Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:55 PM
Remmah2 (3,291 posts)
Olympic Skeet Shooting *spoiler alert*Last edited Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:16 PM USA/ET - Edit history (3)
Source: Huffington Post
LONDON -- Step aside, Carl Lewis. You, too, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Al Oerter. Meet Kimberly Rhode, the first American with individual medals in five straight Olympics, after a golden, record-setting, nearly perfect performance. Rhode won the women's skeet shooting Sunday, tying a world record and setting the Olympic mark with 99 points – meaning she missed once in 100 shots. She was eight targets better than silver medalist Wei Ning of China and nine better than Slovakia's Danka Bartekova, who topped Russia's Marina Belikova in a shootout for the bronze. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/29/kim-rhode-olympics-record-shooting-womens_n_1716022.html Kim is an inspiration in a sport where men-women can compete on the same field and women kick the men's butts! (Ask my daughter.)
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| Remmah2 | Jul 2012 | OP | |
| Blue_Tires | Jul 2012 | #1 | |
| Remmah2 | Jul 2012 | #2 | |
| SoapBox | Jul 2012 | #3 | |
| msongs | Jul 2012 | #4 | |
| nanabugg | Jul 2012 | #5 | |
| Remmah2 | Jul 2012 | #6 | |
| hack89 | Jul 2012 | #10 | |
| jberryhill | Jul 2012 | #7 | |
| progressoid | Jul 2012 | #28 | |
| leftyohiolib | Jul 2012 | #8 | |
| petronius | Jul 2012 | #9 | |
| leftyohiolib | Jul 2012 | #11 | |
| petronius | Jul 2012 | #15 | |
| leftyohiolib | Jul 2012 | #24 | |
| Remmah2 | Jul 2012 | #12 | |
| petronius | Jul 2012 | #16 | |
| muriel_volestrangler | Jul 2012 | #13 | |
| petronius | Jul 2012 | #14 | |
| Remmah2 | Jul 2012 | #18 | |
| petronius | Jul 2012 | #21 | |
| Remmah2 | Jul 2012 | #23 | |
| JustABozoOnThisBus | Jul 2012 | #29 | |
| Remmah2 | Jul 2012 | #31 | |
| muriel_volestrangler | Jul 2012 | #19 | |
| petronius | Jul 2012 | #20 | |
| Remmah2 | Jul 2012 | #22 | |
| nadinbrzezinski | Jul 2012 | #17 | |
| tawadi | Jul 2012 | #25 | |
| Sanity Claws | Jul 2012 | #26 | |
| Purveyor | Jul 2012 | #27 | |
| JustABozoOnThisBus | Jul 2012 | #30 |
Response to Remmah2 (Original post)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:57 PM
Blue_Tires (31,870 posts)
1. They're gonna make her pee in a cup now...
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Response to Blue_Tires (Reply #1)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:00 PM
Remmah2 (3,291 posts)
2. Going to find cordite and lead.
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I've seen film clips on her. Nothing but clay dust.
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Response to Remmah2 (Original post)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:16 PM
SoapBox (5,909 posts)
3. She's gracious and professional...
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I saw the medal ceremony and her eventual interview. What a great American and Olympian.
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Response to Remmah2 (Original post)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:20 PM
msongs (30,809 posts)
4. not surprising since the USa is the biggest gun culture in human history nt
Response to msongs (Reply #4)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:28 PM
nanabugg (2,198 posts)
5. It still takes skill to shoot like her. Kudos for a super performance. nt
Response to nanabugg (Reply #5)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:37 PM
Remmah2 (3,291 posts)
6. I'm convinced that those that can't mock the skills of others.
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A sad statement on the human condition.
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Response to msongs (Reply #4)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:46 PM
hack89 (21,532 posts)
10. "Gun culture" certainly explains the Chinese winning the silver ... oh wait. nt
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Last edited Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:48 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) |
Response to Remmah2 (Original post)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:37 PM
jberryhill (30,149 posts)
7. Nothing like sitting down to a meal of fresh wild skeet
Response to jberryhill (Reply #7)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:54 PM
progressoid (27,384 posts)
28. Meh. They taste OK, but I hate biting into some skeet and finding shot pellets.
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I'll stick with the farm raised skeet.
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Response to Remmah2 (Original post)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:38 PM
leftyohiolib (3,287 posts)
8. isnt this the malicious disruption spoiler trumad and skinner were warning about
Response to leftyohiolib (Reply #8)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:45 PM
petronius (19,792 posts)
9. Considering that it's been over 24 hours and there's nothing obviously malicious about it,
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I'd say the answer to your question is "no."
