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Costas coffee cup looks a bit like the Greek Flag
Al Trautwig gem - "...some look like they are fighting the bar, she looks like she is hugging it..." - on Balance Beam Gold Medalist Catalina Ponar (ROM)
Hair Award - Muna Lee (USA) 200m sprinter
Michael Johnson reborn - MJ's prodigee, Jeremy Wariner looked so relaxed during his superb come from behind victory in the 400m
A Flaw!!! - USA Softball team gave up a run. Still, they are considering eliminating softball from the Olympics because of the one-sided nature of the games...They could have done that with basketball many years ago too, but they stuck with it until the world caught up with the US.
Oh no!- Tape failure...I didn't get the Prime Time or Late Night shows.
So, since there's a lot of room here, how about exploring some of the differences besides the obvious shape differences, between Rowing, Canoeing, and Kayaking for the casual observer...
Rowing - the competitors face the rear of the boat, thus travelling backwards (except the coxswain, if there is one); they use two OARS, which are attached to the boat; the competitors are sitting on their butts...
Canoeing - the competitors face forward; they use a single ended PADDLE which can be used on either side of the boat; the competitors are mostly upright with one knee on the "seat"...
Kayaking - the competitors face forward; they use a double-ended PADDLE which may be used on either side of the boat, straight line kayaking have them usually going from one side to the other, while white-water kayaking has them using the paddles on whatever side is necessary to navigate the course; the competitors sit on their butts...
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