tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361658864539223489.post4727489207748272333..comments2010-02-04T18:13:09.900-05:00Comments on Sandy, Baby: 1 Second...Olliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13985806525460388793noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361658864539223489.post-84724795789674893402007-09-02T16:29:00.000-04:002007-09-02T16:29:00.000-04:00Great point, Ollie. I had hoped to spend some time...Great point, Ollie. I had hoped to spend some time acknowledging the other great performances by Americans at the championships, but a business trip got in the way. <BR/>American sprinters have long formed the true Dream Team of the track & field world. We keep producing stars, and we have such depth that occurences like the 1-2-3 sweep of the men's 400 happen with regularity.<BR/>Wariner is one of my faves, along with Allyson Felix and Tyson Gay. I've rooted for Tyson ever since the 2004 Olympics where he and another sprinter left the Olympic village because of idiotic hazing by senior Americans on the team, including Maurice Greene. Wariner is closing in on the 400 record of Michael Johnson I saw set in Seville in 1999.Minor Threadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646397432060323006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361658864539223489.post-11432111645818885812007-09-01T18:23:00.000-04:002007-09-01T18:23:00.000-04:00Also worth mentioning is the overall U.S. dominati...Also worth mentioning is the overall U.S. domination of the competition at these games. I realize it's expected of American sprinters to usually do well, but it's been pretty lopsided with Gay taking the shorter events and Wariner (Michael Johnson's protege, I believe) showing that yes, white boys can run too. And not just in Chariots of Fire.Olliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985806525460388793noreply@blogger.com