Olympic Medals 8/24
USA 36 gold, 38 silver, 36 bronze, 110 total
China 51 gold, 21 silver, 28 bronze, 100 total
Russia 23 gold, 21 silver, 28 bronze, 72 total
Great Britain 19 gold, 13 silver, 15 bronze, 47 total
Australia 14 gold, 15 silver, 17 bronze, 46 total
Germany 16 gold, 10 silver, 15 bronze, [...]
Misty May-Treanor to dance on Dancing With the Stars
There is a leaked list of next season’s competitors that came out this morning. Misty May-Treanor is listed as one of them. So, if you just can’t get enough of Misty May on the volleyball court, look for her in sequins and heels this fall.
Olympic Moms
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh may be toting around babies in 2012, but there were plenty of Moms competing in the Beijing Olympics, as well. Of course, I’m sure there were plenty of Dads, as well, but for some reason that doesn’t seem to be “Today Show” worthy.
Olympic Medal Count 8/22
USA 31 gold, 36 silver, 35 bronze, 102 total
China 47 gold, 17 silver, 25 bronze, 89 total
Russia 17 gold, 17 silver, 22 bronze, 56 total
Great Britain 18 gold, 13 silver, 13 bronze, 44 total
Australia 11 gold, 14 silver, 16 bronze, 41 total
Germany 14 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze, [...]
Olympic Medal Count 8/21
USA 27 gold, 31 silver, 29 bronze, 87 total
China 45 gold, 15 silver, 21 bronze, 81 total
Russia 16 gold, 16 silver, 19 bronze, 51 total
Great Britain 17 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze, 39 total
Australia 11 gold, 13 silver, 14 bronze, 38 total
Germany 11 gold, 8 silver, 11 bronze, [...]
Olympic Medal Count 8/20
China 45 gold, 14 silver, 20 bronze, 79 total
USA 26 gold, 26 silver, 27 bronze, 79 total
Russia 13 gold, 14 silver, 18 bronze, 45 total
Great Britain 16 gold, 10 silver, 10 bronze, 36 total
Australia 11 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze, 36 total
France 4 gold, 12 silver, 14 [...]
Hilarious Rhythmic Gymnastics Video
Matt Lauer and Al Roker performing men’s tandem rhythmic gymnastics.
Hey, we set up the protest areas, what more do you want from us?
Out of 77 applications for protests, guess how many were approved? None. Not one. Watch the video and shake your head.
What?!? No Wheaties box for Michael Phelps?
Yep. Michael Phelps is going to be on Corn Flakes, instead. Um, okay. It just doesn’t have that ring, but I guess you have to do what you have to do.
A MUCH Better Night for Gymnastics!
There were definitely still areas to quibble about, but tonight the end result was satisfactory. Shawn Johnson finally gets her gold— yea, Shawn! Nastia Liukin adds to her collection with another silver. Of course, the Chinese gymnasts each had pretty major errors, so if that HADN’T been the result, well I just [...]
Olympic Medal Count 8/19
USA 25 gold, 26 silver, 26 bronze, 77 total
China 42 gold, 14 silver, 18 bronze, 74 total
Russia 10 gold, 14 silver, 18 bronze, 42 total
Australia 11 gold, 11 silver, 12 bronze, 34 total
Great Britain 15 gold, 9 silver, 8 bronze, 32 total
France 4 gold, 11 silver, 14 [...]
Nastia Liukin victim of weird tie breaking system
As I alluded to in my last post, the new tie breaker system is ridiculous (and I don’t mean in the good sense of the word “ridiculous”). She tied for gold, but received the silver. What was wrong with tying and giving out two golds? I have no idea! But that’s [...]
Why gymnastics scoring sucks– let me count the ways
Well, this is becoming the theme of my Summer Olympics blog— gymnastics scoring sucks! So, here are the reasons I can come up with (feel free to add your own in the comments).
1. Tie breakers— Really? A tie breaker? And the tie breaker protocol doesn’t even make any sense! You [...]
Is Usain Bolt a Poor Sport?
I wrote the other night about watching Usain Bolt winning the 100m, looking like he wasn’t really trying. Today the commentators have been talking about the sportsmanship of not putting in your best effort at the Olympics and, even worse, mocking your fellow competitors by turning around to see what’s happened to them since [...]
Olympic Medal Count 8/18
China 39 gold, 14 silver, 14 bronze, 67 total
USA 20 gold, 22 silver, 25 bronze, 67 total
Russia 7 gold, 13 silver, 14 bronze, 34 total
Australia 11 gold, 10 silver, 12 bronze, 33 total
Great Britain 12 gold, 7 silver, 8 bronze, 27 total
France 4 gold, 10 silver, 13 [...]
Who is the greatest American Olympian?
Is it Michael Phelps? Or do you think it’s someone else? Leave a comment below or take our poll.
Which sport do you think the Olympics should get rid of?
I read this article today, bemoaning the loss of baseball and softball from the 2012 Olympics. The author had several recommendations for other Olympic sports that could be gotten rid of, instead, including trampoline, sailing, badminton and others, as well as his recommendations or replacement sports. Guitar hero and Texas Hold ‘Em, anyone?
This [...]