Women's Prelims play by play

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Re: Live updates from Women's Prelims - discuss here only!

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:12 pm

Misses at 4.30 for Silva, Molnar, and the Greek girl

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:12 pm

Gao Shuying makes her opening height.

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:13 pm

Buisson misses, comes down on the bar.

Samsu makes. She is having a good day!

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:14 pm

Erica Bartolina misses her first jump, doesn't time up with the pole.

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:15 pm

Boyd makes.

Silke Spiegelburg has a bad jump, slows down and comes down on the bar.

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:16 pm

April Steiner-Bennett misses her first jump too.

C'mon Team USA!

Hendry misses.

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Unread postby vaultmd » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:17 pm

rainbowgirl28 wrote:Ben Youssef and Vandy are out.

Too bad for Leila :(


Hey!

She cleared a height at the Olympics!

That's awesome!

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:17 pm

Zhou's hand slips off the pole.

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Unread postby KirkB » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:19 pm

It's going to be a long night. They've been jumping for over an hour now, and from a field of 36, only 4 have been eliminated so far.

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Re: Live updates from Women's Prelims - discuss here only!

Unread postby HMS » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:19 pm

GO APRIL. YOU CAN DO IT!
This site will help you if you want to see what's going on...
http://www.nbcolympics.com/trackandfiel ... index.html

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:20 pm

Dennison misses.Skafida misses. Piwowarska misses. Hingst misses. Buchler misses. Ling misses.

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:21 pm

Nastia misses. Agirre makes.


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