1. If all the members of the Chinese women’s gymnastics team are 16 (the minimum required age for Olympic competition), then so am I.

2. I so want to believe  it’s the stretching and the training that are helping Dara Torres win races at 41. But I don’t, quite.

3. The Olympics/Special Olympics ads are absolutely worth the gazillions of dollars Coke probably spent. The United Airlines Sumo Wrestler ads (and, come to think of it, the McCain snarky ads)? Not so much.

4. This is painful–that Krzyzewski guy apparently can coach. Members of the Redeem Team played defense. They passed to team members who had a better shot. They looked impressive.