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**vipbunter** · 07-16-2012, 03:24 AM

Love indoor volleyball. The US Women are looking to get their first gold medal this year and have a very strong team. Will be really reliant on their passing and OH play. The tragic injury to their Libero Stacy Sykora will hurt the team a lot though as she is still not healthy enough to play.

**Ambassador** · 07-16-2012, 04:13 AM

Love indoor volleyball. The US Women are looking to get their first gold medal this year and have a very strong team. Will be really reliant on their passing and OH play. The tragic injury to their Libero Stacy Sykora will hurt the team a lot though as she is still not healthy enough to play.

Gymnastics and volleyball for me. (BTW I'm back bitches, being jobless makes one go back to the internet)

I'm a bit worried about the women's volleyball team. We may be expecting too much from them. I love Berg, but her setting has not been quite up to par especially with her connections to her middles. There was a scrimmage with Bulgaria a couple of days ago and it took us 5 sets to defeat them.

Gymnastics, I'm living for Mother Russia. Mustafina all the way!

**vipbunter** · 07-16-2012, 05:53 AM

Gymnastics and volleyball for me. (BTW I'm back bitches, being jobless makes one go back to the internet)

I'm a bit worried about the women's volleyball team. We may be expecting too much from them. I love Berg, but her setting has not been quite up to par especially with her connections to her middles. There was a scrimmage with Bulgaria a couple of days ago and it took us 5 sets to defeat them.

Gymnastics, I'm living for Mother Russia. Mustafina all the way!

Yes the setting has been very suspect in recent years. Alisha Glass is on the roster as well correct? If so its an ok backup. Really helps the American block which is probably the best of the world with Akinradewo, Hooker, and Bown.

**AndrewBoss** · 07-16-2012, 07:59 AM

I love beach volleyball, diving,pretty much anything swimming related and of course gymnastics.
We are actually going to Wimbledon on the 28th and men's beach volleyball on the 29th which I'm SUPER exited about.

**BigBobdd** · 07-16-2012, 08:22 AM

Swimming (since it's the Aussies' best chances for medals), gymnastics, diving, track and field events, rowing and cycling.

**Barryrich** · 07-16-2012, 06:41 PM

Athletes’ bus to Olympic village gets lost for four hoursReuters

Jul 16, 2012 – 11:02 AM ET LONDON — Twice world 400 metres hurdles champion Kerron Clement has not enjoyed his first morning in London after the bus transporting him from Heathrow Airport to the Olympic village was lost for four hours en route.

“Um, so we’ve been lost on the road for 4hrs. Not a good first impression London,” Clement said on Twitter.

“Athletes are sleepy, hungry and need to pee. Could we get to the Olympic Village please?”

Athletes and officials have started arriving at the Olympic village ahead of the Games that open in 11 days’ time.

Long tailbacks have been reported on the M4 motorway coming into London after the first priority ‘Games Lane’ went into operation on Monday while Heathrow is expecting its busiest day on record.

Clement, 26, won the world title in 2007 and 2009 before losing out to Britain’s Dai Greene in Daegu last year.

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/...or-four-hours/

Four hours? Where the heck is the Olympic village? For that matter, where in (and outside) London are the major facilities located?

**pitoufsd** · 07-16-2012, 07:06 PM

LHR is about 15 miles from central London and you have to allow at least at hour to go in either direction. So this bus driver got lost for nearly three hours.

**CxofxJFm** · 07-16-2012, 07:06 PM

Most facilities are in East London about 25 miles from the airport. Four hours are probably because the bus driver (volunteer) has never driven in London before and was getting lost constantly. This kind of stuff happens in almost all games especially early on...

**GillTeepbew** · 09-21-2012, 09:04 AM

Stonehenge, England — U.S. Olympian sprinter Michael Johnson holds the Olympic Flame at Stonehenge. Johnson, who has won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals, currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 meters and 4 x 400 meters relay.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: DANNY LAWSON / ASSOCIATED PRESS

**12Dvop4I** · 09-21-2012, 11:30 AM

Stunning. Thank you.

