Silver Medal.

You would think that winning a Silver Medal in the Olympics for your country would be the most amazing experience and immortalize you forever as an Olympic hero. And it true... unless of course the Gold Medal is won by a member of your own country and team. Then... you disappear and nobody ever remembers your name. Now that won't be the case for Shawn Johnson because the magnitude of going 1 and 2 in gymnastics and for the USA. But name another Silver Medalist in Olympic history where the Gold went to the same country. Yeah... me neither.

- Balance Beam vs. Iron Cross... ok both defy logic and physics but guess what? I can train and eventually do an Iron Cross. There is no way in hell I would ever be able to do a back flip on a balance beam. End of story. It's not even debatable. No, I am not gay.

- Beauty vs. Power... the differing styles between the 2 American girls was fun to watch and Bella made such a great point -- I think -- that it was interesting to see what style the judges and the world embraced as it would have a dynamic and profound impact on the future of gymnastics. Well, he actually said... ksdk afkjia gjf8 kdfjfnw ldskgf isj opi iis. I'm pretty sure that's what he meant though. As it turned out both styles are awesome.

- What about the pudgy US swimmer (Soni) coming out and pulling what has been deemed the greatest upset of these Olympic games with a dominating World Record setting upset to win Gold over the Australian champ. She looked more like a shy awkward teenager than a gold medal olympic swimmer but she did it and deserved it.

- Michael Phelps vs. Mark Spitz. Was it as dominating then as it clearly is now. If so, who has ever been as dominating in their sport as these guys... ever. That Russian wrestler comes to mind and Rulon Gardener? Lance Armstrong? Arnold Palmer? In my mind if Phelps gets all 8 in World Record fashion... he is the most dominating athlete ever in their respective sport.

- Janet Evans still holds the World Record in the 800 Freestyle by 3 freaking seconds and she set it in 1989. The oldest pool record by far. Next closest event record was broken in 2001. Think about how remarkable that is.