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7 days without swimming makes one weak.
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And the girls look like a cross section of the country: 2 white, 2 black, 1 Latina. That means the entite country is doing this sport and that doesnt bode well for the opposition's chances in the future.
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yellow and blue makes green
August 9th, 2016 at 11:48 PM ^
Strange to hear the US gymnasts declare themselves the "Final Five". I did not think that cylons were eligible for Olympic competition.
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August 10th, 2016 at 5:56 AM ^
The 'Final Five" refers to the last group of girls to be coached by Marta Karolyi. She is retiring after 50 years of coaching gymnastics. I believe for the last 15 years she was the coach of USA gymnastics, taking over for her husband Bela.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/martha-karolyi-cried-when-final-five-te…
August 10th, 2016 at 1:11 AM ^
that starting next time only four on a team. But the primary reason was that the Godmother of the female gym dynasty, longtime coach Marta Karolyi, is retiring. So they wanted to honor her, as HER final five, as well as the final five-member team.
But it was a bit weird hearing them say that before we knew the reasoning.
August 9th, 2016 at 11:57 PM ^
Dude is a freak - I mean that in a good way.
DC should have picked him as Aquaman in the next movie.
August 10th, 2016 at 6:31 AM ^
Honestly, that would've been really cool. A bonus is that he doesn't need dialogue with anyone but the fish.
August 9th, 2016 at 11:58 PM ^
I have enjoyed the olympics a ton this year...
Phelps just said 'revenge' I dig that.
August 10th, 2016 at 12:07 AM ^
Ryan Lochte has the 13th most Olympic medals all time, men, women, winter and summer.
Any other era he's Olympic royalty. He seems like a db but still feel for him a little.
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what about his pouting game, as good as scottie's?
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Nice stat! I wonder why the Russians haven't historically been strong in these events?
August 10th, 2016 at 6:14 AM ^
It's hard to swim in ice
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Phelps and Lochte have competed in five straight Olympics.
That's insane for a sport where the next round of 17 year-olds takes over each time.
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Le Clos... ba ha ha ha wah ha ha ha he he he ah ha ha ha...
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and your douchebag father too!
August 10th, 2016 at 6:40 AM ^
It was funny when he was checking Phelps up and down when they were getting ready and Phelps paid him no attention. He was in his head the whole way.
It was also nice to see him give Phelps props at the end.
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But in the Olympics, most swimmers specialize in one stroke or maybe two, and they might also participate in relays using those same stroke(s). It's not as if we routinely see someone who's outstanding at butterfly and backstroke and breastroke and freestyle. Nor does a swimmer usually win at both shorter and longer distances (although Ledecky looks as though she might be an exception).
August 10th, 2016 at 9:45 AM ^
Runners are over rated
August 10th, 2016 at 10:09 AM ^
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August 10th, 2016 at 10:39 AM ^
As a track competitor, you must know about the multiple events won by people like Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt, Michael Johnson. Right?
August 10th, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^
I played water polo in the junior olympics and swam for over 15 years. You don't need to be a jackass because someone disagrees with you. Michael Phelps is a once in a lifetime athlete. Prior to Phelps, Spitz was the only comparable swimmer and that was over 40 years ago. Swimmers have more opportunity for medals because of the multiple relays, but that doesn't take away the accomplishments of their individual races. Not to mention Phelps is in his 5th Olympics and still dominating. Hell, he almost won the 2012 200m fly without training! Dude is a beast.
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A large part of that might be the way the competitions are structured. For gymnastics, the team competition comes first--each team needs members who are good in several events. And gymnastics also has an all-around individual winner.