Judging events sucks, but I still enjoy some events that are judged. Gymnasts are some of the finest athletes in my estimation, but unfortunately there's no objective measure for success and superiority.

Saw Ussain Bolt break the world record for men's 200 m last night. That was friggin' incredible. So sad that the one American (who would have had Silver) and I forget the other guy (would have had Bronze) who stepped on their respective inside white line lane marks. That's no-no from the earliest age in track and automatic DQ. They must have been soooo high on adrenaline to make that mistake.

Some events, new and old don't grab my attention. However I'd never know about or appreciate a lot of things if I weren't exposed to them via the Olympics. For example, I had no idea there was such a sport as BMX bike racing. Not like real bikes, but little kid BMX bikes. I'm astonished at the speeds they achieve, and the jumps have a real wow factor that traditional bike racing or sprint racing will never have. I'm not gonna' run out and add a BMX to my stable of bikes (imagine that at my age), but I can sit back and enjoy those who do race them. And then there's something about badmitton and synchronized swimming that I'll never appreciate. At least the latter includes chicks in skimpy swimsuits, so it can't be all bad.

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