2008 Bejing Olympic summer games

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2008 Bejing Olympic summer games; winning deisgn of medal
Topic Started: Mar 28 2007, 09:56 PM (204 Views)
singlesk8er	Mar 28 2007, 09:56 PM Post #1
Olympian Posts: 2,669 Group: Global Moderator Member #6 Joined: October 31, 2006	here is what the bejing olympics medals look like - they are made with jade http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/s...NHPHMA>1=9232 I dont like the side that much with the jade - imo the other side looks better



imnamerican	Mar 29 2007, 12:17 AM Post #2
(Self-Proclaimed) Custodial Office Posts: 1,118 Group: Global Moderator Member #14 Joined: November 2, 2006	Jade...it's an asian thing =D Can't wait until we actually see those things around the necks of the world's best athletes =)



Evil	Mar 29 2007, 02:27 AM Post #3
Administrator Posts: 3,003 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 31, 2006	I'm not crazy about the jade either. I can't wait for the Games!



tara98gold	Mar 29 2007, 01:03 PM Post #4
Senior Posts: 929 Group: Members Member #27 Joined: December 4, 2006	They're okay I still like the Nagano Olympic medals the best. I'm not as excited for these Olympics because I don't really watch the summer games that much. Not as into those sports.



singlesk8er	Mar 29 2007, 06:45 PM Post #5
Olympian Posts: 2,669 Group: Global Moderator Member #6 Joined: October 31, 2006	while I dont have a full list of gymnasts who will be going - Nastia Luikin is as close to a lock as being a team member already since shes is already a national and world champion and I expect she'll come back with at least 1 gold http://www.usoc.org/26_36051.htm Only 497 days left to go until the next summer olympic games http://en.beijing2008.cn/



Particle Man	Mar 30 2007, 10:36 AM Post #6
Novice Posts: 127 Group: Members Member #44 Joined: January 30, 2007	The problem with that jade is that there's TOO MUCH of it, and also, I can't comprehend the color scheme. Gold and ... milky white? Silver and puke green? Apparently white jade represents purity, and I guess green is the next best although I don't know about THAT green. (reading up on jade, lol) I am guessing it's probably the "type B" jade treated with artifical colors. Which makes me wonder why they couldn't have made a nicer deep green. Maybe they thought they'd tone it down as to not outshine the gold medal. I think a smaller, central engraving would have been much nicer and not taken so much away from that face of the medal. But most anything would be better than the Torino ones... "did I just win a silver medal, or a CD? I can't tell!"



DoubleloopCrystal	Jun 11 2007, 06:23 PM Post #7
Novice Posts: 140 Group: Members Member #26 Joined: November 28, 2006	They're okay. Which is the front?



Particle Man	Jun 11 2007, 09:31 PM Post #8
Novice Posts: 127 Group: Members Member #44 Joined: January 30, 2007	I wonder if Carly Patterson is competing in 2008? She was really adorable! I bet she could have been a really good skater if she had taken that road instead. It's also very interesting to think that Sasha Cohen might have stayed a gymnast if her mom wasn't paranoid about it. Imagine her on the uneven bars or bouncing around a balance beam. LOL!



Evil	Jun 14 2007, 04:35 AM Post #9
Administrator Posts: 3,003 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 31, 2006	It doesn't look like she is going to compete. I really enjoyed watching her during the 2004 Olympics. She got me interested in gymnastics.



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