Posted: August 15, 2008 12:49 am
Natasia routine should guarantee the US gold for sure.
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Posted: August 15, 2008 12:49 am
GOLD!
Posted: August 15, 2008 12:52 am
That should be Gold and Silver!!
Posted: August 15, 2008 12:52 am
Is it enough for Silver?
Posted: August 15, 2008 12:54 am
and she's from TEXASBob Roberts wrote:GOLD!
Posted: August 15, 2008 12:54 am
Woo Hoo!
Guess we'll have another party in Plano, Texas soon!
Posted: August 15, 2008 12:54 am
Yeah!!! Gold and Silver in Women's Gymanastics All Around!!!
Posted: August 15, 2008 12:55 am
YES IT IS!!!Bob Roberts wrote:Is it enough for Silver?
Posted: August 15, 2008 12:55 am
Dezdmona wrote:
Woo Hoo!
Guess we'll have another party in Plano, Texas soon!
Posted: August 15, 2008 1:00 am
Gold
Silver
Posted: August 15, 2008 1:04 am
the medals that they are using now--they have a stone on them---is it jade?
Posted: August 15, 2008 1:05 am
I edited my post to show the Bejing medals. I don't see any stones in them.springparrot wrote:the medals that they are using now--they have a stone on them---is it jade?
Posted: August 15, 2008 1:07 am
this onediverg wrote:I edited my post to show the Bejing medals. I don't see any stones in them.springparrot wrote:the medals that they are using now--they have a stone on them---is it jade?
see the green?
Posted: 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.
(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.
Posted: August 15, 2008 1:12 am
Yes...springparrot wrote:the medals that they are using now--they have a stone on them---is it jade?
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.
Posted: 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.
Posted: August 15, 2008 2:18 am
GIRLS RULE!!!
Posted: 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? 
Posted: August 15, 2008 10:10 am
Do you wanna freakin' gold medal for it?LIPH wrote:I wonder if I'm the only person from BN who hasn't watched one second of the Olympics yet?
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.
Posted: August 15, 2008 10:29 am
Why yes, I do. It would be my second.buffettbride wrote:Do you wanna freakin' gold medal for it?LIPH wrote:I wonder if I'm the only person from BN who hasn't watched one second of the Olympics yet?
