Archive for the ‘The Olympics’ Category


[BlogEntry] Helium Doping

One of the most disappointing moments of the Olympics for me was hearing Paul Hamm speak. And then, when I heard Carly Patterson speak, my heart sank. With both American gymnastics winning Olympic gold medals in their respective individual competitions, the scandal will be huge. Gymnasts use helium for a number of reasons: It lightens [...]

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[BlogEntry] Gee, thanks, NBC

In case you were left wondering what score Japanese gymnast Hiroyuki Tomita got on his amazing final high bar routine, since NBC failed to announce it, he got a 9.850. It took some determined digging to find it, but I found it here. A sincere thanks (not the sarcastic kind that NBC got to all [...]

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