Beijing Olympics – Day 9
First of all, this is late. Â And I may have run out of things to talk about now that Michael Phelps is finished. Â But, I’ll give it a go. Â (Don’t read if you haven’t watched last night’s Gymnastics yet!)
The Good:
- Shawn Johnson and Nastia Luiken take home silver and bronze for the Floor Exercise. It’s a tiny bit disappointing because Shawn was leading until the last gymnast, and Nastia was a bit robbed on her marks.
- The US Women’s Eight Rowing team won their 9 zillionth gold medal. Â Okay, not that many, but I’m not sure they’ve ever actually lost that race.
The Disappointing:
- Alicia Sacramone (I hope I got her name right) was also robbed on her marks on the Vault and didn’t medal. Â Bela Karolyi thought it was wrong. Â I’m going with that.
- The Jamaicans sweep the Women’s 100m Sprint and the Americans fail to medal. That was sad. Â But at least most of the women are not as cocky and obnoxious as the men.
The Entertaining:
- Watching Lebron and Kobe – two of the best basketball players in the world – getting so totally into the final Swimming relay race and “cheering with abandon” as Jim Lampley put it. Â It’s fun to see them be fans, just like the rest of us.Â
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