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[SoxScout]

Time	Event Type	Sport	Event	Stage
7:15 AM	Medal/Final	Shooting	Men's 10m Air Rifle (60 Shots)	Final
9:05 AM	Medal/Final	Judo	Women's Lightweight (52-58 kg)	Bronze Medal
9:06 AM	Medal/Final	Judo	Men's Lightweight (66-73 kg)	Bronze Medal
10:00 AM	Medal/Final	Diving	Men's Synchronised 10m Platform	Final
10:30 AM	Medal/Final	Weightlifting	Women's 53-58 kg	Group A
11:00 AM	Medal/Final	Judo	Women's Lightweight (52-58 kg)	Final
11:10 AM	Medal/Final	Judo	Men's Lightweight (66-73 kg)	Final
11:30 AM	Medal/Final	Gymnastics	Men's Team	Final
2:00 PM	Medal/Final	Weightlifting	Men's 56-62 kg	Group A
2:10 PM	Medal/Final	Fencing	Women's Individual Epee	Bronze Medal
2:40 PM	Medal/Final	Fencing	Women's Individual Epee	Final
2:43 PM	Medal/Final	Swimming	Men's 200m Freestyle Featuring Ryan Lochte (USA)	Final
2:51 PM	Medal/Final	Swimming	Women's 100m Backstroke Featuring Missy Franklin (USA)	Final
2:58 PM	Medal/Final	Swimming	Men's 100m Backstroke	Final
3:15 PM	Medal/Final	Swimming	Women's 100m Breaststroke	Final

[scottyno]

I don't quite understand why every time they cut to the swimming arena clearly no one tells the announcers they're on the air until they've been talking about whatever to each other for about 10 seconds about random stuff

[ThePrideofShiner]

Yeah, that's weird. I assumed those announcers would be used for replays online, so they would just be continuing on as normal. Obviously not.

Oh, and apparently you have to be awake in the middle of the night if you want to see the beach volleyball folks in bikinis.

[loshjott]

Cool ping pong match going on now between Chinese and Austrian guys. Both seem like real jerks, but hard to tell with sound off.

[canderson]

I had no idea whitewater kayaking was an Olympic sport. Kinda neat.

[Hendu's Gait]

big fan of those inflatable vests for equestrian

[Hendu's Gait]

they need to add an event where you combine the x-country equestrian with the archery. That would be cool.

[MentalDisabldLst]

they need to add an event where you combine the x-country equestrian with the archery. That would be cool.

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[WoburnDiaspora]

they need to add an event where you combine the x-country equestrian with the archery. That would be cool.

The Mongolians would totally dominate that event.

[canderson]

It appears the US Men's gymnastics team is in the middle of a major choke job while other countries are performing way above their expectations.

Edited by canderson, 30 July 2012 - 12:04 PM.

[johnmd20]

The Mongolians would totally dominate that event.

The Dothraki would really be unbeatable, however.

[Royal Reader]

So, China vs Japan for gold and GBR vs Ukraine for the bronze in the men's gymnastics. USA team (Orazco?) had terrible fall on the vault.

[Royal Reader]

China has it. So CHN who qualified poorly nail it on the day, and USA who qualified imperiously choke on the day.

[teddykgb]

random sort of OT thought

the synchornized diving last night was really baffling. I have no idea how that sport is scored, because it seemed like the level of synchronization wasn't the determining factor

[fletcherpost]

Japan gymnasts on suicide watch. They fucked up on the horse. GBR take silver. Ukraine take bronze.

[Royal Reader]

Two Japanese fall on the pommel during the last rotation. Kinda sad that it comes down to a massive chokejob, but that's gymnastics. CHN 1 GBR 2 UKR 3.

[fletcherpost]

Japan have lodged protest.

[Royal Reader]

Ah, the bit everyone watches the Olympics for, the lawyers.

[Kremlin Watcher]

What is going on at the Fencing? They're all just standing around arguing about something.

[Royal Reader]

Japanese appeal upheld, drops GBR to bronze and the Ukrainians to fourth.

[Ed Hillel]

Men's fieldhockey!?

[AimingForYoko]

Men's fieldhockey!?

Didn't we discuss this yesterday?

Anyway, a Swiss footballer got the boot for being racist on twitter, because people never learn. And Venus and Serena won their doubles match today.

[Kremlin Watcher]

In what appears to have been the Bronze medal match in women's epee, there was some sort of controversy that took ages and ages to resolve, and it seems like the Korean athlete thinks she's been totally jobbed when they awarded the match to the German. Now the Korean is sitting on the fencing platform looking like her kid just died.

Edit - lodged an appeal of the decision. Going back to badminton before the swimming comes on.

Edited by Kremlin Watcher, 30 July 2012 - 01:31 PM.

