you could see it on his face, "i'm holding this pace. hey is that the reigning world champion? hey, is that my fellow german that always beats me? hey, i'm going to do this." truly a race of a life time for jan frodeno. give the site a look-over. the sponsors and "erfolge" may be a bit boring and in german, but the olympic slide show is quite moving.

as a beginner triathlete, i was thoroughly impressed with the entire field. each leg, was completed with only slight variations in times and great composure was held on all of the athletes faces. the slight differences in each of the events represented slight differences in training, mental strength, the athlete's diet 2 days ago, and who ends up running or cycling beside them to push them or pull them along. in frodeno's case all of these were what he needed. he tapered correctly, trained his butt off, and found the top group for the cycling and running to push him through and draft off of.

hats off to you jan frodeno. this race was indeed your biggest swim, biggest bike and without a doubt greatest run (the last 300 meter sprint simply amazing) of your life. enjoy your gold medal and i look forward to seeing your success in the years to come.

the three b's.  thats misty and kerri's coach's mantra throughout their ridiculous year long winning streak with 13 tournament championships and a second gold medal.  the final was by no means flawless but it was walsh and may's ability to not let the net-tipped serves that were fluky, automatic aces, bother them.  they bounced back and kept rolling. gathering inspiration from jason kidd and parents, may-treanor put on a focused and centered performance for the ages.  

even when chinese drama queen, tian, asked for a medical timeout to stop-the-bleeding (clap, clap, clapclapclap) the dynamic duo rallied to finish the final set.  the consistency with which they won set after set throughout the last year on the avp, is something that separates them from all other duos in men's or women's beach.  true inspiration.  i hope to see this partnership stay together for a year or two but retire on top with a legendary record. oh yea and they gave president bush a shout out after the victory.  cheers ladies.