Saturday, August 16, 2008

Too Good to be True?

Did anyone else see this last night?!

It took us quite a few replays on DVR last night to convince ourselves that this race was not rigged in Phelps' favor. Still....one might wonder?
EPA/PATRICK B. KRAEMER
Two photos showing Michael Phelps of the U.S., left, and Milorad Cavic of Serbia in the moment before (top photo) the final touch (bottom photo) as Phelps throws his arms forward to out-touch Cavic by 0.01 seconds to win the gold medal in the men’s 100m butterfly final, Phelps’s seventh gold medal win, equaling Mark Spitz’s 1972 Munich games record. (EPA/Patrick B. Kraemer)

5 comments:

Castle Family said...

Yeah, we watched it in super duper slow-mo' and Phelps definitely touched first. But it was SOOOOOOO close!!

crazycool Steenhoeks said...

If I could only be so great. Maybe, even a few inches taller, too. He's a stud. Not better than my Paul, but ya know what I mean. WOW - he's fast!

the Painters said...

He truly is a work of art, that Phelps. I've got a semi schoolgirl crush....kinda. What an intense moment. You'll love this Kim, Matt and I were at Kona Grill enjoying our date on Friday night sitting at the bar eating our sushi when this was on the big screen right in front of us....it was IN-CRED-IBLE!

Mary said...

Awesome race....that guy is a machine!!

Ward said...

I finally saw the video last night of this finish...gave me chills watching Phelps lunge at that wall to touch first. Awesome photos!