Olympics 2008

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by swanie

4x100 relay swimming result spoilered for those of you on Pacific time..

Spoiler:

If you are stupid enough to talk smack and provide fodder to your opponents...you best not let your a$$ get kicked in the final 35 meters.

The look on the French 4x100's anchor's face was priceless.

Best post-race quote...Lezak, "Well, I was tired of loosing." Poor guy has to race Phelps every race, so this was his chance to shine...and he smashes the all time split and the world record in the process.

Good job boys! What a hell of a race.

edited to add: One of the French swimmers gave this good sport quote after the race, "Experience was better than talent." Excuse me?

Spoiler:

After the heartbreak of the women's race just before, this was awesome to see. It would have been awesome to see regardless. Phelps' reaction is going to be a cover on some magazine/newspaper.


TAKE THAT you egotistical Frenchies.

[swanie]

I don't know if all of you west coasters stayed with NBC's coverage until the end (luckily, ours ends an hour earlier being on MST right now), but the swimming commentators were able to isolate a very cool moment at the end of the 4x100 race...

As Lezak and Bernard were closing in on the wall, there was a moment when Bernard turned and looked at Lezak and Lezak returned the glance...as he pushed past him to the wall. It was AWESOME!

It reminded me of "the look" Lance Armstrong gave to Jan Ullrich in the Tour a few years ago just before he blew past him up the climb.