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| dreachon | Aug 2 2012, 02:00 PM Post #106 |
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Clary wins Gold in 200 backstroke. Lochte led the whole race but got beat in the final 25 by Clary and Irie to finish 3rd. Congrats to Clary. He swam a fantastic semi and I thought he might pull out the win. |
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| BoilerVision | Aug 2 2012, 02:00 PM Post #107 |
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That's an awful small payout IMO...considering how much work is involved, and that an entire nation is rooting for them. Especially for those in individual events. |
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| BoilerVision | Aug 2 2012, 02:02 PM Post #108 |
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Hell, the gold medal prize isn't even the average yearly income for Americans... |
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| Bobobinc | Aug 2 2012, 02:06 PM Post #109 |
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Throwing a Badminton game. What the hell is the world coming to? |
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| dreachon | Aug 2 2012, 02:15 PM Post #110 |
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I didn't have a problem with that, actually. |
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| eelbor | Aug 2 2012, 02:18 PM Post #111 |
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yes and no. It is not that much different than a swimmer only swimming hard enough to qualify for the finals, but not swimming balls out. Something about not playing to win strikes me wrong though. |
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| obatskii | Aug 2 2012, 02:20 PM Post #112 |
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On the fence; I see the strategy about it, but it certainly is outside the Olympic spirit. Apparently the fans there were pissed off and jeering the players, which looks awful as well. Not surprised the higher-ups decided to take a stand. |
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| dreachon | Aug 2 2012, 02:29 PM Post #113 |
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I think the problem is with the setup that can reward players for losing, not with the players attempting to put themselves in the best position possible to win. The structure of the event is at fault here, not the players. |
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| dreachon | Aug 2 2012, 02:29 PM Post #114 |
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Phelps beats Lochte for 200IM Gold. Was nice to see the US go 1 and 2! |
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| dreachon | Aug 2 2012, 02:48 PM Post #115 |
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Missy got off to a terrible start and just couldn't recover in time. Nice run by her though. She finished 5th but made up a lot of ground to even get there. |
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| Jazen | Aug 2 2012, 02:58 PM Post #116 |
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I'm finally starting to get into watching the Olympics this year. |
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| obatskii | Aug 2 2012, 03:04 PM Post #117 |
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Which event was that in? |
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| obatskii | Aug 2 2012, 03:09 PM Post #118 |
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100M Free I see. She wasn't expected to contend for gold in that, was she? |
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| dreachon | Aug 2 2012, 03:19 PM Post #119 |
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I think she was expected to compete for a medal. If she had gotten off the blocks better she would have been competing for gold and I think would have easily medaled. |
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| obatskii | Aug 2 2012, 03:30 PM Post #120 |
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Darn. Pretty good day for the Stars and Stripes in the pool though. |
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