Games of the XXIX Olympiad

[RL3AO]

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Today's gold medals
NOC G S B - T
CHN 4 2 0 - 6 (China)
KOR 2 1 0 - 3 (South Korea)
USA 1 1 3 - 5 (United States)
ITA 1 1 1 - 3 (Italy)
AUS 1 1 0 - 2 (Australia)
JPN 1 0 1 - 2 (Japan)
CZE 1 0 0 - 1 (Czech Republic)
GBR 1 0 0 - 1 (Great Britain
NED 1 0 0 - 1 (Netherlands)
THA 1 0 0 - 1 (Thailand)
FRA 0 2 1 - 3 (France)
RUS 0 2 1 - 3 (Russia)
PRK 0 1 1 - 2 (North Korea)
SWE 0 1 0 - 1 (Sweden)
VIE 0 1 0 - 1 (Vietnam)
ZIM 0 1 0 - 1 (Zimbabwe)
ALG 0 0 1 - 1 (Algeria)
BLR 0 0 1 - 1 (Belarus)
CUB 0 0 1 - 1 (Cuba)
ESP 0 0 1 - 1 (Spain
GEO 0 0 1 - 1 (Georgia)
GER 0 0 1 - 1 (Germany)
INA 0 0 1 - 1 (Indonesia)

Top 5 after day 2
NOC G S B - T
CHN 6 2 0 - 8
KOR 3 2 0 - 5
USA 2 2 4 - 8
CZE 2 0 0 - 2
ITA 1 2 1 - 4



Key: NOC = Country code, G=Gold, S=Silver, B=Bronze, T=Total

[Tireman4]

What really worries me is the smog and the humidity. It really took its toll on the cyclists.

Several riders dropped out during the race, most surrendering to the heat, a couple to illness. In Athens four years ago, more than half the field didn't finish. The ratio was much better in Beijing: 90 of the 143 starters crossed the finish line.

"It was a lot better than I expected, really," said U.S. cyclist Jason McCartney, who dropped out just past the midpoint of the race, exhausted from helping teammates by chasing race leaders. "The first couple days training here, it was just kind of like, whoa. But today, maybe the air was a little bit thinner. It wasn't crazy bad for us."

http://www.nbcolympics.com/cycling/news ... +road+race

I do wonder what this will do to the runners. I, being a runner myself, would not like to have that as a factor in my race.

[RL3AO]

It poured for 2 to 3 hours in Beijing last night. Should help for a few days.

[Chacor]

China v.s. USA in basketball in about 15 minutes. Reminder that Olympic basketball quarters last only 10 minutes.

[Chacor]

USA leads 20-16 at the end of the first.

[Chacor]

Team USA is having real issues with converting three-pointers. One for USA v.s. seven for China right now.

[Chacor]

USA leads by 12 at the half.

[Chacor]

USA up 74-48 after three quarters and I'm off to bed.

[lurkey]

101-70 USA yay!!

[JonathanBelles]

Congrats USA!

[JonathanBelles]

downright deluge right now in Beijing.

[x-y-no]

downright deluge right now in Beijing.

That's good - ought to help substantially with the smog problem.

[JonathanBelles]

Lightning has hit the camera for the mens Beach Volleyball game. The camera did come back on. it was quite interesting to see.

[RL3AO]

Day 3 Gold Medal Events (13)

All times eastern daylight.

2224 - Swimming - Women's 100m butterfly
2230 - Swimming - Men's 100m Breaststroke
2317 - Swimming - Women's 400m Freestyle
2326 - Swimming - Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle
0000 - Shooting - Men's 10m Air Rifle Final
0230 - Diving - Men's Synchronised 10m Platform
0300 - Shooting - Women's Trap
0330 - Weightlifting - Women's 58kg Group A
0525 - Archery - Men's Team Gold Medal Match
0642 - Judo - Women -57 kg Gold Medal Contest
0700 - Weightlifting - Men's 62kg Group A
0703 - Judo - Men -73 kg Gold Medal Contest
0840 - Fencing - Women's Individual Foil Gold Medal Match

[Brent]

BEIJING – August 10, 2008 – NBC Universal's Beijing Olympics coverage is on pace to be the MOST WATCHED OLYMPICS IN HISTORY. Through two days NBCU has attracted a record 114 million total viewers – four million more than Atlanta in 1996 - the most watched Olympics in history and nearly 20 million more than Athens (95 million), according to data provided Nielsen Media Research.

· Saturday's coverage on the Networks of NBC Universal reached 92 million total viewers, 14 million ahead of the comparable Saturday from Athens in 2004 (78 million).

· NBC's Beijing Olympic two-day average viewership is 29.1 million and the national rating average of 16.2/30 is the best primetime rating through the first Saturday for a non-U.S. Summer Olympics since Montreal in 1976 (22.1/46) and a 22 percent jump from Athens in 2004 (13.3/25).

· Saturday night's 24.1 million average viewers bested Athens by nearly 4.5 million viewers (19.8) and earned a rating of 13.9 rating/27 share, an 18 percent jump from Athens in 2004 (11.8/23).

· NBC's LIVE primetime coverage, which included Michael Phelps collecting his first Beijing gold medal and seventh career Olympic gold medal in the 400m Individual Medley, and Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh winning their first match in Beach Volleyball, peaked with a 16.4/30 and 28.7 million average viewers in the 10 p.m. half hour.

[CajunMama]

I don't mean to be catty but....is bob costas wearing a bad toupee?

[lurkey]

I don't mean to be catty but....is bob costas wearing a bad toupee?

hmmm .. . looks like no backgammon for Fact789_Olympics tomorrow


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[JonathanBelles]

I don't mean to be catty but....is bob costas wearing a bad toupee?

hmmm .. . looks like no backgammon for Fact789_Olympics tomorrow


Tweets to follow on Twitter:

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NBCOlympics

[RL3AO]

Coventry of South Africa sets new WR in 100m backstroke semis.

[Brent]

I don't mean to be catty but....is bob costas wearing a bad toupee?

hmmm .. . looks like no backgammon for Fact789_Olympics tomorrow


Tweets to follow on Twitter:

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NBCOlympics

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