US Olympic Trials 2012

Not even sure that the big three are going to get the "A" standard.
Clay didn't finish decathlon in the last two year and Hardee is recovering from an operation.
As for other deathliest:
Arnold - the only one with a PB higher than 8,200 but he also is not 100% healthy (SB of 7840)
Beach - very talented but his throws are so bad that even Eaton looks good compare to him
Murphy - see Beach
Morrison - injured
So I would be surprised if more than three deathliest will get the "A" mark

Results here: http://www.usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TF/...

Something about tv (probably stream tomorrow):
http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/track-and-fi...
Who does know more?

TFN Forum about OT live streaming:
http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/discussion/viewto...
Maybe we get information there...

Well, it looks to me like no live coverage on NBC...

Fastest 100 ever in a decathlon for Eaton.
Wind legal 10.21. Clay 10.45, Hardee 10.50

LJ: Eaton 8.23 +0.0 !

In steady rain new world best in LJ for Eaton - 8.23

After 2 events (and 2 world best )

Eaton 2164 vs Sebrle WR 2031 !

Impressive very impressive

14.20 in shot put not great but a clutch final attempt

2905 after 3 events

sebrle 2841

your crazy if you think clay and trey cant score A standard
barring a no height or injury

they have only been training for these 2 days since they started back training in 2008 after olympics

Clay was actually very smart to not do decathlons cause of his age he knew to have a good shot in 2012 he would have to save his body instead of doing 6 decathlons between now and then

treys 15.72 in shot put tells where his elbow is

after 4 events
Eaton 3755 (Sebrle 3756) !!

After day 1:
Eaton 4721 (on the road to WR?)
Hardee 4406
Clay 4252 (51.21 in 400 !)

Is Eaton on his way to a new WR? I do have my doubts that he'll do it yet
1) Weather does not seem to be perfect and that usually costs you a lot of power during the (longer) 2nd day.
2) The trials are just too important; if it is close before the javelin, will he go at his limit inhering the danger to overpower and maybe missing the olympic games?

If nothing unexpected happens Dan O'Brians USA record 8891 pts however might be history by the end of the day...
Last year (trials for Daegu) Eaton scored:
13,52 / 41,58 / 5,05 / 56,19 / 4:24,30
If he can put up such a day again with a better discusthrow (requires 43,44 for 8891pts) the record would be his.

Correction I meant: if it is close before the 1500 m

Correction too: it's 4728!

I think he "cannot" miss the OG anymore, because he has his A and there will be no 4th A standard (no Dan O'Brien case).
But you are right, I'm always rather pessimistic too (I didn't really believe in WR after Sebrle's 1st day in Götzis 2001). What we hear about the weather is a lot worse than "not perfect", so we don't know what will happen in the throws an PV (I saw six NH in PV in Götzis 2010(?) ). He'd need good throws. with
13,50/45.00/5.15/60.00 he'd need a 4:22 in 1500m

Of course he has a good chance to take the American Record from Dan O'Brien.

A little bit more realistic in bad weather:
13,60/42.50/4.95/57.50 + 4:25 would add 8844

110m hurdles
Eaton 13.70
Hardee 13.71
Clay dq

Ashton Eaton after 5.30 () in PV back on schedule?