If you're like me, you've spent the last week suddenly caring about sports you barely knew existed the week before. The Olympics are under way - a time when Americans come together to root for athletes participating in activities the majority of us only become aware of every four years. Of course there are the major sports - gymnastics, basketball, track and field, etc. But then there are the events that are a little more novel in nature which get my attention. And the more attention I pay to them, the more I realize how similar many of the games are.