Patriotism through sports

It’s olympic time.  Chances are you already knew that.  If you didn’t, then you should really get off Facebook and read the news or turn on the TV.  This is the first time I have ever really sat down and watched the Olympics every single day.  I usually leave the office, come and lay on the couch, and watch a sport that I will never play.  

For instance, last night, I was zeroed in to the Lady’s Gymnastic Team competition.  The USA and China were neck and neck for about three seconds.  At first I was getting frustrated because gymnastics just doesn’t make any sense to me.  I mean, some ripped men and women take of sprinting at a big table at which they do a flip off of a spring board and then do 4.5 flips and land on a mat.  Now, I am not heckling the sport at all.  These people are ripped and in awesome shape.  They’re doing something I wish I could do.  What I am spouting about is the fact that every single person does the same thing in the air.  They all land, and based on the landing, that’s how I judge whether or not they did well.  Yet, when their scores come up, the girl who stumbled on the fall scores a 16.121 and the girl who sticks the landing has a 15.642.  Pshhhhhh…..I just don’t get it.