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The Official 2008 Beijing Olympics Thread
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The Chinese type moving was unbelievable. I was sure it was computer programmed. Best opening ceremony I've ever seen.
^^^There were people inside of those types. They showed themselves after the performance was over.
I thought it was amazing. I thought having the Olympic flame lit by having Li Ning running high above the stadium was fantastic. Plus, the costuming was incredible, the tai-chi performance was too. All in all, a great great show!
I thought it was amazing. I thought having the Olympic flame lit by having Li Ning running high above the stadium was fantastic. Plus, the costuming was incredible, the tai-chi performance was too. All in all, a great great show!
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BEIJING -- The victims of a deadly stabbing attack at a tourist site in Beijing on the first day of the Olympic Games were the in-laws of the U.S. men's volleyball coach, the U.S. Olympic Committee said Saturday.
The committee said Todd Bachman of Lakeville, Minn., the father of former U.S. Olympian Elisabeth Bachman, was killed. His wife, Barbara, suffered "serious and life-threatening" injuries and was transported to a local hospital for emergency treatment.
The assailant, identified by the official Xinhua News Agency as Tang Yongming, 47, from the eastern city of Hangzhou, also stabbed and injured a Chinese woman serving as a tour guide with the Americans.
Tang then committed suicide by throwing himself off a 130-foot-high balcony of the ancient landmark the Americans were visiting, the 13th century Drum Tower, according to the Xinhua reports.
Todd Bachman was president and CEO of Bachman's Inc., a Minneapolis-area garden center chain founded by his great-grandfather, Henry Bachman Sr., in 1885.
Their daughter, Elisabeth Bachman, a member of the 2004 U.S. women's volleyball team, is married to U.S. men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon. She was present during the attack but was not injured, according to the USOC.
Personnel from the USOC and the United States Embassy were assisting the Bachman family at the hospital, the committee said.
The brutal attack shortly after midday was all the more shocking because of the rarity of violent crime against foreigners in tightly controlled China, which has ramped up security measures even more for the Olympics.
The stabbing came only hours after what by many accounts was the most spectacular opening ceremony in Olympic history and it has already dampened some of the enthusiasm.
"They are deeply saddened and shocked," Darryl Seibel, a spokesman for the U.S. Olympic Committee, said of the volleyball team.
"It is impossible to describe the depth of our sadness and shock in this tragic hour," said USOC chairman Peter Ueberroth. "Our delegation comes to the Games as a family, and when one member of our family suffers a loss, we all grieve with them. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences are with the Bachman and McCutcheon families."
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Chinese police forensic officers leave the Drum Tower in Beijing after investigating the scene where American citizen Todd Bachman, the father in law of the U.S. men's volleyball coach, was stabbed to death.
Seibel said the Bachmans were not wearing anything that would have identified them as Americans or as part of the U.S. team.
"They were not wearing apparel or anything that would have specifically identified them as being members of our delegation" or as Americans, he told The Associated Press.
He said it is "too early to say" whether the U.S. delegation or athletes will require additional security.
The U.S. Embassy said it believed the attack was an isolated act and not directed at Americans or foreigners, given that the Chinese tour guide was also hurt.
"We don't believe this was targeted at American citizens, and we don't believe this has anything to do with the Olympics," embassy spokeswoman Susan Stevenson said.
U.S. ambassador Clark T. Randt visited the victims at a hospital in Beijing to convey the condolences of President Bush, who had been informed of the incident.
"Laura and I were also saddened by the attack on an American family and their Chinese tour guide today in Beijing," Bush said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. And the United States government has offered to provide any assistance the family needs."
China's Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment on the attack.
A USA basketball spokesman told ESPN.com that the U.S. men's basketball team was briefed on the attack by its director of security, Bernie Tolbert, and by the assistant executive director of men's basketball programs, Sean Ford. The team had no further comment.
Jennie Finch, a member of the U.S. softball team, said her heart skipped a beat when she heard about the attack, but she was undaunted.
"I'm here with my husband and son, so it's not easy but we're living our dreams and we're not going to live in fear," she said. "We're going to go out there every day and enjoy every day and celebrate it."
