Medal Count

Unrelated to the photo on the left, a good friend of mine pointed out that Great Britain is holding a solid third place with only a tiny fraction of the population of the US and China. I guess that's why they ran the world for so long. Didn't they also own Jamaica at one point?


The New York Times has the story.

Lightning Bolt and Lightning Phelps

CNN reports on the historic eighth gold medal for Michael Phelps.

Phelps won some races by ridiculously large margins, others with the closest of finishes -- most memorably, his seventh gold by one-hundredth of a second over Serbia's Milorad Cavic in the 100 fly.

What fantastic Olympic action!

For many of us, an even more exciting and awe-inspiring performance was that of the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. The lead he took and ease with which he won the race, setting a new world record along the way, was just phenomenal. The New York Times has the story.

Top 10 Medal Winners

COUNTRY				TOTAL
United States	17	18	22	57
China	28	13	9	50
Australia	8	10	11	29
France	3	9	10	22
Russia	5	8	8	21
South Korea	7	9	4	20
Germany	9	5	5	19
Britain	8	3	7	18
Japan	7	5	6	18
Italy	6	5	5	16