Already on CNN International they are doing stories on how the Chinese expect to win the most medals at the 2008 games. Given that it is going to be in China, I would not be surprised if the home cookin', which is what we Southerners call the favorable calls due to home field advantage, sees this to be true. It is way to early to make predictions, but I think, given a level playing field, the U.S. should win handily.
For instance, the U.S. should rout the world in swimming. There was a rumor is that the Chinese held their best athletes back to save them for the Olympics. If they did hold them back, it was for fear that they would get beat anyway. But why deny an elite athlete the opportunity to compete against the best and see if they are truly the best swimmers?
However, in the subjective sports, the diving, the gymnastics, etc., the Chinese-leaning judges will give as many medals to the home team as they can.
Golf no longer an olympic sport. Never will football be an olympic sport. That's too bad.
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