2008 Olympics

I must say the 08 Olympics were truly the best I have seen so far. And the scandals that were prevelant amoung these Olympics will not change my opinion of that. Right now we can only debate on whether the Chinese girls were of competing age, but that will only take away from the moments that were truly great.

Of course the most amazing moment, or one of the most amazing moments was Michael Phelps winning 8 Gold Medals. Breaking the single Olympic gold record held by fellow swimmer, Mark Spitz. He also became the greatest Olympic athlete in history. 14 Gold, 16 medals all together. It was truly amazing to watch, and I am glad that I watched every moment of it. There’s no denying that he by far is the greatest athlete I have ever seen. So, Congratulations to Michael Phelps on this amazing feat!

Another amazing moment of the Olympics was when Russian sharpshooter Natalia Paderina and Georgian sharpshooter Nino Salukvadze embraced each other, after winning the silver and bronze medal in the 10-m air pistol. What makes this moment very special was the countries these athletes are from, Russia and Georgia, were in the midst of waging war against one another.

There were so many moments to chose from these olympics that it is hard to name them all. But here are a few others. The U.S. women’s rowing 8s winning the gold medal, May and Walsh winning another gold medal, and the Men’s volleyball team winning a gold medal after facing such tragedy. I must also say the U.S. Softball team was a great moment as well. I know they are the world’s best and the Gold medal was supposed to be easy for them to win, but it proves that Softball should be kept in the Olympics and I hope to see it soon!

Tell me your favorite Olympic moment!