The A2K Fantasy Olympics Beijing 2008

I'll feel like a "winner" when my standing is in the top half. LOL

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Results after 3 days of competition.*
(I hate it when it comes on the bottom of the page)

1. Capitalgull (British Dreamers) - 122 points
2. hingehead - 115
3. alex - 115
4. jpinmilwaukee - 112
5. Patada Veloz (Fantasy Warriors) - 109
6. MyOwnUsername - 106
7. ossobuco (Dolphinkicking Dogpaddlers) - 104
8. realjohnboy (WIFF's) - 103
9. jespah (Ring-o-leave-os) - 103
10. Calamity Jane - 103
11. wandeljw - 100
12. fom2020 (Pancho's Olympic Team) - 100
13. markr - 97
14. fbaezer - 94
15. McGentrix - 93
16. EhBeth - 88
17. Barneyhull - 87
18. cicerone imposter - 86
19. George (TGIF) - 78
20. MrKingsley - 77
21. Imur (THIOS) - 68
22. Pantalones - 67
23. Ticomaya (Ticolympians) - 66
24. tgordon92 (Chicago 2016) - 70
25. Foxfyre (Night Owls) - 62
26. fidell (Castro's Champion Kiwis) - 62
27. Diane (PDQ Geckos) - 62
28. ElStudHoncho (Fighting Gerbils) - 41

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A different leader every day.

And with a slight difference in respect to the one posted before because of an error regarding Indonesia

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"Dream Team" after 3 days

China Women
China Men

South Korea
Italy
Japan

Czech Republic
Thailand
Austria/Sweden/Slovakia/Norway/Turkey (choose any three)

Finland
North Korea
Azerbaijan
India
Colombia/Vietnam/Zimbabwe (choose one)

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Boy were my darts off the mark. I need to consult with that guy at Wal-mart.

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my warriors are slowly creeping up! but boy! those picks in the group D were also off mark --- like the last Italian arrow in the archery men's final .... just waiting to the very end to blow it!

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I'm beginning to think I might not be doing much 'inching', but who knows. Nobody gave the USA any chance at all for gold in the men's 4x100 freestyle relay, It was by far the most exciting event so far for me.

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Even though I didn't pick USA (some instinct not to, which may or may not pan out), I'm a big Phelps fan... thus my dolphin kicking name. I read that he has been a major factor in the increased use of the kick.

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My team did bad this day, but I am personally in better shape.
I went to bed last night only at half past midnight (right after the good Nadal-Storace tennis game) and woke up at 6:00 am, right in time to see the Mexican boxers win. In one of the bouts a member of the Tycolimpians (from Madagascar) really took a beating.

Sports I've watched so far:
Weightlifting (3 finals)
Swimming (all the finals, some qualis and semis)
Fencing (2 assaults)
Badminton (2 games)
Volleyball (US-Venezuela, good game)
Beach Volleyball (Mexico-Brasil, our girls won a set, but lost)
Boxing (4 bouts)
Tennis (a set of González beating a Chinese, most of Nadal-Storace)
Judo (2 matches, both a bore... waiting for our Panam champ Vanessa Zambotti)
Basketball (glimpses - Australia-Ucrania)
Handball (glimpses Germany-Brasil)
Synchronized diving (fell asleep on one, it was a 2:30 a.m; the other I saw recorded)
Rowing (3 or 4 races)
Gymnastics (men and women
Sailing, even! (the end of one race)

But damn, I missed the archery final!

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Can the Merrycans amongst you name every gold medal winner you've had since the modern Olympics began? Huh? Huh?

I can name all of ours including the year, venue and discipline.

[size=7](Yes - all six of 'em) [/size]

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lmur wrote:

Can the Merrycans amongst you name every gold medal winner you've had since the modern Olympics began? Huh? Huh?

I can name all of ours including the year, venue and discipline.

[size=7](Yes - all six of 'em) [/size]

Yeah, but I'm old and sometimes have trouble remembering what I had for breakfast.

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lmur wrote:

Can the Merrycans amongst you name every gold medal winner you've had since the modern Olympics began? Huh? Huh?

I can name all of ours including the year, venue and discipline.

[size=7](Yes - all six of 'em) [/size]

...and they are...

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George wrote:

lmur wrote:
Can the Merrycans amongst you name every gold medal winner you've had since the modern Olympics began? Huh? Huh?

I can name all of ours including the year, venue and discipline.

[size=7](Yes - all six of 'em) [/size]

...and they are...

This won't take long...

