 9 Bronze
15. New Zealand (NZL) 5 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze
16. Iran (IRI) 4 Gold, 5 Silver, 3 Bronze
17. Jamaica (JAM) 4 Gold, 4 Silver, 4 Bronze
18. Cuba (CUB) 4 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze
19. North Korea (PRK) 4 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze
20. Spain (ESP) 3 Gold, 9 Silver, 4 Bronze
21. Brazil (BRA) 3 Gold, 4 Silver, 8 Bronze
22. Belarus (BLR) 3 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze
23. Czech Republic (CZE) 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze
24. South Africa (RSA) 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
25. Ethiopia (ETH) 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
26. Romania (ROU) 2 Gold, 5 Silver, 2 Bronze
27. Denmark (DEN) 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 3 Bronze
28. Kenya (KEN) 2 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze
29. Poland (POL) 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze
30. Azerbaijan (AZE) 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 5 Bronze
31. Turkey (TUR) 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
32. (tie) Croatia (CRO), Norway (NOR) 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
34. Switzerland (SUI) 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze
35. Canada (CAN) 1 Gold, 5 Silver, 12 Bronze
36. Colombia (COL), 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze
37. (tie) Mexico (MEX), Sweden (SWE) 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze
39. Georgia (GEO) 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
40. Ireland (IRE) 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
41. (tie) Argentina (ARG), Lithuania (LTU), Slovenia (SLO) 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
44. (tie) Serbia (SRB), Tunisia (TUN) 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
46. Dominican Republic (DOM) 1 Gold. 1 Silver, 0 Bronze
47. (tie) Trinidad and Tobago (TRI), Uzbekistan (UZB) 1 Gold, 0 Silver, 3 Bronze
49. Latvia (LAT) 1 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze
50. (tie) Algeria (ALG), Bahamas (BAH), Grenada (GRN), Venezuela (VEN) 1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze
54. Thailand (THA) 0 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
55. Egypt (EGY) 0 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze
56. India (IND) 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 4 Bronze
57. (tie) Mongolia (MGL), Slovakia (SVK) 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
59. (tie) Armenia (ARM), Belgium (BEL), Finland (FIN) 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
62. (tie) Bulgaria (BUL), Estonia (EST), Indonesia (INA), Malaysia (MAS), Puerto Rico (PUR), Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
68. (tie) Botswana (BOT), Cyprus (CYP), Gabon (GAB), Guatemala (GUA), Montenegro (MNE), Portugal (POR) 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze
74. (tie) Greece (GRE), Moldova (MDA), Qatar (QAT), Singapore (SIN) 0 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze
78. (tie) Afghanistan (AFG), Bahrain (BRN), Hong Kong (HKG), Saudi Arabia (KSA), Kuwait (KUW), Morocco (MAR), Tajikistan (TAJ) 0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze
So far, USA's medals have been in the events:
G: Men's 400 m individual medley/Swimming
G: Women's skeet/Shooting
G: Women's 100 m butterfly/Swimming
G: Men's 100 m backstroke/Swimming
G: Women's 100 m backstroke/Swimming
G: Men's skeet/Shooting
G: Women's artistic team all-around/Gymnastics
G: Women's 200 m freestyle/Swimming
G: Men's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay/Swimming
