If there is one unique thing about the Olympics, it is that it gives one a chance to see sports that would otherwise NEVER be shown on television any other time. In the Winter Olympics, these sports include curling. In the summer games, they include fencing and water polo.
I could kick myself for missing the water polo match between The United States and Italy, the defending gold medal-winners, today. But, as it is the game ended in a 9-9 tie.
There is a unique story on the Italian team which NBC may have made into one of those sentimental bits. I saw one last night on Chinese pandas. Awww.
It turns out that Italian water polo team member Erzsebet Valkai has a sister who competes for another team!
They are not in the same pool, but they could end in the same 'pool' if both Italy and Hungary advance to the next round.
This is because the other sister Agnes Valkai (pictured below) competes for Hungary. Both sisters were on the Hungarian squad during the 2004 Athens Olympics.
In other water polo matches today, Holland beat Greece 9-6. Mieke Cabout scored an impressive four goals for the Dutch team, while Kyriaki Liosi netted two goals for Greece.
Hungary tied Australia 7-7.
And, China recorded its first win of the Olympics by defeating Russia 13-11.
Both sisters said their dream would be to face each other in the finals of the water polo competition.
One has to wonder which team their parents would root for.........
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