August 30, 2004

From the home office in Wahoo, Nebraska...

THE "LATE SHOW" TOP TEN

"Ways to Make the Olympics More Fun"

[As presented by ten medal winners from the U.S. Olympic team in Athens on the Friday, Aug. 27 broadcast of the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, seen weeknights (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.]

10. Silver medalist in the 400-meter swimming relay, Tara Kirk: Gymnasts allowed to smoke during floor exercises.

9. Gold and silver medalist in the 200- and 100-meter swimming relays, Lindsay Benko: Require Dutch track and field team to wear wooden shoes.

8. Bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, Rulon Gardner: Replace Pommel horse with real horse.

7. Silver medalist in women's eight rowing, Ali Cox: Long jump, followed by high jump, followed by wide jump.

6. Bronze medalist in women's freestyle wrestling, Patricia Miranda: Try to make every event a little bit more like Yahtzee.

5. Gold medalist in the men's eight rowing, Pete Cipollone: High dive tank full of sharks.

4. Bronze medalist in the triathalon, Susan Williams: Looser slots at the Olympic Village.

3. Bronze medalist in the 100-meter dash, Maurice Greene: Instead of the National Anthem, play something by Usher.

2. Silver medalist in women's freestyle wrestling, Sara McMann: We got badminton - what could be more fun than that?

1. Gold medalist in the 50- meter freestyle and bronze medalist in the 4x100 swimming relay, Gary Hall: Two words: nude fencing.

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