[Holiday]

I watched part of the women's powerlifting match last night, but was too sleepy to continue. If that was live I don't know why they'd hold it after 8 pm in China.

I saw some amazing women doing their best. But does anybody know if Priscilla Ribic competed there?

[David]

Priscilla is a Powerlifter. Olympic lifting has different lifts from Powerlifting.
Olympic lifting has the Snatch – the weight is lifted overhead while the athlete squats below it and then stands up – and the Clean & Jerk – the weight is brought to the shoulders and then with a rapid shove and splitting of the legs the arms are locked overhead. You do not press the weight.
Powerlifting has the Benchpress, Squat and deadlift. (I figure people are more aware of what these lifts are.)
There is a lot more technique and coordination to Olympic lifting while powerlifting is more pure muscle power.
I've been using NBC's online replays. If you go to NBC's Olympic Online Coverage You can find some stuff to watch. The weightlifting coverage often starts before the actual lifting occurs so be patient of fast forward a bit. So far the most muscular woman has been the Chinese gold medalist in the 58kg class Yanqing Chen.

[cpbell0033944]

I saw a bit yesterday – some impressive bulk on some short ladies. 8)  Of course, being European, Olympic lifting is more familiar to me than powerlifting, which seems to be more of a US thing.

[00tree]

I keep missing the matches 🙁 The TV listings here only say 2008 Olympics not what the events are and which events are on what channels.

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