The 2012 Olympic Summer Games

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Am I the only one who prefers the winter Olympics? The women wear less clothes for the summer Olympics. That's the most I can say for it.

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Am I the only one who prefers the winter Olympics? The women wear less clothes for the summer Olympics. That's the most I can say for it.

Summer is better because it's a true world event.

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Mexico is about to win a soccer semifinal 4-2. That translates to 49-45 or so in our kind of football, I think.

...guess I shouldn't say "about to" since that was on tape delay.

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2012 Olympic Games preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in Greco-Roman


Expected Olympic entries at 55 kg/121 lbs.- Greco-Roman
1st at 2011 World Championships – Ravshan Bayramov (Azerbaijan)
2nd at 2011 World Championships – Elbek Tazhyiev (Belarus)
3rd at 2011 World Championships – Shujin Li (China)
3rd at 2011 World Championships – Bekhan Mankiev, Nazir Mankiev or Mingiyan Semenov (Russia)
5th at 2011 World Championships – Peter Modos (Hungary)
5th at 2011 World Championships – Won-Chol Yun (North Korea)
2012 European Olympic qualifier champion – Hakan Nyblom (Denmark)
2012 European Olympic qualifier runner-up – Aleksandar Kostadinov (Bulgaria)
2012 Asian Olympic qualifier champion – Kohei Hasegawa (Japan)
2012 Asian Olympic qualifier runner-up – Hamid Sorian Reihanpour (Iran)
2012 Pan American Olympic qualifier champion – Javier Dumenigo (Cuba)
2012 Pan American Olympic qualifier runner-up –Spenser Mango (United States)
2012 Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifier champion – Mohamed Said Abouhalima (Egypt)
2012 Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifier runner-up – Fouad Fajari (Morocco)
Olympic Qualifier #1 champion – Gyu-Jin Choi (Korea)
Olympic Qualifier #1 runner-up – Ayhan Karakus (Turkey)
Olympic Qualifier #1 bronze medalist – Elmurat Tasmuradov (Uzbekistan)
Olympic Qualifier #2 champion – Vugar Ragimov (Ukraine)
Olympic Qualifier #2 runner-up – Arsen Eraliev (Kyrgyzstan)

Greco starts tomorrow with Mango vs Abouhalima of Egypt, the winner gets the winner of Russia vs Azerbijan

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2012 Olympic Games preview at 74 kg/163 lbs. in Greco-Roman


Expected Olympic entries at 74 kg/163 lbs.- Greco-Roman
1st at 2011 World Championships – Roman Vlasov (Russia)
2nd at 2011 World Championships – Selcuk Cebi (Turkey)
3rd at 2011 World Championships – Neven Zugaj (Croatia)
3rd at 2011 World Championships – Arsen Julfalakyan (Armenia)
5th at 2011 World Championships – Robert Patrik Rosengren (Sweden)
5th at 2011 World Championships – Ashkat Dilmukhamedov (Kazakhstan)
2012 European Olympic qualifier champion – Zurabi Datunashvili (Georgia)
2012 European Olympic qualifier runner-up – Mark Madsen (Denmark)
2012 Asian Olympic qualifier champion – Jin-Hyeok Kim (Korea)
2012 Asian Olympic qualifier runner-up –Daniar Kobonov (Kyrgyzstan)
2012 Pan American Olympic qualifier champion – Jorgisbel Alvarez Hernandez (Cuba)
2012 Pan American Olympic qualifier runner-up – Ben Provisor (United States)
2012 Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifier champion – Zied Ayt Okrame (Tunisia)
2012 Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifier runner-up – Islam Mohamed Tolba (Egypt)
Olympic Qualifier #1 champion – Emin Ahmadov (Azerbaijan)
Olympic Qualifier #1 runner-up – Alexander Kikinov (Belarus)
Olympic Qualifier #1 bronze medalist – Peter Bacsi (Hungary)
Olympic Qualifier #2 champion – Aleksandr Kazakevich (Lithuania)
Olympic Qualifier #2 runner-up – Christophe Guenot (France)

Provisor has a tough road ahead. I don't know who the Cuban he drew is but that wasn't who they sent to the Pan Am qualifier. If he wins that he likely has the Georgian in the next round who beat out the 2008 Olympic champion to make the team. The good news is Provisor also beat that same Olympic champion Georgian at the Curby Cup. He gets past those two, he either has the Croatian who's a past world medalist or the Azerbaijani in the quarters.

The top half of he bracket looks strong, Madsen, the defending world champion Turk, a Russian, Guenot who was an Olympic medalist in 08, and a tough Hungarian. Provisor got the easier half of the bracket, but his quarter is still very difficult.

