Was this some kind of sick joke? wtf.
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Was this some kind of sick joke? wtf.
A lot of their matches have been close, but Murray seems to blink first.
All right, as requested, here is a list of every medalist of the United States so far:
(Note, I went through every medalist, even in teams, so this list will make it look like you have more medals than you actually have)
California
9 Gold (Kim Rhode, Missy Franklin x 2, McKayla Maroney, Alyssa Anderson, Erin Cafaro, Eshter Lofgren, Mary Whipple, Tyler Clary)
1 Silver (Jason Lezak)
5 Bronze (Natalie Coughlin, Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Kara Kohler, Adrienne Martelli)
15 Total
New York
6 Gold (Ryan Lochte x 2, Dana Vollmer x 2, Meghan Musnicki, Caryn Davies)
4 Silver (Jake Kaminski, Cullen Jones, Ryan Lochte x 2)
4 Bronze (Lia Neal, Troy Dumais, Kristian Ipsen, Ryan Lochte)
14 Total
Pennsylvania
3 Gold (Allison Schmitt x 2, Susan Francia)
1 Silver (Allison Schmitt)
2 Bronze (Allison Schmitt, Brendan Hansen)
6 Total
North Carolina
3 Gold (Ricky Berens, Charlie Houchin, Caroline Lind)
1 Silver (Ricky Berens)
1 Bronze (Nick McCrory)
5 Total
Virginia
3 Gold (Gabrielle Douglas x 2, Lauren Perdue)
3 Total
Ohio
2 Gold (Matt McLean, Kayla Harrison)
3 Silver (Jacob Wukle, Abigail Johnston, Nick Thoman)
5 Total
Maryland
2 Gold (Michael Phelps x 2)
2 Silver (Michael Phelps x 2)
1 Bronze (Natalie Dell)
5 Total
Illinois
2 Gold (Matt Grevers, Conor Dwyer)
2 Silver (Kelci Bryant, Matt Grevers)
4 Total
Tennessee
2 Gold (Davis Tarwater, Kristin Armstrong)
2 Total
Washington
1 Gold (Nathan Adrian)
1 Silver (Nathan Adrian)
1 Bronze (Marti Malloy)
3 Total
Hawaii
1 Gold (Kyla Ross)
1 Silver (Jimmy Feigen)
2 Total
New Jersey
1 Gold (Rebecca Soni)
1 Silver (Rebecca Soni)
2 Total
Florida
1 Gold (Vincent Hancock)
1 Bronze (Danell Levya)
2 Total
Michigan
1 Gold (Jordyn Wieber)
1 Bronze (Peter Vanderkaay)
2 Total
Colorado
1 Gold (Taylor Ritzel)
1 Total
Maine
1 Gold (Elle Logan)
1 Total
Massachusetts
1 Gold (Alexandra Raisman)
1 Total
Missouri
1 Gold (Shannon Vreeland)
1 Total
Arizona
1 Silver (Brady Ellison)
1 Bronze (Caitlin Leverenz)
2 Total
Rhode Island
1 Silver (Elizabeth Beisel)
1 Total
Iowa
1 Bronze (Amanda Weir)
1 Total
Minnesota
1 Bronze (Megan Kalmoe)
1 Total
Texas
1 Bronze (David Boudia)
1 Total
(Note, I went through every medalist, even in teams, so this list will make it look like you have more medals than you actually have)
California
9 Gold (Kim Rhode, Missy Franklin x 2, McKayla Maroney, Alyssa Anderson, Erin Cafaro, Eshter Lofgren, Mary Whipple, Tyler Clary)
1 Silver (Jason Lezak)
5 Bronze (Natalie Coughlin, Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Kara Kohler, Adrienne Martelli)
15 Total
New York
6 Gold (Ryan Lochte x 2, Dana Vollmer x 2, Meghan Musnicki, Caryn Davies)
4 Silver (Jake Kaminski, Cullen Jones, Ryan Lochte x 2)
4 Bronze (Lia Neal, Troy Dumais, Kristian Ipsen, Ryan Lochte)
14 Total
Pennsylvania
3 Gold (Allison Schmitt x 2, Susan Francia)
1 Silver (Allison Schmitt)
2 Bronze (Allison Schmitt, Brendan Hansen)
6 Total
North Carolina
3 Gold (Ricky Berens, Charlie Houchin, Caroline Lind)
1 Silver (Ricky Berens)
1 Bronze (Nick McCrory)
5 Total
Virginia
3 Gold (Gabrielle Douglas x 2, Lauren Perdue)
3 Total
Ohio
2 Gold (Matt McLean, Kayla Harrison)
3 Silver (Jacob Wukle, Abigail Johnston, Nick Thoman)
5 Total
Maryland
2 Gold (Michael Phelps x 2)
2 Silver (Michael Phelps x 2)
1 Bronze (Natalie Dell)
5 Total
Illinois
2 Gold (Matt Grevers, Conor Dwyer)
2 Silver (Kelci Bryant, Matt Grevers)
4 Total
Tennessee
2 Gold (Davis Tarwater, Kristin Armstrong)
2 Total
Washington
1 Gold (Nathan Adrian)
1 Silver (Nathan Adrian)
1 Bronze (Marti Malloy)
3 Total
Hawaii
1 Gold (Kyla Ross)
1 Silver (Jimmy Feigen)
2 Total
New Jersey
1 Gold (Rebecca Soni)
1 Silver (Rebecca Soni)
2 Total
Florida
1 Gold (Vincent Hancock)
1 Bronze (Danell Levya)
2 Total
Michigan
1 Gold (Jordyn Wieber)
1 Bronze (Peter Vanderkaay)
2 Total
Colorado
1 Gold (Taylor Ritzel)
1 Total
Maine
1 Gold (Elle Logan)
1 Total
Massachusetts
1 Gold (Alexandra Raisman)
1 Total
Missouri
1 Gold (Shannon Vreeland)
1 Total
Arizona
1 Silver (Brady Ellison)
1 Bronze (Caitlin Leverenz)
2 Total
