garv123 wrote: » I dont think anyone can take up any sport and even qualify for the next Olympics .
garv123 wrote: » I dont see how they can tell the difference between 5" and 6 or 7" from where the ref is sitting. Its madness and the ball looked much higher than that.. you could see it really killed off what could have been a great final
garv123 wrote: » Colmustard wrote: » Just watching the gymnastics, although any Olympic medal is difficult to win (to say the least) I think the gymnasts really are up against it. The precision of their routines and the pure strain on the body must be very injury prone. It is not a sport you could take up and get a medal in the next olympics. You really have to prepare from a very early age. I dont think anyone can take up any sport and even qualify for the next Olympics not to mind get a medal.
Colmustard wrote: » Just watching the gymnastics, although any Olympic medal is difficult to win (to say the least) I think the gymnasts really are up against it. The precision of their routines and the pure strain on the body must be very injury prone. It is not a sport you could take up and get a medal in the next olympics. You really have to prepare from a very early age.
HazDanz wrote: » Before that foul call there were a few brilliant points being played. After the foul she clocked out mentally, pity because like you said it was shaping up to be a cracker.
The ball must be throw up near vertically at least 16cm (around the height of the net), and must be hit on the way down, not the way up. If the umpire is doubtful whether a serve is legal, he may warn the player. If any more of the player's serves are of doubtful legality, the umpire will fault the player and award the point to his opponent. If a serve is clearly illegal, the umpire will fault the player and give the point to his opponent.
If the player then commits a second offence in the same individual match or team match, the umpire will award 1 point to the offender's opponent. And for a third offence he will award 2 points, each time holding up a yellow and a red card together.
Richard Hillman wrote: » One of the British girls earlier that won gold only took up rowing 4 years ago after an initiative to find tall women. Also Rebecca Romero in the last Olympics was a rower turned cyclist
opinion guy wrote: » Isn't there an Irish dude who has been in summer and winter olympics in different sports ? This is what I reckon Phelps should do - become a speedskater or something :pac:
tayto lover wrote: » Hope i'm wrong but i can't see JJ Nevin beating that Mexican. He is a brilliant fighter.
Hercule Poirot wrote: » My guess is that they are judged on the difficulty of their routine, combined with how well they excecuted it - if there is a gymnastics expert around then they can feel free to completely discredit what I've said
Corruptedmorals wrote: » Absolutely, being a bit off in most sports doesn't neccessarily mean getting injured, it would often mean just not winning. If you see the tumbles on floor the men do where they land on their backs and roll out- they're ultimate precision, if they don't get perfect rotation and height they could land on their necks and then they're ****ed. Women aren't allowed do them, one was paralysed after she landed on her neck. But falling on beam is dangerous, or bars or high bar. Kieran Behan was brain damaged after falling off high bar, one of the USA women's alternates is in a neck brace after missing a catch on the uneven bars. Vault has caused two people to be paralysed, one died soon after. The second one resulted in it being changed to what it is now instead of the old horse, it's much safer. Vault and floor result in numerous ACL and Achilles injuries, and dislocations- gymnastics is much more difficult now than it was even twenty years ago. If you saw women's yesterday- the dark-haird Russian girl seen crying at the end- Aliya Mustafina who will be in the all-around tomorrow, she tore her ACL only about 15 months ago- amazing recovery!
