08-12-2008, 03:29 AM
Please note this is being typed at a little past 3 a.m., so my facts might be a bit squiggly. Mariel Zagunis, our Golden Girl, once again upset her two higher seeded team mates to take the gold (Sada Jacobsen was #1 seed in the tournament and Becca Ward was #2 or #3, Mariel was #5). But, daughter of two Olympians that she is, Mariel has an extra "Olympic Gear" that she can apparently shift into that her opponents don't have. She can turn it up to 11. The scoop from El Queso Grande (my boss and many time armourer to the US National Team) is that they are all very nice girls and that they work well as a team. No real dirt - sorry. Check out the Italians in the Women's Foil final. 3 in the top 4, with Vezzali winning her THIRD individual gold medal. She is un-f*cking-believable. Helene Meyer, move over; Vezzali is now the best that is and ever was.
Gerek will fence tonight around 7-ish. First draw is a good one, some Egyptian dude who prolly qualified through a "zonal" tournament and not on straight world ranking (Gerek made it on his impressive world ranking, around 14th in the world, seeded 10th in this tournament). If he survives The Pharoh, he gets a much tougher Chinese opponent who also made it in on his world ranking. And has the "home field" advantage. It should be a good stab-fest.
On the topic of chicks with swords, I have to give the nod to my Ex's first and then to Michelle Yeoh. Hubba-Hubba.
Of course, there was one Greek pentathlete who was pretty hot, and the Canadian team usually has some model-quality sword-swinging honeys.
Gerek will fence tonight around 7-ish. First draw is a good one, some Egyptian dude who prolly qualified through a "zonal" tournament and not on straight world ranking (Gerek made it on his impressive world ranking, around 14th in the world, seeded 10th in this tournament). If he survives The Pharoh, he gets a much tougher Chinese opponent who also made it in on his world ranking. And has the "home field" advantage. It should be a good stab-fest.
On the topic of chicks with swords, I have to give the nod to my Ex's first and then to Michelle Yeoh. Hubba-Hubba.
Of course, there was one Greek pentathlete who was pretty hot, and the Canadian team usually has some model-quality sword-swinging honeys.
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.