I still don't know what this team is going to call themselves, but whatever they decide on, they're incredible. The team of five women's gymnasts that make up the US team, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Herandez, and Madison Kocian dared to go there. They took chances, executed to near perfection, and in the end, won by a margin of over 8 points.
Women's Gymnastics Team Finals
1. USA 184.897
2. Russian Federation 176.688
3. China 176.003
4. Japan 174.371
5. Great Britain 174.362
6. Germany 173.672
7. Netherlands 172.447
8. Brazil 172.087
Update! They have given themselves the name, The Final Five because they are Marta Karolyi's last team, and in Tokyo in 4 years, Teams will consist of four members instead of five.
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Katie Ledecky is three for three for medals at these Games and two for two in individual Golds at these Games. Katie said she definitely felt the pressure and has never lost a race on an international stage in her whole career. She said this is the closest to throwing up she has ever felt in any race. She is favored to win in the 800m Freestyle later this week. Ledecky beat out Sarah Sjostrom who was favored to win.
Women's 200m Freestyle
1. Katie Ledecky, USA, 1.53.73
2. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 1.54.08
3. Emma McKeon, Australia, 1.54.92
Last night Chad Le Clos shadow boxed in front of Michael Phelps in the ready room. It also looked like he shook his body in front of him, maybe even danced. Phelps stared ahead, headphones on, looking super Darth Vader. Tonight, Phelps put it all out there, and left everything he had in the in pool. He always does though. Some may have doubted this come back. He had a lot of competition in this race: Le Clos, Cseh, and Kanderesi, but at the end, Phelps won his 20th Gold Medal!
Men's 200m Butterfly
1. Michael Phelps, USA, 1.53.36
2. Masato Sakai, Japan, 1.53.40
3. Tamas Kenderesi, Hungary, 1.53.62
and Le Clos, for the record, finished out of the medals.
The Iron Lady, Katinka Hosszu won her third Gold at these Games. Hosszue has made a lot of notable changes to her training regimen including firing her old coach and hiring her husband as her coach. Maya Dirado of the US Team who made her debut at these Games, won a bronze. She previously announced that she would retire at the end of these Games to pursue her career as a business analyst.
Women's 200m Individual Medley
1. Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 2.06.58 Olympic Record
2. Siobhan Marie O'Connor, Great Britain, 2.06.88
3. Madeline Dirado, USA, 2.08.79
Make it 21 Golds for Phelps, 25 career medals, and for Ryan Lochte, not too shabby either, Olympic medal number 12. The US men were unbeatable in the Men's 4x 200m relay. They finished more than 3 seconds ahead of second place finisher Great Britain. Michael Phelps swan the anchor leg and as he was getting ready his swim cap broke, and Conor Dwyer quickly handed his swim cap to Phelps who quickly put it on and made it efficiently off the blocks.
Men's 4x 200m Freestyle Relay
1. USA, 7.00.66 (Team USA: Conor Dwyer, Francis Haas, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps)
2. Great Britain, 7.03.13
3. Japan, 7.03.50
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Sunday, August 7, 2016
The Olympics: Day 2 Rio
Today was all about breaking records. Adam Peaty of Great Britain did something that hasn't been done in his sport at the Olympics since 1988 in Seoul; he won a Gold! Yesterday, Sarah Sjostrom from Sweden broke Olympic and World Records in the Women's 100m Butterfly, and then she jumped back into the pool today and did the same thing.
How beautiful was it to see Dana Vollmer come back after becoming a mom and win a Bronze medal in the event she won Gold in 4 years ago? It made me smile to watch Cody Miller celebrate after winning Bronze. You would think that he won a Gold!
Katie Ledecky made me smile as she shattered the World Record during the 400m Freestyle. She finished more than five seconds ahead of the second place finisher. I am predicting that Katie is going to have a successful Olympics. She is such a threat in so many distances and disciplines. I appreciate her confidence. Leah Smith brought the US Swim Team their third Bronze of the night.
And make it 19 Golds for Phelps, 23 medals overall. The USA brought the Gold in the 4x100m Freestyle Relay back to US soil as Phelps exclaimed to press after the win. Phelps swan the second leg and Adrian swan the anchor leg as the veterans along with two newcomers brought it home for the US Team.
Women's 100m Butterfly
1. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 55.48 World Record, Olympic Record
2. Penny Oleksiak, Canada, 56.46
3. Dana Vollmer, USA, 56.63
Men's 100m Breaststroke
1. Adam Peaty, Great Britain, 57.13 World Record, Olympic Record
2. Cameron Van Der Burgh, South Africa, 58.69
3. Cody Miller, USA, 58.87
Women's 400m Freestyle
1. Kathleen (Katie) Ledecky, USA, 3.56.46, World Record, Olympic Record
2. Carline Jazz, Great Britain, 4.01.23
3. Leah Smith, USA, 4.01.92
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
1. USA, 3.09.92 (Team USA: Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps, Ryan Held, Nathan Adrian)
2. France, 3.10.53
3. Australia, 3.11.37
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In Women's Gymnastics, the question has become, what can't the American Team do? What apparatus can they not dominate in?
