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    Man!

    I have to say that ceremony is truly amazing! Especially that torch show. I would give 9/10.

    My favorite part was the lighting of the cauldron that holds the Olympic flame. Retired Chinese gymnast Li Ning, suspended by wires, appeared to run around the top perimeter of the "Bird's Nest" stadium as a video scroll of all the stops on the torch relay unfolded before he lit the cauldron.

    Secondly, A 60-foot diameter globe rose from the floor with gravity-defying runners scampering around it. The globe took a year to design and construct. Pretty Amazing!!!!!!

    Best ceremony ever!
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    Czech wins first gold in air rifling!

    BEIJING (AP) -- The Emmons family is off to a fine start at the Beijing Olympics.

    Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic won the 10-meter air rifle Saturday, spoiling China's bid for the games' first gold medal. Emmons, the wife of American shooter Matt Emmons, finished with an Olympic record of 503.5 points after shooting a perfect 400 in qualifying.

    "I had a headache this morning. I felt very bad. I couldn't imagine how I would shoot feeling this bad," said Emmons, who won bronze in this event in 2004. "Especially since it's the first gold medal of the Olympics, I feel amazing."

    Lioubov Galkina of Russia won the silver and Snjezana Pejcic of Croatia took the bronze.

    The big surprise was a fifth-place finish by China's Du Li. She won the event four years ago in Athens. Du was just a point behind Emmons after qualifying.

    "As for the final, I wasn't fully prepared for the pressure of competing at home," Du said.

    Du was greeted with a roar from the fans in the upper balcony of the shooting range when she came out for the final. She turned to face the crowd with a wide smile on her face, waved and bowed before heading over to her lane. However, she misfired immediately in the final round, scoring only 9.8 points on her first attempt. Competitors can earn up to 10.9 points per shot in the final.

    Emmons was all but assured of victory with one shot remaining. Of course, her husband was in a similar spot four years ago in the three-position rifle event. He missed out on a gold medal because he fired at the wrong target on the final shot -- an unthinkable gaffe.

    Katerina Emmons won comfortably by 1.4 points Saturday.

    "I'm more proud of her than if I was to do it myself," Matt Emmons said.

    Matt Emmons did win a gold in prone rifle in Athens, and will compete in both prone and three-position rifle this year. Katerina Emmons will compete in three-position rifle on the women's side.

    "I did my part. I mean, half of my job is done," she said. "Matt's going to shoot his best."

    Katerina and Matt Emmons are staying with each other at these Olympics -- the Czech Republic team helped find them a room together. After Saturday's event, the couple posed with a Czech flag wrapped around themselves.

    "I know I would do good even if he wasn't here, if he couldn't be here for some reason. I know he would do great if I wasn't here for him," she said. "But the fact that we're here together is awesome."

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    China has 2 golds.

    Men's 10m air pistol:
    1 P Wei (Chn) 688.2pts Gold
    2 J Jong Oh (Kor) 684.5pts Silver
    3 K Jong Su (Kor) 683.0pts Bronze

    Weightlifting Women's 48kg
    1 Chen Xiexia (Chn) 212kg Gold
    2 Sibel Ozkan (Tur) 199kg Silver
    3 Chen Wei-Ling (Tpe) 196kg Bronze
    "Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood." Oscar Wilde

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    Olympics! Woooooooo!

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    Phelps just obliterated the 400IM World Record....
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    Quote Originally Posted by MissouriBronc View Post
    Phelps just obliterated the 400IM World Record....
    One of the reasons I lost track of the Bronco game. I was on the phone and watching him on the TV. He shattered that record.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tned View Post
    One of the reasons I lost track of the Bronco game. I was on the phone and watching him on the TV. He shattered that record.
    That was freakin' awesome!

    Magnuson just set an American Record...silver in the 100M Butterfly...
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    Quote Originally Posted by MissouriBronc View Post
    That was freakin' awesome!

    Magnuson just set an American Record...silver in the 100M Butterfly...
    They were showing the WR splits, and I believe he was only ahead by a second or, so must have really flown the last 50 to 100 meters.

    What was the green line behind him. Was that showing the WR and whether he was ahead of the time? I haven't really been watching any of the olympics today.

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    wow, phelps is a badass.
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    Our first medals of the games were in Fencing Bronze, Silver and Gold the gal that won the Gold had won it in Sydney 4 year ago..

    While I do not understand the sport whatsoever, they sure are some quick moves.. The gal that got bronze is just 18..

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    Jake Plummer should try out for the 2012 USA Olympic Handball Team!

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    Quote Originally Posted by slim View Post
    wow, phelps is a badass.
    Shattered....SH-ATT-ER-ED!

    Almost 2 seconds...that's a complete bitch-slapping.
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    My cousin won the bronze medal in the 2000 olympics in Rowing.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Garner

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    Quote Originally Posted by sneakers View Post
    My cousin won the bronze medal in the 2000 olympics in Rowing.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Garner
    Wow, that's pretty cool.

    Is she hot?
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    Water Polo is an odd sport.
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