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The best thing is you know that because he is an American in China winning loads of gold medals, that he will be checked for doping every 5 minutes, he has probably had people collecting his urine at all hours of the day. So we can rule out drugs, and he is beating records by half a second or more, it's amazing.
finland sucks in sports. well in racing they're good which is the most important thing
Quote from Tomba(FIN) :finland sucks in sports. well in racing they're good which is the most important thing

There's a woman called Sappala or what, she's a pretty good swimmer.
Nastia Luikin is pure hotness
Talking about swimming...
Quote :He can't be the greatest sportsman of all time- that is comparing apples to oranges. If there were events like running backwards and running while flapping your hands wildly, who knows Carl Lewis might have won as many golds too.

(comment from the article about Phelps I posted earlier)

Quote from chanoman315 :Nastia Luikin is pure hotness

This one? LOL!
I think that is a fair point, but the guy is not just winning golds, he is smashing world records to pieces. If he does it in London too then maybe he can be called the greatest.
4 years from now?.... i REALLY dont think so, maybe he retires before... swimmers dont last too long. If nobody beats his WR's in for about 6 years maybe he's the greatest
Phelps will definately retire after this olympics. He will win all the gold medals he can, he will get all the cash bonuses (millions of $), he will be in countless commercials (more $), and he won't need to swim anymore. He's 23 now, and by the time London comes around he'll be 27. I don't think he will be competitive at that age anymore. Anyone remember Ian Thorpe from Australia? He competed in 2 olympics then retired, and he's only 25.
OMG first gold ever for our swimming! That's awesome!
Quote from de Souza :OMG first gold ever for our swimming! That's awesome!

hehe yeah i saw that, congrats Brazil
7th for Phelps, WHAT A FREAKING AWESOME FINISH there, just incredible how he pulled off to get 1st for only .01... that's.. phelps
Quote from chanoman315 :7th for Phelps, WHAT A FREAKING AWESOME FINISH there, just incredible how he pulled off to get 1st for only .01... that's.. phelps

After covering the first 50m in 7th
Quote from de Souza :After covering the first 50m in 7th

Watch the video I postes on the previous page of Britta Steffen.

She was last after the first 50m and won by more than .01 in the end.
New WR over 100 meters and he started cheering 30 meters before the finish!! WTF?
He's just crazy, could have made a 9.65 with that run.
Anyway, it was the same in one of the heats, or the semifinal.
Quote from zeugnimod :Watch the video I postes on the previous page of Britta Steffen.

She was last after the first 50m and won by more than .01 in the end.

Wow awesome. Swimming has been great, some incredible finishes.

Great game between Brazil and Russia (again...) on beach volley! Well worthy competition.

And that Jamaican just flew at some point, amazing! Looked pretty easy to him...

Watching Argentina and Netherlands on football now, 1-1 and extra time just started. Whoever wins will play against us (go Argentina!).


Milorad Čavić (left) - Silver
Novak Đoković - Bronze

Di Maria scores, Argentina 2-1 Netherlands.

Still 15min to go though.

Edit: That's it, Brazil vs. Argentina on football semifinals. Can't wait!
Usain Bolt just did the equilivant of setting a 1.11.6 at Blackwood while hitting the handbarke and reversing over the line lol WOW my head hurts thinking about that run
The problem with Bolt's record is that I'm left wondering if he is using something. I know it's cynical but sport (most if not all) is riddled with people doing something illegal just to gain a small advantage.
Quote from Mackie The Staggie :The problem with Bolt's record is that I'm left wondering if he is using something. I know it's cynical but sport (most if not all) is riddled with people doing something illegal just to gain a small advantage.

I don't know how exams are done and who is chosen to take it (by chance?), but I'm left wondering that a *lot* of athletes might be using something...
Quote from Mackie The Staggie :The problem with Bolt's record is that I'm left wondering if he is using something. I know it's cynical but sport (most if not all) is riddled with people doing something illegal just to gain a small advantage.

I'm pretty sure every one of the athletes in the final "used" something.
the checks are pretty serious this year, so the chances are really slim....

and if you have to watch the olympics with that mindset you better stop watching it, cause its not going to be fun.

Beijing 2008 Olympics
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