08-09-2008, 07:46 PM
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 Italy's gymnast Igor Cassina performs at the pommel horse at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008  Italy's middle blocker Martina Giuggi celebrates at the end of a preliminary pool B women's Volleyball match against Russia at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. Italy won 3-1.
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Italy's middle blocker Martina Giuggi celebrates at the end of a preliminary pool B women's Volleyball match against Russia at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. Italy won 3-1.[/CENTER] | Thank you for posting (and I love that picture!) I am so rooting for this team to take gold. They are ranked #2 behind Brazil, but I so believe they have what it takes to win.
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08-10-2008, 03:22 PM
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Yes I agree, Forza Italia in volleyball.
The only sport I really love at the Olympics, but I follow anything I find in Tv.
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 Italy's Davide Rebellin stands on the podium after clinching the silver medal of the Men's Road Cycling Race, at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008.  Silver medallist Giovanni Pellielo of Italy shows off his medal after placing second in the men's trap shooting competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008. | | The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to magro For This Useful Post: | |
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 Italy's Matteo Tagliariol bites his gold medal after the men's fencing individual epee at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, August 10, 2008.  Matteo Tagliariol of Italy (L) celebrates his victory against Fabrice Jeannet of France after their men's individual epee fencing final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008.
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 Jenny Barazza of Italy spikes the ball against Natalya Zhukova of Kazakhstan in a women's preliminary volleyball match during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug 11, 2008 | | The Following User Says Thank You to magro For This Useful Post: | |
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Women's 400m Free Qualification - Heat 6: Italy (Federica Pellegrini)
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 Mauro Nespoli (L), Marco Galiazzo and Ilario Di Buo (R) of Italy pose with their silver medals after the men's team archery gold medal match against China at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games August 11, 2008.  From left to right, silver medalist Deborah Gravenstijn from the Netherlands, gold medalist Giulia Quintavalle from Italy, bronze medalist Ketleyn Quadros from Brazil and bronze medalist Xu Yan from China stand with their medals after the judo lightweight division finals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 11, 2008.  Italian gold medalist Valentina Vezzali, left, and bronze medalist Margherita Granbassi, also from Italy, bite their medals at the medal cermony of the women's indidual foil at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, August 11, 2008. |
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 Italy's Federica Pellegrini competes during the women's 200m freestyle swimming heat at the National Aquatics Center in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 11, 2008. Italy's Federica Pellegrini, shut out of the medals in the 400m freestyle final Monday, rebounded with a world record in the women's 200m free heats at the Beijing Olympics. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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