Olympic Women's Finals - Isi 5.05 WR, Stuczynski 4.80

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Unread postby HMS » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:32 am

So is that it or will she continue to go up?

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Unread postby Vault Chick » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:33 am

Sweet!!! Congrats to Yelena for the New WR...now i'm going back to bed! haha
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:33 am

NBC:

Posted 10:28 AM ET
Nice scene
Even Isinbayeva's coach is signing autographs
Posted 10:27 AM ET
Jenn Stuczynski
NBC cameras just caught a glimpse of Jenn Stuczynski. The look on her face was as if she couldn't bear to watch Isinbayeva celebrate. Yelena just posed in front of the results board and was signing autographs.
Posted 10:25 AM ET
Third world record of the Games
This is the third track world record set here in Beijing. Usain Bolt of Jamaica did it in the men's 100m and Gulnara Galkina-Samitova of Russia did it in the 3000m steeplechase
Posted 10:24 AM ET
Where have we seen this before
Yelena pulled a repeat of her performance in Monaco a few weeks ago. At that meet, she was down to her final attempt at 5.04m and cleared the bar. She does well with her back up against the wall
Posted 10:22 AM ET
World record for Isinbayeva!
On her final attempt, Yelena Isinbayeva sets the 24th world record of her career, clearing 5.05m/16-6 3/4
Posted 10:15 AM ET

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Unread postby izzystikchik » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:35 am

Wow how exciting! Thanks Becca for keeping us all updated, I was wondering how I would ever find out any results!

(by the way, I don't think Yelena will attempt anymore, she has the tendancy to leave on a win for the sake of preserving the ability to break WR as a way of strategy)

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Re: Live Updates from Women's Finals - Discuss here only!

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:35 am

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show ... murer.html

Beijing - The organizers of the track and field events in the Beijing Olympics on Monday lost a pole belonging to the Brazilian Fabiana Murer just before the start of the pole vault final. Murer argued with officials for several minutes after she could not find one of her 10 poles ahead of her 4.55-metre attempt, a Brazilian team spokesman explained.
The president of the Brazilian Athletics Confederation, Roberto Gesta, entered the field to talk to officials, who eventually found the pole in a different place.

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Re: Live Updates from Women's Finals - Discuss here only!

Unread postby PVCookieman » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:36 am

Pogo Stick wrote:
HMS wrote:Anyone know how many feet 5.05 is?


16'6 ¾'


Ooops! I stand corrected. :confused:

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Unread postby BruceFlorman » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:37 am

Yes Becca. Thanks for running this circus - today and every day. :D

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Unread postby katelin mn » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:40 am

Thanks for keeping us connected Becca! Very exciting to know what was going on while it was happening!
"I expected it, I expected to break the world record tonight." -Isinbayeva

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Unread postby CLCPV04 » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:42 am

and now.... they cut to long replays of poor Xiang dropping out of the hurdles... Is anyone really that suprised? He didnt even LOOK like he was going to be able to seriously compete in the race throughout the warmups!

You could see the dread in his facial expressions and in his body language....

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Unread postby CLCPV04 » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:47 am

and Xiang's coach was crying at the press conference. This poor Xiang was the headline chinese athlete, on EVERY street corner in a nike ad, in a china ad, all over the place.

He is really distraught over Xiang's race.....

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Unread postby CLCPV04 » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:49 am

looks like that's all the coverage I'll get....

goodnight guys

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Unread postby barchaus » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:58 am

http://vinovo.magnify.net/video/Yelena- ... rld-Pole-V
VIDEO: Yelena Isinbaeva 5.05

Congrats to Yelena


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