London 2012 Olympics: China's Yi Siling wins first gold medal of the Games

[anon45]

Proven by 30 medals from the pool. And my opinion is counted, ever since you've dropped your silly "if"s.

Those medals only have a 'shelf life' of until the next olympics. Meaning their existence as 'proof' expires right before the event begins again.

So multiple gold medals in a single event doesn't necessarily mean the same person will be the best in the event in the next olympics. It means they have a good chance based on past experience, but it is never absolute, not unless all other athletes forfeit the day before.

Your opinion is counted by whom? Certainly not the IOC.

 

[scherz]

Zou kai get china 27th gold, in floor exercises!
His fifth Olympic gold!

Zou Kai of China wins Olympic gymnastics gold in men's floor exercise
Zou Kai of China wins Olympic gymnastics gold in men's floor exercise | mlive.com

He and his trainer hold a sign after winning what was it about?

 

[gambit]

Racing against the same slower ones has nothing to do with "forfeiture". You're still confused.

Olympic 100m final: Can Usain Bolt make history? - CNN.com

Is 9.4 possible?

Bolt could become the first sprinter since Carl Lewis to defend an Olympic 100m title. But no one is talking about 9.69, 9.58 or 9.55. Now Bolt is looking at breaking the record again and seeing if the human body can be pushed further, through the 9.4 second barrier.

"Everyone has been talking about 9.4 all season," Bolt explained in an interview with CNN in July, when asked whether he could run that time at London 2012.

"If it's possible I am the one."

One study by Dutch mathematicians at Tilburg University concluded that, theoretically, Bolt's dream could be realized.
"According to our results this is achievable," the co-author of the report Sander Smeets said in an interview with AFP.

"The absolute limit for a world record at the moment is 9.36 seconds," he added.

There you go...

No one is talking WHO is Bolt racing against. But everyone talks about WHAT is Bolt facing against.

And you're the only one who felt downplayed.

That is rich coming from someone who tried to minimize the accomplishments of others.

No...Neither I nor the American swimmers will ever feel what they did as 'meaningless' just because they won repeatedly.

Your criticism is outright petty and anyone whoever competed knows it.

 

[beijingwalker]

gold medal of women's weight lifting,China's 29th gold.

 

[ChinaToday]

weight lifting the strongest woman in the world is chinese ZHOU Lulu congrats

gold number 29

 

[shuttler]

Olympic Games Day 9, Sunday August 5.

A Glorious day for my Country's Badminton Team.

We are the only team in Olympic history to sweep all gold medals in badminton, London Olympics.

The China Badminton team celebrate their 5 Gold Medals
The China Badminton team celebrate their 5 Gold Medals following the Men's Doubles Badminton Gold Medal match on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena


Men's Single Gold

Super Dan is the only man in Olympic history to win gold medals in the Olympics back to back (2008 and 2012),
Our 26th Gold

After winning this gold medal, Super Dan further confirms he is the greatest of all men badminton players:

Lin Dan (Chinese: 林丹; pinyin: Lín Dān; born October 14, 1983 in Longyan, Fujian) is a professional badminton player from China. He is a two-time Olympic champion, four-time world champion, and five-time All England champion. Widely considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all nine major titles in world badminton: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asia Championships, becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat.

Lin Dan also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and defending his title in 2012.

He has been nicknamed "Super Dan" by his fans.

Super Dan

Our 28th Gold - Men's double badminton (27th Gold was won by Zou Kai, gymnast - floor/ see post #664 by Sweetgrape)


Gold medalists: Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng

Well Played silve medallist: Lee Chong Wai(Malaysia)

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

We got ALL FIVE Gold medals from Badminton!!!!

It was a clean sweep, we got every single one!

 

[shuttler]

And earlier, at shooting, Men's 50m Pistol, Wang Zhiwei won our 14th Bronze!

Congratulations!

Go China!

 

[shuttler]

gold medal of women's weight lifting,China's 29th gold.

ZHou Lulu won our 29th Gold and she broke the world record lifting a total weight of 333 kg!

Congratulations!

Go China!

 

[gpit]

weight lifting the strongest woman in the world is chinese ZHOU Lulu congrats

gold number 29

So China will accumulate at least 30 Gold today if Wu Minxia the woman 3 meter springboard does not encounter accident. Last time I watched, she was way ahead of the 2nd in qualification.

