Olympics - U.S. vs China (Sport by Sport)

[dbackjon]

Tennis:

US 1 gold, 1 bronze

China - 1 bronze

[dbackjon]

Triathalon

No medals for either country

[dbackjon]

Volleyball:

Team - both countries have men's in quarterfinals, women's in semis

Beach - US has men's in the semi-finals, women in the finals
China has women's in finals and Bronze match

[dbackjon]

Water Polo

CHINA - out

US - men's in Semis, women's in finals

[dbackjon]

Weightlifting:

US - no medals

China - 8 Gold, one silver



Shame...

[dbackjon]

Wrestling:

US - 1 gold, 2 bronze
China - 2 silver


5 freestyle events left

[AZGrizFan]

Weightlifting:

US - no medals

China - 8 Gold, one silver



Shame...

WHAT?????

[dbackjon]

Weightlifting:

US - no medals

China - 8 Gold, one silver



Shame...

WHAT?????

You would think with all the gyms and iron-pumping in this country, we could score a metal or two.

[AZGrizFan]

WHAT?????

You would think with all the gyms and iron-pumping in this country, we could score a metal or two.

Apparently, China has perfected the art of disguising doping....

[SuperHornet]

You would think with all the gyms and iron-pumping in this country, we could score a metal or two.

Apparently, China has perfected the art of disguising doping....

Nah. They just STOLE what the East Germans already did.

[SuperHornet]

Baseball

USA still alive, in semifinals. China out.

Ought to be switched. The US ought to be thrown out on its ear for that home plate incident against the Chinese. The umps screwed Lefebvre no end over that cr@p. The catcher was CLEARLY out of the way, and the runner INTENTIONALLY took him out. I don't mind a legitimate takeout on a play at the plate; as a catcher I live for that. But to do that when there's no play at all is a clear violation of fair play, and the US team should be ejected from the tournament.

[SuperHornet]

Athletics (Track and Field)

As of Tuesday:

US 2 G 3 S 4 B - 9 Total
China - 1 B

24 Golds left to be awarded. US figures to do well here

China is short one expected gold after their star hurdler (gold in Athens) failed to complete even one hurdle due to an Achilles problem.

[BigApp]

well, they've made up for it with some shady scoring in the gymnastics

[SuperHornet]

well, they've made up for it with some shady scoring in the gymnastics

Yes, that's true, BA. But it wouldn't have mattered if the Mag7 had shown up instead of this sucky team. (I'm factoring out Liukin and Johnson for this, though they choked in the team all-around, too.) Amanda Borden rules the gymnastics world.

[dbackjon]

Baseball

USA still alive, in semifinals. China out.

Ought to be switched. The US ought to be thrown out on its ear for that home plate incident against the Chinese. The umps screwed Lefebvre no end over that cr@p. The catcher was CLEARLY out of the way, and the runner INTENTIONALLY took him out. I don't mind a legitimate takeout on a play at the plate; as a catcher I live for that. But to do that when there's no play at all is a clear violation of fair play, and the US team should be ejected from the tournament.

Throw out the entire team over one play?? Don't think so.

[dbackjon]

Athletics (Track and Field)

As of Tuesday:

US 2 G 3 S 4 B - 9 Total
China - 1 B

24 Golds left to be awarded. US figures to do well here

Wednesday totals

US 3 Gold, 4 Silver, 6 Bronze - 13 Total

China - 2 Bronze

21 events left

[dbackjon]

Baseball

USA still alive, in semifinals. China out.

US beat Japan, plays Cuba in the semifinal on Friday

[dbackjon]

Sailing:

US 1 gold, 1 Silver
China - 1 Bronze

4 medals left, China favored in one

China picked up gold as expected in women's sailboard.

Neither in contention for medals in two remaining events

[dbackjon]

Softball

US favored to win Gold, in the Semifinals currently.

China out

US takes on Japan for Gold tomorrow

[dbackjon]

Taekwondo

8 events underway

2 events awarded Wednesday, China wins one gold.

[dbackjon]

Volleyball:

Team - both countries have men's in quarterfinals, women's in semis

Beach - US has men's in the semi-finals, women in the finals
China has women's in finals and Bronze match

Men's beach advance to finals

[SuperHornet]

Ought to be switched. The US ought to be thrown out on its ear for that home plate incident against the Chinese. The umps screwed Lefebvre no end over that cr@p. The catcher was CLEARLY out of the way, and the runner INTENTIONALLY took him out. I don't mind a legitimate takeout on a play at the plate; as a catcher I live for that. But to do that when there's no play at all is a clear violation of fair play, and the US team should be ejected from the tournament.

Throw out the entire team over one play?? Don't think so.

You have a point, Jon. But the guy involved should be on a lonely flight home right now. There's no way that play should have happened. There was plenty of room for him to score without that. How he wasn't ejected, I'll never know.