London 2012

I cannot believe that the Beijing Olympics have come to an end. For the past 16 days, I have probably watched close to 72 hours of the games. Every night I sat in front of the TV watching our athletes compete in a variety of sports. In the end America and China showed out. They were the 2 leading countries crossing over the 100 medal mark during these games. Here are the final results:


I guess it is a good thing that the games have now come to an end. I will no longer be sitting in front of the TV for 4-5 hours every night, and that is a positive. But it is sad that the Olympics are now over. TV was actually good, and we did not have to worry about the normal junk that they normally put on. But nevertheless, all good things must come to an end.

The good news is that the Winter Games of 2010 are not that far away. In approximately a year and a half, those games will be on for over 2 weeks. Once again, we will all have the chance to be lazy as we sit in front of the TV night after night. Then in 2012, the Summer Games will move on to London. We may even have the chance to see some of the big names from these Beijing games make another appearance. Will Phelps return? What about May-Treaner and Walsh? And what will our gymnastics team do, such as Shawn Johnson and Jonathon Horton? There are many who could come back to the Olympics once more. But at the same time, these big names might decide to end their Olympic careers on a high note. We will have to wait and see what the next 4 years bring.

Matt