Rank Athlete Result Qualification Mark +
1 People's Republic of China WU Minxia 394.40 Q +
WU Minxia

* Age26
* Date of Birth10/11/1985
* Height1.67 m
* Weight53 Kg

Dive Code DD Description Position
1 405B 3.0 Inward 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 8.5 Discard 9.0 Discard 9.0 Discard 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 0.0 76.50
2 5335D 2.9 Reverse 1 1/2 Somersault 2 1/2 Twists Free

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
9.0 9.0 Discard 8.5 Discard 8.5 Discard 9.0 Discard 9.0 8.5 8.8 0.0 76.85
3 107B 3.1 Forward 3 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 8.5 Discard 9.0 Discard 9.0 Discard 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 0.0 79.05
4 305B 3.0 Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 9.0 9.0 9.0 Discard 8.5 9.0 Discard 9.0 Discard 9.0 9.0 0.0 81.00
5 205B 3.0 Back 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
9.0 9.0 9.0 Discard 9.0 Discard 8.5 Discard 9.0 Discard 8.5 9.0 0.0 81.00
2 Italy CAGNOTTO Tania 362.10 Q +
CAGNOTTO Tania

* Age27
* Date of Birth15/05/1985
* Height1.60 m
* Weight54 Kg

Dive Code DD Description Position
1 205B 3.0 Back 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
8.5 8.5 8.5 Discard 8.5 Discard 8.5 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.0 8.5 0.0 76.50
2 5152B 3.0 Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 8.0 8.0 8.0 Discard 7.5 8.0 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.0 8.0 0.0 72.00
3 107B 3.1 Forward 3 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 7.0 7.0 7.0 Discard 6.5 7.0 Discard 7.0 Discard 7.0 7.0 0.0 65.10
4 405B 3.0 Inward 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
8.0 8.0 Discard 8.0 Discard 7.5 Discard 8.0 7.5 Discard 7.0 7.8 0.0 70.50
5 305B 3.0 Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 8.5 9.0 Discard 8.5 Discard 9.0 Discard 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.7 0.0 78.00
3 People's Republic of China HE Zi 354.50 Q +
HE Zi

* Age21
* Date of Birth10/12/1990
* Height1.59 m
* Weight51 Kg

Dive Code DD Description Position
1 405B 3.0 Inward 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
8.0 8.0 8.0 Discard 7.5 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.0 Discard 7.5 8.0 0.0 72.00
2 107B 3.1 Forward 3 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 6.5 7.0 Discard 6.5 Discard 7.5 6.5 Discard 7.0 6.5 6.7 0.0 62.00
3 205B 3.0 Back 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 8.5 Discard 9.0 Discard 9.0 Discard 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 0.0 76.50
4 305B 3.0 Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
8.5 8.5 8.5 Discard 8.5 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.5 Discard 8.0 8.5 0.0 76.50
5 5152B 3.0 Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 7.0 Discard 8.0 Discard 7.5 Discard 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 0.0 67.50
4 Canada ABEL Jennifer 353.25 Q +
ABEL Jennifer

* Age20
* Date of Birth23/08/1991
* Height1.60 m
* Weight62 Kg

Dive Code DD Description Position
1 205B 3.0 Back 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
8.0 Discard 8.0 Discard 7.5 Discard 8.0 7.5 Discard 7.0 7.5 7.7 0.0 69.00
2 107B 3.1 Forward 3 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 Discard 7.0 Discard 7.5 Discard 7.5 7.5 0.0 69.75
3 305B 3.0 Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 7.5 8.0 7.5 8.0 Discard 7.0 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.0 7.8 0.0 70.50
4 405B 3.0 Inward 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
7.5 7.5 7.5 Discard 6.5 Discard 7.5 Discard 7.5 Discard 7.0 7.5 0.0 67.50
5 5152B 3.0 Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
8.5 8.5 8.5 Discard 8.5 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.5 Discard 8.0 8.5 0.0 76.50
5 United States of America KRUG Cassidy 345.60 Q +
KRUG Cassidy

* Age27
* Date of Birth12/07/1985
* Height1.63 m
* Weight61 Kg

Dive Code DD Description Position
1 405B 3.0 Inward 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 8.0 8.5 Discard 8.5 Discard 8.5 Discard 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.2 0.0 73.50
2 107B 3.1 Forward 3 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
7.0 7.0 Discard 6.5 Discard 7.5 Discard 6.5 7.0 Discard 7.0 7.0 0.0 65.10
3 205B 3.0 Back 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 7.5 Discard 7.5 7.5 Discard 8.0 7.5 7.5 Discard 7.5 7.5 0.0 67.50
4 305B 3.0 Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 8.0 8.0 Discard 7.5 8.0 8.0 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.0 8.0 0.0 72.00
5 5152B 3.0 Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 Discard 7.0 Discard 7.5 Discard 7.5 7.5 0.0 67.50
6 United States of America LOUKAS Christina 339.75 Q +
LOUKAS Christina

* Age26
* Date of Birth19/12/1985
* Height1.63 m
* Weight61 Kg

Dive Code DD Description Position
1 205B 3.0 Back 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 7.5 Discard 8.0 7.5 7.5 Discard 7.0 Discard 8.0 7.5 7.5 0.0 67.50
2 305B 3.0 Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 7.5 Discard 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 Discard 7.5 Discard 7.5 7.5 0.0 67.50
3 405B 3.0 Inward 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 7.0 Discard 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 Discard 7.0 Discard 7.0 7.0 0.0 63.00
4 107B 3.1 Forward 3 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 7.5 Discard 8.0 Discard 7.5 Discard 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 0.0 69.75
5 5152B 3.0 Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
8.0 8.0 Discard 7.5 8.0 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.0 Discard 7.5 8.0 0.0 72.00
7 Mexico SANCHEZ SOTO Laura 336.50 Q +
SANCHEZ SOTO Laura

