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I’ve been pretty into the Olympics this year.  Much more than I have been in the past.

As everybody already knows, Michael Phelps has kicked some serious butt this year winning 8 gold medals–the most anyone has ever won.  He seems like a good guy.  Not cocky like somebody like that could be.

Gymnastics has been pretty cool, too.  I was just thinking how it different Gymnastics is from so many other sports.  They have to rely on the judges’ scores.  They can’t beat each other directly.  They can’t just run faster than someone else to prove they’re better.  They need to score higher–not be better, per se.

I bring this up because the other night I saw Nastia Liukin get the exact SAME score as a Chinese gymnast.  I then saw her get 2nd because of the judging algorithm they use.  This got me riled up for a couple reason.  One, Nastia’s on the American team and I was pulling for the Red, White, and Blue. Two, Nastia’s kind of sexy.  Three, the commentators (and I) thought Nastia did better than the Chinese girl. It just makes me think how the system leaves so much room for error and prejudice for or against someone.

I haven’t watched a stitch of track and field and I might not.

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