G: Women's time trial/Cycling
G: Men's 100 m freestyle/Swimming
G: Women's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay/Swimming
G: Women's eight/Rowing
G: Women's 78 kg/Judo
G: Women's artistic individual all-around/Gymnastics
G: Women's 200 m breaststroke/Swimming
G: Men's 200 m backstroke/Swimming
G: Men's 200 m individual medley/Swimming
G: Men's 100 m butterfly/Swimming
G: Women's 800 m freestyle/Swimming
G: Women's 200 m backstroke/Swimming
G: Women's 50 m rifle three positions/Shooting
G: Men's 4 x 100 m medley relay/Swimming
G: Women's 4 x 100 m medley relay/Swimming
G: Men's doubles/Tennis
G: Women's singles/Tennis
G: Women's doubles/Tennis
G: Women's 400 m/Athletics
G: Women's pole vault/Athletics
G: Women's floor/Gymnastics
G: Women's 200 m/Athletics
G: Men's 110 m hurdles/Athletics
G: Women's long jump/Athletics
G: Women's beach volleyball/Volleyball
G: Women's middleweight/Boxing
G: Women's competition/Football
G: Men's triple jump/Athletics
G: Men's decathlon/Athletics
G: Women's competition/Water polo
G: Men's freestyle 74 kg/Wrestling
G: Women's 4 x 100 m relay/Athletics
G: Women's competition/Basketball
G: Men's 10 m platform/Diving
G: Women's 4 x 400 m relay/Athletics
S: Men's team/Archery
S: Women's 400 m individual medley/Swimming
S: Women's synchronized 3 m springboard/Diving
S: Men's 4 x 100 m freestyle relay/Swimming
S: Women's 400 m freestyle/Swimming
S: Men's 100 m backstroke/Swimming
S: Women's 100 m backstroke/Swimming
S: Men's 200 m butterfly/Swimming
S: Men's 200 m individual medley/Swimming
S: Men's 50 m freestyle/Swimming
S: Women's team pursuit/Cycling
S: Men's 10,000 m/Athletics
S: Women's 100 m/Athletics
S: Women's vault/Gymnastics
S: Women's 400 m hurdles/Athletics
S: Women's omnium/Cycling
S: Men's 1500 m/Athletics
S: Men's high jump/Athletics
S: Women's 100 m hurdles/Athletics
S: Women's 400 m hurdles/Athletics
S: Men's 110 m hurdles/Athletics
S: Women's beach volleyball/Volleyball
S: Women's marathon 10 km/Swimming
S: Men's triple jump/Athletics
S: Men's decathlon/Athletics
S: Men's 4 x 100 m relay/Athletics
S: Women's high jump/Athletics
S: Men's 4 x 100 m relay/Athletics
S: Women's competition/Volleyball
B: Men's 400 m freestyle/Swimming
B: Women's 400 m freestyle relay/Swimming
B: Men's 100 m breaststroke/Swimming
B: Men's synchronized 10 m platform/Diving
B: Women's 57 kg/Judo
B: Women's 200 m individual medley/Swimming
B: Women's quadruple sculls/Rowing
B: Men's synchronized 3 m springboard/Diving
B: Men's artistic individual all-around/Gymnastics
B: Men's 200 m backstroke/Swimming
B: Women's 200 m backstroke/Swimming
B: Men's shot put/Athletics
B: Women's team epee/Fencing
B: Men's four/Rowing
B: Men's long jump/Athletics
B: Mixed doubles/Tennis
B: Men's 100 m/Athletics
B: Women's 400 m/Athletics
B: Men's 50 m rifle three positions/Shooting
B: Women's balance beam/Gymnastics
B: Women's 100 m hurdles/Athletics
B: Women's flyweight/Boxing
B: Women's long jump/Athletics
B: Women's freestyle 48 kg/Wrestling
B: Women's 200 m/Athletics
B: Men's 68 kg/Taekwondo
B: Women's 67 kg/Taekwondo
B: Women's cross-country/Cycling
B: Men's freestyle 60 kg/Wrestling
1. United States (USA) 44 Gold, 29 Silver, 29 Bronze
2. China (CHN) 38 Gold, 27 Silver, 22 Bronze
3. Great Britain (GBR) 28 Gold, 15 Silver, 19 Bronze
4. Russia (RUS) 21 Gold, 25 Silver, 32 Bronze
5. South Korea (KOR) 13 Gold, 7 Silver, 7 Bronze
6. Germany (GER) 11 Gold, 19 Silver, 14 Bronze
7. France (FRA) 10 Gold, 11 Silver, 12 Bronze
8. Italy (ITA) 8 Gold, 7 Silver, 8 Bronze
9. Hungary (HUN) 8 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze
10. Australia (AUS) 7 Gold, 16 Silver, 12 Bronze
