london day 7

day 7
-the broadcast started off with a feature on the Magnificent 7 from the 1996 Olympics. It was all I wanted and more. They interviewed Kerri, Bela, Dominique, Shannon and another one, showed more footage of the actual even and how things went down and of course I cried when Kerri did the vault that won the gold. I love her comment that when Bela wanted her to go the medal ceremony her thought was that she would be up in front of people with no pants on!! Ha ha! I hope this available on the internet somewhere. Someone needs to make this into a movie, doesn't even have to be a good movie, I'm sure ABC family channel would show it. Just make it. Maybe they're waiting for enough time to pass or something, whatever. Just do it.
-Phelps wins his 21st medal in 100 m butterfly
-15 year old Katy Ledeky wins gold in 800 m freestyle, the youngest member of Team USA, blew the competition out of the water. How young is she!
-Missy Franklin wins gold in 200 m backstroke, third individual gold of the games
-Hoffa wins bronze for team USA in shot put
-I love Will Ferrel's enthusiasm for the Olympics and team USA

Team USA takes over China in the medals count with 21 golds, 10 silver, and 12 bronze for a total of 43 medals so far, tomorrow is Super Saturday where they will hand out 25 golds. GO USA!

london day 6

Mary Lou, Carly, Nastia, and now Gabby!! Congrats to Gabby Douglas who won gold in women's all-around gymnastics!! She was amazing and totally deserved it. The Russians put up a good fight but Gabby did enough to keep first place. I feel bad for Aly who tied for third but then lost the tie-breaker and was out of medal. Soon we get to see some of these girls again on the individual events.

-team USA dominated day 6 and overtook China in the medals count
-20th medal for Michael Phelps in 100 m butterfly
-Rebecca Soni won gold in 200 m breastroke and got the WR again breaking 2:20
-team USA women 8 with coxwain rowing defended their gold and won again, great job!

london day 5

-men's diving, synchronized springboard win bronze, one of his pair in his 3rd Olympics to have a last chance of getting a medal
-Missy Franklin led a team of 4 women, Dana Volmer, Allison Schmitt and to win gold in a thrashing by USA in 4x200 m freestyle
-Nathan Adrian wins gold for USA in men's 100 m freestyle
-Team GB got their first golds, women's 2-man rowing, and Tour de France winner Brady Wiggins won the men's cycling time trial-(have you seen this guy, he totally looks British)
-Misty and Kerri drop a set for the first time ever in Olympic play, but they come back to win the match
-Danel Levya comes from a disappointing team finish on Monday and a deficit after a poor pommel horse routine to win individual bronze in men's gymnastics, way to go dude.

women's individual tomorrow night!

london day 4

Didn't see much variety tonight, but what a night!
-saw some diving, the Chinese won of course
-Allison Schmitt won gold in 200 m freestyle
-The Fab Five-Team USA, women's gymnastics. They are all my heroes. The team led going into the finals and it was theirs to lose, but unlike the men's team, they were able to pound it out. The girls started out on vault and gave three superb vaults. Jordan Wieber did an excellent vault and showed that her attitude was in the right place. McKayla Maroney is a superb vaulter, that's all she does for the team. She gets so much height and flings her body so well-it is amazing. Gabby gave great vaults too. Then came the uneven bars and the girls put up some solid scores, but Russia was still right behind them. The balance beam is the worst. I get so anxious when they perform their routines. Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, and Kyla Ross were so good on the balance beam and there were no huge mistakes to make me nervous for them. Then Jordan, Gabby and Aly were up on the floor exercise and all they needed was to do their routines fairly well. The Russians were the only ones behind them and they royally messed up on the floor. Aly was the last to go and you could see the relief in her face once she knew that he had it. The girls were so cute, crying and they were all so supportive of each other, but besides being cutesy gymnasts, you know they are top athletes of the world and came through in a clutch moment. And the parents, they are almost as fun to watch as the athletes. They get really into the routines and the emotion they feel for their kids. I definitely got a little teary watching the gymnastics. Bob was interviewing them and asked them their earliest Olympics memories (because they wouldn't be old enough to remember the Magnificent 7 in 1996) and they all said Carly Patterson in the 2004 Olympics. 2004! They are babies! Great job!

-Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympian ever winning his 19th medal in the 4x200 freestyle relay, with Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, and Connor Dwyer. Now, I don't always think the best of Phelps because he is kind of a schmo, cocky, etc. But if you look at what Lochte is trying to replicate and cannot, and how Phelps himself is struggling in this Olympic then you realize how great of a thing he was able to do in 2008. 8 medals in one Olympics and they were all gold. I give Phelps credit for coming back, there is no way he could repeat that, nor would he want to try. I think he's just trying to see how much he can add on to his record. From his interviews it seems that he may not have trained as hard or as much, so I think he's just taking things as they come and enjoying all that comes his way. Michael Phelps is truly a great Olympian. Congrats.

london day 3

-mens sychronized diving, USA wins bronze, great job guys
-Matt Grevers won gold in the 100 m backstroke and Nick Thoman won silver giving USA a 1-2 finish
-Missy Franklin won gold in the 100 m backstroke and won a fan in me, she is 17, so nice and humble and a very talented swimmer AND she won 10 minutes after qualifying for a different race, so little time they let her warm down in the diving pool instead of having to walk out to the warm up pool and waste time. What a woman.

-mens USA gymnastics choked, they were supposed to be a medal contending team but lost it. Team GB got bronze and were so stoked, the place was rocking and Harry and Will were there to witness. Cheers to the home team! Also I have a small crush on USA gymnast Sam Mikulak....

-Misty and Kerri won their match and kept their winning streak alive
-women's USA volleyball beat a top seeded Brazil
-Lochte failed to medal in the 200 free, making what Phelps did in Beijing four years ago look that much more impressive
-Rebecca Soni won silver in the 100 breastroke, but lost to an impressive showing by a 15 year old Ruta Meilutyte from Lithuania, whom no one had heard of before, so they kept mispronouncing her name.

I think that was about what I saw. I really want team USA to grab gold in women's gymnastics tomorrow!!

london day 2

this schedule is killing me, they show stuff till the wee hours of the night, how am I supposed to keep a job?
-A word on results: I know that I am nine hours behind London and I could look all the results up online and know them already. But I care more about actually watching the sport and enjoying it rather than seeing who won. If you know everything before it happens then why watch it? It takes all the fun out of it.
-men's volleyball against Serbia? I hope they won, (they did) weren't looking as solid as the women
-two man rowing, team GB had a good showing
-men's beach volleyball, Dauhauser and the other guy are amazing, Phil's 6'9" frame helps a lot but he is good.

-US woman Kimberly Rhode got gold in skeet shooting. Yeah, girl.
-american duo got silver in women's sychronized diving, which looks so hard in my opinion. not only to have a good dive but do it exactly the same as someone else at the same time, gheez. Of course China won.
-swimming finals in a few events. Dana Volmer got gold and set a world record in the 100 m butterfly. Brendan Hansen got bronze in the 100 m breaststroke.

-Men's 4x100 relay, USA was the returning gold medalist after the dramatic showdown in 2008 where Phelps almost lost his chance for 8 golds. They had a good showing and were leading on the third leg, Cullen Jones was in the lead. Ryan Lochte had a good first 50 meters but the last French leg came back to overtake him and get revenge for his team from 2008.
-women's gymnastics. I love all the scrunchies, barettes and glitter! the USA team is very strong this year and  could take advantage that some normally strong teams aren't this year because of injury. I get so anxious when I watch the vault and balance beam. I just don't want them to get hurt or fall off. And of course I want them to do well. It's so interesting, these girls are so solid and tough, they do ridiculous things with their bodies. And then they get interviewed by Ryan Seacrest and are super giggly teenagers that want to meet all the other famous Olympians. Such a contrast. Like I said, very strong team this year. So much so that they had three members that could have made it to the All-Around, but each country can only have two qualify. It was a major heartbreak for Jordyn Wieber because she is the reigning world champ, but her teammates Gabby Douglas, and Alexandra Wiesman ended up scoring better than her. It stinks; on one hand, yeah, it's your fault you messed up or stepped out of bounds, etc. On the other, you may have a higher score than 20 other girls there, but because you didn't score higher than your teammate, you don't get to compete. Jordyn was so disappointed and crying, and they kept showing her on camera while they were interviewing her teammates!! Seriously! Let her go cry somewhere while she gets over her serious disappointment and not be in background. I felt so bad for her. But Team USA looks very good and I hope they win gold Tuesday night!

