I also should add that I am seriously cheering for Kirsty Coventry in addition to my American swimmers because her medals and her Olympic performances are actually building unity in her homeland of Zimbabwe.

I’m also cheering for Canada because they are our neighbors (and I’m fairly close to the border — close enough to hop over for lunch) and for the underdogs in many categories.

In terms of the women’s team finals, I don’t think Alica Sacramone was necessarily the reason they got second.Â? Yes… she fell on beam.Â? So did the captain of the Chinese team.Â? Yes, she went out of bounds on floor and fell.Â? Nastia and Shawn also went out of bounds.Â? She did her best and I think she was really too hard on herself.