Let's take a break from Orioles baseball (just for a post) to talk about the U.S. Olympic team and their incredible performances thus far. Of course there is local (and fellow Towson High '03 grad) Mike Phelps, whose performances, both individual and team, have been amazing to watch. He has already won three gold medals: 400-meter IM, 4 x 100-meeter freestyle relay (he can thank his teammate Jason Lezak for that amazing performance) and the 200-meeter freestyle. He set world-records in all three of the races, as well. Congrats so far!
We also have to recognize the U.S. Men's Gymnastic team, who were definitely underdogs because both their stars, Paul and Morgan Hamm, withdrew due to injuries. But the U.S. prevailed to earn a bronze medal, with special highlights including Jonathan Horton's near flawless floor exercise and Alexander Artemev's flare sequence on the pommel horse.
It figures that sports is one of the few things to really make me feel patriotic. Go USA!
No comments:
Post a Comment