Is anybody that's reading this ever competed at the Olympics or been close to making the team?
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Yes i have. For swimming.
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They have not set the final lineup yet, some players will be named to the qualifying team. This lineup could dirastically change before the actual summer olympics.
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I have an two articles you can read. One is from Wikipedia and the other is from the IOC Website.
1066470
sadly not. the reason for not being included is that they could be playing even when the olympics has got over!
109648
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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Sure, why not?  Nothing ventured nothing gained so go to the tryouts!  Good luck!\n\nP.S.  I couldn't get it to take my vote but I vote yes.
491598
You're not a failure.  You succeeded in sticking with something and giving it your best shot.  Plus you probably managed to keep yourself in very good shape which is a difficult enough thing to do nowadays.  There are so few places available for people to compete in the Olympics.  Just being close to qualifying puts you at a very high level of achievement compared to the average Joe.  Be proud of your accomplishments and use what you have learned from these in the other areas of your life.  The Olympics is not the only measure of a man (or woman).
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see  \nhttp://www.olympic-usa.org/12181_19096.htm
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Hi,\n\nI'm Zeus' niece, so I pass as Olympian. I have no gold medals, but I can smithe people with thunder bolts. I hope you're proud of me for what I can do as well.
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This is indeed a hairy subject! Of course it is true!! I attended the games myself - but am sworn to secrecy! In fact I am now in hiding from both sides - the apes on one hand - Hitler's offspring on the other. Woe is me!  But some detail - the non-believers maintained that the participants dressed up in costumes and that the time judges (also in costume) "cooked" the results. They even went as far as to say that all the spectators were bribed to attend - this I can assure you is absolute nonsense! (I must admit I did receive a free ticket in the mail) If I recall correctly the 100 yard dash was also broken - by memory 9.2 seconds which was a record at that time.
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I am in gymnastics! Level 6. i LOVE gymnastics!!!!!! Also check out the web site Shawn is an AMAZING gymnast! it's NOT me though! I wish! She is 14 and hoping to make it to the olympics!
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yeah but if not that way, how do we decide? \nOf course, at any given moment someone might to better or worse then they usually do but there is no way of comparing without competing and the competitive edge makes the psort more interesting. Also, if one athlete didn't do so well next time, it is moe exciting for them to outscore everyone next time.\n\nBesides I am Russian - so the olympics are never bad for me :D
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Why the last? If others are interested in skiing and football then others will enter both. I know other football players that were skiers but none I know of with Olympic creds
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A FB of mine tried out for the Detroit team.  She's a hottie and 6'2....grrrrrrr.  She had a great time but then ended up pulling out of tryouts due to family issues.\n\nBut she woulda been great at it.
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the us came in second with 25 medals. 9 gold 9 silver and 7 bronze medals. \n\nthe meadilists are... \n\ngold medals... alpine skiing- ted ligity, julia mancusco\nshort track- apolo anton ohno snowboarding-shaun white, hannah teter  speedskating- joey cheek, shani davis,chad hedrick\n\nsilver medals... bobsled- fleming/rohbock figure skating- belbin/agosto, sasha cohen snowboarding- danny cass, gretchen bleiler, lindsay jacobellis speed skating- joey cheek, shani davis, chad hedrick \n\nbronze medals... curling- team usa freestyle skiing- toby dawson ice hockey- women ice hockey team usa short track- kepka, smith, izykowski, ohno snowboarding-rosey fletcher speedskating-chad hedrick. \n\nhope you like it!
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New York is in the early stages for bidding for the 2016 Olympics. The thing that beat them last time was the unworkable stadium in Manhattan. Now, Queens is trying to get NYC back in the hunt. Plus, I would keep checking the US Olympic Committee Website because they nominate which city the US will put up to the Intern'l Olympic Committee,
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i think this article sums it up the best: \n"Bode an Embarrassment.\n\nFeb 26, 2006 6:26 pm\n\n\n\n0-5! That’s the line for Bode Miller, unless you add the number of bars in Torino which he successfully closed down. In which case the number would be…let see, how many nights was he there? Miller is the biggest disappointment in the Winter Olympics, not because of the way he skied the mountain, but the way he acted once he finally hit the bottom of it. If he wants to go out and party every night, that’s fine. Most athletes do. I was in Nagano 8 years ago when the USA mens Hockey team destroyed the Olympic Village because they had nowhere else to go to release their frustration.\nBut millers behavior is just embarrassing for the USA because he simply acted like he didn't try, and didn't care. Not winning a medal is something we can brush aside, getting fatter on beer while you're over there is not. Without question Miller time spent more time partying than he did competing. His final event, the slalom, lasted 16 seconds. He stubled out of the gate, took a few awkward turns, then seemed to say…oh the heck with it. Take me to the nearest watering hole. Mller even admitted on camra he is fatter and more out of shape than ever before. Way to get ready for the games!\nCertainly there were many other Olympic disappointments for the USA…Lindsay Jacobolis falling within sight of a gold, then making up a ridiculous story about the wind! Michelle Kwan out before the games started. Skater Johnny Weir blaming his woes on a bad bus ride. How about USA Hockey…losing to Slovakia and getting tied up by Latvia.\n\nBut miller is the most ridiculous He has said over and over he couldn't care less about winning a medal! It makes you wonder…why did he even go??"