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Our girls did great, words fail me =) I mean Dementieva, Safina, Zvonareva and Isinbaeva =)
On Sunday, 37 sets of awards were contested at the Olympics in Beijing. Representatives of the Russian team won two golds, four silvers and four bronzes! Russians have never gathered such a harvest in Beijing before!
Certainly, the super-achievement of Russian beauties Elena Dementieva, Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva, who took the entire Olympic tennis podium, stands apart. They gave the fans an unforgettable performance, without complaining about the tight schedule, hot weather and referee own will.
No less significant was the first gold medal in women's athletics. The role of "trailblazer" fell to Gulnara Galkina-Samitova. Leaving all opponents far behind, she flew like a bird through the 3000 meter steeplechase, stopping the stopwatch at 8.58,81. This is a new world record. Third place in this discipline was taken by the current same-world champion Ekaterina Volkova.
Unfortunately, Tatyana Lebedeva again failed to become an Olympic champion in the triple jump, taking second place. As in Athens, she was overtaken — with a new Olympic record of 15 meters 39 centimeters — by Cameroonian Françoise Mbanga Etone. Lebedeva trailed by only seven centimeters. Knowing her character, we look forward to rehabilitation in the long jump.
Yulia Pakhalina's second place in the three-meter springboard diving is akin to gold. The Chinese women let no one overtake them here, and our compatriot managed to compete with them almost on equal terms. By the way, this is already Pakhalina's second silver medal in Beijing; in total, the same Penza native has one gold, three silvers and a bronze in her Olympic piggy bank.
In women's freestyle wrestling in the weight up to 63 kilograms, Alena Kartashova also took second place, losing only to the Athens Olympic champion Japanese Kaori Icho.
The "bronze" count of the Russian team was supplemented by weightlifter Hadzimurad Akkaev in the weight up to 94 kilograms. At the same time, he trailed the winner by only four kilograms, performing in the "uncomfortable" group B.
Anton Golotsutkov's third place in the floor exercise somewhat softened the unpleasant aftertaste left by our gymnasts' performance in Beijing. This Chinese-style medal is currently their only one.
Unfortunately, the sabre fencers remained without medals, which we had every right to expect. In the semifinals, they lost to the Americans by just one touch, and in the match for third place they also lost to the Italian team by a minimal margin.
The women's basketball, handball and volleyball players completed the group tournament. The basketball players, pupils of Igor Grudin, lost to the Australians (55:75), took second place and will meet Spain in the quarterfinals. The volleyball players, Giovanni Caprara's team, seem to have found their rhythm and defeated the representatives of Serbia convincingly. By draw, the first opponent in the playoffs for the Russians became the Olympic hosts. And finally, the handball players, beating the German team with a score of 30:29, advanced to the quarterfinals from first place in the group, where France awaits them. The women's national water polo team defeated the Greeks in the match for seventh place.
American wonder-swimmer Michael Phelps won his eighth medal in Beijing together with teammates in the 4x100 meter relay and broke compatriot Mike Spitz's record for the number of gold medals at a single Olympics. In total, it is frightening to say, Phelps became a fourteen-time Olympic champion. The US athlete will receive one million dollars from a sponsor for his achievement.
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal continued to stamp out victories in major tournaments, adding the main Olympic trophy to "Roland Garros" and Wimbledon. In three sets, he dealt with Chilean Fernando Gonzalez quite easily. The Williams sisters expectedly became Olympic champions in doubles.
Jamaican sprinters allowed no one else on the podium in the 100 meters, Kenenisa Bekele from Ethiopia won the 10,000 meter run, improving his own Athens Olympic record. (sportbox.ru)
On Monday, 18 sets of awards were contested at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Russian athletes pleased fans with a gold, silver and three bronze medals.
First and foremost, one should note the brilliant victory of Elena Isinbaeva. The Russian athlete entered the pole vault sector with the intention not only to win gold but also to set a new world record. And so it happened! Soaring to 5.05, Isinbaeva surpassed her own achievement and gave fans unforgettable moments of joy. The bronze award was won by another of our renowned pole vaulters – Svetlana Feofanova.
Silver and bronze were brought to the Russian team by our weightlifters. Dmitry Klokov took second place in the final of the 105 kilogram weight category, while another Russian Dmitry Lapikov showed the third result. The first was Belarusian Andrei Aramnov, who set a world record.
In artistic gymnastics, Russia took a bronze medal today. Anton Golotsutkov took third place in the vault final. He trailed the winner — current world champion on this apparatus Pole Leszek Blanik — by less than one tenth of a point. The Polish gymnast showed the same result as Frenchman Thomas Bouhel but beat him on tie-breaking indicators. This bronze became Golotsutkov's second in Beijing - earlier he took third in the floor exercise.
Now about unfulfilled medal hopes. More than others, perhaps, the Olympic champion of Sydney Irina Karavaeva disappointed Russian fans. Our athlete, considered the main contender for gold, made a gross error on the last landing and ultimately showed only the fifth result. Another potential medal was lost by Russian cyclist Olga Slyusareva, who took eighth place in the points race on the track. Our runner Svetlana Klyuka could have won bronze — but she lacked the strength to overtake Moroccan Hasna Benhassi at the finish.
As for team sports, first of all, our and Danish handball players were pleasing. The former — with their victory over Korea 29:22, the latter — over Germany 27:21. It was the Danes' victory that allowed Vladimir Maksimov's pupils to advance to the quarterfinals, where they will battle the French. The Russian volleyball team lost to the Poles in five sets in the last match of the group stage, thus taking second place in their group. Finally, the basketball team leaves the Olympics without glory, losing a meaningless match to Argentina 91:79. (sportbox.ru)
August 17
RESULTS OF THE DAY
RESULTS OF THE DAY
On Sunday, 37 sets of awards were contested at the Olympics in Beijing. Representatives of the Russian team won two golds, four silvers and four bronzes! Russians have never gathered such a harvest in Beijing before!
