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It was so much fun to watch both men & women’s 400M X 4 relay ! After the disappointment from Jeremy’s loss in individual 400M competition, We were waiting for him coming in relay. I don’t know why, but Jeremy’s running is attractive and make me feel power and energy. He also looks cool. I love his sunglasses and shoes that are matching with US uniform. He is very unique for me, almost like an alien.  His body shape is beautiful , not too macho, and his shoulder is small compared with other runners. Many people say he is too skinny as a short distance runner. But I don’t think so. Until I found him, I’ve never recorded all the track & field , just enjoy the moment. Men’s 400m X 4 Final 1. U.S.A. ( 2.55. 39 ) LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner, 2. Bahama ( 2.58.03 ) 3. Russia ( 2.58.06 ) 4. Great Britain (2.58.81) 5. Belgium (2.59.37) 6. Australia (3.00.02) 7. Poland (3.00.32) 8. Jamaica (3.01.45) I was glad to see that Jeremy wa...

Jeremy Wariner vs. LaShawn Merritt They also showed qualified for men’s 400m track & field on August 19. Oh… I really wanted Jeremy to win. But just after I woke up this morning, I saw some articles that says Lashawn won gold and Jeremy placed 2nd … Now I feel very disappointed .. Since this year, his rival Lashawn appeared and Jeremy was beaten by him twice this year, so many people are not expecting to Jeremy to win. But Jeremy beat him in Paris race a month ago. Jeremy was unbeatable until this year 2008, but seems like he had a muscle problem and his time was getting slower than before. Jeremy’s personal best time record is 43.45 and still holds the World Record as third best in the world. Top is still Michael Johnson’s 43.18 ( 1999 ), second is Harry Butch 43.29 (1988). LaShawn got 43.75 in this Beijing Olympics, sadly Jeremy’s time was 44.74. I’m wondering what happened to Jeremy ? And when I checked the lane for both of them, Lashawn was in 4 lane and Jeremy ...

During Olympics and figure skating season, it’s hard to focus only one thing since I found my favorite athletes , and can not stop watching all the competitions for my favorite subjects. Last night was for women’s gymnastics balance beam competition, and men’s gymnastics horizontal bar, also warming -up of track & field 400m. Women’s gymnastics balance beam 1. Shawn Johnson (USA) 2. Nastia Liukin (USA) 3. Cheng Fei ( CHN ) 4. Anna Pavlova (RUS) 5. Gabriela Dragoi (ROU) 6. Li Shanshan (CHN) 7. Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS) 8. Koko Tsurumi (JPN) Yay, Shawn and Nastia rock ! I was rooting for Nastia but both of them were amazing ! I really like Shawn Johnson’s pure mind cheerful smile and friendly personality. Very adorable. Shawn was very steady, was doing many difficult movements and received 7.0 for A-score. Just only one part slightly lost balance and at landing, she stepped out but it was not so big deal. Even though I prefer Nastia’s artistic style, it was very nice to s...

It’s a shame that NBC broadcast showed only American and Chinese teams and didn’t show much for Russian and Romanian teams because I guess they were competing at the same time as Chinese and American teams. So I saw only one Romanian gymnast doing uneven bar. And right before the Romanian girl start , they showed Nadia Comaneci in the arena audience. Looked like she was with her son. (maybe ?) It was so nice to see Nadia supporting her own country’s team there. She is still keeping her beautiful looking. Even though they showed only a few seconds, I thought she has impact and has charisma, very attractive and cool. I wanted them to show her more. They also showed two Russian gymnasts, Sennya and Anna. I thought , Sennya ’s face looks like a twin version of Tatiana Navka ( Russian ice dancer ) . Very pretty ! She did good job, however was nothing special for her style and movements. My favorite so far is Nastia Liukin from the U.S.A. She is great ! When I saw two of her p...