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   Donny-MarketingTwin #2 on August 25, 2008 at 2:51 pm

   I think my favorite was the Michael Phelps win. I’ve watched that ending several times and I still can’t see how he made up that much ground in a split second to win. Amazing!!

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   Jeff on August 26, 2008 at 8:05 am

   THis is going to sound weird to you, but my favorite moment was reading that the Armenian wrestler who forfeited his Bronze Medal due to bad officiating, was vindiacated in a hearing and the Olympic Committee had to admit that they need to better review the procedure.

   Every 4 years we heard about a bad call that was made in the Summer Olympics that cost someone an event. Roy Jones was robbed of a gold in the Olympics, as was Evander Holyfield.

   But the Medal Ceremony is treated with such reverence that it’s considered sacriliedge to feel that you were cheated. And in the past years we KNOW that there have been some poor calls made. In fact, wasn’t there a recent winter olympics where they all but PROVED the French Judges were unfair to specific skaters?

   Don’t get me wrong…I think the Cuban Tae Kwon Do competitor was completely wrong for kicking the judge. But the Armenia wrestling event was differnt. He simply walked mid-mat, placed the medal down and walked off.

   A non-violent display that made it’s point globally.

   But it wasn’t the act itself that was my favorite. It was the fact that after he had been beaten up in the press for his action, an official hearing ruled that he was indeed right.

   So my favorite moment was seeing someone turn down a medal in favor for a principle.

   An athlete spent years and years vying to be the best and when he felt cheated he accepted ‘no’ medal over being complacent with less than what he thought he deserved.

   A powerful, silent, non-violent message that everyone heard and understood.