At least Michael Phelps got his seventh gold medal (and broke a WR).

What are we talking about here?

Beach Volleyball?
The Yanks got their arses kicked.

Oh, I thought it was something more shocking (and important) like basketball or something...:\

It was a shock. Weren't they supposed to be the worlds best?

Well I don't think it's a sport they've consistently dominated for a number of years...I'm not sure but isn't Brazil a much bigger superpower there...?*unsure*

Dunno...I was going off this report from the Boston Globe;
Latvians stun US champions - The Boston Globe

Reigning world champions it says...which in Americanese, probably means the best in their own backyard. ;)

Haha...good one sir...;)

Considering last time we played the Latvians we won in 32 minutes...It was very competitive this time around though, even if the Latvians had come close it would have been surprising.