Am I imagining it, or does the host country typically turn in more golds than usual? No you're not imagining it. Host countries outperform. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8218579/tyler-cowen-kevin-grier-evaluate-economics-olympic-success-how-boost-country-medal-count Men's 100M Final about to start! Usain Bolt is just unhuman. wow. no way either of them is clean I don't know enough about Bolt or the sport to really make a judgement. I did see a puff piece on Bolt yesterday, which essentially said he used to be a middle-of-the-pack runner until he decided to focus more and become more determined. That's one heck of a jump in focus and determination if true.