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I had no idea. When I saw two bronces, I thought is was a tie.

in one of the cycling finals a tie was decided because the camera angle on the finish line could not tell which rider came 3rd,it was so close that both were awarded a bronze.

are we Brits good at cycling or are we good?...... :biggrin:

 

just watching my fave olympic event ever at the moment....Rhytmic Gymnastics..

i would'nt want to get into bed with any of those ladies considering what they can do with their bodies.... :worship:

they would certainly tie me have me in knots..... :scared:

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I had no idea. When I saw two bronces, I thought is was a tie.

in one of the cycling finals a tie was decided because the camera angle on the finish line could not tell which rider came 3rd,it was so close that both were awarded a bronze.

are we Brits good at cycling or are we good?...... :biggrin:

 

just watching my fave olympic event ever at the moment....Rhytmic Gymnastics..

i would'nt want to get into bed with any of those ladies considering what they can do with their bodies.... :worship:

they would certainly tie me have me in knots..... :scared:

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LOLOLOL

 

Watched women's volleyball today. Some real beauties there, slender, tall, really cute tight butts. My favs: Destiny Hooker (yes!), best US player and kim Yeon-koung. the best Korean player. USA won.

 

Hooker is on the right:

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Beach volleyball :soccer::elephant::hubbahubba::cheerleader: coulnt they make those costumes any skimpier ? :grinyes:

 

I don't know about skimpy costumes, but some of the water polo antics seem to be straight out of a Japanese porn movie. I recall reading about the men's teams resorting to the infamous 'squirrel grip' on their opponents, and the women don't strike me as being 'above all that'. I guess when a medal can mean the difference between going home penniless and actually making a living from sport, its not hard to see where the 'win at any cost' ethos kicks in.

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I don't know about skimpy costumes, but some of the water polo antics seem to be straight out of a Japanese porn movie. I recall reading about the men's teams resorting to the infamous 'squirrel grip' on their opponents, and the women don't strike me as being 'above all that'. I guess when a medal can mean the difference between going home penniless and actually making a living from sport, its not hard to see where the 'win at any cost' ethos kicks in.

 

US water polo team:

 

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I don't know about skimpy costumes, but some of the water polo antics seem to be straight out of a Japanese porn movie. I recall reading about the men's teams resorting to the infamous 'squirrel grip' on their opponents, and the women don't strike me as being 'above all that'. I guess when a medal can mean the difference between going home penniless and actually making a living from sport, its not hard to see where the 'win at any cost' ethos kicks in.

 

US water polo team:

 

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A Hungarian refugee classmate told me about this with pride:

 

<< The "Blood in the Water" match (in Hungarian Melbourne-i vérfürdő, "Blood Bath" of Melbourne) was a water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The match, which took place on December 6, 1956, was against the background of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and saw Hungary defeat the USSR 4–0. The name was coined after Hungarian player Ervin Zádor emerged during the last two minutes with blood pouring from under his eye after being punched by Soviet player Valentin Prokopov.

 

Tensions were already high between the Hungarian and Soviet water polo teams, as the Soviets had taken advantage of their political control of Hungary to study and copy the training methods and tactics of the Olympic champion Hungarians.

 

Then, on October 23, 1956, a demonstration by students of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics escalated into an uprising against the Soviet puppet government in Budapest. For a few days it appeared Hungary might free itself from the USSR. On November 1, however, Soviet tanks began rolling into Hungary and from November 4 to November 10 forces began suppressing the uprising with air strikes, artillery bombardments, and tank-infantry actions.

 

At the time, the Hungarian water polo team was in a mountain training camp above Budapest. They were able to hear the gunfire and see smoke rising. The players were the defending Olympic champions; with the Summer Olympics in Melbourne two months away, they were moved into Czechoslovakia to avoid being caught in the revolution. The players only learned of the true extent of the uprising and the subsequent crackdown after arriving in Australia and they were all anxious for news of friends and family.

 

By the start of the Olympics, the uprising had been suppressed, and many players saw the Olympics as a way to salvage pride for their country. "We felt we were playing not just for ourselves but for our whole country" said Zádor after the match. The "Blood In The Water" match was played in front of a partisan crowd bolstered with expatriate Hungarians (many of whom had been in the boxing arena before to see the Hungarian László Papp win his third gold medal) as well as Australians and Americans who detested their Cold War Soviet rivals.

 

The Match:

 

In the morning before the start, the Hungarians had evolved a strategy to taunt the Russians, whose language they had been forced to study in school. In the words of Zádor: "We had decided to try and make the Russians angry to distract them."

 

From the beginning, kicks and punches were exchanged. At one point the Hungarian captain, Dezső Gyarmati, punched a Russian; it was caught on film. Meanwhile, the Hungarian Zádor scored two goals to 'Hajrá Magyarok!' (Go Hungarians!) cheers of the crowd.

 

Hungary was leading 4–0 in the final minutes. Zádor was marking Valentin Prokopov with whom he had verbal exchanges, such as abusing his family. Prokopov struck him, causing a bleeding gash. Zádor left the pool, and his bleeding was the final straw for a crowd already in frenzy. Many angry spectators jumped on to the concourse beside the water, shook their fists, shouted abuse and spat at the Russians. To avoid a riot, police entered the arena with one minute to go and shepherded the crowd away.

 

Pictures of Zádor's injuries were published around the world, leading to the "Blood in the Water" name, although reports that the water actually turned red were an exaggeration. Zádor said his only thought was whether he would be able to play the next match.

 

Hungary was declared the winner since they had been leading and then beat Yugoslavia 2–1 in the final to win their fourth Olympic gold medal. His injury would force Zádor to miss the match. After the event was completed, he and some of his team-mates sought asylum in the West, rather than returning to live in a Hungary under a firmly pro-Soviet regime. >>

 

 

 

 

http://en.wikipedia....the_Water_match

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