* Age26
* Date of Birth16/10/1985
* Height1.65 m
* Weight57 Kg

Dive Code DD Description Position
1 405B 3.0 Inward 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
7.5 7.5 Discard 7.0 Discard 7.5 Discard 7.0 Discard 7.5 7.0 7.3 0.0 66.00
2 205B 3.0 Back 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
7.5 Discard 7.5 Discard 7.0 Discard 7.0 7.0 Discard 7.5 7.0 7.2 0.0 64.50
3 305B 3.0 Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 Discard 7.5 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.0 8.0 0.0 72.00
4 107B 3.1 Forward 3 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
7.0 Discard 6.5 Discard 6.5 Discard 7.0 Discard 7.5 6.5 6.5 6.7 0.0 62.00
5 5152B 3.0 Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 7.5 Discard 8.0 8.0 8.0 Discard 8.5 8.0 Discard 8.0 8.0 0.0 72.00
8 Canada HEYMANS Emilie 331.35 Q +
HEYMANS Emilie

* Age30
* Date of Birth14/12/1981
* Height1.70 m
* Weight60 Kg

Dive Code DD Description Position
1 405C 2.7 Inward 2 1/2 Somersault Tuck

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 8.0 8.5 8.0 Discard 8.5 Discard 7.5 Discard 8.5 8.0 8.2 0.0 66.15
2 107C 2.8 Forward 3 1/2 Somersault Tuck

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
5.5 5.5 5.5 Discard 5.5 Discard 4.5 Discard 5.0 Discard 6.0 5.5 0.0 46.20
3 305B 3.0 Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
8.5 8.5 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.5 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.5 8.0 8.3 0.0 75.00
4 5152B 3.0 Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
Discard 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 Discard 7.5 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.0 8.0 0.0 72.00
5 205B 3.0 Back 2 1/2 Somersault Pike

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 Dive Avg Dive Pen Dive Score
8.0 8.0 8.0 Discard 7.5 Discard 7.5 Discard 8.0 Discard 8.0 8.0 0.0 72.00
...

I would start to think 35 Gold is pretty achievable for China.

 

[shuttler]

A recap of our score thus far:

Yesterday: Gold 25 / Silver 16 / Bronze 12
Today:
Badminton MS G1 B1
Badminton MD G1
Gymnastics G1
Shooting B1
Weight-lifting G1

So now we have

Gold: 25+4 = 29
Silver: 16
Bronze: 12+2 = 14

Total medal count = 59

 

[ChinaToday]

women beach volley ball team china into the semi

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

We will get the 30th gold medal today, and hopefully with 40 by the end of the games.

 

[shuttler]

So China will accumulate at least 30 Gold today if Wu Minxia the woman 3 meter springboard does not encounter accident. Last time I watched, she was way ahead of the 2nd in qualification.

I would start to think 35 Gold is pretty achievable for China.

Yeah I hope we can get gold and silver from the women 3m springboard diving.

So starting from 29 gold

the gold prospects are:

A. Strong: Weight assigned: 90%
4 in diving ( men women individual 3m and 10 m)
2 in table tennis ( men and women team)
1 in gymnastics (Chen Yibing in Rings)

B. Moderately strong 60%

1 in athletics (110m hurdle men)
1 in gymnastics (other apparatus)

C. Hopeful 40%

1 in boxing (Zou Shiming, Men's light fly 49kg)
1 in sailing (Xu Lijia, women laser radial now in #1)
1 in cycling track women (Guo Shuang)
1 beach volley ball women

D. Other potential 10%
Gymnastics-rhythmic
Sychronised swimming


So 29+7*0.9+2*0.6+4*0.4+ 2*0.1
=29+9.3
=38 (rounding down)

 

[theniubt]

Olympic 100m final: Can Usain Bolt make history? - CNN.com

There you go...

No one is talking WHO is Bolt racing against. But everyone talks about WHAT is Bolt facing against.

Which still doesn't change the fact of how medals are awarded. Which is something you refused to accept, post after post.

That is rich coming from someone who tried to minimize the accomplishments of others.

No...Neither I nor the American swimmers will ever feel what they did as 'meaningless' just because they won repeatedly.

Your criticism is outright petty and anyone whoever competed knows it.

My whole argument is toward the method of medal distribution, no one is criticizing the swimmers. Somehow your ego just got squeezed by your level of assumption.

But it's totally fine with me that the meaning of your "meaningful" is by winning the same proven slower opponents repeatedly.

Those medals only have a 'shelf life' of until the next olympics. Meaning their existence as 'proof' expires right before the event begins again.

So multiple gold medals in a single event doesn't necessarily mean the same person will be the best in the event in the next olympics. It means they have a good chance based on past experience, but it is never absolute, not unless all other athletes forfeit the day before.

Your opinion is counted by whom? Certainly not the IOC.

That would apply a lot better on diving for example, but not for swimming. As swimming is much more about power and endurance, where everyone's limit will stay the same. Unless, of course, according to John Leonard, you're doping. *cough*