Rhode Island
1 Silver (Elizabeth Beisel)
1 Total
Iowa
1 Bronze (Amanda Weir)
1 Total
Minnesota
1 Bronze (Megan Kalmoe)
1 Total
Texas
1 Bronze (David Boudia)
1 Total
Napoleonthechimp
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In the professional sphere the British boxer Amir Khan lost because of obviously ringside interference.
aronnov reborn
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the most disgusting thing i've seen. My only thought is the ref must not know anything about boxing.. thank god they ended up over-ruling.
It's just 3 sets. Murray would've won in Australian Open if they only played 3 sets. After that they went 1-1 against each other, though all are on hard courts. With the crowd behind him I would say it's a 50-50 match.
Nice work! thx for this
The keys will be his 1st serve percentage and level of aggression.
CrunchinJelly
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tiggerkiddo
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I think Missy Franklin is from Colorado. That's all they seem to mention here (In Colorado that is).
From that article it feels like they only did it because it was so obvious and had massive press. It feels like both the Boxing Association and the ref were in cahoots, and he's just "taking the fall" for it. Doesn't it basically confirm the previous controversy?
I've never even heard of Azerbaijan until this happened
Yes. That's right. I hear her name on the radio a lot in connection with the shooting in Aurora. Here's an article that writes about her following a similar tack:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...120801_1_missy-franklin-movie-theater-swimmer
According to Wikipedia, she was born in California but raised in Colorado. It's too much work to check where they were raised so I just used their birth state. Heh.
The only exceptions are Susan Francia, who was born in Hungary, and Danell Levya, who was born in Cuba.
Officerrob
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I agree, there really is no way to save boxing at this point
Less than I expected!
I don't look forward to rummaging through the website though, since it looks like a mess.
Just read that the BBC did a story about how Azerbaijan had paid $10,000,000 to ensure that two of its boxers would receive gold medals in London. After a lengthy investigation, they found that the BBC's claims had no merits.
Looks like the BBC was right. Fuckin sham of a sport.
Edit, beaten.
Looks like the BBC was right. Fuckin sham of a sport.
Edit, beaten.
Vulcano's assistant
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Caribbean countries wont be happy about it.
You buy time slots. So eg for the rowing tomorrow, you get 9.30-1300, which covers a lot of events and several finals. Athletics seems to be broken up into 3/4 blocks per day
Google Olympic tickets,there is an official website. Go to search and pop in 'Olympic park venues' in the filter and you'll see all tickets available in any of the Olympic park venues (stadium, aquatic centre, velodrome etc)
£450 for women's uneven bars final, Men's rings final and men's vault final?
£450 for women's 10m diving final
£150 for the morning session tomorrow in the stadium (you'll have to get there for 10am)
£725 for the mens 4x400m final and women's 4x100m final
Ah, does any Olympic park event give you general access to the park? That would make it worth looking for cheap tickets just to get some atmosphere. Stadium tickets are still hundreds of pounds
Ya, you would think the federation would be extra special with the report but guess what no one gives a shit. Fencer gets fucked over and they try to give her a fake medal, the Chinese cyclists apparently get fucked over and its a simple oh well, Boxer gets fucked over they go after the ref and not the judges, 4 teams decide to just throw a match in order to improve their chances of winning and they get the book thrown at them. I know the IOC technically has nothing to do with this but it strikes me as bullshit that the athletes lose out while these federations continue to get nothing done to them. I also believe the only reason why the badminton players got suspended because Rogge was there and was unhappy.
