Ummm.. I asked the SAME question about the scrunchies the other night and my friends acted like I was crazy for being bothered by it. Thank you for reassuring me that this concern is normal.

They come with the suits. I have no better answer than that, and I was a competitive gymnast for 8 years. However, not every gymnast wears one; I think Shawn Johnson is wearing a bow in her hair tonight.

I'm much more concerned about those multiple Goody barrettes on the Chinese 2-year old gymnasts.

I don't pretend to KNOW why we have to watch them shower, but I THINK it's because NBC's coverage of the Olympics is possibly the worst coverage of anything in the history of sport, with the exception of any network covering a golf tournament in which Tiger Woods is playing, and you want to perhaps see another golfer take a few swings. Having to watch Bob watch Mary eat fried scorpions in between 10 minutes of commercials for every 30 minutes does not good coverage make. Anyway, perhaps that's why we are forced to watch them shower- because apparently NBC is actively seeking some of the worst things to show us between all 5 minutes of events coverage.

Because scrunchies are hot. They make me feel like less of a perv for watching, especially when I am naked.

k, so scrunchies come with the uniform...what about that glitter make-up?

I thought the same thing about the scrunchies. Who still has a scrunchy?

The ribbon in the hair thing isn't much better. It reminds me of the lesbians that play softball but want to portray a soft image.

Hey, look on the bright side - at least they aren't wearing gold hammer pants.

My mom picked up some "Multicolor Ponyholders" by belle™. On the back it said, "There is a beautiful girl inside everyone of us (set her free...)" As a guy, I don't think this is possible. I have some scrunchies in a basket that are probably 10-years old or more. The Olympics rock...so much eye candy.

I had the exact same thought about the scrunchies, what are they thinking?

They are showering because the water is really cold and they have to keep their muscles warm. I was a swimmer for years and it didn't seem odd at all to see them showering...