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Comment on Dara Torres Makes Another Olympic Bid by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:39:29 +0000

Brenda Holmes was not 44 when she competed in the 72 olympics. She was actually the youngest swimmer on the Canadian team that traveled to Munich.

Comment on How Much Money Do Olympians Make? by How Much Money Do Chinese Olympic Gold Medalist Make?, The Olympics Blog, China,

How Much Money Do Chinese Olympic Gold Medalist Make?, The Olympics Blog, China, — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:17:34 +0000

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Comment on Vancouver 2010 Medal Predictions – Daniel Johnson by Marcus Eberling

Marcus Eberling — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:55:22 +0000

Mr. Johnson’s medal predictions are the biggest shit I’ve ever read. Finding Germany on 7th rank compared to the first in reality and Italy just behind Germany on 8 shows, how idiotic this guy’s preditions are. And what about Canada????

Comment on The Money Report: United States by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:26:16 +0000

does this count for field events as well such as shot put and such?

Comment on The Money Report: United States by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:24:43 +0000

Would this go for throwers as well such as shot putters, and hammer throwers?

Comment on 2010 Medal Projections: Vancouver Games Individual Winners by SPark

SPark — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:58:38 +0000

Daniel Johnson’s predictions are fairly crude; he did not even predict S. Korea to be in the top ten, when they have performed very well in the past few years.

Comment on How Much Money Do Olympians Make? by Deb

Deb — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:51:02 +0000

While the people of Haiti die in the rubble and the children of Africa suffer an unthinkable existance, we grossly indulge in our privileged lives, spending billions to promote people who do little else but hone an athletic talent. Ah, we should all be so lucky. And how the corporate wheel scoops them up and feeds off of them. Good old fashioned capitalism at work in full force.

Comment on American Crybabies II: Torri "False Start?" Edwards by 2010 Medal Projections: Vancouver Games Individual Winners — The Olympics Blog

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:31:32 +0000

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Comment on Vancouver 2010 Medal Predictions – Daniel Johnson by 2010 Medal Projections: Vancouver Games Individual Winners — The Olympics Blog

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:26:08 +0000

[...] people at the Associated Press have much bigger balls than economist Daniel Johnson and his team. Why? Because they not only predicted the number of medals that a national team will [...]

Comment on How Much Money Do Olympians Make? by Russian Olympian Medal Winners Get Money ?! - Fencing Discussion

Russian Olympian Medal Winners Get Money ?! - Fencing Discussion — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:48:28 +0000

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