Team Qualifying:
1. USA 185.238
2. China 175.279
3. Russian Federation 174.620
4. Great Britain 174.064
5. Brazil 174.054
6. Germany 173.263
7. Netherlands 171.929
8. Italy 169.396
All Arounds Individual:
1. Simone Biles 62.366
2. Alexandra Raisman 60.607
3. Gabrielle Douglas 60.131
(only top two from each county can go, so unfair since they were so much better than everyone else competing)
Vault:
1. Simone Biles 16.050
Uneven Bars:
1. Madison Kocian 15.866
3. Gabrielle Douglas 15.766
Balance Beam:
1. Simone Biles 15.633
2. Lauren Hernandez 15.366
Floor Exercise:
1. Simone Biles 15.733
2. Alexandra Raisman 15.275
I cannot wait to see how this Women's Competition unfolds!
How beautiful was it to see Dana Vollmer come back after becoming a mom and win a Bronze medal in the event she won Gold in 4 years ago? It made me smile to watch Cody Miller celebrate after winning Bronze. You would think that he won a Gold!
Katie Ledecky made me smile as she shattered the World Record during the 400m Freestyle. She finished more than five seconds ahead of the second place finisher. I am predicting that Katie is going to have a successful Olympics. She is such a threat in so many distances and disciplines. I appreciate her confidence. Leah Smith brought the US Swim Team their third Bronze of the night.
And make it 19 Golds for Phelps, 23 medals overall. The USA brought the Gold in the 4x100m Freestyle Relay back to US soil as Phelps exclaimed to press after the win. Phelps swan the second leg and Adrian swan the anchor leg as the veterans along with two newcomers brought it home for the US Team.
Women's 100m Butterfly
1. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 55.48 World Record, Olympic Record
2. Penny Oleksiak, Canada, 56.46
3. Dana Vollmer, USA, 56.63
Men's 100m Breaststroke
1. Adam Peaty, Great Britain, 57.13 World Record, Olympic Record
2. Cameron Van Der Burgh, South Africa, 58.69
3. Cody Miller, USA, 58.87
Women's 400m Freestyle
1. Kathleen (Katie) Ledecky, USA, 3.56.46, World Record, Olympic Record
2. Carline Jazz, Great Britain, 4.01.23
3. Leah Smith, USA, 4.01.92
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
1. USA, 3.09.92 (Team USA: Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps, Ryan Held, Nathan Adrian)
2. France, 3.10.53
3. Australia, 3.11.37
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In Women's Gymnastics, the question has become, what can't the American Team do? What apparatus can they not dominate in?
Team Qualifying:
1. USA 185.238
2. China 175.279
3. Russian Federation 174.620
4. Great Britain 174.064
5. Brazil 174.054
6. Germany 173.263
7. Netherlands 171.929
8. Italy 169.396
All Arounds Individual:
1. Simone Biles 62.366
2. Alexandra Raisman 60.607
3. Gabrielle Douglas 60.131
(only top two from each county can go, so unfair since they were so much better than everyone else competing)
Vault:
1. Simone Biles 16.050
Uneven Bars:
1. Madison Kocian 15.866
3. Gabrielle Douglas 15.766
Balance Beam:
1. Simone Biles 15.633
2. Lauren Hernandez 15.366
Floor Exercise:
1. Simone Biles 15.733
2. Alexandra Raisman 15.275
I cannot wait to see how this Women's Competition unfolds!
Saturday, August 4, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 6
Gabrielle Douglas will go down as one of the greats in gymnastics. There have only been four American women who have won the all around: Douglas, Nastia Liukin in 2008, Carly Patterson in 2004, and Mary Lou Retton in 1984. Each one is so captivating, strong, graceful, original; they epitomize what it means to be a fighter. Gabby did something that none of the other three did though; she is the first woman to win gold in the team finals and gold in the all around.
Critics often compare Douglas to Dominique Dawes, but say her skills are a combination of Patterson's strength and athleticism, and Liukin's grace and maturity. Douglas' story is a sentimental one, she moved away from home two years ago to train with Coach Liang Chow who trained Shawn Johnson. At first her mom, Natalie Hawkins, was completely opposed to the idea, but she saw how much Gabby wanted it, and finally agreed. I am so glad her mom agreed, because we got to see a young determined woman who worked hard, and had that hard work pay off.
