Twitter overnights:
Brittney Reese @DaLJBeast
A special shoutout to the man above for giving me this moment and giving me such great talent !!! #Godisloved 🙏
4:01 AM - 9 Aug 12
Abby Wambach @AbbyWambach
Game day. Tonight is the night. 7:45pm our time, 2:45pm eastern, 11:45pm NBC sports network USA vs Japan #goldorbust
4:49 AM - 9 Aug 12
Cameron van der Burg @Cameronvdburgh
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Words cannot describe the proudly South African welcome we received at the airport!!!#goodtobehome
4:50 AM - 9 Aug 12
Eight1-0 @810skrillaboyz
@Claressashields lets go baby
5:58 AM - 9 Aug 12
Previous reports:
A special shoutout to the man above for giving me this moment and giving me such great talent !!! #Godisloved 🙏
4:01 AM - 9 Aug 12
Abby Wambach @AbbyWambach
Game day. Tonight is the night. 7:45pm our time, 2:45pm eastern, 11:45pm NBC sports network USA vs Japan #goldorbust
4:49 AM - 9 Aug 12
Cameron van der Burg @Cameronvdburgh
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Words cannot describe the proudly South African welcome we received at the airport!!!#goodtobehome
4:50 AM - 9 Aug 12
Eight1-0 @810skrillaboyz
@Claressashields lets go baby
5:58 AM - 9 Aug 12
Previous reports:
-- watching opening day and the opening ceremony (July 27)
-- watching Day 1 and the men's cycling road race (July 28)
-- watching Day 4, a men's basketball update, badminton jive, "culture war" jive, end-of-day OES and end-of-day EOES (July 31)
-- watching Day 6, men's basketball update, end-of-day OES and end-of-day EOES (Aug. 2)
-- watching Day 7, end-of-day OES and end-of-day EOES (Aug. 3)
-- watching Day 10, men's basketball update, end-of-day OES, end-of-day EOES and 2008-2012 OES comparison (Aug. 6)
-- watching Day 11, boxing sadness, end-of-day OES and end-of-day EOES (Aug. 7)
-- watching Day 12, end-of-day OES and end-of-day EOES (Aug. 8)
Men's C-2 1000m canoeing: Germany gold, Belarus silver, Russia bronze.
ReplyDeleteMen's K-4 1000m kayaking: Australia gold, Hungary silver, Czech Republic bronze.
Women's K-1 500m kayaking: Hungary gold, Ukraine silver, South Africa bronze.
Women's K-2 500m kayaking: Germany gold, Hungary silver, Poland bronze.
Medal count:
ReplyDelete1. China 36 gold, 22 silver, 19 bronze
2. United States 34, 23, 25
3. Great Britain 22, 13, 13
4. South Korea 12, 7, 6
5. Russia 11, 19, 23
6. Germany 9, 15, 10
7. France 8, 9, 11
8. Hungary 8, 4, 3
9. Italy 7, 6, 5
10. Australia 6, 12, 9
11. Kazakhstan 6, 0, 2
12. Netherlands 5, 4, 6
13. Japan 4, 13, 14
14. Iran 4, 3, 1
15. North Korea 4, 0, 1
16. Belarus. 3, 3, 4
17. Cuba 3, 3, 1
18. New Zealand 3, 2, 5
19. Ukraine 3, 1, 6
20. South Africa 3, 1, 1
21. Spain 2, 6, 1
22. Romania 2, 5, 2
23. Denmark 2, 4, 3
24. Jamaica 2, 2, 2
25. Brazil 2, 1, 7
26. Poland 2, 1, 6
27. Croatia 2, 1, 1
28. Switzerland 2, 1, 0
29. Ethiopia 2, 0, 2
30. Canada 1, 4, 9
31. Czech Republic 1, 3, 3
31. Sweden 1, 3, 3
33. Kenya 1, 2, 2
34. Slovenia 1, 1, 2
35. Georgia 1, 1, 1
35. Norway 1, 1, 1
37. Dominican Republic 1, 1, 0
38. Lithuania 1, 0, 1
39. Algeria 1, 0, 0
39. Grenada 1, 0, 0
39. Venezuela 1, 0, 0
42. Colombia 0, 3, 2
42. Mexico 0, 3, 2
44. Azerbaijan 0, 2, 2
45. Egypt 0, 2, 0
46. India 0, 1, 3
46. Slovakia 0, 1, 3
48. Armenia 0, 1, 2
48. Belgium 0, 1, 2
48. Mongolia 0, 1, 2
51. Estonia 0, 1, 1
51. Indonesia 0, 1, 1
51. Serbia 0, 1, 1
51. Thailand 0, 1, 1
51. Tunisia 0, 1, 1
56. Cyprus 0, 1, 0
56. Finland 0, 1, 0
56. Guatemala 0, 1, 0
56. Malaysia 0, 1, 0
56. Portugal 0, 1, 0
56. Taipei 0, 1, 0
62. Greece 0, 0, 2
62. Moldova 0, 0, 2
62. Qatar 0, 0, 2
62. Singapore 0, 0, 2
66. Argentina 0, 0, 1
66. Hong Kong 0, 0, 1
66. Ireland 0, 0, 1
66. Saudi Arabia 0, 0, 1
66. Kuwait 0, 0, 1
66. Morocco 0, 0, 1
66. Puerto Rico 0, 0, 1
66. Tajikistan 0, 0, 1
66. Trinidad and Tobago 0, 0, 1
66. Turkey 0, 0, 1
66. Uzbekistan 0, 0, 1
Because I love my country (and because I so enjoy The Bob Costas Show), I will not be watching the following today ...
