THE OFFICIAL OLYMPIC THREAD

[BearFlagRepublic]

LOL I read the chart wrong

Thanx Phred

[PhredE]

No problem BFR. I just updated those numbers above too.

So far, not too shabby. A few more golds and then I can be happy.

[PhredE]

Ah geez - Now, I've found an ever newer update -
(10:00pm 8/11/2008; PT US)

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 10 3 3 16
2 United States 6 6 8 20
3 South Korea 5 5 0 10
4 Italy 3 3 2 8
5 Australia 3 0 4 7

[BearFlagRepublic]

No problem BFR. I just updated those numbers above too.

So far, not too shabby. A few more golds and then I can be happy.

We just captured 4 more in swimming )not sure if your last update covered those)

Phelps got another gold......and another world record Another American captured the bronze.

Americans finished with the gold AND silver in the 200 meter backstroke!

[BearFlagRepublic]

Phelps just won another gold.

That's FOUR total already. Well on his way to breaking the record.

[PhredE]

BFR - thanks for the update.
The US' numbers should bump up quite a bit - especially for the Gold total.

I don't have a good idea of when the Guardian table is updated (vs. watching live in real-time) so I think we'll have to just live with the time difference between the two... oh well.

[BearFlagRepublic]

Bronze medal for the American men's gymnastics team!!

This is a great acomplishment, because nobody thought they would win a medal. Against all odds, they did it.

Great job guys!!!

[vmonkey56]

Peirsol defends Olympic 100m back title

By The Associated Press
Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 10:48 PM ET

http://tinyurl.com/5zdxjf

BEIJING (AP) -- Aaron Peirsol has won the men's Olympic 100-meter backstroke, defending his title with a world-record time and extending the United States' dominance of the event.

Peirsol touched in 52.54 seconds, lowering his old mark of 52.89 set at last month's U.S. trials.

Teammate Matt Grevers earned the silver in 53.11. Arkady Vyatchanin of Russia and Hayden Stoeckel of Australia tied for the bronze in 53.18.

The U.S. has won the men's 100m back at four consecutive Olympics, with Peirsol taking the title in Athens in a time that was 0.17 second slower.
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VMONKEY56:
YAHOOOOOO FOR US - THE UNITED STATES - THE GREATEST PEOPLE I KNOW! BUT I DO ADMIT I LIKE WATCHING ALL THE COUNTRIES COMPETE! I AM SO HAPPY FOR THE PEOPLE. THE CHINESE MUST EARN FIVE GOLD OR THE NUTTY LEADERS ARE GOING TO CRY SOME ON THE PEOPLE.

[PhredE]

Medal counts: (9:34am PT US 8/12/200

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 13 3 4 20
2 United States 7 7 8 22
3 South Korea 5 6 1 12
4 Germany 4 1 1 6
5 Italy 3 4 2 9

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