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DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 08:32 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by BishopMVP (Post 1806226)
As if "womens" gymnastics wasn't a pedophiles dream already. Add in the comments by the announcer how he "was surfing the net about a year and a half ago and came across a video of this girl doing a routine and said what is this" and should we send Chris Hansen to the studio now or save costs by having him wait at NBC Studios in NY?

Then there was the vault attempt, where the fact the Chinese girl is 14 at most wasn't even the most objectionale part. The girl landed on her head and she only got a .1 deduction for it! She still scored a 14.something :eek: It's hard for me to take it seriously when the scoring system is so complicated the announcers don't even attempt to explain it, but shouldn't she get a 2 for the execution on that or something? She landed on her head!

Yeesh, those are some ugly uniforms for the Americans.

I agree. It's like impossible to get below an 8 on execution or something. It's like frigging penalties in football or fouls in basketball - I think there's a lot of like "reputation" involved which is lame,

sterlingice 08-10-2008 08:33 PM
My biggest objection is that it's a subtractionist's dream. Vault, uneven bars, balance beam, pommel horse, and rings- you might as well just fast forward to the dismount as that's where half the points are gained/lost, barring a fall or something.

Honestly, I think every gymnastics coach has this conversation with every 7 year old gymnast:
"How does scoring work?"
"You get a 10, and each little mistake you make, you lose X points."
"What about adding neato elements that are more difficult?"
"Why? It's not like you get extra for them"

SI

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 08:33 PM
wow - memmel just came off the uneven bars too

I think this us team is not going to compete for the team gold - we're reduced to rooting for nastia + shawn in the all-around

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 08:35 PM
heh - and nastia just fell on her back on her dismount

I think this us team is cursed

sterlingice 08-10-2008 08:37 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo (Post 1806231)
I agree. It's like impossible to get below an 8 on execution or something. It's like frigging penalties in football or fouls in basketball - I think there's a lot of like "reputation" involved which is lame,

With all the big missteps the US has had, how are the Americans even in it for the team competition, particularly since everyone else gets to drop a score except us? Are the other teams kissing the mat every other participant?

SI

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 08:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sterlingice (Post 1806237)
With all the big missteps the US has had, how are the Americans even in it for the team competition, particularly since everyone else gets to drop a score except us? Are the other teams kissing the mat every other participant?

SI


that's a damn good question SI. prolly because due to "reputation" the other teams are ending up with 14's for comprable exercises while we get 15's?

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 08:42 PM
that being said - none of these scores affect the team finals, so really they could still win it all if they just don't fuck up the same ways then. Means fewer US girls in the all-around or the individual event finals though.

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 08:43 PM
solid beam score for alicia on beam there

RendeR 08-10-2008 08:44 PM
Remember guys this is just the qualifiers, they still have to actually have the all around competition, this is just to get into that round and we're a shoe in to be in the top 8 teams overall.

MrBug708 08-10-2008 08:45 PM
Bah. I wish NBC would show coverate all at the same time. This thread is useless because the results are posted 3 hours before they are shown on the West Coast :(

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBug708 (Post 1806247)
Bah. I wish NBC would show coverate all at the same time. This thread is useless because the results are posted 3 hours before they are shown on the West Coast :(

are we being bad about not spoiler-izing the things that aren't live?

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 08:47 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by RendeR (Post 1806246)
Remember guys this is just the qualifiers, they still have to actually have the all around competition, this is just to get into that round and we're a shoe in to be in the top 8 teams overall.

I think I just said that - lol

sterlingice 08-10-2008 08:49 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by MrBug708 (Post 1806247)
Bah. I wish NBC would show coverate all at the same time. This thread is useless because the results are posted 3 hours before they are shown on the West Coast :(

Really? Sorry, didn't realize that. I figured that since the east coaster (EST) and myself in flyover territory (CST) were getting stuff at the same time that it was the same for everyone. I presume the live stuff is the same for everyone (i.e. the morning swimming stuff that they show here in the evening).

SI

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 08:49 PM
that girl (shawn johnson) is just...wow. flawless! and nastia's not far behind her.

