It's been said before, but I'll echo the sentiment: NBC's Olympics coverage sucks. I was really looking forward to seeing South Korea take on the USA in the volleyball semifinals, but instead NBC decided to cover...synchronized swimming. Lame. "I know, I'll just go watch it streaming online," I thought...except NBC has Olympics coverage buttoned up over here, and their online streaming site requires you to have cable service, which I don't. So much for the "connected age."

Thankfully, I poked around and found a European site that's streaming the match with no proxy required. Pretty close match so far, but we've been consistently edging Korea out when it counts. Two sets down, one to go, and Korea seems to be choking. Honestly, they're both excellent teams, and Kim Yeon-Koung is a dangerous opponent, but so far I just haven't seen anyone with the ability to deliver as consistently as the current US women's team. You've gotta admire this kind of talent. Destinee Hooker, in particular, is impressive; I don't think we'd have gotten nearly as far as we have without her.

Edit: So much for Korea choking; they seem to have caught their second wind. Still, USA's leading in points and in sets, and Korea's got a long way to go if they want to catch up.

Edit 2: Game over. Korea put up a very good fight, but it just wasn't good enough. Here's hoping NBC actually decides to broadcast the gold medal match on Saturday.