Women's Gymnastics All Around
1. Gabby Douglas U.S.A. 62.232
2. Viktoria Komova Russia 61.973
3. Aliya Mustafina Russia 59.566
4. Alexandra Raisman U.S.A. 59.566
As you can see above, Mustafina and Raisman have the same score. They both should have received a bronze medal, right? Wrong! According to archaic gymnastics rules that make no sense, when two gymnasts tie the lowest score of the four routines are dropped for each gymnast. Then, the remaining three scores are averaged, and whoever has the higher average receives the medal. Why couldn't two bronze medals be given out?
Reading Material--- loved this fun article on Gabby Douglas.
The Americans went three for four in the aquatic center on Day 6, how did they do it?
Rebecca Soni doesn't like attention, she'd prefer to just fly under the radar. You can imagine how much she disliked being the favorite coming into the 200m breast, an event she won four years ago in Beijing. On this day six though, Soni became the first female Olympic Champion from Beijing to defend and retain her title. Soni also set a new world record becoming the first to swim the event in under 2:20; she swam it in 2:19.59. Soni and boyfriend Ricky Berens have both won two medals at this Olympics.
Women's 200m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 4 Rebecca Soni U.S.A. 2:19.59 WR
2 3 Suzuki Satomi Japan 2:20.72
3 6 Iuliia Efimova Russia 2:20.92
4 5 Rikke Pedersen Denmark 2:21.65
5 1 Martha McCabe Canada 2:23.16
6 7 Micah Lawrence U.S.A. 2:23.27
7 2 Suzaan van Biljon South Africa 2:23.72
8 8 Sally Foster Australia 2:26.00
U.S. teammates Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte both medaled in the 200m backstroke, but it wasn't in the order that you think. Lochte went into this event as the favorite and he came out of it with a bronze medal. Clary, who faced criticism earlier in these Games for saying he trained harder than Michael Phelps came out of the 200 with a gold. Although Lochte led on all the turns, Clary made his move in the last 50 meters closing it out at the wall.
Men's 200m Backstroke
rank lane
1 4 Tyler Clary U.S.A. 1:53.41 OR
2 6 Irie Ryosuke Japan 1:53.78
3 5 Ryan Lochte U.S.A. 1:53.94
4 2 Radoslaw Kawecki Poland 1:55.59
4 3 Fenglin Zhang China 1:55.59
6 7 Kazaki Watanabe Japan 1:57.03
7 8 Yakov Tamarkin Israel 1:57.62
8 1 Mitch Larkin Australia 1:58.02
He did it again, maybe it was the confidence he gained anchoring a relay the previous day, maybe it's the determination to go out on top, maybe it was because it was the last time he would ever swim against rival and friend Ryan Lochte, maybe it was just meant to be, but Michael Phelps added another gold to his collection winning the 200m individual medley. He became the first male swimmer to win the same event at three consecutive Summer Games. The question becomes, not what has Michael Phelps done, but rather, what has he not done? It's seems like he's done it all. "To be able to win the gold medal and repeat three times is something pretty special," Phelps said.
Men's 200m Individual Medley
rank lane
1 3 Michael Phelps U.S.A. 1:54.27
2 4 Ryan Lochte U.S.A. 1:54.90
3 5 Laszlo Cseh Hungary 1:56.22
4 6 Thiago Pereira Brazil 1:56.74
5 2 Kosuke Hagino Japan 1:57.35
6 7 Ken Takakuwa Japan 1:58.53
7 1 James Goddard Great Britain 1:59.05
8 8 Markus Deibler Germany 1:59.10
Phelp's 200m im
Finally, in the women's 100m free, it was a dutch sprinter who took gold in a race where the lone American finalist, Jessica Hardy, didn't even make it to the podium.
Women's 100m Freestyle
rank lane
1 4 Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands 53.00 OR
2 1 Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus 53.38
3 6 Yi Tang China 53.44
4 5 Melanie Schlanger Australia 53.47
5 3 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 53.64
6 7 Francesca Halsall Great Britain 53.66
7 2 Jeanette Ottesen Gray Denmark 53.75
8 8 Jessica Hardy U.S.A. 54.02
Critics often compare Douglas to Dominique Dawes, but say her skills are a combination of Patterson's strength and athleticism, and Liukin's grace and maturity. Douglas' story is a sentimental one, she moved away from home two years ago to train with Coach Liang Chow who trained Shawn Johnson. At first her mom, Natalie Hawkins, was completely opposed to the idea, but she saw how much Gabby wanted it, and finally agreed. I am so glad her mom agreed, because we got to see a young determined woman who worked hard, and had that hard work pay off.
