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Post by Myke on Aug 11, 2004 20:30:18 GMT 3
Well, the Dutchies are pretty good at swimming, so we're gonna win the gold there. I don't know about the rest really.... But I saw in the tv magazine that the Dutch tv only shows Tennis on Thursday....  |
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Post by christina on Aug 11, 2004 21:20:18 GMT 3
well GBR...hmmz, we've been warned that we'r not gonna do as well as at sydney 2000...which is positive thinking for u isn't it...*sigh*...in tennis we hav lil old timmy bless 'im, not 2 sure how well he'll do with his dodgy back...its old age man, old ade ;D other sports...hmmmz...rowing i guess is one of r better sports butta no redgrave now n they keep on messin up the four so u know, estonia *winks 2 maria* r gonna whip r butts...*lol*...i think we hav sum good women rowers as well as the men, *reminds self 2 go steal bro's magazine 2 see wat rowers we hav*...there r lotsa diff rowing disciplines maria...u get rowing n sculling (rowing = 1 oar, sculling = 2) n then u get single sculls, 1 person, double sculls, n quad sculls...then u get pair oar...2 ppl each with one oar, u get a four, n eights, u can also get coxless fours n coxed fours...all very complex....but we mite get a few medals out of it so its all good athletics...we'v been warned we mite not get any medals here!!!!! which shocks me...surely paula radcliffe is on course for gold is some bloody long run  other other sports....we hav a boxer with a chance, sum good horse type ppl, & lots of others i dont hav a clue about.....did u know they hav greco roman wrestling in the olympics....wtf is greco roman wrestling??? |
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Post by MariaV on Aug 11, 2004 23:08:21 GMT 3
Eeeeeh, thanks Christina, methinks it's sculling then, I know our guys row with 2 oars so watch out single, double and quad sculls!  I hope some of them will get to the semis or final! Thanks for reminding me the English words, I've heard them but kinda never remember them! And I'm sure the UK rowers will get some medals!  You have great traditions in rowing! |
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Post by christina on Aug 11, 2004 23:26:51 GMT 3
And I'm sure the UK rowers will get some medals! You have great traditions in rowing! yeah but we also hav great traditions in football....n the last n only time we ever won anything was in 1966....n rugby, which we invented, was all good last year, but now, nothing |
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Post by MariaV on Aug 11, 2004 23:32:30 GMT 3
Oh Christina, don't be so pessimistic! And rowing is not football or rugby! |
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Post by christina on Aug 11, 2004 23:36:08 GMT 3
Oh Christina, don't be so pessimistic! And rowing is not football or rugby! u bet it isnt....u dont get guys in lyrca in rugby or football!  ok now i hav a reason 2 b pessimistic....just read a thing on GBR rowing hopes at athens n theres like 2 gold medal contendin crews n about 3 for other medals |
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Post by Carolineonline on Aug 12, 2004 0:10:53 GMT 3
hmmz.. we can do some swimming (Pieter vd Hoogeband and Inge de Bruin) judo (Mark Huizinga) dressage (although the best had to withdraw this week bcuz his horse got injured) cycling (theo bos.. estafette team.. leontien v moorsel/zijlaard) hockey and volleyball.. thats were we dutchies expect something from.. ;D
;)Caroline
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Post by Vassily on Aug 12, 2004 0:28:08 GMT 3
guys I expect Russia to win 80+ medals out of them atleast 35 gold... You realy want me to list the diciplines?
1. Women's Tennis- hopefully one of them will grab it.
2. Women's 400 meters race
3. women's 800 meters
4. womens 400 with barriers (don't know what's that called)
5. woman's ... what's that long distance WALKING called?
6. woman's pole voult
7. Men's freestyle swimming.
8. pehaps men's Synchronized diving
9. perhaps woman's synchro diving (although this should go to Ukraine)
10. Middle weight boxing
11. Artistic gemnastics
12. 13.14.15.maybe more in other gymnastics... (will fight mostly with China)
16. 17.18. in heavy athletics (weight lifting, stuff...)
19 Pentathlon...
20. Woman's Hammer throw(might go to Belarus though)
21. Wrestling (free style)
and that's all the types I know... sorry
22. Waterpolo
23. Men's pole voult
Basically everything except cycling, sailing, rowing, hourse back riding, baseball, badminton, table tennis, triathlon, softball, hockey...
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Post by Damita on Aug 12, 2004 0:34:30 GMT 3
Yep yep, Muriel Hurtis yes!!!!!!! I think they're nice ladys and I'd like them to win, not the American dopers (sorry if I offend anyone, don't take it personally!). yep, i think too they are very nice. And i share the same opinion about the American athletes (don't want to offend anyone, sorry). Torri Edwards has been bannedafter a positive test for a stimulant. And Marion Jones won't be in Athens either. Officially because she's ranked 4th and only the first 3 athletes were being qualified... but in reality, i've heard during RG that the US agncy against doping was highly suspicious (oh, really? ) and that they would take her as their target and would try to bypass her before the Olympics.... sounds like they've been successful Not yet, but Amélie is on the cover of French Tennis Magazine of this month, and also on the cover of their additional mag (erm.... what a pressure they put on her before the Olympics and the US Open ) so i guess i will see those pics in at least one of the 2 magazines! ;D |
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Post by Vassily on Aug 12, 2004 0:42:38 GMT 3
Christina>>> GBR has a chance in sailing, rowing, swimming, football (it Beckham's not around), Running (especially 100 sprints), pentathlon, weight lifting, fencing, and many others!
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Post by Magda on Aug 12, 2004 0:46:42 GMT 3
football (it Beckham's not around), ROTRL!!!  |
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Post by Damita on Aug 12, 2004 0:48:36 GMT 3
Christina>>> GBR has a chance in sailing, rowing, swimming, football (it Beckham's not around) ROTRL ;D i don't think he is. I don't think that's the... how to say it... the usual national team that plays for GBR in Athens, is it? |
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Post by Magda on Aug 12, 2004 0:54:46 GMT 3
ROTRL ;D i don't think he is. I don't think that's the... how to say it... the usual national team that plays for GBR in Athens, is it? dunno, but Beckham is in Poland at the moment (you should have seen all those girls screaming on the airport :  . Real Madrid was playing against Wisla Cracow today and they kicked our butts 2-0. But still it's a great result for us... I thought it would be like 16-0 |
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Post by Vassily on Aug 12, 2004 0:55:43 GMT 3
yeah Damita. Most Olympic football teams are very weak.
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Post by Damita on Aug 12, 2004 1:32:09 GMT 3
But still it's a great result for us... I thought it would be like 16-0 ROTRL, a little bit exagerated Magda?! if it's not, then i hope your olympic football team is not made of players from that team ;D |
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I hope some of them will get to the semis or final! Thanks for reminding me the English words, I've heard them but kinda never remember them! 
You have great traditions in rowing! 
. Real Madrid was playing against Wisla Cracow today and they kicked our butts 2-0. But still it's a great result for us... I thought it would be like 16-0