US Gymnastic Duo

If any of you have been watching the Olympics on prime time, then you have probably seen the gymnastics competitions. There has been a lot of controversy about the women's team from China not being old enough to compete. While watching the competitions, I have found myself becoming frustrated with the scoring of the girls on the China team. Last night, during the individual all-around competition, it was no different. I was fully expecting Yang Yilin and Jiang Yuyuan of China to come out on top because of all the scoring frustrations. Thankfully, Jiang Yuyuan did so poorly, there was no hope for her. No matter how good (or bad) the two from China were, the duo from the US was much better. There was no stopping Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson. They seemed to be on fire from the beginning. They said that they wanted the US to go 1-2 and they put up quite a fight. After all the hardships they had during the team competition, they proved that the US is the best!

2008 Olympics in Beijing

I don't call myself an athlete by any means. I try to play sports but mostly, I just watch it on television. I always loved watching the Olympics growing up. I have seen so many different events. Every chance I get, I am either following along via tv or internet. My favorites this time around have been beach volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, and basketball. I am excited for track and field to start!!

Jeremy and I have really enjoyed watching Michael Phelps race to complete his Olympic goals! He is truly the greatest Olympian of all time. It will be amazing if he can complete his goal and win the rest of those gold medals!

The highlights for me so far  have been when the US smashed the world record and beat France in the men's 4X100m freestyle relay; the US men's gymnastics winning bronze; and watching the US women's gymnastics team put up quite a fight to get the silver medal. Go USA!