If you are a fan of women's 10m platform diving and lacking someone to cheer for (quite a large demographic, I know), consider the U.S.'s Brittany Viola. She graduated from my old high school, and while I didn't know her (as I am old, so old), I did know her older brother. She's almost certainly not going to win a medal unless the Chinese do a double belly-flop, but she's qualified for the semis and has a decent shot of getting into the finals.
Also, while I have no reliable confirmation, this may have happened:
Gillian Anderson Living With Lover David Duchovny
Honest to god, I... I have no idea how to feel about this. The X Files was my life from the ages of eleven through eighteen, so this is just, like... Words. None. I feel as though I have slipped into a parallel universe without a fourth wall. If this is so, I would also request a copy of the Pinto sex tape and a shot at piloting the Millenium Falcon and/or the TARDIS.