THT‘s Mark McCarter gives us the inside scoop on Nigerian sprinter and former Grissom High star Olutoyin Augustus and the meaning of her first name.
“The Lord Deserves Praise.” That seems about right for a Sunday morning.… Read the rest
But she still earned a silver and it took Coventry’s best effort (and a new world record) to beat her.
Needless to say, Huntsvillians are proud of Margaret Hoelzer and her hardware (1 2 silver, 1 bronze), but most of all, the way that she represented us so well.
Well done, Marge. Go ahead and sing your heart out anyway–you deserve it.… Read the rest
She’s tanned, she’s rested, she’s ready…
and she got a patriotic pedicure, too:
Aubie v. Aubie, “The Water Cube,” Friday night, 9:00pm Central…
It turns out Margaret Hoelzer isn’t the only athlete with North Alabama ties competing in Beijing.
Toyin Augustus is a Nigerian 100 meter hurdler who prepped at and ran track for Grissom High School (Number One and Three’s alma mater) prior to competing at Penn State.
Also, Julianne Kirchner is a 50 meter freestyle swimmer from the Marshall Islands whose parents grew up in North Alabama and attended UNA.
(UPDATE 8/16: You can read how her race went here).
Why the Marshall Islands? Julianne (age 16) has lived most of her life on Kwajalein Island, and if you’re from Huntsville, you probably know at least one rocket scientist in your circle who has spent some time in that distant atoll.… Read the rest
THT’s Mark McCarter gives us the low down on all the hubbub over a 49-cent plastic ball.
Care to guess who the favorite is in the ping-pong table tennis competition? Good grief, even the so-called “U.S.” team is composed of native Chinese.
I don’t get it. Why didn’t they call The Spin Doctor?
And another thing: Where’s Forrest Gump when you need him?
THT’s Mark McCarter is having just a little too much fun covering the women’s beach volleyball.
Huntsville’s bronze medalist and gold medal hopeful Margaret Hoelzer goes all TMI over the LZR.
Ara, next time just skip the medal ceremony.
If you don’t want it, I’ll take it.… Read the rest
Or maybe we’re just that good.
Of course, having the greatest basketball coach on this big blue marble at the helm doesn’t hurt any either.
We interrupt our normal Olympic programming to bring you the following important S.E.C. football announcements.
First off, welcome Clemson fans! It seems some literature-loving Tiger (did you know there was such a species?) has linked my post entitled “The Greatest Alabama Fan in the World” to a fan message board and now orange and blue purple (h/t, Number One) Tigers of a different stripe are coming here in droves.
I hope y’all enjoyed the story. Phyllis from Mulga? Ha! She ain’t got nothin’ on Amanda! And believe me, there’s plenty more like that where she came from. It’s going to be LOUD in Hotlanta come 8/30, folks!… Read the rest
“If you look close, you can see they still have their baby teeth. Little tiny teeth!…One was even missing a tooth!”
–U.S. women’s gymnastics coach Martha Karoyli commenting on the apparently underage Chinese gymnasts
Missing a tooth? Good grief, how in the world did she ever get in front of the cameras? I guess the PRC politiburo grill-checker must have been otherwise occupied.
Tooth-gate continues.… Read the rest
Believe it or not, I was actually in bed last night throughly engrossed in a book when Michael Phelps won gold medals #4 and #5 and the “16-year-old” Chinese pixies with the oh-so-straight teeth won the women’s gymnastics team title. I figured all those outcomes were fait accomplis anyway and that I might as well read, rest and catch up on the video and stories in the morning.
Now U.S. women’s gymnastics Head Coach Martha Karoyli is calling out meet officials and implying that they might possibly have mixed up a little, as we say in the South, “home cooking.”
Karoyli was steamed over the officials’ “holding” of gymnast Alicia Sacramone just prior to her balance beam routine.… Read the rest
Every wonder what kind of fuel Michael Phelps burns while powering his way to all those gold medals and world records? Ever wonder why he looks more like a marine mammal than a human being?
Warning: Do not try this at home. The Michael Phelps Dolphin Diet only works if are currently swimming about 5 miles per day at world class speed.
