Now we’re talking. The China vs. United States race for gold medals is on. Fencer Mariel Zagunis saved the day for the U.S. when she “outsabered” her opponents to win the first gold medal for the U.S. The food they brought all the way from the U.S. must have helped, no?

Anyways, it was actually a clean sweep for the Americans because they also won the silver and the bronze medals for the event prompting an AP writer, Noah Trister, [I think he's American] to write, “Now, the US is the only country with three medals.”

Huh! Silly dude. Expect him to ignore the medal totals if the U.S. is doing better in the gold medal tally.

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Hah. Whoever took the above photo wanted me to write something like, “Pang Wei shoots opponent to win gold” but I’m not gonna do it. You think you can manipulate me that easily?

What I’m going to write instead is this: Eat your hearts out American “we will bring our food from the States” gringos, China has two gold medals now. Serves you right for giving us George W (twice, twice!!!) and spawning Bill O Reilly.

Anyways, there’s no need for you gringos to worry at this point because it seems like the organizers scheduled events that Chinese athletes are likely to win in the first days of the competition. It’s the oldest trick in the book.

Photo source: chinadaily.com

If Czech shooter Katerina Emmons gained the distinction as the first gold medalist in Beijing, weightlifter Chen Xiexia will be remembered as the first Chinese athlete to win a gold medal for the host country. Eat your heart out, United States, the Chinese have a gold medal now.

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Expect Americans to cry foul if their competitors, in this case Chinese gymnasts, turn out to be under-aged. Why are there age limits anyway? If British diver Tom Daley can compete at age 14 [with Western media cheering him on], why can’t the Chinese gymnasts — who may or may not be of the same age as Tom — compete in the Olympics as well?

I say, remove the silly age limits. If an athlete can compete with the rest of them despite their age, then let them compete.

From USA Today: Two female Chinese gymnasts, including a gold medal favorite, might be too young to participate in the Beijing Olympics.

Several online records and reports show He Kexin, the host nation’s top competitor on uneven bars, and Jiang Yuyuan might not be 16, the minimum age for eligibility. Both were chosen for the team last week.

On the website of the Chengdu Sports Bureau — Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan province in southwest China — a file dated January 2006 shows He Kexin as being born Jan. 1, 1994.

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