Stick it!

Take that you Chinese Cheaters! Our home grown American girls just took Gold and Silver in the Women's all around. What's that? The gold medalist was born in Moscow? Lies I say! Dirty Commie Lies!

Congrats to our gold Medalist, Nastia Luikin. For a lot of the competition last night she looked seriously pissed off. I'm not sure if she thought she was getting jobbed by the judges (she was) or if that's just her game face, but as soon as that gold medal was slipped around her neck there was nothing but smiles and a few tears. Nastia was great all around, but her beam routine was freaking phenomenal. She becomes only the third American to take the all around gold Medal. Check out her spine, apparently made out of a Slinky.

Congrats are also due to our silver medalist, Shawn Johnson. She may have a name like a boy, but that's only because she can kick the ass of any guy who gives her shit. Shawn was great as well, especially her floor routine. She was the last to finish on floor, and she needed to score a 15.4 on floor to secure the silver, which is no small task. She nailed it, and Wheaties boxes across America are gonna be awfully crowded for the next few months with both her and Nastia smiling on the front.

Finally, just so I don't seem like a total jingoist, I wanna congratulate the Men's all around Gold Medalist, Yang Wei. Watching both the Men's team and the individual all around, its clear he's the best male gymnast in the world. I only wish Paul Hamm had been there to be part of it, but given Wei's performance I doubt it would have made a difference.


A note to NBC: you FAIL! Given the 12 hour time difference between New York and China, I understand that we east coasters had to wait till 1 AM to see this thing wrap up. But then I heard that the West Coast had to wait till 1 AM also for video, at which point the results were known for 3 hours and I doubt if anyone stayed up to watch. Who exactly is making the programing decisions over there? You spend billions to broadcast these games, and then you screw up the coverage so royally it boggles the mind. You lose big points for execution and will be left off the medal stand. Maybe you can redeem yourself in four years after a long road back full of adversity. But I doubt it.