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Must See Moments
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Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:04 amby Squawk
Post your must see moments here, day by day. The Olympic equivalent of "live score update". Obviously Aussie medal moments will be popular but how about the unscripted moments, the heroics, the triumphs and the tragedies? Here's the place folks...
Re: Must See Moments
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:31 amby Thiele
Hackett in the 400m plus Phelps and Rice. Comming up later today the Bommers start there tornument, also today the Olyroos play Argentina in football and the Hockeyroos start there tonument. So for now we start off with swimming
Re: Must See Moments
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:25 pmby Thiele
Re: Must See Moments
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:29 pmby Squawk
You're setting world records yourself Thiele with your results posts so quick!
Stephanie Rice - Gold and World Record - YAY!
Re: Must See Moments
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:36 pmby MightyEagles
Squawk wrote:You're setting world records yourself Thiele with your results posts so quick!
Stephanie Rice - Gold and World Record - YAY!
Missed it, was out getting lunch.
Re: Must See Moments
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:42 pmby JAS
MightyEagles wrote:Squawk wrote:You're setting world records yourself Thiele with your results posts so quick!
Stephanie Rice - Gold and World Record - YAY!
Missed it, was out getting lunch.
Just checked YouTube to try and find clip for you and looks like it's there but it's already been blocked...
This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by a third party.
Hopefully your tv will be showing plenty of reruns
Regards
JAS
Re: Must See Moments
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:47 pmby Thiele
Re: Must See Moments
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:55 pmby JAS
Thiele wrote:http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/video/-/sports/swimming/?autoplay_id=9212379 there we go
For Aussies in the UK (the race was about 4am or something here) that link won't work but you can watch it replayed on the BBC...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic ... 552113.stmRegards
JAS
Re: Must See Moments
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:58 pmby Dirko
Must see moment...
Anything involving the Brazilians in a team environment ie Beach Volleyball
Re: Must See Moments
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Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:13 amby Thiele
Today we go for more Gold in the Pool with Liesel Jonnes in 100m Breaststrole plus the 100m backstroke for men
Re: Must See Moments
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Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:13 amby Q.
SJABC wrote:Must see moment...
Anything involving the Brazilians in a team environment ie Beach Volleyball
Ummm, did you catch any of the Polish women's volleyball team last night
Re: Must See Moments
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Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:23 amby Keefy
Certainly did catch some of it
some of those legs were as long as what I am tall i reckon.
Re: Must See Moments
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Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:20 amby Brock Landers
I never realised that I'm such a fan of volleyball!!
Re: Must See Moments
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Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:22 pmby JAS
The 49er finals in the sailing. Saw a rerun last night.
I know after capsizing just metres from the finish you guys might find this a bit contentious but it's the generosity and good sportsmanship shown by Croatia that I'm applauding.
Horrible weather and conditons. Denmark going in leading the table...mast snaps before the start. Croatia (already out of the running) lend the Danes their boat so they can still compete. Danes went on to take the gold.
Well done Croatia
http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/he ... 8592.shtmlRegards
JAS
Re: Must See Moments
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Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:44 pmby Interceptor
JAS wrote:The 49er finals in the sailing. Saw a rerun last night.
I know after capsizing just metres from the finish you guys might find this a bit contentious but it's the generosity and good sportsmanship shown by Croatia that I'm applauding.
Horrible weather and conditons. Denmark going in leading the table...mast snaps before the start. Croatia (already out of the running) lend the Danes their boat so they can still compete. Danes went on to take the gold.
Well done Croatia
http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/he ... 8592.shtmlRegards
JAS
Great story that one. I see the Danes still had to get past the clowns in the Race Committee protesting for the using the Coatians' boat.
Horendous conditions -very unfortunate for the Aussie guys.
Re: Must See Moments
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Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:24 amby Squawk
I cant decide if my favourite Aussie medal was either our silver is the womens K-1 (Jacqui Lawrence) or the women's 100m hurdles (Sally Mclennan). I missed the women's triathlon (gold to Emma Snowshill).
Re: Must See Moments
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Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:42 pmby JAS
I assume I can include a heartbreaking moment...
Watching young Craig Pickering live on tv taking responsability for setting off to soon in the 4x100m Relay.
Probably won't work outside the UK...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic ... 574876.stm Pickering was clearly upset after the incident, and accepted his share of the responsibility straight away.
"I'm so disappointed in myself - I'm sorry," said Pickering.
"I feel like I've let the team down and the country down. Unfortunately for the next four years I am going to be remembered as the guy who messed up.
"It's not been a great Olympics for me, and it's a shame because I think we've got a really good team - especially with the US going out."
But the experienced Devonish offered his support to the 21-year-old.
"Craig should not take full responsibility for that," he said.
"It's a team event. We trained really hard for this and anything can happen."
The other two members of the GB men's relay team were Tyrone Edgar and Simeon Williamson.
Regards
JAS
Re: Must See Moments
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Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:33 pmby MightyEagles
How about that German weightlifter. Lost his wife a year ago, won the gold on the last lift.
Re: Must See Moments
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:50 pmby Squawk
Squawk wrote:I cant decide if my favourite Aussie medal was either our silver is the womens K-1 (Jacqui Lawrence) or the women's 100m hurdles (Sally Mclennan). I missed the women's triathlon (gold to Emma Snowshill).
I know now - Matthew Mitcham's final dive - the best in Olympic History - to take gold in the men's 10m platform.
Re: Must See Moments
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:29 amby Adelaide Hawk
Squawk wrote:Squawk wrote:I cant decide if my favourite Aussie medal was either our silver is the womens K-1 (Jacqui Lawrence) or the women's 100m hurdles (Sally Mclennan). I missed the women's triathlon (gold to Emma Snowshill).
I know now - Matthew Mitcham's final dive - the best in Olympic History - to take gold in the men's 10m platform.
There should be doubt over that dive. I've watched it several times now, and there's no evidence he completed the dive. No splash whatsoever!!!!
