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BUCKYLE;1235172; said:
Bullshit! Sometimes you have to run to the liquor store to make it before it closes!
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bkochmc
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I believe it comes down to a couple of things:JonathanXC;1234776; said:
1 - How the hurdle is hit (like gator said). If a hurdle is barely grazed the hurdler's momentum technique will not be thrown off as much as if they hit the hurdle hard. In Lolo's case she hit the hurdle with her lead leg so hard that her leg buckled.
2 - The difference in hurdle height is a lot. Most Olympic women can literally walk over their 33" hurdles where men cannot do the same with their 42" hurdles. This leads to easier clearance for women.
3 - The goal of hurdles is to get over them as close and as quick as possible so not to lose time while in the error. Combine that with point #2 and you can understand why men hit more. Because of this most men hit hurdles enough that they know how to work through those mistakes.
4 - While not trying to make a sexist remark... men are generally stronger than women and are able to power through hitting a hurdle.
There's my 4 cents. :)
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Silly shetuck.
Looks like the IOC is going to look into the age of a particular Chinese gymnast......
International Olympic Committee launches probe into He Kexin's age - Times Online
International Olympic Committee launches probe into He Kexin's age
The International Olympic Committee has ordered an investigation into mounting allegations that Chinese authorities covered up the true age of their gold-medal winning gymnastics star because she was too young to compete.
An IOC official told The Times that because of "discrepancies" that have come to light about the age of He Kexin, the host nation?s darling who won gold in both team and individual events, an official inquiry has been launched that could result in the gymnast being stripped of her medals.
The investigation was triggered as a US computer expert claimed yesterday to have uncovered Chinese government documents that he says prove she is only 14 - making her ineligible to compete in the Olympics - rather than 16, as officials in Beijing insist is her age.
Mike Walker, a computer security expert, told The Times how he tracked down two documents that he says had been removed from a Chinese government website. The documents, he said, stated that He?s birth date was January 1 1994 - making her 14 - and not January 1 1992, which is printed in her passport
International Olympic Committee launches probe into He Kexin's age - Times Online
International Olympic Committee launches probe into He Kexin's age
The International Olympic Committee has ordered an investigation into mounting allegations that Chinese authorities covered up the true age of their gold-medal winning gymnastics star because she was too young to compete.
An IOC official told The Times that because of "discrepancies" that have come to light about the age of He Kexin, the host nation?s darling who won gold in both team and individual events, an official inquiry has been launched that could result in the gymnast being stripped of her medals.
The investigation was triggered as a US computer expert claimed yesterday to have uncovered Chinese government documents that he says prove she is only 14 - making her ineligible to compete in the Olympics - rather than 16, as officials in Beijing insist is her age.
Mike Walker, a computer security expert, told The Times how he tracked down two documents that he says had been removed from a Chinese government website. The documents, he said, stated that He?s birth date was January 1 1994 - making her 14 - and not January 1 1992, which is printed in her passport
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2 Olympics in a row dropping the baton. 
Tibor roots for the "unexpected" with a special inclination for the failure of the favorite. Just a hunch.
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Congratulations to Merritt in the men's 400m for doing what virtually nobody else on the US track team has done so far: going out there and meeting or exceeding expectations and taking the top prize.
Also, congratulations to Neville for laying out at the finish line to steal away the bronze. That's the kind of focus and intensity that I think much of the US track team as lacked so far.
The sweep was nice, but Wariner was a total chump in the sideline interview. At least Lolo Jones owned up to her failure. Wariner just acted like a baby.
Also, congratulations to Neville for laying out at the finish line to steal away the bronze. That's the kind of focus and intensity that I think much of the US track team as lacked so far.
The sweep was nice, but Wariner was a total chump in the sideline interview. At least Lolo Jones owned up to her failure. Wariner just acted like a baby.
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As it turns out, beach volleyball is even fun to watch when it's a bunch of dudes instead of hot chicks in bikinis. Who knew?
Not AS good, but entertaining in its own way nonetheless.
Not AS good, but entertaining in its own way nonetheless.
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