Starting with the previous night...- Women’s gymnastics, as always, is turned into a soap opera by the Peacock. “Will Simone find success? Will Aly triumph over adversity? Tune in after the break!"
- Also, is Al Traugwig a dog in disguise? I clearly heard him say “woof” at one point during a bad routine.
- You know, I’m DVRing all of this, which means I take the risk of missing something when they run late. Such is the case of the women’s gymnastics award ceremony, which cut off just as they got on the podium. Why did this run late? It wasn’t live—I thought that was the whole reason the Peacock wanted to “curate” this? This was a cynical move to bump ratings for the local news that followed it. Oh well—I can see it online...
- Trampolining is similar to bowling, in that you start thinking to yourself “I could perform at that level if I practiced enough”. Then you see how high they go—so maybe not.
- That thudding sound you might have heard this afternoon was the Peacock’s ratings crashing to the ground after the US women were eliminated in the soccer tournament.
- Just when I thought we would never see a podium ceremony where the Stars and Stripes were not played, here comes the Men’s 100m Butterfly. Of course, it might have been because Phelps got a silver (shared with two others).
More to come.