london day 1

Been watching Olympics, pretty much all day. I gotta get it in while I can. Here's the recap.
-Started with the USA women's basketball game vs. Serbia. Serbia gave them a little trouble but they were able to put it away. They are contenders for the gold medal.

-Next came the USA women's volleyball game vs. South Korea. They won the first two sets and the Korea gave them trouble and won the third. USA was able to come back and get the next set for the match win, but they need to keep their game up if they want to get the gold.

-Saw a few prelims in the pool, Michael Phelps almost didn't make it to the final of one of his races. He won his prelim but ended up being the 8th fastest time.
-Then a USA men's team for beach volleyball trounced South Africa in pool play.
-Alexandr Vinokurov from Kazakhstan won the road cycle race after a big crash, he was absolutely overwhelmed to win the gold and I bet his country won't win a ton of medals. I love stories like this. Although team GB was denied a hopeful gold medal in Mark Cavendish who was a favorite to win.

-8 man crew in rowing, team USA took 1st in the prelim so they automatically go through to the final. Good job.
-Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor barely beat a pair of Aussies in women's beach volleyball. They have never lost a set or match in Olympic play. The Australians gave them a run for their money but Kerri and Misty showed why and how they won two gold medals. I hope they can do it again.

-The men's qualifying for gymnastics. This gets me so anxious. I get so nervous that they will fall, not make their catch, not stick their landing, and all the stuff they do looks so dangerous. There was a guy from Ireland who was just glad to be at the Olympics knowing he probably wouldn't place on anything. Team GB had a great showing in front of the home crowd. Team USA did very well. They are the top qualifying team of the men. Of course I love the story of John Orozco growing up in the bronx and his family sacrificing a ton to get him to the Olympics. He is a very strong gymnast. I decided that I need to date a male gymnast. Apparently most male gymnasts are pretty short. They got a 5'2" and a 5'4" guys on the team. That would work for me. And in my opinion, there is nothing more manly or athletic than male gymnastics. Dude, have you seen the stuff they do on the rings? MANLY.

-The first Lochte vs. Phelps showdown. I am rooting for Lochte, Phelps has had his day and now it's time for a new dynasty. It was the 4x100 Individual Medley. Phelps had his moments during the race but Lochte ended up winning. He didn't get Phelps' WR but did get the gold. Phelps didn't even medal, first time since 2000 that he didn't at least get a medal. They interviewed him after the race and he couldn't make sentences. He was so mad. I think he was expecting his raw talent to come through for him a bit, but it's four years later and I think he should just have fun and enjoy his last races. Lochte is the new "it" guy, I like the pretended rivalry, and I like seeing someone besides Phelps win. But Lochte is just as much of a schmo as Phelps is. I read he was told not to wear his diamond grill on the medals stand or they wouldn't give him his medal. Thanks London 2012 for keeping it classy.

-China dominates in the pool in a few races. Since when did China dominate swimming? I think they saw their 2008 performance and the good ol' communist system got working on that.
-Elizabeth Bisel got silver in the women's 4X100 Individual Medley. A girl from China won.
-I have got to keep my parents from spoiling all the Olympic results. They are a lot more internet savvy than four years ago, now they go online know everything before it airs on tv and keep ruining it for me.
-I heard USA women's soccer won their game against Columbia. I hope they can get the gold!
-I wish I could get a little variety in my Olympic coverage. It would be cool to watch some handball or something.

Tomorrow is another big day in Olympics!!