Day 2 Update

Before we get into the first update of the Olympics, a brief public service announcement for all French swimmers: the next time you think it would be fun to talk smack about the U.S. relay teams, maybe you should send a quick text message to the Thorpedo and ask him how that worked out for him in Athens. The heroic U.S. ghostbusters relay team had the moment of the games so far with a thrilling comeback to keep Michael Phelps alive in his hunt for 8 golds. (Phelps should have been a group B country by himself…) Anyway, you know that swimmers are going fast when the previous world record comes in 6^th place in the men’s 4x100 freestyle relay.

Swimming aside, the games have belonged to the Chinese, who somehow already have manufactured 9 gold medals. (insert culturally gauche joke about lead paint, mass production, or child labor here) Having China in your stable is key to being top in the standings right now, as Wise Old Anna has shown us. She even has her gold guarantee wrapped up! As far as Anna is concerned, keep the taps to that home field advantage natural testosterone running. Speaking of testosterone, if you had “Spanish female cyclist” in your office pool for first doping casualty, step up and collect the winnings! As for the American cyclists, they are getting their edge in a much more subtle way: