Gymnastics Result Headline (spoiler!!)

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Gymnastics Result Headline (spoiler!!)

#1 Post by etaoin22 » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:31 am


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Re: Gymnastics Result Headline (spoiler!!)

#2 Post by ulysses5019 » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:51 pm

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.
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#3 Post by KillerTomato » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:07 pm

I'm confused. The pole vault hasn't taken place yet (it's scheduled to begin on Wednesday).
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#4 Post by KillerTomato » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:09 pm

Ah, I see what happened. It's not the POLE vault, just the vault (the gymnastics kind).
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#5 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:10 pm

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!

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#6 Post by Estonut » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:15 pm

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.

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