Bolt Hopes For Double Gold

The demonstrative Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt goes for double gold tonight as the "World's Fastest Man" runs the 200-meter. He seeks to become the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100- and 200-meter dashes.

Shawn Johnson finally was able to edge out teammate and friend Nastia Liukin for gold, as the 16-year-old world champion won the balance beam competition. Along with her three silvers, Liukin's four overall medals--including all-around gold--and Jonathan Horton's silver on the high bar Tuesday night, the American gymnasts are leaving Beijing with ten medals. The U.S. men's team also claimed bronze in the team competition. That is the biggest haul of medals at a non-boycotted Games since 1932. Meanwhile, the Chinese men's team claimed seven golds to tie the Soviet Union for most at one Olympic Games.

American Dawn Harper claimed gold in the women's 100-meter hurdles last night in a personal-best time of 12.54 seconds. Sadly, the story of the race has to be Lolo Jones, her U.S. teammate who was winning the race until she tripped up over the second-to-last hurdle.

In another disappointing American track and field note, gold-medal favorite Sanya Richards settled for bronze in the women's 400-meter after leading the race into the final 80 meters.

One final note: Henry Cejudo, who finished 31st in the world championships last year in his only previous senior level tournament, shockingly won gold in the men's 55-kilogram freestyle wrestling division. Wrestling typically doesn't get the pub at the Olympic Games, but this gold medal came out of nowhere for the U.S.