Playing by Olympic Rules

This is a double-edged sword. Olympic baseball seems to have the right idea, but gymnastics are a little messed up.The rule I loved in baseball has to do with extra innings. I think starting in the 13th inning, each team gets runners on first base and second base, and can start anywhere in their batting order. If this rule were adopted in Major League Baseball, perhaps starting in the 7 inning, I might consider watching baseball. Gymnastics is quite a different matter. We've been watching with a lot of interest as the men and women fling themselves about on their various apparatuses, some with more skill than others. The other night though, Nastia Liukin and the 14 16 year old Chinese competitor He Kexin ended up with the same score, but due to Olympic rules, there could be only one gold medalist. By a tie-break, Nastia ended up with the silver.

I thought the Olympics were meant to bring countries and people together. This to me just points out some minor stupidity on the IOC's part. Perhaps they'll fix this, but perhaps not also...