What is your Best Beijing Olympic moment?

Question

The Beijing Olympics culminated with a bang last night, after 16 days of sweat and glory. Which was the best moment for you? The opening ceremony? Watching Michael Phelps swim like an eel? Seeing our Singapore girls winning a silver medal in Table Tennis? What did you like best?

Answer 1

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters

1. When the US men's gymnastics team won bronze, after no one believed in them. (they were 14th in the preliminaries)

2. Michael Phelps barely beating the Serbian swimmer by .01 seconds

3. Danna Torres barely losing to that other swimmer by .01 seconds

4. Opening & Closing Ceremonies

5. The judge getting kicked in the face by the TKD athlete

@Jeff
Thanks for the correction.

Answer 2

The opening! lol
And every win Michael Phelps got when it was really close.
Oh and Bolt doing a victory dance and STILL winning and getting a record!! that was funny

Answer 3

Swimming!

Answer 4

Opening Ceremony. I loved China (at that point). Beautiful and glorious.

MCL, Dara lost by 0.01.

But that was great when she delayed the start of the race to help her fellow competitor from another country who had a ripped suit.

Answer 5

The equestrian events were off the chain!

Answer 6

Haha when the Judge got kicked!

ALL of the Swimming competitions I enjoyed, especially with Michael Phelps, Surprisingly, I really enjoyed the Beach Volleyball also.

And I loved the Closing Ceremony with the 8-minute London segment.

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And who can forget about the French talking crap to the Americans? That was probably my favorite moment.

Answer 7

Usain Bolt dominating. Damn, he is fast!

Answer 8

the opening ceremony, spectacular!!!

Answer 9

Michael Phelp got 8 medals around his neck. The moment I heard the Li Jiawei get million $ for the silver. But I rather like to watch those games that China wins all 6 medals in women/Man's single. I am wondering how much they will get from Chinese goverment.

Answer 10

I liked the swimming with Michael Phelps, the gymnastics, diving, beach and team volleyball, and all the medal ceremonies and the opening/closing ceremonies. I'm really sad they're over, but excited for the Winter Olympics in 2010 in Vancouver and the next Summer Olympics in London in 2012 :)

Answer 11

Australian, Matthew Mitcham in the 10 metre men's platform diving.
To break the Chinese dominance of the sport, young Matthew pulled out the dive of his life and scored 112 points, a mere 2 points off the perfect dive.
The last diver, one of the Chinese had the chance to win the gold but I think he was rattled a little. All round a great moment, one of many but definitely my favourite.

Answer 12

Michael Phelps getting his half stroke in in the butterfly final to touch out the other competitor and keep his quest alive. that was inhuman!
to be caught on the off stroke in fly or breaststroke is a big disadvantage, but somehow he managed to get in a half stroke, which actually helped him rather than hinder him. Just amazing.
Bolt passing to powell in the 100 metre relay and then running behind him urging him on. great moment.
and the three aussie gold medals on the last weekend coming from nowhere. Steve Hooker clearing 3 or 4 jumps in the polevault on his last jump to firstly qualify, then stay alive, then win the medal, then claim the olympic record. Ken Wallace coming from a boatlength or more down in the 500 metre kayak final to pip the dude on the line. And Mark Mitchum landing the highest scoring dive in Olympic history, nailing a 112.1 out of a possible 114 dive to beat the chinese dude for gold in the 10 metre platform and stop the chinese getting a diving clean sweep. Fantastic moments. and great emotion!

Answer 13

Hearing on Fox News that the Closing Ceremony had occurred.

Answer 14

when the German weightlifter Matthias Steiner kisses a picture of his late wife Susann on the gold medal podium, i really burst into tears,
thats A GREAT GIFT FOR THEIR LOVE

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I SAW THROUGH TELEVISION

Answer 15

for myself , i think the best olympic moment is when our singapore girls won a silver medal in table tennis , they fought well . (:

Answer 16

All the Victory Ceremonies. It's the reward for their hard work. Very touching moments for me.

Answer 17

I totaly agree with Adam A it was frigin hilarious when the cuban kicked the ref in the face gosh... what a moron he deserved to get banned from olympics for life!

Answer 18

Team Jamaica dominance in the track and field especially Usain Bolt triumph in the 100m and 200m and the 1 x 400m relay that saw the making of new world records.

Answer 19

The finish of the games so we do not have to listen to the whining of the Singapore athletes on how and why they lost or did nort even achieve a personal best.

Answer 20

As a Singaporean, by right the best moment should have been when our Team Singapore Wins Silver but surprisingly it was the 5000m & 1500m run that really captured my heart. It was amazing! A race like this could actually have so many twist and turns. Initially i thought runner A would be the winner as he took the lead quite well but eventually he was overtaken by B and B just sprinted across like lightening with C catching up while A is still struggling to get his position back. My heart just pounded as I silently cheered for them. And then comes the proudest moment when you see the Champion singing his country's anthem with tears in his eyes. He would probably be thinking "Its all worth while." A small frame he may be, but behind him lies a huge capacity of endurance and determination.

