The funding that Olympic athletes get is a sad joke.
There are some companies that help a lot, UPS is one for example ( if you are an Olympic athlete and UPS employee they adjust your scheduel to meet your training).
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The funding that Olympic athletes get is a sad joke.
There are some companies that help a lot, UPS is one for example ( if you are an Olympic athlete and UPS employee they adjust your scheduel to meet your training).
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The challenge athletes face is what to do with their urges and when. "If you don't have discipline, the village can be a huge distraction," Solo admits. Some swear off sex until their events are done; others make it part of their pre-event routine. American shot-putter and silver and bronze medalist John Godina thought he'd seen it all in Atlanta: late-night hookups, friends disappearing for days at a time. But he hadn't seen anything like the dorm room in Sydney he shared with a javelin thrower, which had instantly become a revolving door of women without backstories. "It's like Vegas," Godina explains. "You learn not to ask a lot of questions."
That randy roommate of Godina's, Greer, picks up the story: Each day, the shaggy blond was visited by three women, sometimes just hours apart -- an accomplished pole vaulter and former flame; a mighty hurdler who "tried to dominate me," Greer says; and a "very talented" vacationer from Scandinavia. Greer says his Olympian partners were, like him, looking to "complete the Olympics training puzzle." When his event did come around, Greer nailed Athens' longest toss in prelims before a knee injury sidelined him. "I was a happy man going into competition," he says. "If you find somebody you like and who likes you, your world's complete for a second, and you compete well."
I should've trained harder....:(
I sense a disturbance in my pants....
and more volleyball...
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This should probably go on our FoF thread, but I'm going to be topical. Olympic Fever Baby!!!
Panda-Monium Takes Over London
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Tai Chi Pandas Descend on London
Jul. 4, 2012 - Dozens of tai chi performing pandas descended on London's Trafalgar Square Wednesday to mark Panda Awareness Week. (AP)
The music is lame but the things we do for women
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=tMgmYutL9W0#!
I know right?? :D I was wow'd too...what a fantastic bod and great fun personality.
Just for the record, she's 19...yeah she looked very smooth in those hurtles.
From our old friends at the Kung Fu Saloon (now with three branches!)
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Kung Fu Summer Games
Lets the Games Begin! Starting Saturday July 28th, Kung Fu Saloon will be holding their very own version of the Summer Olympics, The Kung Fu Summer Games benefiting the Special Olympics of Texas.
The Kung Fu Summer Games will take place every Saturday during the Olympics. Sign Up starts at 2pm and the games start at 3pm.
Saturday July 28th:
Giant 4 Square
Street Fighter
Saturday August 4th
Blind Folded Jenga
Ping Pong
Saturday August 11th
Skee Ball
Foosball
WInners of each game will walk away with a very special Kung Fu Medal and some other great prizes from Kung Fu and our sponsors Do512.
Games spaces will be limited, so be sure to show up early!
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Interesting that they would use nunchucks in their flyer...a famous 'kung fu' weapon...all because of Bruce Lee.
i never watch olympics. i think its stupid. ill only start watching when they reintroduce pankration.
It's all about the nunchuks. :cool:
Meanwhile, check this out:
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Jackie Chan launches China Olympic song
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12:27, July 24, 2012
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Jackie Chan attends press conference for the Olympic Theme song 'Beijing Bless You' on July 22, 2012 in Beijing, China.
International film star Jackie Chan was at his playful and patriotic best on Saturday in Beijing, as he helped launch China's official Olympic song "Best Wishes From Beijing." It's a follow up to "Beijing Welcomes You", the theme song for the 2008 summer Olympic games.
"Best Wishes From Beijing" features more than 100 singers and movie stars from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland, including actress Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li and pianist Lang Lang.
Stars appear at iconic landmarks around Beijing in the music video, from old hutong alleyways to the grand and ancient Forbidden City.
