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Old 02-18-2006, 11:13 PM
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13/100th's of a second
stop and think about that. whan can you do in 13/100ths of a second?


well, you can edge out another ski racer for the gold medal.

that's what separated gold from silver in the men's super g... it's absolutely incredible, and the announcers are so used to it they hardly mention that the top 10 are separated by about 1 second.

13/100th's of a second... all of your training, sacrifice and practice and you win/lose by 13/100th's of a second, sorry, but it's absolutley incredible to me.
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Old 02-18-2006, 11:19 PM
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Old 02-18-2006, 11:22 PM
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My wife can change her mind in 13/100ths of a second.
ROFLMAO

Amazing to read about the photo finish win.
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Old 02-19-2006, 12:51 AM
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My wife can change her mind in 13/100ths of a second.
Now, THAT'S funny!

You're right, though, gresch... that is just INCREDIBLE -- to train ALL your life for this and lose an olympic gold medal in 13/100ths of a second.

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Old 02-19-2006, 11:59 PM
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Yep - what I wonder about is the speed skating... in skiing the open a gate at the top and stop a beam at the bottom... I'm just wondering how they start the clock in speed skating - is it coordinated with the gun shot?
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Yep - what I wonder about is the speed skating... in skiing the open a gate at the top and stop a beam at the bottom... I'm just wondering how they start the clock in speed skating - is it coordinated with the gun shot?
The gun is wired electronically to the timer.
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The gun is wired electronically to the timer.
That's what I figured - thanks for the confirmation
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