Certainly, the super-achievement of Russian beauties Elena Dementieva, Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva, who took the entire Olympic tennis podium, stands apart. They gave the fans an unforgettable performance, without complaining about the tight schedule, hot weather and referee own will.
No less significant was the first gold medal in women's athletics. The role of "trailblazer" fell to Gulnara Galkina-Samitova. Leaving all opponents far behind, she flew like a bird through the 3000 meter steeplechase, stopping the stopwatch at 8.58,81. This is a new world record. Third place in this discipline was taken by the current same-world champion Ekaterina Volkova.
Unfortunately, Tatyana Lebedeva again failed to become an Olympic champion in the triple jump, taking second place. As in Athens, she was overtaken — with a new Olympic record of 15 meters 39 centimeters — by Cameroonian Françoise Mbanga Etone. Lebedeva trailed by only seven centimeters. Knowing her character, we look forward to rehabilitation in the long jump.
Yulia Pakhalina's second place in the three-meter springboard diving is akin to gold. The Chinese women let no one overtake them here, and our compatriot managed to compete with them almost on equal terms. By the way, this is already Pakhalina's second silver medal in Beijing; in total, the same Penza native has one gold, three silvers and a bronze in her Olympic piggy bank.
In women's freestyle wrestling in the weight up to 63 kilograms, Alena Kartashova also took second place, losing only to the Athens Olympic champion Japanese Kaori Icho.
The "bronze" count of the Russian team was supplemented by weightlifter Hadzimurad Akkaev in the weight up to 94 kilograms. At the same time, he trailed the winner by only four kilograms, performing in the "uncomfortable" group B.
Anton Golotsutkov's third place in the floor exercise somewhat softened the unpleasant aftertaste left by our gymnasts' performance in Beijing. This Chinese-style medal is currently their only one.
Unfortunately, the sabre fencers remained without medals, which we had every right to expect. In the semifinals, they lost to the Americans by just one touch, and in the match for third place they also lost to the Italian team by a minimal margin.
The women's basketball, handball and volleyball players completed the group tournament. The basketball players, pupils of Igor Grudin, lost to the Australians (55:75), took second place and will meet Spain in the quarterfinals. The volleyball players, Giovanni Caprara's team, seem to have found their rhythm and defeated the representatives of Serbia convincingly. By draw, the first opponent in the playoffs for the Russians became the Olympic hosts. And finally, the handball players, beating the German team with a score of 30:29, advanced to the quarterfinals from first place in the group, where France awaits them. The women's national water polo team defeated the Greeks in the match for seventh place.
American wonder-swimmer Michael Phelps won his eighth medal in Beijing together with teammates in the 4x100 meter relay and broke compatriot Mike Spitz's record for the number of gold medals at a single Olympics. In total, it is frightening to say, Phelps became a fourteen-time Olympic champion. The US athlete will receive one million dollars from a sponsor for his achievement.
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal continued to stamp out victories in major tournaments, adding the main Olympic trophy to "Roland Garros" and Wimbledon. In three sets, he dealt with Chilean Fernando Gonzalez quite easily. The Williams sisters expectedly became Olympic champions in doubles.
Jamaican sprinters allowed no one else on the podium in the 100 meters, Kenenisa Bekele from Ethiopia won the 10,000 meter run, improving his own Athens Olympic record. (sportbox.ru)
August 18
RESULTS OF THE DAY
RESULTS OF THE DAY
On Monday, 18 sets of awards were contested at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Russian athletes pleased fans with a gold, silver and three bronze medals.
First and foremost, one should note the brilliant victory of Elena Isinbaeva. The Russian athlete entered the pole vault sector with the intention not only to win gold but also to set a new world record. And so it happened! Soaring to 5.05, Isinbaeva surpassed her own achievement and gave fans unforgettable moments of joy. The bronze award was won by another of our renowned pole vaulters – Svetlana Feofanova.
Silver and bronze were brought to the Russian team by our weightlifters. Dmitry Klokov took second place in the final of the 105 kilogram weight category, while another Russian Dmitry Lapikov showed the third result. The first was Belarusian Andrei Aramnov, who set a world record.
In artistic gymnastics, Russia took a bronze medal today. Anton Golotsutkov took third place in the vault final. He trailed the winner — current world champion on this apparatus Pole Leszek Blanik — by less than one tenth of a point. The Polish gymnast showed the same result as Frenchman Thomas Bouhel but beat him on tie-breaking indicators. This bronze became Golotsutkov's second in Beijing - earlier he took third in the floor exercise.
Now about unfulfilled medal hopes. More than others, perhaps, the Olympic champion of Sydney Irina Karavaeva disappointed Russian fans. Our athlete, considered the main contender for gold, made a gross error on the last landing and ultimately showed only the fifth result. Another potential medal was lost by Russian cyclist Olga Slyusareva, who took eighth place in the points race on the track. Our runner Svetlana Klyuka could have won bronze — but she lacked the strength to overtake Moroccan Hasna Benhassi at the finish.
As for team sports, first of all, our and Danish handball players were pleasing. The former — with their victory over Korea 29:22, the latter — over Germany 27:21. It was the Danes' victory that allowed Vladimir Maksimov's pupils to advance to the quarterfinals, where they will battle the French. The Russian volleyball team lost to the Poles in five sets in the last match of the group stage, thus taking second place in their group. Finally, the basketball team leaves the Olympics without glory, losing a meaningless match to Argentina 91:79. (sportbox.ru)
GENERAL STANDINGS
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