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Missed it by THAT much!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:11 pm
by NellyLunatic1980
Germany's Britta Steffen beat out Dara Torres for the gold by 1/100th of a second.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:13 pm
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
Silver is still a wonderful color!
Re: Missed it by THAT much!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:37 pm
by a1mamacat
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Germany's Britta Steffen beat out Dara Torres for the gold by 1/100th of a second.
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Geez, didn't see the 'grumbling" when Phelps win was 1/100th of a second, now did we?
Re: Missed it by THAT much!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:39 pm
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
a1mamacat wrote:NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Germany's Britta Steffen beat out Dara Torres for the gold by 1/100th of a second.
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Geez, didn't see the 'grumbling" when Phelps win was 1/100th of a second, now did we?
I personally think that win a win is as close as 1/100th of a second, both Olympians should get a gold. But then again I am a mom and would like to see everyone leave happy.
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:56 pm
by JBillyGirl
Yeah, well, that's the Olympics!
Re: Missed it by THAT much!
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:23 am
by silverscreenselect
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote: I personally think that win a win is as close as 1/100th of a second, both Olympians should get a gold. But then again I am a mom and would like to see everyone leave happy.
A win is a win and if there is any way to determine by our current technology who actually got there first, that competitor should be the winner.
In earlier swimming heats, if there is an exact tie for the last final position, the two swimmers have a "swim-off" to determine who gets in the final. If there is an exact tie for the medals, it is a tie (I think that there were two bronze medals awarded in a couple of the swimming events).
In cycling, anyone who finishes in a pack is credited with the same time, but the medals themselves (or the red jersey in multi-day events) are awarded to the individuals who cross the line 1-2-3.