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A simple explanation of why water polo is the toughest sport on earth. It's my first video I've ever made. The song is "The Show Must Go On" by Queen. I think it captures the game of water polo well.
Please let me know what you think. タグ:waterpolopoolswimming 投稿日: March 24, 2007, 2:57 pm 閲覧数: 77564 投票: 4.70(５点満点) 141 人の平均
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BEIJING —They walked out together, then stood side by side holding hands and grinning like never before. When the Dutch women's water polo team jumped onto the medal stand to collect the gold medals, the players took several collective bows.
In truth, it was Danielle de Bruijn's show. And her curtain call.
De Bruijn scored seven goals in her final Olympic game, including the game-winner with 26 seconds remaining, and the Netherlands shocked the United States 9-8 in the gold medal match Thursday night.
"I don't think I've ever quite seen that," U.S. coach Guy Baker said. "What a great performance. ... It is up there with some of the great performances, especially because she did it at the Olympics. We were trying to get her stopped, but she's always been a good scorer."
Not quite like this, though.
De Bruijn scored three of the first four goals of the match, helping stake the Dutch to a 4-0 lead before the Americans could blink. She scored two more right after halftime, giving her team a 7-5 advantage. And she saved her best for last, scoring twice on power plays that turned out to be the difference.
The left-hander who was so disappointed her country didn't qualify for the 2004 games in Athens helped them make amends four years later. The Dutch knocked out defending Olympic gold medalist Italy in the quarterfinals, sent Hungary to the bronze medal game in the semifinals and delivered their biggest upset in the finals.
Not bad for a country that came to Beijing ranked ninth in the world. Now, they're leaving on top.
De Bruijn is going out that way, too, calling it quits after more than a decade on the national team and in need of knee surgery.
"I face a knee surgery, and after that, I am retiring from international competition," she said. "It has been tough years and now I think I will do other things in my life besides water polo."
The Americans left Yingdong Natatorium with long faces, having had to compose themselves before begrudgingly accepting silver—again. They won bronze in Athens and silver in Sydney.
"It's just a little bittersweet," Natalie Golda said as she wiped away tears. "It's an amazing thing to have an Olympic medal. But we had the game. Like, we had it in our grasp and we let it slip away. You can't be angry with a medal, a silver medal. It's a great thing, but it's bittersweet right now. And knowing it's the end of a lot of people's careers, and you'd like to go out with a win, it's just the way sport is."
Teammates Brenda Villa and Heather Petri, both three-time Olympians, planned to retire after Beijing. Both had hoped to round out their medal collections with gold.
"The only thing I ever promised our players is if they are dedicated, they can cross their goals," Baker said. "This is going to be a bitter disappointment instead of joy. ... This time we were on the short end."
The Americans were ranked No. 1 in the world and looked like they might get the gold medal that has eluded them.
They may have had they been able to stop de Bruijn. Despite her scoring prowess, the Americans had several chances to tie in the waning seconds, but Elsie Windes missed an outside shot and Villa couldn't put home the rebound.
"I like the way we came back," Baker said. "I don't think we ever panicked down 4-0. We just could never get over the hump."
The United States overcame the 4-0 deficit to tie it at 5 at halftime and again evened the scored, 8-all with 5:05 remaining, on Moriah van Norman's goal from the 2-meter area.
But Villa was called for an exclusion penalty with 45 seconds left, putting the Dutch in a 6-on-5 situation—and giving de Bruijn extra space to operate.
She made it count, pump faking from the top of the zone and then unleashing an overhead shot that whipped by goalkeeper Betsy Armstrong for the go-ahead score with 26 seconds left.
"This moment is very special for her," Netherlands coach Robin van Galen said.
Added de Bruijn: "This is great to play this way in the last game."
netherland - gold medalist
usa - silver medalist
australia - bronze medalist タグ:waterpolowomenbeijingolympics2008 投稿日: August 22, 2008, 6:11 am 閲覧数: 14883 投票: 5.00(５点満点) 7 人の平均
water polo
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what water polo is played like no other sport, it is the real game played violently. it is the king of all games タグ:whatiswaterpoloshot 投稿日: September 22, 2006, 1:03 pm 閲覧数: 84868 投票: 4.60(５点満点) 107 人の平均
letting go
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Debut single from Team Waterpolo
dir: Mike Doxford タグ:teamprestonlettinggo 投稿日: February 12, 2008, 12:24 am 閲覧数: 18727 投票: 5.00(５点満点) 63 人の平均
olympic water polo
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Genai Kerr Water Polo タグ:genaikerrwaterpoloolympic 投稿日: December 18, 2006, 3:58 pm 閲覧数: 10121 投票: 5.00(５点満点) 6 人の平均
water polo basics: set offense
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Basic lessons covering the set offense. Great for spectators or new players to learn the basics. Includes setting the hole, driving, RB, strong-side drives, weak-side drives, rotations, and picks. タグ:waterpoloholesetholeset 投稿日: June 29, 2007, 10:47 am 閲覧数: 18843 投票: 4.70(５点満点) 19 人の平均
water polo hail mary
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Cal scores a goal with less than 2 seconds remaining in the game to tie USC in the National Championship. In overtime, Cal scored another goal within the first 2 seconds to win the national title. タグ:cbscstvncaawaterpolousc 投稿日: December 5, 2006, 5:13 am 閲覧数: 99585 投票: 4.50(５点満点) 105 人の平均
olympics '08: silver for women in water polo
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The Netherlands has won the gold medal in women's water polo, stunning the United States 9-8 behind seven goals by Danielle de Bruijn. She scored the winner with 26 seconds remaining. (Aug. 21) タグ:olywater-poloolympics'08:silverwater 投稿日: August 21, 2008, 11:07 pm 閲覧数: 5331 投票: 3.50(５点満点) 6 人の平均
turbo water polo
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Turbo Water Polo Products タグ:waterpolo 投稿日: August 27, 2007, 12:24 pm 閲覧数: 5426 投票: 4.20(５点満点) 11 人の平均
