Five-Ringed Circus, Day Two: A Madonna Job for India in the Opening Ceremonies, China adds to haul, and Hope needs to quiet down

At the rate China is going, they might well get close to the same kinds of numbers they got in Beijing!

A day and a half into the Games, they already have six gold medals (add shooting and synchronized diving to yesterday's four) to top the table (the official table by the IOC is by gold medals, not total!), and more to come.  They only have three other medals, much like their performance in Beijing when more than half their 100 medals were the top prize.

The US has a shooting gold to add to yesterday's.

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India is a bit consternated today, as an unidentified woman (one source says it's an Indian grad student studying in London) in a red outfit marched with the Indian contingent at the Opening Ceremonies Friday night -- clearly unauthorized.

Apparently, the excuse being given is that she was a performer in the event who decided to go into business for herself.  But for a Games that is already suffering from several pre-event security gaffes, all it's going to take is one real big one, and look out!

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And the US women's soccer team has a controversy on their hands.

No, it's not Abby Wambach's face (she's got a nasty shiner from yesterday's incident!).

Hope Solo, the erstwhile goalkeeper, and Brandi Chastain (yes, that Brandi Chastain -- now an NBC commentator) are at it over comments Chastain made during the 3-0 win over Colombia yesterday.

She didn't hesitate to take to Twitter over it, as ESPN reported:

Chastain had a few words for one of her successors on the USA team.  Chastain, a defender, had this to say on NBC about the responsibility of the position, and how current USA Olympian Rachel Buehler was not performing up to the task:

"At one point, Chastain pointed out that a defender's responsibilities are: "Defend. Win the ball. And then keep possession. And that's something that Rachel Buehler actually needs to, I think, improve on in this tournament.""

Well, Hope Solo couldn't keep her mouth shut, and had this say in response:

"Its 2 bad we cant have commentators who better represents the team&knows more about the game."

Can I get an official Olympic What the Fuck on that one?

You mean to tell me, Hope, that Brandi Chastain does not know enough about the game of women's soccer?

Brandi Chastain MADE YOU, Hope.  Without her, you're playing in front of about 1,200 people, max!

Don't tell her that she doesn't know what she's talking about.

"Solo also told Chastain to "lay off commentating about defending" and goalkeeping "until you get more educated" and "the game has changed from a decade ago.""

Hope, I got three words for you after one more blast you fired at Chastain yesterday:

"I feel bad 4 our fans that have 2 push mute."

 JUST SHUT UP!!!

There's a reason some of us want to see the USA's ass kicked on the medal table!