Women's Gymnastics All Around
1. Gabby Douglas U.S.A. 62.232
2. Viktoria Komova Russia 61.973
3. Aliya Mustafina Russia 59.566
4. Alexandra Raisman U.S.A. 59.566
As you can see above, Mustafina and Raisman have the same score. They both should have received a bronze medal, right? Wrong! According to archaic gymnastics rules that make no sense, when two gymnasts tie the lowest score of the four routines are dropped for each gymnast. Then, the remaining three scores are averaged, and whoever has the higher average receives the medal. Why couldn't two bronze medals be given out?
Reading Material--- loved this fun article on Gabby Douglas.
The Americans went three for four in the aquatic center on Day 6, how did they do it?
Rebecca Soni doesn't like attention, she'd prefer to just fly under the radar. You can imagine how much she disliked being the favorite coming into the 200m breast, an event she won four years ago in Beijing. On this day six though, Soni became the first female Olympic Champion from Beijing to defend and retain her title. Soni also set a new world record becoming the first to swim the event in under 2:20; she swam it in 2:19.59. Soni and boyfriend Ricky Berens have both won two medals at this Olympics.
Women's 200m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 4 Rebecca Soni U.S.A. 2:19.59 WR
2 3 Suzuki Satomi Japan 2:20.72
3 6 Iuliia Efimova Russia 2:20.92
4 5 Rikke Pedersen Denmark 2:21.65
5 1 Martha McCabe Canada 2:23.16
6 7 Micah Lawrence U.S.A. 2:23.27
7 2 Suzaan van Biljon South Africa 2:23.72
8 8 Sally Foster Australia 2:26.00
U.S. teammates Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte both medaled in the 200m backstroke, but it wasn't in the order that you think. Lochte went into this event as the favorite and he came out of it with a bronze medal. Clary, who faced criticism earlier in these Games for saying he trained harder than Michael Phelps came out of the 200 with a gold. Although Lochte led on all the turns, Clary made his move in the last 50 meters closing it out at the wall.
Men's 200m Backstroke
rank lane
1 4 Tyler Clary U.S.A. 1:53.41 OR
2 6 Irie Ryosuke Japan 1:53.78
3 5 Ryan Lochte U.S.A. 1:53.94
4 2 Radoslaw Kawecki Poland 1:55.59
4 3 Fenglin Zhang China 1:55.59
6 7 Kazaki Watanabe Japan 1:57.03
7 8 Yakov Tamarkin Israel 1:57.62
8 1 Mitch Larkin Australia 1:58.02
He did it again, maybe it was the confidence he gained anchoring a relay the previous day, maybe it's the determination to go out on top, maybe it was because it was the last time he would ever swim against rival and friend Ryan Lochte, maybe it was just meant to be, but Michael Phelps added another gold to his collection winning the 200m individual medley. He became the first male swimmer to win the same event at three consecutive Summer Games. The question becomes, not what has Michael Phelps done, but rather, what has he not done? It's seems like he's done it all. "To be able to win the gold medal and repeat three times is something pretty special," Phelps said.
Men's 200m Individual Medley
rank lane
1 3 Michael Phelps U.S.A. 1:54.27
2 4 Ryan Lochte U.S.A. 1:54.90
3 5 Laszlo Cseh Hungary 1:56.22
4 6 Thiago Pereira Brazil 1:56.74
5 2 Kosuke Hagino Japan 1:57.35
6 7 Ken Takakuwa Japan 1:58.53
7 1 James Goddard Great Britain 1:59.05
8 8 Markus Deibler Germany 1:59.10
Phelp's 200m im
Finally, in the women's 100m free, it was a dutch sprinter who took gold in a race where the lone American finalist, Jessica Hardy, didn't even make it to the podium.
Women's 100m Freestyle
rank lane
1 4 Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands 53.00 OR
2 1 Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus 53.38
3 6 Yi Tang China 53.44
4 5 Melanie Schlanger Australia 53.47
5 3 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 53.64
6 7 Francesca Halsall Great Britain 53.66
7 2 Jeanette Ottesen Gray Denmark 53.75
8 8 Jessica Hardy U.S.A. 54.02
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 4
The history books will no longer just talk about "The Magnificent 7" (a.k.a Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps, Kerri Strug) from the 1996 Atlanta Games; now they will also talk about "The Fab 5" from the 2012 London Games. Team U.S.A. Women's Gymnastics, made up of Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Weiber are only the second U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team to win a team gold medal.They did so in confident fashion beating out the Russian team by more than five points. Only three of their 12 scores during the event scored less than a 15, no other team even came close.
Of winning Olympic gold, Jordyn Wieber said, "The feeling was incredible, to have this gold medal around your neck, it's really an indescribable feeling. It just shows how much of a team we are."
