Our Canadian friends who’ve been gnashing their teeth because they’ve been medal-less for days will, I think, gnash their teeth no more. Canada now has three medals one of which is a gold medal courtesy of wrestler Carol Huynh who’s being carried above by her coach and some other guy Ah, the sweet tears of [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2008’
Oleksandr Petriv Bags Fourth Gold Medal for Ukraine
Oleksandr Petriv embodies the motto that goes, “A man should be part of his flag.” Anyways, Oleksandr won the gold medal in the men’s 25 meter rapid fire pistol bringing the Ukraine’s gold medal tally to four. Ukraine related:Artur Ayvazian: Rifle Kissing Gold Medalist Photo source: xinhua
Jon Stewart: Michael Phelps vs. the Giant Clam
The unfortunate rivals of Michael Phelps might want to pick some tips from this video on how they can beat the merman. Brought to you by Jon Stewart. Related:Jon Stewart on Olympic Controversies
Phelps Bags Seventh Gold, the U.S.’s 15th
Isn’t it interesting that almost half of the gold medal harvest of the United States is produced (or co-produced) by Michael Phelps? Here’s the merman celebrating after winning his seventh gold medal in the men’s 100 meters butterfly. Photo source: beijing 2008
Kirsty Coventry Gets Her Cherry on Top
Kudos to Kirsty Coventry for coming up with a nice description for her gold medal in the 200 meters backstroke, i.e., a “cherry on top”. Would it be safe to assume that some children in her native Zimbabwe will be named “Cherry” or, the more interesting, “Cherryontop” to honor Kirsty’s victory? After all, when she [...]
