2008 Beijing Olympics website
The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (http://en.beijing2008.cn/)


The 2008 Australian Olympic Team!
Official Site of the 2008 Australian Olympic Team (http://www.olympics.com.au/)

GO THE AUSSIES!!!

I'm with you FP :)

GO THE AUSSIE'S

Woohoo f4u!! Did you catch the canoe races last night? Rob Bell, now that was nice..

I did it was great!

I just watched Eamon Sullivan in the 100 freestyle Semi Final and he got a WR. Looking forward to watching Leisel this afternoon , hopefully another GOLD!! :)

What sweet victory for Eamon... and Leisel, ain't she something special... GOING FOR GOLD!! Yeahh!! :)

And Stephanie Rice just won her 2nd GOLD for the 200m IM

And isn't she happy

Official Site of the 2008 Australian Olympic Team: Sports: Gallery (http://www.olympics.com.au/Sports/SportGallery/tabid/284/Default.aspx?link=284&pageTabID=109&MediaIndex=2&AlbumIndex=0&)

and isn't she happy

Official Site of the 2008 Australian Olympic Team: Sports: Gallery (http://www.olympics.com.au/Sports/SportGallery/tabid/284/Default.aspx?link=284&pageTabID=109&MediaIndex=2&AlbumIndex=0&)

LOL... she certainly is :)

Hey, I want your job lol!

Someone here set up a large screen in our kitchen area... so we're not doing too bad either. I'll have to set my calendar to give reminders :-)

Ha ha you can't have it :)

I've got a 7 inch TV set up on my desk :D

WHO gets a 7 inch TV for their desk?. sheeshhh lol!

WHO gets a 7 inch TV for their desk?!? ... sheeshhh lol!!

Lol... you wish you had one on your desk don't you :D

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Now let me think about this... ummm... yes, okay, I'll have one too thanks :p

Does this say we've won gold in mens and women's sailing today?

Official Site of the 2008 Australian Olympic Team: Schedule & Results: Australian Results (http://www.olympics.com.au/ScheduleAndResults/AustralianResults/tabid/367/Default.aspx?link=367&date=13/8/2008&)

Uuhhhhhmmm... yeah looks like it doesn't it?

Doesn't show up on the Medal Tally though:confused: :confused:

You're the one with the telly on the desk... shouldn't you know already lol

True

And I never saw anything about that??

Ah well... I'm off for the day FP , thanks for the chat :)

It was fun, thanks f4u :)

Trying to work out today's schedule... Eamon is competing for gold in the men's 100m freestyle final today at 10:46am (our time or Beijing time?? ) Any idea?

http://www.olympics.com.au/ScheduleAndResults/DailyEventSchedule/tabid/370/Default.aspx?link=370&date=14/8/2008&

That's actually China time FP , this link is pretty good for telling AEST , and you can choose by sport as well if you like. Sullivans 100m Final is 12.49 our time.

The Australian Beijing | Schedules and Results (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/beijing_olympics/schedulesandresults/)

Ahh, thanks for that. One less thing to think about, which is always a good thing. I've saved the link and now know to be at the kitchen table at around 12:45 for Sullivan's final... cheers :-)

ahh, thanks for that. One less thing to think about, which is always a good thing. I've saved the link and now know to be at the kitchen table at around 12:45 for Sullivan's final... cheers :-)

Pleasure!

Have a good day :)

Natalie Coughlin #1 in swimming (she's my daughter's best friend's cousin).

Natalie Coughlin #1 in swimming (she's my daughter's best friend's cousin).

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Your right J she is a great swimmer , so have you met her? I remember reading somewhere that her Mother was Filipino and she could have swum for them. That very well could have gotten them their first GOLD ever.

I haven't met her. As a matter of fact, her cousin recently moved to the school district. Hope to meet her soon.

The filipino part, that would explain my daughter's friend's exotic eyes. She is really beautiful.

Here's an article if your interested...

Natalie Coughlin: The ‘gold’ that got away - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos (http://sports.inquirer.net/inquirersports/inquirersports/view/20080814-154522/Natalie-Coughlin-The-gold-that-got-away)

Very interesting, thank you...

Very interesting, thank you...

Pleasure :)

We just won gold in the women's 200 metre relay! Yessss! Yiiihaa!!

Yeah just watched it... the girls in our office were all jumping and screaming over that last 50 metres :)

Natalie Coughlin #1 in swimming (she's my daughter's best friend's cousin).


Phelps is just awesome!

USA Swimming - Events (http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=80&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&ItemId=2181&mid=1707)

There's a photo of Coughlin in there as well...

Couldn't help being disappointed Hacket not winning his third consecutive Gold Olympic medal for the mens 1500m... the Tunisian seemed to have come out of nowhere. Winning Silver is still pretty amazing, though. Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jess Schipper and Libby Trickett winning Gold in the 4x100m relay soon afterwards made up for it though :-)

How good were the rowers on Friday! Two Gold and a Silver in a row! That was nice to see :-)

and Phelps, geez... can't help but be impressed with his 7 Gold Olympic medals!

Couldn't help being disappointed Hacket not winning his third consecutive Gold Olympic medal for the mens 1500m... the Tunisian seemed to have come out of nowhere. Winning Silver is still pretty amazing, tho. Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jess Schipper and Libby Trickett winning Gold in the 4x100m relay soon afterwards made up for it though :-)

How good were the rowers on Friday! Two Gold and a Silver in a row!! That was nice to see :-)

and Phelps, geez... can't help but be impressed with his 7 Gold Olympic medals!

Actually 8 GOLD for Phelps now FP... amazing swimmer!!

A legend... 8 GOLD is as many as we have a nation so far, so it's just as well he's now stopped :-)

Michael Phelps: Life in the fast lane - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/special/features/n214538178.shtml)

Doubled up on posts... oh well.

I'll be watching out for Katherine Bate's race this evening:
Katherine Bates | The Australian (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/beijing_olympics/athleteprofile/0,27316,23866927-5017287,00.html)

Gold and Bronze in the Ladies Triathlon FP

Shucks! Missed the finish of the triathlon... I'll have to wait for the replays... never quite as good though, eh. But wooohoooo!! We're the best!! :))))