US Women's Gymnastics Team Final thread! *Spoilers*

bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 09:52 PM
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:bounce:

1st round: US women kick ass on the vault, Russian women kick ass on the uneven bars. What will happen?!

:D

:hi:

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redqueen

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Tue Aug-12-08 09:54 PM
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1. They did the uneven bars?

I keep changing the darn channel. x( :P

I probably missed all the floor excercises too right?

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 09:55 PM
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2. Only the Russians and Romanians so far...

US did the vault, no floor exercises shown yet. :hi:

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 09:57 PM
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3. If they can stick the balance beam routines,

Edited on Tue Aug-12-08 09:57 PM by Scooter24

then we have a great chance at gold.

However, we have no room for error, the ladies have to stick everything!

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 09:58 PM
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4. tell me about it...

:scared:

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:09 PM
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5. Lukin kicks ass on the uneven bars!!

:woohoo:

16.900!!!!

China up next!

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:11 PM
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6. Great score...

Shawn's score was way too low IMHO..

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:15 PM
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8. Agreed

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redqueen

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:13 PM
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7. That was oustanding...

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:16 PM
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9. She really redeemed herself from the prelims...

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:32 PM
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10. China fucks up on the beam!

:wow:

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VenusRising

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:32 PM
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11. A Chinese fall on the beam.

That could really open it up for the US.

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:33 PM
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12. And now another wobble...

D'oh.

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VenusRising

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:34 PM
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13. That's good for us.

Maybe too much pressure from the men winning gold?

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:35 PM
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14. I think a lot of them don't have Int'l experience, unlike

our team.

We have a shot. *fingers crossed*

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VenusRising

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:37 PM
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15. That was a pretty high score with a fall and bobble.

Where's my one eyebrow raised smiley?

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:39 PM
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16. And their expert just bobbled 4+ times...

But, I expect she'll get a 16.25 or some crap...Hrmmm

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:41 PM
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18. They'll probably give her bonus points for artistic merit...

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VenusRising

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:42 PM
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19. You were close.

Another "hmmmm" moment.

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:40 PM
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17. Almost a 16 with three balance checks...

one nearly a fall? And a large step on the landing? Um yeah...

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:43 PM
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20. C'mon Alicia!!

My MA girl!! :bounce:

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VenusRising

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:43 PM
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22. She's usually amazing.

She can sooo do this! :bounce:

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alcibiades_mystery

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:43 PM
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21. Shorter American announcer: Will the judges see through these kidnapped commie

8 year olds, and their deceptive mistakes!!!???

"Ripped away from their families at age three..."

"Their so-called passports..."

:eyes:

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VenusRising

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:44 PM
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23. NOOOOO!!!!

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:45 PM
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24. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

ARRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

On the mount? C'mon!

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VenusRising

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:46 PM
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28. My heart is on the floor right now.

Poor girl. She is going to remember that forever.

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:48 PM
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29. She's trying so hard not to cry

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:50 PM
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31. I hope she can turn that negative energy into something explosive on the floor

Edited on Tue Aug-12-08 10:50 PM by Scooter24

And pray that China makes some sort of mistake... :)

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:49 PM
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30. Gah....they were doing so good too!

And had an opening...but ugh...

I just knew this would happen on beam...

Now we'll have to make it up on floor!

*deep breaths*

*deep breaths*

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:45 PM
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25. She was nervous...

Good dismount though. Sigh.

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redqueen

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:46 PM
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26. Ouch.

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redqueen

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:46 PM
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27. delete

Edited on Tue Aug-12-08 10:46 PM by redqueen

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VenusRising

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:51 PM
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32. Nastia did a great job.

Her routine is very pretty. Only one little wobble.

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:52 PM
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33. 15.975

:)

It's Shawn's turn now. :)

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VenusRising

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:52 PM
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34. I call Bullshit on the scores!

That was better than the Chinese girls. I do NOT like the new scoring system.

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:54 PM
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36. Shawn kicked ass...

Let's see what they give her

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VenusRising

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:56 PM
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38. How 'bout now?

~shakes head~

A 9.1 in execution? No way.

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FKA MNChimpH8R

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:47 PM
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62. That was ridiculous

Shawn turned in about as perfect (and insanely difficult - did you see that one-foot pirouette) a beam performance as you will ever see. The commentator (Tim Daggett?), who has not been an overt homer, said there was nothing to criticize whatsoever.

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VenusRising

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Wed Aug-13-08 12:20 AM
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67. Yep.

I know it's not a perfect 10 scoring anymore, but there is still that element in it. That should have been at the very least a 9.5 and I think that's a bit picky, too.

I'd like to see more about the scoring and what they are really looking at/for. I don't know if they are even sure of what they are doing with all of the scoring delays.

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:56 PM
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39. It's even more secretive...

one judge gave the Chinese girls a 16.3 execution and another gave them a 15.7 execution. .6 difference is huge in a sport where every tenth counts.

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VenusRising

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:57 PM
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40. They need some accountability with the judges.

:eyes:

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:58 PM
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41. deleted, wrong place

Edited on Tue Aug-12-08 10:59 PM by bicentennial_baby

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:53 PM
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35. Shawn nails it!

:woohoo:

One more rotation to go!

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:55 PM
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37. 16.75! 1 point between US and China!

:wow:

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 10:59 PM
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42. I guess we'll have to settle for silver...

I hate to pinpoint anything on one athlete, but Alicia just cost the US the gold medal.