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2012 Olympic Games preview at 74 kg/163 lbs. in Greco-Roman


Expected Olympic entries at 74 kg/163 lbs.- Greco-Roman
1st at 2011 World Championships – Roman Vlasov (Russia)
2nd at 2011 World Championships – Selcuk Cebi (Turkey)
3rd at 2011 World Championships – Neven Zugaj (Croatia)
3rd at 2011 World Championships – Arsen Julfalakyan (Armenia)
5th at 2011 World Championships – Robert Patrik Rosengren (Sweden)
5th at 2011 World Championships – Ashkat Dilmukhamedov (Kazakhstan)
2012 European Olympic qualifier champion – Zurabi Datunashvili (Georgia)
2012 European Olympic qualifier runner-up – Mark Madsen (Denmark)
2012 Asian Olympic qualifier champion – Jin-Hyeok Kim (Korea)
2012 Asian Olympic qualifier runner-up –Daniar Kobonov (Kyrgyzstan)
2012 Pan American Olympic qualifier champion – Jorgisbel Alvarez Hernandez (Cuba)
2012 Pan American Olympic qualifier runner-up – Ben Provisor (United States)
2012 Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifier champion – Zied Ayt Okrame (Tunisia)
2012 Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifier runner-up – Islam Mohamed Tolba (Egypt)
Olympic Qualifier #1 champion – Emin Ahmadov (Azerbaijan)
Olympic Qualifier #1 runner-up – Alexander Kikinov (Belarus)
Olympic Qualifier #1 bronze medalist – Peter Bacsi (Hungary)
Olympic Qualifier #2 champion – Aleksandr Kazakevich (Lithuania)
Olympic Qualifier #2 runner-up – Christophe Guenot (France)

Provisor has a tough road ahead. I don't know who the Cuban he drew is but that wasn't who they sent to the Pan Am qualifier. If he wins that he likely has the Georgian in the next round who beat out the 2008 Olympic champion to make the team. The good news is Provisor also beat that same Olympic champion Georgian at the Curby Cup. He gets past those two, he either has the Croatian who's a past world medalist or the Azerbaijani in the quarters.

The top half of he bracket looks strong, Madsen, the defending world champion Turk, a Russian, Guenot who was an Olympic medalist in 08, and a tough Hungarian. Provisor got the easier half of the bracket, but his quarter is still very difficult.

Provisor apparently beat the Cuban but lost to the Georgian.

USAWrestling Datunashvili beats Provisor 1-0, 6-0 ... Ben will await the repechange (GEO) over (USA) 26 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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2012 Olympic Games preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in Greco-Roman


Expected Olympic entries at 55 kg/121 lbs.- Greco-Roman
1st at 2011 World Championships – Ravshan Bayramov (Azerbaijan)
2nd at 2011 World Championships – Elbek Tazhyiev (Belarus)
3rd at 2011 World Championships – Shujin Li (China)
3rd at 2011 World Championships – Bekhan Mankiev, Nazir Mankiev or Mingiyan Semenov (Russia)
5th at 2011 World Championships – Peter Modos (Hungary)
5th at 2011 World Championships – Won-Chol Yun (North Korea)
2012 European Olympic qualifier champion – Hakan Nyblom (Denmark)
2012 European Olympic qualifier runner-up – Aleksandar Kostadinov (Bulgaria)
2012 Asian Olympic qualifier champion – Kohei Hasegawa (Japan)
2012 Asian Olympic qualifier runner-up – Hamid Sorian Reihanpour (Iran)
2012 Pan American Olympic qualifier champion – Javier Dumenigo (Cuba)
2012 Pan American Olympic qualifier runner-up –Spenser Mango (United States)
2012 Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifier champion – Mohamed Said Abouhalima (Egypt)
2012 Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifier runner-up – Fouad Fajari (Morocco)
Olympic Qualifier #1 champion – Gyu-Jin Choi (Korea)
Olympic Qualifier #1 runner-up – Ayhan Karakus (Turkey)
Olympic Qualifier #1 bronze medalist – Elmurat Tasmuradov (Uzbekistan)
Olympic Qualifier #2 champion – Vugar Ragimov (Ukraine)
Olympic Qualifier #2 runner-up – Arsen Eraliev (Kyrgyzstan)

Greco starts tomorrow with Mango vs Abouhalima of Egypt, the winner gets the winner of Russia vs Azerbijan

Same story, Spenser Mango won against the Egyptian but lost to Azerbaijan. Mango and Provisor could still get bronze,

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Bayramov of AZE picks up the win and makes the finals and Spenser Mango is alive now for bronze. Will face Russia's Semenov in repechage

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Ahmadov (AZE) beats Datunashvili (GEO) to advance to semis. USA's Ben Provisor eliminated from medal contention.

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Mango falls in the repechage to Semenov 2-0, 1-0 and is eliminated.

I didn't expect any medals in greco, although there are more weight classes to come- but the US should get a gold and 2-3 bronzes in freestyle wrestling.