Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10777
 | | 08/11/2008 7:45 AM |
| I hope everyone had a chance to watch the Men's 4X100 relay from last night. What a race!! A new world record by over 4 seconds. The fact that the top 5 teams broke the world record is pretty amazing in a sport decided by miliseconds. Weber-Gale and Lezak's swims were amazing. And it was textbook about why talking trash before athletic events can get you in trouble (the French...).
Garrett Weber-Gale and Michael Phelps celebrate below.  Go USA!
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13707
| | 08/11/2008 9:28 AM |
| | I missed it! Anyone know where I can see the video? | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10777
| | 08/11/2008 9:53 AM |
| You might have to install a plug-in for this but it's quick. The video quality is good.
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Vine
Milwaukee, WI
Grape Fermenter
Posts:676
| | 08/11/2008 10:38 AM |
| Caught a little bit of the men's volleyball yesterday......they were playing in what looked like a near torrential downpour........can't believe they had to play through that!!!
And Winetex, the men's 4x100 relay was awesome! We always try to catch the swimming events. | | | |
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jaimetown
DC area
Wine Bottler
Posts:3488
| | 08/11/2008 11:04 AM |
| | My wife and I got up on the last leg of the relay and were jumping up and down, cheering Lezak on. Definitely an awesome race! | | | |
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Drew
Sammamish, WA
Wine Bottler
Posts:3182
| | 08/11/2008 11:09 AM |
| I woke the house up last night :-D Had to hook the laptop up to the home receiver so everyone could watch it this AM. Just fan-freakin-tastic!!!
For those of you that followed the 1971 Bordeaux thread, I sent an email off to my buddy and asked if he could confirm that the correct translation for Alaine's comments was really "going to lose by a fingertip" instead of "smashed!" | | | |
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts:4858
| | 08/11/2008 3:53 PM |
| | I think that the Olympics by themselves are enough of a reason to go HD. | | | |
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Pete Marsh
Left Coast
Barrel Racker
Posts:1518
| | 08/11/2008 4:29 PM |
| | I thought Phelps' suit was going to fall off as he celebrated. I did not notice this in the real time broadcast but did in the replay. One great swim. | |
I've learned that wherever I go, the world's worst drivers
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TimLinCA
Danville CA
Grape Sorter
Posts:398
| | 08/11/2008 5:33 PM |
| Erica and I were up late watching that race too. The French had a seemingly insurmountable lead going into that last leg. Then at the turn Jason Lezak turned on the outboard motors! He made up about 1/2 body length on an "unbeatable" Alain Bernard. Un-freakin'-believable!! I actually got out of a supine position on the couch to watch sitting up but my wife was standing on the coffee table screaming at the TV! The best relay ever...
Tim
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9228
| | 08/12/2008 11:04 AM |
| | Wow, thanks for the link Wintex! Awesome!!!!!!!!! | | | |
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Drew
Sammamish, WA
Wine Bottler
Posts:3182
| | 08/12/2008 12:51 PM |
| | Brought to you courtesy of Microsoft Silverlight! | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10777
| | 08/14/2008 9:14 PM |
| A routine you won't see at the Beijing Olympics. ROTFLOL
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10777
| | 08/16/2008 9:53 AM |
| Phelps is amazing. I think we are waking up the whole neighborhood with our yelling.  
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9228
| | 08/16/2008 11:26 AM |
| Pictured: The horrific moment Olympic weightlifter turns his elbow back to front
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts:4858
| | 08/17/2008 7:59 PM |
| | wow - men's 100 track and field. smashing the WR and slowing down at the end. That was impressive! | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10777
| | 08/17/2008 8:55 PM |
| wow - men's 100 track and field. smashing the WR and slowing down at the end. That was impressive!
Fairly incredible in fact but he made it look way too easy! | | | |
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Vine
Milwaukee, WI
Grape Fermenter
Posts:676
| | 08/18/2008 12:16 PM |
| | Bolt is a freak of nature! | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10777
| | 08/18/2008 12:18 PM |
| | Hopefully of nature not chemistry. | | | |
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Vine
Milwaukee, WI
Grape Fermenter
Posts:676
| | 08/18/2008 3:18 PM |
| Posted By Winetex on 08/18/2008 12:18 PM
Hopefully of nature not chemistry.
Right? Ever since BALCO you really have to take the results with a grain of salt......I'm still upset about Marion Jones............she was so much fun to watch and root for..........knowing that it's a sham really sullies the entire sport.......same with cycling.........and baseball.......... Maybe they should have a performance enhanced Olympics???? (kidding!)
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Rothko
Palm Beach
Wine Thief
Posts:2870
| | 08/18/2008 3:30 PM |
| Who can forget the All Drugs Olympics:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/4090/saturday-night-live-weekend-update-all-drug-olympics | | | |
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