Good for you Samuel Sanchez for winning a gold medal for Spain. Now bring those hands down because they remind me of them irritating televangelists who I force myself to watch if there’s nothing interesting on TV.

Congratulations. Felicidades! [Note: The guys over here are debating whether felicidades or felicitaciones is the right translation for congratulations.]

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If Czech shooter Katerina Emmons gained the distinction as the first gold medalist in Beijing, weightlifter Chen Xiexia will be remembered as the first Chinese athlete to win a gold medal for the host country. Eat your heart out, United States, the Chinese have a gold medal now.

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Eat your hearts out China and the United States. The Czech Republic is leading the gold medal race. At least for now, anyways.

The Czech’s first gold medal in this Olympics is courtesy of shooter Katerina Emmons. Blahopřejeme!

August 12 Update: Here’s the link to our updates on the Olympic Medal results.

Friends, this is where we will put the Olympic results when they come in. I know it’s still a month away but it’s not bad to think in advance, eh?

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