Team USA

[Annie]

Well looks like our friends across the pond are off to a flying start with a Gold for the Women's Fencing and a 2nd Gold for the Men's 400M Swimming.

[Annie]

And a 3rd Gold has been chalked up by the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay. Along with 4 Silver Medals and 4 Bronze Medals I'd say our friends are well on track (scuse pun :resent:)

[Annie]

Well done to USA you've picked up another Bronze Medal. http://www.tabletennistalk.co.uk/forum/images/icons/clap.gif

[Annie]

Well it seems Michael Phelps is having a great Olympics with a 3rd Gold in the Men's 200M Freestyle. Over all it seems the USA are having a good Games with 19 Medals in total.

Although China have 9 Gold Medals todate in total they only have 14 Medals so pints wise are currently second.

Needless to say I think the UK has stopped for a Tea Break! :resent:

[Annie]

Ok to make it easier............

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[MK Chris]

...is that a new element in the periodic table, 'suilver'?

:thtease:

[Annie]

...is that a new element in the periodic table, 'suilver'?

:thtease:

I'll let you do the next one :thtease:

[MK Chris]

*hides*

[Annie]

I'm scared to look how many you lot have got now because it means a whole load of work for me to relay it! :bag:

[Annie]

WOW! 29 in total now and well done to Michael Phelps having gained 5 Gold Medals! That is truly an amazing feat for anyone.

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[MK Chris]

Apparently, at the tender age of 23 (well, not that tender.. I'm only 24, but you get my drift) Phelps has won more gold medals than Mexico have ever won in all their Olympics.

[Annie]

I bet his Mum's really proud :cry3:

[MK Chris]

James Blake is a set and a break up against Roger Federer.

[MK Chris]

Blakey (I hate you Butler.. not that the Americans amongst us will understand that reference) has dumped Fed out in straight sets, tie-break in the second set.

(I really should start editing rather than adding multiple posts on.. sorry!)

After Fed was dumped out by your American fella, you're unusally faring less well in the women's - Serena is out and Venus is a set down now! However, she could well come out all guns blazing now.

[Annie]

I've lost count on USA so for the latest...........

CLICK HERE (http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/92A/USA_T.shtml)

[MK Chris]

Ah the lazy method... like it!

[Annie]

Ah the lazy method... like it!

Soweee! :sulk:

[MK Chris]

No, I like it!

[Annie]

Well Michael Phelps now has 7 Gold Medals. Has anyone ever acheived this many gold Medals in a single Olympic Games?

[Annie]

Well it seems Mark Spitz equalled this feat in any one Olympic Games and also won seven Gold Medals in the 1972 Munich Olympics.

However Phelps now holds the world record and detailed HERE (http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Awesome-Phelps-sets-Olympic-gold.4388605.jp)

[MK Chris]

I think if Phelps gets his eighth it'll smash Spitz. He only got that seventh by the slimmest of whiskers.. I didn't think he'd done it at first!

[Annie]

Well and then it was all over! 8 Gold Medals for Phelps. 23 years old! Just amazing, truly amazing http://www.tabletennistalk.co.uk/forum/images/icons/clap.gifhttp://www.tabletennistalk.co.uk/forum/images/icons/clap.gifhttp://www.tabletennistalk.co.uk/forum/images/icons/clap.gifhttp://www.tabletennistalk.co.uk/forum/images/icons/clap.gifhttp://www.tabletennistalk.co.uk/forum/images/icons/clap.gifhttp://www.tabletennistalk.co.uk/forum/images/icons/clap.gifhttp://www.tabletennistalk.co.uk/forum/images/icons/clap.gifhttp://www.tabletennistalk.co.uk/forum/images/icons/clap.gif

[MK Chris]

I still don't know how he did the 100m butterfly.. but yeah, quite incredible.