We were third last night and are fourth this morning. Doing far better than usual!If by "3rd or 4th" you mean "9th", then yes. Yes we are. Go Team GB!
Malaysia lost so badly it wasn't even funny. At least we ran away with a silver! (First time since 1996, and our 4th medal in the olympics. Damn)Usian Bolt really made it look easy. Doesn't anyone watch badminton here?
Yes, it looked like he didn't care he was losing. Lin Dan destroyed him. It's a shame Taufik didn't do well.Malaysia lost so badly it wasn't even funny. At least we ran away with a silver! (First time since 1996, and our 4th medal in the olympics. Damn)
I was disappointed that Shawn Johnson didn't win the Gold, she really does deserve a Gold at one point in these Olympics! I also thought it was unfair the chinese competitor fell off the vault and was awarded a better score than Alicia Sacromone (and thus taking the bronze from the rightful winner). The judges have scored the Chinese with a bias in their favor on everything except the Chinese team leader's mess on the floor.
well it sucks to be 2nd (or 3rd) when you feel like you've been robbed.I'm one of the best athletes in the world, and I only got a BRONZE? FUCK THIS SHIT I'M GOING HOME TO CRY.
Really, the nerve. How many people would dream of getting bronze, just to have that happen?
Ok, but he didn't appear to take into account that he's representing his entire nation when he competes in the olympics, meaning that this makes his own nation look really bad. If he had just complained, I don't think it would've been too big of a deal, but throwing his medal on the ground was just a stupid move. Complaining wouldn't have gotten his medal stripped from him, but throwing his medal sure as hell did, and in doing that, he costed his country a medal. It doesn't matter if it's classy or elegant, you're right, but it makes him look like a sore loser with very little sportsmanship...and I have a feeling that he would've done the same thing with a Silver medal as well since he wanted Gold so badly.Bologo, Havak, and Krul, you are all being pretentious about this to me. If he had genuine reason to believe he was robbed, which it surely seems he did, then it is not even immature to react the way he did. It may not be classy or elegant or anything, but it surely is not the same as an athlete pitching a fit over money or a contract, which happens far more often.
Actually, it was my understanding that most athletes do that so that they can keep breaking the record over and over again. They get more coverage, press, ect for breaking it.You know what pisses me off? When runners don't give everything they have in the final. Example, when Usain Bult ran the 100m, it's pretty clear that he slowed down in the end because he knew he was going to place first when he could have just pushed off his last step and leaned forward, shaving off an extra couple hundredths of a second. I mean, it may not seem like it's that big of a deal, but when the world record is slowly improving by 2/100ths or 4/100ths of a second, a couple more could really help him keep that record for a while.