USA! USA! USA! I find myself cheering, chanting, and on the edge of my seat every two years during the Olympics. It doesn't matter whether it's the summer or winter Olympics; I love them all. I don't need HDTV (or cable for that matter) to enjoy the spirit of the Olympic games. I'm just happy our country broadcasts so much coverage on a free station. It's something about the entire world coming together to compete in so many sports; it just gets me revved up and excited. Those feature stories that give us an exclusive inside view of the athletes' lives pull at my heartstrings and convince me to cheer for athletes from places all over the world. The journalists have a knack for highlighting the struggles and failures in the athletes' lives that give you hope and inspiration. So, needless to say, I have been operating on less sleep this week from staying up late each night to see every last medal ceremony. In 2008, during the Beijing summer Olympics, I couldn't keep my eyes off Michael Phelps as he broke the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics (8). But, for me, this year Phelps is out and Lysacek is in. He took the gold Thursday evening in my favorite sport, while several friends came over for a small Olympic party. Last night Apolo Anton Ohno earned his 7th medal to become the most decorated U.S. winter Olympian. And he still has more events to go. A picture of some Olympic themed desserts I made are above and below. Team USA!
