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CenturionElite
  
 
| | #1 posted August 18, 2008 at 11:44pm (EST) |
Nastia Luken from the US tied that Chinese girl (who cant be 15, I mean c'mon, she looks 12), yet they gave the Chinese girl the gold. Whoever says this is fair is downright stupid, China has bribed these judges and even all the commentators have said that Nastia did better and doesnt deserve to be shafted when she tied.
I mean anyone understand what happened? Its stupid
--"People and nations are forged in the fire of adversity"--
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jaric
 
| | #81 posted August 22, 2008 at 12:13am (EST) |
Looks like they're investigating the Chinese gymnasts.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/gymnastic...
I'm not sure if we're still talking about this 80 posts later, but, fyi. |
Jeffro
 
| | #82 posted August 22, 2008 at 2:28am (EST) |
I think its a problem with health problems and or other humanitarin issues(forceably being taught). Not that 13 year olds are always way better or something.
It's better to burn out than it is to Rust |
Jeffro
| | #83 posted August 22, 2008 at 2:37am (EST) |
human beings are controlled by human beings are controlled by human beings are controlled by human beings are controlled by human beings are controlled by human beings are controlled by human beings are controlled by human beings are controlled by
Its stupid and ridiculous.
It's better to burn out than it is to Rust |
Chad
 
