Aha, another flag waver. Steeve Guenot, like the Georgian flag waver I blogged about earlier, certainly earned the right to wave his country’s flag [or mini-flags in this instance]. Steeve (did the civil registrar misspell his name when they had him registered?) won the gold medal in Greco-Roman Wrestling [66 kg.] making French President Nicholas [...]
Posts on ‘August 14th, 2008’
How to Win an OIympic Gold Medal
Tip number one on how you can win an Olympic gold medal: Never ever allow your opponent’s butt to land on your face. This tip is from Georgian wrestler Manuchar Kvirkvelia who beat China’s Chang Yongxiang for the gold in Graeco Roman wrestling. Related:Manuchar Kvirkvelia Waves Flag for Georgia Photo source: chinadaily
Manuchar Kvirkvelia Waves Flag for Georgia
His country may be at war with Russia but this did not prevent Manuchar Kvirkvelia from emerging as the Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling (74 kg). Bad Uncle Vladimir might not be happy with your flag-waving but he can’t do anything about it. Photo source: getty images via beijing 2008
Olympic Medal Results: Alain Bernard’s Happy Scream
This is Alain Bernard’s happy version of The Scream. If I won an Olympic gold medal like he did, I will also be screaming like crazy. There’s no screaming [at least not the joyful kind] for Australia’s Eamon Sullivan [he of the Rice and Sullivan love team] because he had to settle for the silver [...]
Liu Zige Bags China’s 18th Gold Medal
China crashed the U.S./Australia party in the swimming pool when Liu Zige won the gold medal in the women’s 200m butterfly with a world record swim of 2:04.18. Should Americans be concerned that Chinese athletes are encroaching in their territory, the medal-rich sport of swimming? They need not worry now but they should worry in [...]
