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**katespepach** · 06-25-2012, 07:34 PM

I've seen all of the diving and saw the tie in the women's 100m.

Swimming starts today. NBC is showing it tonight at 8p on NBC SN.

**oronozopiy** · 06-25-2012, 08:30 PM

Thoroughly enjoyed the diving thanks to my fellow Tateurs who guided me to NBC Sports Network for the Monday conclusion at the French. I didn't even realize I had the channel.

**katespepach** · 06-25-2012, 08:50 PM

I felt so bad for Kristian Ipsen. He did everything but win.

Same for Hayley Ishimatu but I think he body did her in at the end. She looked like she was hurting all over.

**Qrhzbadu** · 06-25-2012, 09:15 PM

I felt so bad for Kristian Ipsen. He did everything but win.

Same for Hayley Ishimatu but I think he body did her in at the end. She looked like she was hurting all over.

What really sucked for Kristian was that one bad dive. He had it locked up until then... and his last dive would've cemented it. Fortunately he's going to London as a sync diver.

**Qrhzbadu** · 06-25-2012, 09:18 PM

Thoroughly enjoyed the diving thanks to my fellow Tateurs who guided me to NBC Sports Network for the Monday conclusion at the French. I didn't even realize I had the channel.

Thanks for this post! I didn't know anything about it. I just Googled it and there it is!

**Qrhzbadu** · 06-25-2012, 09:34 PM

EUGENE-- It took eleven seconds for Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh to cross the finish line in the 100-meter finals on Saturday and 24 hours for meet officials to respond to the unprecedented race finish.

Felix and Tarmoh tied for third place -- the final spot on the Olympic team. The dead heat was so rare that a tiebreaker had never been established, even in the event's long history.

On Sunday evening, USATF spokeswoman Jill Geer announced the new procedure for breaking a third-place tie in the 100 and any running event in the future for which a U.S. national or Olympic team is selected.

Unless one athlete declines her position, the runners will decide between a run-off and a coin toss.

If they can't come to an agreement, a run-off will occur. If they don't have a preference? A coin toss.

Either way, the decision must be made and a team finalized by the end of the trials on Sunday, July 1.

More: http://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfi...t_officia.html

**Qrhzbadu** · 06-25-2012, 10:29 PM

Shot put throwers make me laugh.

I'm sorry, but they just do.

**katespepach** · 06-25-2012, 11:48 PM

I can't imagine any competitor opting for a coin toss. I'm pretty sure we'll see a run off.

Great picture Kirk!

**Qrhzbadu** · 06-25-2012, 11:51 PM

I can't imagine any competitor opting for a coin toss. I'm pretty sure we'll see a run off.

Great picture Kirk!

I'm surprised a coin toss is even a part of the discussion. That just sounds wrong to me. LOL.

**DumbNelmcrece** · 06-26-2012, 12:40 AM

I'm surprised a coin toss is even a part of the discussion. That just sounds wrong to me. LOL.

Sounds like a rejected Onion story.

I could see Paper Rock Scissors. But a coin toss? That's absurd.

**mpzoFeJs** · 06-26-2012, 01:10 AM

I wanted to go to the swim trials, which are in Omaha, but it's probably too late to get tickets and I don't have transportation anyway.

**Qrhzbadu** · 06-26-2012, 04:45 AM

What's really weird is that one of our daughters lives in Federal Way, WA, where the track and field is being run, and another daughter lives in Omaha. Had we known we could've seen the trials AND visited family.

**mpzoFeJs** · 06-26-2012, 12:18 PM

What's really weird is that one of our daughters lives in Federal Way, WA, where the track and field is being run, and another daughter lives in Omaha. Had we known we could've seen the trials AND visited family.

Wait, I thought the track and field was in Eugene.

**oronozopiy** · 06-26-2012, 02:01 PM

The diving was in Federal Way.

**Qrhzbadu** · 06-26-2012, 03:14 PM

Wait, I thought the track and field was in Eugene.

The diving was in Federal Way.

The diving. The diving. Sorry.

**katespepach** · 06-27-2012, 01:49 AM

Hope this isn't much of a spoiler since I'm watching on my DVR but Ryan Lochte handed Michael Phelps his butt to make the 400 IM team didn't he? Michael looks like he put aside partying in order to make the team but he's got work to do.

I also heard Phelps may not even swim the 400 IM.

**Uvgsgssu** · 06-27-2012, 02:14 AM

Hope this isn't much of a spoiler since I'm watching on my DVR but Ryan Lochte handed Michael Phelps his butt to make the 400 IM team didn't he? Michael looks like he put aside partying in order to make the team but he's got work to do.

I also heard Phelps may not even swim the 400 IM.

I'd like to see Lochte step out of Phelps' shadow this Olympics.

**SpeavaJap** · 06-27-2012, 02:18 AM

Hope this isn't much of a spoiler since I'm watching on my DVR but Ryan Lochte handed Michael Phelps his butt to make the 400 IM team didn't he? Michael looks like he put aside partying in order to make the team but he's got work to do.

I also heard Phelps may not even swim the 400 IM.

Handed Michael Phelps his butt? Not sure about that description. Lochte beat him by .02 of a second.

It was a tremendous race. Up until the last 50 meters or so the top 6 were basically a straight line across the pool.

**Qrhzbadu** · 06-27-2012, 02:46 AM

I'm of the opinion that none of it matters until the Olympics. 1st or 2nd was all that was needed for a ticket to London.

**katespepach** · 06-27-2012, 02:48 AM

Phelps made it close at the end but Lochte was making sure he won and won pretty big.

