2012 London Olympic Games - Day Nine- General Thread

[mazzy]

Whee! Finally a Cycling gold not for GB! Seriously, people are complaining about table tennis being non-competitive? Track cycling seems to be all about throwing money at an underdeveloped sport.

[Lorac]

Laura and Andy won a silver in the mixed doubles - not bad at all considering the winners are the top seeds. And Ed Clancy won a bronze in that weird cycling event called the omnium :)

[Lorac]

Whee! Finally a Cycling gold not for GB! Seriously, people are complaining about table tennis being non-competitive? Track cycling seems to be all about throwing money at an underdeveloped sport.

Can you explain what you mean by 'underdeveloped'?

[oleada]

Laura and Andy won a silver in the mixed doubles - not bad at all considering the winners are the top seeds. And Ed Clancy won a bronze in that weird cycling event called the omnium :)

It's nice for the homecrowd, but I'm really glad that Vika has a gold! :cheer2: Also, nice for Max Mirnyi to win at age 35. Besides, Vika/Max have played together outside the Olympics and have been very successful, so it's nice to see them repeat it here.

[Citlali]

:cheer: Diving!

China :cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:

Mexico bronze!!! :cheer::cheer:

[milanessa]

Damn, there are a lot of rules in water polo. :lol:

[Hindernisse]

Armenia wins another medal - silver in wrestling. Gold goes to Russia. First Russian gold at these Games in the sport other than judo.

[rfisher]

US vs Turkey women's volleyball gave me heart palpations. Excellent game. Destinee Hooker is a :rockstar: I don't think I can stand another set.

[love_skate2011]

so Russia needs to wait for their Queen Evgenia Kanaeva for Russia's to get another Gold :confused: they have silver overhauls but their gold tally so far is a joke, judos ? :drama:

[Jimena]

Yes, Russia's gold tally is pretty terrible, comparatively speaking. They're favored in synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics (and can possibly win gold in artistic gymnastics) but I truly have no clue what else they'd win in.

[love_skate2011]

I can only think of RG as a lock they have Kanaeva and Dmitrieva I think
and can win Gold and Silver or vice versa, well there is Greco Roman wrestling

but for me Judo and Wrestling are a bit obscure sport for me, not saying all the golds won there are not to be credited still give respect to all medalists

[allezfred]

Ireland guaranteed medal in boxing! :cheer:

[Cachoo]

Congrats to Ireland and the Irish boxing team! Or should I say pugilists? Whatever--way to go!

[Braulio]

Sanya Richards finally wins gold!!!

Christine Ohuorugu silver medal! and Deedee Trotter in the bronze medal

I am glad that russian chick didn't medal

[Jimena]

I am glad that russian chick didn't medal

Why?