ReplyDelete-- 9 a.m. Central: Team USA vs. South Korea in a women's volleyball semifinal
-- 11 a.m.: women's basketball semifinal between United States and Australia
-- 11:15 a.m.: Claressa Shields's gold-medal boxing match
-- 1:20 p.m.: men's triple-jump final, which features Will Claye of Phoenix and Christian Taylor of Tyrone, Ga.
-- 1:45 p.m.: Japan vs. United States for women's soccer gold
-- 2 p.m.: water polo gold-medal match pitting United States vs. Spain and men's 800m final, which features Duane Solomon of Lompoc, Calif., and Nick Symmonds of Boise, Idaho
-- 2:55 p.m.: Jamaica's Usain Bolt, Wallace Spearmon of Fayetteville, Ark., and not the Tennessee Titans' Chris Johnson in the men's 200m
NBC about its prime-time coverage: "NBC holds what it deems to be the most-mediagenic action — and they do consumer research on this to the umpteenth degree — until it can be unveiled in primetime. (Although don't expect things to be as tidy in the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, where local time will be just one hour ahead of U.S. Eastern time and primetime will likely be a more disorganized collection of live and taped action.) Thursday's night primetime includes the men's 200-meter run, the U.S. women's volleyball semifinal against Brazil and a women's platform diving final."
DeleteWow! Huge week in Santa Clara. Hometown-girl Haley Anderson takes silver in women's open-water swimming! Hungary gold, Italy bronze.
ReplyDeleteFor the sake of Team USA, I've been watching a little figure horseback riding instead of the women's volleyball semi. Well, it was riveting. British Betty Draper and Valegro regaled the home crowd with gold in individual dressage for Team GB. The Netherlands took silver, and another Brit woman, who led her horse in a dance to some Elton John music from The Lion King, claimed bronze. This is historically Germany's turf, so I imagine it was an upset that Team Deutsche failed to reach the podium in this event.
ReplyDeletePlus, with the equestrian events over, it is now official that the United States is going medalless in the sport for the first time (excluding 1980) since the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
IT WORKED!
ReplyDeleteWomen's volleyball semi: United States beats South Korea, 25-20, 25-22 and 25-22!
DeleteTeam USA will play for gold Saturday against either Brazil or Japan, who are scheduled to play their semifinal at 1:30 p.m. Central today.
DeleteThe United States has never won gold in women's volleyball. It won silver in 1984 and 2008. Brazil won gold in 2008, and Japan won the first-ever Olympic gold in the sport, in its home gym in Tokyo in 1964.
DeleteThrough eight events of the decathlon, Ashton Eaton, my main man from Bend, Ore., is leading teammate Trey Hardee by 162 points. Third place is Rico Freimuth of Germany, who is another 132 points back of Hardee. Four other competitors are within 56 points of third place.
ReplyDeleteThe decathlon's last two events are the javelin throw, scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Central today, and the 1500m, scheduled for 3:20 p.m.
Nicola Adams of Leeds wins the first Olympic women's boxing medal, at flyweight, over Ren Cancan of China. Bronze medals go to India and the United States. Congratulations, Marlen Esparza of Pasadena, Texas.
ReplyDeleteGiven that I need to avoid Claressa Shields's middleweight bout at 11:15 Central, maybe I'll just spend the next 37 minutes, 47 seconds listening to Live at Leeds.
Shakin' all over.
DeleteThis version of "Magic Bus" is just out of sight.
DeleteWell, that was good. Almost 1988 good.