11. Japan (JPN) 6 Gold, 14 Silver, 17 Bronze
12. Netherlands (NED) 6 Gold, 6 Silver, 8 Bronze
13. Kazakhstan (KAZ) 6 Gold, 0 Silver, 4 Bronze
14. Ukraine (UKR) 5 Gold, 4 Silver, 9 Bronze
15. New Zealand (NZL) 5 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze
16. Iran (IRI) 4 Gold, 5 Silver, 3 Bronze
17. Jamaica (JAM) 4 Gold, 4 Silver, 4 Bronze
18. Cuba (CUB) 4 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze
19. North Korea (PRK) 4 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze
20. Spain (ESP) 3 Gold, 9 Silver, 4 Bronze
21. Brazil (BRA) 3 Gold, 4 Silver, 8 Bronze
22. Belarus (BLR) 3 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze
23. Czech Republic (CZE) 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze
24. South Africa (RSA) 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
25. Ethiopia (ETH) 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
26. Romania (ROU) 2 Gold, 5 Silver, 2 Bronze
27. Denmark (DEN) 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 3 Bronze
28. Kenya (KEN) 2 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze
29. Poland (POL) 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze
30. Azerbaijan (AZE) 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 5 Bronze
31. Turkey (TUR) 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
32. (tie) Croatia (CRO), Norway (NOR) 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
34. Switzerland (SUI) 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze
35. Canada (CAN) 1 Gold, 5 Silver, 12 Bronze
36. Colombia (COL), 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze
37. (tie) Mexico (MEX), Sweden (SWE) 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze
39. Georgia (GEO) 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
40. Ireland (IRE) 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
41. (tie) Argentina (ARG), Lithuania (LTU), Slovenia (SLO) 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
44. (tie) Serbia (SRB), Tunisia (TUN) 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
46. Dominican Republic (DOM) 1 Gold. 1 Silver, 0 Bronze
47. (tie) Trinidad and Tobago (TRI), Uzbekistan (UZB) 1 Gold, 0 Silver, 3 Bronze
49. Latvia (LAT) 1 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze
50. (tie) Algeria (ALG), Bahamas (BAH), Grenada (GRN), Venezuela (VEN) 1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze
54. Thailand (THA) 0 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
55. Egypt (EGY) 0 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze
56. India (IND) 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 4 Bronze
57. (tie) Mongolia (MGL), Slovakia (SVK) 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
59. (tie) Armenia (ARM), Belgium (BEL), Finland (FIN) 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
62. (tie) Bulgaria (BUL), Estonia (EST), Indonesia (INA), Malaysia (MAS), Puerto Rico (PUR), Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
68. (tie) Botswana (BOT), Cyprus (CYP), Gabon (GAB), Guatemala (GUA), Montenegro (MNE), Portugal (POR) 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze
74. (tie) Greece (GRE), Moldova (MDA), Qatar (QAT), Singapore (SIN) 0 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze
78. (tie) Afghanistan (AFG), Bahrain (BRN), Hong Kong (HKG), Saudi Arabia (KSA), Kuwait (KUW), Morocco (MAR), Tajikistan (TAJ) 0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze
So far, USA's medals have been in the events:
G: Men's 400 m individual medley/Swimming
G: Women's skeet/Shooting
G: Women's 100 m butterfly/Swimming
G: Men's 100 m backstroke/Swimming
G: Women's 100 m backstroke/Swimming