Jackie Chan said celebs were desperate to get their chance to play a part in the song.
Chan said, "Friendship, peace , unity and harmony? Our world today needs harmony. Not only in China, but the whole world needs it."
One star in attendance was former Miss World China model Zhang Zilin.
Zhang said, "We feel so proud for Beijing from the first "Beijing Welcomes You" song to today. We hope that Beijing can continue to improve and we wish good luck to the Chinese athletes competing in London."
The London Olympics begins on July 27th in Stratford in East London
this brings me to tears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zwf6xzXGxQ
real spirit of olympics
Worst US uniforms ever. :rolleyes:Quote:
Posted at 03:25 PM ET, 07/23/2012
Olympics uniforms will be ‘Made in America’ starting in 2014, USOC and lawmakers say
By Ed O'Keefe
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This image released by Ralph Lauren shows U.S. Olympic athletes donning the ceremonial uniforms to be worn at Friday’s Opening Ceremony in London. (AP) Uniforms worn by U.S. athletes during future opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games will be manufactured in the United States as part of an agreement announced Monday.
The office of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) announced the agreement Monday, one week after Senate Democrats unveiled legislation that would force USOC to adopt “Made in America” uniform standards or face the prospect of losing its charter to oversee the U.S. Olympic program.
From now on, U.S. athletes will don ceremonial uniforms manufactured in the United States, but designers and manufacturers will be permitted to use materials from foreign sources if they are not manufactured in the U.S., or if obtaining American-made materials would cause a delay or high costs. The new agreement begins with uniforms worn during the opening and closing ceremony at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, according to Menendez’s office.
Manufacturers may also use foreign materials if for some reason using U.S.-made products would violate International Olympic Committee or local organizing committee policies. The USOC will have to explain in writing if it must use foreign-made products in the ceremonial uniforms.
Scott Blackmun, CEO of the USOC said he was “pleased” to work with Menendez and Senate Democrats to address concerns about Team USA’s parade uniforms. “After listening to feedback from members of Congress, we have committed, along with our partners at Ralph Lauren, to make future parade uniforms in the United States,” Blackmun said in a statement released by Menendez’s office.
The new deal does not apply to athletic uniforms worn during sporting events, because Senate aides said that several athletes may opt to use specific uniforms and products not manufactured in the United States in order to compete effectively.”
“At a minimum, the Senators believe it makes sense for the U.S. Olympic Committee to seek to procure the team’s ceremonial uniforms – the uniforms our American athletes proudly wear when they walk behind the US flag during the opening ceremony – from American manufacturers,” said Menendez spokeswoman Tricia Enright.
Senators met last Wednesday with USOC officials in Washington to discuss changing the uniform policy, which faced widespread criticism after news reports revealed that uniforms to be worn this Friday during the Opening Ceremony in London were designed by Ralph Lauren, but manufactured in China.
The reports sparked angry reactions from lawmakers, most notably Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), who said the USOC “should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them and start all over again.”
Within hours, Menendez and several Democratic colleagues seized on the outrage — and the souring national mood toward China — and unveiled a bill that would force the USOC to adopt the stricter standards.
Double breasted suits and berets! LOL What could be more American than that?
Perhaps you are mistaken...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Ga0...eature=related
I'm excited to watch the weightlifting, swimming, gymnastics(they are incredibly athletic), and i'd like to get a glimpse of the tae kwon do and judo.
The judo is usually kinda boring because they are just all so dang good, but I still like to watch it.
The TKD guys crack me up. I love watching people catch a foot to the face because their hands weren't up.
A schedule of for the martial sports....some of them, at least.
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Live Olympics event schedules: archery, boxing, fencing, judo, shooting, taekwondo, weightlifting, wrestling
Nine of the 33 sports in the Olympic Games feature tests of strength and skill for human survival.
