The US Olympic Committee (USOC) and the Chinese need to grow up. You probably saw the pictures of the American cyclists who wore masks when they got off the plane in Beijing. Even though these masks were provided by the USOC and the lead USOC exercise physiologist advised olympians to wear the masks as soon as they arrived the Chinese got mad.

Instead of standing up to the Chinese like men and explaining that the air quality in Beijing was still poor, the USOC first threw the cyclists under the bus. USOC spokesman Darryl Seibel said,“We’ve said all along that it is the athletes’ choice whether to wear one if they feel it’s necessary,” Seibel said. “I’m no scientific expert, but walking through an airport doesn’t seem like the place where it would be necessary to wear them.”

Then the USOC forced the forced the cyclists to apologize for offending the Chinese because of the dirty air in Beijing. The USOC claims they didn’t asks the cyclists to apologize, but I’m not buying it.

The USOC needs to stand up to the Chinese and their dirty air. The opening ceremonies are tomorrow and the air quality in Beijing is still not good. The smog is so thick that “passers-by on the street fail to cast shadows.”

Thanks USOC for siding with the Chinese. It’s not the athlete’s fault the air quality in Beijing is horrible. The Chinese need to act like big boys. It’s their fault the pollution is so bad. They should accept that fact like adults.