Fab 5! US Girl Power RULES in London…
U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team basks in the Golden glow.
Against the Russians, it wasn’t even much of a contest. So much so that the Americans could probably have just done a somersault or two in a couple of events and still won handily…
I know it’s politically incorrect to call them ‘girls’, but in a sport where you’re pretty much a ‘washed up old lady’ by 18, that IS after all, what they ARE. And WHAT girls! I heard admiring commentary like “That is CRAZY hard!” from ex-gymnasts covering the events. They were magnificent, doing things which a human body has no business being able to do! Congratulations, Ladies! 
I saw that happen. And it was amazing to watch.
Part of me, however, is weirded out by the whole thing.
I suppose the pragmatist in me wonders how this contributes in any way to the exploration of space. Is that wrong? Probably.
Hey, the Space Olympics should be a hoot! Even if the occasional swimmer drowns in the zero-G mist.
Comment on August 1, 2012 @ 1:07 pm
I’m a big fan of the 200 parsec sprint!
Comment on August 1, 2012 @ 1:16 pm