Police blocked off streets leading to the Drum Tower immediately after the attack and cordoned off the area with yellow police tape. Security officers were examining the scene on the tower and below.
Attacks on foreigners in China are extremely rare. A Canadian model was murdered last month in Shanghai, but police said that was because she stumbled onto a burglary.
In March, a screaming, bomb-strapped hostage-taker who commandeered a bus with 10 Australians aboard in the popular tourist city of Xi'an was shot to death by a police sniper.
Shanghai and Beijing are still safer than most foreign cities of their size. Punishments for crimes against foreigners are heavier than for crimes against Chinese, and police-linked neighborhood watch groups are highly vigilant. Chinese are not allowed to own guns.
Even so, the U.S. government now warns Americans against muggings, beatings and even carjackings, especially in the nightlife and shopping districts of large cities.
Built in the 13th century, the Drum Tower is one of few ancient structures still in fast-developing Beijing. Drummers pounded their massive instruments on the hour to let people in the imperial city know the time.
International Olympic Committee spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said in a statement that the committee had received reports of the attack and was in contact with Beijing Games organizers "to find out full details, and are ready to provide whatever assistance we can."
BEIJING -- The victims of a deadly stabbing attack at a tourist site in Beijing on the first day of the Olympic Games were the in-laws of the U.S. men's volleyball coach, the U.S. Olympic Committee said Saturday.
The committee said Todd Bachman of Lakeville, Minn., the father of former U.S. Olympian Elisabeth Bachman, was killed. His wife, Barbara, suffered "serious and life-threatening" injuries and was transported to a local hospital for emergency treatment.
The assailant, identified by the official Xinhua News Agency as Tang Yongming, 47, from the eastern city of Hangzhou, also stabbed and injured a Chinese woman serving as a tour guide with the Americans.
Tang then committed suicide by throwing himself off a 130-foot-high balcony of the ancient landmark the Americans were visiting, the 13th century Drum Tower, according to the Xinhua reports.
Todd Bachman was president and CEO of Bachman's Inc., a Minneapolis-area garden center chain founded by his great-grandfather, Henry Bachman Sr., in 1885.
Their daughter, Elisabeth Bachman, a member of the 2004 U.S. women's volleyball team, is married to U.S. men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon. She was present during the attack but was not injured, according to the USOC.
Personnel from the USOC and the United States Embassy were assisting the Bachman family at the hospital, the committee said.
The brutal attack shortly after midday was all the more shocking because of the rarity of violent crime against foreigners in tightly controlled China, which has ramped up security measures even more for the Olympics.
The stabbing came only hours after what by many accounts was the most spectacular opening ceremony in Olympic history and it has already dampened some of the enthusiasm.
"They are deeply saddened and shocked," Darryl Seibel, a spokesman for the U.S. Olympic Committee, said of the volleyball team.
"It is impossible to describe the depth of our sadness and shock in this tragic hour," said USOC chairman Peter Ueberroth. "Our delegation comes to the Games as a family, and when one member of our family suffers a loss, we all grieve with them. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences are with the Bachman and McCutcheon families."
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Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
Chinese police forensic officers leave the Drum Tower in Beijing after investigating the scene where American citizen Todd Bachman, the father in law of the U.S. men's volleyball coach, was stabbed to death.
Seibel said the Bachmans were not wearing anything that would have identified them as Americans or as part of the U.S. team.
"They were not wearing apparel or anything that would have specifically identified them as being members of our delegation" or as Americans, he told The Associated Press.
He said it is "too early to say" whether the U.S. delegation or athletes will require additional security.
The U.S. Embassy said it believed the attack was an isolated act and not directed at Americans or foreigners, given that the Chinese tour guide was also hurt.
"We don't believe this was targeted at American citizens, and we don't believe this has anything to do with the Olympics," embassy spokeswoman Susan Stevenson said.
U.S. ambassador Clark T. Randt visited the victims at a hospital in Beijing to convey the condolences of President Bush, who had been informed of the incident.
"Laura and I were also saddened by the attack on an American family and their Chinese tour guide today in Beijing," Bush said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. And the United States government has offered to provide any assistance the family needs."
China's Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment on the attack.