Women's Gymnastics Team Finals
1. U.S.A. 183.596
2. Russia 178.530
3. Romania 176.414
We all knew Michael Phelps was special, talented, gifted, etc., but now he will be remembered not only as a phenomenal swimmer but as the most decorated Olympian of all time. Phelps has won 19 medals, 15 gold, two silver, and two bronze, and he may not be done yet as he still has several more events to compete in.
Phelps tied the record, held by Larisa Latynina, winning a silver medal earlier Tuesday night in the 200m Butterfly, an event he has dominated in for the past decade. Chad le Clos of South Africa ended up out-touching Phelps at the wall; Phelps did the same thing years ago in Beijing to Hungarian swimmer Laszlo Cseh. Le Clos still can't believe he beat Michael Phelps, and says that Phelps is his hero.
Men's 200m Butterfly
rank lane
1 5 Chad le Clos South Africa 1:52.96
2 6 Michael Phelps U.S.A. 1:53.01
3 4 Takeshi Matsuda Japan 1:53.21
4 7 Dinko Jukic Austria 1:54.35
5 2 Tyler Clary U.S.A. 1:55.06
6 8 Velimir Stjepanovic Serbia 1:55.07
7 1 Pawel Korzeniowski Poland 1:55.08
8 3 Yin Chen China 1:55.18
Later that same night, Phelps swan the anchor leg of the 4x200m Relay, and that's where he broke Latynina's record walking away with his first gold from these Games. Lochte swam first followed by newcomer to the U.S. team, Conor Dwyer, and then Ricky Berens. Phelps had quite a lead over his closest competitor, France, and he closed the deal by swimming the fastest split of the relay. Phelps' teammates say that they didn't even know he had broke the medal record until he told them when the race was over. And should he not win anymore medals, Phelps said he would be okay with that.
Men's 4x200m Relay
rank lane
1 4 U.S.A. 6:59.70
2 5 France 7:02.77
3 7 China 7:06.30
4 3 Germany 7:06.59
5 6 Australia 7:07.00
6 2 Great Britain 7:09.33
7 1 South Africa 7:09.65
8 8 Hungary 7:13.66
I loved this article from the "Today Show": Phelps' Teammates Had No Idea He Set Olympic Record
19 year old Chen Ruolin defended her Olympic title in the Synchronized 10m Platform, but this time, with a different partner, 19 year old Wang Hao, and Chen is favored to repeat gold in the Individual event as well. Their dives were far more dynamic than other team; although, the Mexican team of veteran Paola Espinosa and 15 year old newcomer Alejandra Orozco Loza had a great night as well, and should not be overlooked.
Women's Synchronized 10m Platform
1. Chen Ruolin/ Wang Hao China 368.40
2. Paola Espinosa/ Alejandra Orozco Loza Mexico 343.32
3. Meaghan Benfeito/ Filion Roseline Canada 337.62
Allison Schmitt won her first gold medal last night, and set an Olympic record in the 200m free. The free spirit, training partner of Phelps, and self professed high fiver is proof that a positive attitude pays off.
Women's 200m Freestyle
rank lane
1 5 Allison Schmitt U.S.A. 1:53.61 OR
2 3 Camille Muffat France 1:55.58
3 4 Bronte Barratt Australia 1:55.81
4 8 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 1:55.82
5 6 Frederica Pellegrini Italy 1:56.73
6 2 Veronika Popova Russia 1:57.25
7 7 Caitlin McClatchey Great Britain 1:57.60
8 1 Kylie Palmer Australia 1:57.68
As allegations against Chinese swimmer Shiwen Ye continue to build, she continues to add gold medals to her arsenal. The 16 year old won the 200m individual medley in 2:07.57, an Olympic record. The performance follows her win women's 400 individual medley gold Saturday, in which she set a world record of 4:28.43. She dropped five seconds off her previous personal best, which she swam at 14 years of age. Why all the suspicion? Ye swam her final 50m in the 400m im faster than the male gold medalist in the same event, Ryan Lochte. In addition to that fact is that China has been there, done that before when it comes to doping allegations when many Chinese athletes tested positive for performance enhancing drugs including steroids and testosterone in the 90's. Overshadowed by all this is the fact that Coutts picked up another medal, and U.S. swimmer Caitlin Leverenz picked up a bronze medal.
Women's 200m Individual Medley
rank lane
1 4 Shiwen Ye China 2:07.57 OR
2 5 Alicia Coutts Australia 2:08.15
3 3 Caitlin Leverenz U.S.A. 2:08.95
4 7 Stephanie Rice Australia 2:09.55
5 6 Ariana Kukors U.S.A. 2:09.83
6 8 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwae 2:11.13
7 1 Hannah Miley Great Britain 2:11.29
8 2 Katinka Hosszu Hungary 2:14.19
Of winning Olympic gold, Jordyn Wieber said, "The feeling was incredible, to have this gold medal around your neck, it's really an indescribable feeling. It just shows how much of a team we are."
