Tag: 2016 Olympics

  • Islam El Shehaby Refusing to Shake Hands with Or Sasson Disgraced Himself, Egypt, Judo & the Olympic Games

    Islam El Shehaby Refusing to Shake Hands with Or Sasson Disgraced Himself, Egypt, Judo & the Olympic Games

    Anti Semitism and hate for the nation of Israel showed itself in its most pitiful form during the Judo match between Israeli Or Sasson, who eventually went on to get a bronze medal, and Egyptian Islam El Shehaby, who refused to shake hands with the Israeli Judoka after losing.

  • 2016 Olympics: Day 6 Gold Medals & Medal Table

    2016 Olympics: Day 6 Gold Medals & Medal Table

    Day 6 of the Rio Olympics was all about the United States, winning five gold medals, including three in the pool, with Michael Phelps winning the 200 meter IM, beating Ryan Lochte for the final time. Simone Biles lived up to three years of expectations by crushing the competition in the women’s all-around gymnastics final, […]

  • Team USA: Arrogant, & Lucky to Have Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving

    Team USA: Arrogant, & Lucky to Have Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving

    Thanks to Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving, Team USA avoided losing their first game in over a decade, helping the 2016 version of the Dream Team escape Australia with a 98-88 win, only escaping in the final 7 minutes of the game, trailing for most of the first half.

  • 2016 Olympics: Day 5 Medal Table & Gold Medals

    2016 Olympics: Day 5 Medal Table & Gold Medals

    Day 5 was a big day for Japan, winning three gold medals, including Kohei Uchimura repeating as the men’s gymnastics all-around champion. Both China and the United States won two gold medals, with Katie Ledecky adding another one to her tally, finishing the 4×200 meters freestyle relay with a time no one on this plant can come close to at this point.

  • Team USA Prefers Staying on a Cruise Ship to the Olympic Village

    Team USA Prefers Staying on a Cruise Ship to the Olympic Village

    In every Summer Olympic games, one of the biggest attractions is Team USA, aka ‘Dream Team’, or simply the United States men’s basketball team, featuring some of the best players in the NBA, making them stand out among the rest of the competition, probably being the main reason why basketball gets so much attention during the Olympics.

  • 2016 Olympics: Day 4 Gold Medals & Medal Table

    2016 Olympics: Day 4 Gold Medals & Medal Table

    Another big day for the Americans, winning four gold medals, including three in the pool, while the women take the women take the all-around gold in gymnastics. Michael Phelps added two more golds to his collection, while Katie Ledecky grew her legend a bit more. China had three golds (two in weightlifting) while France won their first gold medals of the Rio Olympics.

  • 2016 Olympics: Day 3 Gold Medals & Medal Table

    Diving, men’s synchronized 10 meters platform: Chen Aisen and Lin Yue added another gold for the Chinese. For Lin it’s his second olympic gold. Their score of 496.98 beat the United States (457.11) and Great Britain (444.45), taking silver and bronze. Fencing, women’s sabre: Yana Egorian of Russia won the gold medal, beating Sofia Velikaya in a […]

  • 2016 Olympics: Day 2 Gold Medals & Medal Table

    2016 Olympics: Day 2 Gold Medals & Medal Table

    Day 2 of the Olympic Games went very well for China with three gold medals overall, while the United States swimming team did a fantastic job, with Katie Ledecky winning the gold medal in the women’s 400 meters freestyle while setting a new world record, and Michael Phelps added another gold medal to his collection, […]

  • Team USA in the Olympics: China Didn’t Stand a Chance

    Team USA in the Olympics: China Didn’t Stand a Chance

    Not long after beating China in an exhibition game, Team USA, the 2016 Olympic version of the Dream Team, had no problem handling their first opponent en route to a third consecutive gold medal, winning 119-62, led by Kevin Durant.

  • 12 Sexiest Women Competing in the 2016 Olympics

    12 Sexiest Women Competing in the 2016 Olympics

    Most people watching the 2016 Olympics in Rio are interesting in gold medals and winners. But there are plenty of those who take joy from seeing beautiful women competing, focusing on the looks, instead of how good they are at sports. And just being in the Olympics means they’re good, but some of the sexiest […]