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Post by ♥ Kathryn ♥ on Aug 8, 2008 13:42:21 GMT -5
Anybody excited about the Beijing Olympics? They start tonight!   |
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Post by starchaser022 on Aug 8, 2008 18:07:11 GMT -5
I read in people magazine that a 16 year old girl, Shawn Johnson, is our best hopeful to bring home the gold, in gymnastics.
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Post by mrsclean987 on Aug 8, 2008 18:13:22 GMT -5
I read in people magazine that a 16 year old girl, Shawn Johnson, is our best hopeful to bring home the gold, in gymnastics. She is from West Des Moines! Too cool! She's all the talk around here. Hope she brings home gold!!! |
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Post by Bibi on Aug 8, 2008 19:53:39 GMT -5
USA is favorite in everything!!!!  And it was a beautiful ceremony!!! |
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Post by LPS NANA on Aug 8, 2008 21:50:30 GMT -5
I love the Olympics. We had twin brothers from OSU the Hamm Brothers had to drop out due to injury's. They were pretty good in gymnastics. It was kinda sad the 1st brother dropped out and then the other brother just had to withdrawal yesterday  |
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Post by mrs"e" on Aug 9, 2008 0:26:14 GMT -5
I love the new pics, LPS Nana!
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Post by LPS NANA on Aug 9, 2008 10:49:09 GMT -5
I love the new pics, LPS Nana! Awww thanks "e" The last pic is of my BF and Olivia. He stole Nana's girl AGAIN and they both are just lovin it. She really really like's him. Of course they both do but he will not steal the other cuz she is definately a nana's girl  lol |
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Post by LPS NANA on Aug 9, 2008 10:52:23 GMT -5
I justed watched the USA Woman's Volleyball team beat Japan. It was so neat to watch how they play. I never really liked Volleyball cuz he hurt my hand and my wrist to. much but watching them play was so amazing.
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Post by ♥ Kathryn ♥ on Aug 9, 2008 11:58:19 GMT -5
I justed watched the USA Woman's Volleyball team beat Japan. It was so neat to watch how they play. I never really liked Volleyball cuz he hurt my hand and my wrist to. much but watching them play was so amazing. I just watched that too. After the volleyball was biking! I love to watch the biking. I also like to watch the running. Those are two spots I like to do, biking and running! I also enjoy basketball.  |
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Post by mrsvalden on Aug 9, 2008 16:29:19 GMT -5
I loved watching the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. I love to see what outfits each country's athletes wear. Although there were some pretty ugly ones! I wasn't impressed with what the US athletes wore. I guess Ralph Lauren designed them. They were just white pants with a very dark blue blazer. But the blue was so dark it looked black. And they wore those silly golf hats that old men wear. Ick!
And I didn't watch much of the other parts of the ceremony. I always think what a waste of money all that is. Just have the parade of nations and some fireworks. But it was cool, I guess. I'm just too practical.
But the fireworks were cool. I can't believe the torchbearer had to hang on that wire all the way around the stadium. That was way up there!!
I've watched some volleyball, swimming, badmitton, sabre, handball, soccer, and beach volleyball. We have 4 different channels that are showing stuff now and then, so I kept flipping back and forth.
I really like the gymnastics and diving And some volleyball. I like to see some of the Field events (not necessarily the running, but shot put, javelin, etc.) And table tennis. Some of the weightlifting. It's all pretty cool.
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Post by bookjunky on Aug 10, 2008 22:55:16 GMT -5
Have been sacked out in front of the tv since the coverage began.
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Post by liquid07 on Aug 10, 2008 23:01:49 GMT -5
Hey bookjunky ! How have you been?
It's good to see you around.
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Post by LPS NANA on Aug 10, 2008 23:06:38 GMT -5
OH my Gosh I just watched the U.S. 400 M relay swim team win the gold medal. I was jumping up and down screaming as the final swimmer came down the stretch. He came from behind to win it and it was so awesome. The France team gave the U.S. team something to prove tonight because one of their swimmers said "they were going to smash the American's" NOT.. ;D
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Post by bookjunky on Aug 10, 2008 23:12:24 GMT -5
When I was in Omaha last month I got to meet one of the guys going to the Parallymics in Beijing.
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Post by mrsvalden on Aug 11, 2008 11:50:34 GMT -5
OH my Gosh I just watched the U.S. 400 M relay swim team win the gold medal. I was jumping up and down screaming as the final swimmer came down the stretch. He came from behind to win it and it was so awesome. The France team gave the U.S. team something to prove tonight because one of their swimmers said "they were going to smash the American's" NOT.. ;D That was a very exciting finish! My husband doesn't get into sports at all, but he was even excited about that one. Very impressive. Let's see, so far I've watched a lot of swimming, some synchronized diving (very cool), gymnastics (my fave), indoor volleyball (I can't watch the beach volleyball very long for some reason), handball (for the first time), water polo (not too interesting for me), soccer (boring), fencing, badmitton, cycling (boring), women's weightlifting, boxing...and I think that's it so far. Come to find out, one of the synchronized divers (Kelci Bryant) was born right here in Springfield and grew up right down the road in Chatham. I heard that on the coverage yesterday, and I was shocked. I hadn't heard that locally, but I guess when I don't watch the news or read the papers I wouldn't have heard. And there's an archer that was from the same town as where Haley and my in-laws live. Small world. |
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