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...During their turn, the Canadians blew water from their mouths, as if they were comely fountains spouting water. The Russians, who took the gold with straight 10s for technical merit, wore swimsuits with such variegated sequins that I failed to take note of what the two Anastasias (Ermakova and Davydova) were actually doing. I know immense physicality and endurance is involved in each routine, and that the smiles mask burning lungs. The Russians, for instance, are known to practice eight hours a day. But effort - and a discreet set of nose-clips - doesn't make it worthy of being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Time to Kick Out Some Olympic Sports | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

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