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10:03 am EDT – The medal ceremony. And that’s my flag up there. I’m still proud. Chong Wei looked like he could cry. Burdened with the knowledge that the whole country went “Aiyooo” and knowing that he could’ve definitely done better, I suppose that’s normal. Anyway.

9:46 am EDT – um, so randomly.. the mascots came out and one of them fell… and the rest started to kick him. no idea if it’s part of the act but i’m laughing my ass off here. Then they had the volunteers come pick him back up. Oh.. comic relief.

9:41 am EDT – Lin Dan wins. 21-12, 21-8. Thanks for playing. Lin Dan salutes the crowd and… throws his shoes to adoring fans. yea, thats rite, i said shoes.

9:39 am EDT – Chong Wei’s slumped shoulders tells it all at 19-6.

9:36 am EDT – at 18-4, you’d need a deal with the devil to come back. this is just humiliating.

9:32 am EDT – WTF. That shot looked in!!! We need instant replay in badminton! 13-3 now.

9:31 am EDT – 11-2 now. Service to Chong Wei. He needs to keep pushing.

9:28 am EDT – The optimism, scant to begin with, has faded considerably…

9:20 am EDT – Lin Dan wins the first set 21-12. Chong Wei sat back too long, shoulda made a move earlier.

9:18 am EDT – I’m just going to start calling Lin Dan, ‘Lindsey’… ok? (which is a whole lot better than Chou Dan…

9:10 am EDT – 11-5 to Lin Dan now. Everytime Chong Wei has gone to the backcourt, he goes long. Draft, perhaps?

9:04 am EDT – neither player are playing an aggressive game. perhaps it can even be called cautious. But at 6-1 to Lin Dan, Chong Wei needs to keep pace. Doubt he can claw back from a huge deficit if that happens.

9:00 am EDT – oh, pardon me. It’s “LIN DAN! JIA YOU! LIN DAN! JIA YOU!”

8:56 am EDT – the players walk in and you can already hear the “JIA YOU! JIA YOU!” Die man.

8:52 am EDT – alright, I’m up. the medal ceremony for the mixed doubles is still happening. on TV, two channels are running summer olympic programming but neither will feature badminton. but of course.

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