To back track a bit to Gymnastics, Danell Leyva of the US won the men's all around bronze, the only medal the US men's team won during the London Olympics.
Gabby Douglas, "the flying squirrel" (does that mean I can call her Rocky? And if so, then who is Bullwinkle?) took home the women's all around gold medal in a very impressive performance. Aly Raisman had a chance at taking the bronze but she tied with Aliya Mustinfina from Russia, and in the event of a tie, the lowest score is removed from both gymnasts and the average of the remaining decides the winner. Mustafina just barely edged out Raisman.
But Raisman would not go home with just the team gold. In the appartus competition, Raisman took the gold medal in the floor exercise and the bronze on the balance beam. Making her the most decorated female gymnast at this Olympics with 3 medals: team gold, floor exercise gold, and balance beam bronze.
Gabby Douglas won the all around gold but seemed to struggle in the aftermath, failing to medal on beam and the uneven bars. Perhaps she was spending too much time partying in the Olympic Village with Ryan Lotche (more on his partying "habits" later).
McKayla Maroney still has perhaps the best US gymnastics moment of this whole Olympics, but unfortunately that moment was during the team competition and did not repeat during The Vault competition. Maroney almost nailed her first vault, but ended up falling on her second vault, opening the doorway for Romanian gymnast, Izbasa, to aim for the gold. And she did exactly what she needed to do to steal the gold from Maroney, leaving her with the silver. And boy, Maroney was NOT happy about it. Check out this photo:
This looks familiar...where have I seen this before. Oh! Right...
Yes, that's me. Sporting the infamous Sorensen smirk. Not quite as pronounced as McKayla's but the confusion is there.
Look McKayla, we get it. You're the world champion vaulter. You were expected to win. You are considered one of the best, if not the best, women's gymnastics vaulters of all time.
But...you weren't on this day. You still received the silver medal even after falling on your ass after your second vault. Do you know how many gymnasts dream of making it to the Olympics and never do? You get to walk home with a team gold and a silver medal on the vault. That's way more than most can say. Besides, nobody likes a sore loser. And Izbasa didn't fall on her ass.
There's a lot of other Olympic stories, of course. Did you hear the story that quoted Ryan Lotche's mom saying that her son only has time for "one night stands?" Um, wow. After stories about sex in the Olympic Village broke, this story certainly caused a stir. However, his mom apparently spoke out of turn. She didn't mean her son had a lot of sex, just a lot of dates.
Sure. That's what he wants you to believe mom.
We don't have much more left in this 2012 London Olympics. Track and field is well under way, and basketball's new "dream team" has not battled in a final game yet. The Olympic Games are winding down and will soon be in the history books. But there's still a lot to write in these last few days.
Okay, I'll admit something. I'm not as engaged with the Olympics as I was at first because...NFL is back yo! Yes, that is right. First pre-season game was last Sunday and to say I cannot wait until opening weekend in September would be an understatement. I'm so excited about NFL football.
Since I am not going to be the commish of any fantasy leagues this year, just participate (and dominate of course) I hope to spend more time each week on this blog with my weekly NFL thoughts. I can't claim that they will be more entertaining than Jimmy, Howie, Strahan and co. but I will attempt.
As for MLB...ugh, what can I say? For this Cardinals fan, it's going to be a rough final 2 months and the season winds down. Still can't believe the Reds are in 1st. A lot of work to do but in the end, I do think the Cards will at least snag a wild card spot and have a shot. And for this fan, that's all I'm asking for. A shot. Because if last year proved anything, it's that you just never know what will happen. We could still have a "12 in 12" season.
Final Olympic thoughts, plus NFL and MLB reactions/predictions to follow.
Oh! And I've heard from some of my friends, family, colleagues, etc that you enjoy my blog. I am glad to hear it - if you enjoy, please post a response! Would love to hear your thoughts and it helps motivate me to write more. ;-)
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