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Lol Replay showed how bad Gatlin blew it, no appeal on that one.
Best post on Twitter tonight by Bruce McCrudy:
BREAKING: Americans to appeal disqualification, claim they were robbed at gunpoint
Lol Replay showed how bad Gatlin blew it, no appeal on that one.
BREAKING: Americans to appeal disqualification, claim they were robbed at gunpoint
Yeah that was a nice surprise! Same for the bloke in the shot put. Biggest surprise medal so far was a silver in shooting. Hoping Lydia Ko wins in the golf next.
London was our best to date, and now we're beating it by 3. We got 8 golds in LA though.
Dq'd because baton was handed from runner to runner past the hand off line
It was actually handed off early, before the zone.
The pass begins when the baton first touches the lead runners hand and is completed when it is only in the lead runners hand. The position of the baton is what they judge, not the runners feet. The pass must occur entirely inside the handoff zone. The US began the first pass too early
Didn't think I was going to enjoy these Olympics but I was so wrong. They have been great and outstanding performances and results keep piling in.
Highlight for me so far has been the Canadian Women's Soccer team going back to back bronze. Fell short of Gold but Bronze is better than Silver in my opinion in a team sport because you win your last game.
Big shout-out to Winnipeg's own Desiree Scott (love that girl and her pink bandana)
I understand the sentiment, I really do. But I dunno, that seems like something you tell kids so they feel better. I'll take a silver every day
I understand the sentiment, I really do. But I dunno, that seems like something you tell kids so they feel better. I'll take a silver every day
Didn't think I was going to enjoy these Olympics but I was so wrong. They have been great and outstanding performances and results keep piling in.
Highlight for me so far has been the Canadian Women's Soccer team going back to back bronze. Fell short of Gold but Bronze is better than Silver in my opinion in a team sport because you win your last game.
Big shout-out to Winnipeg's own Desiree Scott (love that girl and her pink bandana)
Dunno. I'm of the opinion that you lose to get silver, win to get bronze. Both suck. Just taking my kids opinion on it for the most part though. Gold, bronze, silver at volleyball nationals last three years. Latter two suck and silver seemed to suck more.
I guess for me once the crushing dissapointment of losing the game that would've sent you to the Gold medal match is over you get a chance at redemption to win the next game (even though it pales in comparison to winning the gold). You go out on a happier note, while a Silver means your heart is just ripped out at the last moment.
I might not have believed bronze> silver until this until last year, but I experienced it vicariously. And expectations vs performance played a big part.I think it all comes down to expectations of athlete or team vs performance.
I booked a 10 day vacation in the states during the Olympics. NBC's coverage was brutal and their app required a a cable login to watch. I had to request USA basketball games in 2 different sports bars. Olympic coverage is amazing in Canada by comparison.
I guess for me once the crushing dissapointment of losing the game that would've sent you to the Gold medal match is over you get a chance at redemption to win the next game (even though it pales in comparison to winning the gold). You go out on a happier note, while a Silver means your heart is just ripped out at the last moment.
So in one scenario you have elation followed by sorrow (silver)
or
sorrow followed by elation (bronze)
basically I just think if you go to the gold medal game you better damn well win it.
That's spectator's logic. Most athletes have emotion tied to years of training and performances ... not just the one event you watched them in ... and would see the higher placing as a greater accomplishment. Silver > Bronze