It may be corny, but I like when our athletes sing the national anthem on the podium.
Olympics Thread official or unofficial (Please no spoilers).
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Phelps getting ready to swim the final leg of the 4 x 200m freestyle relay. Hopefully he has a quick recovery time!
not corny at all. Phelps was crying tonight. there was another men's swimmer from the relay the other night who was sobbing. love it all.
I like when our national anthem is played at it's proper pace, musically, in international events as such. I wish every aspiring singer would pay attention.
Mens Swim Team (w Phelps) wins another Gold ! 4x 200 freestyle.
AOL: is reporting that a bus carrying media has been hit by gunfire. Missed Phelps #21 because my gym double charged me and I had go back.
Holy crap $1200 per uniform for the women's gymnastics team!
There are 5000 crystals on each uniform...
Well that'll do it I guess!
BTW - trying to figure out exactly why team size in the Olympics was 7, is now 5, and is dropping to 4 for 2020. Anyone have info on this one?
WOW-the gymnastics team just all seemed to peak (or should I say reach perfection at once. All a sudden Laurie Hermnandez looked like a bubbly Goddess. UTTER DOMNATION. Makes me REAL angry the team gets cut to 4 in 2020.
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WOW Serena Williams lost. The Williams sisters were absolute no shows in RIO.
Also re the lack of hand over the heart is that a national or team protocol? Personally in school we did that for the "pledge of alliegence" but neither myself or my friends ever do pre game. yada.
Also re the lack of hand over the heart is that a national or team protocol? Personally in school we did that for the "pledge of alliegence" but neither myself or my friends ever do pre game. yada.
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It's like dumbing down the tests so people can pass. The fewer gymnasts we have, the better chance everyone else has.
Michael Phelps might be the greatest athlete in history now.
lol drunk writer, editor, or both?
"The Americans extended their streak to four straight gold medals with the event, winning by three-plus minutes with Great Britain taking the silver medal.
http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/08/09/united-states-dominates-wins-4x200-freestyle-gold/
"The Americans extended their streak to four straight gold medals with the event, winning by three-plus minutes with Great Britain taking the silver medal.
http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/08/09/united-states-dominates-wins-4x200-freestyle-gold/
SIAP: Belgian Judo medalist beaten up and robbed on Copacabana Beach last (Mon) night.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/j...elebrating-on-copacabana-beach-234727753.html
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/j...elebrating-on-copacabana-beach-234727753.html
Rio is a pit. It won't be the last time someone is robbed there as an Olympian.
Here is a crazy stat. Not sure how many Olympians RU has, but USC has 45 in these games alone.
Here is a crazy stat. Not sure how many Olympians RU has, but USC has 45 in these games alone.
Happened to an ER physician from St, Peters that used to work put where I did but he was in RIO for "sport" of another kind. Funny as NBC was just saying that rumors of crime, yada have been unfounded.
3 things here:
1. Gabby was so obviously different than what the other 4 girls were doing it stood out to me and to a lot of others, as evidenced by Twitter and other social media reactions.
2. Every American athlete that has, thus far, won a gold medal, has stood at attention with hand over heart so either they know or were instructed in the proper way to stand. A few have sang along a little. One has sobbed uncontrollably and Phelps welled up with tears last night.
3. Most importantly: it's proper code for what to do when the anthem is played.
(b)Conduct During Playing.—During a rendition of the national anthem—
(1) when the flag is displayed—
(A)
individuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note;
(B)
members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the military salute in the manner provided for individuals in uniform; and
(C)
all other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, and men not in uniform, if applicable, should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart; and
(2)
when the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/36/301
did you work at SPUH?
i'm one of the most patriotic people there is, never fail to say every word of the pledge, with my hand on my heart, but since when is that a thing for the national anthem? Standing at attention yes, but the hand on the heart has always been taught to me only for the pledge, and just to be respectful and stand at attention during the national anthem.
Congrats Michael Phelps #22 gold and Simone Manuel gold #1
Man what a rough sell for this morning's track and field session:
- women's Heptathlon events (110 Hurdles, High Jump, 200, shot put)
- men's 800M heats
- men's discuss qualifying
- women's shot put
- women's 100M heats
- women's 10,000m final
...you get your lottery tickets (just an example, not sure if they held a lottery as they have for many other Summer Olympics...) in the mail, see "track and field," then "Day 1, Session 1," and cringe "oh well." There is virtually nobody there. Maybe 10K or so in a stadium that holds about 80K. Tough, tough sell anywhere in the world.
- women's Heptathlon events (110 Hurdles, High Jump, 200, shot put)
- men's 800M heats
- men's discuss qualifying
- women's shot put
- women's 100M heats
- women's 10,000m final
...you get your lottery tickets (just an example, not sure if they held a lottery as they have for many other Summer Olympics...) in the mail, see "track and field," then "Day 1, Session 1," and cringe "oh well." There is virtually nobody there. Maybe 10K or so in a stadium that holds about 80K. Tough, tough sell anywhere in the world.
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I'm loving these Olympics, Phelps and our women's gymnastic team is so much fun to watch. I'm looking forward to Track and field soon.
Best thing is we have something great to watch before College Football starts. Although tomorrow I will be at the Rutgers football scrimmage, trying to observe as much as possible.
Best thing is we have something great to watch before College Football starts. Although tomorrow I will be at the Rutgers football scrimmage, trying to observe as much as possible.
Kind of like getting tickets for the relay prelims in swimming. Teams like the US don't even use the same swimmers that will race in the finals.
It's been a GREAT summer sports-wise:
- Euro Cup (every 4 years)
- Copa Centenario (a South American event that was played here and included North American nations)
- Wimbledon/British Open/US Open
- Olympics
I'm gonna say it again: they have ZERO "flow" to their game right now. Carli is making passes that to the right spots and nobody is there. Solo should have come out further off her line to cut the angle on that goal. They're getting beat up all over the field by Sweden whenever we touch the ball. Basically: blah.
Going down. This team hasn't played well yet in the whole tourny. Maybe, they're not that good.
Damn. I actually get this one right every RU game and didn't even know it.:)