06-25-2012, 07:34 PM	#1
katespepach Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	2012 US Olympic Trials I've seen all of the diving and saw the tie in the women's 100m. Swimming starts today. NBC is showing it tonight at 8p on NBC SN. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-25-2012, 08:30 PM	#2
oronozopiy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 367 Senior Member	Thoroughly enjoyed the diving thanks to my fellow Tateurs who guided me to NBC Sports Network for the Monday conclusion at the French. I didn't even realize I had the channel. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-25-2012, 08:50 PM	#3
katespepach Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	I felt so bad for Kristian Ipsen. He did everything but win. Same for Hayley Ishimatu but I think he body did her in at the end. She looked like she was hurting all over. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-25-2012, 09:15 PM	#4
Qrhzbadu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	I felt so bad for Kristian Ipsen. He did everything but win. Same for Hayley Ishimatu but I think he body did her in at the end. She looked like she was hurting all over. What really sucked for Kristian was that one bad dive. He had it locked up until then... and his last dive would've cemented it. Fortunately he's going to London as a sync diver. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-25-2012, 09:18 PM	#5
Qrhzbadu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	Thoroughly enjoyed the diving thanks to my fellow Tateurs who guided me to NBC Sports Network for the Monday conclusion at the French. I didn't even realize I had the channel. Thanks for this post! I didn't know anything about it. I just Googled it and there it is! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-25-2012, 09:34 PM	#6
Qrhzbadu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	EUGENE-- It took eleven seconds for Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh to cross the finish line in the 100-meter finals on Saturday and 24 hours for meet officials to respond to the unprecedented race finish. Felix and Tarmoh tied for third place -- the final spot on the Olympic team. The dead heat was so rare that a tiebreaker had never been established, even in the event's long history. On Sunday evening, USATF spokeswoman Jill Geer announced the new procedure for breaking a third-place tie in the 100 and any running event in the future for which a U.S. national or Olympic team is selected. Unless one athlete declines her position, the runners will decide between a run-off and a coin toss. If they can't come to an agreement, a run-off will occur. If they don't have a preference? A coin toss. Either way, the decision must be made and a team finalized by the end of the trials on Sunday, July 1. More: http://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfi...t_officia.html Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-25-2012, 10:29 PM	#7
Qrhzbadu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	Shot put throwers make me laugh. I'm sorry, but they just do. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-25-2012, 11:48 PM	#8
katespepach Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	I can't imagine any competitor opting for a coin toss. I'm pretty sure we'll see a run off. Great picture Kirk! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-25-2012, 11:51 PM	#9
Qrhzbadu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	I can't imagine any competitor opting for a coin toss. I'm pretty sure we'll see a run off. Great picture Kirk! I'm surprised a coin toss is even a part of the discussion. That just sounds wrong to me. LOL. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-26-2012, 12:40 AM	#10
DumbNelmcrece Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 459 Senior Member	I'm surprised a coin toss is even a part of the discussion. That just sounds wrong to me. LOL. Sounds like a rejected Onion story. I could see Paper Rock Scissors. But a coin toss? That's absurd. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-26-2012, 01:10 AM	#11
mpzoFeJs Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 520 Senior Member	I wanted to go to the swim trials, which are in Omaha, but it's probably too late to get tickets and I don't have transportation anyway. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-26-2012, 04:45 AM	#12
Qrhzbadu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	What's really weird is that one of our daughters lives in Federal Way, WA, where the track and field is being run, and another daughter lives in Omaha. Had we known we could've seen the trials AND visited family. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-26-2012, 12:18 PM	#13
mpzoFeJs Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 520 Senior Member	What's really weird is that one of our daughters lives in Federal Way, WA, where the track and field is being run, and another daughter lives in Omaha. Had we known we could've seen the trials AND visited family. Wait, I thought the track and field was in Eugene. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-26-2012, 02:01 PM	#14
oronozopiy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 367 Senior Member	The diving was in Federal Way. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-26-2012, 03:14 PM	#15
Qrhzbadu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	Wait, I thought the track and field was in Eugene. The diving was in Federal Way. The diving. The diving. Sorry. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-27-2012, 01:49 AM	#16
katespepach Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	Hope this isn't much of a spoiler since I'm watching on my DVR but Ryan Lochte handed Michael Phelps his butt to make the 400 IM team didn't he? Michael looks like he put aside partying in order to make the team but he's got work to do. I also heard Phelps may not even swim the 400 IM. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-27-2012, 02:14 AM	#17
Uvgsgssu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 534 Senior Member	Hope this isn't much of a spoiler since I'm watching on my DVR but Ryan Lochte handed Michael Phelps his butt to make the 400 IM team didn't he? Michael looks like he put aside partying in order to make the team but he's got work to do. I also heard Phelps may not even swim the 400 IM. I'd like to see Lochte step out of Phelps' shadow this Olympics. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-27-2012, 02:18 AM	#18
SpeavaJap Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 535 Senior Member	Hope this isn't much of a spoiler since I'm watching on my DVR but Ryan Lochte handed Michael Phelps his butt to make the 400 IM team didn't he? Michael looks like he put aside partying in order to make the team but he's got work to do. I also heard Phelps may not even swim the 400 IM. Handed Michael Phelps his butt? Not sure about that description. Lochte beat him by .02 of a second. It was a tremendous race. Up until the last 50 meters or so the top 6 were basically a straight line across the pool. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-27-2012, 02:46 AM	#19
Qrhzbadu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	I'm of the opinion that none of it matters until the Olympics. 1st or 2nd was all that was needed for a ticket to London. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-27-2012, 02:48 AM	#20
katespepach Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	Phelps made it close at the end but Lochte was making sure he won and won pretty big. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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