Did you have women's skeet TiVo'd for later? |
Response to petronius (Reply #9)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:47 PM
leftyohiolib (3,287 posts)
11. didnt realize that event was that long ago
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Last edited Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:48 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) im not watching any of the O but skinner was pretty pissed at a poster who tried that
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Response to leftyohiolib (Reply #11)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 02:24 PM
petronius (19,792 posts)
15. That was quite a dust-up, wasn't it?
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I was honestly a bit surprised at the level of administrative vehemence, considering how many other slap-downably obnoxious behaviors occur around here... |
Response to petronius (Reply #15)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:26 PM
leftyohiolib (3,287 posts)
24. i think the label mailicious disruption was a bit of a stretch
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but he who pays the bills pulls the strings
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Response to petronius (Reply #9)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:51 PM
Remmah2 (3,291 posts)
12. I'm ticked that archery and the shooting sports are given minimal air time.
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The winter olympics biathelon is about the only one I ever see get any press.
Then again I only have basic cable. |
Response to Remmah2 (Reply #12)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 02:26 PM
petronius (19,792 posts)
16. I saw a couple of rounds of team archery yesterday - it was a lot more fun to watch
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than I expected, and in a fantastic venue. Much more interesting than watching cyclists whizz by, or people swim up and down in a pool...
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Response to petronius (Reply #9)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:53 PM
muriel_volestrangler (65,829 posts)
13. That does, of course, mean it's not Latest Breaking News (nt)
Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #13)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 02:22 PM
petronius (19,792 posts)
14. Article published within the last 12 hours - guess HuffPo got the memo
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about the annoying-ness of spoilers...
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Response to petronius (Reply #14)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 02:47 PM
Remmah2 (3,291 posts)
18. Archery is brutal on the body.
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Last edited Mon Jul 30, 2012, 02:48 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) I once got my mustache caught in the bow string under my fingers.
Ripppppppppppppppppppppppp................. Not to mention the wrist slap and bruising. |
Response to Remmah2 (Reply #18)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:07 PM
petronius (19,792 posts)
21. I did notice one of the competitors with the string pressed up very tightly
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against her cheek - I was a bit concerned for the continued integrity of her nose...
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Response to petronius (Reply #21)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:19 PM
Remmah2 (3,291 posts)
23. More painful than waxing. nt
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nt
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Response to Remmah2 (Reply #23)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:00 PM
JustABozoOnThisBus (9,962 posts)
29. Don't shoot from the hip
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er, what do you mean "waxing"?
I just flinched when you said that. |
Response to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #29)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 08:52 PM
Remmah2 (3,291 posts)
31. My aunts wax their mustaches.
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The ones on their faces.
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Response to petronius (Reply #14)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 02:57 PM
muriel_volestrangler (65,829 posts)
19. No; 5:30 pm ET on the 29th
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So that's 19 hours before this thread was started.
And she won 27 hours before the thread: http://www.newsday.com/sports/olympics/kim-rhode-wins-women-s-skeet-gold-1st-american-with-individual-medal-in-5-straight-olympics-1.3867819 July 29, 2012 9:20 AM This really is old news. It's silly posting delayed events in 'Latest Breaking News'. |
Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #19)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:05 PM
petronius (19,792 posts)
20. Aargh, you're right - I looked at the date at the top of the page...
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Response to petronius (Reply #20)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:18 PM
Remmah2 (3,291 posts)
22. Actually the original Huffington post was 7/30/2012
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It was checked very carefully before posting.
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Response to leftyohiolib (Reply #8)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 02:32 PM
nadinbrzezinski (121,678 posts)
17. Why do you thinnk I now post any sports related posts
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and some NOT even distantly related to the Olympics on my FB page?
Yup, that is the exact reason... and the unequal enforcement of "rules." Also it's been over 24 hours so it does not meet lbn definition either. |
Response to Remmah2 (Original post)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:41 PM
tawadi (1,994 posts)
25. Worth the spoiler
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Response to Remmah2 (Original post)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:44 PM
Sanity Claws (13,439 posts)
26. Oh the poor Skeets
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How can she kill all those skeets? There won't be any left for the outside kitty cats to hunt.
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Response to Remmah2 (Original post)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:50 PM
Purveyor (13,450 posts)
27. That's some mighty fine shoot'n and I'm proud for her. Good job done! eom
Response to Remmah2 (Original post)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:06 PM
JustABozoOnThisBus (9,962 posts)
30. Good news, expecially after the US didn't win a medal in Women's Pellet Rifle
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China's first gold.
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