Olympics - Yep, spoiler inside
I don't know if there are any fans of the shooting sports here, but Kim Rhode has won medals in 5 consecutive Olympics, something no American has done before. She was a machine today, it wasn't ever really in doubt.
They should be shot.
I have a hunch TV ratings for that sport might take a bit of a tumble.
the night matches for whatever reason... yesterday and today its been like 55 degrees, but it didn't stop argentina from wearing the good uniforms... i'm pretty sure on a nice sunny day that misty may and keri walsh will be wearing the normal attire...
I don't care about skeet shooting by I would just like to thank and +1 you for the appropriate thread title.
Agreed, Give +1 for me also.
Big surprise in the men's soccer tournament - Spain is already eliminated after losing its first two group-stage matches (to Japan and Honduras, respectively). It's not the same squad that won the Euro, of course (although Alba is on it), but they have a lot of young talent and were expected to be a strong medal contender. Brazil is now the heavy favorite.
I clicked on this just so I could remind myself what it feels like to view a spoiler with my own free will.
I don't shoot skeet, but anyone can recognize this kind of accomplishment.
And she's only 33; she could win another 5 Olympics. By the way, does that mean she won her first medal at the age of 13?
No, 5 Olympics are separated by 16 years (0,4,8,12,16). Still mighty impressive though!
Brain was not working!
Not that I am a shooting expert but there would seem almost no upper age bound on it. I mean does it really require strength or speed or flexibility or anything that goes south with age? I don't mean to say it doesn't take skill, just not skills that would decline with age.
Well, to hit a target you typically need to see it.
Very true, also it helps to have good reaction time and health and strength as you are shooting hundreds of targets. We are talking world class here, not hanging out at "deer camp" with the guys!
and consider myself a pretty good skeet shooter. Nowhere near world class, but I've broken 100 in a row several times.
And I routinely lose to guys in their 60's.
Trap's even worse. I've seen older guys with oxygen tanks break 50 or more in a row.
I love guns...
coordination. At some point, there will be a drop-off.
I've shot 100 straight in American Skeet (far removed from the difficulty of International Skeet). Forgetting what it takes to hit a target, it is very, very easy to miss. She shoots 500-1000 rounds daily, and I suspect that is what it takes to give her the mental edge, not a physical edge. At some point, she isn't going to want to lift and swing a 10 pound gun that many times, and her shoulder is going to begin complaining - she has felt the recoil of over 3,000,000 12 gauge target loads. When that happens, she loses the mental edge, and will become a mere mortal.
Thanks to Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz, I cannot help but giggle a little whenever I read about skeet shooting...I will now go hang my head in shame
Why not include this piece of info in the first spoiler thread?
whether you are a fan or not. I wasn't about to bury it 50 posts inside a thread that began as a troll, and might likely have been deleted. I hope this hasn't added too much angst to your day.
No angst and no apology needed. Simply a suggestion. I've seen double threads deleted many times on this board and didn't want to see yours succumb to the same fate.
Technically not a spoiler... NBC already talked about it and apparently chose not to feature it.
But I appreciate the OP erring ont he side of caution. You sir, are no jackass.
Pierre McGuire ruins everything. Period.
Did anyone else watch the Spain-Honduras game? The Spanish acted like a bunch of children who weren't getting their way. Terrible national display really, I'd be embarassed if an American behaved in such an immature manner.
~Herm
The fine gentleman who started the other spoiler thread has been, for the moment, banhammered. Banhammed? Banhammerered? Eh, unimportant.
Unintentional spoilers still cost you your points. Intentional spoilers will cost you your eternal soul ability to post .
Mmmm, banham...
with that. I lack the knowledge to really speak one way or another. It wil be interesting to see how it unfolds. I find it odd that the rule has stood for so long, and now people are up in arms. Has winning for the chosen one been that clear-cut all these years, or is this just the result of some real talent beyond the two-deep?
He had a .55 second edge on Agnel when Agnel entered the pool and lost by .45 - he gave up a full second on that lap. Yikes.
Can I just say that I'm crazy happy that Brendan Hansen finally beat Kosuke Kitajima and was also able to medal? I know he didn't get gold, but his goal for the past few Olympics was basically to just beat Kitajima and he did just that. Crazy that Kitajima only got 5th.
I think Lochte gave it all he got. But the French anchor was just that much faster. So he didn't so much blow it as the French just won it. Saying that the 100 isn't his thing doesn't really help though. Why even agree to do the race?
NBC sports really needs to stop interviewing people after a "personal failure". I think the audience had a pretty good idea of what Wieber was thinking/feeling without an interview. Come on.
Not bad at all.
Watching gymnastics is just brutal sometimes, I feel so bad for those girls. They seem on the verge of tears all the time and even when things go well, it's more relief than happiness. It's gotta be so tough to be "teammates" on one hand, yet know you're competing against them at the same time. The top two per team rule doesn't help the situation, but I guess the sport has always been pretty lopsided so they don't want two or three teams dominating the finals and pushing everyone else out. Since anyone can falter, it would give them an unfair advantage and prevent cinderella stories where someone comes out of nowhere and just has a special performance.
Man, I did not see the French chasing down Lochte like that in the relay. After Phelps's turn, I thought it was in the bag. I haven't seen the splits, but the announcers said his time was in line with what he's capable of. So, the French guy must've swam an incredible last leg. Even so, you gotta wonder if they should have had Lezak anchor again.
Re: Beach volleyball... cold weather and bikinis, I have no problem with that. :)