The Competitive Flame

The Olympics are finally underway and the United States have already made their mark in these games. Ryan Lochte beating Michael Phelps may have been the headlines over the first two days. This however, might not have been as surprising as Jordyn Wieber, the all-around female gymnastic champion, not making the cut for the individual finals yesterday. The games have shown how quickly you can be dethroned from your pedestal at a moments notice. As it may be weird for us as Americans to see our Olympic greats fall short, however it is good to see them passing the torch to other fellow Americans and not other countries. This can only be a great thing for team USA because in order for our team to be great, we must continue to push each other as teammates. The best competition occurs when average people put in above average effort, this is what team USA represents.