| | #84 posted August 22, 2008 at 11:07am (EST) |
you lose flexibility as you get older. a pre-pubescent 13 year old will be more flexible than a 16 year old, all else equal. |
CoachMcGuirk
| | #85 posted August 23, 2008 at 2:20am (EST) |
Chad wrote:
> you lose flexibility as you get older. a pre-pubescent 13 year old
> will be more flexible than a 16 year old, all else equal.
Exactly. I could all sorts of tumbling crap at 13 that I can't do now at 23. The usual response to that would be either laziness or not working out, but the reality is the average human body's bones finally fuse together around 24. |
CoachMcGuirk
| | #86 posted August 23, 2008 at 6:08pm (EST) |
You would know, ya pervert. Why don't you have a seat right over there....
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invisibleink
| | #87 posted August 23, 2008 at 6:13pm (EST) |
read that chatlogs doug hansen, read the chatlogs!!
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CoachMcGuirk
| | #88 posted August 23, 2008 at 6:16pm (EST) |
my favorite To Catch a Predator parody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zvTRQr7ns8 |
Shadowchemist
 BTRs
(abandoned)
| | #89 posted August 23, 2008 at 6:36pm (EST) |
those were not 13 year olds.
my pedo meter didn't go off.
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"When does a man die? When he is hit by a bullet? No. When he suffers a disease? No. When he ate a soup made out of a poisonous mushroom? No. A man dies when he is forgotten!" |
Finn
| | #90 posted August 23, 2008 at 11:07pm (EST) |
AlphakirA wrote:
> How in the hell did we jump from 85 or so medals to 95?! Yahoo has
> us up on China by 12 now? I'm pretty sure just a couple of hours ago
> we were only up by 2
>
But China has more gold... I would say China is probably the better of the countries, have they been awarded the most medals.. no... but they have won the most.
If that makes no sense, well really you don't win silver or bronze, they are awarded, the only medal you win is gold, and China has more. Bolt has been my most outstanding story of the games so far... freaking amazing. But I can't wait for the 2010 Vancouver winter games.... the winter games I will actually make an effort to watch. |
AlphakirA
(frozen)
| | #91 posted August 24, 2008 at 1:32am (EST) |
*shrug* It's not my fault China has 2 or 3 sports they're good at. We basically kick more ass in more sports.
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mdp7310
| | #92 posted August 24, 2008 at 2:05am (EST) |
Not really. What Avro was saying is that typically America is good at most sports but they only dominate in very few of them. China has dominated in more events than America. Both are doing outstanding anyways so it doesn't really matter. |
kzn
(frozen)
| | #93 posted August 24, 2008 at 2:08am (EST) |
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/four...
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mdp7310
| | #94 posted August 24, 2008 at 2:14am (EST) |
So China is still leading in golds...
And even though the diving is judged, you cannot doubt that they are killing the other countries in it besides that one Aussie who was the only diver to beat the Chinese |
AlphakirA
(frozen)
| | #95 posted August 24, 2008 at 2:38am (EST) |
Belarus has more medals than Canada.
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AlphakirA
(frozen)
| | #96 posted August 24, 2008 at 2:43am (EST) |
mdp7310 wrote:
> Not really. What Avro was saying is that typically America is good
> at most sports but they only dominate in very few of them. China has
> dominated in more events than America. Both are doing outstanding
> anyways so it doesn't really matter.
China has a gold medal is 17 different sports, U.S. has a gold medal in 15. That's not exactly domination.
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Ghaleon
| | #97 posted August 24, 2008 at 2:47am (EST) |
AlphakirA wrote:
> Belarus has more medals than Canada.
>
Just one more. Considering until the 2nd week, we had none, we did very good. 18 is our 3rd highest total ever.
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AlphakirA
(frozen)
| | #98 posted August 24, 2008 at 2:48am (EST) |
I've never heard of Belarus.
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Ghaleon
| | #99 posted August 24, 2008 at 2:49am (EST) |
AlphakirA wrote:
> mdp7310 wrote:
>> Not really. What Avro was saying is that typically America is
> good
>> at most sports but they only dominate in very few of them. China
> has
>> dominated in more events than America. Both are doing outstanding
>> anyways so it doesn't really matter.
>
> China has a gold medal is 17 different sports, U.S. has a gold medal
> in 15. That's not exactly domination.
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But overall, China had 15 more gold medals.
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Ghaleon
| | #100 posted August 24, 2008 at 2:51am (EST) |
AlphakirA wrote:
> I've never heard of Belarus.
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You're joking right? They play hockey at the Winter Olympics. They aren't some unknown nation.
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Guru
| | #101 posted August 24, 2008 at 5:13am (EST) |
Olympics =  |
AlphakirA
(frozen)
| | #102 posted August 24, 2008 at 5:32am (EST) |
Wii wrote:
> AlphakirA wrote:
>> I've never heard of Belarus.
>>
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> You're joking right? They play hockey at the Winter Olympics. They
> aren't some unknown nation.
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That's why. I'm American therefore I don't watch hockey.
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invisibleink
| | #103 posted August 24, 2008 at 8:10am (EST) |
lol whats with all these canadians trying to downplay americas olympic success?
jealous much? (although i dont know why you would be, its just the olympics)
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mdp7310
| #104 posted August 24, 2008 at 12:46pm (EST)
edited August 24, 2008 at 1:33pm (EST) |
It has nothing to do with jealously. It's about Americans complaining and doging at the judges because you are losing to the Chinese. |
Millington
| | #105 posted August 24, 2008 at 1:32pm (EST) |
are you saying the chinese are inferior? all our best flags are made there
-its the truth |
Finn
| | #106 posted August 24, 2008 at 8:17pm (EST) |
invisibleink wrote:
> lol whats with all these canadians trying to downplay americas olympic
> success?
>
> jealous much? (although i dont know why you would be, its just the
> olympics)
>
Not really. Its good your having some success, I like a lot of Canadians don't really care all that much about the summer games. We do MUCH better at the winter games... Its much more entertaining then the summer. |
Finn
| | #107 posted August 24, 2008 at 8:23pm (EST) |
AlphakirA wrote:
> mdp7310 wrote:
>> Not really. What Avro was saying is that typically America is
> good
>> at most sports but they only dominate in very few of them. China
> has
>> dominated in more events than America. Both are doing outstanding
>> anyways so it doesn't really matter.
>
> China has a gold medal is 17 different sports, U.S. has a gold medal
> in 15. That's not exactly domination.
>
>
it really does not matter. They still won more events. In the end thats what I would call a winner. Nobody cares all that much when you get 2nd or 3rd... its all about the gold. Witch is an attitude that needs to change in Canada, and the way we fund out athletes. There is no reason why we can't be one of the top nations... we will never dominate, we don't have the population to pick from that the US or China has... but we could do alot better. I am tired of how the Canadian media follows things " Billy came in 43rd today" who cares? I am sure thats the last thing he wants to hear, and we treat it like a huge success. Bah. We have the talent, we just don't know what to do with it. |
AlphakirA
(frozen)
| | #108 posted August 24, 2008 at 10:48pm (EST) |
I believe teams count as 1. And Avro, cool your jets there killa, obviously China did better (the first time since '92) this time around. But really, with all the controversy surrounding them and all the investigations that will go into the age discrepancies in the next couple of weeks, I wouldn't want to be in their shoes.
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Finn
| | #109 posted August 25, 2008 at 12:22am (EST) |
If some of the golds get overturned and they do goto another country, not sure I would want it.. because you still got beat. No drugs/steroids. At the end of the day they still where beat. But I doubt they will get overturned. Time will tell.
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mackey
| | #110 posted August 25, 2008 at 12:23am (EST) |
Discussing the politics of the Olympics is pretty anti-Olympics. |
AlphakirA
(frozen)
| | #111 posted August 25, 2008 at 12:34am (EST) |
Interesting factoid:
"Per capita, China won one gold medal for every 25 million people in the country. The United States' per capita rate was one gold for every 8.5 million. The tiny island nation of Jamaica, which won a staggering six golds in Beijing, had a per capita rate of one gold for every 450,000 residents. Had China won at that rate, the country would have earned 2,889 golds."
So technically Jamaica>U.S.>China...per capita
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Finn
| | #112 posted August 25, 2008 at 12:43am (EST) |
 GO GO Jamaica!!! that was the only highlight for me these games! Bolt was amazing! |
Chad
| | #113 posted August 25, 2008 at 12:46am (EST) |
he cheated.
michael johnson = eternal track god. |
Jeffro
| | #114 posted August 25, 2008 at 1:55am (EST) |
Bolt is the fastest man on Earth............dog!
It's better to burn out than it is to Rust |
lobsterman
| | #115 posted August 25, 2008 at 3:34am (EST) |
Avro wrote:
> GO GO Jamaica!!! that was the only highlight for me these games!
> Bolt was amazing!
I REALLY want to see Bolt put some pads and a helmet on and play some ball. He has kinda long strides so I'm not sure he would be that great at cutting, but if he has hands, he could run fly routes all day. |
Chad
| | #116 posted August 25, 2008 at 11:12am (EST) |
Jeffro wrote:
> Bolt is the fastest man on Earth............dog!
>
FASTEST CHEATER ON EARTH |
invisibleink
| | #117 posted August 25, 2008 at 11:16am (EST) |
one day i hope to attain the title of FASTEST CHEATER ON EARTH
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Lino
| | #118 posted August 25, 2008 at 6:42pm (EST) |
Greatest olympics ever.
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mackey
| | #119 posted August 25, 2008 at 6:44pm (EST) |
They were pretty great. I'm going through a little post-Olympics depression. TV now sucks. September 4th my spirits rise. |
AlphakirA
(frozen)
| | #120 posted August 25, 2008 at 9:34pm (EST) |
Same.
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