2012 Summer Olympics - London Games

Been a really good first 5 days. Lots of fun rootin' for athletes you only get to see, or even hear about every 4 years.

 
4 chances to win gold in swimming today. We usually win gold when it comes to swimming. Wouldn't be surprised if we tie China today

 
GM_Tood said:
Dem gynastics gals er gud.
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One question, though... the Russian gal that got bronze tied on score with the second American in the all-around... so I'm not quite sure how the tie-breaker works. I looked over on the website for the Federation that runs the sport... and was even more confused by their tie-breaking explanation. So does anyone know what the rule is? May just have to watch it on NBC tonight to find out how that worked.

 
HuskerFanChuck said:
One question, though... the Russian gal that got bronze tied on score with the second American in the all-around... so I'm not quite sure how the tie-breaker works. I looked over on the website for the Federation that runs the sport... and was even more confused by their tie-breaking explanation. So does anyone know what the rule is? May just have to watch it on NBC tonight to find out how that worked.
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Well, it appears in boxing if your government gives the international ruling group $9 million you get two gold medals

The BBC claimed that whistleblowers said the head of World Series Boxing, the ambitious attempt by the International Amateur Boxing Association (Aiba) to launch a global amateur series to rival the professional code, had accepted $9m (£5.85m) from Azerbaijan in return for a promise it would win two golds in the London games.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/sep/23/boxing-azerbaijan-medals-cash

 
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