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Barack Obama  Joined: 9/20/2005 Posts: 16,516  
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What can I say, it's disappointing. We are headed for our lowest gold total since Montreal, 1976. A lot has been said about the attitude of the team and blah blah but I agree with Stephanie Rice, it's not through lack of effort that we haven't got the results. These guys train hard, it's what they live for. I think what's happened here - and no-one seems to want to discuss it - is that Australia has dominated in a relatively soft sport (swimming) for years. It's all been about the swimming (see http://en.wikipedia.org/...stralia_at_the_Olympics). The rest of the world has caught up and we are now producing results that on par with other relatively small nations - shock horror.
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Barack Obama  Joined: 9/24/2005 Posts: 15,003 Location: Australia
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so many silvers!
hopefully we can get a few more gold medals, we're a chance in several events still I think.
Is a bit disappointing compared to what we're used to but like you said, everyone's swimming so fast in this olympics..
did you see the world record in the 1500m? dude ripped it!
The Borat movie must have fired up Kazakhstan, 6 gold medals wtf lol
And gutted that Aus has less golds than NZ too hahah
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Alex Murphy  Joined: 11/4/2006 Posts: 4,201 Location: Dubbo NSW
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Zinedine Zidane  Joined: 11/3/2009 Posts: 3,438 Location: always coasting..
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well-informed aren't you, Norman May... Slingsby is the dude...  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Steve Redgrave  Joined: 1/12/2007 Posts: 8,105 Location: isle of man
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thats great news, lept above romania there, i dont have to use the scroll down bar now to find you in the medal table, 19th and rising. .
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Alex Murphy Joined: 11/4/2006 Posts: 4,201 Location: Dubbo NSW
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jujuno wrote: well-informed aren't you, Norman May... Slingsby is the dude...  ^^^^^^^**************************^^^^^^^
Kochie, KT, Ken, KO ... getting it right! #weareportadelaide
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Alex Murphy Joined: 11/4/2006 Posts: 4,201 Location: Dubbo NSW
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Lay Low21 wrote:thats great news, lept above romania there, i dont have to use the scroll down bar now to find you in the medal table, 19th and rising.   ^^^^^^^**************************^^^^^^^
Kochie, KT, Ken, KO ... getting it right! #weareportadelaide
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Arnold Palmer Joined: 12/14/2006 Posts: 14,306 Location: perth
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we have another in sailing guaranteed pearson should win thats 5 might fluke one more for 5  dont hate the player hate the game
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Phillip Tufnell  Joined: 1/14/2007 Posts: 11,126 Location: Unknown, in witness relocation
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Loving the games (from a betting perspective), not from an Aussie perspective, as so many near misses. I have heaps of various multi's going. I have already secured the women's marathon, Pole Vault and 10,000m, now need a few of (hopefully all) the German discus thrower, Sally, Usain, Dibaba in the 5000, Rudisha in the 800m, to get a few multis up.  Banner by Pooc!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuk6e5hEeYI
If you want a second opinion, ask me again. Voted 121 Australian Racing Forum best tipster 2009!!! EPL tipping champ 2009!!
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Arnold Palmer Joined: 12/14/2006 Posts: 14,306 Location: perth
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brownlee in the triathlon was a moral and a few track relays are pretty easy too dont hate the player hate the game
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Alex Murphy Joined: 11/4/2006 Posts: 4,201 Location: Dubbo NSW
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Australia's Anna Mears wins women's individual sprint gold medal in Olympic cycling. Didnt see it but tweetosphere is saying she elbowed out her GB rival, Victoria Pendleton? Sally Pearson has won the 100m hurdle final ... woot ... 4 gold now ...  ^^^^^^^**************************^^^^^^^
Kochie, KT, Ken, KO ... getting it right! #weareportadelaide
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Alex Murphy Joined: 11/4/2006 Posts: 4,201 Location: Dubbo NSW
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Sailing 49ers win gold... 11th place now ...  Steve Hooker into vault pole final ^^^^^^^**************************^^^^^^^
Kochie, KT, Ken, KO ... getting it right! #weareportadelaide
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Zinedine Zidane Joined: 11/3/2009 Posts: 3,438 Location: always coasting..
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nivek48 wrote:Sailing 49ers win gold... 11th place now ... Steve Hooker into vault pole final am beside myself with elation... and double-visioned from watching every night...with the occasional snooze...  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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