There are still four days left of this 29th Olympiad, but I couldn't wait for this post. There have already been so many amazing moments, and you've commented on several. What does our league thinks has been the best?
Is it that Usain Bolt looks like he's out for an evening jog? Even though Bob Costas ripped into the fastest man in the world live on the air.
Do you prefer the women's gymnastics? Shawn Johnson hasn't stopped smiling since she arrived in Beijing, and Nastia Liukin methodically took home the gold. All this while overcoming allegations of rigged judging (Ed. note: I wouldn't be surprised).
Is it that Michael Phelps is now the winningest Olympian, gets his own NBC page and eats in one day what you should in one week (this is equally gross and impressive).
How about the USA softball team, which is bossing the competition so badly that the IOC voted it out of the 2012 games?
Is it that Usain Bolt looks like he's out for an evening jog? Even though Bob Costas ripped into the fastest man in the world live on the air.
Do you prefer the women's gymnastics? Shawn Johnson hasn't stopped smiling since she arrived in Beijing, and Nastia Liukin methodically took home the gold. All this while overcoming allegations of rigged judging (Ed. note: I wouldn't be surprised).
Is it that Michael Phelps is now the winningest Olympian, gets his own NBC page and eats in one day what you should in one week (this is equally gross and impressive).
How about the USA softball team, which is bossing the competition so badly that the IOC voted it out of the 2012 games?
6 comments:
Can I reserve my vote for the inevitable "Bolt tests positive for performance enhancing drugs" moment?
I hate to be such a skeptic -- and I hope I'm wrong -- but if I learned anything from Mark Mcgwire, Barry Bonds, Floyd Landis, etc. it's that if something seems too amazing to be real, it probably isn't.
In most cases I'd agree with you -- but in Bolt's case, I just think he's got God given pure speed. It is effortless and fun to watch.
My skeptical minds goes exactly where @commissioner did. However, isn't this the reason we watch the Olympics: To see pure sport and competition? I willingly suspend my skepticism in hopes that we've just witnessed magic.
For me, it's when Benjamin Boukpeti won a Bronze for Togo. The first medal ever for that nation, and the dude was so happy he broke his paddle. That's what the Olympics is all about, not Phelps sponsorhsip deals.
What I find unfortunate is that Boukpeti is french and lives in France. He only competed for Togo because his father is from there and he couldn't get on the French team because he was too old. I think that is a classic example of country jumping. I think the gold won by Mongolia is much more significant.
Doh!
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