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charlie and algernon

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:00 PM
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44. I feel so sorry for her

poor girl

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VenusRising

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:00 PM
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Too many injuries.

Too many basic mistakes.

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alcibiades_mystery

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:01 PM
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46. Naw...they weren't gonna make up a point on the floor

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:05 PM
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51. It wouldn't have been a point if Alicia didn't cost us the 0.8 from falling on the beam

Edited on Tue Aug-12-08 11:07 PM by Scooter24

It would have just been 0.2 seperating China and the US.

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:00 PM
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43. FUCK

Oh well...there goes that.

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alcibiades_mystery

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:00 PM
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45. Youch...disaster on the floor

....

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Fleshdancer

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:02 PM
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47. My heart breaks for her. She's obviously hurting over her this

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:03 PM
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49. Not to be mean, but...two colossal fuckups in one night...

She was not in the right frame of mind this evening. At all.

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WCGreen

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:03 PM
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48. I can't believe how young team China looks.

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johnnie

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:06 PM
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52. No shit

I swear I saw a part of the umbilical cord fall off of that one on the balance beam.

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WCGreen

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Wed Aug-13-08 01:30 AM
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69. So that's why she stumbled....

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itsrobert

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:45 PM
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61. One girl didn't even have all her teeth grown in yet

No way is she even 13.

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FKA MNChimpH8R

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:50 PM
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63. Neither can Bela Karolyi

and he knows just a little something about gymnasts. He has been raising holy hell about underage Chinese competitors for the last few days.

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WCGreen

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Wed Aug-13-08 01:30 AM
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70. Someone has too....

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AngryOldDem

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:56 PM
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64. There is absolutely no way in hell some of those girls are 16.

Especially the tiny one. Her features were still all childlike.

And even though you practically need subtitles to figure out what Bela Karolyi said, it was pretty clear that he ain't buying it either.

But hey, if the Chinese passports say they're 16, then I guess it must be true.

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WCGreen

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Wed Aug-13-08 01:31 AM
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71. Yes, the Chinese are pure and good and have Mikey D's all over

the place..

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dropkickpa

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Wed Aug-13-08 10:25 AM
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77. I could probably get a chinese passport saying I'm 16

Corruption's a beautiful thing!

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:03 PM
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50. Just like the men...

Doing so well up to the final round...then crash...

Gold would have been incredible, but I'm more than happy with silver :)

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alcibiades_mystery

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:07 PM
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53. I think Shawn Johnson stepped out on purpose to make her teammates feel better

Just sayin'...

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:08 PM
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54. You could be right, or

she could just be spooked by how bad her team f'd up. :shrug:

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begin_within

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Wed Aug-13-08 02:09 AM
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72. Now that's teamwork!

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:16 PM
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55. I feel bad for these girls...

Most of them won't be back in 4 years...ouch. At least Shawn and Nastia have another chance in the individuals.

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alcibiades_mystery

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:18 PM
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56. I'm glad the Chinese team won...because they were the better gymnasts

tonight. Like, by far.

The sour grapes by some of the announcers is also distasteful in the extreme.

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:20 PM
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57. I'm happy for them

I feel bad for the U.S. team, of course, but Silver is nothing to be ashamed of. The Chinese team kicked ass. Good for them. :)

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Scooter24

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:24 PM
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58. Agreed!

Our men's and women's teams both did very well. The only thing I will wish for is for more difficulty in 2012! We should go into London on equal footing!

Oh well, now it's time for the all-around's! :woohoo:

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:28 PM
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60. I'm excited for that, and

Alicia has another chance. I hope she can keep that in her sights. It's her, Shawn, and Nastia. Can't wait!

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GreenPartyVoter

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Wed Aug-13-08 12:02 AM
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66. Yep, more difficulty. Shawn will still be around. So will Bridget. They have

plenty of time to beef up their routines even more. (Plus who knows who's up and coming? I don't follow the Jr. gymnastics so I don't know who is out there and ready to make a big splash in a few years.)

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Catch22Dem

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:25 PM
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59. The way these girls handle themselves is very impressive

Obviously Alicia was upset beyond belief, but she wasn't going to break down on TV. The sportsmanship at the end was impressive as well. Class all around.

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GreenPartyVoter

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Tue Aug-12-08 11:59 PM
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65. Poor Alicia :^( She has a silver medal but I know in her heart she's

sure that it could have been gold if not for her. :hug: for Alicia and her teammates.

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VenusRising

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Wed Aug-13-08 12:24 AM
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68. Did you see the interview with her?

She was just holding back the tears. I could hear her voice shaking with emotion. I feel terrible for her. She will always blame herself, and I hope that she doesn't have trouble coping with it like Vanessa Atler did.

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GreenPartyVoter

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Wed Aug-13-08 10:18 AM
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76. Hopefully she can cling to the idea that maybe not all of the Chinese

girls were of age, but I bet that still won't help much.

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begin_within

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Wed Aug-13-08 02:10 AM
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73. Men's team overjoyed with bronze.... Women's team disappointed with silver.

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Shell Beau

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Wed Aug-13-08 09:20 AM
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75. The men weren't really expected to medal after they lost the

Hamm brothers. The women were gold medal favorites. So while the men did better than expected, the women did the opposite. Even though I think both teams did outstanding!!!!

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JI7

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Wed Aug-13-08 02:43 AM
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74. now i see why Bela Karolyi was banned from the gymnastics

floor in China.

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