Olympic Trials

[Mermaid]

So...... who's watching? I love the Olympics! I only caught a little but of the gymnastics. I was so bummed. I have been Tivoing the swimming (or the Phelps and Hoff show!) and watching the Track when I can. I can not wait for the Olympics!!!

[brazen wench]

I love Synchronized Swimming, and will rearrange my schedule so I don't miss any of it.

A few local swimmers have qualified for Beijing in the last week or so, and though I don't know them, I'll be looking for them.

[bassett1976]

I'm really excited for the Olympics. I kind of wish that I could have made the trek to China this year but it wasn't in the "cards." (God had a different plan for our family this summer).

I was excited to hear that NBC will be hosting a lot of video on their Olympic web site this year. They are testing it out to see the response. I'm very happy that I can find something other than swimming, gymnastics, track & field and basketball. I am one of those wierd people who like to see those activities that are not popular here in the US.

[VickiC]

We've Tivo'ed all the swimming and my kids have watched every minute of it, I've watch about half. My 9 year old can tell you who's qualified in every event, who's broken what records, etc. she's a junkie. She happens to be swimming at her first 50 meter meet this weekend and is excited to be swimming the same distances as them, albeit much slower.

[Mermaid]

Awww..... good luck to her!! I always hated Long Course. Swimming it and coaching it. I am not sure why! I could never convert the times in my head!

[VickiC]

She did ok. Made B times in both the 50M breast and free, not bad for having just aged up to 9/10. Fly and back were not pretty but she made it thru them.

[IdahoMike]

I don't like the summer olympics nearly as much as winter, but I do enjoy swimming, diving, and gymnastics. Probably won't watch anything other than that.

[shna]

Olympics junkie here, though I haven't been watching much of the trials. Mom and I will be watching every bit of coverage we can during the games -- my favorites are swimming, diving, synchro (all of which I've done in competition albeit not very well), and gymnastics -- but happy to watch just about everything.

I'm so impressed with Dara Torres. She's a year older than I -- and I remember watching her in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

[HTanner]

Total Olympics junkie. I find it hillarious that I will watch events on the Olympics I would never watch if it were on as a sport during the regular year - like track and field. I'd never watch a meet on ESPN - but its the Olympics! Man! Gotta watch!

Its just like when they used to show the Eco Challenge. My brother and I would be glued to the set every year -- watching other people accomplish such great feats, you start to think maybe you can be just a little bit better at things in your own life.

[Mermaid]

OMG I loved the Eco Challenge!

[Andrew]

I haven't been watching the trials, but I am very anxiously awaiting the start of the Games next month.

[HTanner]

OMG I loved the Eco Challenge!

My brother and I are what you might call - um - physically challenged, but we would watch the Eco Challenge and then we'd get a team together - every year. After our first hike or so, we'd decide to do the Eco Challenge the next next year... LOL!