Two Glides, Two Silvers
I haven’t been watching the Olympics much, but I did see Phelps get his seventh, and last night I watched the frame-by-frame replay of Phelps vs. Cavic and the whole women’s 50-meter freestyle.
Michael Phelps vs. Milorad Cavic. One one-hundredth of a second difference between gold and silver. Cavic glided while Phelps took another stroke and came out on top by a fingertip.
Dara Torres vs. Britta Steffen. One one-hundredth of a second difference between silver and gold. Torres glided while Steffen took another stroke and came out on top by a fingertip.
No room for coasting in the Olympics.
What up with this quote, AP?
His Olympics looking lost, Michael Phelps decided to flap those gangly arms one more time.
Lost? His whole Olympics would have been lost had he gotten only seven gold medals instead of eight? Yeah, what a loser, all right. The reporter, that is.
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Yes, the reporter was exaggerating, but 7 golds matched the record. 8 broke it. Woo-yay Mr. Phelps! I watched him win the 8th one (and a few of the others). I was yelling “go Jason” along with his mom (last one was a relay). Fun stuff.
Comment by Bumble — August 19, 2008 @ 2:21 pm
Yes, I’m aware of the significance of seven and eight in this case. It was a huge stretch to say his Olympics would have been “lost” had he not bested Spitz.
Comment by Anwyn — August 19, 2008 @ 2:25 pm
Sportscasters need hyperbole insurance.
Comment by lifepundit — August 19, 2008 @ 3:03 pm
Have you caught any of the scoring travesties of the gymnastic competitions? Bela Karolyi is displeased.
Comment by Bumble — August 19, 2008 @ 8:26 pm
No, I haven’t been watching. I read somewhere that Bela was a little flipped.
Comment by Anwyn — August 19, 2008 @ 8:41 pm
Justly so. Either the new scoring system is insane, or the judges are blind. Maybe a little of both. There were at least three major gaffes that affected medals.
Comment by Bumble — August 20, 2008 @ 5:13 am