Olympics

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 03:13:55

What sucks is this is the last time for baseball and softball in the Olymipcs (unless they gets voted back in for 2016).

by **stevelxa476** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:24:02

A Cuban Taekwondo athlete was suspended for life after kicking the ref in the face after being DQ'd in the bronze medal match. No video yet, but here is a picture.

by **mpmcgraw** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:31:55

you are kidding right

by **pacino** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:37:08

whoa

Cuban coach Leudis Gonzalez offered no apology for Matos' actions during the men's over-80 kg (176 pounds) match.

Matos was winning 3-2, with 1:02 in the second round, when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov. He was sitting there, awaiting medical attention, when he was disqualified for taking too much injury time. Fighters get one minute, and Matos was disqualified when his time ran out.

Matos angrily questioned the call, pushed a judge, then pushed and kicked referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden. Matos then spat on the floor and was escorted out.

"He was too strict," Gonzalez said, referring to the decision to disqualify Matos. Afterward, he charged the match was fixed, accusing the Kazakhs of offering him money.

by **jerseyhoya** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 14:16:13

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=BGpRWQXwj3U[/youtube]

by **JFLNYC** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 15:24:04

That announcer sucked. I couldn't understand a single word he said.

by 1 » Sat Aug 23, 2008 15:34:16

JFLNYC wrote:That announcer sucked. I couldn't understand a single word he said.

he said "t-mac" at 1:14

by **Ace Rothstein** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 18:45:36

WTF video not available ?

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 20:00:41

Calderon probably out for the final. Pretty much seals it for US.

by **jerseyhoya** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 22:09:46

I can't believe we get rid of baseball as an Olympic sport. But fucking synchronized diving exists.

by **jerseyhoya** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 00:22:41

Two hours till the game. Hammered, back from the party. Just put on the great A Few Good Men which will take me to 2:30 I think.

A nice balance of booze, caffeine and water should be good, but it's not easy trying to stay awake to watch America be awesome.

by **jerseyhoya** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 00:36:01

The fact that this gold medal volleyball match is on and they aren't showing it live is retarded. That would be a great, great thing to keep me awake till the hoops start.

by **karn** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 01:26:32

Come on over to the side bar for a little Redeem Team Gold Medal Game Thread action. All you cats working the overnight should check it out!

The beer's piss warm and the hot dogs are actually figments of your imagination, but the vibes? Those are just right.

by **jerseyhoya** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 01:35:18

Men's volleyball team up 2-1 sets.

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 01:54:27

jerseyhoya wrote:I can't believe we get rid of baseball as an Olympic sport. But $#@! synchronized diving exists.

It's because the IOC is predominately European, and while the Europeans do the synchronized diving et al, they don't do the baseball.

by **jerseyhoya** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 02:09:45

Gold for America in Men's Indoor Volleyball!!!!

Hell of a fucking story.

by **Pittfan03** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 04:17:51

About to win it in hoops.

by **smitty** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:35:44

jerseyhoya wrote:Gold for America in Men's Indoor Volleyball!!!!

Hell of a $#@! story.

I was able to see the whole thing live on Canadian TV. Fantastic match as all of the volleyball games were.

It's interesting that I I had this image of hat volleyball players look like -- you know, California beach type guys. Well the US men didn't look like volleyball players. They looked like a gang of demented paratroopers.

But they played great. There were alot of GREAT long rallies and gobs of fantastic plays by both teams. But no one was going to deny the Americans in this Olympics. A heckuva story and a great team.

by **BigEd76** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 13:00:37

Top 10 in total medals:

USA = 110 (36 gold / 38 silver / 36 bronze)
China = 100 (51/21/28 )
Russia = 72 (23/21/28 )
Great Britain = 47 (19/13/15)
Australia = 46 (14/15/17)
Germany = 41 (16/10/15)
France = 40 (7/16/17)
South Korea = 31 (13/10/8 )
Italy = 28 (8/10/10)
Ukraine = 27 (7/5/15)

by **pacino** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 20:14:18

smitty wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:Gold for America in Men's Indoor Volleyball!!!!

Hell of a $#@! story.

I was able to see the whole thing live on Canadian TV. Fantastic match as all of the volleyball games were.

It's interesting that I I had this image of hat volleyball players look like -- you know, California beach type guys. Well the US men didn't look like volleyball players. They looked like a gang of demented paratroopers.

But they played great. There were alot of GREAT long rallies and gobs of fantastic plays by both teams. But no one was going to deny the Americans in this Olympics. A heckuva story and a great team.

There was a guy from my high school who graduated a couple years before me who was a pro volleyball player in Europe. I'm from PA. I would think Cali has a high percentage of the elite vbers, but not all

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