Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Website · #141 Postby **Brent** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:25 pm

WOW, that was some finish. Hoff got silver but narrowly missed gold at the end. She was ahead most of the race.

Website · #142 Postby **Brent** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:31 pm

HOLY CRAP.

:eek:

USA gets gold in a thrilling nailbiter race. Huge shocking win over France.

Oh and SHATTERED the world record.

#143 Postby **RL3AO** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:33 pm

Amazing. 46 flat.

#144 Postby **Ivanhater** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:33 pm

wow!!!! what an amazing race, go USA!

What was that France? your going to smash the Americans? I think not!

#145 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:35 pm

That was the most exciting swimming race I have ever seen. GO USA!!!! GO PHELPS!!!

#146 Postby **vbhoutex** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:42 pm

What they said!!!!!!!! :uarrow:

The most amazing swimming race I have ever seen(and I have seem many)!!!!!!!!!!!! I was screaming quietly(my wife was asleep)at the top of my lungs!!! Incredible last leg-the fastest ever!!!

Hey France, do you know where the sun doesn't shine????

#147 Postby **RL3AO** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:44 pm

Lezak went 46.06

The 100m WR is 47.50

#148 Postby **RL3AO** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:00 am

For those who missed what it being called the greatest relay race of all time...

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=0811_hd_swb_hl_l0194&channelcode=sportsw

x-y-no · #149 Postby **x-y-no** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:39 am

Brent wrote:HOLY CRAP.

USA gets gold in a thrilling nailbiter race. Huge shocking win over France.

Oh and SHATTERED the world record.

Just watched the video online - what a fantastic race! And shattered is right - the fifth place team finished right about at the old (not so old - set by US in preliminaries) world record.

Website · #150 Postby **Brent** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:23 pm

The opening days of the 2008 Summer Olympics have been big ratings winners for NBC, with Sunday's prime-time session continuing the trend.

NBC averaged an 18.3 rating/31 share for the night, beating the combined total of the other four networks. The record will show that CBS finished second, way, way back at 3.6/6. ABC, 2.5/4, took third, followed by FOX, 1.6/3, and The CW, 0.5/1.

NBC's adults 18-49 rating was 11.0 for the night, again blowing away the rest of the field. CBS averaged 1.3 to top the also-rans, beating out ABC's 1.1 and FOX's 1.0. The CW hardly registered.

Coverage of the Olympics from Beijing drew a 13.9/26 for NBC at 7 p.m. CBS' "60 Minutes" earned a 4.4/8 to finish second. "America's Funniest Home Videos," 2.7/5, put ABC in third. A pair of "'Til Death" reruns gave FOX fourth for the hour, beating "One Tree Hill" on The CW.

The Olympics, with heavy emphasis on gymnastics and swimming, improved to 18.8/32 at 8 p.m. CBS stayed in second as "Big Brother 10" delivered a 4.1/7. A repeat of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," 2.4/4, on ABC edged "The Simpsons," 2.0/3, and "Family Guy," 2.2/4, on FOX. The CW aired reruns of "Everybody Hates Chris" and "Aliens in America."

NBC's coverage peaked at 9 p.m. with a 20.6/32, drawing better than 37 million viewers for the hour. ABC's "EM: Home Edition" and CBS' "Million Dollar Password" tied for second at 3.1/5. "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" posted a 1.6/3 for FOX. "The Game" and "Girlfriends" finished the night for The CW.

At 10 p.m., the Olympics dipped slightly to 20.0/33. "Cold Case," 2.7/4, kept CBS in front of ABC and "Desperate Housewives," 1.8/3.

#151 Postby **RL3AO** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:22 pm

There are 19 gold medals to be won today. All times EDT.

2200-0031: Gymnastics - Men's team
2213-2217: Swimming - Men's 200 free
2228-2232: Swimming - Women's 100 back
2228-2232: Swimming - Men's 100 back
2245-2249: Swimming - Women's 100 breast
0000-0020: Shooting - Men's 50m pistol
0230-0320: Diving - Women's 10m synchro final
0300-0345: Shooting - Men's double trap final
0300-0510: Weightlifting - Women's 63kg
0447-0507: Canoe slalom - Men's C1 final
0517-0542: Canoe slalom - Men's K1 final
0500-0650: Wrestling (2) - Men's Greco-Roman 55kg & 60kg
0600-0730: Judo (2) - Women's -63kg, men's -81kg
0630-0850: Fencing - Men's individual sabre final
0700-0840: Weightlifting - Men's 69kg event
0715-0945: Equestrian - Team eventing jumping final
1045-1150: Equestrian - Individual eventing jumping final

#152 Postby **RL3AO** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:20 pm

Yawn. Phelps wins and sets WR. No big deal.

Website · #153 Postby **Brent** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:21 pm

WOOHOO!!!!!!!! Phelps destroys everyone! Ties the record for most Olympic medals.

and the USA gets a bronze in the same event.

Category 5 · #154 Postby **Category 5** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:22 pm

WTG MICHAEL!

Website · #155 Postby **Brent** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:25 pm

and 5 minutes later we get another gold and bronze in the women's event!

#156 Postby **RL3AO** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:26 pm

4 medals in 5 minutes. I can handle that.

#157 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:27 pm

I like the double Gold Bronze...wish it was Gold Silver!

#158 Postby **Ivanhater** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:29 pm

Nice! now if we can just beat the Chinese in the womens gymnastics, lukin and johnson!

#159 Postby **RL3AO** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:33 pm

Another gold and silver for the USA

Website · #160 Postby **Brent** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:33 pm

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another gold and silver.

6 medals in 10 minutes.

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