2008 Summer Olympics

The Olympics is a wonderful event. Thankfully we have moved beyond the Cold War era of bickering and boycotts. China has put on quite the show. The architecture of these games have been wonderful highlighted by the Cube and Bird's Nest.

And to think the two defining athletes of this Olympics found gold (and World Records) in these two venues. Phelps 8 golds (7 WRs and 1 ORs) will probably be the US's memory of these games but the world will probably remember Bolt's dynamic coming out party. The pure speed of Bolt on the track is a sight to see. The 100M run was amazing in just how much faster than the rest of the world he was and the 200M was just as crazy (23 mph!).

The world will also remember some 50 odd gold medals for the Chinese, the underage gymnasts, the potential air pollution which never seemed to be that bad, and the 100 million dollar opening ceremonies. Things that mattered to me"

Best Smile - Shawn Johnson Most Heartfelt Moment - Stephanie Brown