The 29th Olympiad.....
2008 edition has come to a close.....Here are our final thoughts:
China, once know as Communist Red China, put on a really great show. There were zero issues of terrorist threats, no violence, and they treated the United States with a lot of mutual respect and dignity. (Of course they do understand the economic value of our U.S. dollars).
NBC brought you these games via the best technology of our time. Thanks to the NBC family of networks, we were able to watch........everything. Live or taped delay.......we saw it.
Beach Volleyball again led the ratings charge.....I wonder why?
Personally, I could have done without the seemingly endless hours of gymnastics and synchronized swimming.......but .....who am I?
Speaking of gymnastics......Those Chinese gymnasts sure didn't look 16..........but ....if they can still be the best in the world at 12 or 14.....who cares?
Weren't you amazed at the number of athletes....including the "fastest man on earth"....Usain Bolt........from Jamaica, went to colleges ....and trained.......in the United States?
I could have done without all that rowing stuff also.
Remember the glory days of boxing for the USA in the Olympics? Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard? Well , boxing is officially dead in the U.S. The Americans won only one medal. Yes.......one.....and it was a bronze.
Lisa Leslie has ended her Olympic competition in womens' basketball in style. The USA again won the gold.......and Lisa ended .....with a won-lost record of 32-0......Wow!
The Redeem Team is still the story of these Olympics...........They could have easily folded in the championship game against Spain..........But.....the "team" came through.
Here is China's slant on the final medal count .....from a Chinese newspaper(Accenting the Gold, Silver, and Bronze):
| 1 | CHN | 51 | 21 | 28 |
| 2 | USA | 36 | 38 | 36 |
| 3 | RUS | 23 | 21 | 28 |
| 4 | GBR | 19 | 13 | 15 |
| 5 | GER | 16 | 10 | 15 |
Here is the medal count you will see in U.S. newspapers:
Hope to see you in London........2012!
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