Beijing Olympics – Day 2
The Awesome:
- One of the best relays I’ve ever seen – if not the best was the Men’s 100m Freestyle.  Oh. my. gawd.  I didn’t think they had a chance when the French pulled ahead, but the anchor swam the fastest relay split in history and came back to win that race in smashing World Record time.  I literally screamed out loud when they won.  Luckily LG is a heavy sleeper.  That was so exciting!  Take that, trash-talking French!
The Good:
- Bob Costas interview with President Bush. Â I thought he looked relaxed and gave great answers. Â And it’s nice to see the president having fun watching our great American athletes.
- The two final balance beam routines by the American women – near perfection.
- The USA men’s basketball team – they’re playing well as a team, they’re supporting the other athletes and they’re not acting like spoiled brats. Â Oh, and they won their game today, too.
The Bad:
- The women’s gymnastics team last-minute injury and most of their floor routines – good enough to get 2nd place going into Wednesday’s team event, but not as good as they should have been
The Amusing:
- When President Bush visited beach volleyball’s Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, Misty jokingly offered to let him give her a smack on the rear – the beach volleyball symbol of good luck apparently. Â Instead, he gave her a pat in the middle of her back with the back of his hand – a little more appropriate for a sitting president, but I love the fact that 1) they felt comfortable enough with him to joke around and 2) he took it in stride.
