2012 London Olympic Games - Day Three - General Thread

[Cyn]

Caitlin Scratchy McLatchey?

With all the weightlifting talk here, I first read that as

"Caitlyn Scratchy McSnatchy"

[Braulio]

Missy Franklin just qualified in eight for the final, but she seemed very cautious, it looks she is saving for the 100 back, though I think it´s Seebhom gold to lose

[Domshabfan]

Go Paul Biedermann, i want germnay on the medal table..

[Braulio]

I dont think Ryan will win a medal, maybe a bronze at his best

Chinese and French swimmers will go 1-2, look for Taehwan Park

[Braulio]

Agnel GOLD! Sun and Park tie for Silver

Ryan out

as I predicted

What a meet for the french!!! wow

[doubleflutz]

Is swimming Zueva related to skating Zueva? I hope so!

[beepbeep]

A bit of volleyball snark:

What kind of parents name their child Destinee Hooker?

[reckless]

After at least 40 minutes, they rejected the protest of the epee semifinal and physically escorted Shin from the piste. The crowd gave her a standing ovation as she left.

I don't know how she is going to recover. She is supposed to come back in a few minutes for the bronze-medal match.

[Domshabfan]

A bit of volleyball snark:

What kind of parents name their child Destinee Hooker?

haha, i always wondered the same question..

[allezfred]

Swiss footballer sent home for racist tweet

[l'etoile]

A bit of volleyball snark:

What kind of parents name their child Destinee Hooker?

What an unfortunate name!

[l'etoile]

After at least 40 minutes, they rejected the protest of the epee semifinal and physically escorted Shin from the piste. The crowd gave her a standing ovation as she left.

I don't know how she is going to recover. She is supposed to come back in a few minutes for the bronze-medal match.

Hope she gets over it. Sounds terrible!

[oleada]

What exactly happened in the fencing?

[mazzy]

ETA: I just read an article that explained it. How could they have three starts of the clock ending in simultaneous touches without a single second running off the clock? And then the German won it on the fourth touch. That sounds like a pretty good basis for a protest.

I'm not sure. If they chose to not measure in smaller increments, time's being rounded up. Thus Shin's job was to keep Heidemann from scoring for one second (an advantage she got because of a coin toss) which she failed to do four times in a row. I do feel sorry for Shin, but that's my understanding of the situation.

[l'etoile]

Looks like all the audience in fencing arena is cheering for Shin. She's getting more and more applause when she scores.

[oleada]

Yes, Colombia gets a second silver in weightlifting!
Usually it takes us much longer to get two medals.

[reckless]

I'm not sure. If they chose to not measure in smaller increments, time's being rounded up. Thus Shin's job was to keep Heidemann from scoring for one second (an advantage she got because of a coin toss) which she failed to do four times in a row. I do feel sorry for Shin, but that's my understanding of the situation.

But physically, how could a fencer cover the distance from the starting point to the opponent in less than one second? They start at least eight feet apart. And even if they managed to do it once, is it really possible that it happened three separate times, not to mention that less than a second elapsed before the German made the final touch to win on the fourth attempt?

But it does beg the question why they don't use tenths of a second at the end of a fencing match. I know basketball switches to tenths in the last second of a quarter to prevent slow clock starts and ensure that time is counted.

Shin just lost the bronze-medal match 15-11. She actually had the lead midway through the match.

[l'etoile]

Can someone explain what happed in epee? The Korean fencer is refusing to leave the piste due to the protest and is just sitting and crying.

ETA: I just read an article that explained it. How could they have three starts of the clock ending in simultaneous touches without a single second running off the clock? And then the German won it on the fourth touch. That sounds like a pretty good basis for a protest.

But physically, how could a fencer cover the distance from the starting point to the opponent in less than one second? They start at least eight feet apart. And even if they managed to do it once, is it really possible that it happened three separate times, not to mention that less than a second elapsed before the German made the final touch to win on the fourth attempt?

That does beg for a question. Thanks for explaining!

[allezfred]

Snarky volunteer

PML!

[Braulio]

Yes, Colombia gets a second silver in weightlifting!
Usually it takes us much longer to get two medals.

And Colombia has many more options, in weightlifting and cycling, not forget about the women´s triple jump!

It could be a great games for Colombia indeed