Who else is suffering from Olympics sleep deprivation?
1. Benjamin Boukpeti is my favorite story of the games so far. I actually lucked into watching the kayaking finals when they were on today. Short of it: kayaker from Togo, trained in France, only kayaker Togo has ever had, and he gets the bronze, earning the first medal for Togo. (And the crowd went wild. It was one of those moments. You just wanted him to succeed. He was so excited that he broke his oar over his kayak.)
2. Jonathan Horton made me a happy girl when I was watching the men's gymnastics last night. Kid stuck every landing! It's been disheartening for years to see athletes fail to stick landings. The way his feet glued to the floor was awesome.
3. Michael Phelps just...dude. I don't find him hot. But I respect the schedule he's keeping and how hard he's worked to get there.
Now I just keep looking around for the female Olympians that'll get me excited. I think that'll happen with track and field.
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