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Post by USAFAN on Aug 19, 2008 8:03:45 GMT -5
China now up 2-0 with scores of 25-22, 27-25.
Russia kept it very close in the first set and was leading 24-22 in the second set.
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Post by BeiBei on Aug 19, 2008 8:38:06 GMT -5
I would feel very indignant if USA lost to Italy and China advanced so smoothly into the semifinal
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Post by Phaedrus on Aug 19, 2008 8:40:19 GMT -5
WOW! Was it really that easy?
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Post by Edmond on Aug 19, 2008 8:56:02 GMT -5
It wasn't easy. The first set was tied all the way to 22-22. In the second set, China was trailing 22-24. In the 3rd, China was behine 13-16 at 2nd TTO.
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Post by Chris123 on Aug 19, 2008 10:14:01 GMT -5
What a convenient win for China. I guess its on to the semis for them due to their excellent "draw"
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Post by Edmond on Aug 19, 2008 10:31:11 GMT -5
Funny that the Chinese media all thought it's a lucky draw for China.
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Post by OverAndUnder on Aug 19, 2008 12:20:54 GMT -5
As I said on at least three of the other threads, this draw was actually terrible for China. They cannot beat Brazil and will not even get a shot at the Gold. This win is not a sign of China's power, but is a sign of Russia's crumbling volleyball infrastructure for the last two years.
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Post by Phaedrus on Aug 19, 2008 12:30:50 GMT -5
As I said on at least three of the other threads, this draw was actually terrible for China. They cannot beat Brazil and will not even get a shot at the Gold. This win is not a sign of China's power, but is a sign of Russia's crumbling volleyball infrastructure for the last two years. BRING BACK KARPOL!!! |
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Post by BeiBei on Aug 19, 2008 20:16:04 GMT -5
With this loss, Artamonova remains as the best player ever without a major title
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Post by Phaedrus on Aug 19, 2008 20:23:36 GMT -5
I don't think China played a whole lot better in this match. I think a few players did step up, Li Juan has been a favorite of Chen Zhonghe and she has been above average. Xue did some nice things.
I thought the Russians looked listless. I didn't realize that they made Sheshenina the captain. So she is a relative youngsters captaining over Gamova, Estes, Sokolova, Godina, etc. It looked like the Russians were not at all there. I thought I saw Sokolova crying at the end but I could be wrong.
So what is the story with her last name? She is still married to Killic, her jersey says Sokolova, and her bio says Shaskova. I am confused.
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