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Gymnastics Result Headline (spoiler!!)

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:31 am
by etaoin22

Re: Gymnastics Result Headline (spoiler!!)

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:51 pm
by ulysses5019
etaoin22 wrote:Pole Vault Champion.


http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/I ... #GAM002101
Well, he is talented but I'm sorry he had to change his last name.

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:07 pm
by KillerTomato
I'm confused. The pole vault hasn't taken place yet (it's scheduled to begin on Wednesday).

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:09 pm
by KillerTomato
Ah, I see what happened. It's not the POLE vault, just the vault (the gymnastics kind).

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:10 pm
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
The silver women's medalist has an interesting story.

Her name is Oksana Chusovitina and she used to compete for Russia.
She has a son who got leukemia and somebody from the German team offered to help her get medical care for her son. After a few years, she was able to get German citizenship and she started competing for Germany.

She's 33 years old!

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:15 pm
by Estonut
KillerTomato wrote:Ah, I see what happened. It's not the POLE vault, just the vault (the gymnastics kind).
The gold went to a Pole. Etaoin's one of those clever types.