Pat O'Callaghan (2) - 28 & 32- hammer
Bob Tisdall - '32 - 400m hurdles
Ronnie Delaney - '56 - 1500m (or was it the mile in dem dayz?)
Michael Carruth - '92 - Boxing (welterweight)
Michelle Smith (3) - '96 - swimming*
Cian O'Connor - 2004 - Showjumping*

Admittedly, the last four were somewhat tainted. Michelle Smith (allegedly) tampered with an out of competition sample by adding whiskey (what else?) to it while Cian O'Connor's horse was "treated" for an ailment using some banned substance or other. (Hence my team name "THIOS" - That Horse Is On Steroids).

Okay - your turn. Razz

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Well done lmur. And may you have to struggle to remember the length of your list before this olympics is done. (<--Irish blessing I just made up.)

Here's a real one:

http://www.celticbydesign.com/images/products/PW258_250.jpg

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Fbaezer wrote:

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fom2020 (Pancho's Olympic Team) (MEX) - Was a member of the Mexican Olympic delegation to Athens, perennial runner-up in our Mexican soccer fantasy league.

I think that the words (perennial runner-up) are not corrects, because in the actually Journal (#3) of the Mexican Soccer Fantasy league, I was the first place another time. Two consecutives times, its a good record, by the way. Isn't it Tocayo???

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It's good to see the McGentrixians continue their climb up.

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If this plays out like last time, the Dogpaddlers will work their way to zee bottom of the pool. But it's a kick so far to be upperechelon-ish.

I'll lift a glass of Pellegrino to Federica Pellegrini for a world record in the 200m freestyle. (No, I didn't pick Italy this time, dumb move so far.)

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fom2020 wrote:

Fbaezer wrote:

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fom2020 (Pancho's Olympic Team) (MEX) - Was a member of the Mexican Olympic delegation to Athens, perennial runner-up in our Mexican soccer fantasy league.

I think that the words (perennial runner-up) are not corrects, because in the actually Journal (#3) of the Mexican Soccer Fantasy league, I was the first place another time. Two consecutive times, its a good record, by the way. Isn't it Tocayo???

You have been many times in first place.
You have never won the tournament.
Neither have I.

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lmur wrote:

This won't take long...

Pat O'Callaghan (2) - 28 & 32- hammer
Bob Tisdall - '32 - 400m hurdles
Ronnie Delaney - '56 - 1500m (or was it the mile in dem dayz?)
Michael Carruth - '92 - Boxing (welterweight)
Michelle Smith (3) - '96 - swimming*
Cian O'Connor - 2004 - Showjumping*

I can name all medalists for my country, not only gold Razz

Barcelona 1992

Silver - Basketball Men
Bronze - Goran Ivanisevic - Tennis singles
Bronze - Ivanisevic/Prpic - Tennis doubles

Atlanta 1996

Gold - Handball Men
Silver - Waterpolo Men

Sydney 2000

Gold - Nikolay Pesalov - Weightlifting
Bronze - Rowing - Men Eights

Salt Lake City 2002

Gold (3) - Janica Kostelic (slalom, giant slalom and combined)
Silver - Janica Kostelic (super G)

Athens 2004

Gold - Handball Men
Silver - Duje Draganja - Swimming 50m Freestyle
Silver - Rowing - Coxless Pairs (Sinisa and Niksa Skelin)
Bronze - Tennis Men doubles - Ancic/Ljubicic
Bronze - Nikolay Pesalov - Weightlifting

Turin 2006

Gold - Janica Kostelic (Alpine skiing combined)
Silver - Janica Kostelic (Super G)
Silver - Ivica Kostelic (combined)

Beijing 2008

So far...

Bronze - Snjezana Pejcic - Shooting 10m Air Rifle

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George wrote:

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Can the Merrycans amongst you name every gold medal winner you've had since the modern Olympics began? Huh? Huh?

I can name all of ours including the year, venue and discipline.

[size=7](Yes - all six of 'em) [/size]

...and they are...

Humberto Mariles (equestrian - Cup of Nations - individual) 1948
Mariles- Uriza - Valdés (equestrian - Cup of Nations - team) 1948
Joaquín Capilla (diving - platform) 1956
Felipe "Tibio" Muñoz (swimming - 200 m. breaststroke) 1968
Ricardo Arredondo (boxing - flyweight) 1968
Antonio Roldán (boxing - featherweight) 1968
Daniel Bautista (athletics - 20 K. race walk) 1976
Ernesto Canto (athletics - 20 k. race walk) 1984
Raúl González (athletics - 50 k. race walk) 1984
Soraya Jiménez (weighlifting - -56K) 2000

We beat Ireland by one gold medal
Razz

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Osso, I'm kicking myself for not picking Australia, Italy, and Croatia among others. I expect to endure more kicks before this is over, too. Smile

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