Fencing in USAToday Today

In the 4/26/04 USAToday Sports section, they had a nice little article
about the US Olympic Qualifiers for Athens. It pointed out that we
haven't won a medal in 20 years, but we have a few good chances this
time around.

Unfortunately, I bet we won't get to see any of it on TV.

--Harold Buck


"I used to rock and roll all night,
and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
-Homer J. Simpson

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:16:53 -0500, an orbital mind-control laser
caused Harold Buck <no_one_knows@attbi.com> to write:

>In the 4/26/04 USAToday Sports section, they had a nice little article
>about the US Olympic Qualifiers for Athens. It pointed out that we
>haven't won a medal in 20 years, but we have a few good chances this
>time around.
>
>Unfortunately, I bet we won't get to see any of it on TV.
>
>--Harold Buck

If it's like last time, the only fencing we'll see will be in the
commercials. I don't think any of the competition was broadcast to
American audiences.

-Chris Zakes
Texas

All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand
Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you.
But first they must catch you.

"The Blessing of El-ahrairah" from
"Watership Down" by Richard Adams

In article <e0st80hel82a8bqbad9qbttlmtrgnfj4p6@4ax.com>,
Chris Zakes <moondrgn@austin.rr.com> wrote:

>
> If it's like last time, the only fencing we'll see will be in the
> commercials. I don't think any of the competition was broadcast to
> American audiences.
>

I think in 1996 they showed some fencing in the "Top 10 yells of the
day" piece or something. They had some woman foilist screaming her head
off after a routine touch. Thus, I think the American public now knows
exactly what fencing is all about!


--Harold Buck


"I used to rock and roll all night,
and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
-Homer J. Simpson