Women's Gymnastics Team Finals
1. U.S.A. 183.596
2. Russia 178.530
3. Romania 176.414
We all knew Michael Phelps was special, talented, gifted, etc., but now he will be remembered not only as a phenomenal swimmer but as the most decorated Olympian of all time. Phelps has won 19 medals, 15 gold, two silver, and two bronze, and he may not be done yet as he still has several more events to compete in.
Phelps tied the record, held by Larisa Latynina, winning a silver medal earlier Tuesday night in the 200m Butterfly, an event he has dominated in for the past decade. Chad le Clos of South Africa ended up out-touching Phelps at the wall; Phelps did the same thing years ago in Beijing to Hungarian swimmer Laszlo Cseh. Le Clos still can't believe he beat Michael Phelps, and says that Phelps is his hero.
Men's 200m Butterfly
rank lane
1 5 Chad le Clos South Africa 1:52.96
2 6 Michael Phelps U.S.A. 1:53.01
3 4 Takeshi Matsuda Japan 1:53.21
4 7 Dinko Jukic Austria 1:54.35
5 2 Tyler Clary U.S.A. 1:55.06
6 8 Velimir Stjepanovic Serbia 1:55.07
7 1 Pawel Korzeniowski Poland 1:55.08
8 3 Yin Chen China 1:55.18
Later that same night, Phelps swan the anchor leg of the 4x200m Relay, and that's where he broke Latynina's record walking away with his first gold from these Games. Lochte swam first followed by newcomer to the U.S. team, Conor Dwyer, and then Ricky Berens. Phelps had quite a lead over his closest competitor, France, and he closed the deal by swimming the fastest split of the relay. Phelps' teammates say that they didn't even know he had broke the medal record until he told them when the race was over. And should he not win anymore medals, Phelps said he would be okay with that.
Men's 4x200m Relay
rank lane
1 4 U.S.A. 6:59.70
2 5 France 7:02.77
3 7 China 7:06.30
4 3 Germany 7:06.59
5 6 Australia 7:07.00
6 2 Great Britain 7:09.33
7 1 South Africa 7:09.65
8 8 Hungary 7:13.66
I loved this article from the "Today Show": Phelps' Teammates Had No Idea He Set Olympic Record
19 year old Chen Ruolin defended her Olympic title in the Synchronized 10m Platform, but this time, with a different partner, 19 year old Wang Hao, and Chen is favored to repeat gold in the Individual event as well. Their dives were far more dynamic than other team; although, the Mexican team of veteran Paola Espinosa and 15 year old newcomer Alejandra Orozco Loza had a great night as well, and should not be overlooked.
Women's Synchronized 10m Platform
1. Chen Ruolin/ Wang Hao China 368.40
2. Paola Espinosa/ Alejandra Orozco Loza Mexico 343.32
3. Meaghan Benfeito/ Filion Roseline Canada 337.62
Allison Schmitt won her first gold medal last night, and set an Olympic record in the 200m free. The free spirit, training partner of Phelps, and self professed high fiver is proof that a positive attitude pays off.
Women's 200m Freestyle
rank lane
1 5 Allison Schmitt U.S.A. 1:53.61 OR
2 3 Camille Muffat France 1:55.58
3 4 Bronte Barratt Australia 1:55.81
4 8 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 1:55.82
5 6 Frederica Pellegrini Italy 1:56.73
6 2 Veronika Popova Russia 1:57.25
7 7 Caitlin McClatchey Great Britain 1:57.60
8 1 Kylie Palmer Australia 1:57.68
As allegations against Chinese swimmer Shiwen Ye continue to build, she continues to add gold medals to her arsenal. The 16 year old won the 200m individual medley in 2:07.57, an Olympic record. The performance follows her win women's 400 individual medley gold Saturday, in which she set a world record of 4:28.43. She dropped five seconds off her previous personal best, which she swam at 14 years of age. Why all the suspicion? Ye swam her final 50m in the 400m im faster than the male gold medalist in the same event, Ryan Lochte. In addition to that fact is that China has been there, done that before when it comes to doping allegations when many Chinese athletes tested positive for performance enhancing drugs including steroids and testosterone in the 90's. Overshadowed by all this is the fact that Coutts picked up another medal, and U.S. swimmer Caitlin Leverenz picked up a bronze medal.
