2008 Beijing Olympic Games

From the opening ceremony to the games to the closing ceremony, Beijing put on a great show and a world class event.  I don’t know that London will be able to top that.  Most memorable moment has to be the 8 gold medals won by Michael Phelps, 7 of them were world records… it just blows your mind.  Usain Bolt also was incredible… 3 gold for his first Olympics and just 21 years old.   The great thing about the Olympics is that you get to see athletes from other countries perform at their best at sports that you normally don’t get to see.  I also spent quite some time watching beach volleyball (just the women’s matches, had the guys been playing shirtless I probably would have paid a little more attention, ha ha…), indoor volleyball, badminton, diving, gymnastics, cycling, triathlon and many other sports you don’t get to watch but once every 4 years.   I found myself staying up late, often till midnight, watching the Games and may I say had probably the most unproductive weeks at work for the duration of the Games!!!   Watching both the men and women US 4×100 relay team dropped the batons was one of the biggest shocks.  I was so ready for a US vs. Jamaica showdown.  Anyhow, I could go on and on and on…. it’s official, I have PODS!!! Post Olympics Depression Syndrome.  Nothing on TV catches my attention… well, I am turning my attention to the winter Olympics.  What about you?  What was the most memorable and disappointed moments for you during these Games?