G: Men's skeet/Shooting
G: Women's artistic team all-around/Gymnastics
G: Women's 200 m freestyle/Swimming
G: Men's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay/Swimming
G: Women's time trial/Cycling
G: Men's 100 m freestyle/Swimming
G: Women's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay/Swimming
G: Women's eight/Rowing
G: Women's 78 kg/Judo
G: Women's artistic individual all-around/Gymnastics
G: Women's 200 m breaststroke/Swimming
G: Men's 200 m backstroke/Swimming
G: Men's 200 m individual medley/Swimming
G: Men's 100 m butterfly/Swimming
G: Women's 800 m freestyle/Swimming
G: Women's 200 m backstroke/Swimming
G: Women's 50 m rifle three positions/Shooting
G: Men's 4 x 100 m medley relay/Swimming
G: Women's 4 x 100 m medley relay/Swimming
G: Men's doubles/Tennis
G: Women's singles/Tennis
G: Women's doubles/Tennis
G: Women's 400 m/Athletics
G: Women's pole vault/Athletics
G: Women's floor/Gymnastics
G: Women's 200 m/Athletics
G: Men's 110 m hurdles/Athletics
G: Women's long jump/Athletics
G: Women's beach volleyball/Volleyball
G: Women's middleweight/Boxing
G: Women's competition/Football
G: Men's triple jump/Athletics
G: Men's decathlon/Athletics
G: Women's competition/Water polo
G: Men's freestyle 74 kg/Wrestling
G: Women's 4 x 100 m relay/Athletics
G: Women's competition/Basketball
G: Men's 10 m platform/Diving
G: Women's 4 x 400 m relay/Athletics
S: Men's team/Archery
S: Women's 400 m individual medley/Swimming
S: Women's synchronized 3 m springboard/Diving
S: Men's 4 x 100 m freestyle relay/Swimming
S: Women's 400 m freestyle/Swimming
S: Men's 100 m backstroke/Swimming
S: Women's 100 m backstroke/Swimming
S: Men's 200 m butterfly/Swimming
S: Men's 200 m individual medley/Swimming
S: Men's 50 m freestyle/Swimming
S: Women's team pursuit/Cycling
S: Men's 10,000 m/Athletics
S: Women's 100 m/Athletics
S: Women's vault/Gymnastics
S: Women's 400 m hurdles/Athletics
S: Women's omnium/Cycling
S: Men's 1500 m/Athletics
S: Men's high jump/Athletics
S: Women's 100 m hurdles/Athletics
S: Women's 400 m hurdles/Athletics
S: Men's 110 m hurdles/Athletics
S: Women's beach volleyball/Volleyball
S: Women's marathon 10 km/Swimming
S: Men's triple jump/Athletics
S: Men's decathlon/Athletics
S: Men's 4 x 100 m relay/Athletics
S: Women's high jump/Athletics
S: Men's 4 x 100 m relay/Athletics
S: Women's competition/Volleyball
B: Men's 400 m freestyle/Swimming
B: Women's 400 m freestyle relay/Swimming
B: Men's 100 m breaststroke/Swimming
B: Men's synchronized 10 m platform/Diving
B: Women's 57 kg/Judo
B: Women's 200 m individual medley/Swimming
B: Women's quadruple sculls/Rowing
B: Men's synchronized 3 m springboard/Diving
B: Men's artistic individual all-around/Gymnastics
B: Men's 200 m backstroke/Swimming
B: Women's 200 m backstroke/Swimming
B: Men's shot put/Athletics
B: Women's team epee/Fencing
B: Men's four/Rowing
B: Men's long jump/Athletics
B: Mixed doubles/Tennis
B: Men's 100 m/Athletics
B: Women's 400 m/Athletics
B: Men's 50 m rifle three positions/Shooting
B: Women's balance beam/Gymnastics
B: Women's 100 m hurdles/Athletics
B: Women's flyweight/Boxing
B: Women's long jump/Athletics
B: Women's freestyle 48 kg/Wrestling
B: Women's 200 m/Athletics
B: Men's 68 kg/Taekwondo
B: Women's 67 kg/Taekwondo
B: Women's cross-country/Cycling
B: Men's freestyle 60 kg/Wrestling
Hey moron they were disqualified by the Olympic Official! Canada didn't call it's own foul. Canada actually tried to appeal the decision and it was rejected and the ruling stood.
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/athletics...relay-team-loses-bronze-disqualification.html
From the article...