Women's 200m Individual Medley
rank lane
1 4 Shiwen Ye China 2:07.57 OR
2 5 Alicia Coutts Australia 2:08.15
3 3 Caitlin Leverenz U.S.A. 2:08.95
4 7 Stephanie Rice Australia 2:09.55
5 6 Ariana Kukors U.S.A. 2:09.83
6 8 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwae 2:11.13
7 1 Hannah Miley Great Britain 2:11.29
8 2 Katinka Hosszu Hungary 2:14.19
Monday, July 30, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 2
The story of day two of competition at this Olympics is that Jordan Wieber will not compete in the Women's Gymnastics All Around. Yes, you heard right, the defending world all around champion will not compete and the reason may surprise you. It was not a gymnast from another country who dashed Wieber's chances, it was not her closest competitor on the U.S. team Gabby Douglas. Instead it was her close friend, Aly Raisman.
Raisman outscored Weiber in the floor exercises which was the U.S. team's final rotation. When Weiber saw her name drop to third below Raisman and Douglas, she burst into tears. So for U.S. gymnastics fan everywhere, this is bittersweet. Having even some more time to think about all of this, why does World Gymnastics have this ridiculous world, who is to say that the top five gymnasts in the world cannot be from the game country, and so, if Jordyn Weiber was within that top 24 then why shouldn't she be allowed to compete for that medal? Why are we being so unfair? How is this helping to advance the sport which, if anything, has dwindled in popularity? It has grown in talent, so let us reward truly, the most talented.
I love this chart which shows you exactly who qualified for what events: Women's Gymnastics All Around and Individual Events
Not only did Dana Vollmer complete a comeback eight years in the making but she won the gold and set a new world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly on Sunday night. In 2004 at the Athens games, an impressionable 16 year old Vollmer won a relay gold. Four years later, that all changed when Vollmer failing to qualify for the Beijing games.
She says that missing those games forced her to rethink her training and how she felt about swimming, a sport that was once so fun for her. That time must have made all the difference because besides being the first woman to swim a 100m fly in under 56 seconds, she did it all with one of her two swimming caps coming off in the first 50 meters.
Women's 100m Butterfly
rank lane
1 4 Dana Vollmer U.S.A. 55.98 WR
2 7 Lu Ying China 56.87
3 5 Alicia Coutts Australia 56.94
4 6 Sarah Sjostrom Sweden 57.17
5 8 Ilaria Bianchi Italy 57.27
6 3 Jeanette Ottesen Gray Denmark 57.35
7 2 Claire Donahue U.S.A. 57.48
8 1 Ellen Gandy Great Britain 57.26
For anyone who is a fan of U.S. Swimming, I am sure the biggest question that came out of Sunday night was who decided the start order for the Men's 4x100m relay? I do not consider myself an expert in swimming, although I do think I at least know a little bit about just about everything and anything. Even I know that Ryan Lochte should not have swam the anchor leg of that relay. He is not considered to be one of swimming's sprinters; he swims the 200m, the 400m, etc. He does not swim the 50m or the 100m. Looking at the four athletes who raced last night: Nathan Adrian, Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones, and Lochte; Lochte probably should have swam second. Adrian was good in that first position, and Jones does well in the third or fourth position, as does Phelps really. Next time a relay comes around, maybe the U.S. coach could consult with us.
Men's 4x100m Relay
rank lane
1 6 France 3:09.93
2 5 U.S.A. 3:10.38
3 3 Russia 3:11.41
4 4 Australia 3:11.63
5 1 South Africa 3:13.45
6 2 Germany 3:13.52
7 8 Italy 3:14.13
8 7 Belgium 3:14.40
Thirty year old Brendan Hansen said that the bronze medal he won in Sunday's 100 Breaststroke is the shiniest bronze medal he's even seen. He finally got his revenge on longtime Japanese rival Kosuke Kitajima who was shut out of the medals.
“I really wanted to say I was gonna do something and follow through with it,” said the 30-year-old. “That bronze medal tonight did that. This is probably my favorite medal that I’ve ever gotten in the Olympics. And probably the hardest one that I had to work for.”
Men's 100m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 4 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 58.46 WR
2 6 Christian Sprenger Australia 58.93
3 8 Brendan Hansen U.S.A. 59.49
4 1 David Gyurta Hungary 59.53
5 7 Kosuke Kitajima Japan 59.79
6 3 Brenton Rickard Australia 59.87
7 5 Fabio Scozzoli Italy 59.97
8 2 Giedrius Titenis Lithuania 1:00.84
Allison Schmitt, Michael Phelps' training partner, and some say, the reason he loosened up with his swimming in the past few years picked up a silver medal in the 400m free.
