EPT2012 Olympics Event Discussion Thread - Page 261
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Benjef
United Kingdom6921 Posts
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Makro
France16890 Posts
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holy_war
United States3590 Posts
On August 12 2012 05:41 Benjef wrote: Talk about close in the diving.... Wow .15 difference for gold/silver/bronze? | ||
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Benjef
United Kingdom6921 Posts
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Shivaz
Canada1783 Posts
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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Benjef
United Kingdom6921 Posts
 . American guy doesn't look like he can believe it. | ||
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Shivaz
Canada1783 Posts
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ShoKakuUtena
United States304 Posts
On August 12 2012 05:29 Asha` wrote: Usain has done it all though. It's got to be hard to keep the motivation up when the only records you're going to be breaking are your own. I guess he's talked a lot about his legend so hopefully really driving home his greatness will keep him interested in all the hard work you need to put in. In one interview, Bolt said that if he's still running well he'd want to try for 3 in a row in Rio. Gay & Powell are still going strong at 29-30, so no doubt Bolt will still be damned good unless another sprinting specimen comes along. Either way, going fo 3 would be crazy good for him. | ||
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Keniji
Netherlands2569 Posts
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Eufouria
United Kingdom4425 Posts
On August 12 2012 06:01 Shivaz wrote: the american diver looks like he doesnt even believe it look at his face even though he won rofl He looks in complete shock, I'm more impressed that he was able to keep calm enough do such a good dive for his last attempt after seeing how he reacts to the win. edit: Good effort by Tom Daley, it would have been good enough to win almost any other competition, but he'll be back in Rio aged 22 to fight for a gold. | ||
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gape.ninja
Japan249 Posts
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holy_war
United States3590 Posts
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Makro
France16890 Posts
On August 12 2012 06:46 holy_war wrote: Yay Team USA Women's basketball. The french made a hell of a run this Olympics. yea america too strong, but we are second, still not bad, gratz | ||
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
GG USA Women's bball team though! I didn't know WNBA was that good lol... | ||
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mkfk1
United Kingdom153 Posts
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
Not sure whether China is the only nation to do this or whether it's sort of(?) widespread, but that's sort of depressing haha, especially seeing how those who don't do well probably don't have much of a future ahead of them since they've already dedicated their entire lives to preparing for the Olympics in some cases... | ||
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Feartheguru
Canada1334 Posts
On August 12 2012 07:47 Aerisky wrote: Oh wow I heard on some Chinese news station that the athletes who win gold go home business class, and those who fail to get gold (or maybe it was fail to medal) take economy >.< Not sure whether China is the only nation to do this or whether it's sort of(?) widespread, but that's sort of depressing haha, especially seeing how those who don't do well probably don't have much of a future ahead of them since they've already dedicated their entire lives to preparing for the Olympics in some cases... In China if you win gold you get 1.4 mil plus a bar of gold worth 1.6 mil right now. Not to mention what the state, city, district gives (City almost always gives a nice apartment over 1 mil. You can't even imagine how seriously China cares about the Olympics. I think by 2020 or at most 2024 China will be first in medals. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18698 Posts
On August 12 2012 08:15 Feartheguru wrote: In China if you win gold you get 1.4 mil plus a bar of gold worth 1.6 mil right now. Not to mention what the state, city, district gives (City almost always gives a nice apartment over 1 mil. You can't even imagine how seriously China cares about the Olympics. I think by 2020 or at most 2024 China will be first in medals. Nah. They won deservedly #1 in 2008 and since most of them were young they also won in 2012. But beating USA in medal count is really really hard. | ||
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