07-16-2012, 03:24 AM	#21
vipbunter Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	Love indoor volleyball. The US Women are looking to get their first gold medal this year and have a very strong team. Will be really reliant on their passing and OH play. The tragic injury to their Libero Stacy Sykora will hurt the team a lot though as she is still not healthy enough to play. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-16-2012, 04:13 AM	#22
Ambassador Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 394 Senior Member	Love indoor volleyball. The US Women are looking to get their first gold medal this year and have a very strong team. Will be really reliant on their passing and OH play. The tragic injury to their Libero Stacy Sykora will hurt the team a lot though as she is still not healthy enough to play. Gymnastics and volleyball for me. (BTW I'm back bitches, being jobless makes one go back to the internet) I'm a bit worried about the women's volleyball team. We may be expecting too much from them. I love Berg, but her setting has not been quite up to par especially with her connections to her middles. There was a scrimmage with Bulgaria a couple of days ago and it took us 5 sets to defeat them. Gymnastics, I'm living for Mother Russia. Mustafina all the way! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-16-2012, 05:53 AM	#23
vipbunter Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	Gymnastics and volleyball for me. (BTW I'm back bitches, being jobless makes one go back to the internet) I'm a bit worried about the women's volleyball team. We may be expecting too much from them. I love Berg, but her setting has not been quite up to par especially with her connections to her middles. There was a scrimmage with Bulgaria a couple of days ago and it took us 5 sets to defeat them. Gymnastics, I'm living for Mother Russia. Mustafina all the way! Yes the setting has been very suspect in recent years. Alisha Glass is on the roster as well correct? If so its an ok backup. Really helps the American block which is probably the best of the world with Akinradewo, Hooker, and Bown. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-16-2012, 07:59 AM	#24
AndrewBoss Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 636 Senior Member	I love beach volleyball, diving,pretty much anything swimming related and of course gymnastics. We are actually going to Wimbledon on the 28th and men's beach volleyball on the 29th which I'm SUPER exited about. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-16-2012, 08:22 AM	#25
BigBobdd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 328 Senior Member	Swimming (since it's the Aussies' best chances for medals), gymnastics, diving, track and field events, rowing and cycling. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-16-2012, 06:41 PM	#26
Barryrich Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 609 Senior Member	Athletes’ bus to Olympic village gets lost for four hoursReuters Jul 16, 2012 – 11:02 AM ET LONDON — Twice world 400 metres hurdles champion Kerron Clement has not enjoyed his first morning in London after the bus transporting him from Heathrow Airport to the Olympic village was lost for four hours en route. “Um, so we’ve been lost on the road for 4hrs. Not a good first impression London,” Clement said on Twitter. “Athletes are sleepy, hungry and need to pee. Could we get to the Olympic Village please?” Athletes and officials have started arriving at the Olympic village ahead of the Games that open in 11 days’ time. Long tailbacks have been reported on the M4 motorway coming into London after the first priority ‘Games Lane’ went into operation on Monday while Heathrow is expecting its busiest day on record. Clement, 26, won the world title in 2007 and 2009 before losing out to Britain’s Dai Greene in Daegu last year. http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/...or-four-hours/ Four hours? Where the heck is the Olympic village? For that matter, where in (and outside) London are the major facilities located? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-16-2012, 07:06 PM	#27
pitoufsd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 571 Senior Member	LHR is about 15 miles from central London and you have to allow at least at hour to go in either direction. So this bus driver got lost for nearly three hours. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-16-2012, 07:06 PM	#28
CxofxJFm Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 464 Senior Member	Most facilities are in East London about 25 miles from the airport. Four hours are probably because the bus driver (volunteer) has never driven in London before and was getting lost constantly. This kind of stuff happens in almost all games especially early on... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-21-2012, 09:04 AM	#29
GillTeepbew Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 416 Senior Member	Stonehenge, England — U.S. Olympian sprinter Michael Johnson holds the Olympic Flame at Stonehenge. Johnson, who has won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals, currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 meters and 4 x 400 meters relay. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DANNY LAWSON / ASSOCIATED PRESS Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-21-2012, 11:30 AM	#30
12Dvop4I Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 549 Senior Member	Stunning. Thank you. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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