Monday, July 9, 2012 - London 2012 Summer Olympic Games by Gayle Falkenthal
SAN DIEGO, July 10, 2012 – Nine of the 33 sports in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games feature men and women participating in survival skills, whether with weapons created by people for protection like bows and firearms, or with their bare hands and physical strength. Whether they demand precision, strength, speed, or technique, they all demand excellence.
Below find the links to the full schedules, the history of medals awarded for each sport, and the dates and times of the gold medal contests for each sport.
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN (U.S.) TIME
Archery Schedule
Medal Standings
July 28, 1 p.m.: Men’s team gold medal match
July 29, 1 p.m.: Women’s team gold medal match
August 2, 10:30 a.m.: Women’s individual gold medal match
August 3, 10:30 a.m.: Men’s individual gold medal match
Boxing Schedule
Medal standings
August 9, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Women’s gold medal bouts, three weight classes: flyweight, lightweight, middleweight
August 11, 3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Men’s gold medal bouts: light flyweight, bantamweight, welterweight, middleweight, heavyweight
August 12, 8:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Men’s gold medal bouts: flyweight, lightweight, super welterweight, light heavyweight, super heavyweight
Fencing Schedule
Medal standings
July 28, 2:40 p.m. Womens’ individual foil
July 29, 2:10 p.m. Mens’ individual sabre
July 30, 2:40 p.m. Womens’ individual epee
July 31, 2:40 p.m. Mens;’ individual foil
August 1, 3 p.m. Mens’ individual epee; and 3:30 p.m. womens’ individual sabre
August 2, 2:15 p.m. Womens’ team foil
August 3, 1:45 p.m. Mens’ team sabre
August 4, 2:15 p.m. Womens’ team epee
August 5, 2:15 p.m. Mens’ team foil
Judo Schedule
Medal standings
July 28, 11 a.m. Womens’ and mens’ extra lightweight finals
July 29, 11 a.m. Women’s and mens’ half lightweight finals
July 30, 11 a.m. Womens’ and mens lightweight finals
July 31, 11 a.m. Womens’ and mens’ half middleweight finals
August 1, 11 a.m. Womens’ and mens’ middleweight finals
August 2, 11 a.m. Womens’ and mens’ half heavyweight finals
August 3, 11 a.m. Womens’ and mens’ heavyweight finals
Modern Pentathlon Schedule
Medal standings
August 11, 1:45 p.m. Mens’ final
August 12, 1 p.m. Womens’ final
Shooting Schedule
Medal standings
July 28, 6 a.m. Women's 10m Air Rifle – Final; 10:30 a.m., Men's 10m Air Pistol – Final
July 29, 6:45 a.m., Women's 10m Air Pistol – Final; 9 a.m., Women's Skeet – Final
July 30, 7:15 a.m. Men's 10m Air Rifle – Final
July 31, 9 a.m., Men's Skeet – Final
August 1, 9:30 a.m., Women's 25m Pistol - Final
August 2, 9 a.m., Men's Double Trap – Final
August 3, 7 a.m., Men's 50m Rifle, Prone – Final; 9:30 a.m., Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Final
August 4: 7:45 a.m., Women's 50m Rifle, 3 Pos. – Final; 10 a.m., Women’s Trap – Final
August 5, 7:30 a.m., Men's 50m Pistol – Final
August 6, 8:45 a.m., Men's 50m Rifle, 3 Pos. – Final; 11 a.m., Men’s Trap – Final
Taekwando Schedule
Medal standings
August 8, 5:15 p.m.: Women's 49kg - Gold Medal Final; 5:30 p.m., Men's 58kg - Gold Medal Final
August 9, 5:15 p.m.: Women's 57kg - Gold Medal Final; 5:30 p.m., Men’s 68kg – Gold Medal Final
August 10, 5:15 p.m.: Women's 67kg - Gold Medal Final; 5:30 p.m., Men’s 80kg – Gold Medal Final
August 11, 5:15 p.m.: Women's +67kg - Gold Medal Final; 5:30 p.m., Men’s +80kg – Gold Medal Final
Weightlifting Schedule
Medal standings
July 28, 10:30 a.m.: Women's 48kg/106 lbs
