Oh Limp Picks
We watched the women's gymnastics last night and it was a difficult situation to rationalize in my head. I'm unsure as to whether I should be disappointed or upset with the US team for a poor performance, mesmerized by the awesome performance of the Chinese girls, or righteously indignant and suspicious that the Chinese team does not meet minimum age requirements. Maybe a bit from each plate?
The US team, going into the floor exercises, needed to execute flawlessly, and turn it up to 11. Without both of those factors I don't think they could have beat the Chinese, baring a Commie implosion. And I think out of all possibilities that one was the least likely to happen, the Chinese were far too consistent. Still, the poor execution by the US girls was hard to watch, I know they had higher expectations for themselves and even if the chances of them beating the Reds was slim it sucks that fell farther short of what they wanted to accomplish.
It's hard to deny that the Chinese girls performed at such a high level, and it was a treat to get to watch them. I admit I'm a little suspicious, some of those girls in no way looked 16 years old, but at this point I would feel like a whiny little bitch to pinpoint that as the reason they won. Bottom line is that they brought a great product to the table and they elevated their game when they had to. The US gave them a run for their money, no doubt, and there was a chance at the end for the Americans to win the gold, but both teams were so good it was just a question of who was going to bend or break first. Unfortunately it was our girls who did, but they done real good and they have nothing to be ashamed of.
Plus, did you see how far back the bronze medal was in points? Crazy, that's how good both teams were!