Monday, August 11, 2008

my olympic update

every news outlet has been reporting on the summer olympics and i thought i should join in.  i'm going to start with men's gymnastics.
they are all first time olympians and they all looked both nervous and excited to be there.  i always expect that athletes, even gymnasts will be buff and confident but they are some of the nerdiest looking athletes ever!  it's pretty great.
i just found out the men's gymnastic uniforms consist of socks and stirrup pants!  how awesome is that?
i'm sorry but there's no way that all these girls are 16; most of them look about 10.  i understand that all that jumping probably stunts your growth and that all that exercises can halt maturity but come on!  it's total crap that we are supposed to "trust" a government that has questionable morals to provide truthful documents stating the age of the athletes.  
despite having 2 of their 6 teammates injured, making some pretty big mistakes and generally letting their nerves get the best of them the us gymnasts finished strong and are in good shape for the medal round!  yay america!

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