All the "drama" around the men's gymnastics event finals pretty much confirms that gymnastics generally is my least favorite of the summer Olympic sports. I'm glad it's over, except for some "gala" that's being foisted upon us in prime time.

Not helping is that it's given fresh reasons for South Koreans and Russians to dislike the US, not that they needed any.

Two notes from the lighter side:

1. An American in the rifle competition just needed to hit his target to win gold. He mistakenly aimed at the target of another competitor. No medal for him. This isn't the lighter side, though.

The real lighter side is that the American who took silver in the competition did take off his olive wreath during the national anthem - the Chinese national anthem. I don't think anyone expected him to be that respectful.

2. In an early heat of the women's 200 meter dash, a Jamaican sprinter started in lane seven but finished in lane eight. It being Greece, she was not penalized for changing lanes without signaling. Everyone does it.

(Seriously, she didn't get a penalty because the lane was open and switching to it didn't confer any benefit to her - in fact, it probably added a little length to her run.)