Olympic Spoiler

[malaise]

USA annihilates all comers in the 4 X 4 men and women's relays. The ladies race was really won as a result of Alison Felix's leg but Jamaican born Sanya Richards devoured the Russian in the lead on the last leg. Jamaica take the bronze.

There are no words for the men. USA by a chasm. Good to see Wariner collect gold after he lost out to his team mate in the 400m.

And there endeth the track events. Best ever results for Jamaica. PHEW!!!

[KharmaTrain]

1. They Actually Held Onto A Baton???

Congrats to the great showing for the Jamaican team...I was happy to see how well they did.

:applause:

[malaise]

3. Yeh they sure held on to those batons this time

Our best Olympics ever - 3rd in T&F behind the USA and Russia with six gold.

Now back to CSpin and on to the Convention :D

[SoCalDem]

2. I thought that thing was over weeks ago

:rofl:

[malaise]

4. The Closing Ceremony is tomorrow

the games aren't over yet - high jump finals on now and a few other T&F events.
Can't wait to see the closing ceremony.

They are over for Jamaica - that was our last event. :D

[SoCalDem]

7. Jamaica did great .. I love Jamaica

We spent 10 days there a long long time ago.. I'm sure the place we stayed has long since been torn down, but it was a very nice vacation.. We stayed at "The Colony".. had our own little beach house :) It was just down the road from Rose Hall Great House...

We had a rental car and ended up one day at Negril..when there was just a little combo barber shop/post office/ grocery store on the roundabout:) No hotels..just miles of accessable beautiful beaches :)

[malaise]

10. We love Negril

and hate Mobay. The beaches in Negril have changed - due to over-development, hurricanes, climate change and pollution, but they're still great (for now).

[SoCalDem]

12. We were there in 1972.. I would not recognize the place now

:)

The Jamaicans were such nice people..except for the 2 creepy guys who threw coconuts at our rented VW :rofl:

[malaise]

16. I preferred the 1972 Negril

to the one today. It was the best kept secret in those days. Now they've fugged up the wetlands with all the new hotels and the beach.

[RNdaSilva]

5. That's great.

And, what are they feeding them in Jamaica...WOW. Maybe it's the bananas. Coffee? Rum?

[malaise]

6. Bolt likes Yams and chicken nuggets

:rofl:

[RNdaSilva]

8. So do I, but...

guess it's an age difference. Actually a big age difference.

I'm still trying to figure out if Bolt can catch a football. Chargers? Would have to learn to like tacos though.

He was phenomenal.

[DinahMoeHum]

9. A gold medal (Richards) and a Super Bowl ring (Aaron Ross - NY Giants)

They plan to get married sometime in 2009.

http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=227/bio/index.html

Sure to be some good write-ups and TV clips about this in the NYC metro area. I just might switch from watching some Olympic coverage to the exhibition football game tonight just to find out about his reaction.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

And a BIG UP for the Jamaican sprinters this week.. Yah Mon! Immense Respect.

:toast::toast::toast:

[malaise]

11. She was the favorite for 400m but faded

maybe the weight of that massive diamond kept her back :D

Please note this from her profile.

Born in Jamaica, Richards moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with her family at age 12 because her parents thought the U.S. would be a better place for her to continue her track career. Her younger sister, Shari, is a sprinter and long jumper at Texas. The two sisters live together in Austin.

She had already won all the events at prep school by 12. Jamaica has the best track program on the planet from age seven.

add.

[DinahMoeHum]

13. Methinks she just "hit the wall" . . .or his tackle. . .

:rofl:

[malaise]

15. LOL

:rofl:

[tannybogus]

14. Yay!!

Alison Felix and Sanya Richards can haul it!! Glad about Wariner too.
Good on ya to Jamaica!
Thanks for all the Olympic info. Better you than some of the numbnuts
they have on TV! I'll be glad to leave Beijing, and I wasn't even there.
:woohoo:

[RNdaSilva]

17. These Olympics were great, opening ceremonies magical.

Kudos to the Chinese.

My major regrets: Dropping of batons and boxers. And, maybe slanted scores for the Chinese gymnasts. But, our gals did great. However, these are minor criticisms. Can never forget Phelps.

Total medal count: (No numbers, but this will be the final ranking)

1. USA
2. China
3. Russia

Powers?

[malaise]

18. China will have the most gold

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml


We prefer this analysis
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/the-alternative-olympics-medals-tables-and-the-winner-is-jamaica-13948125.html

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/23/content_9653160.htm

And we love this gesture
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/23/content_9647410.htm

Triple Olympic sprint gold medalist Jamaican Usain Bolt on Saturday made a personal donation of 50,000 U.S. dollars to children in the earthquake-stricken Sichuan Province, and wished people there to "get through from the tragedy" and move forward with the inspiration of the Olympic Games.

"We came here, tried to perform well," said the Jamaican, who claimed the gold medals in men's 100m and 200m sprint as well as the 4x100m relay at the Beijing Olympic Games. "I hope people enjoy the games, forget the past and move on."

"You have to move forward after the disaster. And also, the Olympics ask people to move forward," he added.