" The official decision, rule 163.3a, states: "In all races run in lanes, each athlete shall keep within his allocated lane from start to finish. This shall also apply to any portion of a race run in lanes."
An appeal by Athletics Canada was rejected, determining the decision made by the offical on the track would stand.
"I'm really, really devastated and disappointed. I just don't know," said Gavin Smellie, who ran the lead leg for Canada. "That's what you work for, just to get the medal. To feel like that and then to have that moment taken away is really harsh."
What do you have to say now dumb azz?
Still in pain Nick? Still whining?
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We'll, it looks like this is it. After over two long weeks, the U.S.'s last medal will come in the men's basketball final.
The U.S. started the day with 44 gold medals. And they just won another in men's freestyle wrestling. They should win the gold in men's basketball, bringing the total to my count to 46.
Much more than the 36 gold U.S. won at the 2008 Olympics.
The U.S. started the day with 44 gold medals. And they just won another in men's freestyle wrestling. They should win the gold in men's basketball, bringing the total to my count to 46.
Much more than the 36 gold U.S. won at the 2008 Olympics.
The Spice Girls and Freddie Mercury are to perform at tonight's closing ceremony.
However, as David Cameron said this afternoon, we are really only at the halfway stage of the entire London Games with the Paralympics returning to their home country (the first were the Stoke Mandeville 1948 ones, hence the name of the 2012 London Paralympics mascot Mandeville) later this month.
The birth of a new games: How one inspirational man escaped the Nazis and created the modern day Paralympics: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...n-created-modern-day-games.html#ixzz23LoyFGwf
The modern Olympics also returned to their home country. The first were held in the Shropshire village of Much Wenlock in 1850, and is why the London 2012 Olympics mascot is called Wenlock.
The closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics - said by many to have been the best Olympics ever - starts tonight at 9pm UK time.
Going for gold: Closing ceremony organiser Kim Gavin says the show will be the 'disco after the wedding'
A worldwide audience of 1 billion is expected to tune into the three-hour-long ceremony billed as a Symphony of British Music.
The recently re-formed Spice Girls are to perform, as well as Jessis J, Madness (who performed on the roof of Buckingham Palace during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert two months ago), George Michael, Pet Shop Boys, Darcey Busell and Queen. There will even be a performance from Freddie Mercury, thanks to holographic technology.
Viva Forever! The Spice Girls were spotted in Dagenham, Essex rehearsing for their much-anticipated reunion ahead of the Olympics closing ceremony
The spectacle will be 'the best after-show party that's ever been', according to artistic director Kim Gavin. He added that the bonanza will be the 'disco after the wedding'.
Mr Gavin promised something 'completely different' from Danny Boyle's opening ceremony.
London 2012 chairman Lord Seb Coe said the theme for the opening ceremony is 'Party. Party. Party.'
As well as British music, the ceremony will also celebrate British books. A giant peach, representing Roald Dahl's "James and the Giant Peach", will make an appearance.
The ceremony will open with black cabs, scooters, bicycles, dancing lollipop ladies and umbrella-carrying commuters creating a London rush-hour, before the performers strip off to reveal Union Jack swimsuits and sports outfits.
The Spice Girls will appear on top of London cabs wearing Sporty, Ginger, Scary, Posh and Baby outfits updated by Giles Deacon, the British fashion designer. They will perform their hits Wannabe and Spice Up Your Life.
Freddie Mercury will perform tonight, thanks to a hologram of him performing in 1985
Giant models of London landmarks such as Tower Bridge, the London Eye and Battersea Power Station will create a cityscape, while Ray Davies of the Kinks performs Waterloo Sunset, his love song to London, and Julian Lloyd Webber plays Elgar’s Salut D’Amour on the cello. Hundreds of children and volunteers in costume will recreate the flow of the River Thames.
The stages in the Stadium will be inscribed with extracts from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 (My Mistress’ Eyes), Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Dickens’s Great Expectations and Boswell’s Life Of Johnson. A giant book will open to reveal the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights.
