A Side-Step

I have to take a minute to talk about the Olympics. I know it has little to do with restaurants in Chicago, but I must say - what is the deal with those gymnastics judges?! Seriously! Do they get distracted by the lights and do not see what's going on on the floor? The womens' uneven bar competition was outrageous. Poor Nastia! Everyone knew she had won and to get bumped down to a silver because FIG can't afford two gold medals - what the $%^%?

The women's vault was even worse. The woman who won the gold landed on her knees and beat out the ones who didn't. One of the NBC commentators said to avoid controversy, the judges have to be from countries other than those of the competing athletes and that four out of six of those judges were from countries that had never won an Olympic medal. No wonder they judge the way they do. They probably think - "oh - that girl landed on her knees - that's how our athletes do it. She must get the gold!"

Here, take a look for yourself: http://www.nbcolympics.com/gymnastics/video/index.html