RendeR 08-10-2008 08:52 PM
Even with all the mistakes they put up good numbers, tey have two absolute studs and if their third member comes through big in the team final they have every chance to win gold.

bulletsponge 08-10-2008 08:52 PM
so many cute ponytails. i wish more women would wear them

Jas_lov 08-10-2008 08:52 PM
Well at least they're in good spirits. Did you guys know that this is just prelims? The medal competitions are later in the week. Now for the real event, swimming.

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 08:54 PM
oh I knew Jas. Just didn't bode well it seemd (although of course it is wiped-clean)

MJ4H 08-10-2008 08:54 PM
calm down jas lov this was just the prelims. sheesh.

sterlingice 08-10-2008 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Jas_lov (Post 1806256)
Now for the real event, swimming.

Damn straight :popcorn:

SI

RendeR 08-10-2008 09:07 PM
Real good Andrea, focus on what she's doing wrong, don;t try to sabotage her any further or anything, sheesh. Reporters are morons.

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 09:12 PM
kudos to coventry. Yay for zimbabwe!

RendeR 08-10-2008 09:13 PM
Very impressive swim. Love seeing records fall.

Jas_lov 08-10-2008 09:28 PM
Magnuson gets the silver in the 100 fly!

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 09:42 PM
wow - cute story abou this 30-whatever year old german gymnast

RendeR 08-10-2008 10:05 PM
Yeah talk about a sport where she's 'out of the age bracket'

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 10:09 PM
that's cute. Norway's first ever swimming medal!

sterlingice 08-10-2008 10:11 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo (Post 1806326)
that's cute. Norway's first ever swimming medal!

It's tough to swim when your water is only unfrozen in July and August ;)

SI

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 10:12 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sterlingice (Post 1806329)
It's tough to swim when your water is only unfrozen in July and August ;)

SI

hahah. Hey that's okay - their bread n butter is all the winter olympic events

sterlingice 08-10-2008 10:17 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo (Post 1806330)
hahah. Hey that's okay - their bread n butter is all the winter olympic events

Yeah, when every event has some combination of Norway, Sweden, and Finland on the medal stand ;)

SI

sterlingice 08-10-2008 10:18 PM
(How can there be a sex scandal between Italy and France? By which I mean- they don't seem to care about sex in public in those countries ;) )

SI

mckerney 08-10-2008 10:19 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kingnebwsu (Post 1806031)
LeBron James is the best player on the court in the world, and has been for the last 3 years.

Fix'd

ISiddiqui 08-10-2008 10:24 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sterlingice (Post 1806136)
I dunno. This isn't synchronized swimming where we have people making shapes in the water. This is taking diving and making 2 people do it the same way at the same time.

SI

Very true. Synchronized diving is freaking amazing. I don't know how they do it.

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 10:25 PM
soooo close by katie hoff there! damn!

sterlingice 08-10-2008 10:25 PM
Here we go. Here's the big event for the night

SI

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 10:27 PM
this may be phelps' most difficult gold medal to get

Jas_lov 08-10-2008 10:28 PM
Must beat the French! They are shattering the world record so far!

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 10:29 PM
helluva catchup by phelps there in the 2nd 50...wow

sterlingice 08-10-2008 10:29 PM
Man, look at that world record line

SI

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 10:30 PM
I think france will take it i'd say

Jas_lov 08-10-2008 10:31 PM
GO!!!!!!!!!!! THEY DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 10:31 PM
OMG!!!!

WHAT A FUCKING CLOSE BY LEZAK!!!! HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!

sterlingice 08-10-2008 10:31 PM
Oh. My. God!

SI

QuikSand 08-10-2008 10:31 PM
Okay that was pretty fucking clutch.

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 10:31 PM
46.06 - is that the fastest relay-split in history?

Eaglesfan27 08-10-2008 10:31 PM
WOW!!! Love that win after France talked smack.

Tigercat 08-10-2008 10:34 PM
Oh those silly, silly frenchies. Good to see the mouth was the one that lost to the greatest split in the history of swimming.

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 10:35 PM
and cullen jones gets a gold too - yay for that!

sterlingice 08-10-2008 10:35 PM
That was positively electric

SI

DaddyTorgo 08-10-2008 10:36 PM
phelps apparently broke the american record on the leadoff leg too


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