July 29, 10:30 a.m. Women's 53kg/117 lbs.; 2 p.m., Men's 56kg/123 lbs
July 30, 10:30 a.m.: Women's 58kg/128 lbs; 2 p.m., Men's 62kg/137 lbs
July 31, 10:30 a.m.: Women's 63kg/139 lbs; 2 p.m., Men's 69kg/152 lbs
August 1, 10:30 a.m.: Women's 69kg/152 lbs, 2 p.m., Men's 77kg/170 lbs
August 3, 10:30 a.m.: Women's 75kg/165 lbs, 2 p.m., Men's 85kg/187 lbs
August 4, 2 p.m., Men's 94kg/207 lbs
August 5, 10:30 a.m., Women's +75kg/+165 lbs
August 6, 2 p.m., Men's 105kg/231 lbs
August 7, 2 p.m.: Men's +105kg/+231 lbs
Wrestling Schedule
Medal standing
August 5, 1:25 p.m.: Men's Greco-Roman 55kg - Gold Final; Men's Greco-Roman 74kg - Gold Fina
August 6, 1:25 p.m.: Men's Greco-Roman 60kg - Gold Final; Men's Greco-Roman 84kg - Gold Final; Men's Greco-Roman 120kg - Gold Final
August 7, 1:25 p.m.: Men's Greco-Roman 66kg - Gold Final; Men's Greco-Roman 96kg - Gold Final
August 8, 1:15 p.m.: Women's Freestyle 48kg - Gold Final; Women's Freestyle 63kg - Gold Final
August 9, 1:15 p.m.: Women's Freestyle 55kg - Gold Final Women's Freestyle 72kg - Gold Final
August 10, 1:25 p.m.: Men's Freestyle 55kg - Gold Final; Men's Freestyle 74kg - Gold Final
August 11, 1:25 p.m.: Men's Freestyle 60kg - Gold Final; Men's Freestyle 84kg - Gold Final; Men's Freestyle 120kg - Gold Final
August 12, 8:25 a.m.: Men's Freestyle 66kg Gold Final; Men's Freestyle 96kg - Gold Final
Here I've been thinking Korea's gift to the world was kimchee. The WTF should really change it's acronym...Quote:
Taekwondo president gets a kick out of tech changes
Peter Rutherford Reuters
10:40 a.m. CDT, July 25, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - While technology's place in soccer continues to divide the game's powerbrokers, the president of the World Taekwondo Federation believes a new high-tech scoring system will cement his sport's place on the Olympic Program.
After debuting as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Games in Seoul, taekwondo became a full medal sport 12 years later in Sydney. The Korean martial arts spectacular spinning, jumping, flying kicks could captivate the crowd, but it suffered from inconsistent judging and a complex scoring system.
Despite its global popularity, with an estimated 70 million practitioners worldwide, the knives were out for taekwondo and its place on the Olympic Program seemed to be in jeopardy.
However, WTF President Choue Chung-won told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday the sport had undergone a major overhaul ahead of the London Games aimed at securing its Olympic place.
The introduction of the Protector and Scoring System (PSS), which will automatically measure the strength of a kick to the body and score it, as well as an instant video replay system would ensure the fairest and most transparent taekwondo competition possible.
"I think taekwondo will really benefit from the technology because it will ensure the medals go to the best athletes, not to someone else because of a mistake from a referee or a judge," Choue said.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for us to remain in the Olympics. Not many sports have this kind of technology ... it will help eliminate human error in taekwondo.
"We will have six video cameras watching the games and if there are any human errors by the judges or referees we will correct them immediately."
KOREA'S GIFT
The system, which had been trialed and tested in competition over the last two years, was demonstrated to reporters on Wednesday by members of Britain's junior taekwondo team on the rooftop of a carpark near the Olympic Stadium.
