Tag: London 2012
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London 2012 day 5 prelims: Lochte safely through towards his 200 back/IM epic double
At the London 2012 Olympic prelims this morning, China’s Yi Tang posted best time in the women’s 100 freestyle, 53.28 ahead of Melanie Schlanger (AUS) in 53.50 and Jeanette Ottesen Gray (DEN) in 53.51, notable omission Russia’s single participant Veronika Popova and non-starting Cate Campbell (AUS) and Therese Alshammar (SWE). Rebecca Soni (AUS) posted the…
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Lochte’s Dad: Ryan could have ‘greatest achievement in Olympic history’
“Steve Lochte, father of Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, talks about his son’s chances in his upcoming matchup with Michael Phelps.”
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Too Much Olympics
Mario foreseeing a terrible future when the Olympics are on all the time, via Neatorama
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Jon Stewart slams NBC for replacing tribute to bombing victims with Phelps interview
NBC is apparently really making a mess out of the Olympics, opting for tape delay instead of live coverage while still tweeting spoilers live. And then they pissed of Jon Stewart / The Daily Show, deciding ‘to edit a moving tribute to the victims of the 7/7 London bombings out of the opening ceremony, only to…
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“Olympic athletes come in all shapes and sizes”
Wow, just wow … visit the BBC and see how you measure up.
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Magnussen shattered after the 4×100 flop
The talk of the Australian team at the Olympics has been all about ‘The Missile’ that failed to fire, with James Magnussen shattered after his poor start. This video unfortunately posted a bit late, so that they are looking forward to Seebohm’s gold.
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Chinese TV presenter backs swimmer Ye Shiwen
Leading Chinese TV sports commentator, Dong Yang hints at double standards as swimmer Ye Shiwen comes under the spotlight after a performance that led to unsupported allegations of doping.