To me, these are the best moments which unify not just countries but humanity. The huge loyalty one can pledged his birth place and the spirit that unifies both the players and audience globally. A true Olympic Event of the year.

Answer 21

The opening ceremony which was awesome and dazzling. Never seen anything like this in my lifetime. Second come Usain Bolt's victories and world record shattering performances - seems like a human from another planet.

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none

Answer 22

the judge who got kicked in the face
usain bolt
the spanish basketball team(and Im Asian)
Romanian gymnast Sandra Izbasa kissing her coach
war-torn countries that won medals

Answer 23

I like

the Opening ceremony which really wows me.

the Swiming session where Michael Broke the World and olympic record

the match between Li Jiawei and Korean Lady. Really Exciting.

the Basketball Final Match Where USA is competing with Spain. (118-107)

to watch Usain Bolt breaks the 100 meters world record. he already owned the record and in front of a packed Bird's Nest stadium he ran 9.69 seconds.

Lastly, its rather shock that Liu Xiang dejectedly walks away from the track as he realizes he has to withdraw from the defence of his 110 meters hurdles title because of a leg injury. Liu was the most popular sportsman in China and his grimacing departure clouded the Games for millions of home fans.

Answer 24

My best moment has to be Sandra Izbasa's leapt from nowhere to capture the womens floor exercise gold.

For once, i thought its going to be the Americans and Chinese taking 1,2,3 again.

But then came the last gymnast to perform, and hails Izbasa!!!
She shocks the whole world by knocking Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin off the podium.

And when I saw her clinching on to the gold medal during the victory ceremony, i was so touch.

Hails Sandra Izbasa again!!!

Answer 25

not when our girls won the silver but when our girls went into the semi finals.. the great battle with the south koreans..

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my own heart and soul

Answer 26

I think what I will remember most - few Olympics down the years from this 2008 Games are:

1) Witnessing Michael Phelps make history with his 8 Golds and the world and (OR) breaking records.
2) Usain Bolt winning his 100m at ease and smashing the world record.
3) The controversial opening ceremony - the girl singers' switch.
4) Of cos, Singapore with the Silver medal after 48years.

Answer 27

bestest part is our singapore girls winning the silver medal.
finally....singapore flag being raised at the games after 48 yrs..
yOooohOOOoo!!!
yay!

Answer 28

Usain Bolt visit to the quake victims telling them to move forward and his donation.

Bolt kicked in between the eyes of Jacque Roggs the IOC chief. He got more grace and fun. Hurt more than the Cuban champ who kicked the referee!

"The spirit of Olympics is to move forward." quote of this Olympic Games.

Best not how many medals but the grace that embrace humanity.

Answer 29

To me, the best moment was seeing athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia winning for their countries.

Mind you, they are from their own countries, train on their own and most important do their best to win.

This is the kind of spirit in sports i.e.do your best wihtin your mean and ability.

They (Kenya & Ethiopia) show it. No doubt they are a special breed with strong heart and leg. But I believe they trained very hard also and when they win they win narrowly from the other worthy oppoenents from over the world.

Thank you & with all best wishes,

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internet

Answer 30

The pride and human spirit even when there are no million dollar prizes or sponsorship deals to motivate you. The story of Samia Yusuf Omar of Mogadishu.

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There are many life stories that collide in each Olympics – many intriguing tales of glory and tragedy. Beijing delivered the electricity of Usain Bolt and the determination of Michael Phelps. It left hearts heavy with the disappointment of Liu Xiang and the heartache of Hugh McCutcheon.

But it also gave us Samia Yusuf Omar – one small girl from one chaotic country – and a story that might have gone unnoticed if it hadn’t been for a roaring half-empty stadium.

Samia Yusuf Omar headed back to Somalia Sunday, returning to the small two-room house in Mogadishu shared by seven family members. Her mother lives there, selling fruits and vegetables. Her father is buried there, the victim of a wayward artillery shell that hit their home and also killed Samia’s aunt and uncle.
This is the Olympic story we never heard.

It’s about a girl whose Beijing moment lasted a mere 32 seconds – the slowest 200-meter dash time out of the 46 women who competed in the event. Thirty-two seconds that almost nobody saw but that she carries home with her, swelled with joy and wonderment. Back to a decades-long civil war that has flattened much of her city. Back to an Olympic program with few Olympians and no facilities. Back to meals of flat bread, wheat porridge and tap water.

“I have my pride,” she said through a translator before leaving China. “This is the highest thing any athlete can hope for. It has been a very happy experience for me. I am proud to bring the Somali flag to fly with all of these countries, and to stand with the best athletes in the world.”

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http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing…

Answer 31

jason lezak chasing down bernard