Olympic news and views

Here's a quick roundup of some articles on the upcoming Olympics:

A typhoon has disrupted preparation for the Olympic equestrian events

A 10 is no longer a perfect score in gymnastics, much to the dismay of Mary Lou Retton, who feels the new scoring system is so hard to understand, even she doesn't get it...

Some US cyclists arrive at the airport in China wearing masks which were given to them, causing a reaction by officials stating that it's an overreaction to the issue of air quality

This ESPN writer asks everyone to stop making fun of synchronized swimmers

Here's the kind of thing synchronized swimmers have to endure, shown in this video of the Gootnick pool party


An ancient Olympic calculator has been found

Security concerns and the beating of Japanese journalists is discussed here

California strawberries will be attending the games

an article about the Olympics as sports, TV event and potential political protest

and Steven Smith writes about the non-protest waivers for athletes