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Yeah, that's going to be my treatment, Doris. I'm betting that the skating threads will be very busy for a bit.

It's frustrating that most of the Summer sports don't have televised competitions or other programs throughout the year. The gymnastics tour is about the only post-Games event we can look forward to, and I probably won't get the opportunity to go to those. Besides, for me, gymnastics is something I prefer to watch in close-up on TV, not from the nosebleed seats in a stadium. I'll do that for skating, but not for a floor routine or a balance beam. (Now, if they added rhythmic gymnastics to the mix, maybe!)

I'll be especially sorry to say goodbye to these Olympics. Something extra was added by its being in London. It was wonderful seeing that beautiful city, one of my favorites in the world--I especially enjoyed the nighttime aerial view NBC often showed--and watching the Brits do so well was a delight.