Whirling, lashing kicks landed, points registered on the computer, President Choue smiled.
"Things must change with the times, and sport is no different, it must follow the new generation," he said.
"This is what the Olympics is all about - transparency and fair competition."
Choue, who received his taekwondo black belt in the Korean army in the 1960's, said any of the 63 countries taking part in the taekwondo competition could win a medal and he would not be upset even if his native South Korea failed to win a gold.
"I'm president of the WTF, so that means I don't have any nationality," he added. "I'm happy that taekwondo started in Korea but now it's a truly global sport.
"Taekwondo is Korea's gift to the world."
Most of the fighting sports have been defanged, turned into two hand/foot touch...I can't stand to watch the boxing, the scoring system is terrible...although wrestling and judo are still fun to watch.
For the summer Olympics I enjoy just about all the events...they never have enough coverage of the events the USA isn't expected to medal in...like ping pong, judo, etc.
I do love rooting for the underdogs, seeing some country like Mongolia get its only bronze (or whatever medal) and seeing the country go nuts. The Olympic spirit. :D
I will miss the East German women's bikini contest! Vee Vill Conquer Zee Vorld!!!!
Although I'd argue that the electrification of Fencing scoring was a definite improvement on the sport. Anyone who has worked with live blades knows that they can cut very discreetly - sort of the paper cut principle, if you will - and that can be undetectable by the human eye. I'm not sure how that works with Taekwondo. I've seen the electric scoring vests, but I've never tried one.
Speaking of Fencing, I want to mention that the son of one of my old teammates will be representing the U.S. in Foil: Alex Massialas. He's just 18, but at age 16, he became the youngest ever to win a Men's Foil Division 1 National title. His dad is Greg Massialas, a 3-time Olympian, and a former member of the San Jose State University fencing team, which I was also a member. Greg was actually a generation ahead of me, so we never competed together, but he would come by to kick our asses and show us new kids what fencing was really about, and he coached at some of the clubs where I trained. I took a few lessons with him, back in the day. He was blindingly quick.
Most all of the events that interest me will be held in the ExCel Center: Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Table Tennis (well, I'm not that interested in that although two of the U.S team are local- Ariel Hsing and Lily Zhang), Taekwondo, Weightlifting (not so interested in that either), and Wrestling. Artistic Gymnastics and Trampoline will be held nearby in the North Greenwich Arena. I got to see the Womens' semis and finals a few weeks ago, which were held in San Jose. Rhythmic is across London at Wembley. Archery is a Lord's Cricket Ground. Pentathlon is spread out across the Aquatics Center, Copper Box and Greenwich Park. Shooting is at the Royal Artillery Barracks.
Beach Volleyball will be at the Horse Guards Parade, but I just heard on the news today that the weather is getting foul and the competitors might have to don longjohns, which would totally spoil any enjoyment of that event.
...Laser guns? Seriously? What next? Light sabers?
Well, the running and shooting is kind of cool.
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This year’s modern pentathlon involves laser guns, combines running and shooting
By Andrew Bucholtz | Eh Game – 8 hours ago
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Donna Vakalis will be using a new laser pistol in this year's modern pentathlon.
The modern pentathlon will get a bit futuristic at this year's Olympics. London 2012 will be the first Games to replace the traditional air pistols with the laser guns brought into worldwide modern pentathlon events in 2011, and it will also be the first Olympics where the five-sport event is held under new rules implemented in 2009 that combine the running and shooting portions. Canadian competitor Donna Vakalis told The Toronto Star's Josh Tapper that amalgamating the running and shooting events in particular poses some new challenges for the athletes:
"It's very much a mental game, but it's also a physical game now," said Vakalis, who will be joined in London by Melanie McCann.
