A Few Tidbits from Around the Web: Olympics!

The summer Olympics are officially under way in London. As such this last week has been an awesome one in the world of sports. With all the events going on there has certainly been no shortage of compelling story lines. In Gymnastics we saw the American women win the team all-around in impressive fashion and the men fall flat. In the pool we saw Michael Phelps prove he could lose to only then remind us that he is the greatest Olympic champion of all time. So, to highlight this first week here are links to some of my favorite story lines.

• In gymnastics, the UK team won a medal in the Men's Team All-Around for the first time in 100 years. However, this win wasnt without controversy as Japan appealed a score to the judges which changed the final standings.
• Also in gymnastics Aly Raisman on the United States missed out on a bronze medal because of a stupid tie breaker rule.
• One of the strangest things at the Olympics was 8 female badminton players being expelled from the tournament and sent home. Watching these guys made me think I could win a medal, then I found out they were losing on purpose.
• If you are like me losing on purpose doesnt make a lot of sense, but Slate's explaination really helps clear it all up.
• In women's basketball Australia and France played a game that will always be remember for just one shot, this one.