I've been watching the Olympics avidly, mostly because there's not much else on TV where I'm at because they're preempting all other shows on 2 of the 9 channels available here.

Even though I'm from the US, I find myself rooting against them because really most athletes from other countries don't have it as good as the US, with our Olympic training centers and support systems.

Athletes from countries like China can distinguish themselves from the billion others of their kind by winning at the Olympics, whereas an America who wins will rarely achieve the same kind of social recognition unless they win several events or get caught cheating.

I'll admit the US has the best looking female athletes though.