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    I agree about the vault. I don't pretend to be some kind of judge but with the naked eye I was so taken aback with how good it was, and then it looked even better in slow-mo! That was the most flawless vault I have ever seen. She had great air, form looked great, and schooled everyone on what it means to stick a landing! After their rotation at vault you knew they were going to have a great night!
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    Loving the coverage of the Olympics but find it hard to watch the 24 live streams from the BBC.

    Loving the badminton, except for last night's match throwing antics but glad that those involved were disqualified, beach volleyball & white water canoe. With the indoor cycling to come - go Victoria Pendleton & Chris Hoy!!
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    Enjoying the Olympics so far. I kind of can't escape it, as I work for the company that is now the majority owner of NBC Universal. It is even on in our elevators! You think Ryan Seacrest is annoying for the Olympics, think of if he emceed your company wide meeting ! I think US networks in general all do the same style of broadcasting for the Olympics, which I think is part of the problem.

    I'm in the minority, but I am not a fan of women's gymnastics. Love watching the men's, though. So happy for Danell Leyva. He is my definition of what the American dream is all about!

    So glad UK won some gold yesterday (I Bradley Wiggins) !
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    I am enjoying the Olympics so much and I think London is doing a great job of hosting. It's also really made me want to get out there and try some of the featured sports.

    In fact I went to a Velodrome this morning and tried my hand at track cycling... it's terrifying and totally amazing. Hopefully the motto of 2012 will hold true and it will 'Inspire a Generation'
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    Quote Originally Posted by spiderkd View Post
    In fact I went to a Velodrome this morning and tried my hand at track cycling... it's terrifying and totally amazing. Hopefully the motto of 2012 will hold true and it will 'Inspire a Generation'
    Wow, that's awesome. It looks pretty terrifying to me. Good for you for giving it a try, and what a lovely thought.
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    WOW!

    Amazing night for the Great Britain squad. Truly historic and extraordinary scenes in the Olympic stadium. Can't quite believe I've watched it.

    Six Gold Medals in one day is unthinkable for any country outside China and the US. Simply extraordinary.

    Congratulations also to Phelps and the Women's 100m final medallists.

    Now bring on some more cycling!!!!!!
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    What a day of events during Sat 04 Aug.

    Women's cycling team pursuit - WR smashed in both the semi and the final

    Michael Phelps retires on such a high. A feat that will probably never be repeated.

    African dominance of 10000m finally broken by Mo Farah & Galen Rupp.

    The roar of the crowd in the athletics stadium was incredible during the last 45 minutes when Jess Ennis (Heptathlon), Greg Rutherford (Long Jump) & Mo Farah (10000m) all took gold for Team-GB.

    The true nature of the games was shown by the Heptathletes as they all walked the victory lap and acknowledge the crowd.
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    Great job for team Great Britain! That is wonderful to see for the host country.
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    I'm loving the Olympics, but boy am I having trouble staying up til midnight to watch the Prime Time Events...especially when I have to work in the morning! I wish they would start them an hour or two earlier.
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    We won some tickets to watch the first semi-finals of the Beach Volleyball (07 Aug). The venue was fanstatic and the atmosphere electric.

    The match between (USA) Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jenning vs (China) Xue Chen and Zhang Xi was outstanding with the ball being retrieved from all over the court and long rallies. Final score 22-20, 22-20 to USA. We so wanted to see a deciding game
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zawadi View Post
    We won some tickets to watch the first semi-finals of the Beach Volleyball (07 Aug). The venue was fanstatic and the atmosphere electric.

    The match between (USA) Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jenning vs (China) Xue Chen and Zhang Xi was outstanding with the ball being retrieved from all over the court and long rallies. Final score 22-20, 22-20 to USA. We so wanted to see a deciding game
    How exciting for you! It was great to watch on TV, so I'm sure in person was amazing. I love Misty and Kerri. Hopefully they can win it all. Of course, I'm happy to see an all-American final, but I'm not as enamored with Kessy and Ross. I've seen some glimpses of attitude from them that I don't really care for.

    Go Aly Raisman!!! She was amazing last night. That first tumbling pass on her floor routine was incredible. So happy for her!

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