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Olympic Interest?
31 Jul 2012 11:03 #14
by ScienceChic
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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The mens gymnastics last night was riveting. I couldn't believe they gave a better score back to the Japanese athlete who totally flubbed his dismount which gave the team the silver instead of the 4th place that they deserved, bumping the Brits down to Bronze and the Ukrainians out (There were a couple of cute Brit gymnasts on their team too. 
). The USA team looked awful, but I only saw them compete on the vault - I hope they weren't that bad on every other apparatus. I'm always amazed at the grace and power they demonstrate; the things the human body can be trained to do are incredible - it's why I like watching the Olympics so much...to know what our physiology is capable of when honed with practice, determination, and passion. It's just beautiful.
It was neat to watch Missy Franklin win the gold, and the 1-2 American men placement in the 200m butterfly (I think, having a hard time remembering right now, too much swimming around in my head!). LOL Edit: it was the 100m backstroke I was thinking of, not butterfly. The 200m butterfly semi-finals were last night.
Edit to add - here's a handy link to check the results and see replays: http://www.nbcolympics.com/swimming/res ... index.html
). The USA team looked awful, but I only saw them compete on the vault - I hope they weren't that bad on every other apparatus. I'm always amazed at the grace and power they demonstrate; the things the human body can be trained to do are incredible - it's why I like watching the Olympics so much...to know what our physiology is capable of when honed with practice, determination, and passion. It's just beautiful.It was neat to watch Missy Franklin win the gold, and the 1-2 American men placement in the 200m butterfly (I think, having a hard time remembering right now, too much swimming around in my head!). LOL Edit: it was the 100m backstroke I was thinking of, not butterfly. The 200m butterfly semi-finals were last night.
Edit to add - here's a handy link to check the results and see replays: http://www.nbcolympics.com/swimming/res ... index.html
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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