Olympic Smorgasbord

So. . . . I haven't been sleeping well lately. It's my own darn fault though! I have been staying up watching the Olympics. Here are some of the amazing things I have seen:

1) Last night--Usain Bolt. I admire his speed and the fact that he is the youngest and least experienced competitor. However, I was kind of upset and offended that the last few strides he put his arms out and pounded his chest. I know he was excited but it seems to me that he should have concentrated on getting his best time instead of celebrating before he was finished. Oh well, what can you do?

2) Last night part 2--Shawn Johnson goes first on the floor exercise. She scores high enough to be in first place until. . . .the last performer beat her by .10! I was so sad. I really wanted Shawn to win Gold since she received a Silver in the all-around competition. The men's floor routine--there was a lot of falling. I feel horrible every time someone falls--it doesn't matter what country they are from.

3) Tonight- The Men's 400m hurdles. USA took GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE!! I was very proud of that moment!

4) Lastly, Tonight--Nastia Liukin losing the gold medal for uneven bars. They both received the same score, so, they use some computer program to figure out who comes out on top. Process of elimination using mathematics. WHAT??!!

There is my Olympic review for the last 2 days!

P.S. Why do the Chinese athletes have to be so dang good? ARGH! Don't get me wrong, I admire them but GEEZ!

P.S.S. What the heck has been up with the scores for the US gymnasts versus the Chinese gymnasts? How do the ones who make fewer errors get lower scores than the ones with more errors? It blows my mind!!