Week 1 complete.
Whew!! The Olympic games have been very exciting thus far. Filled with drama and good competition.
1. Michael Phelps has done it. Quest for 8 is officially completed. 8 gold medals into the annals of history. Unbelievable achievement. Congratulation for this extraordinary accomplishment.
2. 41 year old Dora Torres missed her gold by .01 seconds. Guess she now has something in common with that Serbia swimmer who lost to Phelps. I swear I never knew swimming could be this exciting.
3. Little Tunisia wins its first gold medal! Oussama Mellouli beat two tough Aussies for gold in the Mens 1500m Freestyle Swim (that's 30 laps!). He has an interesting story:
Tunisia's Mellouli breaks Hackett's reign - Olympics - Yahoo! Sports
4. Canada wins their first gold - Carol Hyunh upsets her Japanese opponent in the 48kg Womens Wrestling (no, not GLOW) to bring some cheer for our grumbling Canuck friends. There is a bit of controversy over her win however as many Canadians do not consider her to be a real Canadian as Carol is of Chinese heritage with some even going as far as claiming she only won because the Games are held in China. Anyways, Carol's gold brings the medal count for Canada to 5, 16th overall so TFP Canadians, rejoice and celebrate. Besides, you guys have a bunch of events with medal contenders left.
5. American Gay out of the race and Usain "Lightning" Bolt of Jamaica wins the 100 m easily, even "jogging" the last 10 meters or so. He is only 21 and is a person to keep an eye on. Plus his clowny behavior on the field is fun to watch.
6. The British are screaming up the medal table with rowing, sailing and cycling events in full swing.
Interesting note: The countries of the G8 are all in the Top 10 medal count with the exception of Canada.