The US gains 100 medals
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,130486,00.html
I love America :)
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MoeHoward
29-08-2004, 16:20
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,130486,00.html
I love America :)
EDIT: my 1,666th post
USA USA wooo
Dragons Bay
29-08-2004, 16:25
but they lost in key events like men's basketball and misc. track events. what is this? the worse of quality mended by the better of quantity?
MoeHoward
29-08-2004, 16:48
but they lost in key events like men's basketball and misc. track events. what is this? the worse of quality mended by the better of quantity?
It doesn't really matter though cause we won 100 medals. Woooo. Plus this was the goal of the US Olympic committee. We did win some great events though. The 100m sprint (finished 1,2,3) won Beach Volleyball, Softball, Womens Soccer, many Swimming events, and many, many more.
Metslandia
29-08-2004, 19:15
but they lost in key events like men's basketball and misc. track events. what is this? the worse of quality mended by the better of quantity?
We lost in men's basketball because the likes of Shaq, Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace ect. all turned down the U.S.O.C. to play ball. We should use college kids again, they want the gold more.
Congrats to the US I guess.
Calembel
29-08-2004, 19:21
Looks like Russia was doing pretty decent in the last day or so. Yesterday they were about 20 medals behind, today they were only 11 back.
Suicidal Librarians
29-08-2004, 20:22
Go USA! I think it is really cool that our Olympic medal count reached 100.
Tuesday Heights
29-08-2004, 21:54
but they lost in key events like men's basketball and misc. track events. what is this? the worse of quality mended by the better of quantity?
No, actually, the US media keeps reminding us how horrible we did in events we should have done better in.
The Black Forrest
29-08-2004, 21:57
Screw the medal count.
Congrats to all the athletes.
Call me anti-american but I view the Olympics for the sport and not nationalism.
I was happy to see the Moroccan win his two golds. I am happy to see countries when medals for the first time.
But that is just me.
MoeHoward
30-08-2004, 00:23
Screw the medal count.
Congrats to all the athletes.
Call me anti-american but I view the Olympics for the sport and not nationalism.
I was happy to see the Moroccan win his two golds. I am happy to see countries when medals for the first time.
But that is just me.
Yes it is just you! It's not about being at the Olympics, it's about winning. No one remembers the losers. 2nd place is the first loser!! The olympics have always been about nationalism. Think back to the days of the ancient games.
but they lost in key events like men's basketball and misc. track events. what is this? the worse of quality mended by the better of quantity?
Are you about to be shallow enough to say that some sports are "better" than others?
Notquiteaplace
30-08-2004, 00:32
Watching a deserving winner win and be touched is far more moving than watching your country win again.
The woman's pole vault put tears in my eyes, just because I could imagine how pleased she must have been. I mean, my country didnt even show up there and yet, i was much more pleased by the fact she won and set a record. I mean, i feel xsorry for her future husband, sex must be really boring after you win an olypic gold and set a world record!