One Day Down...

So, the first day of the 2012 Olympics has come and gone.Well, there is actually a thing or two still going on, but I'm done. A few parting shots before we log off for the night...

Michael Phelps was forced out of the medals - quite the surprise. Of course, those in the know wouldn't have been stunned at Ryan Lochte's success, as he's been a force for the past few years. But Phelps' absence from the podium is still a big deal; there was a feeling that, in the style of the great champions, Phelps would pull his finger out of his arse and produce on the big stage. Now, we not only have to question whether the Baltimore native can pick up his game but whether a confident and energised Lochte can be stopped.


Stephanie Rice was indeed injured. I told you so. It still doesn’t soften the blow of my least favourite thing in sport – when less attractive girls beat the lookers. Hard to take, folks.

Timmy McCarthy got so excited by a second quarter comeback from the Croats, I thought he was going to collapse. He recovered as the game settled down, but there can be absolutely no debate that his appearances will, once again, be one of the highlights of the entire Games.


Out true hero of the day, however, is Marco Galiazzo. While the American men's archery team looked like a fraternity on a bonding trip our Italian boys were an entirely different proposition, and none more than Galilazzo. 39 years old, sunglasses, bucket hat, belly, goatee, he looked like he had just rolled out of Glasto.And then he went and won a gold medal like it ain't no thing. Mr. Galiazzo, we salute you.