[Ed Hillel]

This Chinese swimmer has to be cheating.

[AimingForYoko]

This Chinese swimmer has to be cheating.

What Chinese swimmer?

[Royal Reader]

Missy Franklin holding back there?

[Ed Hillel]

The girl doing the 200 medley, who was like two lengths ahead without putting in much effort.

[AimingForYoko]

Missy Franklin holding back there?

She does swim again in 20 minutes, so quite possible.

[Royal Reader]

Anyone know why the Korean swimmer seems so pissed off?

[Royal Reader]

She does swim again in 20 minutes, so quite possible.

In which case qualifying 8th is threading that particular needle perfectly.

[Royal Reader]

What a games the French swimteam is having.

[86spike]

Women's handball is fun as hell to watch. Who knew?

Denmark and So Korea are in a tight match on MSNBC right now.

[SumnerH]

they need to add an event where you combine the x-country equestrian with the archery. That would be cool.

Also, street luge. But instead of a street luge you're in a Radio Flyer wagon. Once you're at speed there'd be hazardous patches (cobblestones, a dirt s-curve, a 90 degree turn), and it'd end with a jump over a creek.

[ThePrideofShiner]

Weird ending to the South Korea-Denmark handball game. Denmark was down 2 with 30 seconds left and failed to shoot until there was only 9 seconds left.

Felt like I was watching a basketball team dribble out the clock rather than launch 3-pointers in an attempt to rally.

[Fishercat]

In what appears to have been the Bronze medal match in women's epee, there was some sort of controversy that took ages and ages to resolve, and it seems like the Korean athlete thinks she's been totally jobbed when they awarded the match to the German. Now the Korean is sitting on the fencing platform looking like her kid just died.

Edit - lodged an appeal of the decision. Going back to badminton before the swimming comes on.

http://www.telegraph...semi-final.html

and for a little more detail

http://blog.seattlep...osts-her-medal/

From everything I am reading about it, the word screwjob doesn't begin to describe what happened. A clock malfunction cost the Korean fencer a shot at the gold, and the rules required her to stay on the piste like a representative in a filibuster. Absurd.

[bowiac]

I know it's lame to make fun of these sports, but when I hear the announcers talk about a table tennis player's greatest strength being "his footwork", and how it shows off what a great overall athlete he is, I can't help but laugh.

Edited by bowiac, 30 July 2012 - 04:45 PM.

[AimingForYoko]

http://www.telegraph...semi-final.html

and for a little more detail

http://blog.seattlep...osts-her-medal/

From everything I am reading about it, the word screwjob doesn't begin to describe what happened. A clock malfunction cost the Korean fencer a shot at the gold, and the rules required her to stay on the piste like a representative in a filibuster. Absurd.

She got totally screwed and then had sit there and try not sob because if she left she wouldn't have even have gotten an appeal (that South Korea had to freaking pay for). The whole thing was a mess and BBC called it cruel.

I wish she gotten it together enough to get bronze but she had already been bawling and sitting for a damn hour at that point, so it's hardly surprising.

[AimingForYoko]

Geno's squad just covered the spread and beat Angola by 52.

[PseuFighter]

Just got back from the swimming event. Seeing four medals handed out (two Golds for US), plus watching Phelps win his semi race was so awesome to experience.

[amh03]

Just got back from the swimming event. Seeing four medals handed out (two Golds for US), plus watching Phelps win his semi race was so awesome to experience.

That is really fun!! More pics, please!

[BoredViewer]

How bizarre was that video of the Japanese official running around the gymnasium with the inquiry form and a wad of cash in his hand?

[BigSoxFan]

Yeah. It'll certainly make a great picture. Only in the Olympics...

[Hendu's Gait]

[Mr. Wednesday]

random sort of OT thought

the synchornized diving last night was really baffling. I have no idea how that sport is scored, because it seemed like the level of synchronization wasn't the determining factor

It sure looked to me (particularly in the women's event) as though there was some execution spillover into synchronization scores, as well as some reputation scoring.

[CaptainLaddie]

Have to pay cash to lodge an Olympic appeal?? Have SEC football officials taken over the IOC?

[AimingForYoko]

Have to pay cash to lodge an Olympic appeal?? Have SEC football officials taken over the IOC?

No clue. Someone said it was to try to limit people filing for complete bullshit. Apparently a side effect of Bela Lugosi filing like 40 protests at a time. Also the butthurt swimmers at '08 who knew they lost and still filed because they were bitter.

[loshjott]

No clue. Someone said it was to try to limit people filing for complete bullshit. Apparently a side effect of Bela Lugosi filing like 40 protests at a time. Also the butthurt swimmers at '08 who knew they lost and still filed because they were bitter.

Bela Lugosi's dead.

[86spike]

Bela Lugosi's dead.

Ha