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The Olympics have consumed me and confused me. Help?

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Now China is competing against China to play for the gold in beach volleyball? Is that right? I understand in individual competitions, but isn't the point is that we as a nation want to say...yay! we have the best. So how does this beach volleyball thing work? Obviously this is not the sport I normally watch, but like I said I have become unnaturally obsessed this year. Don't know why. Can't wait for closing ceremonies so I can get back to life.

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No that is not right.  China did play China, but not for gold.    They played in Semifinal - Game 1.

Beach Volleyball, First team to win 21 points win the game.  Win by two.  The first team to win two games wins the match.  If both teams win a game then they play a third game.  First team to 15 wins the game, win by two, and wins the match.
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No, China is playing the US for the Gold, we play 1 of 2 chinese teams that haven't been determined yet
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That's a qualification round which it sucks because BOTH China's team is ******* good.
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China competed against China in the semi final for the final spot.

China will be competing against USA in the final.
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This should help you better understand the game and the rules

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_volle...
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no different than coming 1st and 2nd in a track race or swimming.
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Yes, this makes sense. Considering America came in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place tonight in the hurdles.

I do know one thing. The beach volleyball game between the US and China is going to be a great one. The Chinese girls I saw playing the other day appeared to be real competition for the American girls. They were extremely good.
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China is doing everything for the Olympic Games and nobody can deny that China is holding one of the most successful Olympic Games in history. But lots of other things have been delayed or canceled because of the Olympic Games. China did get lots of gold medals in the games but the total number of medals is not larger than the USA. China needs to give more to the atheletes who got siler medals and brass medals. I also want to see the closing ceremony then, everything will return to the earth.
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Two of the Chinese teams are playing against each other to see who can play against USA for the gold, I believe...

Hope I helped!
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