More music will come from Jessie J and rapper Tinie Tempah from the back of a white Rolls-Royce convertible, while comedian Russell Brand is expected to perform a version of the Sex Pistols’ punk rock classic Pretty Vacant from the top of a multi-coloured bus.
George Michael was also pictured practicing in Dagenham ahead of Sunday's ceremony
There will be a Pythonesque moment when Eric Idle sings Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, while nuns on roller-skates career around the stage.
There will also be an appearance by the yellow Reliant Regal three-wheeler van driven by Del Boy and Rodney in Only Fools And Horses.
Famous London landmarks, such as Tower Bridge, shown above in Dagenham, are to make an appearance inside the Olympic Stadium as well as London black cabs and the Trotter brothers' yellow Reliant Regal van from classic BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses.
Each competing country’s flagbearer – Britain’s is gold medal-winning sailor Ben Ainslie – will then enter the stadium followed by many of the Games’s 10,000 athletes, marching together rather than by nationality and accompanied by Elbow’s song One Day Like This.
The London Symphony Orchestra will perform a suite of British music followed by a screening of some of the greatest moments from London 2012.
The soundtrack to the ceremony features about 30 major British hits from the past five decades.
The concert begins with the strains of Bohemian Rhapsody followed by a moving rendition of John Lennon’s Imagine, which is expected to involve the Liverpool Philharmonic Children’s Choir, while Liam Gallagher is scheduled to perform the Oasis hit Wonderwall. Reclusive singer Kate Bush will make an appearance, one of just a handful since her only live tour in 1979.
Mods on scooters, representing a landmark time in modern British cultural identity, are also set to feature in the showcase ceremony
The music of The Beatles, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and Elton John will also be featured.
There will be a fashion show halfway through the ceremony featuring supermodels Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Karen Elson, Stella Tennant, Jourdan Dunn, and Lily Cole, who was seen rehearsing earlier this week.
It is expected that Take That will play live, although singer Gary Barlow may be replaced by George Michael after Barlow and his wife lost their baby through stillbirth last week.
A lone dancer with a broom, will symbolically sweep away the remnants of the London Games. Then, when the dancing sweeper reaches the centre of the main stage, dancers join him from all sides of the stadium to create a Rio-style carnival.
A 30ft model of the London Eye is prepared for the closing ceremony tonight
Thomas Heatherwick’s spectacular cauldron will be extinguished as Darcey Bussell dances to Spirit Of The Flame, bringing the event to a close – before rock band The Who perform and the skies above London are set alight by a spectacular fireworks display.
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However, as David Cameron said this afternoon, we are really only at the halfway stage of the entire London Games with the Paralympics returning to their home country (the first were the Stoke Mandeville 1948 ones, hence the name of the 2012 London Paralympics mascot Mandeville) later this month.
The birth of a new games: How one inspirational man escaped the Nazis and created the modern day Paralympics: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...n-created-modern-day-games.html#ixzz23LoyFGwf
The modern Olympics also returned to their home country. The first were held in the Shropshire village of Much Wenlock in 1850, and is why the London 2012 Olympics mascot is called Wenlock.
The closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics - said by many to have been the best Olympics ever - starts tonight at 9pm UK time.
Going for gold: Closing ceremony organiser Kim Gavin says the show will be the 'disco after the wedding'
A worldwide audience of 1 billion is expected to tune into the three-hour-long ceremony billed as a Symphony of British Music.
The recently re-formed Spice Girls are to perform, as well as Jessis J, Madness (who performed on the roof of Buckingham Palace during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert two months ago), George Michael, Pet Shop Boys, Darcey Busell and Queen. There will even be a performance from Freddie Mercury, thanks to holographic technology.
Viva Forever! The Spice Girls were spotted in Dagenham, Essex rehearsing for their much-anticipated reunion ahead of the Olympics closing ceremony
The spectacle will be 'the best after-show party that's ever been', according to artistic director Kim Gavin. He added that the bonanza will be the 'disco after the wedding'.