"Your heart is racing. You kind of want to heave and breathe and take in as much oxygen as you can. You can't allow yourself to do that. You just have to keep your breath on a steady rhythm and hold your breath with each shot."
Modern pentathlon hasn't always been the biggest draw for Olympic viewers, but the changes might help improve its popularity. Sure, laser guns are cool, but it's the combination of running and shooting that might make this event particularly fun to watch. Rather than holding those competitions separately, athletes will now shoot five targets, then run 1,000 metres, then shoot another five targets, then run another 1,000 metres, then shoot a final five targets, then run 1,000 metres further. It's not about hitting targets dead centre, but about hitting five in quick succession so you can start your run; however, despite the new, pricey laser guns (Vakalis' cost $2,725), the sport still requires the detailed reloading procedure used with the old air pistols, so it's not just blasting away.
The best shooters have the shoot and reload cycle down pat and can and hit all five targets in about 30 seconds, potentially giving them a 40-second advantage over the worst shooters in every shooting round (as athletes are allowed to start their run after 70 seconds if they haven't hit all the targets). The combination of running and shooting, which was a contentious move back in 2008, should make for a big finish. The other three events (épée fencing, a 200-metre swim, and show jumping with an unfamiliar horse) are held separately and scored on a points basis, which is used to determine when athletes start the final run-and-shoot competition, so the first athlete to cross the finish line will win. Combining running and shooting with the new guns should provide a remarkable, made-for-TV finish.
Interestingly enough, the future-focused changes to the modern pentathlon have perhaps brought the sport closer to its ancestral roots. The "modern" differentiates it from the original pentathlon used at the ancient Olympics in Greece, which comprised a stadion foot race (about 200 metres), wrestling, long jump, javelin, and discus, five events that were thought to show off abilities essential for soldiers of the day. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who founded the modern Olympics, also came up with modern pentathlon (which was first contested at the 1912 Games), keeping the same focus on five skills officers of the day were thought to have needed; running, swimming, shooting, riding an unfamiliar horse and swordsmanship.
While there aren't huge roles for fencing or equestrian skills in today's armies, though, an ability to shoot accurately after running certainly is valuable. This also helps distinguish pentathlon amongst the pack of Olympic sports, as while the equestrian competitions, fencing and swimming all have their own Olympic events, nothing else combines running and shooting (unless you're talking about the offence famously used by the old Houston Oilers). The ancient Greeks didn't have laser guns, and they might even quibble with this being termed a pentathlon rather than a tetrathlon (as some feel the run-and-shoot combination is only one sport), but they might well appreciate the changes here. Television viewers likely will.
It's funny but if you added some form of H2H combat, then it would be the ideal MA testing venue !
LOL !
I would change it to ( in no particular order):
Sword fighting
Stick fighting
H2H (MMA/Sanda type)
Shooting
Archery
Is this the first of many.....
http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympi...,4843945.story
Here's more on flags and fencers.
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Mariel Zagunis Selected as Flag Bearer for 2012 U.S. Olympic Team
July 25, 2012
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(London) - Two-time Olympic Champion fencer Mariel Zagunis (Beaverton, Ore.) was today selected to lead the 529-member 2012 U.S. Olympic Team into the Opening Ceremony as flag bearer, as announced today by the United States Olympic Committee. Zagunis was chosen by a vote of fellow members of Team USA.
"I'm extremely humbled by this incredible privilege," said Zagunis. "As an athlete, I can't imagine a higher honor than to lead Team USA into the Olympic Games, which are the pinnacle of sport and a platform for world peace. I am tremendously proud to represent my sport, our team and, most importantly, the United States of America."
"I'd like to congratulate Mariel on this tremendous honor," said USOC CEO Scott Blackmun. "It's especially fitting in the year of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, when Team USA for the first time in history has more women than men, that Mariel receive the extraordinary honor that is carrying our nation's flag into this celebration of humanity."
