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blackjack wrote:US Men's gymnastics faltered at the end, but still picked up a Bronze. Good for the young guys with two alternates taking the place of veteran competitors and bringing home a medal.

I think our boys did great--and very much a melting pot of a team, which I think is so perfect and so fitting. Sometimes a bronze medal can feel like gold.

Am I the only one who wonders if the swimmers wax or shave?

buffettbride wrote:Am I the only one who wonders if the swimmers wax or shave?

C'mon, this is the new millenium...laser hair removal is all the rage!

buffettbride wrote:Am I the only one who wonders if the swimmers wax or shave?

They definately shave...sometimes pre-meet shaving parties are in order...not sure about pre-Olympics though! Less hair, less drag, faster swim!

Migration Michelle wrote:

buffettbride wrote:Am I the only one who wonders if the swimmers wax or shave?

They definately shave...sometimes pre-meet shaving parties are in order...not sure about pre-Olympics though! Less hair, less drag, faster swim!

New Lazr full body swimsuits = faster swims.

Migration Michelle wrote:

buffettbride wrote:Am I the only one who wonders if the swimmers wax or shave?

They definately shave...sometimes pre-meet shaving parties are in order...not sure about pre-Olympics though! Less hair, less drag, faster swim!

I swear last night when Phelps was stretching w/ his coach it looked like he told him, "I cut myself shaving" and pointed to his ankle.

TOGO won a medal

as of 1:00 CST

1 United States 7 7 8 total 22

diverg wrote:

Migration Michelle wrote:

buffettbride wrote:Am I the only one who wonders if the swimmers wax or shave?

They definately shave...sometimes pre-meet shaving parties are in order...not sure about pre-Olympics though! Less hair, less drag, faster swim!

New Lazr full body swimsuits = faster swims.

Yeah, you're right Greg...maybe they don't shave as much now with the new suits!

buffettbride wrote:

Migration Michelle wrote:

buffettbride wrote:Am I the only one who wonders if the swimmers wax or shave?

They definately shave...sometimes pre-meet shaving parties are in order...not sure about pre-Olympics though! Less hair, less drag, faster swim!

I swear last night when Phelps was stretching w/ his coach it looked like he told him, "I cut myself shaving" and pointed to his ankle.

I noticed that too...wasn't sure what it was about but that would make sense.

springparrot wrote:as of 1:00 CST

1 United States 7 7 8 total 22

crap I had a blond moment and didn't realize what you were saying

then I saw this

1 United States 7 7 8 22
2 China 13 3 4 20
3 South Korea 5 6 1 12
4 Australia 3 2 5 10


and I had to say a big WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO

ph4ever wrote:

springparrot wrote:as of 1:00 CST

1 United States 7 7 8 total 22

crap I had a blond moment and didn't realize what you were saying

then I saw this

1 United States 7 7 8 22
2 China 13 3 4 20
3 South Korea 5 6 1 12
4 Australia 3 2 5 10


and I had to say a big WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO

I'm sorry--I should have explained it

springparrot wrote:

ph4ever wrote:

springparrot wrote:as of 1:00 CST

1 United States 7 7 8 total 22

crap I had a blond moment and didn't realize what you were saying

then I saw this

1 United States 7 7 8 22
2 China 13 3 4 20
3 South Korea 5 6 1 12
4 Australia 3 2 5 10


and I had to say a big WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO

I'm sorry--I should have explained it

The actual table is normally number of gold medals at top - so that makes it China.

We are doing PRETTY DARN good - seeing China has billions of people and USA has millions and millions compared to our population of 22 million!!!!

creeky wrote:

springparrot wrote:

ph4ever wrote:

springparrot wrote:as of 1:00 CST

1 United States 7 7 8 total 22

crap I had a blond moment and didn't realize what you were saying

then I saw this

1 United States 7 7 8 22
2 China 13 3 4 20
3 South Korea 5 6 1 12
4 Australia 3 2 5 10


and I had to say a big WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO

I'm sorry--I should have explained it

The actual table is normally number of gold medals at top - so that makes it China.

We are doing PRETTY DARN good - seeing China has billions of people and USA has millions and millions compared to our population of 22 million!!!!

I posted it from the table found in the links that Dez and Molly posted.

They are listed by Rank - the total number of metals won since day one.

Is this another one of your attempts to put down the USA? You seem to be hell bent to do so in this and the China faked opening ceremony threads. It's one thing to be rooting for your country but you're crossing the line into bad sportsmanship by making a jab at the U.S. every chance you can get; actually you're acting like what the world sterotypes as a typical United States citizen.

diverg wrote:

Migration Michelle wrote:

buffettbride wrote:Am I the only one who wonders if the swimmers wax or shave?

They definately shave...sometimes pre-meet shaving parties are in order...not sure about pre-Olympics though! Less hair, less drag, faster swim!

New Lazr full body swimsuits = faster swims.

While we're on this subject, I've got a question..............

If body hair and suits make such a difference, then wouldn't earrings create drag? I would think they would be worse than a little body hair. Anyone else notice the girls wearing hoop earrings in the water?

Bob Roberts wrote:

diverg wrote:

Migration Michelle wrote:

buffettbride wrote:Am I the only one who wonders if the swimmers wax or shave?

They definately shave...sometimes pre-meet shaving parties are in order...not sure about pre-Olympics though! Less hair, less drag, faster swim!

New Lazr full body swimsuits = faster swims.

While we're on this subject, I've got a question..............

If body hair and suits make such a difference, then wouldn't earrings create drag? I would think they would be worse than a little body hair. Anyone else notice the girls wearing hoop earrings in the water?

The ladies also wear caps so I assume the caps covers the ear rings.

springparrot wrote:MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFREAKIN'HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

diverg wrote:

Bob Roberts wrote:

diverg wrote:

Migration Michelle wrote:

buffettbride wrote:Am I the only one who wonders if the swimmers wax or shave?

They definately shave...sometimes pre-meet shaving parties are in order...not sure about pre-Olympics though! Less hair, less drag, faster swim!

New Lazr full body swimsuits = faster swims.

While we're on this subject, I've got a question..............

If body hair and suits make such a difference, then wouldn't earrings create drag? I would think they would be worse than a little body hair. Anyone else notice the girls wearing hoop earrings in the water?

The ladies also wear caps so I assume the caps covers the ear rings.

Nope. Watch them when the finish and look up at the scoreboard.

flipflopgirl wrote:

springparrot wrote:MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFREAKIN'HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

woo hoo!!!!!!

in all the other races so far, i thought he barely looked winded. anyone else think he looked a little tired this time? another race in less than an hour...GO MICHAEL!!! The goal? A nap after the next race!