A USA basketball spokesman told ESPN.com that the U.S. men's basketball team was briefed on the attack by its director of security, Bernie Tolbert, and by the assistant executive director of men's basketball programs, Sean Ford. The team had no further comment.
Jennie Finch, a member of the U.S. softball team, said her heart skipped a beat when she heard about the attack, but she was undaunted.
"I'm here with my husband and son, so it's not easy but we're living our dreams and we're not going to live in fear," she said. "We're going to go out there every day and enjoy every day and celebrate it."
Police blocked off streets leading to the Drum Tower immediately after the attack and cordoned off the area with yellow police tape. Security officers were examining the scene on the tower and below.
Attacks on foreigners in China are extremely rare. A Canadian model was murdered last month in Shanghai, but police said that was because she stumbled onto a burglary.
In March, a screaming, bomb-strapped hostage-taker who commandeered a bus with 10 Australians aboard in the popular tourist city of Xi'an was shot to death by a police sniper.
Shanghai and Beijing are still safer than most foreign cities of their size. Punishments for crimes against foreigners are heavier than for crimes against Chinese, and police-linked neighborhood watch groups are highly vigilant. Chinese are not allowed to own guns.
Even so, the U.S. government now warns Americans against muggings, beatings and even carjackings, especially in the nightlife and shopping districts of large cities.
Built in the 13th century, the Drum Tower is one of few ancient structures still in fast-developing Beijing. Drummers pounded their massive instruments on the hour to let people in the imperial city know the time.
International Olympic Committee spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said in a statement that the committee had received reports of the attack and was in contact with Beijing Games organizers "to find out full details, and are ready to provide whatever assistance we can."
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The killer was Chinese. You can't blame this on the Jews. Racist.
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It was very surreal to see the cyclists go riding by Tiananmen Square and the the Forbidden City.
bush's tour of china continued with a meeting with the woman's softball team...
followed by a lesson with the women's beach volleyball team...
followed by a lesson with the women's beach volleyball team...
redkat
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Is he doing shadow puppets on Misty May's back 
Dalton
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I LOVE women's volleyball.
Dalton
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I thought Phelps first final was supposed to be at 8pm Eastern. WTF?
Dalton
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Here's the thing about GWB. I disagree with his policies and presidency about as much as you can, but he seems like a guy that I'd enjoy having a beer with.
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followed by a lesson with the women's beach volleyball team...
Unfortunately, after reading this article, that picture becomes slightly disappointing.
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i don't know whats grosser - having a sweatly volleyball bum offered to you to slap, or offering your sweaty volleyball bum to GWB to slap 
So sad about the american family, you gotta think in a country of over a billion people, the nutjobs are plenty abound!
I like though how they said they wern't wearing anything to show they were american, but sadly for americans, you can't hide who you are - open your mouth and the whole world knows!
So sad about the american family, you gotta think in a country of over a billion people, the nutjobs are plenty abound!
I like though how they said they wern't wearing anything to show they were american, but sadly for americans, you can't hide who you are - open your mouth and the whole world knows!
Dalton
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50 years ago all these japanese gymnasts would have been ninjas.
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Nice start for Phelps.
sami0201
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He's a freakin' beast (in a good way)
coolian2
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That was a cracking swim.
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Go back to the Superthread, dog-horse.
Dalton
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I swear his torso is longer than I am.
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400m Free was fun to watch.......good for Park Tae Hwan.
Dalton
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My wife just says, "I like bush. Do you like bush?"
That would make me laugh if I were sober and I haven't been sober in hours.
That would make me laugh if I were sober and I haven't been sober in hours.
coolian2
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Only if you come with me, bitch.
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I think that it's romantic that you need to be drunk just to make it through a night watching the Olympics with your wife.
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Dalton
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Ungh! I don't NEED to be drunk (why do you hate asians?). I simply started drinking while a friend and I were smoking meat.
While I am typing this my wife says, "I couldn't be a swimmer cause my boobs are too big." Fuckers.
coolian2
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Teh crap.
I'll be around in here when it's likely I'll be watching the same thing as you lot, which probably won't be often.
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Wake me up when she says "I'd like a divorce".
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I'm watching swimming right now. Women's IM.
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