Since becoming the first U.S. fencer to win gold at an Olympic Games in a hundred years with her podium finish in 2004, Zagunis has been virtually unstoppable. The top-ranked women's saber fencer in the world, Zagunis won gold as a 19-year-old at the Athens Games in 2004 and went on to defend her title in Beijing before taking the individual Senior World Championship titles in 2009 and 2010. Zagunis closed out the 2011 season with a silver medal at the Senior Worlds to finish the season as the top-ranked fencer in the world for the third straight season. This year, Zagunis has held onto her position as the #1 fencer in the world after eight podium wins during the nine-event international season.
Zagunis is the third fencing athlete to serve as flag bearer. Norman Armitage carried the flag in both 1952 and 1956, and Janice Lee Romary held the honor in 1968.
Zagunis will compete in the individual saber competition on Aug. 1.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY
Zagunis will be available to the media during the USOC leadership press conference at the Main Press Center tomorrow (July 26) at 1 p.m.
U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM FLAG BEARERS
1908 Ralph Rose, Track & Field
1912 George V. Bonhag, Track & Field
1920 Patrick J. McDonald, Track & Field
1924 Patrick J. McDonald, Track & Field
1928 Lemuel (Bud) C. Houser, Track & Field
1932 F. Morgan Taylor, Track & Field
1936 Alfred A. Jochim, Gymnastics
1948 Ralph C. Craig, Yachting
1952 Norman C. Armitage, Fencing
1956 Norman C. Armitage, Fencing
Warren B. Wooford, Equestrian*
1960 Rafer L. Johnson, Track & Field
1964 William Parry O'Brien, Track & Field
1968 Janice Lee Romary, Fencing
1972 Olga Fikotova Connolly, Track & Field
1976 Gary W. Hall, Swimming
1980 U.S. did not attend
1984 Edward Burke, Track & Field
1988 Evelyn Ashford, Track & Field
1992 Francie Larrieu Smith, Track & Field
1996 Bruce Baumgartner, Wrestling
2000 Cliff Meidl, Canoe/Kayak
2004 Dawn Staley, Basketball
2008 Lopez Lomong, Track & Field
2012 Mariel Zagunis, Fencing
*Due to Australia's immigration laws for horses, the 1956 equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Greetings,
Track and Field Competition is from August 3rd to August 11th.
mickey
Will wonders never cease?
:D
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NBC Networks to Televise Fencing at the Olympic Games
Nicole Jomantas July 26, 2012
(London) – NBC has announced that its networks will televise fencing from London during the Olympic Games beginning on Saturday.
MSNBC will air highlights from the women’s foil preliminary rounds from 9 – 9:30 a.m. Eastern followed by the gold medal finals from 4 – 4:30 p.m.
MSNBC also will air the women’s saber rounds live beginning with the quarter-finals on Aug. 1 with the schedule is as follows as two-time Olympic Champion Mariel Zagunis (Beaverton, Ore.) and two-time Senior World medalist Dagmara Wozniak (Avenel, N.J.) battle the world in pursuit of gold:
Wednesday, Aug. 1
10:30 – 11 a.m.
Women’s saber quarter-finals
1:45 – 3 p.m.
Women’s saber semifinals and bronze medal bout
3:30 – 3:50 p.m.
Women’s saber gold medal final
So yeah will one hannel just air it all? I tried looking to DVD it and it seemed different channels had different stuff on :( which makes it hard to dvr all the events.
So they are aired on several channels. Here in America, MSNBC will be covering it for general broadcast. I usually wind up watching some Telemundo and the Chinese stations (not sure which network yet) because they air different coverage. You can see the broadcast schedule here. You can also stream it.
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The price of Gold: Chinese athletes left with huge spots after 'cupping' therapy in quest for Olympic glory
By Katy Hastings
UPDATED: 09:22 EST, 4 August 2008
It might look like a giant case of chicken pox but in fact this Olympic swimmer is hoping her spots will lead her to a place on the medal podium.
