Women's Prelims play by play

[Amy B]

becca, you're awesome, thanks so much for all the updating, you do such a great job w/ this site!! I'll bet you don't get told often enough!! Stew, you rule, thanks for keeping becca updated as well for all us uberfans back home!!

[rainbowgirl28]

Bar goes up to 4.40!

Gao Shuying makes it on her first. Looks like she is going to bail but then she flops over.

April makes it easily, she looks really good.

Yay April!!

[rainbowgirl28]

Boslak makes it easily

[rainbowgirl28]

Yes, remember that all of the color commentary is from Jeff Hartwig who is watching the feed from the athletes village. I am not actually watching any video right now.

Jeff = the coolest pole vaulter ever.

[rainbowgirl28]

Agirre is fighting with the judges over something.

[HMS]

YES. April cleared 4.40

[rainbowgirl28]

Boslak makes it easy.

Boyd misses.

Silke Spiegelburg has another good jump. It looks like she has everything worked out.

Hendry misses.

[KirkB]

12 out at 4.30 or lower. 24 left at 4.40 ...

[rainbowgirl28]

Samsu misses.

[achtungpv]

I'm watching the Norwegian TV feed. Great close up of Yelena passed out unconscious while waiting her turn. She drools in her sleep.

[vaultmd]

I'm watching the Norwegian TV feed. Great close up of Yelena passed out unconscious while waiting her turn. She drools in her sleep.

You have an mpeg2 receiver or something?

[rainbowgirl28]

Hingst makes on her first.