Official Summer Olympics Thread

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 15, 2008 12:49 am

Natasia routine should guarantee the US gold for sure.

Bob Roberts · Post by **Bob Roberts** » August 15, 2008 12:49 am

GOLD!

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 15, 2008 12:52 am

That should be Gold and Silver!!

Bob Roberts · Post by **Bob Roberts** » August 15, 2008 12:52 am

Is it enough for Silver?

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 15, 2008 12:54 am

Bob Roberts wrote:GOLD!

and she's from TEXAS

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » August 15, 2008 12:54 am

Woo Hoo!
Guess we'll have another party in Plano, Texas soon!

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 15, 2008 12:54 am

Yeah!!! Gold and Silver in Women's Gymanastics All Around!!!

Bob Roberts · Post by **Bob Roberts** » August 15, 2008 12:55 am

Bob Roberts wrote:Is it enough for Silver?

YES IT IS!!!

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 15, 2008 12:55 am

Dezdmona wrote:
Woo Hoo!
Guess we'll have another party in Plano, Texas soon!

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 15, 2008 1:00 am

Gold

Silver

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 15, 2008 1:04 am

the medals that they are using now--they have a stone on them---is it jade?

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 15, 2008 1:05 am

springparrot wrote:the medals that they are using now--they have a stone on them---is it jade?

I edited my post to show the Bejing medals. I don't see any stones in them.

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 15, 2008 1:07 am

diverg wrote:
springparrot wrote:the medals that they are using now--they have a stone on them---is it jade?
I edited my post to show the Bejing medals. I don't see any stones in them.

this one

see the green?

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 15, 2008 1:12 am

From the Beijing Olympic website:

(BEIJING, March 27) -- On the occasion of the 500-day countdown to the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games, the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) unveiled the Games' medals.

BOCOG Executive Vice-President and chairman of the evaluation panel Jiang Xiaoyu attended the unveiling ceremony and delivered a speech at the Capital Museum on Tuesday.

The medals are designed with inspiration from "bi", China's ancient jade piece inscribed with dragon pattern. The medals, made of gold and jade, symbolize nobility and virtue and are embodiment of traditional Chinese values of ethics and honor.

The medals are 70mm in diameter and 6mm in thickness. On their obverse side, the medals adopt the standard design prescribed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) -- a drawing that represents the winged goddess of victory Nike and Panathinaikos Arena, while on their reverse side, the medals are inlaid with jade with the Beijing Games emblem engraved in the metal centerpiece.

Noble and elegant, the medals are a blending of traditional Chinese culture and the Olympism. It gives the winners of the Games great honor and acclamation as recognition of their achievement.

The IOC has strict stipulation on the Olympic medals' material, identification, weight, size and drawing. The medals for the champion and the runner-up are made of pure silver, and the champion's medal must be plated with gold weighing not less than six grams each. For the first time jade is used for the Olympic medals. The design not only meets the IOC requirements, but also expresses praise and honor that the Chinese people cherish for the Olympic Spirit and the Olympic athletes.

In his speech, Jiang Xiaoyu said the Beijing 2008 Games medals will be a major part of the Olympic legacy for China. The design of the medals is a result of hard work and enthusiasm of many people. The medals, he said, embody strong Chinese style and elegant art, and are a harmonious combination of the Chinese culture with the Olympism, making them a vehicle to spread the Olympic Spirit and the concepts of the Beijing Games, as well as to showcase Chinese culture and arts, and the high levels of design and technology.

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » August 15, 2008 1:12 am

springparrot wrote:the medals that they are using now--they have a stone on them---is it jade?

Yes...
Here's the info: http://en.beijing2008.cn/67/83/article214028367.shtml

The medals, made of gold and jade, symbolize nobility and virtue and are embodiment of traditional Chinese values of ethics and honor.

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 15, 2008 1:14 am

I didn't like the camera angle used in the last shot o the gymnast sowing o their medals. Nearly cutting the Chinese gymnast out of the picture.

SunsetChef · Post by **SunsetChef** » August 15, 2008 2:18 am

GIRLS RULE!!!

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » August 15, 2008 9:03 am

I wonder if I'm the only person from BN who hasn't watched one second of the Olympics yet?

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » August 15, 2008 10:10 am

LIPH wrote:I wonder if I'm the only person from BN who hasn't watched one second of the Olympics yet?

Do you wanna freakin' gold medal for it?

Way to go USA gymnasts!

Regardless of how awkward the scoring seemed, you can't deny the great night that Nastia had. It was her night, for sure.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » August 15, 2008 10:29 am

buffettbride wrote:
LIPH wrote:I wonder if I'm the only person from BN who hasn't watched one second of the Olympics yet?
Do you wanna freakin' gold medal for it?

Why yes, I do. It would be my second.