Men's Finals Quotes from a Blog

[rainbowgirl28]

These are all from http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/olympics/weblog/

Day 3: Hot finals on tap
Men's vault and women's TJ finals are under way, and they'll be some hot ones. And the weather will match: Weather service says it's now 87 degrees with 35 percent humidity. Not a cloud in the sky. Wind: From the west northwest at 7 mph -- but flags at southeast end of Hornet Stadiun are drooping straight down -- no wind. Six so far over 18-0 1/2 (5.50). I'll start following misses more closely soon. Hysong has passed this height


Posted by Ken Stone at 01:25 PM

[rainbowgirl28]

Men's vault: Hysong first over 5.60
The defending Olympic champion, Hysong cleanly gets ove 18-4 1/2 on first try. Then Derek Miles and Timothy Mack immediately join him. Jacob Pauli misses. Brad Walker misses. Russ Buller misses. Toby Stevenson booms it, and does another victory jiggle on the pit.

Posted by Ken Stone at 01:50 PM

[rainbowgirl28]

Men's vault: Up to 18-6 1/2 (5.65)
Nine jumpers alive. Only two vaulters at this height -- Buller and Norberg. All others pass. Norberg misses second try. Buller has two tries left after breaking pole on first try. He was given an extra jump. Buller decides to pass until 18-8 1/4. Norberg misses third try.

Posted by Ken Stone at 02:05 PM

[rainbowgirl28]

Men's vault: Jumping begins!
Bar is up to 18-8 1/4 (5.70), which was a world record as recently as June 1976. Only four vaulters are out. Davis goes under bar on first try. Tye Harvey squirrels over, touching it a lot. It stays up. But he's called for Volzing - stabilizing the bar with his left hand. It's ruled a miss.

Hysong misses first try. Miles is over cleanly. Mack sails over at an angle. Walker misses first try, bowing the bar. Buller goes up slowly, misses. Helmeted Stevenson eschews his rythymic clapping for the first time -- and misses. Harvey misses. Hysong clears. Walker clears. Buller clears on his last try. Stevenson over on second try. Harvey clears on third try, goes crazy.

Posted by Ken Stone at July 11, 2004 02:15 PM

[rainbowgirl28]

Men's 100 semi: Crawford smokes!

And Davis is over 5.75. Hysong over 18-10 1/4 too. Miles over. Walker over! Harvey misses 2nd try. Mack, Buller and Stevenson pass this height. Harvey passes third try.

Posted by Ken Stone at 02:37 PM

[rainbowgirl28]

Men's vault: 8 alive at 19!
Scratch that earlier comment. The real jumping begins NOW. Eight men still in it at 5.80. Davis misses. Hysong passes this height. Harvey is first over -- on last remaining vault after passing. Bar at 19-0 1/4 bobbles but doesn't fall. Miles over cleanly. Mack misses. Walker misses. Buller misses. Stevenson's first try: clean clearance. Walker passes until next height. Davis passes. Stevenson is first over -- a new stadim record.

Posted by Ken Stone at 02:50 PM

[rainbowgirl28]

Men's vault: Bar set at 19-2 1/4
Up it goes to 5.85. So does the anxiety. Lots of strategic passing, and so much going on --women's TJ, women's javelin and now the men's 400 heats. Davis misses after Calvin Harrison wins heat in 45.22, ahead of Mitchell Potter's 45.23. Hurd fouls on last try in TJ. In vault, Hysong stalls out and bails out -- a miss. Mack gets body over but brings down bar. Walker misses. Davis mises, is out. Harvey barely misses. Hysong misses. Miles misses. Mack clears. Walker misses, is eliminated. Buller misses, is out, too. Harvey is out. Hysong goes under bar -- is out. Miles out, salutes crowd.

Posted by Ken Stone at 03:00 PM

[rainbowgirl28]

Men's vault:: Athens team decided
Bar goes to (5.90) 19-4 1/4 with only Stevenson and Mack still jumping. Miles wins third spot on vault squad on the countback rule (fewer misses, etc.). Mack is over on first try with lifetime PR. Stevesnson leads rhythmic clapping, goes up -- misses. Stevenson passes final two tries at 5.90.

Posted by Ken Stone at 03:26 PM

[rainbowgirl28]

Women's TJ awards: A scream

Stevenson misses first try. Mack passes at 19-6 1/4.

Stevenson barely misses at 5.95.

Posted by Ken Stone at 03:37 PM

[rainbowgirl28]

Men's vault: Mack wants record
Tim Mack has the bar set at 6.04 (19-9 3/4), which would be an American record. Jeff Hartwig holds the record at 6.03 (19-9 1/4) set in June 2000.

Posted by Ken Stone at 03:44 PM

[rainbowgirl28]

Mack's first try: a close miss. Mack's second try: Another miss. Wearing Nike gray and close-cropped hair, Mack sweats out another wait for remeasure It's 93 degrees. He goes up, not over. Slaps the pit with his right hand. Day is done.

Posted by Ken Stone at 03:44 PM