London 2012 Olympics: China's Yi Siling wins first gold medal of the Games

[beijing consensus]

They got the medal counts correct for Japan, Italy and France.

Only got it wrong for US and China.

Americans are so frustrated they are not having it all their way. It's the same in geopolitics. The US cannot accept the fact that they have an equal competitor in Olympics.

 

[shuttler]

what a game, quite a drama for the Japanese team, and of course UK and Ukraine as well

the audience simply booed twice after the final results came out.

After reading the news it seems the Japanese' appeal was justified.

While the U.S. men's gymnastics team was finishing their final rotation during Monday's team final, the British crowd at the North Greenwich Arena erupted. After Japanese star Kohei Uchimura fell during his pommel horse dismount, the British team moved into second place, and Ukraine took third. Japan, who had been in second all day, was shockingly out of the medals.
It didn't seem right, and that's because it wasn't. The judges made an error on Uchimura's score. As the British crowd danced and cheered for their country's first gymnastics team medal in 100 years, the Japanese delegation filed an inquiry.
Their party was short-lived. The gymnastics federation found they made a mistake in Uchimura's start value by not crediting him for his dismount. The half-point awarded to Uchimura made the difference. Japan moved into second, Great Britain into third, and Ukraine was left out of the medals.

sports.yahoo

this is

bound to happen when they put money ahead of the Olympic spirit, what a shame.

The flame is supposed to be burning from the opening until the closing. It is a symbol of the Olympic spirit. What is frustrating is although the cauldron is a great design, it sucks because the designer did not consider thoroughly about how it is to be placed in a proper position throughout the event without affecting the continuous burning of the flame.

Also as a custom, the flame should be easily visible from outside of the stadium but in London you have to go inside of the stadium to see the flame.

CNN (sports illustrated in particular) never stops amusing me. not only did they make the medal count according to the total number of medals like other US media outlets do (which is an innovation by the us media since 2008), but they also deliberately falsified the results. they showed the correct results earlier and then changed it. pathetic.

not sure whether or when they are going to correct that
2012 Olympics - London - SI.com

i hate NBC for what they do to the olympics broadcast in the states, but seems i have to go back to their website. they may delay the broadcast of the opening ceremony, but at least they stick to the real results.

They got the medal counts correct for Japan, Italy and France.

Only got it wrong for US and China. They think we are stupid.

If the same thing happened in BJ, it would have led to an earthquake in usa!

 

[shuttler]

A sweet and proud victory! May the Dynasty live on!

China take gold in the Artistic Gymnastics men's team final
Gold medallists Feng Zhe, Guo Weiyang, Chen Yibing, Zhang Chenglong and Zou Kai of China celebrate on the podium during the Victory Ceremony in the Artistic Gymnastics men's team final on Day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena.

We have laid a new and solid foundation for the next gold rush. Chen Yibing will retire. Zhou Kai or Teng Haibin (injured - Foto see below) will be our new captain.

Chen Yibing - the King of Rings

Chen and his fiancee, trampoline athelete He Wenna

Teng Haibin

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

Well done China.

 

[beijing consensus]

Our weightlifting team is having a shocker. So many gold medals missed. This could cost us in topping the medal table in golds.

 

[beijingwalker]

Our weightlifting team is having a shocker. So many gold medals missed. This could cost us in topping the medal table in golds.

Chinese weightlifting team needs a total reshuffle.

 

[beijingwalker]

陈若琳CHEN RUOLIN汪皓 WANG HAO win the women’s 10-meter synchronized platform for China,China's 10th gold.

China continues diving dominance, Aussie women finish fourth

Date
August 1, 2012 - 1:05AM

CHINA'S unrelenting march towards a historic clean sweep of Olympic diving gold medals continued on Tuesday when they won the women's synchonised 10-metre platform event in London.

Having collected seven of the eight medals on offer in Beijing, the Chinese are short-priced favourites to go one better this time around.

Chinese duo Minxia Wu and Zi He won the 3m springboard synchonised final on Sunday, then countrymen Yuan Cao and Yanquan Zhang added the men’s 10m synchro title on Monday.

They had two medals already before Ruolin Chen and Hao Wang made it a hat-trick, posting 368.40 points to beat silver medallists Mexico (343.32) and Canada (337.62).

 

[SinoChallenger]

The dragon has awakened!

This is one of the super combo finishing moves in Street Fighter

 

[ChinaToday]

Chinese weightlifting team needs a total reshuffle.

I thought we are doing quite well we got 2 golds in weightlifting so far

 

[shuttler]

Looking forward to the first gold in table tennis (women) and a silver in an all Chinese final.

Ding Ning has won the first semi-final against Feng Tianwei (Singapore) in an epic duel, 4-2 in which there were many thrilling spectacular long far from table rallies.

Now Li Xiaoxia the world no. 2 vs K. Ishikawa of Japan in play. Li leading by 1 game.

 

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 31: (L-R) Gold Medallists Chen Roulin and Wang Hao of China pose on the podium during the Victory Ceremony for the women's Synchronised 10m Platform Diving on Day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre

Congratulations to our 10th gold medallists!

Go China!

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Yes, Li over Ishikawa 4-1. An all Chinese Single's Final in women T/T! Congratulations to Ding and LI!

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Sun Yang shares silver with Park in his weakest event

 

[beijingwalker]

丁宁4-2冯天薇 李晓霞胜日本选手会师决赛 China's 11th gold,women's single in table tennis.

 

[beijing consensus]

I was very worried at the end when that girl from Singapore came back, she was going toe to toe with Ding Ning. But Ding Ning stood strong an won. Wonderful match.

 

[shuttler]

Highlight of the day!

Ye Shiwan goes for gold in the coming Women's 200m Individual Medley Final, Beijing time: 3:43 am

 

[AstroTrain]

Well the women's gym team didn't medal, but personally I don't care. The women side of gym all look like 5 year kindergarden children, I am just glad the men's team won and they could go for the single medals now. We have 200 IM swim today and the butterfly gold contender tommorrow, forgot her name.