These 3 sports the have'nt got any medals especially in judo with jimmy pedro the u.s.best judoka fighter with his 2 olypmic bronze medals and only the 2nd american to win the world judo championships,in olympic weightlifting wesley barnett,tara nott are the last to last to place in this discipline,with these sports having a low number of participents in the u.s.compared to europe the soviet republics,and olympic boxing the past 3 olympics games the u.s.have only few bronze medals and one silver,with the crazy changes of today's youth will the u.s. get back the greatness and success of past olympic games?
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Not wishing to cast asperaitions on the US track record in weightlifting, judo or boxing, but the only time the US won medals in these events in recent years was when the Warsaw Pact countries boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
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UCI was represented with eight former athletes at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Five of the 13-man U.S. men’s water polo team were former UCI All-Americans (Ryan Bailey, Genai Kerr, Dan Klatt, Omar Amr, Jeff Powers). Former sailors Peter Wells and Lanee Butler Beashel competed in the Mistral events, while Jay Glaser was an assistant coach in Tornados. A total of 38 former UCI student-athletes and coaches have participated in a total of 42 Olympics Games’ events, including one water polo player on each of the last six U.S. Olympic teams. Olympic competitors with UCI affiliations have won a total of 20 medals. \n\nSome of the more notable student-athletes to have competed at UCI include American mile record-holder and three-time Olympian Steve Scott; Olympic diving gold medalists Greg Louganis and Jennifer Chandler; world long jump record-holder Mike Powell; outfielder Brady Anderson; pitcher Doug Linton; Chicago Bulls assistant coach Bob Thornton; 12-year NBA veteran Scott Brooks was a member of the 1994 world champion Houston Rockets and is currently an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets.
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Sorry, those game are over.  They were in Torino, Italy.  For a list of finalists, try going to the official Olympics website and looking for news on finalists before Torino.
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Anyone who can get throught the Olympic trials to be able to even get to the Olympics is awesome!   He has MANY World records and is there.. Hummm.. Makes him awesome to me...\n\nSuggestion:  You compete against him and win.  I would put major money on the fact you can't!
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The Olympics games were not originally an international competition, they were held with in Greece.  They used to be male only competitions, and the men had to compete naked to prove they were male after a woman competed and beat some men somewhere back in history before they had to do it nude.\nThere are many more sports in the modern olympics than there were in the classic games, tho there are some that remain, mainly athletic events such as javelin, discus, jumps and running events.\nDuring the classical period the olympic movement did not have the same ideals as the modern one, and there were no winter olympics.\nThe 5 interlocking rings is a new symbol, though there was a torch in the classical period.\nThe games from classical greece were held to honour the gods, now they are used to spread a message about good sportsmanship and international co-operation.\nRules have become rationalised in the modern olympics, no doubt in the classic games the final decision was made by an important official, probably with a few favourites....
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Check this out:\n\nhttp://www.forbes.com/2004/06/23/04athletesland.html
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I think the four teams to watch are the Dominican Rebublic, Cuba, Japan, and the U.S.  Players are pulling out on the Dominican Republic and U.S teams, so I'm not liking them as much.  I would pick Japan to win, except Cuba is the defending Olympic champion, so I'm going with Cuba.
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usa is good in olympics ...that is all\nbesides American pride can get someone to be overconfident thus diminishing performance,
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They're not looking great.  The problem is bring a bunch of superstars together doesn't make them a team.  Just ask the US basketball team of the last Olympics.\n\nIt will be interesting to see how the US rebounds after this loss.  Korea is a surprisingly strong team.  I would assume the US can beat Mexico again, but baseball isn't the kind a sport that you can always bring your A game.  That's why championships are usually decided by series not single games.\n\nWillis sure hasn't faired well.  I hope that they keep Bonds a million miles from the team.  He's a low life that doesn't deserve to represent the country.
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Many small countries cannot afford to take part in international sports.  And, if a country is small enough, it may not have all that many athletes at the world class level.
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I thought I read they took the Bronze.\n\nAnyway.....  Many NHL Players are from Canada & Europe now.\nFor example, the Devil's Goalie Martin Brodure is from Canada and was the Canadian Goalie. \nSo having NHL Players in the Olympics helps many countries not just the USA!
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He is not listed as an Olympic medalist on the official site:\n\nhttp://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp\n\nI found reference to him saying he was silver medalist in the 1998 World Cup in Freestyle Wresting.
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Shahz you have no idea what you're talking about. Soccer is currently the global sport. Basketball and Rugby(yes Rugby) aren't far behind. As for the top American sport: Football.
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I agree with your premise, since there does seem to be a decline in the quality of Black heavyweights.\n\nWhen boxing was the top sport in the world, the poor could gain great stardom by attaining the world renown crown of heavyweight champion of the world.\n\nHowever, the sport has been tainted by curruption and people do not look at the heavyweight champion with the same honor as before. \n\nNow, soccer is the top sport worldwide and fame can be achieved for country instead of individual. African americans want to be NBA players for the fame in the black community.\nThis did not happen until the 80's.\nWhat the heavyweight division needs is someone to dominate like Tyson did. Maybe the 230 pound Russian is that guy!\n\nSo poor = exploited, but not poor when making millions.\nboxing = not fame maker so people playing different sports where they are glorified for their pain!
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In my opinion the coverage for the olympics this year is a lot better than four years ago.\n\nFour years ago it was 95% figure skating and ice dancing\nFour years ago when they weren't showing figure skating they were showing weepy fluff pieces on the athletes' lives.\nFour years ago you wouldn't see an event unless an American was a medal contender.\n\nThis year they seem to be balancing out the coverage a lot better.  They're showing a wider variety of sports, and hardly any of the fluff pieces.  They're even showing sports where America isn't in contention.\n\nWhy are the ratings down?\n\nProbably because they're showing a wider variety of sports, and hardly any of the fluff pieces, and because they're showing sports where America isn't in contention.
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Yes..look up Kelvin Seabrooks. He was the IBF World Champion and The US Olympic Trials Bronze Medalist for 1987. He is also ESPN"S fighter of the decade. He fought more than he was supposed to over the years and received brain damage as a result. I've known him for years. He talks as if he has had a stroke in his mouth. His thinking can be off a times and as a result of his injuries he can't box anymore. He is a security guard at a local school. So i would say if a fighter doesn't get out soon enough the same thing can happen to them!   http://www.withinthering.com/Default.aspx?NavigationID=395
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Because it is fun to play and watch. It is also pretty easy to learn- bounce the ball, put it in the hoop. It came from Canada, so technically it was exported to the US. Russia always is good in basketball too. They won the olympics in the 80's and Kiralenko and other Russians are still playing well in the league. Now a days there is an influx of basketball players arcoss the globe. NBA multiple players from Brazil, Argentina, Yugoslavia, France, Spain, Nigeria, Sudan, Austrailia, Turkey, China, just to name a few. It's almost everywhere.