Mr Gavin promised something 'completely different' from Danny Boyle's opening ceremony.
London 2012 chairman Lord Seb Coe said the theme for the opening ceremony is 'Party. Party. Party.'
As well as British music, the ceremony will also celebrate British books. A giant peach, representing Roald Dahl's "James and the Giant Peach", will make an appearance.
The ceremony will open with black cabs, scooters, bicycles, dancing lollipop ladies and umbrella-carrying commuters creating a London rush-hour, before the performers strip off to reveal Union Jack swimsuits and sports outfits.
The Spice Girls will appear on top of London cabs wearing Sporty, Ginger, Scary, Posh and Baby outfits updated by Giles Deacon, the British fashion designer. They will perform their hits Wannabe and Spice Up Your Life.
Freddie Mercury will perform tonight, thanks to a hologram of him performing in 1985
Giant models of London landmarks such as Tower Bridge, the London Eye and Battersea Power Station will create a cityscape, while Ray Davies of the Kinks performs Waterloo Sunset, his love song to London, and Julian Lloyd Webber plays Elgar’s Salut D’Amour on the cello. Hundreds of children and volunteers in costume will recreate the flow of the River Thames.
The stages in the Stadium will be inscribed with extracts from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 (My Mistress’ Eyes), Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Dickens’s Great Expectations and Boswell’s Life Of Johnson. A giant book will open to reveal the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights.
More music will come from Jessie J and rapper Tinie Tempah from the back of a white Rolls-Royce convertible, while comedian Russell Brand is expected to perform a version of the Sex Pistols’ punk rock classic Pretty Vacant from the top of a multi-coloured bus.
George Michael was also pictured practicing in Dagenham ahead of Sunday's ceremony
There will be a Pythonesque moment when Eric Idle sings Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, while nuns on roller-skates career around the stage.
There will also be an appearance by the yellow Reliant Regal three-wheeler van driven by Del Boy and Rodney in Only Fools And Horses.
Famous London landmarks, such as Tower Bridge, shown above in Dagenham, are to make an appearance inside the Olympic Stadium as well as London black cabs and the Trotter brothers' yellow Reliant Regal van from classic BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses.
Each competing country’s flagbearer – Britain’s is gold medal-winning sailor Ben Ainslie – will then enter the stadium followed by many of the Games’s 10,000 athletes, marching together rather than by nationality and accompanied by Elbow’s song One Day Like This.
The London Symphony Orchestra will perform a suite of British music followed by a screening of some of the greatest moments from London 2012.
The soundtrack to the ceremony features about 30 major British hits from the past five decades.
The concert begins with the strains of Bohemian Rhapsody followed by a moving rendition of John Lennon’s Imagine, which is expected to involve the Liverpool Philharmonic Children’s Choir, while Liam Gallagher is scheduled to perform the Oasis hit Wonderwall. Reclusive singer Kate Bush will make an appearance, one of just a handful since her only live tour in 1979.
Mods on scooters, representing a landmark time in modern British cultural identity, are also set to feature in the showcase ceremony
The music of The Beatles, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and Elton John will also be featured.
There will be a fashion show halfway through the ceremony featuring supermodels Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Karen Elson, Stella Tennant, Jourdan Dunn, and Lily Cole, who was seen rehearsing earlier this week.
It is expected that Take That will play live, although singer Gary Barlow may be replaced by George Michael after Barlow and his wife lost their baby through stillbirth last week.
A lone dancer with a broom, will symbolically sweep away the remnants of the London Games. Then, when the dancing sweeper reaches the centre of the main stage, dancers join him from all sides of the stadium to create a Rio-style carnival.
A 30ft model of the London Eye is prepared for the closing ceremony tonight
Thomas Heatherwick’s spectacular cauldron will be extinguished as Darcey Bussell dances to Spirit Of The Flame, bringing the event to a close – before rock band The Who perform and the skies above London are set alight by a spectacular fireworks display.
Read more: Olympics closing ceremony: Musical bonanza with Spice Girls and Queen to bring Games to an end | Mail Online
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