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Well, over the last couple of days, there has been a lot going on not involving Michael Phelps. We had excitement and controversy in gymnastics and track.Forget Usain Bolt. Yes, he looks like he should go down as the greatest ever in the 100 so far, but there was a lot that you had to hate about his final. Okay, so the race was already won, but he should never have started showboating before the race. Or after the race, for that matter. It was simply disrespectful to the games and everything that it stands for. I mean, he can't go an extra twenty meters as hard as he can before he…

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Phelps Grabs Number Three, and the Men's Gymnastic's Team

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Bigdleech

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Yesterday, Michael Phelps put on another fantastic performance, winning the 200 free, and smashing his own world record. He took over the lead early, and blew the race open with his amazing turns. That makes him three for three, breaking the world record in all three records. With his two toughest races behind him, most expect him to win the next five. He deserves to be favored in all of these, but you definately can't sleep on world record holder Ian Crocker in the 100 fly. He may be a little past his prime, but people should at least give him a shot to win it. Congrats to the two top…

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Early Beijing

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Bigdleech

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Well, the Opening Ceremonies were held Friday night, I thought it would be a good time to post my thoughts on everything that has happened so far. Sorry it took so long, but I have spent the last two days on the road and out of wireless range.The Opening Ceremonies were great. Great way for China to open up these highly anticipated games. Most people have said that it was the greatest opening ceremonies of all time. But then again, when was the last time that wasn't said about the Olympics? I remember them saying that about all the other Olympic games in my lifetime.Swimming: Phelps has…

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