E.M. Swift: What I'm looking forward to at the 2008 Games

Posted: Friday July 25, 2008 2:43PM; Updated: Friday July 25, 2008 2:43PM U.S. and China should collide in women's gymnastics team final on Aug. 13 Both teams have traded big wins over the other in the past two years Don't even think about missing the women's gymnastics competition in Beijing. Bag the basketball, if you must. Torpedo the track and field. By all means, skip the swimming. But cancel all plans the night of the ladies' team final, Wed., Aug. 13, because the U.S. and China will be fighting World War III on four inches of the balance beam. OK, OK ... guilty as charged of overhype and gross hyperbole. But I'm not kidding. I can't wait! This is the rubber match. The Chinese women won the world championship team title in 2006. The U.S. ladies waxed the Chinese in the rematch at the world championships in '07. Now the... [read full story]