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> Down, down goes Aussie diver Matthew Mitcham, who came in 16th out of 18th in the semi-finals for the 3m springboard. Some have speculated that his recent coming out and the hoopla surrounding it may be responsible for him losing focus. We'll see on Friday when he begins diving the 10m platform, which is considered to be his best event.
> Oh thank God, Shawn Johnson won a gold medal. The 16-year-old Des Moines native had already been anointed by NBC and landed endorsement deals as America's sweetheart, which led to some uncomfortable moments last week when her fellow teammate Nastia Liukin won the gold medal all-around. With Johnson a step down the podium on silver, Liukin, who was born in Moscow before her Olympian parents moved to the U.S., clearly messed up the narrative NBC had planned -- and it showed in post-event interviews. Bob Costas kept asking Johnson about how hard it must be to lose to to her teammate, and Johnson, gritting her teeth, would repeat how happy she was that the U.S. won the top two slots and that it didn't matter what order it was in. Liukin would sit on the couch, gold medal around her neck, ignored. For what its worth, I believed the camaraderie the two girls displayed towards each other was genuine, but after the barrage of Shawn Johnson coverage leading up the games, you could sense that somewhere deep in the heart of Mattel, there was disappointment that they'd have to recall their Shawn Johnson Gymnast Gold Barbies. Fear not exploiters of 16-year-old girls! The gal came through on the balance beam last night, winning gold.
> We're not the only ones who've noticed that these Olympic games are super duper gay with sprinkles on top. Michael Musto loves the wrestlers, the crowd at Pieces in New York gave up on the strippers to watch Phelps and the Australian version of Defamer (WTF?) also discovered NBC's totally awesome gay-vague abs-guessing game. Of course, need we remind you that you saw it here first?
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