Olympic Women's Finals - Isi 5.05 WR, Stuczynski 4.80

[rainbowgirl28]

If anyone has access to the BBC videos, they posted video of Murer freaking out after she loses her pole: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic ... 568332.stm

[rainbowgirl28]

Strategic Question: Why did Feofanova take a second jump at 4.80? What good would a second attempt clearance there be? Why not pass to 4.85? Any ideas?

She is afraid Golubchikova will make 4.80 and bump her out of the medals.

[achtungpv]

Strategic Question: Why did Feofanova take a second jump at 4.80? What good would a second attempt clearance there be? Why not pass to 4.85? Any ideas?

GOLUBCHIKOVA still had an attempt and could have pushed her down to 4th.

[rainbowgirl28]

Golubchikova and Feofanova are out!! Feofanova will get the bronze! Jenn has a medal!!

Now it is the battle between Jenn and Isi we have all been waiting for.

[HMS]

GO FOR THE GOLD, JENN!!
WOOO HOOOO TEAM USA!

[rainbowgirl28]

BBC:

1411: The handsome Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia plops over 4.70m, her first attempt in the competition, and she could have cleared 50cm more. American Jenn Stuczynski has emerged as a rival this season, but she'll have to do more than hide Isinbayeva's pole to win this one, she'll have to chop off her arms and legs.

[BruceFlorman]

Straight-up fight between USA & RUS now (or is that USA & MON?)

Code: Select all

                          430 445 455 465 470 475 480 485 490 495 500
STUCZYNSKI Jennifer   USA -   -   o   -   o   xo  o   -
FEOFANOVA Svetlana    RUS -   o   O   xo  -   o   xxx
GOLUBCHIKOVA Yulia    RUS -   o   o   xo  o   xo  xxx
ISINBAEVA Elena       RUS -   -   -   -   o   -   -   
PYREK Monika          POL -   o   o   o   xo  xxx
HINGST Carolin Tamara GER o   o   O   xxo xxx
SPIEGELBURG Silke     GER o   xo  o   xxo xxx
BOSLAK Vanessa        FRA o   o   xo  xxx
STEINER-BENNETT April USA o   o   o   xxx
MURER Fabiana         BRA -   o   -   xxx
ROGOWSKA Anna         POL -   o   xxx
GAO Shuying           CHN o   xxo xxx

[rainbowgirl28]

Jenn passing 4.85.

[master]

Time for the Jenn and Isi show!

[rainbowgirl28]

IAAF:
21:23
Stuczynski, assured of at least a silver, passes 4.85; Isinbayeva is up.
9:21
At 4.80m, only Stuczynski cleared. Isinbayeva passed. The bar goes to 4.85m. Feofanova will take bronze at 4.75m, over Golubchikova on misses, unless Isinbayeva misses at 4.85m.

[rainbowgirl28]

Isinbayeva makes 4.85!

[BruceFlorman]

Code: Select all

                          430 445 455 465 470 475 480 485 490 495 500
ISINBAEVA Elena       RUS -   -   -   -   o   -   -   o   -
STUCZYNSKI Jennifer   USA -   -   o   -   o   xo  o   -   
FEOFANOVA Svetlana    RUS -   o   O   xo  -   o   xxx
GOLUBCHIKOVA Yulia    RUS -   o   o   xo  o   xo  xxx
PYREK Monika          POL -   o   o   o   xo  xxx
HINGST Carolin Tamara GER o   o   O   xxo xxx
SPIEGELBURG Silke     GER o   xo  o   xxo xxx
BOSLAK Vanessa        FRA o   o   xo  xxx
STEINER-BENNETT April USA o   o   o   xxx
MURER Fabiana         BRA -   o   -   xxx
ROGOWSKA Anna         POL -   o   xxx
GAO Shuying           CHN o   xxo xxx

I assume Isi will pass to 4.95 now (or maybe 5.00).