Hello China

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http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing...?urn=oly,102564

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: raider13</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/IOC-orders-investigation-into-He-Kexin-s-age?urn=oly,102564</div></div>
Different article - same subjecthttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26337759/

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good.....shes not even 14

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Dallhausser made Fabio look silly in set 3,and the Americans become the first nation to sweep gold in men's and women's

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fabio?

this guy plays volleyball now?

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Triump over tragedy:
Americans play for men's volleyball gold for first time in 20 years shocking the #2 Russian Federation,a team that was 9-0 vs us. 5 sets in this one. The US remains unbeaten.

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After losing intentionally to Italy to draw the U.S. in men's water polo,we can now ask "HOW'D THAT WORK OUT FER YA?"

BEIJING -- The United States advanced to the Olympic gold medal game in men's water polo for the first time in 20 years with a surprise victory over Serbia on Friday.


The Americans, ranked ninth in the world coming to Beijing, upset Serbia 10-5.

The United States will play two-time defending gold medalist Hungary in the final Sunday. The Hungarians, looking to become the first country to win three consecutive gold medals in the sport since Great Britain in 1920, beat Montenegro 11-9 in the other semifinal.

Serbia and Montenegro, which won a silver medal four years ago as a unified country, will play each other for bronze. They declared their independence two years ago.

The Americans opened up a three-goal advantage early in the third quarter, getting power-play goals from Ryan Bailey and captain Tony Azevedo to make it 7-4, and cruised the rest of the way.

Azevedo led the Americans with three goals, including one with 4:04 remaining that made it a three-goal game again.

The U.S. hasn't earned a medal in men's water polo since bringing home silver in 1988 in Seoul.

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http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer...ory?id=3550793


http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing...ov=ap&type=lgns

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The triump over tragedy story has a wonderful ending,as the American men's voleyball team nabs gold!!!! [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]

U.S. wins emotional gold in men's volleyball after perfect run
Aug. 24, 2008
CBSSports.com wire reports



BEIJING -- The U.S. men's volleyball team won the Olympic gold medal Sunday, defeating defending champion Brazil to complete a perfect run through a tournament shadowed by a grisly attack at a Beijing tourist site.


The Americans captured their third gold medal in the sport with a 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23 victory in the final. Top-ranked Brazil, a two-time gold medalist, settled for the silver medal.

The U.S. surge to the title came after coach Hugh McCutcheon's father-in-law was fatally stabbed the day before competition started. McCutcheon missed the team's first three games to be with his wife, a former volleyball Olympian whose mother was also injured in the attack.

McCutcheon hugged his assistants after the final point. Then he buried his head into his hands and quietly walked off the court. He did not return for a long while, and when he did, he embraced veteran Lloy Ball.

Russia won the bronze medal earlier in the day with a three-set victory over Italy.

The Americans won golds in 1984 and 1988 before winning the bronze in Barcelona. They finished fourth in Athens in 2004.

A day earlier, in another U.S.-Brazil volleyball showdown, the U.S. women came away with a silver medal after losing 3-1 to Brazil.

This was the first time since the 1984 Los Angeles Games that both the American men and women advanced to the Olympic finals.

The men's victory was secured when Clayton Stanley's spike sailed toward Brazilian star Giba, who popped the ball out of bounds. Giba stayed crouched on the floor in disbelief, and the U.S. team rushed on the court to embrace. Ball, a four-time Olympian, jumped the barrier to the seats, where he hugged his 7-year-old son and wife.

Brazil has dominated international play for most of this decade and was favored to win the gold in Beijing. After winning all five matches in the preliminary round, the U.S. men beat Serbia in the quarterfinals before the victory over Russia.

The tournament opened on a grim note. McCutcheon's father-in-law, Todd Bachman, was killed the day after opening ceremony by a knife-wielding assailant at the 13th-century Drum Tower. Bachman's wife, Barbara, was badly wounded; the assailant jumped to his death from the tower.

McCutcheon is married to the Bachman's daughter, former Olympian Elisabeth "Wiz" Bachman McCutcheon, who played for the U.S. women in Athens.

The coach left the team to be with his family and missed three matches before his mother-in-law improved and returned to the U.S. by air ambulance. Assistant Ron Larsen was interim head coach.

The U.S. men marked their shoes with the initials of Todd and Barbara Bachman during the games. McCutcheon planned to return to the U.S. immediately after the final.

The Brazilians went 4-1 in preliminary pool play, the lone loss to Russia, and defeated China in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Brazil defeated Italy and the U.S. downed Russia.

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