Well, let's set aside the fact that Sacramone failed miserably in the team competition, falling on her butt and whatnot. Ouch.

Shawn Johnson is a little packed powerhouse. She kind of reminded me a little of Mary Lou Retton.... just that huge burst of strength in such a tiny package.

If you look though, she had developed BUTTOCKS. NONE of the women had wide HIPS. Once your body starts to mature and your pelvic bones start to widen, and you get a noticeable waist and wider hips like an adult woman, it's physically more difficult to do some of those movements.

I agree with Alex. We should be judging adults on what adults can do, even if it means they might not be able to do quite the same limber stuff as a 14-year-old can do.

Steph -- that Time article is the ick. All the more reason for me to increase my hatred towards the Chinese government. Patooey!

One of the (Bulgaria? Russia? not sure) volleyball players playing against the US last night had the last name "Gaydarski".
I found that funny in a juvenille, silly way.

I imagined him going around to all the athletes in a thick accent:

"You, American diving of synchronicity, you are a gay."

"You, rolling in sand with other female volleyball player. You are gay female like Etheridge, Melissa."

"You, Phelps. You are not a gay. But many queens across your country have crush on you..."

"You male gymnast, you are gay like male hanging out in Build-A-Bear Store without girlfriend."

:D

That's frelling hilarious!

I think this one would trip a different -dar than gaydar.

So I know all the men swimming at the Olympics are physical freaks, but I've decided that France's Alain Bernard takes the cake as the most freakily proportioned:



I mean, look at his shoulders, they're absurd!

He looks a little less freakish when he hasn't just exerted himself and is celebrating a medal, but still....



And I've just realized what he reminds me of. I feel bad as I think this is kinda insulting, but none the less, it's the image that I get when I see him:

Sounds like someone wishes he was a disproportional French goon.
:D

And big shoulders are inevitable if you swim. My shoulders got wider when I swam.

Yup.

There was member of the women's team on What Not to Wear who was having a heck of a time finding tops that fit correctly because of her shoulders.

Like I said, I know they're all freaks. But if you'd seen the wider shot of the first one I posted, he's stands out even among that crowd as an uber freak.

Yeah, I know. I'm not arguing. I do think he's kinda hot, too.

It was funny, as a kid I was on two swim teams and practiced everyday. Then one day my friend said, 'Hey, your shoulders are big!' And I looked in the mirror and saw that she was right. Didn't even notice or think about it.

Watching the swimming made me want to get back to swimming.
:)

When I was swimming regularly what freaked me out was the muscle at the front of my armpit that got really big really fast. I felt like I was sprouting wings or something.