Chinese swimmer Wang Qun was doing some last minute training in Beijing with marks left by cupping - a Chinese medicine technique to relieve ailments including back neck and shoulder pain.
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Wang Qun's cupping marks are clear to see while she trains at the National Aquatics Centre with just a few days to the games to go.
The procedure is said to move the energy, or 'qi', in the body and is used widely in folk medicine in eastern European and Asia.
It is performed by placing cups onto the skin by way of either heat or suction.
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The spots are a tell tale sign of the treatment.
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The swimmer limbers up at the pool following her treatment. The technique is said to help shoulder pain which swimmers in particular can be susceptible to.
The technique works by creating a vacuum inside a cup by inserting a flame, removing it and quickly placing the cup on to the body before the vacuum is lost.
The suction anchors the cup to the body and the skin covered is drawn up into it by a few millimetres.
Cupping is an ancient therapy which is said to help back complaints and draw toxins from the skin.
The cups are left on the body while the area beneath is treated and the energy, or qi, is moved.
Mild reddening is common, however this disappears after a few days.
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Gwyneth Paltrow includes cupping as one of the many alternative therapies she uses.
A number of celebrities are fans of this form of acupuncture including Geri Haliwell Paris Hilton and Gwyneth Paltrow - who have even been spotted sporting the tell-tale circular marks herself.
Miss Paltrow made no secret of her preference for the remedy when she appeared at a New York premiere several years ago covered in the large circular spots.
Just for fun, check out this article...from Borneo no less. :rolleyes:
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Wushu eyes 2020 Olympic inclusion
by Philip Wong, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on July 15, 2012, Sunday
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SUPPORT FROM THE TOP: Wong (centre) affixes his signature to officiate the opening of the 5th Borneo Cup International Martial Arts Tournament.
SIBU: Second Finance Minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh foresees a bright future for wushu to be eventually included in the 2020 Olympic Games.
He said the sport was gaining worldwide attention in recent years and for it to be included in the 2020 Olympic Games was not an impossible dream.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had short listed eight sports to be included in the 2020 Olympic Games and wushu currently hold the biggest prospect to be considered.
“It will be very meaningful and a great honour to the Chinese community if wushu is eventually given the nod to be included in the 2020 Olympic Games,” he said yesterday at the opening of the 5th Borneo Cup International Martial Arts Tournament held at the Sibu Trade and Exhibition Centre.
About 200 martial art exponents from 18 teams took part in the three-day championship aimed at upgrading the standard of Wushu.
Among those included two from Chinese Macau, one from Indonesia and the rest from the Peninsula with the local exponents making up the bulk.
The competition was divided into several categories namely, sanda, which combined kickboxing and wrestling technique, wushu and taichi and chen style taiqi.
Wong, however, said the promotion of wushu depended very much on the people’s support and cooperation from all parties, especially those from the martial arts fraternity.
He was grateful to those who had helped the game persevere and returned with good results.
“Your persistence and dedication shown towards the promotion of wushu was certainly worth our appreciation and acknowledgement,” he added.
Wong said the government had always been very supportive of wushu and had even included it as one of the school extracurricular activities, effective this year.
Besides, he said wushu was also one of the core sports for the state government.
“That is why we have wushu elite centre set up in Sibu, Kuching, Miri to scout and train potential wushu exponents,” he said.
Wong added that Sarawak also had 12 wushu exponents taking part in the ongoing Pahang Sukma and they returned triumphantly with 7 gold, 7 silver and 3 bronze medals to emerge overall champion in wushu.
Wong concurred that wushu was worth promoting as it was not only martial arts but at the same time, it help to shape and chart the character of an individual into a better person.
So I'm watching judo on the Olympics. Why do they stop it every 3 seconds? But then sometimes they don't stop it and they grapple for a little bit.
What determines if they're allowed to grapple or if they stop the fight? Do you get points for the throw?