London Olympics: "We're pretty much ready..."

[ucfknight]

Roddick isn't playing mixed...it was Bob Bryan/Hueber or something like that

they took the Bryan bros and Raymond/Huber to play mixed

Oh cause I thought Roddick and Serena were playing mixed this year. I just read article where Serena backed out.

 

[Bucknut24]

Oh cause I thought Roddick and Serena were playing mixed this year. I just read article where Serena backed out.

She didn't back out, Mary Jo decided not to use her (the coach picks the mixed doubles teams)

 

[OHSportsFan]

Russia/Brazil basketball.

 

[Mac]

She didn't back out, Mary Jo decided not to use her (the coach picks the mixed doubles teams)

Smart move...if I were Serena I wouldnt want to play with that 'never was'

 

[Bucknut24]

should have used Isner in Mixed, he would dominate

 

[ucfknight]

She didn't back out, Mary Jo decided not to use her (the coach picks the mixed doubles teams)

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Serena Williams nixed mixed.
Williams decided against playing mixed doubles at the Olympics, and the two U.S. teams will instead feature four doubles specialists - the Bryan brothers, Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond.
Williams, who is competing in singles and with her sister Venus in women's doubles, had repeatedly said she also wanted to play mixed doubles. Andy Roddick, Bob Bryan and John Isner all sought her as a partner.
"I really wanted to play with Andy and Bob, and I couldn't decide," Williams said. "I can't choose."
In addition, Williams said, she concluded three events were too many. Instead she deferred to Huber, who shares the No. 1 ranking in women's doubles with Raymond.
"I don't think it would be appropriate for me to play all three," Williams said. "I thought, Liezel is such a great teammate and team player - why shouldn't she be able to play two events and win the gold for the USA?"

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/serena-williams-wont-compete-mixed-102444706--oly.html

 

[Buckeye513]

Gold for Rebecca Soni and she broke her own world record.

 

[Smudger]

Rebecca Soni wins gold in the 200m breastroke & breaks the world & olympic record she set yesterday in the semi-final finishing in 2:19.59.

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

Gold for Rebecca Soni and she broke her own world record.

Very nice it was.

 

[Mac]

So why did the American girl lose the tie break for bronze?

 

[Smudger]

Lochte & Clary in the 200m backstroke final about to start.

 

[Smudger]

Locthe, who was leading the whole race finishes 3rd & Clary takes home the gold. Tremendous race.

 

[Buckeye513]

Gold for Clary and bronze for Lochte. Awful last length for Lochte.

 

[Smudger]

Lochte has to race again in about 20 minutes for the 200m IM Final, which Phelps is also in.

 

[scott91575]

So why did the American girl lose the tie break for bronze?

They drop the low score and then tally the total again. So screwing the pooch in one event is better than being consistent.