http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/shooting/7566240.stm
This is up there with the Mets' collapse last season. Over the past ten days, I've watched Olympic sports that I never knew existed and it looks like I picked the wrong time to start watching Men's 50m rifle shooting. Is this getting any press in America?
In this sport, a typical score is 9 or 10. The highest you can get is 11. Anything below 7 is very abnormal. This guy was up by 3 points going into the last round. All he needed was a 6.7 for the gold.
He then shot a 4.4, which is unheard of for a pro. As a result, Slovenia picked up their first medal and China won another gold. Our boy finished fourth.
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Chris....believe it or not, I did read about this guy. It actually was a story about his girlfriend last week during the Olympics and how they met, yatta, yatta. Anywho, they go on telling how he missed the shot @ the last Olympics. When I saw he missed again, I couldn't believe it! I read about it on the web. Not sure what kind of press he is getting in the papers.
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It did get limited mention here in the States, but I didn't pay attention. After reading the likk you sent, I still don't grasp the magnitude of the collapse. He was up 3.3 and shot a 4.4? I guess that's bad. Whatever. Maybe you can explain it to me, 'cause the BBC couldn't.
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