2012 London Olympic Games - Day Nine- General Thread

[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!

[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?

[Braulio]

Why?

I am very suspicious of those usually super fast times in russian soil but never performing as they ' could ' in big meets and given the tradition with their runners and sprinters with doping

[Lorac]

Ireland guaranteed medal in boxing!

Yay - and so are Team GB. I assume from this that there is no bronze medal fight and both losers of the semi gets a medal!!

[Domshabfan]

I am very suspicious of those usually super fast times in russian soil but never performing as they ' could ' in big meets and given the tradition with their runners and sprinters with doping

Marion Jones never failed a drug test and set some great performance but we know and the generation of US sprinters where dope. So, just because they have great performance outside of US does not mean they are clean, especially US 400 mts runners, they have a tradition of relay runners on steroids.

[Jimena]

I guess we shouldn't root for anybody.

[Cachoo]

It is sad because there are plenty of clean athletes but the dirty ones ruin it for everyone else. I use to value the track over the pool but not so much now.

[mazzy]

I am very suspicious of those usually super fast times in russian soil but never performing as they ' could ' in big meets and given the tradition with their runners and sprinters with doping

Yet you're cheering for Ohuruogu who's served a ban for evading controls?

[allezfred]

From the Irish Times blog:

IT:*There are reports that NBC didn’t show the 100m final. Show Jumping instead. In light of that, I don’t think we should have any further complaints about RTE.

[Michalle]

Kazakhstan has 6 medals and they're all gold.

[ioana]

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.

Are they still good in field events like shot put, hammer throw, etc? They used to be a while back at least.

[mazzy]

Russia usually does well in wrestling. With synchro + rhythmics they should land fourth or fifth.

[Citlali]

Russia usually does well in wrestling. With synchro + rhythmics they should land fourth or fifth.

They today in the TR (synchronised swimming)

[Jimena]

They today in the TR (synchronised swimming)

They did. It was impressive.

[allezfred]

The BBC obviously follow things on FSU given how they are using Spandau Ballet every time GB get a gold on the highlights programme.

[Parsley Sage]

The BBC obviously follow things on FSU given how they are using Spandau Ballet every time GB get a gold on the highlights programme.

There's a Canadian commercial that uses a few lines from Spandau Ballet.

[allezfred]

So Katie Taylor will face Natasha Jonas (GB) in women's boxing tomorrow. Hometown fighters tend to do very well.