Delete2004 Athens men's road-cycling medals: Russia (not United States) gold, United States silver, Australia bronze. Congratulations, Bobby Julich of Corpus Christi, Texas!
ReplyDeleteIT WORKED!!! IT WORKED AGAIN!
ReplyDeleteInfostrada Sports @Infostrada2012
DeleteBX: At 17-145, Claressa #Shields (USA) is the youngest Olympic boxing gold medalist in 88 years and the 2nd youngest ever. @USABoxing
11:40 AM - 9 Aug 12
USA Boxing @USABoxing
And 17-year old @Claressashields becomes the first US Boxer to win #Olympic Gold since @andreward in 2004. 19-12 dec over Torlopova
11:39 AM - 9 Aug 12
Eight1-0 @810skrillaboyz
DeleteSmh dam near in tears she won @Claressashields u the truth
11:41 AM - 9 Aug 12
Eight1-0 @810skrillaboyz
OMG OMG OMG @Claressashields GOLD BABY GOLD!!!!! IM POPPIN BOTTLES
11:44 AM - 9 Aug 12
Women's middleweight: United States gold, Russia silver, China and Kazakhstan bronze. Congratulations, Claressa Shields of Flint, Mich., and her supportive and busy brother, @810skrillaboyz!
DeleteWomen's lightweight: Ireland gold, Russia silver, Brazil and Tajikistan bronze. Mavzuna Choriyeva of Kulyab wins Tajikistan's first medal of these games--and first ever Olympic medal by a woman.
ReplyDeleteStill waiting out the women's basketball game ...
ReplyDeleteUnited States-Australia has been the gold-medal game at each of the last three Olympics, and Team USA has won all three.
DeleteTeam Australia has an accomplished coach, too, plus a seven-time WNBA All-Star who is her nation's flag-bearer and grudge-holder.
Basketball still live.
DeleteStill in progress. This Tweet disturbs me:
DeleteCAROLYN PECK @CAROLYNPECK
USA needs a Lisa Leslie presence.
12:06 PM - 9 Aug 12
Better:
Deletemario chalmers @mchalmers15
Man tameka catchings is the truth. She is the definition of an all around player. She does it all for her team. RESPECT
12:29 PM - 9 Aug 12
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DeleteTicha Penicheiro @TichaPenicheiro
"DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS/MEDALS" ...it's not just a saying!!!
12:35 PM - 9 Aug 12
oh, my!
DeleteMan, when Norway and South Korea meet up in women's handball, you can throw out the record book ... Norwegians lead, 21-17, in second half of today's first semifinal.
ReplyDeleteSecond pits Montenegro and Spain. A win would clinch Montenegro's first medal of these games.
South Korea has won six Olympic women's handball medals, including back-to-back gold in Seoul in 1988 and Barcelona in 1992. Norway has won four medals since the sport debuted in 1976 in Montreal, including one gold--in 2008 at Beijing.
Delete26-20, Norway, in the second half ...
DeleteNorway's gold defense marches on ... 31-25 over South Korea.
DeleteIT WORKED AGAIN! United States 86, Australia 73 in women's hoops semi!
ReplyDeleteWell, this is amazing. The U.S. women won gold in water polo and soccer, too!
ReplyDeleteIf Chris Johnson makes a surprise show in the 200m and upsets Usain Bolt, this is going to be weird.
ReplyDeleteMom says she thinks I so like the Olympics because she watched almost every night of the 1968 Mexico City games when I was two months old.
ReplyDeleteMen's triple jump ... Will Claye and Christian Taylor were teammates at the University of Florida ... I'm pretty sure Heath High School's Bobby Woods once competed for Kentucky triple-jump state championship ... maybe 1984 ...
ReplyDeleteOh, my gosh ... Claye and Taylor went gold-silver for the Team USA in the triple jump ...
Deletethis is weird, weird, weird ...
ReplyDeleteok, decathlon ... i didn't watch it today either--instead just caught up on Easton and Hardee after each event ... last i let off was after eight events ...
ReplyDeleteEaton and Hardee maintain top two spots in decathlon through nine events ... 1500m to go ...
DeleteGood job, Eric! Great, great performance!
ReplyDeleteThat is taking one for the team.
DeleteThanks. And, of course, my main man from Bend, Ashton Eaton, and my main man from Vestavia Hills, Trey Hardee, went 1-2 in the decathlon (United States gold, United States silver, Cuba bronze). It was just amazing.
DeleteEven I could not beat Usain Bolt, however (men's 200m: Jamaica gold, Jamaica silver, Jamaica bronze). He is just amazing.
OK, maybe I'll go back to respecting the live-blogging jinx.
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