Olympics

I found myself really getting into the Olympics this year and am wondering, what will I do at work at night without them? (Not that it matters that much, I only have 4 more shifts left after tonight).

I really got into all the Phelps hype, and never missed one of his finals. YAY for 8 gold medals! I especially found it interesting hearing of some of the "quirks" about him that makes him the "perfect swimmer". He is able to flex his foot much farther than the average person, essentially making his feet exactly straight in line with his legs. His hands are the size of dinner plates. His short legs, long torso, broad shoulders, narrow waist and huge wingspan all contribute to having the perfect swimming body as well. Not that I know anything about it! That's just what I heard.
I also got into the beach volleyball scene, with Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh becoming the first beach volleyball team to ever win gold in two consecutive Olympics, not to mention being completely unbeaten for over a year now.
And finally, as always, I love watching gymnastics. I felt so bad for Nastia Liukin when, in one final, she tied with the gold medal winner, but had to take silver because of the computer's method for tie-breaking. But at least she won the all-around gold, which was awesome and well deserved. Then there is Alicia Sacramone, and the awful storm cloud of bad luck that seemed to follow her around the whole time. And 16 year old Shawn Johnson is about the cutest.thing.ever. so I was super excited that she got a gold, as well.
And of course, you can't talk about 2008 Beijing Olympic gymnastics without mentioning the Chinese age controversy. Juicy stuff, very interesting. I am sure if Andy gets a chance he would be happy to blog about it, right Andy?

Now I have to sit back and wait for the 2010 winter Olympics...hopefully my man, speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, is back for those - I definitely enjoyed watching him in 2006 :-) I also love to watch figure skating, in fact that is probably my favorite out of all the Olympic sports, summer or winter. Sorry, Apolo.