It is safe to say that London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, or LOCOG as they are now more casually known, did not supply human pyramids and super-sized drum lines, but what they did provide was an Olympic Games that brought the sport back into focus and a very solid overall experience for the fan, both at home and at Olympic venues, and all of the athletes. Although the first few days had a few small setbacks, including drivers for VIPs not knowing where things in London were, buses hitting cyclists, and the online ticket retailer being a total let down, the London Olympics have been called the "best Games of our generation".
The quirkiness and simplicity of the Opening Ceremonies were a perfect representation of all that the host nation Great Britain had to offer, concluding with a performance by the great Sir Paul McCartney. These past 16 days offered incredible stories of athletes from countries all around the world, most notably Michael Phelps winning his 22nd and final Olympic medal in the pool to become the most decorated Olympic athlete of all-time at the ripe age of 28. The US Women's Gymnastics team captured the world with their humbleness and incredible background, led by Gabby Douglas who added the individual all-around gold to her team gold medal from earlier in the Games. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Brunei sent female athletes to the Olympics for the first time in their nation's history. Jessica Ennis, the face of the London 2012 Olympic Games in her home nation of Great Britain, brought home the Gold for her country in the heptathlon. Double amputee Oscar Pistorius of South Africa became the first Para-Olympian to compete at the Olympic Games in the 400 meter and the 4x400 meter relay. Seventeen year old Missy Franklin lived up to the international hype by bringing home five medals, four gold and one bronze. The United States Women's National Soccer team won gold over Japan in the highly anticipated World Cup rematch in front of the largest amount of viewers ever on NBC Sports Network, for any event, male or female. Usain Bolt became the first sprinter to win the gold medal in both the 100m and 200m dash at back to back Olympics Games. The Games were capped by a Closing Ceremony that brought viewers through the history of the host country including and remembering some of the world's greatest musicians, Queen, John Lennon, The Spice Girls, and certainly The Beatles.
LOCOG managed to successfully plan and run an incredible Olympic Games with no major security hiccups, or any major incidents at all. As a true sports fan, I am so happy that the sport was the primary focus of these Olympic Games, and the "show" did not steal the spotlight. After Beijing, many experts said that there was no way any Olympics could ever hold a games as successful, but in my opinion, any future host nation will be hard-pressed to run an Olympics as smoothly as the Summer Olympic Games of 2012 in London, England.
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