Officerrob
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I understand, but we are not just talking about isolated incidents here, we are talking about decades or corruption penetrating every level of the sport at this point. Boxing is just an eyesore to the Olympics and a joke to the informed and there is no feasible way to fix it. It's time to cut their losses and drop it.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Yes, that's why I was looking specifically for events in the Park. The Park day passes that were £10 sold out months ago, so the only chance of getting in are if your event takes place in there.
tiggerkiddo
Member
No, that's fine. You did this for kicks so don't worry about it.
Alebrije
Member
Box is so corrupted that these are the mexican "figures" now :
El CANELO created by TELEVISA :
CHAVEZ JR created by TV AZTECA :
Both are "products" made by the only two TV broadcasters in the country and obviosly have a lot of power in Mexico.
Regulus Tera
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I really wouldn't mix amateur and professional boxing in the same plate.
Soyongdori
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How much you wanna bet that the Olympic officials will remove basketball from the list of sports after 2012?
More like make it so only fresh faces like Anthony Davis will be allowed. They will probably only let new NBA guys enter.
PhoenixDawn
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It might be a lot more level the next Olympics considering the NBA is likely to institute a ban on NBA players playing in the Olympics (so the US would only send players under 23 years of age).
Oh hell no. I was hoping for a £20 or so ticket. i can't afford that shit.
Alebrije
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Ask for any amateur boxer what is his dream, pretty sure is not being on olimpic games all his carrer. They start as amateurs and the move to professional. But now all is spoiled specially here in Mexico and since TV controls the sport.
0.5 percent chance. The IOC wants money and having the dream team come in gives them money. They wanted pro baseball to come on in so that people can get excited and they can gain more money. They don't come, they get rid of it. I thought the Olympics are about the spirit of sport?
perfectchaos007
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Why? China has dominated Ping-Pong just as much as the US has dominated Basketball, and you can't tell me that ping-pong has a more international appeal than basketball
Is there a good reason to do that? Do other events have this type of restriction?
Might help, but that would also hurt a lot of other countries as well.
Alebrije
Member
You will bre surprised......
PhoenixDawn
Member
Well David Stern (NBA commissioner) and NBA owners are the ones who would put that restriction into place. They don't want their top players (investments) going overseas and risking any injury.
Thanks for this!! Didn't know Ryan was a New Yorker, any states there doing impressive numbers? Ohio I imagin?
Exactly. If we have to put up with stuff like Badminton and Table Tennis......... I think basketball is ok.
Grover Cleveland
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Football/soccer.
Of course football also has a World Cup every four years. Which is what some of the NBA owners behind this "23-and-under" movement want. They want a "World Cup" every four years run through FIBA where all of the players can play, while the Olympics will just have the amateurs.
This way you have the best players only playing every four years(instead of every two years where they play in both the Olympics and the FIBA World Championships, and the new tournament wouldn't be run through the IOC, meaning that the NBA owners would get a cut of the profits.
It's the semis. Anyone who loses there still gets to go into the bronze medal match. So not *out* out.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Football is under 23's with three over-age players. It works there, though, because the World Cup is bigger than the Olympics.
International Basketball doesn't have a bigger stage than the Olympics so should use their best players. I'm not sure the IOC would let them only bring youngsters, they'd probably rather get rid of the sport like they did with Baseball.
One of the provisions that Golf got in for 2016 was that the best players in the world would have to play.
Officerrob
Banned
It's all fruit of the poisonous tree. These fighters are only "amateurs" in name. Promoters, networks, whatever (depending on the country), they all have their hands connected to the brightest of these "amateur" fighters and are trying to build a narrative and a record in which to make money from. How do you do that? Ensure they win by any means necessary. Basically they spend money now to hopefully make a lot more later.
weekend_warrior
Banned
100 thousand million dollars.
ConfusingJazz
Member
God, the 50m Freestyle is the dumbest awesome event in swimming.
Ties means they both get the same medal. Happened already in the pool with a Korean and a Chinese sharing silver, no bronze is awarded then.
Age makes more sense to me than an NBA ban.
The NBA ban has already been done before hasn't it? Then it was changed to allow NBA players. Then NBA players didn't want to go to the Olympics and risk injury for the regular season, but are now forced/pressured to go.
So the people talking about an NBA ban don't make any sense.
Do they have a special podium for that? Do they play both anthems at the same time?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Rock, paper, scissors. Best of three.
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