Michael Phelps - How many gold medals in Beijing?

[BB73]

How many gold medals will Michael Phelps win at the Beijing Olypmics?

This vBet will be permanently settled after the award ceremony for his last swimming event.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Good vBet, I think this will be "the story" of the 2008 Olympics. Mark Spitz's 7 gold medals at Munich is considered the "Holy Grail" of Olympic records. Phelps has a realistic shot at beating it.

 

[Jaxbuck]

I'm torn between wanting an American to do well and him being from a school that I wish wasn't part of America.

:(

 

[CCI]

Good vBet, I think this will be "the story" of the 2008 Olympics. Mark Spitz's 7 gold medals at Munich is considered the "Holy Grail" of Olympic records. Phelps has a realistic shot at beating it.

Bring home the Gold Phelps

 

[ScriptOhio]

Bring home the Gold Phelps

Bring home MORE gold......Should he win four gold medals -- he won six at the 2004 Athens Games -- Phelps will become the all-time Olympic swimming gold medalist.

 

[starBUCKS]

One down... breaking world record in 400m individual medaly

 

[OSUsushichic]

Does it bother anyone that this guy is scUM? :p

 

[Best Buckeye]

Does it bother anyone that this guy is scUM? :p

I saw him win a heat this afternoon Sushi, and that was the thought that popped into my mind. :tongue2:

 

[buckeyes_rock]

Does it bother anyone that this guy is scUM? :p

Well, at least he was just following his coach, not his heart.

 

[OSUsushichic]

Well, at least he was just following his coach, not his heart.

There ya go. :stupid::scum4:

But now that his coach has left scUM, maybe Phelps will stay because of Barwis. :p

 

[ThisIsMyUsernam]

He took like 3 classes during the 4 years he was there, lol. He's moving back to Baltimore after the Olympics. However, he is stuck with that block 'M' tattoo now...

 

[OHSportsFan]

Ok, so "swimming aficionado" I am not, but watching this relay live just now on NBC had me pretty pumped.

A little backstory. Some Frenchie came in talking shit to the USA about how they were going to smash us.

France is leading with the anchor (still an anchor in swimming? irony at it's finest) the only man left. The USA swimmer obliterates the world record for a one lap split and wins the Gold in an amazing comeback.

Phenomenal stuff from that last US swimmer.

 

[sandgk]

Shocker - Shocker - Phelps dream of 8 golds kept alive by the anchor leg in the 4 x 100 Free relay.

Against the French, with the French having the lead going into the final leg and Bernard their anchor swimmer.

Stunning last lap. Simply stunning. 0.9 seconds faster than Bernard in the last lap.

Phelps owes Lezak Dinner.

More than once.

With 8 - you get more than egg roll Lezak.

 

[starBUCKS]

Ok, so "swimming aficionado" I am not, but watching this relay live just now on NBC had me pretty pumped.

A little backstory. Some Frenchie came in talking shit to the USA about how they were going to smash us.

France is leading with the anchor (still an anchor in swimming? irony at it's finest) the only man left. The USA swimmer obliterates the world record for a one lap split and wins the Gold in an amazing comeback.

Phenomenal stuff from that last US swimmer.

That was pretty nasty. Who's talking now? "We are... the United States of America"

 

[BayBuck]

Ok, so "swimming aficionado" I am not, but watching this relay live just now on NBC had me pretty pumped.

A little backstory. Some Frenchie came in talking [censored] to the USA about how they were going to smash us.

France is leading with the anchor (still an anchor in swimming? irony at it's finest) the only man left. The USA swimmer obliterates the world record for a one lap split and wins the Gold in an amazing comeback.

Phenomenal stuff from that last US swimmer.

Amazing race, that is what the Olympics is all about right there!

USA