Women's 400m Freestyle
rank lane
1 4 Camille Muffat France 4:01.45 OR
2 5 Allison Schmitt U.S.A. 4:01.77 AR
3 8 Rebecca Adlington Great Britain 4:03.01
4 2 Lotte Friis Denmark 4:03.98
5 1 Frederica Pellegrini Italy 4:04.50
6 3 Coralie Balmy France 4:05.95
7 7 Brittany Maclean Canada 4:06.24
8 6 Lauren Boyle New Zealand 4:06.25
*U.S. Women's Soccer advanced to the semi
Raisman outscored Weiber in the floor exercises which was the U.S. team's final rotation. When Weiber saw her name drop to third below Raisman and Douglas, she burst into tears. So for U.S. gymnastics fan everywhere, this is bittersweet. Having even some more time to think about all of this, why does World Gymnastics have this ridiculous world, who is to say that the top five gymnasts in the world cannot be from the game country, and so, if Jordyn Weiber was within that top 24 then why shouldn't she be allowed to compete for that medal? Why are we being so unfair? How is this helping to advance the sport which, if anything, has dwindled in popularity? It has grown in talent, so let us reward truly, the most talented.
I love this chart which shows you exactly who qualified for what events: Women's Gymnastics All Around and Individual Events
Not only did Dana Vollmer complete a comeback eight years in the making but she won the gold and set a new world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly on Sunday night. In 2004 at the Athens games, an impressionable 16 year old Vollmer won a relay gold. Four years later, that all changed when Vollmer failing to qualify for the Beijing games.
She says that missing those games forced her to rethink her training and how she felt about swimming, a sport that was once so fun for her. That time must have made all the difference because besides being the first woman to swim a 100m fly in under 56 seconds, she did it all with one of her two swimming caps coming off in the first 50 meters.
Women's 100m Butterfly
rank lane
1 4 Dana Vollmer U.S.A. 55.98 WR
2 7 Lu Ying China 56.87
3 5 Alicia Coutts Australia 56.94
4 6 Sarah Sjostrom Sweden 57.17
5 8 Ilaria Bianchi Italy 57.27
6 3 Jeanette Ottesen Gray Denmark 57.35
7 2 Claire Donahue U.S.A. 57.48
8 1 Ellen Gandy Great Britain 57.26
For anyone who is a fan of U.S. Swimming, I am sure the biggest question that came out of Sunday night was who decided the start order for the Men's 4x100m relay? I do not consider myself an expert in swimming, although I do think I at least know a little bit about just about everything and anything. Even I know that Ryan Lochte should not have swam the anchor leg of that relay. He is not considered to be one of swimming's sprinters; he swims the 200m, the 400m, etc. He does not swim the 50m or the 100m. Looking at the four athletes who raced last night: Nathan Adrian, Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones, and Lochte; Lochte probably should have swam second. Adrian was good in that first position, and Jones does well in the third or fourth position, as does Phelps really. Next time a relay comes around, maybe the U.S. coach could consult with us.
Men's 4x100m Relay
rank lane
1 6 France 3:09.93
2 5 U.S.A. 3:10.38
3 3 Russia 3:11.41
4 4 Australia 3:11.63
5 1 South Africa 3:13.45
6 2 Germany 3:13.52
7 8 Italy 3:14.13
8 7 Belgium 3:14.40
Thirty year old Brendan Hansen said that the bronze medal he won in Sunday's 100 Breaststroke is the shiniest bronze medal he's even seen. He finally got his revenge on longtime Japanese rival Kosuke Kitajima who was shut out of the medals.
“I really wanted to say I was gonna do something and follow through with it,” said the 30-year-old. “That bronze medal tonight did that. This is probably my favorite medal that I’ve ever gotten in the Olympics. And probably the hardest one that I had to work for.”
Men's 100m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 4 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 58.46 WR
2 6 Christian Sprenger Australia 58.93
3 8 Brendan Hansen U.S.A. 59.49
4 1 David Gyurta Hungary 59.53
5 7 Kosuke Kitajima Japan 59.79
6 3 Brenton Rickard Australia 59.87
7 5 Fabio Scozzoli Italy 59.97
8 2 Giedrius Titenis Lithuania 1:00.84
Allison Schmitt, Michael Phelps' training partner, and some say, the reason he loosened up with his swimming in the past few years picked up a silver medal in the 400m free.
Women's 400m Freestyle
rank lane
1 4 Camille Muffat France 4:01.45 OR
2 5 Allison Schmitt U.S.A. 4:01.77 AR
3 8 Rebecca Adlington Great Britain 4:03.01
4 2 Lotte Friis Denmark 4:03.98
5 1 Frederica Pellegrini Italy 4:04.50
6 3 Coralie Balmy France 4:05.95
7 7 Brittany Maclean Canada 4:06.24
8 6 Lauren Boyle New Zealand 4:06.25
*U.S. Women's Soccer advanced to the semi
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